My Favorite Mini-Series
Mini-Series. I haven't watched a lot of them. Watched only a bunch of really great ones. Most of those I did watch is HBO for now (surprising..?). Here's my top Mini-Series list.
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- StarsJames Badge DaleJoseph MazzelloJon SedaThe Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.An OUTSTANDING Mini-Series from HBO. An amazing directors list, great plot, great writing, blood pumping battle scenes...
My recommendation: Watch on Blu-Ray, in a good Sony TV, with good Sony headphones on for best experience. - CreatorRichard PriceSteven ZaillianStarsRiz AhmedJohn TurturroBill CampAfter a night of partying with a woman he picked up, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.This mini-series is really something special. Created by one of the industry's most amazing screen writers, Steven Zaillian, and Richard Price, a writer from The Wire, this show brings a fresh crime story from angles that we rarely see. The characters are so deeply developed and interesting, and it's all so perfectly made - directed entirely by Zaillian.
Watch it. Now. - StarsOscar IsaacNatalie PaulCarla QuevedoNick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.From David Simon, co-creator of The Wire, comes a realistic (of course) biopic Mini-Series that you need to ease into, but once you're finished you know that you've just watched a masterpiece. The plot is great flows quickly, Paul Haggis directed it amazingly, great writing, good soundtrack, and an absolutely outstanding cast, casted by the amazing Alexa L. Fogel.
Another good thing: the style really reminded my of The Wire. - StarsFrances McDormandRichard JenkinsAnn DowdA middle-school math teacher Olive and her marriage with Henry which spans 25 years.Another great HBO Mini-Series, with great casting and writing. It's hardcore drama, so watch only if you're a fan of hardcore quality dramas.
- CreatorDavid FarrStarsTom HiddlestonHugh LaurieElizabeth DebickiThe night manager of a Cairo hotel is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer's inner circle.
- StarsAl PacinoMeryl StreepEmma ThompsonSeveral disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.A great Mini-Series, well written. Amazing cast, including outstanding acting from Al Pacino, Jeffery Wright and Patrick Wilson for example.
- StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon LivingstonThe story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.Quality HBO war Mini-Series. Great battle scenes, great story and a highly impressive cast with... basically... everybody. From Damian Lewis, through Michael Fassbender and David Schwimmer, to Tom Hardy!
- CreatorBridget CarpenterStarsJames FrancoSarah GadonGeorge MacKayJake Epping, a teacher, gets a chance to travel back in time to avert the death of John F. Kennedy. However, history's aversion to alteration and his love for the era and a woman endanger him.
- StarsAlexander SkarsgårdJames RansoneLee TergesenA Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.David Simon AND Ed Burns (creators of The Wire) again, this time in a realistic (what else?) war drama, with less bloody battle scenes and more drama in-between battles. With Alexander Skarsgård (watched this right after finishing True Blood) and Lee Tergesen, great cast.