Tag: manhunt

“If I had a nickel for every TV show coming out this year about 19th century Presidential assassinations*, I’d have two nickels…”

“…Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.” DEATH BY LIGHTNING (Garfield) is coming out on Netflix, and it actually looks kind of interesting. MANHUNT (Lincoln assassination conspiracy series) is coming out on Apple TV+, and it frankly looks like shit.

[pause]

Pretty much says it all, really.

Moe Lane

*I wouldn’t read too much into that. There were ‘only’ two Presidential assassinations in the 19th century, period. Also, if we’re to be honest if ghoulish about it: there is plenty in both assassinations that would lend itself to drama. I just think whoever was in charge of keeping MANHUNT on the rails should be reassigned to iPhone metal burnishing duty, or whatever it is that people at Apple do when they’re too well-placed to simply be fired.

Ooh, interesting: Apple TV orders series on Booth manhunt.

This looks interesting:

Apple has ordered the limited series “Manhunt,” which tells the story of the hunt for U.S President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

The series hails from Monica Beletsky and is based on the book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” by James Swanson.

I’ve actually read Manhunt: from what I remember, it’s a pretty good book. Certainly the kind to lend itself to a dramatic retelling of the story, which is pretty much what you want out of a miniseries. And it’s not like actual events weren’t dramatic, from start to finish, either. I might actually make time to watch this.

#commissionearned