Anyone watch "Aquarius?"

[Peregrine Took]

I had to turn it after a few minutes. Total right wing bash a hippy crap.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Should have kept watching. It's not like that at all.

I watched the whole two hours; I thought it was very nuanced. I was in college in those days, kind of a hippie myself, and I remember the Manson murders and the antiwar movement very well. Those were strange days. The main character is an old-style cop who doesn't understand or like what's going on; his partner does undercover work but is sympathetic to the hippies and particularly the civil rights movement. It's kind of unfair to jump to conclusions after watching for only a few minutes, don't you think?

[murielm99]

2. I have no desire to see it.

I can't take the idea of fictionalizing something as evil as Manson and his group. No, thanks.

[Tom Ripley]

3. I guess a hippie production without "White Rabbit" is like a Vietnam movie without "Gimme Shelter"

it's lazy, but there must be a rule somewhere...

I'm enjoying Aquarius for the pulpy entertainment that it is.
It doesn't appear that it is going to be an attempt at accurately examining the Charles "Tex" Watson murders.
Sometimes it is best to just "print the legend"

[Tom_Foolery]

4. I haven't watched it yet, but I plan on it...

NBC has posted all the episodes on its website: http://www.nbc.com/aquarius/episodes

[femmocrat]

5. Thanks. I thought it was a 2-hour movie.

I recorded it. Didn't know there were more episodes.

[Tom_Foolery]

7. You are very welcome!

[Avalux]

8. I'd like to because I love David Duchovny and I've heard he's really good in it.

The whole Manson thing isn't really my style so I haven't yet....maybe I'll catch the first episode at least.

[malthaussen]

9. The commercials every five minutes make it hard to watch.

I'm spoiled, everything I watch these days is on DVD. It has its moments... some of the ironic juxtapositions work pretty well, but I think they're trying to cram too much into the series. Frankly, I think it would be cooler if they just lost the whole Manson thing.

-- Mal