My intrigue wore off a bit - the tragedy and sadness went way too far, imho.

The mini-series decided to go for broke with pain, suffering, violence and tears.

kinda ruined it for me.

ah well, it was fun up to the last few....

@westside-steve said:

I watched it and I certainly understand the value of the most likely accurate depiction of the wagon trains etc etc etc. That being said I thought it was painfully slow and depressing, ironically probably just how the journey West actually was. I personally found the female lead / narrator to be embarrassingly vapid. Also I don't actually have audio examples of the accents from the time period, but it occurred to me she using a pretty broad southern accent like Moe Howard did in the colonel Beauregard episode.

On the other hand I usually love Sam no matter what role he plays. Also impressed by the country singers acting.

Speaking of Yellowstone I have distressed that the upcoming changes have the reluctance of Costner to work on the series anymore. Matthew McConaughey is not nearly as charismatic. And I never really did get next to the Jimmy character who I hear will have a bigger footprint in the new series in texas.

WSS

True - some of it is very depressing, it was a legitimate violent/tragic part of their trip/ They certainly didn't sugarcoat it - I watched the next to last one - it is seriously violent and tragic. And, Elsa does that that accent - maybe she had had a southern bell for a teacher when she was young....Sam is amazing - watching the actors talk about the roles they play after the segment is over, it's hard to imagine he was Sam, American Indian. They used legit costumes and language...

When we went out west - around the Badlands, was Tatanka visitors center.

You watch a video about  Coster - how he wanted to build a hotel there, but he fell in love with the dramatic history of those times. His/her costumers from "Dances With Wolves" , a lot of stuff.

What was really great, was a true young guy - a legit Dakota Indian - who gave a presentation about those tomes - he said the violence came from both sides, both sides were wrong.... it was amazing.

On the other hand I usually love Sam no matter what role he plays. Also impressed by the country singers acting.

Speaking of Yellowstone I have distressed that the upcoming changes have the reluctance of Costner to work on the series anymore. Matthew McConaughey is not nearly as charismatic. And I never really did get next to the Jimmy character who I hear will have a bigger footprint in the new series in texas.

WSS