MUST SEE TV. NO. REALLY.
Trailer: "Good Lord Bird" If you have access to Showtime and you haven't checked out "Good Lord Bird," it's time to get it done. The series is based on James McBride's novel of the same name. Knowing it's a novel, you don't expect 100% historical accuracy, and "Good Lord Bird" definitely takes some historical liberties with John Brown's attack on the Harper's Ferry armory in 1859. As the show opens, there's a banner that says "This is True" (or words to that effect) followed by a notice that most of it actually happened. It helps when the film maker admits up front that it's not historically accurate. What follows is an inspired performance by Ethan Hawke as John Brown. ...