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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 48625" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>I watched parts of the first part and re-joined it for part of part two to see if it had improved.  I agree that too often, H'wood tries to inject modern sensibilities into period pieces, and it really showed in part one.  The dialogue got kind of preachy, but I could overlook that if the story works (like when KL's Karen would get preachy in the later years).   Certain characters were being written as two-dimensional exposition tools, and I dislike it when writers have to tell their story that way rather than having the viewer see/experience it.  Pieces like this, which try to tell stories over many years, often fall into that trap in an effort to save time, but it just doesn't translate to a visual medium like TV.  I would guess such a story would be more enjoyable as a book/novel.</p></blockquote><p></p>