Seward House Featured
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02-24-2014, 11:22 AM
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RE: Seward House Featured
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in? |
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02-24-2014, 01:05 PM
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RE: Seward House Featured
I was approached last year by the Travel Channel regarding a segment on Historic Hotels. I beat around the bush a bit, and I'm glad that they didn't get back to me, if this is any indication of the quality of their work.
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02-24-2014, 02:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-24-2014 02:20 PM by BettyO.)
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I'm glad you didn't Laurie!
I guess "price" is a consideration nowadays in this economy, which is unfortunate. Unless you really care; like the Nat Geo Channel or Spielberg and concerned with "doing it right", it'll only end up as filler fluff - most certainly NOT history. A lot of times these TV/Movie production crews are only concerned with what they perceive as "entertainment" and could care less about the message that they are sending the general public with their "they won't know the difference anyway" philopsophy. This is how bad history myths are born -"Hey, I saw it on TV/the internet so it must be true!" Not! When such things are aired they are really doing the general public a disservice - not only about the history of our nation and it's preservation; but that which will be handed down to future generations. It also does a big disservice to the museum/historic site. I think that in a lot of instances, the site is basically "duped" by these productions, with the facts being given, and then the producers going back out to LA or whereever they are from and filming their misconceptions and fiction out in another area. They then "meld" the two together and what comes out in the final is something that appears to be sanctioned by the historic site, when it actually is not! OK - off my soapbox..... "The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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02-24-2014, 03:32 PM
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RE: Seward House Featured
Too bad that the Travel Channel didn't show Ms. Chabot telling the real story of what happened that night.
"Billye Chabot, executive director of Seward House Museum, was interviewed for the piece. She said a film crew spent eight hours at the museum in September and interviewed her for four hours on the details of the 'brutal attack'... "Chabot retells the events of that night based on the diary of Seward's 20-year-old daughter, Fanny, who was by his side during the attack." http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/in..._sewa.html |
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02-24-2014, 03:41 PM
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RE: Seward House Featured
Quote: "Chabot retells the events of that night based on the diary of Seward's 20-year-old daughter, Fanny, who was by his side during the attack." And who is never mentioned, much less seen in the production.... Miss it last night? Tune in for a repeat Thursday night. Would love to hear others thoughts. "The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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02-25-2014, 11:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-25-2014 11:35 AM by MaddieM.)
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RE: Seward House Featured
(02-23-2014 06:05 PM)Linda Anderson Wrote:(02-23-2014 04:28 PM)MaddieM Wrote: Are there any photos of the interior of that house from that time? They knew how to build houses in those days! (02-23-2014 11:54 PM)BettyO Wrote: Just watched the Seward House show...OMG! Who WROTE and researched this?!? I've oft times wondered at why on earth anyone would want to make an historical movie/documentary and be half hearted about the finer details? It really gets my goat when you have high expectations and they can't even get costumes right, never mind the facts. I've not seen this of course, no doubt it'll filter through to the UK any day soon. But I feel your pain. We had a TV series here in the UK called The Tudors. I love Tudor times and adore anything about this period in English history. But Henry the 8th, a notoriously fat, ginger haired tyrant was played by an actor with black hair and good looks, and all his wives wore lip gloss and mascara. (02-24-2014 10:08 AM)BettyO Wrote: Mike, you hit the nail square on the head.... I had to Google that ‘I’ve danced at Abraham Lincoln’s birthday bash... I’ve peaked.’ Leigh Boswell - The Open Doorway. http://earthkandi.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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02-25-2014, 02:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-25-2014 02:52 PM by BettyO.)
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RE: Seward House Featured
I agree 100 percent, Maddie!
I don't understand why folk want to film and not get it right! Usually my biggest pet peeve in most period films is the costuming. Not to mention bad horsemanship or using the wrong tack - i.e a western saddle on a Eastern horse.... I can really get picky and my ex used to hate to watch period movies with me. This was just plain bad on all accounts! I was practically screaming at the TV I'm going to attempt to tape this horrid thing on Thursday night - just the Seward segment. Then I'll turn it into a digital video and see if I can send it to you - you MUST see this! It's unbelievably bad.... I, too loved the Tudors and was a bit aghast at the casting. Henry was TOO good looking - and yes, he was not portrayed as a Ginger. Everyone also looked too clean and scrubbed up for the time period. Snidley Whiplash was a TV cartoon villain when I was a kid..... "The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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02-25-2014, 09:25 PM
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RE: Seward House Featured
(02-24-2014 03:41 PM)BettyO Wrote: [quote] Miss it last night? Tune in for a repeat Thursday night. Would love to hear others thoughts. I am in complete agreement with your assessment. Betty. It was so bad, I was actually laughing. But upon consideration, after it was over, I realized it wasn't funny. There is no reason why they couldn't have been more accurate. Nothing about any part of the Lincoln assassination story needs to be embellished or changed to make it intriguing or horrifying or incredible or dramatic or ________ (fill in your own adjective.) It is all that and more in its true form. I've watched a couple other episodes of this series and caught several other historical errors. In truth, I wasn't expecting accuracy or depth, so I don't know why it ticked me off so much. I guess the topic is just too near to my heart. All we can hope is that the story piqued the interest of some people and inspired them to further explore the facts. Maybe we'll get another Mike Kaufman or Dave Taylor out of it! |
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