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Posted on 11/11/25 at 9:30 am to MDB
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Some historians claim Garfield had the potential to be one of our top five presidents had he survived. Smart, charismatic and a leader.
I believe it. Our country would"ve been much different had he lived & succeeded. Much better.
And I dont believe Guiteau acted alone.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:21 pm to This GUN for HIRE
On 1st epi. Good so far. Not expecting nudity at all much less 2 minutes in.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:12 pm to ColonelAngus
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Not expecting nudity at all much less 2 minutes in.
There's a bit more later, too.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 7:44 pm to TheFonz
I’m a little upset after watching. Near the end, the Widow Garfield goes to visit Giteau in prison before his hanging. She tells him she has insured he will be erased from history. She really did a good job as most don’t know much about this story at all.
But, here comes Netflix to shine a huge light on it and educate the masses. SMH
But, here comes Netflix to shine a huge light on it and educate the masses. SMH
Posted on 11/12/25 at 9:09 pm to biglego
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It’s remarkable how nobody knows about Garfield and McKinley. I don’t know any details either.
When I hear Garfield I just think of the cat.
A lot of Americans are ignorant of their country's history, especially the period from the end of Reconstruction until TR was president.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 10:00 pm to wareaglepete
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I’m a little upset after watching. Near the end, the Widow Garfield goes to visit Giteau in prison before his hanging. She tells him she has insured he will be erased from history. She really did a good job as most don’t know much about this story at all.
But, here comes Netflix to shine a huge light on it and educate the masses. SMH
I highly doubt that happened. Just as I highly doubt that random black doctor showed up immediately after Garfield was shot, treated him for a bit, then warned Dr, Bliss of the dangers of the sepsis that eventually killed him. Netflix is heavily implying that Garfield died because of racism.
It was an entertaining enough show (strong 6 or weak 7 out of 10), but I was pretty ignorant of Garfield going into it, and I assume that's still the case after having finished.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:36 am to THRILLHO
I am with you in that thinking as well. I don't think she visited Guiteau to tell him he won't be remembered or anything like that. I also don't think the black doctor was telling another doctor about needing to sterilize equipment. On fact the sterilization of surgical tools and hand washing was not utilized until a decade later. Netflix has to show some form of woke agenda.
There was a scene of background extras I saw posted online. It had an Asian woman, a black man, and a one legged man walking together in the street. Now this is set in 1880 Chicago and the odds of those 3 people of different backgrounds would be walking together is insane. I have a better chance at winning the lottery.
Overall the show was well done. Fantastic cast and acting. I would suggest those who find American history interesting to watch it. I'll def have to read the book.
There was a scene of background extras I saw posted online. It had an Asian woman, a black man, and a one legged man walking together in the street. Now this is set in 1880 Chicago and the odds of those 3 people of different backgrounds would be walking together is insane. I have a better chance at winning the lottery.
Overall the show was well done. Fantastic cast and acting. I would suggest those who find American history interesting to watch it. I'll def have to read the book.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:02 am to MasterKnight
Nick Offerman absolutely steals this show, he's fantastic. I really, really enjoyed this look at some more obscure American history with a great cast. I wish Netflix would do more of this.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:15 pm to Ping Pong
Really good miniseries. Well done.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:01 am to Ping Pong
watched it and enjoyed it.
It seemed like the dialogue was a strange mix of period speech patterns (or at least what they typically are in other movies) and modern slang. For example, I am sure that they cursed a lot but did anyone really use the insult term "fuk-face" in the 1880s?
It seemed like the dialogue was a strange mix of period speech patterns (or at least what they typically are in other movies) and modern slang. For example, I am sure that they cursed a lot but did anyone really use the insult term "fuk-face" in the 1880s?
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:05 am to BabysArmHoldingApple
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For example, I am sure that they cursed a lot but did anyone really use the insult term "fuk-face" in the 1880s?
It's also historically dubious as to whether or not "frick" was commonly used as a swear word at this point in time.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:19 am to RollTide1987
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It's also historically dubious as to whether or not "frick" was commonly used as a swear word at this point in time.
That would seem to shoot holes in Deadwood.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 6:09 pm to THRILLHO
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Just as I highly doubt that random black doctor showed up immediately after Garfield was shot, treated him for a bit, then warned Dr, Bliss of the dangers of the sepsis that eventually killed him. Netflix is heavily implying that Garfield died because of racism.
I assumed the black doctor was a fictionalized character added to help explain to the audience what the main doctor was doing wrong re germs.
I was wrong. From AI:
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Dr. Charles B. Purvis, a Black physician, was one of the first doctors to treat President James A. Garfield after he was shot and was the first Black doctor to attend a U.S. president. He was present at the train station on the day of the shooting and took part in the initial medical efforts. However, Dr. D. Willard Bliss later took over the president's care and dismissed other doctors, including Purvis
President Chester Arthur later made Purvis head of a freedman’s hospital. There is also info out there, I think including the book cited above, that says Purvis warned Bliss about inserting unsterilized tools and fingers in Garfield, but Bliss blew him off because he didn’t believe the stuff about invisible germs.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 11:59 am to BabysArmHoldingApple
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It seemed like the dialogue was a strange mix of period speech patterns (or at least what they typically are in other movies) and modern slang. For example, I am sure that they cursed a lot but did anyone really use the insult term "fuk-face" in the 1880s?
The profanity was unnecessary and annoying. It ruined a lot of the scenes by making them seem unrealistic
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:22 pm to Ping Pong
I’m no history fanatic. Enjoyed it.
Entertaining and well done. I’d like others like this about other famous folks.
Entertaining and well done. I’d like others like this about other famous folks.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 1:10 am to Ping Pong
I really enjoyed it. This was a part in time I knew little about other than westerns. It makes you wonder what would have happened if he served his full term or even got re elected.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:54 pm to Ping Pong
Just watched it. I thought it was phenomenal.
Recommend at least doing some basic wiki research on Garfield, Guiteau, Blaine, Arthur, and Conkling before or during watching. Lots of lost history in there that is very interesting
Recommend at least doing some basic wiki research on Garfield, Guiteau, Blaine, Arthur, and Conkling before or during watching. Lots of lost history in there that is very interesting
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:42 pm to THRILLHO
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I was pretty ignorant of Garfield going into it, and I assume that's still the case after having finished.
Throwing the baby out with the bath water here.
Sure some of the details may be exaggerated and even details of specific conversations invented, as with any biopic, but the broad strokes of who this largely unknown President was and how he wound up in the White House (Executive Mansion, actually), and how he left it, is very well done.
If you already knew Garfield was a decorated Civil War general that became a Congressman that was fed up with the DC spoils system and retreated to his farm to live out his days with his family then catapulted onto the R ticket on the 30+ ballot after giving a rousing speech to the convention earning him the label of the “last Lincoln Republican” who was tragically struck down by a complete frick stick of an excuse of a human being then kudos to you.
Also learned a good bit about other political players of this largely overlooked time post Reconstruction up to the Square Deal like Blaine, Conkling, and his eventual successor in Arthur.
Read the book it was based on and the series really was largely accurate to the text and history presented in that award winning 2011 nonfiction, even down to Conkling resigning his Senate seat as a ploy to rally Congress against Garfield and backfiring, which I assumed was likely melodrama.
DC was just as fricked then as it is now, which is strangely comforting
Also realizing Lincoln’s son also being at both Garfield AND McKinley’s assassinations is just wild shite.
Would love to see more of these types of miniseries, perhaps without the anachronisms and certainly without the mechanical dildos would be cool too
This post was edited on 11/16/25 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 11/16/25 at 9:32 pm to MasterKnight
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On fact the sterilization of surgical tools and hand washing was not utilized until a decade later. Netflix has to show some form of woke agenda.
How dare you you for pointing this out! You deserve every single down vote.
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