Hi Dave and all, Personally, I have NO PROBLEM with works of FICTION, even if they are BASED on true stories....in such cases, I don't expect historical accuracy. One of my daughter's all time favorite movies is Hocus Pocus, which, while it doesn't plug itself as such, is indeed based on the Salem Witch Hunt! The three main characters are sisters, one named Sarah and another named Mary....it's set in 1693 Salem, and the characters ARE in fact witches. I have NO doubt that this movie is based on my family, the Towne sisters, and THAT doesn't bother me in the least!! BUT.... the CBS lead in to THIS movie was in part....AND I QUOTE, "...THE ONLY THING MORE TERRIFYING THAN THE LEGEND, IS THE TRUTH!"....and then the title of the movie, "Salem Witch Trials", comes across the screen. Doesn't that imply that you should not only expect to be entertained, but also given FACTUAL information on the TRIALS? So far, halfway through the movie, I'm not only still waiting for the TRUTH, but the TRIALS as well....and as for the entertainment value, well, forget THAT!!! As for the "background" historical accuracy, I guess I wouldn't expect them to have that straight, if they didn't care to portray their main subject with accuracy! And YES, I for one WILL watch the second half, but NOT because I think it's worth watching!! The ONLY reason that I WILL watch it, is so that I have some idea where people are getting their MISINFORMATION from in the future!! Just my opinion! Joan In a message dated 3/4/2003 9:14:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, dredden@brockmcvey.com writes: > > People should understand that this is a film/movie. It is made to be > entertaining, not historical. If you want history watch the Discovery > channel, History Channel, etc. > > From the way everyone is writing I guess no-one will be watching tonight's > episodes. > > The only thing that frustrates me is the obvious disregard for simple things > historical. For instance, Salem Village is supposed to be the "poor sister" > of Salem Town, yet almost everyone lives in a large two storey well kept > home. I bet even Sarah Good's home would look like a virtual palace if they > were to show it. I don't believe that this would be the case. The northern > half of the Village, at least, would have been closer to being single room > or single storey dwellings like many of those shown in the film "Sleepy > Hollow" which is set in upstate New York almost a hundred years later. > > Just my twopennorth. > > DAVE

For sheer entertaining FICTION I prefer the movie I Married a Witch starring Veronica Lake to the travesty I am half watching on CBS right now. At least it had no pretentions to historical accuracy. Leslie Hope -----Original Message----- From: Jma8763@aol.com [mailto:Jma8763@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:57 AM To: SALEM-WITCH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] CBS-Movie Hi Dave and all, Personally, I have NO PROBLEM with works of FICTION, even if they are BASED on true stories....in such cases, I don't expect historical accuracy. One of my daughter's all time favorite movies is Hocus Pocus, which, while it doesn't plug itself as such, is indeed based on the Salem Witch Hunt! The three main characters are sisters, one named Sarah and another named Mary....it's set in 1693 Salem, and the characters ARE in fact witches. I have NO doubt that this movie is based on my family, the Towne sisters, and THAT doesn't bother me in the least!! BUT.... the CBS lead in to THIS movie was in part....AND I QUOTE, "...THE ONLY THING MORE TERRIFYING THAN THE LEGEND, IS THE TRUTH!"....and then the title of the movie, "Salem Witch Trials", comes across the screen. Doesn't that imply that you should not only expect to be entertained, but also given FACTUAL information on the TRIALS? So far, halfway through the movie, I'm not only still waiting for the TRUTH, but the TRIALS as well....and as for the entertainment value, well, forget THAT!!! As for the "background" historical accuracy, I guess I wouldn't expect them to have that straight, if they didn't care to portray their main subject with accuracy! And YES, I for one WILL watch the second half, but NOT because I think it's worth watching!! The ONLY reason that I WILL watch it, is so that I have some idea where people are getting their MISINFORMATION from in the future!! Just my opinion! Joan In a message dated 3/4/2003 9:14:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, dredden@brockmcvey.com writes: > > People should understand that this is a film/movie. It is made to be > entertaining, not historical. If you want history watch the Discovery > channel, History Channel, etc. > > From the way everyone is writing I guess no-one will be watching tonight's > episodes. > > The only thing that frustrates me is the obvious disregard for simple things > historical. For instance, Salem Village is supposed to be the "poor sister" > of Salem Town, yet almost everyone lives in a large two storey well kept > home. I bet even Sarah Good's home would look like a virtual palace if they > were to show it. I don't believe that this would be the case. The northern > half of the Village, at least, would have been closer to being single room > or single storey dwellings like many of those shown in the film "Sleepy > Hollow" which is set in upstate New York almost a hundred years later. > > Just my twopennorth. > > DAVE