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Post by beckettologist on Mar 4, 2008 1:54:49 GMT -5
I just stumbled on this...Tom in the cast of John Adams? As King George III? He is only listed in this one article...not in the official HBO website nor the IMDb. Can we believe this or will it fall under the category of "little mysteries"? Posted at Yahoo: www.catholic.org/ae/tv/review.php?id=27061Here is the Official site: John AdamsIt says this was filmed during Feb-May of 2007. Tom was doing LWW at that time and I would think that when we talked with him he would have mentioned it. Uke might be interested to know that Rufus is in it as Alexander Hamilton.
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Post by Prior Engagement on Mar 4, 2008 6:24:35 GMT -5
There are several reasons why my radar should have picked this up sooner but the first I knew about it was from a post on the TH yahoo group in the small hours. I would think the subject matter will mean it is not shown in the UK though the cast ought to be enough to persuade someone to buy it. I ought to have a look who paid for it. LWW was only in rep so he would have had groups of whole days free to go to Hungary. He may have only taken it on at short notice. There are a couple of pix at the HBO site. My guess is three days shooting, absolute tops. He would have been able to fit that in. He has so much energy. May I present King George III so - he will appear briefly but majestically in Part Four!
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Post by beckettologist on Mar 4, 2008 11:30:17 GMT -5
Thank you for finding those pics PE. I was really tired (still not completely recovered here) and I never got as far as searching all the "Parts". I updated Thomagination this morning with the announcement in the scrolling marquee. This will be hard for me to watch as I am not a big fan of either Paul Giamatti or Laura Linney. Here is another odd thing...last week I was in the post office and they have a huge display for this program. I was walking out and stopped for a second. I am not sure what I was thinking but I thought of Tom (I do that a lot) and something in me made me curious. Must have been ESP. Edited later: "...The American Revolution may have been glorious, but it wasn't pretty. So the creators of "John Adams" wanted to make sure their coming HBO miniseries about one of the Founding Fathers captured the grittiness of the time period. The actors wore little makeup. Often their hair was kept dirty. Their costumes weren't neat and pressed. And dim interiors were lit by flickering candles. This "John Adams" aims to be more like 1776 than "1776," the musical. "Our joke was, we will view ourselves as successful if John Adams ends up on the money, if he gets a bill of his own," says actor Tom Hanks, an executive producer of the miniseries. "He's got a coin, but that's not exactly the same thing."... Here is a making of article: Adams' miniseries goes for gritIt also says that there is a making of documentary on Tuesday...that is TODAY. The article says it is on at 9:30 but when Don set ours up to record it was 8:30...so check your local listings if you don't want to miss it!
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Post by ukelelehip on Mar 4, 2008 18:08:18 GMT -5
Uke might be interested to know that Rufus is in it as Alexander Hamilton. Uke knew!
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Post by topaz on Mar 5, 2008 13:46:36 GMT -5
Awww, bless him! He dons another white wig. He looks so smexy in those wigs! Of course, he looks sexy in everything!!
Topaz
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Post by beckettologist on Mar 5, 2008 14:33:49 GMT -5
I watched the "making of John Adams" last night. No Tommy in that but then I did not expect to see him. I hate to admit it but it looks pretty good so I will probably sit through all 7 episodes. If you go to the website for the show there is a little timeline at the bottom and I find it so terribly disrespectful and annoying that when you click on the picture that shows him as the King you do not get the little "actor" bio that you get with the other characters. Grrrrrr.
And do you not agree that the wig is really ratty looking compared to the number he wore as Beckett? Looks like a bad Halloween costume. But then that is probably part of the "realism" they are trying to achieve.
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Post by faeriequeen on Mar 5, 2008 18:42:50 GMT -5
Tom AND Rufus?! I'm going to have to get my hands on this somehow...
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Post by beckettologist on Mar 5, 2008 19:03:33 GMT -5
Tom AND Rufus?! I'm going to have to get my hands on this somehow... It is supposed to be on Netflix at some point. At least it is listed in the "Save" category so I imagine you will be able to buy it. You are in the UK though, right? Do you have a region free player?
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Post by hollandazed on Mar 5, 2008 23:58:59 GMT -5
I watched the "making of John Adams" last night. No Tommy in that but then I did not expect to see him. I hate to admit it but it looks pretty good so I will probably sit through all 7 episodes. If you go to the website for the show there is a little timeline at the bottom and I find it so terribly disrespectful and annoying that when you click on the picture that shows him as the King you do not get the little "actor" bio that you get with the other characters. Grrrrrr. And do you not agree that the wig is really ratty looking compared to the number he wore as Beckett? Looks like a bad Halloween costume. But then that is probably part of the "realism" they are trying to achieve. Wish I had HBO! This looks like a good series. I can watch endless hours of docufilms on this period in history. LOVE it! Although I might see their rationale for choosing this wig, I definitely agree that it is no comparison to Beckett's. Yikes!
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Post by faeriequeen on Mar 9, 2008 18:10:54 GMT -5
Tom AND Rufus?! I'm going to have to get my hands on this somehow... It is supposed to be on Netflix at some point. At least it is listed in the "Save" category so I imagine you will be able to buy it. You are in the UK though, right? Do you have a region free player? I am in the UK yes, and we do have a region-free player in my university house I'm renting but I expect by the time the DVD comes out I'll be back home in London (where we don't have one) or in France. I'll find it somewhere though...don't worry!
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Post by The Lioness on Mar 11, 2008 4:17:13 GMT -5
My opinion he is perfect for the role.... the worst, his wig.... please ...he could took his beckett´s wig!!!
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Post by beckettologist on Mar 16, 2008 14:21:20 GMT -5
If you have HBO remember that John Adams begins tonight. Although Tom is not supposed to show up until episode 4 I thought I would post this today as a reminder. "...Adams is forced to behave against his strongest instincts and bow before the monarch (a wonderfully weird cameo by Tom Hollander). But he stands tall verbally and effects a halting reconciliation of almost unbearable poignancy."The rest of it is Here[/b]
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Post by hollandazed on Mar 16, 2008 20:32:07 GMT -5
If you have HBO remember that John Adams begins tonight. Although Tom is not supposed to show up until episode 4 I thought I would post this today as a reminder. "...Adams is forced to behave against his strongest instincts and bow before the monarch (a wonderfully weird cameo by Tom Hollander). But he stands tall verbally and effects a halting reconciliation of almost unbearable poignancy."The rest of it is Here[/b] [/quote] I went to the cinema last night and this series was advertised with other film trailers! Looks great! Wish I were able to tune in. Please keep us posted!
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Post by marty on Mar 17, 2008 5:11:54 GMT -5
Hi - Can I ask...is Rufus..Rufus Sewell? .....just wondering as I do quite like Rufus too....is it? Thanks
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Post by beckettologist on Mar 17, 2008 10:54:03 GMT -5
Hi - Can I ask...is Rufus..Rufus Sewell? .....just wondering as I do quite like Rufus too....is it? Thanks I think so...though I have not seen him yet and Uke said she heard his part was cut to fairly small. Tom is in part 4. It is fun that they keep referring to him though...(God save the King). We watched parts 1 & 2 last night and it is very well done. It does confirm that I was not as much attention in my US History lessons though...hehe
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