Centennial

[buckfan1969]

Read Michener's book 'Centennial', from which this mini-series was made years before the mini series. My favorite of Michener, and the mini-series is incredibly faithful to the original book. Sad that we've gone from great TV like this to reality TV and news pundits 24/7.

[Wabeberu]

One of the best ever!

[gitspaul]

Fantastic mini series. I'm searching still for the soundtrack that's never been made. It's the music of the series that made the difference. I think it was John Addison who was the composer.

I'm almost 50 now. It makes me very nostalgic. I was still young then...

The best music I ever heard.

Paul G.

[honorius1146]

@gitspaul A CD of John Addison's music was released not too long ago and the theme from "Centennial" is on it as well as a Bridge Too Far. It was I believe by a fellow named Rumon Gamba (or something like that) and is quite good. It has both the music from the end titles and theme music. I agree--the music made the series even better.

[wolf4555]

I have to stop by once in a while..

just to watch...

does anyone know where I can get this whole series....

I would so love to own it...

No other mini series can compare..

[ConstantineChernabog]

Well, if you have Netflix i'd just try to rent "Centennial".

If not, they look for it at Target, FYE, or Best Buy. One of those big names should have it.

[ghostfanX2]

@wolf4555

Centennial was released on DVD over a year ago - I think it runs about $50. Not sure if it has been released in the UK on Region 2 though. I agree... by far the best mini series ever made. Of course I am kinda partial - I live in Colorado!

[wolf4555]

@ghostfanX2 Thanks for the info...

Colorado is beautiful...

I think i have all the lines to this memorized.. :)

[jumajiso]

Hola soy Juan Manuel, no se si hablas español. sabes esta serie me gusta mucho tengo años q. no la vuelvo a ver como le puedo hacer para descargar todos los capitulos te lo agraceria mucho que me dijieras.

[StoryeTime]

Chamberlain danse avec Robert Conrad

Quelle belle série, quels souvenirs !

Merci

[Lotusflower1000]

I am so jealous of you lot because I have never seen this series, but would love to. I don't remember it ever being shown in the UK, either that or I hibernated for a couple of months and missed it! Any chance of someone uploading it on here, please???

[lebbing64]

This is by far the most wonderful miniseries ever made....so beautiful.. including of course the voice over of the late David Jansen, from the hitseries, the fugitive.

I have the series on dvd, and it`s very wonderfull to see this series again, every year.

Centennial, by far the best miniseries ever made.

[wolf4555]

i fell in love withthis mini series the first time I saw it and it has remained my favorite of all times... wish they would make something else like this..

[HOCKEYNUT105]

my dad recently bought a set of dvds on ebay new for 40$ he remembered it as a kid and wanted me to watch it it was absolutly amazing and has the greatest message

[Soujurn]

If they could do a mini-series this big today, it would cost a staggering amount.

Though I would love to see something similar, say along the lines of a Battlestar Glactica.

[suniignair]

hi,

i would really like to watch the full series

thanks

[computerdelete]

I'm only 17, but my teacher is showing us this series in US history class, and we cant get enough of it! I will always remember this series.

[TristanCrider]

I also watched this in History. After the class I went out and bought it! Its awesome.

[amichip]

I teach Amer Hist and show most of this every year. I see former students years later and they ask if I still show it.

[airforce79]

Have you ever considered showing the mini series "Into the West"? It was shown on TNT in 2005 and is now out on DVD. Excellent series!

[carolnell]

As great as the series is, the book is even better because it really fleshes out the char-

acters & the story. I love James Michener &

this book is my favorite of all time. I remember

dragging out my reading as it got near the end

'cause I didn't want the story to end, it was

that good.

[chargrave]

I have had an all regions dvd edition (copied straight from video) via ebay for a couple of years now. A bit soapy in parts but blows away most other tv series.

[wolf4555]

absolutley the most wonderful mini series ever made...

[amichip]

I totally agree. Best thing ever on TV

[RiverBirch1967]

Thank you for posting this. It is one of my favorite scenes. Do you have any more of Jake?

[tomkat69pc]

5 stars - i hope they release a dvd one day for the pal region. so we are not depending on stupid tv-stations that only broadcast crap like "gilmore girls" and "7th Heaven"-shit here in Austria.

[truthspeaker969]

I saw this series in germany, titled as "The Colorado Saga" and remember it still today,

I wonder why the don´t show it in the TV anymore, is there to much truth in it ?

[suntzu1985]

The Centennial Series was based upon the book of the same name written by James Michener and is a historical fiction narrative of the interactions of various peoples on the North American continent. There are kernels of truth contained within it but it is greatly compressed because there were millions of people involved in The American Manifest Destiny of the 19th Century. As to why they do not show it on television anymore it all comes down to one thing: money and advertising can it be made?

[truthspeaker969]

well, I´m from germany and we have TV stations

under public law (privates too), they are financed by public fee, so it is beyond what I can understand why they only broadcast crap 24/7...

[suntzu1985]

there is a reason why it is called the idiot box! as for the quality of television it has always been brainless let alone mindless. occassionally though there is some factual and interesting thoughts found but overall it is for entertainment value only and increasingly for idiotic thrills.

[Hammerlix]

This and Roots... the very best of the TV years. No more TV like this! Conrad was great in this too.

[amichip]

Absolutely the best thing ever on TV, bar none