John Adams - The Miniseries (The Balloon Launch)

http://kingeclectic.com/2008/03/23/john-adams-hbo/
In the most poignant moment of the miniseries, John & Abigail Adams, along with Thomas Jefferson, bear witness to the first untethered balloon flight in France while contemplating John's imminent departure for England.

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[EmperadorElijah]

I love this scene. I recorded every episode of this mini-series when it first aired. Anyone who has studied Thomas Jefferson knows that he truly loved science; it was his "supreme delight." I love his reaction to the balloon flight because he looks genuinely enraptured. I wish there were more scenes from the series on YouTube. Where are all of you fans? Come on, post more videos!! Please!!

[kingeclectic]

I'll work on it. I already have the intro of Ben Franklin on my request list. :-)

The sad part about the whole thing is that there are *so* many great scenes from this miniseries, it's hard to decide which ones to post!

[gretchenpc]

I love how eloquent Jefferson always is.

[maige123]

love jefferson's smile

[jteruel671]

@warnation101 Only those willing to accept maybe there are other explanations. Both liberals and conservatives never say this. Because they're never wrong until they actually see or realize it.

[warnation101]

"I stand corrected" A phrase that only reasonable people utter. 

[jukio02]

their like, the devil the devil!!!

[WiseGuy5674]

Most of the people in that crowd lost their heads...

[Judel100]

All the Enlightenment is contained in this short but beautiful scene.

[WiseGuy5674]

@maureenOWW ..It was the mid-set of the times..Don't be so jaded.

[Pantalaimon345]

This is what it must have been like when the spaceship to the moon was launched-people gathered together experiencing a sense of brotherhood with each other in the achievement of reason and science. This is what mankind has the potential to be.

[0906peter]

@maureenOWW

I hate to burst your bubble but Jefferson really wasn't an exception back then.

A lot of people, if not most people, thought like that.

For their time, guys like Jefferson were brilliant, progressive people. That doesn't mean that we haven't come a long way since then.

[maureenOWW]

@TheJoester1992 Jefferson had faith in white people, not 'mankind'. He thought native americans were savage sub-humans, and africans little more than apes.