Hatfields and McCoys

[willis68]

This 3 night mini series starts on the History Channel Monday night, this looks awesome!

Edited May 28, 2012 by willis68

[jcoosi]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing

[DaveS]

I can't wait to see it. Also, They have a series starting the 31st called Mountain Men...I can't wait for that one either!

[Grunt67]

Both should be a good show. I'll be tuned in.......

[TN Outlaw]

ill be watching it

[BigK]

I'm looking forward to this one as well, even if I do have to put up with Costner on my TV.

[hipower]

Bill Paxton should be excellent in this. He has backwoods country personality, vocal twang, and look for it. And as quirky as Kevin Kostner can be, this typw of part should suite his particular style. It's close enough to an "Open Range"/western character that it should be ok with him in it.

At any rate, looking forward to something besides the reruns for a few nights.

[robin48]

Got the DVR ready to get all three.

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[Erik88]

I don't have the History channel. I hope it shows up online somewhere.

[Oh Shoot]

Is this on regular History Channel?

They've been advertizing on History2, where the best stuff is these days. Regular History channel has turned into Swamp People Pawning Stuff For Antique Roadshows and the like.

- OS

[Metalhead]

Is this on regular History Channel?

They've been advertizing on History2, where the best stuff is these days. Regular History channel has turned into Swamp People Pawning Stuff For Antique Roadshows and the like.

- OS

QFT.

Do not even get me started. H2 is the only watchable channel on TV atm for me. Everything else is just a sea of reality shows. Science/Military channel a close 2nd and 3rd.

[Ramjo]

I too am excited to watch this.

[Guest bkelm18]

Is this on regular History Channel?

They've been advertizing on History2, where the best stuff is these days. Regular History channel has turned into Swamp People Pawning Stuff For Antique Roadshows and the like.

- OS

Yeah it's on regular History.

[Timestepper]

Bummer! One of the few times I wish I had cable and a way to record programs.

[leroy]

If you are a real history buff, try to find this book:

"The True Story of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency" [Paperback]

John Velke III (Author)

It is a great read and pretty much tells the truth of what went on in the coal mine country from the 1890's up thru the 1930's. It has a great section on the Hatfields. There is another more obscure book titled "Bloodletting in Appalachia" by Howard B. Lee that is also a great read. It has some great accounts of the last Hatfield (...cant remember his name...) and the sheriff of Logan Co., WV. It's a delightful read.

leroy

[Will Carry]

I'll be watching this movie on the Television.

I'm kin to the Martins of Rowan County. They were involved in the Rowan County War.

The Martins and the Coys

(Ted Werems and Al Cameron)

Gather round me children, while I tell a story

Of the mountains in the days when guns was law.

When two families got disputin'

It was sure to end in shootin'

So just listen close, I'll tell you what I saw.

Oh, the Martins and the Coys,

They was reckless mountain boys,

And they took up family feudin' when they'd meet.

They would shoot each other quicker

Than it took your eye to flicker;

They could knock a squirrel's eye out at ninety feet.

All their fightin' started one bright Sunday morning,

When old Grandpa Coy was full of mountain dew;

Just as quiet as a church-mouse

He stole in the Martin's hen-house,

'Cause the Coys they needed eggs for breakfast too.

Oh, the Martins and the Coys,

They was reckless mountain boys,

And old Grandpa Coy has gone where angels live.

When they found him on the mountain

He was bleedin' like a fountain,

For they punctured him till he looked like a sieve.

So the Coys started right out to avenge him,

And they didn't even take time out to mourn.

They went out to do some killin'

Where the Martins was distillin',

And they found old Abel Martin makin' corn.

Oh, the Martins and the Coys,

They was reckless mountain boys,

And old Abel Martin was the next to go.

Though he saw the Coys a-comin'

He had hardly started runnin'

When a volley shook the hills and laid him low.

After that they started out to fight in earnest,

And they scarred the mountains up with shot and shell.

There was uncles, brothers, cousins -

Sure, they bumped 'em off by dozens;

Just how many bit the dust it's hard to tell.

Oh, the Martins and the Coys,

They was reckless mountain boys;

At the art of killin' they became quite deft.

Though they knowed they shouldn't do it,

Still before they hardly knew it

On each side they only had one person left.

Now, the one remaining Martin was a maiden,

And as pretty as a picture was this Grace,

While the one survivin' boy

Was the handsome Henry Coy -

And the folks all knew they'd soon meet face to f ace.

Oh, the Martins and the Coys,

They was reckless mountain boys,

And their shootin' and their killin' sure played hob.

For it didn't bring no joy

To know that Grace and Henry Coy

Both had sworn that they would finish up the job.

So at last they met upon a mountain pathway,

And Henry Coy he aimed his gun at Grace.

He was set to pull the trigger

When he saw her pretty figger -

You could tell that love had kicked him in the face.

Oh, the Martins and the Coys,

They was reckless mountain boys,

And they say their ghostly cussin' gives you chills,

For the hatchet sure was buried

When sweet Grace and Henry married

It broke up the best dern feud in these here hills.

Now you may think this is where the story ended,

But I'm tellin' you them ghosts don't cuss no more,

For since Grace and Henry wedded

They fight worse than all the rest did,

And they've carried on the feud just like before.

[enfield]

I won't be watching it.

I've had a bellyful of images of the poor dumb hillbillies.

[greenego]

I won't be watching it.

I've had a bellyful of images of the poor dumb hillbillies.

Neither poor or dumb. I hope the story it's the stereo typical image.

"The Hatfields were more affluent than the McCoys and were well-connected politically. Devil Anse Hatfield's timbering operation was a source of wealth for his family, but he employed many non-Hatfields, and even hired Albert McCoy, Lorenzo Dow McCoy, and Selkirk McCoy"

.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield-McCoy_feud

[Dennis1209]

QFT.

Do not even get me started. H2 is the only watchable channel on TV atm for me. Everything else is just a sea of reality shows. Science/Military channel a close 2nd and 3rd.

You got that right! And may I take the liberty to add a 4th & 5th. MTV2 for the Bellitor MMA fights and FX for the Ultimate Fighter Now that's reality TV... I'm reading the gun stuff while the wife watches her Real Housewives who ain't married, Dance Moms, etc. Yuck!

[Volzfan]

Good show.

Wife said all 6 hours are gonna be on Wed. and she's gonna DVR it.

[Caster]

Not bad at all. It's an entertaining portrayal of how petty & stupid humans are. Honor and kinfolk are NOT and never will be worth destroying lives over. It'd be different if it was a genuine threat to the life of the people you love. Had I been McCoy I would have sold my land and took my family elsewhere. Obviously the Hatfields have a dominating logistical advantage. Why fight a battle that can't be won, when you can live peacefully somewhere else. Because honor dictates you cannot live with the shame of backing down? What a joke. Pride, The great destroyer of lesser men.

Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[Steelharp]

It's an entertaining portrayal of how petty & stupid humans are.

Ah; it's about the internet. I get enough of that already, thanks...

[Caster]

Good one Harp.

[BigK]

My wife and I enjoyed the 1st episode.

There's good guys and bad guys on both sides, so far.

One side seems to clearly have more clout than the other.

The other side seems to be a lot less ruthless

One leader is clearly smarter and more calculating than the other.

The other lost his marbles in the war and has less self-control.

[Fadex]

Great show...sure beats watching OCC reruns!