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Thread #47241   Message #703796
Posted By: GUEST,Mike Billo
03-May-02 - 03:05 PM
Thread Name: Review: PBS series 'Frontier House'
Subject: RE: Review: PBS series 'Frontier House'
I hate to be the lone naysayer, but at the outset, when they were told they would not be allowed to hunt, due to 21st century laws (this was poorly rationalized by saying that some laws regulating hunting did exist in the 1880's) it lost all credibility for me.

From that point, the tractors being called in (the 'experiment" had begun by that point),cheating by trading with the 21st century neighbors down the road, menustration belts (available only to the wealthiest women in America at the time),etc. made it little more than a costume party to me.

However, I do respect that many (including my wife and daughter)thought the show was wonderful. I hate it when I'm the only person who finds fault, but I guess I'm a stickler on the subject of historical accuracy.