The First Lady [Showtime]

The Black Oil

Quite a cast here. Presumably it'll be one time period per episode. Plenty of sparks flying.

Kicks off April 17.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEo6AI50b1A&ab_channel=MovieCoverage

Slydice

That really is an impressive cast! Like.. for a TV series! Must be a mini series

JP Liz V1

Created by Aaron Cooley and executive produced by Susanne Bier, who will also directed the series, the anthology drama promises to chronicle the “personal and political lives of three unique, enigmatic women and their families, tracing their journeys to Washington, dipping into their pasts and following them beyond the White House into their greatest moments.”

Slydice

Aaaaahhh, an anthology makes more sense. A bunch of separate stories kinda sounds right given who the characters all are.

Agent Coulson

Some cast in this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQyXMmue2HQ

Agent Coulson

It’s getting terrible early reviews.

Slydice

1: Good intro. Three stories in three different times being moved along from what I can tell.

They are keeping it working for now and I'm not losing track of anything.

So far the show feels like a combination of character performances and a story of feelings with the music leaning into it.

I think Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson feel like leads but Viola Davis feels more of a supporting role to O. T. Fagbenle as Barack Obama.

pixelburp

Slightly surprised, if this is meant to cover notable/empowered First Ladies, that they didn't make the choice to include Edith Wilson: wife of Woodrow and basically ran the Presidency during Woodrow's stroke in 1919 til the second term was up.

Edith Wilson and others in the President's inner circle (including his physician and a few close friends) hid the true extent of the president's illness and disability from the American public.[37][38][39] Edith also took over a number of routine duties and details of the Executive branch of the government from the onset of Wilson's illness until he left office almost a year and a half later. From October 1919 to the end of Wilson's term on March 4, 1921, Edith, acting in the role of First Lady and shadow steward, decided who and which communications and matters of state were important enough to bring to the bedridden president.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Wilson

JP Liz V1

Starts Sunday at 9pm on U&Drama

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122776776#Comment_122776776

What station number is that on Sky?

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122776802#Comment_122776802

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AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122776851#Comment_122776851

Thank You. Looking forward to watching it. Only found out about it today.

AMKC

So I have been watching thus and enjoy most of it. Some episodes were a bit dull but ut gers better as it goes along. I am currently in episode 7 and thought it was really good the way they tied in Eleener Roosevelt in 1939 helping that amazing Woman to perform in Front of the Lincoln statue (She was banned from performing at the DAR because of the colour of her skin. How stupid) with with Michele Obama and her rwo daughters in 2013. A very good episode so far.