There are many negative reviews here based on incomplete information. Firstly, some contemporaries of FDR have stated that he was entranced by Marthe of Norway, these include author Roald Dahl. FDR was a notorious womanizer his entire life and he did have long term extra marital relationships. It is possible that these people are right about his fascination with Marthe (I found this info on Wikipedia). It is said that she and Olav were a love match. Her health problems are suggested by the series and she did die very young. Princesses in the mold of the modern British royals are a very very new thing.
Second, there was television in 1940, especially on the east coast. About 10% of Americans owned a tv set and there were many makes available. My mom in St. Paul MN even had one in 1941. It was barely better than radio, but it did exist. In NYC it was much better.
Thirdly, it does snow in Washington DC. I lived there for 35 years and it's a mess when it happens and it happens pretty much every other year, often multiple times in one winter.
Fourth, Pooks Hill (the mansion) not 30 mins from the White House but more like 20 mins as it was located in Bethesda. It was demolished after the war, but even when I lived in that part of Montgomery County in the early 1980s, Bethesda was little houses surrounded by green fields in a few places. During WW2, it probably didn't look like farmland, but it wasn't quite urban yet.
Lastly, it astonished me that people in these comments hated the subtitles, but it was an international production. And as far as historical accuracy goes, has that stopped millions from watching The Crown? The costumes and set decoration is very accurate, If you've read biographies of Eleanor Roosevelt you'll know her depiction is truthful. She was both a master manipulator and very good at public relations.
I found it less irritating than Downton Abbey, which really was a costume drama version of the old Dallas tv show. It's engaging and not stupid.
Did reviewers criticize Band of Brothers to this extent because they got some events and even historical characters totally wrong? (Liebgott wasn't Jewish, he was Catholic.) Just saying that it's a dramatization.
Second, there was television in 1940, especially on the east coast. About 10% of Americans owned a tv set and there were many makes available. My mom in St. Paul MN even had one in 1941. It was barely better than radio, but it did exist. In NYC it was much better.
Thirdly, it does snow in Washington DC. I lived there for 35 years and it's a mess when it happens and it happens pretty much every other year, often multiple times in one winter.
Fourth, Pooks Hill (the mansion) not 30 mins from the White House but more like 20 mins as it was located in Bethesda. It was demolished after the war, but even when I lived in that part of Montgomery County in the early 1980s, Bethesda was little houses surrounded by green fields in a few places. During WW2, it probably didn't look like farmland, but it wasn't quite urban yet.
Lastly, it astonished me that people in these comments hated the subtitles, but it was an international production. And as far as historical accuracy goes, has that stopped millions from watching The Crown? The costumes and set decoration is very accurate, If you've read biographies of Eleanor Roosevelt you'll know her depiction is truthful. She was both a master manipulator and very good at public relations.
I found it less irritating than Downton Abbey, which really was a costume drama version of the old Dallas tv show. It's engaging and not stupid.
Did reviewers criticize Band of Brothers to this extent because they got some events and even historical characters totally wrong? (Liebgott wasn't Jewish, he was Catholic.) Just saying that it's a dramatization.