Sons of Liberty

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Season 1
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 8 out of 23
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  1. Richarduses
    Jan 29, 2015
    10
    This is a very good series indeed! Very nice filmeffects and acting. Im hoping for more seasons of this! Though all of the details may not be correct, it tells of a time when ordinary men oppose the tyranni of a foreign king.
  2. Dajinxxx
    Feb 2, 2015
    9
    Ok first off. Do not bash this for its historical content. As if anyone that is really concerned with actual real historical facts watches the History channel for accurate retelling of history anyway. If so that is a personal problem of yours. Go to the Library and read a book. It was entertaining. That is what television is all about. Of course they made stuff up. Its tv. Good visualOk first off. Do not bash this for its historical content. As if anyone that is really concerned with actual real historical facts watches the History channel for accurate retelling of history anyway. If so that is a personal problem of yours. Go to the Library and read a book. It was entertaining. That is what television is all about. Of course they made stuff up. Its tv. Good visual effects. Awesome musical score. I know my American History. I was amused at this programs retelling of the battle of Bunker Hill. We all know that it was Breeds Hill. They left out the important events such as the Tax Act and the Sugar Act. They knew those were not as entertaining as the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre. Face it, American History as important and interesting as it is, does not always make the best TV. Someone needs to check Samuel Adams Brewery stock for this month because they were pumping out the beer ads.… Expand
  3. misti-eyez
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    I really liked it, I recorded it on dvr and had a marathon, couldn't head off to bed until I'd watched it all. Yes some parts didn't ring true to what some were taught in school as children, but I enjoyed it non the less.
  4. Dragonus45
    Feb 7, 2015
    8
    As the show was always billed as a dramatic retelling I'm not bothered by the missed details although there are some that things in it that irked me. Most of its issues involve poor pacing, especially in its battle scenes, and a bit of melodrama but overall a solid series that captures the feelings of revolution and helps shot off the founding fathers as something other than a bunch of oldAs the show was always billed as a dramatic retelling I'm not bothered by the missed details although there are some that things in it that irked me. Most of its issues involve poor pacing, especially in its battle scenes, and a bit of melodrama but overall a solid series that captures the feelings of revolution and helps shot off the founding fathers as something other than a bunch of old white guys wearing powdered wigs.… Expand

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65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Feb 19, 2015
    75
    Viewers will get a kick out of how each character is portrayed from what we know today about them from history texts and biographies. Samuel Adams likes his beer, Benjamin Franklin his women and John Hancock his money.
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  2. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Sara Smith
    Feb 3, 2015
    80
    The History channel’s Sons of Liberty miniseries tells a satisfying tale of Boston’s slow burn toward rebellion in the 1770s.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jan 26, 2015
    70
    I could moan about how the History Channel is betraying scholarship, but you really ought not to turn to TV for history lessons anyway. What you get with Sons of Liberty is rowdy fun that ends with us Americans overthrowing foreign oppression.
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