Waco

Paramount Network | Paramount | Release Date: January 24, 2018

5.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Ratings

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nj06Apr 23, 2020

Total waste of an intriguing real-life story and an excellent cast. Third rate writing will ruin anything.

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SKDMay 30, 2020

I wanted to like this series because it tells an interesting story about an obscure piece of history, but I was constantly taken aback by how sympathetic it was to David Koresh and the gang. Everyone knows that the ATF and FBI made seriousI wanted to like this series because it tells an interesting story about an obscure piece of history, but I was constantly taken aback by how sympathetic it was to David Koresh and the gang. Everyone knows that the ATF and FBI made serious mistakes during the raid and standoff that cost lives, but these mistakes are used by the show as a pretext to absolve the Davidians of all criminality.

I’m trying to think of any other American citizen who can reasonably expect that they can make explosives and automatic weapons, f**k a 14 year old girl, kill the arresting officers, and not go to sleep in a jail cell that night. I’m coming up empty. Instead, the show runners turn on the tear faucet for the cultists, waiving around women & children and deeply held religious beliefs as literal “get out of jail” free cards.

It gets 3/10 stars from me. It looks good from a cinemographic perspective, but is otherwise a warped propaganda piece that turns criminals into victims.… Expand

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SeussMyTubJun 17, 2019

A searing TV miniseries about the siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. David Koresh is treated with much more sympathy than in previous versions. The FBI and the ATF using military tactics against civilians is what ignited manyA searing TV miniseries about the siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. David Koresh is treated with much more sympathy than in previous versions. The FBI and the ATF using military tactics against civilians is what ignited many militias and separatists groups, which led to the Oklahoma City Bombing. Well made and worth a watch.… Expand

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toborApr 26, 2020

It would have been a good show, and I am glad we actually got to see the poor murdered US citizens side of the story, instead of only the governments and the fake news narrative. The biggest problem is the revision of history. How come theIt would have been a good show, and I am glad we actually got to see the poor murdered US citizens side of the story, instead of only the governments and the fake news narrative. The biggest problem is the revision of history. How come the commander in cheif that ordered the murder of close to 100 US citizens is not in the film, or at least Janet Reno who Clinton passed the buck to?… Expand

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podaddyMay 11, 2020

So much potential here. The good news is that this version contains a lot of hard truths about how badly The ATF and FBI bungled all things WACO. Watching the initial siege, it's incomprehensible that The Feds attacked the compound when theySo much potential here. The good news is that this version contains a lot of hard truths about how badly The ATF and FBI bungled all things WACO. Watching the initial siege, it's incomprehensible that The Feds attacked the compound when they had no good reason to and even more puzzling that they escalated rather than backing down.

That said, the casting of David Koresh was just awful, Taylor Kisch is just not up to the task, not even close actually. He is monumentally bad, surrounding him with a pretty decent cast can't overcome it.… Expand

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PFCskippyApr 27, 2020

While the sieges at Waco and Ruby Ridge are contested ground, with each side claiming a different version of events, the story the writers present here neither shows one side's version nor the other's. Nor do they try to find some "middleWhile the sieges at Waco and Ruby Ridge are contested ground, with each side claiming a different version of events, the story the writers present here neither shows one side's version nor the other's. Nor do they try to find some "middle ground", but rather jettison the stories from both sides along with the objective facts in order to use human tragedy as mere fodder for their own novel story. If you don't care about the historicity or factuality of the series, give it a go, but otherwise it's not worth the watch. This unfortunate case study demonstrates how even the best acting and cinematography cannot salvage a work when the apathetic narcissism of the writers exceeds their artistic license.… Expand

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GaianmindMay 10, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Surprisingly well acted and directed, a sad story of a government overreaction and a series of blunders that got 24 children murdered, this could have been handled any number of ways but the way the state chose to handle it by turning it into a public mass murder publicity stunt that was a siege on what was mostly misled innocent people.… Expand

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geewahJan 8, 2021

A decent limited series of a sad and dangerous event in American history. Kitsch & Shannon are great in the lead roles.

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