A BLEG FROM SARAH HOYT:

Could you post a question to the insty hive mind? What are good movies/mini-series/documentaries about the American revolution?

There’s a er… similar revolution in the sf book I’m writing and I have a massive pile of ironing to do — which means I need ten hours or so of video. (I know, I know, the glamorous life of the novelist.)

Glamorous like mine!

UPDATE: Lots of people recommend Mel Gibson’s The Patriot, for a fictionalized account, and of course the John Adams miniseries.

Reader Mike Howard writes: “In response to Sarah Hoyt, I recommend ‘The Revolution’ from The History Channel. It’s 13 parts, accurate and very well done. Quite an interesting series. Here’s a link that you might use to get a buck or two!”

And reader Thomas Prewitt recommends the musical 1776. Lots of readers recommend The Crossing, too.