Hatfields & McCoys (miniseries)
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Hatfields & McCoys is a three-part 2012 television miniseries based on the Hatfield–McCoy feud produced by History channel. Each episode aired for two hours on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012.[1]
Cast and characters
- Kevin Costner as William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield
- Bill Paxton as Randolph "Randall" McCoy
- Tom Berenger as Jim Vance
- Matt Barr as Johnson "Johnse" Hatfield
- Jena Malone as Nancy McCoy
- Sam Reid as Tolbert McCoy
- Powers Boothe as Judge Valentine "Wall" Hatfield
- Andrew Howard as "Bad" Frank Phillips
- Sarah Parish as Levicy Hatfield
- Lindsay Pulsipher as Roseanna McCoy
- Ronan Vibert as Perry Cline
- Joe Absolom as Selkirk McCoy
- Noel Fisher as Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts
- Boyd Holbrook as William "Cap" Hatfield
- Tom McKay as Jim McCoy
- Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy
- Michael Jibson as Phamer McCoy
- Greg Patmore as Good 'Lias Hatfield
Production
The miniseries was History's first aired scripted drama.[2] (The network had previously produced a scripted miniseries in 2011, The Kennedys, but decided against airing it in the US.)[3]
Music
The score for the series was composed by John Debney and Tony Morales, with additional music by Kevin Costner and Modern West.[1] The soundtrack features vocals performed by Lisbeth Scott on The Long Road Down.
Reception
Critical reception
The miniseries met with favorable reviews from US critics. Based on 20 reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average score of 68/100 at Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4] Linda Stasi of the New York Post commented: "When I first heard about it, my thought was: Why? But that was before I sat through all six hours of this intense saga. Most miniseries this long tend to lose steam somewhere between the beginning of Night 1 and the middle of Night 2. Not this one...The miniseries is full of stand-out performances from great actors... But it's the guys you may not know who will blow you away."[5] Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker gave the series a B+, stating: "In stretching the tale over three nights, the pacing sags at times, and recriminations can get repetitive. It also doesn't help that Reynolds shot the miniseries in that perpetual sepia tone that gives everything a faux-antique look. But overall, Hatfields & McCoys is engrossing, and enlightening about a feud that proves to be a lot more than the bumpkin brawl of pop legend."[6] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times stated: "Although deftly nailed into its time and place with sets and costumes so vivid you can smell the blue wood smoke and the stink of moonshine sweat, Hatfields & McCoys transcends the confines of its age by revealing the feud's posturing, resentments and callous violence that mirror the dynamics of modern urban gangs... It isn't a perfect piece — when faced with a choice between historic detail and story, Hatfields & McCoys errs on the side of detail, which is both the series' greatest strength and weakness."[7]
Among the negative critics was Verne Gay of Newsday who called the series "violent and dull", adding "What's not to like about Hatfields & McCoys? Simple: the story. It's an uninteresting one, peopled with almost criminally bland characters. In fact, as portrayed here — quite possibly accurately — they're a bunch of bibulous knuckleheads who shoot at each other year after year — or on TV, hour after hour — and have no real idea why. It's an interminable eye-for-eye, tooth-for-tooth narrative."[8] Washington Post's Hank Stuever also gave a negative review: "The point of the entire saga, it seems, is to make you lose track of what the feudin' was about, and how it managed to burn out of control. It will always be tempting to view their story through any modern analogy of one's choosing — such as partisan political stalemates or the red-blue socioeconomic divide. But maybe the story of the Hatfields and McCoys doesn't amount to anything at all. Maybe, since it also doesn't make much of miniseries, it was meant to be a footnote and nothing more."[9]
Accolades
Hatfields & McCoys received 16 nominations at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, the most since the History Channel began operations.[10] The series was nominated for Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie. Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton were both nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, with Costner winning the award. Tom Berenger won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie and Mare Winningham was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Director Kevin Reynolds was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special. Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, and Bill Kerby were nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special for the second part of the miniseries. The series won three of its nine technical nominations.[11][12]
Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Movie/Miniseries Actor | Kevin Costner | Nominated |
64th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie | Barry M. Berg, Kevin Costner, Herb Nanas, Vlad Paunescu, Nancy Dubuc, Dirk Hoogstra, Leslie Greif and Darrell Fetty | Nominated |
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Kevin Reynolds | Nominated | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Kevin Costner | Won | |
Bill Paxton | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Tom Berenger | Won | |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Mare Winningham | Nominated | |
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Bill Kerby Ted Mann Ronald Parker for Part 2 |
Nominated | |
64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie | Serban Porupca, Derek R. Hill, John B. Vertrees and Sally Black | Nominated |
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special | Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard | Nominated | |
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Karri Hutchinson and Adina Bucur | Nominated | |
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie | Gabriele Gregorini, Peter Nicastro and Giorgio Gregorini | Nominated | |
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie | Don Cassidy for Part 2 | Won | |
Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) | Francesca Tampieri and Mario Michisanti | Won | |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | John Debney and Tony Morales for Part 1 | Nominated | |
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | John Douglas Smith, Tom Bjelic, John Laing, Darrell Hall, Steve Baine, Michael Mancuso, Dermain Finlayson, Dan Kiener, Kevin Banks, Emilie Boucek, Mark Dejczak, Alex Bullick and Nathan Robitaille | Nominated | |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie | Brad Zoern, Stanomir Dragos and Christian T. Cooke for Part 1 | Won | |
28th TCA Awards | TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Nominated | |
Satellite Awards 2012 | Best Miniseries or TV Film | Won | |
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film | Kevin Costner | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie | Mare Winningham | Nominated |
Ratings
Part one drew the largest-ever ratings for a History program and one of the biggest in cable TV history. 13.9 million viewers tuned into the first of three parts, making it the most-watched single broadcast on ad-supported cable ever, excluding sports. Demographic numbers were high as well, with 4.8 million viewers in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.8 million viewers among adults 24-54.[13] Part two was watched by 13.13 million viewers with an adult 18-49 rating of 3.7, the highest rated programming on cable of the night.[14] Part three was watched by 14.29 million viewers with an adult 18-49 rating of 4.0, making it the number-one program of the night.[15]
Effect on tourism
According to WYMT-TV in Hazard, Kentucky, the series has generated an increase in tourism to the area from people wanting to know about the feud. Pike County Tourism Vice Chair Reed Potter stated: "It's been beyond our expectations. We've been getting requests for brochures that tell about the feud sites and places people can visit at a rate today last I checked of about two per minute."[16]
Film locations
Although the story is set in the Appalachians in West Virginia and Kentucky, the miniseries was actually shot in Transylvania, Romania, just outside of Brașov with the Carpathians standing in for the Appalachians.[17][18]
International broadcast
Country | Network(s) | Series premiere | Timeslot |
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United Kingdom | Channel 5[19] | 25/10/2012 | 21:00 |
Brazil | Space[20] | 14/01/2013 | 22:00 |
The episodes have been split on Channel 5 into hour long segments rather than playing the two hours straight.
Home video release
On May 30, 2012 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced the series would be released in DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats on July 31, 2012. The bonus material will include a music video of "I Know These Hills" from Kevin Costner and Modern West from their album Famous for Killing Each Other: Music From and Inspired By Hatfields & McCoys.[21]
References
- ^ a b "Hatfields & McCoys — History.com TV Episodes, Schedule, & Video". History. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ Memmott, Carol (May 24, 2012). "History comes out shooting with 'Hatfields & McCoys'". USA Today. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ Belloni, Matthew (January 7, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: History Channel Pulls 'The Kennedys'; Says Controversial Miniseries 'Not a Fit'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Hatfields & McCoys". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
- ^ Stasi, Linda (May 27, 2012). "Loathe thy neighbor. 'Hatfields & McCoys' no hillbilly joke". New York Post. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (May 25, 2012). "TV Review — Hatfields & Mccoys (2012)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ McNamara, Mary (May 28, 2012). "Review: 'Hatfields & McCoys' has vivid detail, fine acting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Gay, Verne (May 25, 2012). "'Hatfields and McCoys': It's a bland feud". Newsday. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Stuever, Hank (May 25, 2012). "'Hatfields & McCoys': Brawlers in the holler". Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (July 19, 2012). "Emmys: 'Hatfields & McCoys' feud draws 16 nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ "Hatfields & McCoys — Emmys". emmys.com. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ "'Games of Thrones' top creative arts Emmy winner". The Denver Post. Associated Press. September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ Porter, Rick (29 May 2012). "Hatfields & McCoys makes ratings history for History Channel". Zap2it.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (May 31, 2012). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Tosh.0', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Workaholics', 'Real Housewives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (May 31, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Hardcore History', 'Restaurant Impossible', 'Melissa & Joey' 'Daily Show' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Burks, Whitney (May 31, 2012). "Tourism increases after Hatfield-McCoy mini-series". WYMT-TV. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Hatfields & McCoys: Romania Becomes Appalachia". History Channel. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ "Interview with Kevin Costner on the set of 'Hatfields & McCoys' in Romania". Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (July 20, 2012). "Channel 5 Acquires UK Rights To Mini-Series 'Hatfields & McCoys'". TVWise. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ "Minissérie premiada "Hatfields & McCoys" estreia nesta segunda-feira no Space". Uol (in Portuguese). January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Lambert, David (June 1, 2012). "Hatfields and McCoys (mini-series) — Sony's Official Press Release for the Just-Aired History Channel Series". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- The Story of the McCoy's Barry McCoy Author, Hatfield McCoy Feud Historian and Official Spokesperson for the McCoy Family. The Story of the McCoys ISBN 978-0-615-67030-0]
- Hatfields & McCoys at IMDb
- TV series on Hatfield-McCoy feud aims for accuracy
- 2012 television films
- American television miniseries
- History (TV channel) original programs
- Films directed by Kevin Reynolds
- American Civil War films
- Films set in Kentucky
- Films set in West Virginia
- Films shot in Romania
- Films set in the 1860s
- Films set in the 1870s
- Films set in the 1880s
- Films set in the 1890s