https://www.facebook.com/ToAppomattox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Appomattox
http://www.toappomattox.com/ (Official Page)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2032276/
To Appomattox is going to be a television miniseries that will follow, for the most part, Ulysses S. Grant in his career as an officer from the Mexican-American War all the way until the end of the Civil War. Besides Grant, the series would focus on many other high-profile people from the era. Many notable actors (and some...well, Nascar drivers and country singers) have signed on to play roles. Among them are Noah Wyle Will Patton (Falling Skies) as George Pickett and Robert E. Lee respectively , Bill Paxton (Hatfield's and McCoy's) as Thomas "Stonewall Jackson", Neal McDonough and Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers) as Joseph Hooker and James McPherson respectively, and many many more. My personal favorite? Stephen Lang (Terra Nova), returning once again to the Civil War (he played Pickett in Gettysburg and Jackson in Gods and Generals) as Abraham Lincoln.
The series has had a rather troubled production. They were apparently supposed to film this year, but their funding was pulled. They were going to have a Kickstarter soon, but today one of the producers announced on the official page
I was originally going to make this thread a while back to discuss the Kickstarter once it began. I had already obtained permission from the moderators and Darren for doing so, but when I read this today I figured might as well post something about it.
As for the show itself, the main producer has described it as Band of Brothers meets Civil War in terms of quality, with the addition of numerous battles. That only makes me more excited to see it happen.
You're probably thinking "Hell, Nascar drivers and country singers, what the heck?" Well, this producer must have faith in them. And they are not portraying major characters, so it probably won't be a big deal.
So...thoughts?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Appomattox
http://www.toappomattox.com/ (Official Page)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2032276/
To Appomattox is going to be a television miniseries that will follow, for the most part, Ulysses S. Grant in his career as an officer from the Mexican-American War all the way until the end of the Civil War. Besides Grant, the series would focus on many other high-profile people from the era. Many notable actors (and some...well, Nascar drivers and country singers) have signed on to play roles. Among them are Noah Wyle Will Patton (Falling Skies) as George Pickett and Robert E. Lee respectively , Bill Paxton (Hatfield's and McCoy's) as Thomas "Stonewall Jackson", Neal McDonough and Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers) as Joseph Hooker and James McPherson respectively, and many many more. My personal favorite? Stephen Lang (Terra Nova), returning once again to the Civil War (he played Pickett in Gettysburg and Jackson in Gods and Generals) as Abraham Lincoln.
The series has had a rather troubled production. They were apparently supposed to film this year, but their funding was pulled. They were going to have a Kickstarter soon, but today one of the producers announced on the official page
Hey all. Many of you will have noticed that updates to our planned Kickstarter campaign have been quiet as of late. Some of you who have been following us for some time will also know that when the FB site goes quiet, it usually means something is brewing behind the scenes.
Originally our intent was to launch a Kickstarter in mid-July (then pushed to mid-August) that would fund the first episode of the mini-series, then use that to shop the remainder of the series, with the confidence that once executives saw a tangible product, many of the minor trivial obstacles that have kept us from producing the series as we saw it would no longer be an issue.
However, very recently, we have had interest from a party that would, quite frankly, allow us to produce the series exactly as MFB has envisioned it. As we pursue this opportunity, the production staff has decided that a crowd-funding effort at this time would be counter-productive, both in terms of our resources as well as the perception of what "To Appomattox" will ultimately be.
Without divulging details, the current situation is as exciting an opportunity as we have ever had. It will allow us to reach all U.S. households, and expand the series from 8 episodes to 10 or 12. Obviously, this is in preliminary stages, no deal is done, but we thought it best to put the Kickstarter campaign on the back burner until we have a clear understanding of where we stand.
I, and the rest of the production staff want to thank all of you have pledged to support the crowdfunding. Should our current effort fail to materialize, we will be revisiting as originally planned. And, as always, your encouragement has continued to be a morale booster for all of us working behind the scenes to make "To Appomattox" a reality, and something that everyone is proud of. - JWW
Originally our intent was to launch a Kickstarter in mid-July (then pushed to mid-August) that would fund the first episode of the mini-series, then use that to shop the remainder of the series, with the confidence that once executives saw a tangible product, many of the minor trivial obstacles that have kept us from producing the series as we saw it would no longer be an issue.
However, very recently, we have had interest from a party that would, quite frankly, allow us to produce the series exactly as MFB has envisioned it. As we pursue this opportunity, the production staff has decided that a crowd-funding effort at this time would be counter-productive, both in terms of our resources as well as the perception of what "To Appomattox" will ultimately be.
Without divulging details, the current situation is as exciting an opportunity as we have ever had. It will allow us to reach all U.S. households, and expand the series from 8 episodes to 10 or 12. Obviously, this is in preliminary stages, no deal is done, but we thought it best to put the Kickstarter campaign on the back burner until we have a clear understanding of where we stand.
I, and the rest of the production staff want to thank all of you have pledged to support the crowdfunding. Should our current effort fail to materialize, we will be revisiting as originally planned. And, as always, your encouragement has continued to be a morale booster for all of us working behind the scenes to make "To Appomattox" a reality, and something that everyone is proud of. - JWW
As for the show itself, the main producer has described it as Band of Brothers meets Civil War in terms of quality, with the addition of numerous battles. That only makes me more excited to see it happen.
You're probably thinking "Hell, Nascar drivers and country singers, what the heck?" Well, this producer must have faith in them. And they are not portraying major characters, so it probably won't be a big deal.
So...thoughts?