When "Rich Man, Poor Man" debuted on TV, it was the first television series ( later called mini-series) and proved to be a huge success; both "Rich Man, Poor Man" and the innovative "mini-series" concept.
I can't remember how much of "Rich Man, Poor Man" Dad watched, but I watched it from beginning to end and thoroughly enjoyed it. (It was my introduction to Nick Nolte - one of my favorite characters).
I came across "Rich Man, Poor Man" quite by accident the other day...and now it's here. It arrived today.
So if you want something different to watch - and someone else hasn't asked for it first - just ask and you can borrow my new DVD's. (But I'm going to watch it first!)
Rich Man, Poor Man was a 1976 television miniseries based on the best-selling 1970 novel by Irwin Shaw. It spanned the period from 1945 through the late 1960's and followed the divergent career courses of the impoverished German immigrant Jordache brothers.
Rudy was the rich man of the title, a well-educated and very ambitious entrepreneur who triumphed over his background and constructed a corporate and political empire. Poor man Tom was a rebel who eventually turned to boxing to support himself.
And then there was "Captains and the Kings". I think we were living in Red Creek when this premiered. Very different from "Rich Man, Poor Man", but equal in that it provided a relief from mundane TV showings. But maybe that was just me: to this day I prefer watching serials.
On the side: my mother always believed that Taylor Caldwell "hated women" and could prove her point by citing oh so many instances in her many books. Does that come through in "Captains and the Kings"?. I guess you'll have to watch it and see if you agree. :)
The nine-hour serialization of Taylor Caldwell's novel about an Irish immigrant and the establishement of his family name through the accumulation of wealth and power during the years from 1857 to 1912, along with his goal of having his son elected the first Catholic President of the United States, gained a huge television following because of it's thinly disguised similarities to the Kennedy family saga.
