This is not a review of the 1997 cartoon tv show, “Franklin”. Which is about that turtle book character, from the Canadian children’s books franchise. And this is not about a Charles M. Schultz character in the Peanuts gang; which he is friendly to Charlie Brown. You can see this, ONLY on Apple TV. Each episode were aired mostly on Friday nights. From April 12th, to May 17th, 2024.
And after the series ended, the star of this historical drama tv show got to appear on a ‘Jeopardy’ game tv show episode. With 5 questions that can make you win cash. From $200 to $1000.
For what happened in history, really happened. To the time when America was born. This is about one of the founding fathers. And, the first person to discover electricity ⚡️ in his kite 🪁 experiment. Benjamin Franklin himself.
Michael Douglas, who was in “Falling Down” & “The American President” portrays Benjamin Franklin. Joining him would be none other than Noah Jupe. From those “Quiet Place” movies. His role is William Templeton Franklin, which is Benjamin Franklin’s grandson.
And introducing two European stars. Tom Pezier as King Louis XVI. And Maria Dragus as Marie Antoinette. 20 years before they had to ‘quit while they were a-head’ of themselves at the end of the French Revolution. In Napoleon Bonaparte’s case, he didn’t made a cameo & was never mentioned in this. He was just a young officer in the military at that time. And never cared about the 13 colonies of America. 🇺🇸
In the year 1776, Benjamin Franklin and his grandson went from the 13 colonies of USA 🇺🇸 to France 🇫🇷. Asking for help from the French to defeat the British 🇬🇧. During in which, the French politicians feared that Benjamin Franklin is a spy. Sent from the British 🇬🇧.
During his stay in France 🇫🇷, they speak both English and French in this miniseries tv show. Heck, Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin spoke French in this!
So I would recommend to watch this in both history class and French class in school. Besides, I always wanted to learn more about Benjamin Franklin. And why he became one of the founding fathers of America 🇺🇸.
While they’ve mentioned Canada 🇨🇦 in this, a couple of times including Newfoundland, Clint Worthington on RogerEbert.com awarded this 3 out of 4 stars. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/franklin-tv-review-2024
So for a success, a ‘B-‘ is what I give. Superb. Just has a lot of sex scenes. And lovey dovey stuff that I don’t think your kids will like.
Tune in next time for another tv show review, in which again, this takes place during the savage time. Which is the Second World War and the Holocaust. “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”, with only Harvey Keitel as a Lale Sokolov, a Holocaust survivor.
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