Hatfields & McCoys & Brothers in Arms

     I had DVRed Hatfields & McCoys when it was on last week.  If you haven't heard of it, climb out from underneath your rock.  The History Channel had been promoting it fairly heavily, and I was glad to see something on what used to be my favorite channel that actually gave its namesake some meaning.  For the uninitiated, the story revolves around the feud that took place between the titular Hatfield ad McCoy families in the 1880s in the states of Kentucky and West Virginia and how it nearly brought the U.S. into another Civil War.  I just finished watching the final part of the three part miniseries about fifteen minutes ago, and I must say it was phenomenal.
 

Kevin Costner (left) plays Anderson Hatfield while Bill Paxton (the other left) plays Randoph McCoy, the leaders of the two families.  Both portray their characters convincingly.