Two other Chamberlain miniseries worth watching are “The Bourne Identity” and “Shogun.” His version of “The Bourne Identity” is a better and more accurate adaptation than the Matt Damon version, and his “Shogun” holds up better than James Clavell’s original novel. Infobox Television Film name Centennial image sized image size caption format Miniseries runtime 1256 mins. He killed off one his most appealing heroines within 100 pages of her first appearance. The lesson: young ladies should stay away from any place named Rattlesnake Bluffs. The film version is even more shocking than the prose passage. Ambitious 24-hour miniseries adapted from James Micheners saga about American manifest destiny, embodied in the lives of Colorado settlers from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Michener avoided many of the cliches associated with western novels and films. The miniseries had a very strong cast: Chamberlain, Dennis Weaver, Robert Conrad, Stephanie Zimbalist, David Janssen, Richard Crenna, William Atherton, and a shockingly young Mark Harmon. That list could go on forever, but the Curmudgeon does know his limits. Michener’s “Centennial.” The 1974 novel, a mere 900 pages in length, was one of Michener’s best and it holds up quite nicely a half-century later. One of Chamberlain’s best miniseries was the lengthy adaptation of James A. Centennial - a episode television miniseries - is based on the best-selling historical novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author. At one time, he did dominate the genre, but time marches on. At one time, a miniseries could be defined as anything with Richard Chamberlain in it, but that is not a steadfast rule. Some are worth reviving and some are better left alone to wither and perish. “Extended vacations” are a good time to catch up on classic miniseries, a television genre that never quite goes away. College of Education & Behavioral Sciences.Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness.

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