Tetrady not as good as all the hype

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

dfkps From beginning to end I thought Taylor Kitsch gave the performance of his career. I cannot imagine anyone else pulling the character off as well as he did. The casting director deserves as much praise as the actors and script. Each actor played their part with such devotion to telling the story. Well done-Top Notch Entertainment . I was glued to the TV in the real life event and glued to each series episode as if it was happening all over again. Amazing detail to the history of the event

David Silbergeld Fox News could not have created a more biased, propagandist, untruthful presentation than this. The major flaws of the ATF and FBI in this tragic event are widely known, as are some of the controversies including the dispute of where the first shots came from. But somehow in the first two episodes of plot development and buildup prior to the raid and subsequent standoff, an unbiased viewer would come away thinking David Koresh is a pretty good guy, and even that this cult is a welcoming and happy place. The failure of these two episodes to even suggest the rape of girls as young as 11, or the fear-filled environment that features regular physical abuse of children with paddles or neglect including denying children food for days on end - all of which is well documented, including even by the psychiatrist who assessed these children in the months after the disaster - is sinfully offensive to truth and reality.If you want to watch this show, with admittedly strong acting, do the world a favor and research the actual events and people involved first. Otherwise this is actually well enough done theatrically that it would dangerously warp your views of history. Nazi germany made propagandist pieces like this. If I could rank this with negative stars I would, not for lack of quality drama or theatrics, but for its absolute assault on the truth. The makers of this series should be ashamed.

neener3707 So I know I'm writing this a month after the show ended, but I just finished it, going into it seeing no trailers or clips, and I have to say, I was completely and utterly absorbed by this series, that kept me captivated from the first second to the last second. The story is so immensely deep and fascinating that I binged the show, finishing it in 2 days, I just couldn't stop watching this amazing tale of family, duty, and complete and utter screw-ups. First and foremost, the acting is superb in every way. Taylor Kitsch's performance as David Koresh is completely spell-binding and captivating, creating this sort of mesmerizing performance that I can only imagine was very similar to the way people were influenced by the real Koresh. Micheal Shannon as the lead FBI negotiator is another infinitely compelling character, a career driven man who believes he can effectively talk down the Branch Davidians, but can't due to seemingly insurmountable odds. Every one else is also so good, a fantastic cast that creates a unique world.The story is also extremely accurate, from the Branch Davidian's compound, to David Koresh's teachings, down to even the terrible noises the blasted at the group all day and night. The accuracy provides an interesting duality, on one hand you feel for both the Branch Davidians and the FBI, but at the same time you see what is inherently negative with each groups, perfectly portraying the situation as one where both sides made some seriously bad decisions and messed up. Thankfully the series didn't delve too deep into conspiracy theories, but it did blatantly show the mistakes that were made, painting a picture of the perfect storm that ended in tragedy. I thought it was interesting that the series begins with Ruby Ridge, kind of a foreshadowing of what was to come, mostly because the same FBI people are involved in both cases. And I'm also kind of glad they left Timothy McVeigh out of te story, that could have been in bad taste,Anyway, all in all it was a truly amazing series, I highly recommend it,

John M Joseph I must admit, I knew very a little about this Waco incident before seeing this. This story really points to the ATF and FBI really being the bad guys well more bullies than bad guys. I dunno how much is true but it certainly seems that way based on this portrayal. I was hooked from the start, The acting is amazing and so it the screen play. There are 6 episodes all an hour each and the felt like 5 mins each. I would recommend this mini-series to anyone.