PBS has done it again with another reality show set in 1628. Anyone catch the premiere last night? There are four houses:
Wyers (Governors) - Texan baptists: husband, wife, two daughters and a son. Plus their servants Paul and Julia. This family drove me nuts with all their God-talk.
Heinz (Lay preacher) - CA professors: husband and wife (who look like Bilbo and a Swedish amazon swear to God…) Plus their servant Jonathon. I want to be this couple when I grow up. So smart, cute and funny…
Voorhees - husband, wife and son. Plus the only female non-servant, Amy. I really wanted to like this family but the wife’s moodiness made it tough.
Freemen - three guys. A shack o’ hotties who can’t cook.
The interaction between the colonists and Indians was pretty interesting and probably pretty darn accurate. Initial fear and alarm, then the only “half-breed” in the colony makes nice. The Wyers took the fear and alarm to extremes though, IMHO. I can’t wait to see how the maize crop looks.