ButISawItOnTv

A Tumblr blog for the website www.butisawitontv.com. This will be focused on highlighting the historical inaccuracies in television, books, movies, and video games; essentially, pop culture. For more detailed posts, consider checking out the full site.

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Not the most accurate show in the world, but so long as it ends with a bang... Find out about the accuracy of Manhattan at butisawitontv.com!

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The Watergate Scandal was almost 45 years ago, but All The President’s Men still feels as good as new. Find out more at www.butisawitontv.com.

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Part two of the series on Bridge of Spies is about James B. Donovan and the negotiations themselves. To see it, please to go www.butisawitontv.com.

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Bridge of Spies depicted one of the most dramatic events in the Cold War- but how accurate was it? Find out at www.butisawitontv.com.

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Check out the second part of my post on Charles C. Mann’s 1491 at www.butisawitontv.com!

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Want to find yourself rooting for a plot you already know fails? Check out How Accurate Is: Valkyrie at www.butisawitontv.com! 

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Guess what, it’s our one-year anniversary! Congratulations to us!

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If you are interested in the history of the Americas before Columbus, this book should be at the top of your list. Check out my book recommendation for 1491 by Charles C. Mann at www.butisawitontv.com today!

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Interested in the Mongol and Chinese side of the story? Check it out at www.butisawitontv.com today!

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Marco! Polo! Check out the accuracy of Netflix’s Marco Polo at www.butisawitontv.com! (Spoiler: it was actually surprisingly accurate)

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Okay, so it wasn’t even remotely accurate. But it was a good movie! Check out How Accurate Is: Gladiator at www.butisawitontv.com!

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From Byzantium to the Ottomans, and from Constantinople to Istanbul: check out the fall of another empire at www.butisawitontv.com!

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Want to find more out about Rome? (Spoiler: Still not great.) Check out HAI: Rome, S1E2 at www.butisawitontv.com!

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Hello everyone! Turns out I am alive! Are you interested in the Byzantine Empire? Check out this book recommendation at www.butisawitontv.com!

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Want to know more about the accuracy of Rome, S1E1? Check out www.butisawitontv.com today!

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Interested in HBO’s Rome? Check out HAI: Rome today!

And by the way, even if you don’t check it out: Atia, the mother of Octavian, is treated very unfairly in this show. Their portrayal of her is sensationalist and cruel.

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I recently found a wonderful podcast about the history of the Byzantine Empire, check out my recommendation here!