I think I heard a review of that book. It sounds interesting.

My agency tells me there's no market for American history in entertainment.

That's too bad, 'cause I'll bet something interesting could be made of "Devil In The White City."

Wait! I will talk about politics! I'm reading Ron Chernow's "Alexander Hamilton." Hamilton was such a marvel. What a cracking great story. My agency tells me there's no market for American history in entertainment.

Well darn it, that's what's wrong with America, then--that, and our failure to fully embrace the serial comma, but I probably shouldn't get that political, here.

Maybe you need to make a market, or approach PBS or one of the cable History channels. Wasn't Hamilton born out of wedlock, in the West Indies? He was a military man, a politician, an early abolitionist, a strong influence in our move to a more solid form of federal government. The supporting cast would include figures like Washington, Jefferson, Monroe, and Aaron Burr. There's even an affair and blackmail. Maybe it's time to resurrect the mini-series. Heck, the story would end with a fatal duel. How is that not great TV?

*cough* Sorry, my high school U.S. History teacher had a thing for Hamilton and Aaron Burr. They're all I can remember of his class, and as it was 20 years ago, the above is all I can remember about that. Shutting up, now.

There's even an affair and blackmail. Maybe it's time to resurrect the mini-series.

I can see it now. It can be a thirteen episode arc.

Aaron Buff

Although you'll probably have to sell it to a cable channel.

Ooops. Almost every time I type the letters B and U followed by a double consonant, I'm typing Buffy.

I can see it now. It can be a thirteen episode arc.

There ya go.

Wait! I will talk about politics! I'm reading Ron Chernow's "Alexander Hamilton." Hamilton was such a marvel. What a cracking great story. My agency tells me there's no market for American history in entertainment.

BUTBUTBUT...DUEL! You don't get much more exciting than politicians dueling. I'm waiting any day for Cheney to call out Bill Frist.

OK, that last part is just my fevered day dream.

Yeah, I was just thinking the big duel to the death is actually about as Hollywood an ending as one could hope for in a real-life story. It certainly has more dramatic potential than, say, a story explaining how Hoover was unfairly blamed for the severity of the Depression.

The downside is that if it's filmed I will never again be able to get that National Dairy Council ad out of my head.

BUTBUTBUT...DUEL! You don't get much more exciting than politicians dueling.

I just looked Hamilton up on some wiki, because the above really was all I remembered. Apparently, I'd disremembered that Burr, ironically, had averted an earlier duel between Hamilton and Monroe.

The downside is that if it's filmed I will never again be able to get that National Dairy Council ad out of my head.

The radio call-in contest with the guy who has a mouthfull of PB&J sandwich and no milk to wash it down with.

"AWWYNNNN BUUUUHHH!"

Heh. I don't recall seeing that.

My high school History teacher had this weird habit of massaging his mostly bald head. And he did it in a strange way, such that he raised his arm so that his elbow was sticking straight out. The heel of his hand was on the back of the top of his head, and his fingers were aimed forward. He did it all the time. That's mostly what I remember from U.S. history. He was a nice enough man, with a passion for his subject, and took a decent interest in his students, running some extra-curriculars, like a Jr/Sr forum, in which kids met with senior citizens to discuss both History and Current Events. But this little tic of his was so distracting, I could never quite engage in his class.

Yeah, I was just thinking the big duel to the death is actually about as Hollywood an ending as one could hope for in a real-life story.

Also, didn't Hamilton take a long time to die? That's pure GOLD for actors.