I completely agree about this travesty of history. I have to admit that I started watching it with an already skeptical mind-set...after all ABC is a Disney owned corporation and Disney is not known for accurately portraying history, but they really have gone off the rails here and each episode seems to stray farther and farther from known facts. All I can do is roll my eyes, shake my head and point out to my sister all the inaccuracies - which I have to say is kinda fun.
The one thing I will say for this show is that the acting, sets, camera work and cinematography are very good so as far as a visual feast goes it's enjoyable to watch and I'll stick it out to the end.
I hadn't heard about the HBO/BBC extravaganza till I stumbled on this awesome website but I'll definately be among those waiting to lay eyes on it!