kevastaclhart We just finished watching this series on Netflix. I must say that I found this to be very well written and very well acted. It was nice to be able to watch a series that makes you want to see the next episode. Hell on Wheels isn't just a western and regardless of how accurate it may or may not be to actual history it gives you a look into the past and the sense of what life was like during that time in U.S. history.I would highly recommend Hell on wheels to all viewers however there are a few graphic scenes throughout.

coolduedindia If you like watching shows that show old american times, then this is the one. This is a show which has a determined boss (corrupted with great vision vision), a hard headed foreman, drama, truth, fights,success, happiness, sadness.I would suggest you to watch the whole show and wait for the last episode, then you will feel what Bohanon felt like when the rail road work was over

Pam Jones Anson/Cullen, Phenomenal Actor... The Directors/Producers /Actors/Actresses & All who worked on & Created this Masterpiece Deserve Academy Awards...I have Netflix... and Became Addicted to This Civil War/ Railroad Piece (53) Episode Cowboy/ Indian Saga 2011-2016.I started Watching February 2017- March 2017.I Usually am not one for this type Genre But... Once I Started WatchingI Binged watched it all the way to the End...Leaving me wanting More...A + In My Book It's a great Show for Younger People to see what American History was Like in the 1800's.I fell in Love with The Character "Cullen Bohanon" I've always had a thing about The 1800's anyway But the Victorian Side of it! Well Done!

smpl_mn The story of a man's man, construction of a railroad connecting the US, East to West. Cullen Bohannon, an 1800's confederate soldier in a new world. What's he good at? Building railroads, fighting with a gun and without, doing what's right for the time as he sees it. He's a torn hero, but a true hero nonetheless. His compassion for people that he sees as true friends is enormous. You want him on your side. Anson Mount knocks this part out of the park. The series centers around him.There were many outstanding characters in the show. Thomas Durant (Union Pacific RR), Collis Huntington (Central Pacific RR), and John Campbell, the first governor of the Wyoming Territory. The character of Eva was wonderfully portrayed. A girl captured and imprisoned by Indians in early youth that seemed to accept her fate with unbelievable strength. The role of Eva is loosely based on the true story of Olive Oatman, similarly captured by Indians, who lived with different tribes for many years before her return. Psalms and Elam Ferguson, both friends to Bohannon, were tough workers and leaders. The list could go on and on, great acting in parts of characters that weren't altogether likable or admirable, but outstanding portrayals no doubt.The story is a series based on a truly historical event. Building of the transcontinental railroad has in some documentaries been characterized as an achievement not unlike putting a man on the moon.For brevity, I'll stop there...I hope you enjoy the show and the spoilers herein will not take away from anything! The story is complex, gritty and exciting...a western applicable to the time.What would I have changed and why don't I give it a 10? Writing, though A grade fantastic, could have focused on some different issues. At times the writers expanded what could have been in one episode into two or three. Too much exposure to "the swede"...got so tired of seeing this despicable character. After they established his presence and effect, they could have had fewer episodes with him in it. Maybe it's about format and time-slotting, but I would have liked to have seen more two hour episodes. In so many cases I felt cut short when the show ended in 45 minutes of actual air time.