Angels In America is by far the WORST television series of 2003!

Okay, I rented this series and I am only into the first 15 minutes of Part 2, but seeing this thread I had to read what kind of BS was on parade. First of all, I am 17 and was not around during the 80s like most commenting here were. I don't think anyone who was under 13 during the 80s has any real "clout," as Roy would say, on this thread regarding "how things were" politically and sexually during the 80s. I can however comment on the movie itself. I agree, where the heck was there any political attacks against Clinton or the proof regarding the first poster's allegations? And on the subject of the acting, it's blasphemous to say the acting was bad. Given the context of the movie series and what these people had to convince themselves of, of course it was good acting. I'll say some bits were a bit "much", such as Al Pacino as Roy, but Al Pacino is a bit much. However, when you see how he is while others are speaking or when he must underplay the role, he is brilliant. Meryl Streep is Meryl Streep, brilliant as always, and funny. Emma Thompson is always wonderful, and I quite enjoy her as the nurse and the homeless woman. The angel is, a bit much, too. But still, I haven't seen all of the angel scenes, so i can only comment on Part 1. I think Mary Louise Parker plays a very good woman-with-emotional-problems. I like how she is living in the freezer right now. Belize the Nurse, Prior's pal, is one of my favorites and I love his exchange with Roy on Roy's first night in the hospital. Prior is amazing and reminds me of a better-looking Jack from Will and Grace in his fearless attitude. I also enjoyed seeing "Dumbledore" doing a Metratron (Alan Rickman from Dogma) impression.

I understand much of Part 1, but wonder what exactly the Antarctica scenes are meant to be with MLP. So much of the movie is realistic, then suddenly giant Bibles are erupting through the floor for Prior. For me, it keeps me entertained. Otherwise, I might feel bogged down. For me, the miniseries is brilliant in that way that The Pianist or Schindler's List or Passion of the Christ was: you don't watch it again. You don't pop in Passion of the Christ for Easter or Christmas. You watch it once and that's good enogh. For me, Angels In America is a very brilliant movie with wonderful acting that is powerful and has something to say about America, but is not some excellent movie that one wants to watch every other week. Personally, I preferred Something the Lord Made with Alan Rickman and Mos Def. I thought that it had a lot more to say and also, because of their acting, was a lot more entertaining and because they stood alone as the two actors of the movies deserving awards, they shined. I would agree that there is too much talent in AiA and that Alan Rickman by far outshined Al Pacino, and that Pacino only won the major awards because he is a bigger name and played a role he has never done before and it shocked everyone. When he was asking voters to "Say hello to my little friend," he was referring to his life partner, a far cry from The Godfather or Scent of A Woman.