the audience applauded

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

First, I have to say that Dorothy McGuire is somewhat miscast in this classic 1970s miniseries as Mary Jordache. She is too elegant and fine-featured to be playing a working class mother. But that doesn't stop McGuire from doing an exemplary job. She digs deep and captures the scratch-your-eyes-out nature of a woman who ruins one son to push another son ahead. I think because she doesn't look the part, she is even more shocking when she conveys the shrewish, uglier aspects of the character. Her death scene in one of the later episodes should not be missed. It's the best death scene ever played on television. McGuire was nominated for an Emmy and should have been given it on the spot.

one of series who becomes legend. for the art to define the every day life. for the convincing acting. and for a strange mixture between sentimental scenes, rage and challenges, the ambiguity of bad and good, a Nick Nolte who does more than a memorable role and Peter Strauss who seems, in too many episodes, be the master of solutions for crisis. history of a family who has many common points with each family. rebellion and love, not the best choices, lovely music, strong gestures, a bad guy and an evil one, the girl and the father, duties and searches, Jordaches as a large puzzle. after its end, it becomes little more than a good adaptation but a kind of experience. sure, it is not a real surprise. only a form of remember of the sides of life. and this kind of realism remains, after so many years, the basic ingredient of its success.

Does anyone remember the 1976 series Rich man,poor man?Irecently bought the VHS tapes and thoroughly enjoyed watching it again.However, I definitely remember little bits and pieces that were not in these tapes.I also remember Rudy avenging his brother's death (Tom) at the hands of Falconneti.Did I imagine this?To say the least,it was very disappointing to watch 12 hours of this and not see the ending which I do remember very well.Almost like reading a book all the way through and then finding out the last chapter is missing.If anybody else has noticed this.please mail me at eratony@yahoo.com Also remember Rudy saying"give me a million dollars and I'll make another million",or something to that effect.

I saw this series on TV in the 1970's and it was excellent. Great acting by Nick Nolte as the wild one and Peter Strauss as the good guy. It mystifies me that this series was never distributed on DVD or even VHS, when other not even a quarter as good series than this one, have come out on DVD or VHS. I'm positive Rich Man, Poor Man, would sell very well. Everybody would buy it.