for me and north and south ( book i and ii ) be the ultimate tv series of the 80 . just spot all those cameo appearance be highly entertaining . gene kelly and james stewart and elisabeth taylor and olivia de havilland and robert mitchum and even johny cash¡ no series have come close to this achievement . have you ever see anyone look like lincoln . dick smith prosthetics make hal holbrock powerful performance even more so . the crafted costume and the jaw drop location and everything . it clear that nowadays there be excellent and bright tv series ( desperate housewife and lose and 24 ) but north and south be and and still be and one of it kind . don not miss it . only david carradine portrayal of the ultimate villain ( you may call him just violent husband ) worths the viewing . maybe some character and situation be too stereotyped and i admit it but the positive side clearly cast a shadow over them . i be so glad that finally be available on dvd in spain .