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The Kennedys (miniseries) there is no mention of Joseph and Rose Kennedy's other children, including the future Senator Ted Kennedy and Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, and that it feels as though you are watching "through the prism of the "Fringe" universe". Perigard found it to be "an absorbing, addictive drama, with some authentic performances" but not history. Alessandra Stanley of "The New York Times" wrote a joint review of "The Kennedys" and of "The Borgias", which premiered the same day. In addressing the circumstances of the premiere she wrote, "There is something wonderfully Kennedyesque about a backroom campaign to discredit a series