I'm so glad everyone else was underwhelmed, too. I don't have cable. The quality of my reception fluctuates with the weather. Last night it was so bad, it was annoying to watch. In fact, until I read all the messages on the Forum, I had no idea that man was Peter Ustinov. It seemed to have so little to do with Twain that I turned it off. Instead I read one of the three volumes about Twain my husband gave me for my birthday last week. (The man knows what I like. He even paid attention to all the hints I've been dropping for the past six months.) When part 2 is on, I'll see if the reception is any better, but I just may pass. I agree with another writer, Michael Palin would have done a great job. C.J. Peiffer