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Wyatt Earp must have had bad eyesight


One of those new sudo historical shows. it was ok, lots of things I have never herd of before, I never knew that Jessie James tried to hire Billy the Kid (not sure about that) One glaring mistake that made me laugh, Wyatt Earp is investigating a stage couch robbery, he opens up the shot gun breach and states "They never got a shot off" yet the cartridges have dents in the percussion caps showing that yes they have been fired. in another scene Wyatt is walking down a street they cut to some stock footage of a street scene with two guys riding into town with their backs facing you (I recognize those guys its Brisco County Jr and Lord Bowler) love spotting stuff like that

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The meeting between Jesse James and Billy the Kid is a myth the miniseries tried passing off as fact. Billy never committed a verified holdup in his life, and it's unlikely Jesse would have traveled to New Mexico in an attempt to recruit a new gangmember.

The series had more than a few inaccuracies and inventions.

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