Influence
Amerika did not appear to have affected public opinion either of Communism or of the former Soviet Union. Because of its merely average ratings performance, however, Amerika brought an unofficial end to the "epic" miniseries featured on American television in the 1970s and 1980s. Later productions were generally much shorter in length, with the notable exception of the 30-hour War and Remembrance the following year.
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“I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free government, the ever favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.”
—George Washington (1732–1799)
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