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The focal point of the saga is a budding [[Heterosexual Life Partners|bromance]] between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania. The two become best friends while attending [[Military Academy|West Point]], but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the war. The slave-owning Mains are [[Deep South|rural gentleman planters]] while the big-city Hazards are heavy in industry, their differences reflecting the social divisions that eventually led to the Civil War.
The focal point of the saga is a budding [[Heterosexual Life Partners|bromance]] between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania. The two become best friends while attending [[Military Academy|West Point]], but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the war. The slave-owning Mains are [[Deep South|rural gentleman planters]] while the big-city Hazards are heavy in industry, their differences reflecting the social divisions that eventually led to the Civil War.


The books were adapted into a TV [[Miniseries]] starring [[Patrick Swayze]] and James Read. Clocking in at 1212 minutes, the series aired on [[ABC]] between 1985-94. In addition to being a [[Star-Making Role]] for Swayze, a number of then-unknown actors ([[Ghost Dog|Forest Whitaker]] and [[Star Trek the Next Generation|Jonathan Frakes]], to name a few) also saw their careers get a boost.
The books were adapted into a TV [[Miniseries]] starring [[Patrick Swayze]] and James Read. Clocking in at 1212 minutes, the series aired on [[ABC]] between 1985-94. In addition to being a [[Star-Making Role]] for Swayze, a number of then-unknown actors ([[Ghost Dog|Forest Whitaker]] and [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Jonathan Frakes]], to name a few) also saw their careers get a boost.


Not to be confused with the Elizabeth Gaskell novel and miniseries [[North and South|of the same name]]
Not to be confused with the Elizabeth Gaskell novel and miniseries [[North and South|of the same name]]
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* [[The Alcatraz]]: The infamous [[wikipedia:Libby Prison|Libby Prison]].
* [[The Alcatraz]]: The infamous [[wikipedia:Libby Prison|Libby Prison]].
* [[All-Star Cast]]: The miniseries seems hell-bent on out-sizing every 'All-Star Cast' to come before. (Hence [[WTH Casting Agency|Wayne Newton]] as an evil prison warden).
* [[All-Star Cast]]: The miniseries seems hell-bent on out-sizing every 'All-Star Cast' to come before. (Hence [[WTH? Casting Agency|Wayne Newton]] as an evil prison warden).
* [[An Arm and A Leg]]: In the novels, Orry's arm is amputated following a skirmish. Fangirls don't go for [[Walking Shirtless Scene|that sort of thing]], so Orry instead sees his leg permanently wounded in the minseries.
* [[An Arm and a Leg]]: In the novels, Orry's arm is amputated following a skirmish. Fangirls don't go for [[Walking Shirtless Scene|that sort of thing]], so Orry instead sees his leg permanently wounded in the minseries.
** John Jakes fought this for a while, but was ultimately convinced that Orry losing an arm would constantly take viewers out of the story, as they'd spend every scene trying to spot how Patrick Swayze was hiding his arm.
** John Jakes fought this for a while, but was ultimately convinced that Orry losing an arm would constantly take viewers out of the story, as they'd spend every scene trying to spot how Patrick Swayze was hiding his arm.
* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]
* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]
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* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Madeline's unpleasant marriage to Justin.
* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Madeline's unpleasant marriage to Justin.
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Elkanah Bent is first introduced as this. As punishment for a perceived slight, he puts Orry though an series of torturous exercises.
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Elkanah Bent is first introduced as this. As punishment for a perceived slight, he puts Orry though an series of torturous exercises.
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: {{spoiler|Orry}} is killed off at the beginning of ''Heaven and Hell''. Through creative use of [[Stock Footage|Archive Footage]], {{spoiler|Swayze}} walks through a doorway to be replaced by a stand-in, who (silently) bites the dust when Bent stabs him from behind.
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: {{spoiler|Orry}} is killed off at the beginning of ''Heaven and Hell''. Through creative use of [[Stock Footage|Archive Footage]], {{spoiler|Swayze}} walks through a doorway to be replaced by a stand-in, who (silently) bites the dust when Bent stabs him from behind.
* [[Duel to The Death]]: Orry schools Charles in the finer arts of dueling prior to facing off against a aristocrat.
* [[Duel to the Death]]: Orry schools Charles in the finer arts of dueling prior to facing off against a aristocrat.
** Another time, some of the Southern villains maneuver one of the Northern characters into a pistol duel with a sabotaged gun so they can murder him legally. Fortunately, the more sympathetic southerners learn what is going on and charge in to stop it.
** Another time, some of the Southern villains maneuver one of the Northern characters into a pistol duel with a sabotaged gun so they can murder him legally. Fortunately, the more sympathetic southerners learn what is going on and charge in to stop it.
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: In the miniseries, young Ashton is first seen breaking a toy rather than letting her sister have it.
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: In the miniseries, young Ashton is first seen breaking a toy rather than letting her sister have it.
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* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: It's a twofer: [[Johnny Cash]] (!) gets a scene as renegade abolitionist John Brown. [[Jimmy Stewart]] appears in the second miniseries as attorney Miles Corbert. ..Alright, technically he gets two scenes, but still.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: It's a twofer: [[Johnny Cash]] (!) gets a scene as renegade abolitionist John Brown. [[Jimmy Stewart]] appears in the second miniseries as attorney Miles Corbert. ..Alright, technically he gets two scenes, but still.
** [[Star Wars|Billy D. Williams]] as a black rights union leader in part three.
** [[Star Wars|Billy D. Williams]] as a black rights union leader in part three.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: The part of Billy Hazard was also recast for the second miniseries. The actor playing Charles Main was recast for [[Early Edition (TV)|Kyle Chandler]] in the third miniseries.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: The part of Billy Hazard was also recast for the second miniseries. The actor playing Charles Main was recast for [[Early Edition|Kyle Chandler]] in the third miniseries.
** Finally, the part of Isabel is played by a total of three actresses.
** Finally, the part of Isabel is played by a total of three actresses.
* [[Politically-Correct History]]
* [[Politically-Correct History]]
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* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]: Ashton's plans [[Incredibly Lame Pun|go up in smoke]] when she evicts Madeline from Mont Royal, only to discover that {{spoiler|the house has long been burned down. She is then led away by her now-husband, signaling her (apparent) reformation}}.
* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]: Ashton's plans [[Incredibly Lame Pun|go up in smoke]] when she evicts Madeline from Mont Royal, only to discover that {{spoiler|the house has long been burned down. She is then led away by her now-husband, signaling her (apparent) reformation}}.
* [[Wanted Poster]]
* [[Wanted Poster]]
* [[War for Fun And Profit]]
* [[War for Fun and Profit]]
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: Virgilia befriends and eventually marries a freed slave named Grady.
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: Virgilia befriends and eventually marries a freed slave named Grady.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: After Billy Hazard leaves Ashton for her sister, Ashton conspires with a criminal to have him murdered.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: After Billy Hazard leaves Ashton for her sister, Ashton conspires with a criminal to have him murdered.
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