The private dining room at Time Out Pizzeria on Central Avenue is filling up with community members prepared to watch the premiere of Manhattan this evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The main dining area also is filling up for the big event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Heather McClenahan, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society reminds the crowd that the producers have said repeatedly of this series, ‘This is fiction.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
Tonight starts the television series premiere of “Manhattan” on WGN America and riht now the Los Alamos Historical Society and Time Out Pizzeria (Los Alamos branch on Central Avenue) are hosting a viewing party and discussion group for the premiere and each of the season’s 13 episodes. Tonight’s premier is 7 p.m., and subsequent episodes will air 8 p.m. Sundays.
According to WGN, “Manhattan” is about “brilliant but flawed scientists” who lived in Los Alamos during World War II and were racing to build the world’s first atomic bomb. The characters are fictional, and the drama focuses on family life, such as what was it like for wives not knowing about their husbands’ work.
The writers and producers of “Manhattan” have noted that the show is fiction but based in the time period of the Manhattan Project. Because of the crossover between history and fiction, Los Alamos Historical Society staff will be on hand for a post-show discussion each week to talk about things that really happened, things that could have happened, and things that are completely made up.
“While we are excited about a television show based during the Manhattan Project, we know people will have questions about what is historically accurate and what isn’t,” said Heather McClenahan, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society. “We hope to provide resources to the community to help us all understand the times better.”
For more information, call the museum offices at 505.662.6272 or visit the website:https:////www.losalamoshistory.org/.