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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 18, 2020 20:16:03 GMT
I'm not going to list all of them. If you have a favorite one not on here, go for it. I watched the National Parks one today. Great. Makes me want to go back and revisit some.
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The Civil War
Baseball
Jazz
The War
National Parks: America's Best Idea
Prohibition
The Dust Bowl
The Roosevelts
Vietnam
Country Music
Standalone
Brooklyn Bridge
Statue of Liberty
Huey Long
The Congress
Thomas Hart Benton
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Lewis & Clark
Mark Twain
Frank Lloyd Wright
The Central Park Five
Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit
Jackie Robinson
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Post by Sneelock on Jul 19, 2020 0:16:46 GMT
Civil War has gotta be A Number One. One of the best TV Shows of all time.
Jazz is damned good (except he might have interviewed someone who actually LIKES Free Jazz)
Others I’ve seen are top notch. Haven’t seen National Parks or Prohibition.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Jul 19, 2020 18:31:11 GMT
Civil War
Vietnam
He should probably do one on Nixon, as he haunts our current times and some of the players are still alive.
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Post by Sneelock on Jul 20, 2020 15:48:55 GMT
yeah, Vietnam was outstanding. I have a kvetch though (like the Free Jazz Gripe)
he sure sort of slipped the Gulf of Tonkin resolution under the rug, don't you think?
I know it's silly to complain about something that is done so exceedingly well but this was a sore point for me in an otherwise outstanding program.
it's almost like he didn't want to embarrass anybody or something.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 20, 2020 17:44:47 GMT
Civil War
Baseball
Vietnam
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 20, 2020 17:45:53 GMT
I was going to rewatch Civil War, but it's $6.99 to rent one episode.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Jul 20, 2020 19:45:49 GMT
it's almost like he didn't want to embarrass anybody or something. I think that is the crux of it there, but there were so many lies, and dense untanglings, it covered a lot of ground. You can't bruise those you need for the long haul. They would leave. All the contributions seemed to be adding up to some reconciliation for those that cared. Thought the Civil War and Viet Nam docs were profound enough to be required watching, to be the only things available on all channels and formats for their duration. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2020 21:44:56 GMT
Would have to think about it a bit , but I reckon the best, or at least my favourite, that he and his team have done is National Parks.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Jul 24, 2020 20:08:24 GMT
Reminds me that I have to see more of them.
The Baseball one is absolutely marvelous - introduced me to some great folks like Doris Kearns Goodwin and Gerald Early, in addition to allowing me to spend time learning more about Buck O'Neil. He tells a pretty well-rounded story.
Must confess I've seen no others in their entirety, though I've seen bits and pieces of the jazz one (mostly great, though it's a bit stodgy as far as what's presented as the "important" stuff), the country one (another where I assume it's filtered through his experience, so I presume there are again important omissions, and The Civil War (seems like the best and most suited to his style, at least so far).
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