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Post by roly on Mar 29, 2024 23:58:09 GMT -5
Watching his first documentary.
The Brooklyn Bridge.
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Post by roly on Mar 30, 2024 0:49:37 GMT -5
I don't post a lot these days because I figure what I post is of little interest to the members here.
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jtheissen
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Montana lurker, mostly🎸
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Post by jtheissen on Mar 30, 2024 1:13:04 GMT -5
His baseball documentary was superb.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Mar 30, 2024 4:13:28 GMT -5
Watching his first documentary. The Brooklyn Bridge. That 2as built by a father son duo from my home town. "Country Music" is his best documentary |
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Post by gato on Mar 30, 2024 6:11:43 GMT -5
I was so impressed with his Civil War documentary, that I bought the DVD set.
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Post by Leftee on Mar 30, 2024 6:39:04 GMT -5
I’ve watched several over the years. Big fan!
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Post by Vibroluxer on Mar 30, 2024 7:47:14 GMT -5
Add to my list"Baseball" and "Jazz". I'm not s huge jazz fan but I really liked this.
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Post by Leftee on Mar 30, 2024 10:05:12 GMT -5
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Post by Taildragger on Mar 30, 2024 10:08:34 GMT -5
I've mostly seen the Civil War stuff, which was really good. I should check the one on Brooklyn Bridge, since I did walk across it once: will never forget all the padlocks.
Thanks for the tip, Roly: I didn't even know he'd made that one. I read up on the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge awhile back. That was a real technological challenge in the 1930s, what with the tides that race through that narrow opening and all. |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Mar 30, 2024 10:13:57 GMT -5
I don't post a lot these days because I figure what I post is of little interest to the members here. Well hey now, you gotta give most of us a chance to wake up😁 I mostly enjoyed KB's Country Music doc. |
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Post by ninworks on Mar 30, 2024 10:49:38 GMT -5
I have watched most if not all of his documentaries and enjoyed every one. Sometimes there are some semi-obvious political views in his stuff but I can overlook it because the historical content is done so well. He knows how to keep it interesting.
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Post by Leftee on Mar 30, 2024 10:52:00 GMT -5
“The War” was a fave.
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 30, 2024 12:47:49 GMT -5
I don't post a lot these days because I figure what I post is of little interest to the members here. Post anyway. Amuse yourself. 95%+ of my posts go over like a lead balloon, always will. |
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Post by Leftee on Mar 30, 2024 12:49:11 GMT -5
I’m the king of the sinking thread. 👑
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Post by rickyguitar on Mar 30, 2024 13:11:56 GMT -5
I don't post a lot these days because I figure what I post is of little interest to the members here. I sincerely doubt any of you will catch me. |
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Mar 30, 2024 13:29:20 GMT -5
A bit of a tangent, but a favorite episode of Community is when the parodied a Ken Burns documentary. There is a campus pillow vs. blanket fight, and it is told historically, with a narrator, and fiddle music with voice overs reading text messages. It ends with a pledge drive, too.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Mar 30, 2024 14:23:03 GMT -5
I've found KB's documentaries engaging, but IMO he often attempts too hard to distance himself from romanticizing the subject. The way he juxtaposes adjacent history often becomes more "commentary" than documentary.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Mar 31, 2024 18:03:06 GMT -5
I watched Civil War for free on PBS and really liked it. I would like to watch Country Music, but can’t find any place to watch it without paying for it.
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Post by windmill on Mar 31, 2024 19:12:15 GMT -5
Generally like the documentaries, mainly because I didnt know much about the early history of the subject.
Seen
Civil War
Jazz
Country Music
And parts of Baseball
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 31, 2024 19:34:53 GMT -5
I've tried, but not impressed.
But I'm very familiar with history and primary sources.
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Post by HeavyDuty on Apr 1, 2024 19:37:28 GMT -5
His restaurant is amazing, too.
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Ragpicker
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I'm playing it in a different key
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Post by Ragpicker on Apr 1, 2024 20:48:12 GMT -5
I required my young son to watch the Civil War series when he was studying it in Jr. High school. Seemed a reasonable counter viewpoint from what is tought now.
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