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  1. 09-24-2007, 12:05 PM #1
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    The War (PBS)

    For anyone who has not heard or noticed, this latest 14-hour long documentary from producer Ken Burns on World War II started airing this week on PBS (here in America). I watched the first installment last night and found it to be very worthwhile. The website alone has a lot of good interviews and writings.

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  2. 09-24-2007, 01:29 PM #2
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    Thanks for reminding me. Totally forgot to program my friendly TV robot to grab these shows for me last night. Damn you, Star Wars Family Guy!
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    Re: The War (PBS)

    That Star Wars Family Guy was great too!

    I am TiVo'ing the War as we speak and will watch it in its entirety. Might even buy it later.

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    It's a good documentary, but I think there have been so many done on WWII (Victory at Sea, etc.) that's it's hard to add to or differentiate from what's been done. That said, I think Burns has done a good job so far. Plus, it's in HD. I wish they would re-release The Civil War in HD.
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    Re: The War (PBS)

    Quote Originally Posted by Rincewind View Post
    It's a good documentary, but I think there have been so many done on WWII (Victory at Sea, etc.) that's it's hard to add to or differentiate from what's been done. That said, I think Burns has done a good job so far. Plus, it's in HD. I wish they would re-release The Civil War in HD.

    My thoughts exactly Rince...I was ready for a rehash of the same campaigns and stories but have been pleasantly surprised with the first couple of episodes. Ken Burns makes good movies.

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    I watched the first part. But, anyone know when the rest comes on?

    edit: nvm
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    The war? Ha, you are not in the know. Just ask the president of Iran... that war never happened. Its as mythical as global warming.
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    Yeah does it come on again? I think i was DVR"ing everything else this week with new season of shows
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    It should be coming on most nights this week. It's something like 14 hours long, iirc.
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    I want to watch it, just so happens I've got dvr, and PBSHD.
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    Re: The War (PBS)

    Quote Originally Posted by Rincewind View Post
    It's a good documentary, but I think there have been so many done on WWII (Victory at Sea, etc.) that's it's hard to add to or differentiate from what's been done. That said, I think Burns has done a good job so far. Plus, it's in HD. I wish they would re-release The Civil War in HD.
    I agree, but Burns somewhat makes a disclaimer about this documentary in that it is focused on the soldiers (and only a few specific ones at that) in order to convey their perspectives and those close to them. In fact the documentary only follows soldiers and families from four US towns. So, it goes without saying that this documentary is quite narrow in focus - not just on the US, but on certain soldiers. To that end, I think it does an amazing job.

    It's pretty amazing what modern media can do to preserve history like this, using first hand accounts and both moving and still photographs. Doing documentary work like this in the name of preservation is so beneficial to humankind.

    I believe PBS is running a new installment of this documentary every night this week. I personally hate it when they do this. I've been DVR'ing these things and it's so much easier when you have a week to digest a program before getting the next one. With 14 hours of HD material, this is taking up about 3/4 of my available space!
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    I wonder if something like this could be done for a few AXIS soldiers who fought in the war. I bet there are some personal stories that aren't outright offensive that could be told from the German or Japanese perspective. I don't think anything like that has been done in English yet.
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    Re: The War (PBS)

    I've been watching it each night.

    I love it.
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    Re: The War (PBS)

    Quote Originally Posted by Rincewind View Post
    I wonder if something like this could be done for a few AXIS soldiers who fought in the war. I bet there are some personal stories that aren't outright offensive that could be told from the German or Japanese perspective. I don't think anything like that has been done in English yet.
    Caveat: I haven't seen it but what about Letter from Iwo Jima?
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    Re: The War (PBS)

    I loved this documentary.
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