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TV: The War

AmorRoark

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I hope I'm not the only one watching this! Its been amazing thus far, which really isn't surprising considering it's Ken Burns.

'The War' is television at its most profound
Ken Burns's PBS epic about World War II is both timely and timeless.
By Gloria Goodale

Ken Burns is back with "The War" (PBS Sept. 23, 8 p.m.), a film that could well be to this Iraq war-weary generation what "Roots" was for its time. That is, television that asks the right questions in the right moment (Can war be good? Is it ever necessary?) and rises to become a cultural landmark for future generations.

This seven-part documentary traces America's journey from insular, provincial state to world superpower, as told from a distinctly American perspective. All the trademark Burns touches are here: newly unearthed, and in many cases stunningly graphic; films and photos, personal reminiscences; haunting music. But there are no experts – only veterans and their families from four compass-point towns: Sacramento, Calif.; Mobile, Ala.; Luverne, Minn.; and Waterbury, Conn. Soldiers, families, and sweethearts retell wartime tales with fresh tears and the perspective of decades. (The series weaves in African-Americans and Japanese Americans, and an early omission of Hispanics and native Americans is redressed with 30 minutes of interviews.) But these are not merely memories of those lost in battle, barbaric behavior, or bodies and minds destroyed for life. They are the many small moments that led a country to transcend itself in ways that changed it – and the world – forever. Grade: A

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0921/p12s02-altv.html
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http://www.pbs.org/thewar/

I always love it when (legitimate and accurate) historical pieces make their way into the proverbial eyes of the nation. Please, please see this! :) <3
 
I was so thrilled when I heard press about this, thinking "The War" was "The Great War".

World War Two is good, and the interviews I've seen with Burns have sold me on it, but come on, where's the love for WWI?
 
surprisingly (because im a wwII enthusiast), i didnt even realize this was on until today when a friend of mine from work (who is ALSO a HUGE wwII enthusiast) told me about it. ken burns does some great work and i look forward to seeing this, but i dont want to start it in the middle.
 
oh and btw, atlas... though i dont know nearly as much about wwI as i do wwII... i REALLY enjoy everything ive seen and read about wwI. one of my favorite things about the war (as for reading material) is about the christmas truce and the goings on of that day... the trading of gifts and food, the meetings up in no-man's land, the soccer/football game, etc. unbelievably interesting to think these men went from killing each other, to celebrate christmas together, to killing each other. its kind of eerie when you think about it.
 
atlas said:
I was so thrilled when I heard press about this, thinking "The War" was "The Great War".

World War Two is good, and the interviews I've seen with Burns have sold me on it, but come on, where's the love for WWI?
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You know *I* appreciate WWI!
 
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