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Rank your favorite Ken Burns docs
Posted on 3/16/18 at 3:54 am
Posted on 3/16/18 at 3:54 am
Been watching a bunch lately, they're great to fall asleep to. While also some of the best historical documentaries in the game, imo
1. Civil War (the undisputed champio)
2. Baseball
3. Vietnam
4. Dust Bowl
5. Roosevelts (would be higher if it just covered Teddy, not FDR or Eloleanor)
1. Civil War (the undisputed champio)
2. Baseball
3. Vietnam
4. Dust Bowl
5. Roosevelts (would be higher if it just covered Teddy, not FDR or Eloleanor)
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Posted on 3/16/18 at 6:58 am to danman6336
Civil War will always be #1
Really? I thought including FDR and Eleanor elevated the doc in a HUGE way. Same last names but different experiences.
quote:
5. Roosevelts (would be higher if it just covered Teddy, not FDR or Eloleanor)
Really? I thought including FDR and Eleanor elevated the doc in a HUGE way. Same last names but different experiences.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 7:25 am to GetCocky11
The West is pretty solid. It's on Netflix. It's about Americans settling the west and Indians.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 7:32 am to Ham Solo
National Parks: America's Best Idea is another great one.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 7:59 am to danman6336
Baseball
Baseball Pt 2
Baseball Pt 2
Posted on 3/16/18 at 11:00 am to BCMCubs
The Civil War
The West
The War
Baseball
The West
The War
Baseball
Posted on 3/16/18 at 11:04 am to danman6336
I've been burning through his lesser docs lately.
I highly recommend his Jack Johnson two-parter. Mark Twain was good too.
Re-watching the Roosevelts right now.
I highly recommend his Jack Johnson two-parter. Mark Twain was good too.
Re-watching the Roosevelts right now.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 11:05 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
I've been burning through his lesser docs lately.
I like his Huey Long documentary.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 11:08 am to danman6336
quote:Baseball is an embarrassment for how it wrongly portrayed Ty Cobb
2. Baseball
Posted on 3/16/18 at 11:26 am to danman6336
What's the best way to watch these? I tried the PBS app on my FireTV and was unsuccessful.
Do I have to just buy them digitally via Amazon?
Do I have to just buy them digitally via Amazon?
Posted on 3/16/18 at 11:34 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:
Do I have to just buy them digitally via Amazon?
Netflix has some like Civil War, WW2, The West, The Roosevelts, and Prohibition.
Amazon Prime has some of his older, shorter docus from the 80s, like Huey Long. Prime also has National Parks, Baseball, The Dust Bowl, and Jazz.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 11:36 am to HoopyD
quote:
The Civil War
The West
The War
Baseball
Posted on 3/16/18 at 3:51 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:The Jack Johnson one was awesome. My favorite of those shorter "American Lives" docs are those two and the Frank Lloyd Wright one.
I highly recommend his Jack Johnson two-parter. Mark Twain was good too.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 4:30 pm to danman6336
1. National Parks - America's Best Idea (thought that was just sublime and extremely interesting/informative) - plus I love the National Parks.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 4:32 pm to danman6336
1. Jazz
2. Civil War
3. National Parks
4. The War
5. Vietnam
6. Prohibition
7. The West
2. Civil War
3. National Parks
4. The War
5. Vietnam
6. Prohibition
7. The West
This post was edited on 3/16/18 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 3/16/18 at 4:45 pm to danman6336
Jazz easily.
Maybe I'm biased because I worked for 15 years in the French Quarter, but I was fascinated over it's humble origins, its viral spread across the world, its reign as sonic king for decades until RnR arrived, then to watch its evolution from dance joints to subdued lounges.
Maybe I'm biased because I worked for 15 years in the French Quarter, but I was fascinated over it's humble origins, its viral spread across the world, its reign as sonic king for decades until RnR arrived, then to watch its evolution from dance joints to subdued lounges.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 5:22 pm to LSUFreek
his brother's NEW YORK documentary series is just as good or better than any of Ken's
Posted on 3/16/18 at 5:37 pm to danman6336
If you have a drinking game where you take a shot every time he invokes white guilt you will get very drunk very quick.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 5:44 pm to gthog61
quote:lol
If you have a drinking game where you take a shot every time he invokes white guilt you will get very drunk very quick.
The Baseball doc is pretty awesome, but he literally only discusses 2 things the whole time: 1) New York City 2) black people
With a spare 5 minutes here and there of "oh yeah and like the Cardinals were good". And back to New York and black people.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 6:00 pm to JW
quote:
his brother's NEW YORK documentary series is just as good or better than any of Ken's
This is great too.
Probably the only Ken Burns doc I didn't like was Prohibition. Felt weak.
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