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America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« on: April 19, 2010, 10:19:12 PM »
Starts Sunday.......six installments....looks interesting......anyone gonna watch?

America The Story of Us
Premieres Sunday April 25 at 9/8c

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/america-the-story-of-us-trailer#america-the-story-of-us-trailer

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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 11:12:14 PM »
Yes I am going to watch it. My wife and kids have set the timer to record it. I think they are more interested than I am.
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2010, 07:33:22 AM »
wonder if this is based in part on the book, The History of the American People  which I'm wading through?
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2010, 08:35:41 AM »
My DVR is set, looks to be done well.

I'll give it a look see.
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2010, 01:07:51 PM »
Most HC stuff is pretty good, unless they get all greenie/environmental on you. I plan to watch it and enjoy it if it is as good as the promos seem to indicate.
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2010, 01:19:01 PM »
Most HC stuff is pretty good, unless they get all greenie/environmental on you. I plan to watch it and enjoy it if it is as good as the promos seem to indicate.

+1

I can say they tend to be more accurate/balance than school textbooks even when they go green.  They are the new PBS (which is now Pravda BS)
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2010, 08:26:12 PM »
Watching it now, so-so at the moment. Very glossy, light touch on subjects, ran through to the Rpre-Revolution days in less than 20 minutes. Focus on Jamestown and Boston. What, no Maryland? No Pennsylvania? South Carolina?

And WTF are they doing with that racist a$$hole and noted beer swilling dipstick Henry Louis Gates Jr. as one of the talking heads?
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2010, 09:18:52 PM »
i watched about 10 minutes of it...... now watching Beer for My Horses, at the part where Nugent shoots the guy in the ass.

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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 09:42:36 PM »
It's ok.  Some stuff I didn't know.

But the  real shocker.  The colonists had privately purchased firearms.   ;D

While what comrade President said to preface the show is accurate, BUT it's disgusting to think he doesn't believe a sylable out of his  mouth.

The spy network that was in NY was pretty interesting
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Re: America: The Story of Us - Premieres Sunday April 25
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2010, 11:13:55 PM »
Watching it now, so-so at the moment. Very glossy, light touch on subjects, ran through to the Rpre-Revolution days in less than 20 minutes. Focus on Jamestown and Boston. What, no Maryland? No Pennsylvania? South Carolina?

And WTF are they doing with that racist a$$hole and noted beer swilling dipstick Henry Louis Gates Jr. as one of the talking heads?

My take so far as well.....for a 6-episode arc at 2 hours each, they could delve a little more deeply into some of the subjects.

The HC has done pretty well at keeping things balanced in the past, I really hope this doesn't turn into a spin on certain historical facts. I'll tune in again next week and see how it starts to pan out.
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