by ss_shopgirl
Ken Burns posing next to The War poster
If you’re like me and feel the need to balance your time between frivolous (yet necessary) online shopping with hard-hitting, substantive entertainment like attending art shows and watching documentaries, you’re in luck!
Ken Burns, the documentarian who churned out many a popular PBS mini-series like The Civil War, Baseball, and Jazz, just released a brand new documentary about World War II simply titled, The War.
The series premiered last night on PBS and drew an estimated 18.7 million viewers during the 8-10:30 pm time slot and will air for a total of 7 episodes, on various days until October.
What’s great about this version is that The Ken (which I believe he now deserves to adopt as a moniker) focuses on the actual veterans – not academics or generals in The War.
Perfect for refreshing your history knowledge and becoming an overall more upright individual – or having something worthwhile to talk about at the next dinner party you attend!
Check your local PBS station listings for dates and times, then write and let us know what you think!
1 response so far ↓
1 Dave // Nov 1, 2007 at 10:23 am
I watched three of the episodes and agree that telling the history of the war through the perspectives of the men and women who lived through it was a fresh and different approach. In made the viewing experience more interesting and real. It also personalized the experience for me.
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