It starts the arrival of Henry Hudson in New York on September 11, 1609 and goes up to 2000. Really fascinating.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 9, 2021 3:35 PM |
Is that the portentous, pretentious one by the over-solemn Woke Ken Burns?
And it blackens the reputation of Robert Moses?
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 9, 2021 1:40 AM |
I think it's by Ric Burns. I don't find it as you describe
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 9, 2021 1:44 AM |
[quote] And it blackens the reputation of Robert Moses?
Hey 1952 guy, refresh your browser.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 9, 2021 1:51 AM |
Thanks for the recommendation OP.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 9, 2021 1:53 AM |
It’s wonderful. It made me sob over the Erie Canal.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 9, 2021 2:13 AM |
[quote] It made me sob
Mr Burns knows how to pull every emotional trick in the book. I wouldn't marry him.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 9, 2021 2:16 AM |
How can they cram five centuries of a city into six hours?
They took six hours to examine in microscopic detail all the details in Ernest Hemingways's dirty linen .
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 9, 2021 2:43 AM |
Thanks, sounds interesting.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 9, 2021 2:54 AM |
R9 Why does the 'New-York Historical Society' have a hyphen in its name?
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 9, 2021 3:09 AM |
I going to watch this it sounds interesting. Has anyone seen videos on YouTube about the underground rivers of NYC, they're still there and flowing underneath the streets. Also reading about Collect pond is fascinating, even though I've never been to NYC.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 9, 2021 3:33 AM |
Does Liza sing the theme song?
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 9, 2021 3:59 AM |
R12 "underground rivers" and "ponds" sound like drains and sewers and health hazards—especially of they're located near cesspits.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 9, 2021 7:45 AM |
If that is an older doco, they did an extra episode taking in 9/11.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | September 9, 2021 9:52 AM |
I saw it years ago. IIRC one anecdote, Manhattan was started as a corporation. The Dutch employee who first wrote that the name "Manhattan" was based on the native language for "island of hills" lied. In reality it was the native term for "island of drunken fools".
That sounds about right.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | September 9, 2021 11:14 AM |
Overall, a decent series but the narration gets repetitive and sometimes bombastic.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | September 9, 2021 11:29 AM |
This was Ric Burns. If you like this, watch “The West” by Ken Burns. Also on prime. I thought I had a decent understanding of the history of the US West (gold rush, etc) but, damn, is this one ever enlightening. I am a documentary fanatic and I place this one near the top on the all time great list.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | September 9, 2021 1:24 PM |
I'm hoping this is also on PBS' website as I'm already paying there. I see it's not free on Amazon.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | September 9, 2021 1:29 PM |
How ironic is it that Henry Hudson arrived in New York on 9/11 of 1609.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 9, 2021 1:31 PM |
R19 Great. That will be next.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | September 9, 2021 1:33 PM |
Ric Burns' Andy Warhol is creepy and fascinating, just like the artist. What a tough girl Andy was.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | September 9, 2021 2:00 PM |
[quote]And it blackens the reputation of Robert Moses?
Moses' reputation was evil WAY before this documentary, darling. He was one of the most hated officials in the history of the NYC. The Bronx was burning in the 1970s, exacerbated my Moses' endless building without forethought in the 1950s-60s.
I like the last two episodes of this documentary best - City of Tomorrow and The City and the Word - which cover the depression up to the late 1990s. In addition, you MUST check out the addendum to the series, The Center of the World, about the World Trade Center. It's not merely about 9/11, it's the entire history of the planning and building of the twin towers. Fascinating!
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | September 9, 2021 2:47 PM |
R14 Its all the springs, streams that people used in Manhattan which still flow, yes now in the sewers, like they did before even the native Americans arrived. The sewers are fascinating too, as are the sewers of London, the first sewer system I think.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 9, 2021 3:35 PM |
