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rurallib

(62,433 posts) Thu Jul 10, 2014, 11:34 AM Jul 2014

I love History Detectives on PBS

We tape them so we can savor them. Love the way they dig into obscure issues and really put flesh and blood on stories.
Just watch the one on the sinking of the ferry after the Civil War. Fascinating!

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I love History Detectives on PBS (Original Post) rurallib Jul 2014 OP

Hmmm...sound interesting. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2014 #1

Each show is wonderful! n/t Tom_Foolery Jul 2014 #2

I like it too. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #3

more history in 1 hour than the History Channel has had in a decade or two rurallib Jul 2014 #4

Is that the one where they have those fake conversations... Fix The Stupid Jul 2014 #5

um - I don't think so rurallib Jul 2014 #6

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

1. Hmmm...sound interesting.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 12:58 PM

Jul 2014

I will have to check out that show.

Tom_Foolery

(4,691 posts)

2. Each show is wonderful! n/t

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 01:39 PM

Jul 2014

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

3. I like it too.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 04:03 PM

Jul 2014

rurallib

(62,433 posts)

4. more history in 1 hour than the History Channel has had in a decade or two

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 04:08 PM

Jul 2014

Congress should make a law that if you have a TV channel your shows must contain some of what's in the name of the channel.

Looks like something the Republicans could do instead of fucking up government.

Fix The Stupid

(948 posts)

5. Is that the one where they have those fake conversations...

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2014, 10:08 AM

Jul 2014

between the hosts?

GAD... talk about ruining a great show...

They pick up the phone and pretend like they are talking to another host or something and say all these stupid scripted lines... gad...

It takes a great show and weakens it, imo.

rurallib

(62,433 posts)

6. um - I don't think so

Reply to Fix The Stupid (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 11, 2014, 10:16 AM

Jul 2014

maybe I am looking at it from a different perspective. They do have phone conversations, but they come across as quite real to me.

You sure that isn't something on the misnamed History Channel?

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