Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 01:04 AM
Original message |
Anybody watch Ken Burns' Baseball? |
|
I am about to sit down and watch the first few innings right now. I was curious what you all thought of it.
|
Oeditpus Rex
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 01:10 AM
Response to Original message |
1. I got the series from Netflix |
|
If I weren't poverty-stricken, I'd most certainly own the set. It's a masterpiece.
|
Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 01:53 AM
Response to Reply #1 |
6. I got it from Blockbuster online |
|
Same here though. If I could buy it I would own it already. :)
|
Drum
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 01:11 AM
Response to Original message |
|
only a few bits...loved those and want to see the whole thing someday.
Hope you like it! :hi:
|
Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 01:52 AM
Response to Reply #2 |
5. I know I've only seen clips too |
Reverend_Smitty
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 01:12 AM
Response to Original message |
3. I haven't seen it in years... |
|
but from what I remember it was a well done documentary just like most everything else Ken Burns has done over the years...I would definitely recommend it if you are a baseball fan.
I have the old VHS tapes in a closet somewhere, I'll have to dig them out one day and give it another watch
|
Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 01:52 AM
Response to Reply #3 |
4. Ken Burns is a treasure for sure |
|
The Civil War just blew me away. He's coming out with one on WW2 this fall, that has to be simply awesome. I can't wait.
|
enigmatic
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 02:06 AM
Response to Original message |
|
I remember when it came out KO wrote a notorious piece called, "101 mistakes in Ken's Burns' Baseball" that nitpicked all the (fairly minor, in my mind) historical mistakes in the documentary; I bet you can still find it on the net somewhere...
|
Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 02:10 AM
Response to Reply #7 |
|
I never really looked at it though. I'll have to search it out again. Thanks for the tip.
|
Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 02:10 AM
Response to Reply #7 |
|
Edited on Sat Jul-07-07 02:18 AM by Wetzelbill
|
WCGreen
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 02:13 AM
Response to Original message |
10. I actually started to cry when he did the Negro League and |
|
Josh Gibson...
I haven't been moved by a story like that in years...
I love baseball and I love the history and it just ripped my heart out what happened to him...
|
Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 02:17 AM
Response to Reply #10 |
11. oh I imagine I'll be the same way |
|
I just see Buck O'Neill clips now and it gets to me.
|
sarge43
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 06:46 AM
Response to Original message |
|
Jackie Robinson's story was especially well told and moving.
|
Wetzelbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Jul-07-07 05:26 PM
Response to Reply #12 |
13. yes, I am definitely looking forward to that |
|
the first inning was great. Impressed so far. :)
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Sat May 11th 2024, 03:39 PM
Response to Original message |