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does anyone else watch "The Civil War" series?
I think it is on episode 4 tonight.
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Yes. I'm watching it now (3:00 am EST). I think this is the 3rd time. Great series.
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An interesting bit of trivia (content courtesy of Wikipedia)...
"Ashokan Farewell", used as the title theme of the 1990 PBS television miniseries, "The Civil War", is a piece of music composed by Jay Ungar in 1982...Viewers of "The Civil War" frequently and erroneously believe the melody is a traditional tune that was played at the time of the Civil War. In fact, it is the only modern composition on the Burns documentary's soundtrack; all other music is authentic 19th-century music.
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Have never gotten around to watching The Civil War series, although I want too. Ken Burns' "Jazz" series was solid, even if I didn't agree with some parts of it.
One of the few things I enjoy watching on TV anymore is the "Nature" programs that PBS puts on. They did one on the Himalayas a few weeks ago that was positively outstanding.
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The Ken Burns series about the civil is an excellent tv rendition. Shelby Foote, the grey bearded narrator occationally used in the Burns series has a producted a thick three volume set about the civil war that covers vertually every major battle fought in all theaters of the civil war.
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I like most of Burns' films, but my favorite is "Lewis and Clark". If you haven't seen that one, it's just outstanding.
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