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"Nearly a decade in the making, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA, a six-part documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, is a breathtaking journey through the nation's most spectacular landscapes and a celebration of the people-famous and unknown-who fought to save them for future generations to treasure."
This was put out in 2009 by PBS, but I don't watch TV, and got the set as a birthday present in May.
It's taken me several weeks to make time to watch them all, and I wouldn't know where to begin to describe it. Just do it. Buy it. Watch it.
You'll get a history lesson, a people lesson, see some of the most beautiful scenery imaginable, and maybe gain a whole new appreciation for what it is to be an American. Lots of interviews, personal stories, period pics and videos, along with modern ones that are simply stunning.
Disc 1 is the most memorable, and if this is available for rent, at least check out that one. It concentrates on Yosemite and Yellowstone, and has a lot of personal history on John Muir(which also prompted me to buy books by and about him). I was constantly rewinding or pausing it, with a notebook in my lap and the subtitles on, jotting down "quotable quotes", and a couple of times sitting there with tears streaming down my face, I was so caught up in it.
I have the regular DVD set and a 1080p upconverting player, but it's also available on Blu-Ray. This will make you want to go out and buy a bigger flatscreen...
Here's a tease, that hopefully isn't breaking any laws(it's just pics of MY TV
).
The first five are from a few minutes on disc 6-the "worst" one, and the last four(where I finally turned the light off, duh) are from the intro at the beginning of each disc.
You'll never see anything on your TV screen more worth watching.
This was put out in 2009 by PBS, but I don't watch TV, and got the set as a birthday present in May.
It's taken me several weeks to make time to watch them all, and I wouldn't know where to begin to describe it. Just do it. Buy it. Watch it.
You'll get a history lesson, a people lesson, see some of the most beautiful scenery imaginable, and maybe gain a whole new appreciation for what it is to be an American. Lots of interviews, personal stories, period pics and videos, along with modern ones that are simply stunning.
Disc 1 is the most memorable, and if this is available for rent, at least check out that one. It concentrates on Yosemite and Yellowstone, and has a lot of personal history on John Muir(which also prompted me to buy books by and about him). I was constantly rewinding or pausing it, with a notebook in my lap and the subtitles on, jotting down "quotable quotes", and a couple of times sitting there with tears streaming down my face, I was so caught up in it.
I have the regular DVD set and a 1080p upconverting player, but it's also available on Blu-Ray. This will make you want to go out and buy a bigger flatscreen...
Here's a tease, that hopefully isn't breaking any laws(it's just pics of MY TV
). The first five are from a few minutes on disc 6-the "worst" one, and the last four(where I finally turned the light off, duh) are from the intro at the beginning of each disc.
You'll never see anything on your TV screen more worth watching.
