The discussion revolves around a series on US Presidents airing on The History Channel, with participants sharing their thoughts on its quality and availability. The scope includes personal recommendations, reviews, and commentary on historical programming on television.
Participants generally agree on the quality of the series and its potential availability at libraries, but there is no consensus on the exact release date or the overall quality of historical programming on television.
There are unresolved assumptions regarding the availability of the series at libraries and the impact of fundraising on PBS programming quality.
Evo said:There is a great series on US Presidents this week on The History Channel. Unusually good for that channel. If you can catch it, I highly recommend it.
"The Presidents"
Thanks for that, Marcus. I love studying history, and TV here is a waste. All broadcast channels - ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and PBS. PBS has some decent historical programming at times, but usually only runs the best-quality stuff during "pledge weeks" so that at least 20 minutes/hour are lost to pleading and begging. I did my best to support them when I was working and was pulling in a decent salary - it took me years of ignoring them to get them to pull in the claws and stop dunning me.marcus said:I saw a good review of this series. Apparently it could also be available at the local public library as a 3-disc DVD set. For those who don't get History Channel.
turbo-1 said:Thanks for that, Marcus. I love studying history, and TV here is a waste. All broadcast channels - ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and PBS. PBS has some decent historical programming at times, but usually only runs the best-quality stuff during "pledge weeks" so that at least 20 minutes/hour are lost to pleading and begging. I did my best to support them when I was working and was pulling in a decent salary - it took me years of ignoring them to get them to pull in the claws and stop dunning me.