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[quote=Anonymous]I just finished the first episode and will continue watching. I'm fascinated by this time period. The story is certainly more complex than what I previously knew. And there are a lot of precursors to our modern situation already percolating, from what I can see. We really get a sanitized myth of our history. Part of the problem for Ken Burns here is that PBS already did a fabulous multi-part documentary back in the '90s called Liberty! The American Revolution. It was done in a compelling if slightly simplified way and featured some nice period acting (including Philip Seymour Hoffman). So Burns couldn't do that again, but honestly, it stole a lot of the thunder of the huge American Revolution documentary, in my view. Because it's not like there is a "new angle" to be had 250 years on. [/quote]
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