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Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein (2023)
Want to learn about racism with a little history
I still like to learn things, but it is getting harder to find straight up unbiased history on television. This series appeared to cover a few topics that I am not familiar with. The Hollywood sign, the Gadsden Flag and the origin of the cowboy are all strictly American historical topics just like the titles promise. Episodes start off with a little background and history but quickly take an over the cliff turn to the left. The self flagellating David Rubinstein must inquire of most of his expert interviewees about the intrinsic racism within the topic concerning the past, present and future. Any more detailed and in depth history is shoved to the rear in pursuit of what I do not know. This is PBS, so I guess I should have known I would be disappointed. Why can't I get an hour of straight up history without bias and advocacy journalism polluting everything.
Aerial America: New York City 24 (2017)
Fuggetaboutit
Having been born and lived in Queens, lived in Manhattan for years and lived very close to the city in New Jersey for the rest of the time, I was very interested to watch this show. What a disappointment.
Temporary tower cranes on buildings in the process of being built, holes in the ground, firemen training, prison barges., etc. I guess they could have found more uninteresting subjects, but I am not sure.
Staten Island and the Bronx? Nothing to see here, move along.
I would guess that a bot chose and edited the footage and wrote the narration. No human would find this remotely presentable.
Begrudgingly, an extra star, because it is New York City.
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Ethan runs, jumps, rides, kills etc
Ethan runs
Ethan jumps from an ankle shattering height and lands uninjured
Ethan has a moral quandry about killing 1 person and seconds later kills 3
Ethan Rides a motorcycle
There is a twist
There is a double cross
Mix in the above multiple times each in different orders at international location, with a muddled script and hordes of classically inept baddies and you have nothing you haven't seen before.