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Old November 28th, 2010, 05:34 AM   #1

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I was just wondering if anybody has any favorite documentaries, like The Tank Man, or The Fog of War (which I found quite interesting).

I'm looking for suggestions, and if you feel so inclined leave a link to an internet video of it (I'm an intern as cheap as possible please)

Thanks guys

(oh and if there has been a thread like this before please delete this one)
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Old November 28th, 2010, 06:31 AM   #2

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There are other threads like this but thats ok.

Best/Worst Documentaries
http://historum.com/showthread.php?t=6455
Documentaries on the net.
PBS Documentaries

Resources for documentaries:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/top/?t=all (here people vote on their favorite documentaries)
http://www.alluc.org/documentaries.html (Avon keeps recommendeding this and it is good)
http://www.youtube.com/user/THECRAZEBLAZE (collection of Music artist documentaries)

Manufacturing consent - http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...2395226827730#
The power of nightmares - http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...9275960015727#
The century of Self - http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...0906413643126#
Carl Sagan's Cosmos - http://www.hulu.com/cosmos


I also recommended that if you're watching a documentary, you need to read the reviews of it as well, or else you're allowing yourself to be deluded by the narrative of the documentary maker. You need to listen to the criticism as well.
The corresponding wikipedia entry usually provides a good starting point.

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Old November 28th, 2010, 07:16 AM   #3

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Cosmos really is the shizzle. Along the same line you may wan to try Wonders of the Solar System with Brian Cox.

Thank you Sharks and Love for the youtube link, this looks genuinely fantastic. Currently watching the Zeppelin one.
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