2007-08 Midseason
A Raisin in the Sun
82
New Amsterdam
63
Unhitched
44
Oprah's Big Give
49
quarterlife
53
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War, The
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Starring Keith David (Narrator), Adam Arkin, Bobby Cannavale, Kevin Conway, Tom Hanks, Rebecca Holtz, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Lucas, Carolyn Mccormick, Robert Wahlberg, and Eli Wallach
Ken Burns weaves together personal stories to bring viewers into his epic documentary about World War II.
GENRE(S): | Documentary, War |
CREATED BY: | Ken Burns |
FIRST AIR DATE: | September 23, 2007 |
LAST AIR DATE: | October 2, 2007 |
Aired over two weeks, beginning Sunday, September 23, 2007(four nights the first week and three nights the second week) from 8:00p to 10:00p (8:00p to 10:30p on three nights).
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The average user rating for this tv show is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jeff W gave it a10:
A bit surprised on some neg reviews I read here but I personally thought it a great and fresh tellings of WWII. My father, uncles and cousins fought in WWII and this telling brings home their sacrifice. As for comparing it to another great series , The World at War, you may consider the lack of the personal accounting which this series brings. I give it a sad thumbs up. I am proud of what those patriots did for our country, for the world.
Jer b gave it a10:
Having seen most of the documentaries on WWII including the entire BBC's World at War, I had reservations about another one - even if it is by Ken Burns. After watching The War, I was impressed and thankful. At times, I felt as though I was listening to my own father talk about the war. And that was something he seldom did. Many of my father's comments went against the common held notions. It was reassuring to hear other veterans voice similar thoughts. I have always found it interesting that many of the veterans of the WWII that I have known rarely speak of it. I know my own father had nightmares for years after the war ended. In some ways, their reluctance to talk about what happened was an attempt to protect us from what they saw and often dreamed about. The War shows us how WWII affected everyone in different ways and how it changed the way Americans saw one another afterwards. The true gems of this documentary are the thoughts and insights shared by those chronicled in The War.
Richard B. gave it a9:
Not all things to all people, but an honest portrayal from a valid and transparent perspective -- that of four towns across America. Yes, choosing to adopt this perspective is American-centric, but so what? It does what it does with excellence.
James S. gave it a2:
Repetitive and dull. Guess what? It sucked to be killed in battle, and, it sucked to have someone killed in battle, especially if you were the mom or sis of said casualty. Oh, and the Nisei fighting for the USA ,while their families were interned in concentration camps felt conflicted. No, really seriously, they did. And in this startling fact, every ethnic group that fought for the US was the most highly decorated with most casualties suffered of any other unit in 'fill in the blank' here. Really this kind of historical treatment has been done into the ground. World at War by BBC, which was done 30 years ago beats this mediocrity into the canvas.
Robert R gave it a10:
It's again impressive that the best network on TV decided to broadcast a documentary of this caliber, as no network would in this age of ineptitude, illiteracy, and stupidity. The War's colossal breadth is miraculous. Its information is didactic. And its achievement as a television documentary is perennial. It's like a great New Yorker article by Seymour Hersh or David Remnick though its author this time, is the bodacious Ken Burns.
Nathan gave it a9:
I am amazed at how easily it is for some people to shrug off this amazing work. This is more then placing a camera in a room recording some recollections down and piecing it together.. This is labor and it shows. To be able to have something that places the entire war in the context of the individual is not new. Although World War II documentaries abound the effect of the common person is not something that has been discussed. This is a much needed time capsule.
Mo L. gave it an8:
Very cinematic.
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