Stonehenge TV programme

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Mantid M
Mantid Sep 21, 2014 17:42:22
Replying to Sanctuary

I'm too ignorant on the subject to critique much, but as someone subjected to the appalling tripe that is American "documentary" television (such as the Discovery Channel and the -cringe- "History" Channel), I have to say this seemed quite above average.

The CG was a bit much, the music was a bit much, the shamanic re-enactment was... well, could have been worse I suppose... but overall, it did catch my interest and I can only imagine it did the same for a select number of younger folks considering their interests and careers.

This was not likely aimed at readers of this forum, so surely you are all disappointed. I am trying to keep my perspective that of a typical tv-watcher... and I suspect this show gets at least passing marks in that regard.

I guess now we just have to get government and public in general to have any kind of interest in exploring the past and planning for a reasonable future, no problem, right?

C CARL
CARL Sep 22, 2014 13:06:45
Replying to Mantid

I am no expert on Stonehenge (or any other prehitoric site for that matter) but I thought the programme was ok. I thought part 2 was better than part 1 and I liked the CGI showing how the site may have looked when newly built. I am sure this programme would have appealed to the majority of the viewers and perhaps given some of them a greater appreciation of ancient sites in general which muct be a good thing. It was certainly better than most of the rubbish which passes for 'entertainment' on TV.