It wasn't meant to be a blow-by-blow recounting

Burns never intended that TCW be a definitive Civil War history lesson. It is was masterful, captivating documentary vehicle that put a generation in touch with critical but overlooked time in their nation's history and motivated millions to study it more deeply. For that, Burns will always have my gratitude. There are only a handful of TV events that have had the impact of TCW.

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Topic - "The War" revisited - rico 01:00:17 10/09/07 (18)

RE: "The War" revisited - rico 07:51:57 10/10/07 (4)

Well, that settles that - DWPC 13:37:00 10/10/07 (0)

What? - EBerlin 12:34:25 10/10/07 (2)

Wait a minute - rico 17:20:02 10/10/07 (1)

Oh, come on... - EBerlin 19:49:50 10/10/07 (0)

Well I am a professional documentarian... - EBerlin 13:00:37 10/09/07 (3)

I'd like to ask Burns... - Rod H. 16:18:19 10/09/07 (2)

RE: I'd like to ask Burns... - rico 05:20:42 10/10/07 (0)

The problem... - EBerlin 20:17:53 10/09/07 (0)

My opinion of it hasn't improved - DWPC 11:42:34 10/09/07 (0)

"The War"--a complaint... - C.B. 07:10:24 10/09/07 (7)

The PROBLEM with PBS - g.r.hughes 08:49:35 10/09/07 (6)

The War seems to be more about "what" than "why"... - SF tech 17:29:55 10/09/07 (5)

As 'The Civil War' is memorable and haunting so is 'The War' forgettable and hollow. NT - Tony D. 18:07:53 10/09/07 (4)

RE: As 'The Civil War' is memorable and haunting....but pretty bad history - Tom Brennan 18:57:54 10/09/07 (3)

It wasn't meant to be a blow-by-blow recounting - DWPC 14:23:58 10/10/07 (0)

No doubt, but Burns caught the 'feel' of the Civil war IMO. - Tony D. 19:38:16 10/09/07 (1)

RE: Agreed; Burns did pretty well with the Civil War - grinagog 21:25:28 10/09/07 (0)

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It wasn't meant to be a blow-by-blow recounting - DWPC 14:23:58 10/10/07 (0)

It wasn't meant to be a blow-by-blow recounting

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