Pbs National Parks Series

[Mark]

IF anyone gets the chance, make sure to watch PBS series starting last Sunday on the US National Parks. To hear the descriptions if the words of the earliest white travelers through Yellowstone and Yosemite is truly inspiring. Thank God for our national parks and may we never let greed destroy what has been built perfectly by nature. May it stay that way forever.

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[ozark trout fisher]

Thank God for our national parks and may we never let greed destroy what has been built perfectly by nature. May it stay that way forever.

Amen to that.... I watched it tonight, its very nice.

[ollie]

I've been watching it as well. Love all the old footage of the wilderness and the parks. The story behind the scenes are worth watching alone. Kudos to Burns and PBS.

[Gavin]

Nice show...bout the only complaint is that its kind of monotonous...Wish they would have spaced it out a bit...one or two shows a week instead of what they are doing.

[ozark trout fisher]

Still a very nice show. Maybe it will show some of those who don't know the outdoors personally, that conservation is a cause worth fighting for.

[eric1978]

Nice show...bout the only complaint is that its kind of monotonous...Wish they would have spaced it out a bit...one or two shows a week instead of what they are doing.

That's when a DVR comes in real handy. I record it and watch maybe 45 minutes or an hour a night. You're right, though, my eyes start to glaze over after a while. Guess that's the trade-off with a Ken Burns doc. Beautifully directed and every detail you could ever imagine, but 12 hours of anything but fishing gets a little old. I think I'd perk up a little if they showed some stuff in the Ozarks. Hope we make the cut, but I'm not holding my breath. Maybe the Buffalo in AR will get some attention. But that's considered a National River and a State Park or something, right? I don't know. Whatever.

[Quillback]

I do appreciate our National Park system, but this series is too long for it's own good. I thought they spent too much time on John Muir and Yosemite at the beginning. I was hoping for more focus on the geology and animals in the parks instead of hearing people reading quotes from Muir and others. Heck I can get books by and about Muir at the library, show me something new rather than reading stuff people have written in the past. I did like the part about the CCC's involvement in the parks, but that lasted about 20 minutes then it was snoozearoo time again.

[eric1978]

I do appreciate our National Park system, but this series is too long for it's own good. I thought they spent too much time on John Muir and Yosemite at the beginning. I was hoping for more focus on the geology and animals in the parks instead of hearing people reading quotes from Muir and others. Heck I can get books by and about Muir at the library, show me something new rather than reading stuff people have written in the past. I did like the part about the CCC's involvement in the parks, but that lasted about 20 minutes then it was snoozearoo time again.

Burns' documentaries tend to be more historical than anything else. I also wish it was more "Discovery Channel," but it's still better than most of the rest of the garbage on TV. I was actually pretty interested in the stuff on Muir. He was a really impressive guy and a major reason we still have some nature left to enjoy, so I think the time spent on him was very relevant, albeit a bit drawn out.

[ness]

I'm DVR-ing the whole thing -- just can't devote that much time to watch it live.

It's sure reminds me of just how good we've got it here. And, such diversity -- from Alpine to desert, and every imaginable thing in-between. My bucket list is growing daily.