New York (8 Episode PBS Boxed Set)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0097368858145
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
Label: PBS Paramount
Manufacturer: PBS Paramount
Number Of Items: 8
Publisher: PBS Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Running Time: 1050 minutes
Sales Rank: 72123
Studio: PBS Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1999
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
If you're a fan of Ken Burns PBS documentaries such as The Civil War and Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, then you'll want to add New York, produced by Ken's brother Ric, to your collection. This exhaustively thorough documentary chronicles the evolution of the city from its time as a Dutch settlement in the early 17th century to its current status as megalopolis extraordinaire. Famous New Yorkers including Martin Scorsese, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Fran Lebowitz, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and former mayor Ed Koch lend their colorful local perspective. In addition, there's commentary by numerous historians and writers, most notably Pulitzer Prize-winning Mike Wallace (not of 60 Minutes fame, but rather author of Gotham) and the late Brendan Gill, who notes the distinctly capitalist foundation of the city. As he succinctly states, 'New York was based upon greed.' There's no mistaking that this is a Burns documentary; the story is told through the now-familiar mosaic of images, interviews, music, and narrative chronicling past events. However, there are noticeable differences in the two brothers' style. While Ken Burns tends to linger over his subject matter and personalize it, Ric is more focused on the task of recounting the events in chronological order. New York is also more upbeat, as it thankfully does not employ the tiresome, whining violin dirges of which brother Ken is so fond. You don't have to be a fan of New York City to enjoy this PBS production. You just have to enjoy the experience of discovering history through the popular Burns documentary style. --William Carr
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- Fantastic documentaryGives a detailed and brilliant look at the shaping, and reshaping, of what would become the most identifiable ... Read More
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- A GREAT DOCUMENTARYAfter having only seen one episode on PBS, I knew I had to get this. I first purchased the 7-disc set and then ... Read More
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- a i'm proud to be a Dutchman, the founders of New-YorkGreat documentairy.
New-York ( for me, New-Amsterdam ) is a great city and deserve this documentairy.
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- a must have!!i never tire of this set....and i notice something new everytime that i watch it. i was first introduced to the ... Read More
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- New York, New, York so good they named it twice!A masterpiece, great history in poetic form : the evolution of one of the world's great cities told in granular ... Read More
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