I didn't like the Civil War series, but I liked the music. My son (age 7) loves the CD.) --jks
>>On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Dennis Perrin/Nancy Bauer wrote:
>> >
>> > The problem with Burns, apart from tone, is one of pacing.
>> > He tends to go deep in the early installments, and
>> > oftentimes comes up with very rich material.
>>
>>I not only dislike Burns for his own work, but for the
>>pernicious influence he's had on the whole genre of PBSish
>>documentaries. He created a style that was
>>commercially successful and now nearly everyone else apes the
>>style.
>
>Yes, Burns' style is stultifyingly formulaic. But in this case I prefer to
>focus on the often valuable message and ignore the messenger. One thing
>for
>sure is that Burns' muscial taste has improved. I gave up on his Civil War
>series about halfway through because I couldn't stand that mournful fiddle
>playing any longer.
>
>Carl
>
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