Unsolved History Season 2
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at
5:59 pm
Amazon.com
Unsolved History is history the way it was! Each program will answer one question surrounding an instantly recognizable “name brand” historical event – a subject that the mass audience already has heard about – but doesn’t really know. How did Davy Crockett die at the Alamo? Why did Pickett’s Charge fail at Gettysburg? Who shot down the Red Baron? What happened to Hitler’s Bunker? Was the Boston Massacre really a massacre? What sank the U.S.S. Maine? Through our detail… More >>
Tagged with: history • Season • Unsolved
Filed under: Conspiracy
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
I was SO excited to find this DVD set! I am going to be a history teacher in the fall and I thought showing an episode or two in my classes was a great idea. However, I was disappointed with the quality of this DVD set. First, the discs themselves are not labeled, there are 6 total and they all look the same. There is no menu, pamphlet (whatever it’s called) inside the DVD case that tells you what episodes are on what disc. Third, there is no menu and/or chapter selection when watching a disc, so you have to skip or fast forward to get to the second episode. When watching an episode, there are also way too many stalling moments. For $40 the quality should be way better! I would probably return the set except this is sort of one of a kind unless you want to spend more money and buy the episodes individually. This show is not even listed on the Discovery Channel website anymore. It should be us teachers need resources. Frustrating!
Rating: 2 / 5
Unsolved History is a fantastic series. The episodes are well-produced and do a great job presenting complex topics in an interesting and illuminating manner. The “Killing Hitler” episode alone is a must-have for anyone who has seen the recent Valkyrie film. Unfortunately, presentation is simply awful. Each disc contains two episodes with no menus or even the ability to jump to the second episode. The chapter markers are in apparently random points in the programs. A simple chapter marker immediately before the second episode on each disc is sadly nonexistent. FYI, the description is somewhat misleading. The discs do not contain 720 minutes of programming. That figure is likely based on 60 minutes per epsisode, but the true length is closer to 45 minutes, totaling 540 minutes. Also, online episode guides list season 2 of this series with many more episodes than are contained in this set. Here is a list of the episodes you will be buying: San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, Death of Princess Diana, Death of Marilyn Monroe, Aztecs: Temple of Blood, The Great Chicago Fire, Donner Party, Roswell, Salem Witch Trials, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, JFK, The Plots to Kill Lincoln, Killing Hitler
Rating: 3 / 5