starts sept. 27th.

preview for it airing on pbs now and again next week.

9/8/2009 9:47:58 PM

saw the ad in national geographic, I'm pretty pumped for this

9/8/2009 10:54:34 PM

i will watch this

9/8/2009 11:04:08 PM

very excited about this! not only do I LOVE everything Burns has ever done, but I interned with the NPS this summer, so I'm extra pumped

9/8/2009 11:52:23 PM

Ken Burns is either...

a) a fucking chick who dresses like a dude

b) transgendered who use to be a chick and is now a dude

someone help me out with this, please

[Edited on September 8, 2009 at 11:58 PM. Reason : .]

9/8/2009 11:57:54 PM

i think it's just that he has the worst haircut known to mankind.

9/9/2009 12:33:11 AM

Jazz was an amazing series. Can't wait for this one.

9/9/2009 1:41:38 AM

9/20/2009 6:06:33 PM

So far so good.

Ken Burns is a real documentary filmmaker. Its nice to see someone build this country up with their films rather than try to tear it down.

9/27/2009 8:14:59 PM

Good intro episode, definitely makes me want to read some of Muir's stuff

9/27/2009 10:13:04 PM

i watched most of the first episode, looking forward to seeing more.

Quote :

"Its nice to see someone build this country up with their films rather than try to tear it down."

i couldn't agree more. the negativity in the media is really depressing.

9/27/2009 11:03:59 PM

loved it!

9/28/2009 10:21:00 AM

i really enjoyed it. how many parts will this have?

edit: looked it up myself. there are six parts.

[Edited on September 28, 2009 at 11:03 AM. Reason : .]

9/28/2009 10:57:38 AM

more like kenberly burns eh?

9/28/2009 12:46:57 PM

watched last night, really enjoyed it and learned a few things. What a deal.

9/28/2009 1:25:18 PM

I recently volunteered at a National Park in SC. (Charles Pickney's plantation) While talking to the ranger the topic of this show came up, and it turns out there's a bit of a rivalry between the Eastern and Western parks. She was upset that the show focuses almost exclusively on the Western parks. I'll admit there's no competition for the natural beauty out there, but in the East and South the parks tend to have historical value. Charles Pickney was one of the framers of the Constitution, and without the Park Service that land would be a golf course right now.

9/28/2009 4:59:01 PM

Quote :

"Jazz was an amazing series. Can't wait for this one."

9/28/2009 6:23:43 PM

I recently interned with the Park Service at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

apparently he only focused on the ones with "National Park" in their title instead of the Lakeshores, Sea Shores, National Battlegrounds, National Monuments, Historic Birthplaces, etc. although they are all park of the NPS

9/28/2009 9:13:02 PM

the earlier features focus on the western parks and the split from european philosophy regarding parks, but they will get to the smaller parks at about hour 8 or 9. Probably wont feature teh smallest parks and battlefields, just the ones that folks know by name.

9/29/2009 2:27:46 PM

makes me want to head out west again and backpack through Yellowstone and Grand Teton.

10/1/2009 8:43:25 PM

I only watch documentaries where obese guys yell at buildings with megaphones.

10/2/2009 9:13:03 PM