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Parrot Head · 02-14-2006, 10:06 PM

Although Discovery is getting more buzz, both of those channels hold many gems that people miss. It took a while, but I finally finished the three-hour show and it was really well done.

I had to take Gore Vidal with a grain of salt, but they incorporated probably a dozen historians who each had written books on different aspects of his life and it was extremely interesting. Lincoln was a complex man with many problems, but provides a good inspiration. If you like non-fiction or history and you get a chance to watch it, don't pass it up.

il Padrino Ute · 02-15-2006, 12:52 AM

Lincoln was an amazing man. I didn't see all of the profile on the History Channel, but did see bits and pieces of it while trying to entertain my 3 year old.

I'm waiting for a repeat of it. It would definitely be worth seeing in it's entirety.

mpfunk · 02-15-2006, 01:04 AM

I miss having cable or a satelite

02-14-2006, 10:06 PM	#1
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	Did anyone see "Lincoln" on the History Channel? Although Discovery is getting more buzz, both of those channels hold many gems that people miss. It took a while, but I finally finished the three-hour show and it was really well done. I had to take Gore Vidal with a grain of salt, but they incorporated probably a dozen historians who each had written books on different aspects of his life and it was extremely interesting. Lincoln was a complex man with many problems, but provides a good inspiration. If you like non-fiction or history and you get a chance to watch it, don't pass it up.

02-15-2006, 12:52 AM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Lincoln was an amazing man. I didn't see all of the profile on the History Channel, but did see bits and pieces of it while trying to entertain my 3 year old. I'm waiting for a repeat of it. It would definitely be worth seeing in it's entirety. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

02-15-2006, 01:04 AM	#3
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	I miss having cable or a satelite