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RustyBattleship · 05-30-2007, 23:13 PM

"The Machine that Changed the World" on PBS. The history of the development of the modern day computer.

"Pursuit of the Graf Spee". An extraordinarily accurate British documentary with no phoney love interests or Sci-Fi. The USS Salem (CA 139) played the title role.

"Tora, Tora, Tora". The most accurate documentary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Not any phoney heroics or love triangles as in Disney's Pearl Harbor. Much more realistic than Cupola's film shown as a newsreel with many viewers thinking it was actual combat scenes. And even better than Japan's attempt at a historical film "I bombed Pearl Harbor".

"Mail Call". Gunery Sgt Lee Ermy's weekly show of historical military items, battles, tactics, equipment, etc. from the middle ages to today. History Channel. Lee is very interesting to watch and often very funny (though most Marines would agree there is NO such thing as a funny Marine sergeant).

"Future Weapons" on the Military Channel. Really neat show hosted by a former Navy SEAL showing existing weapons of the highest technology and weapons being tested for future use.

"Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel. Mike Rowe hosts this program and doesn't just stand back and let a film crew do all the work. He gets right in there with the sewer cleaners, hot tar roofers, cesspool cleaners, etc. You watch the show and thank the Good Almighty for people who have to do that kind of work and not you.

"Jeapordy" This game show is not only entertaining, it is very educational as well. When my wife first came to this country, she could not speak any English (only Hungarian, Spanish and a smatthering of German and Italian). Working as a maid in Beverly Hills, she was allowed to watch TV and "Jeapordy" helped her learn English. This was about 40 years ago. Today we still watch the show and she speaks good English with only a hint of a Hungarian/Spanish accent. Though sometimes she pronounces V as a W such as in "Let's go over to the polls so we can Wote."

05-30-2007, 23:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
RustyBattleship *Defense Professional* Join Date: 01-12-06 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,860	"The Machine that Changed the World" on PBS. The history of the development of the modern day computer. "Pursuit of the Graf Spee". An extraordinarily accurate British documentary with no phoney love interests or Sci-Fi. The USS Salem (CA 139) played the title role. "Tora, Tora, Tora". The most accurate documentary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Not any phoney heroics or love triangles as in Disney's Pearl Harbor. Much more realistic than Cupola's film shown as a newsreel with many viewers thinking it was actual combat scenes. And even better than Japan's attempt at a historical film "I bombed Pearl Harbor". "Mail Call". Gunery Sgt Lee Ermy's weekly show of historical military items, battles, tactics, equipment, etc. from the middle ages to today. History Channel. Lee is very interesting to watch and often very funny (though most Marines would agree there is NO such thing as a funny Marine sergeant). "Future Weapons" on the Military Channel. Really neat show hosted by a former Navy SEAL showing existing weapons of the highest technology and weapons being tested for future use. "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel. Mike Rowe hosts this program and doesn't just stand back and let a film crew do all the work. He gets right in there with the sewer cleaners, hot tar roofers, cesspool cleaners, etc. You watch the show and thank the Good Almighty for people who have to do that kind of work and not you. "Jeapordy" This game show is not only entertaining, it is very educational as well. When my wife first came to this country, she could not speak any English (only Hungarian, Spanish and a smatthering of German and Italian). Working as a maid in Beverly Hills, she was allowed to watch TV and "Jeapordy" helped her learn English. This was about 40 years ago. Today we still watch the show and she speaks good English with only a hint of a Hungarian/Spanish accent. Though sometimes she pronounces V as a W such as in "Let's go over to the polls so we can Wote." __________________ Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.