Recomend me some documentries please
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Alien Planet. Its about two robotic probes who are sent to an alien planet(big surprise) and they find out about the different species who inhabit it.
Adam Curtis has made a long series of exceedingly excellent documentaries. My favorite is The Power of Nightmares, detailing the political background of the islamist and neo-conservative movements, and how they have changed politics by breeding a culture of fear in modern society.
He has also made All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace, which goes over the idea of self-correcting machines, within society, nature and human beings. The first part is hugely about Ayn Rand and the objectivist movements, as well as the rise of computers, the burst of the IT bubble and such.
Lastly (of the ones I know of) he has made The Century of the Self, of which I've only seen the first episode, but which details the change in how we view ourselves, and the rise of consumer culture through the use of psychoanalysis and clever manipulating of advertising.
You can find them all freely available on Youtube. Each episode is roughly an hour long, so you should be good, with all of these series, for about 10 hours. I promise they will be worth it!
He has also made All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace, which goes over the idea of self-correcting machines, within society, nature and human beings. The first part is hugely about Ayn Rand and the objectivist movements, as well as the rise of computers, the burst of the IT bubble and such.
Lastly (of the ones I know of) he has made The Century of the Self, of which I've only seen the first episode, but which details the change in how we view ourselves, and the rise of consumer culture through the use of psychoanalysis and clever manipulating of advertising.
You can find them all freely available on Youtube. Each episode is roughly an hour long, so you should be good, with all of these series, for about 10 hours. I promise they will be worth it!
Dark Days- Documentary of transient dwellers of subway tracks in New York. Soundtrack by DJ Shadow
In the Realms of the Unreal- The story of Henry Darger, a reclusive and solitary old man working odd jobs by day, and a writer and artist in his own home. Great narration, pace, and animation.
In the Realms of the Unreal- The story of Henry Darger, a reclusive and solitary old man working odd jobs by day, and a writer and artist in his own home. Great narration, pace, and animation.
Food Inc. it might seem kinda negative and b=very anti-corporation but its a very intersting story about modern day factory food.
Monster Camp is also a good one, following the story of live action role players and how into their fantasy realms they get.
Monster Camp is also a good one, following the story of live action role players and how into their fantasy realms they get.
watch PBS's historyical series their about 3 hours each if I remember and I high Recomend "The Medichi", though the one on the Greeks is also good, they also have them on Japan and Egypt but the other two were my favourit, you could learn a lot if you watch them
Inside Job (2010) - Docu. about the financial crisis
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) - Best skate film ever
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) - Best skate film ever
"Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" by the late Dr. Carl Sagan. One of the most amazing things I've ever watched. If you're at all interested in science, you need to watch this.
Here [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081846/] is the link to its IMDB page. Obviously a rating of 9.5/10 will carry some weight. It's all available to watch on YouTube, too.
Here [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081846/] is the link to its IMDB page. Obviously a rating of 9.5/10 will carry some weight. It's all available to watch on YouTube, too.
If you're the computer nerd type, I suggest:
>> Triumph of the Nerds (episodes one [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2539790754467363791], two [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5444663153778650128], three [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8579920210107554913]) - about the creation of the personal computer.
>> the sequel, Nerds 2.0.1 (episodes one [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-643326150513935475], two [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6067082292697559523], three [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3935020474182485838]) - about the rise of the internet.
>> Revolution OS [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409] - about Linux and the free software movement.
>> Triumph of the Nerds (episodes one [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2539790754467363791], two [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5444663153778650128], three [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8579920210107554913]) - about the creation of the personal computer.
>> the sequel, Nerds 2.0.1 (episodes one [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-643326150513935475], two [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6067082292697559523], three [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3935020474182485838]) - about the rise of the internet.
>> Revolution OS [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409] - about Linux and the free software movement.
Oh yeah I got that one, but I'm hold off on watching until I start the 6 hour flight, I can't wait it looks really interestingSalty Weasel said: