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Binding: VHS TapeEAN: 0739815001949 Format: Box set, Color, NTSC Label: Ambrose Video Publishing Manufacturer: Ambrose Video Publishing Number Of Items: 5 Publisher: Ambrose Video Publishing Release Date: April 01, 1994 Running Time: 600 minutes Studio: Ambrose Video Publishing Editorial Review: Description: This humorous and upbeat series shows that history is filled with seemingly unrelated discoveries that are actually connected in the most surprising ways. Host James Burke, the "scientific detective," continues to delight viewers as he explores the effects and origins of inventions and events that shape the modern world. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Connections 2Aha! The second of the Connections series is available. So is the third, Connections 3... The entire Connections series is great for the young, inspiring them to intelligent inquiry into science, history and history of technology. Burke, ridiculed by many historians for his somewhat loose connections (historians are a crabby, selfish bunch) none-the-less explains interesting major inventions through a series of... well, connections in history, science and society. He makes much more ... Read More Rating: - Good but not excellent.Connections 2 is good but not excellent. It pales in comparison to the first series. How I wish the original BBC productions of "Connections" and "The Day the Universe Changed", another great program by the same author which aired on TV a few years ago, were available for purchase. Connections 2 lacks the originality and entertainment value of Connections 1 which used actors to show how events occured. The original Connections entertained while it taught at the same time showing the viewer ... Read More Rating:  - A huge letdown compared to the first series...Of all the science and history programs I ever watched, Connections has to be the best program ever. So, when TLC announced a second series, I was excited. This series, however, falls far short of the original. First, each episode is a half an hour instead of an hour. This rushes the stories a bit. Second, there was a flow to the whole first series. It was one thread. This was very choppy, and the "connections" felt a lot more forced. I never got a sense of flow from this ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent, as alwaysJames Burke is an incredibly talented, intelligent, gifted individual with an exceptionally clever, dry wit. He presents his facts in a clearly entertaining way. The world-wide production values are astounding. Watch all "Connections" in the series and "The Day the Universe Changed" as many times as you can. You will be smarter, funnier, and a much better person for it. |
