The Dust Bowl

[Yawper]

Posted: 11/18/12 at 11:34pm

anyone watching?

[Playbilly]

Posted: 11/19/12 at 9:27am

Azamzing, huh?

[strummergirl]

Posted: 11/19/12 at 12:09pm

Got it on the DVR. Burns has been hit and miss for me lately (didn't really like his WWII doc and his sequel to Baseball felt rushed, unfocused, and worst of all, revisionist in terms of history). Glad to hear there are raves for this and I did like the Prohibition one he did not long ago.

[blueroses]

Posted: 11/19/12 at 12:38pm

I watched yesterday. Devastating.

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 11/19/12 at 12:39pm

Also recorded but haven't had the chance to watch it yet. I'm excited to see The Central Park 5 too.

[Yawper]

Posted: 11/19/12 at 8:16pm

conclusion tonight - much needed perspective, unfortunately probably not enough watching

[wonkit]

Posted: 11/19/12 at 9:56pm

The thought that we are using water to grow corn to put in our gas tanks today when there may not be drinking water in the midwest in 50 years is pretty depressing and short-sighted. This is one of Ken Burns's best since THE CIVIL WAR, in my opinion.

[Yawper]

Posted: 11/19/12 at 10:38pm

out of the dust - canning 600 quarts of food for the year

in the dust - bread and butter or lard sandwiches

[Renart]

Posted: 11/20/12 at 3:28pm

One of the experts they interview is Timothy Egan whose book "The Worst Hard Time" I highly recommend. The documentary is basically the book come to life.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/20/12 at 3:39pm

I hear Julie Taymor is working with Radiohead on a Broadway musical version. Patti Lupone was BORN to play the Dust Storm.