Category: TV Shows/Movie Reviews
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Hitler’s Circle of Evil
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Hitler’s Circle of Evil: The Third Reich was more like high school than you think. Quick synopsis: The story of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle throughout the rise and fall of the Nazi party focused on Hitler’s underlings. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Hugo Boss was a Nazi! He wasn’t just…
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Chernobyl (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Chernobyl: In Soviet Russia, miniseries make you look incompetent and corrupt. Quick synopsis: The story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The miniseries shows what happens when you look into an open nuclear core even for a few seconds. Spoiler alert: You die. Fun…
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Secrets of Great British Castles (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Secrets of Great British Castles: Castles were gross. Quick synopsis: Author Dan Jones tells the stories behind a bunch of old British castles. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Want to know why rich people changed residences so much? Because they stunk, literally. When the privies were used too much, it…
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Saints & Strangers (TV Miniseries)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Saints & Strangers: You mean they used real American Indians to play American Indians? Get out of town. Quick synopsis: The story of the Mayflower passage through the first Thanksgiving and the establishment of the Plymouth colony. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: You know Squanto, but you don’t know Hobbomock.…
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They Shall Not Grow Old
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for They Shall Not Grow Old: Peter Jackson made a masterpiece. I’m not talking about Lord of the Rings, though. Quick synopsis: A documentary on World War I that uses new technology to blow your freaking mind hole. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: When it goes from black and white to…
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Expedition Unknown
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: Lots of history with a little bit of showmanship and malarkey. Quick synopsis: Host Josh Gates and his team search for various historical items of real or dubious origins. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: During one episode (“Amelia Earhart”), Josh Gates searches under a home for remains. He finds them and…