Tag: TV Series
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(Un)well (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for (Un)well: If you can’t have the Tiger King, have some Sasha Cobra. Quick synopsis: A TV series which looks at a different, ahem, medicinal alternative in each episode. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: I’ll just go ahead and list some of the alternative medical treatments in this series in order…
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Challenger: The Final Flight (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Challenger: The Final Flight: Government bureaucracy led to a tragedy? You don’t say. Quick synopsis: The story of NASA’s 1986 Challenger disaster. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The disaster occurred because of large rubber O-rings. The morning of the launch, the manufacturer of the solid rocket booster needed to be…
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American Murder: The Family Next Door (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for American Murder: For once, the neighbor knew it. Quick synopsis: The murder of Shanann Watts and her daughters by Chris Watts. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The next-door neighbor pretty much immediately knew Watts did it. It is one of the first things he eludes to when alone with police.…
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Home Game (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Home Game: Sports are just like people, the weirder the better. Quick synopsis: A TV series which identifies fun and weird sports from across the globe. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Kyrgyzstan has a sport where the ball is a dead goat. Yes, you read that correctly. Fun Fact for…
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The Crown (Neflix, Seasons 1 and 2)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Crown: Moving for the English, hilarious for Americans. Quick synopsis: The story of Elizabeth II coming to power. Fictional but depends upon who you ask just how fictional it is. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: It’s Downton Abbey, only real. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Elizabeth II is kind…
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The Innocence Files (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Innocence Files: Don’t worry about leaving teeth marks at a murder. You’re all good. Quick synopsis: A look at various cases of exonerations by the Innocence Foundation. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Teeth mark impressions are extremely unreliable. You can basically only eliminate someone and not identify someone. Bite…
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Washington (History Channel)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Washington: Eh, it’s fine. Quick synopsis: The life of George Washington, mostly focused on his British and American military careers and the presidency. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: George Washington’s teeth were not made of wood. They were made of ivory and other people’s teeth (slaves mostly). Fun Fact for…
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Grant (History Channel)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Grant: I’m a big fan too, but this borders on hero worship. Quick synopsis: The life of Ulysses S. Grant, mostly focused on his Civil War exploits. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Grant was actually gifted a slave by his in-laws. When he was nearly broke (which was constantly), he…
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Holy Hell (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Holy Hell: Buddhafield is a dumb name for a cult. Quick synopsis: A documentary about the Buddhafield cult which the filmmaker was in for 22 years. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This cult still exists in Hawaii. Fun Fact for History Nerds: This cult leader, Michel, had his people under…