I know this is kind of a hard thread to get hot anyway, but I wanted to do this basically because most of the topics on here seem to be about fictional works and media. But in all honesty, there are some excellent documentaries out there that are very insightful and thought provoking.
The three I gotta mention are these:
Cosmos, by Carl Sagan: While his tone of voice seems very odd compared to most narrators, Carl does a fantastic job at making the elements, the plants, the sun, the life in the universe, and even ourselves have an important legacy that belongs to them. A lot of his episodes leaving you pondering to explore the possibilities of how this universe works what life could be like on other planets. His final episode is probably the most important one because it discusses humanity's responsibility towards its survival on the Earth.
Connections, by James Burke: Narrated by the person who did the announcement for the BBC broadcast of the Apollo 11 launch in 1969, Connections is a series that's all about the intricate network of events and inventions that spawned the modern machines that we use today. Most of this series consists of episodes that are just that, showing the path of events that lead to modern creation. And James tells it like a master storyteller making it seem all the more amazing, for example, how the development of the cam on a rotating axle leads to the invention of the punchcard and eventually the computer. In addition to that he poses an ethical question at the end of each episode on how the change of industry and technology will effect us in the present and the future.
Walking With Dinosaurs: First aired on the Discovery Channel before the era of Mythbusters, WWD was amazing telling the fantastic story of dinosaurs from the very beginning of the Triassic down to the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous period. And who didn't love dinosaurs when they were a kid? If Jurassic Park was the fictional brilliance of the dinosaurs in book and film, WWD would be its nonfictional counterpart. Much of the CG is very stunning, covering several different species of dinosaurs including land, aquatic, and flying types.
The three I gotta mention are these:
Cosmos, by Carl Sagan: While his tone of voice seems very odd compared to most narrators, Carl does a fantastic job at making the elements, the plants, the sun, the life in the universe, and even ourselves have an important legacy that belongs to them. A lot of his episodes leaving you pondering to explore the possibilities of how this universe works what life could be like on other planets. His final episode is probably the most important one because it discusses humanity's responsibility towards its survival on the Earth.
Connections, by James Burke: Narrated by the person who did the announcement for the BBC broadcast of the Apollo 11 launch in 1969, Connections is a series that's all about the intricate network of events and inventions that spawned the modern machines that we use today. Most of this series consists of episodes that are just that, showing the path of events that lead to modern creation. And James tells it like a master storyteller making it seem all the more amazing, for example, how the development of the cam on a rotating axle leads to the invention of the punchcard and eventually the computer. In addition to that he poses an ethical question at the end of each episode on how the change of industry and technology will effect us in the present and the future.
Walking With Dinosaurs: First aired on the Discovery Channel before the era of Mythbusters, WWD was amazing telling the fantastic story of dinosaurs from the very beginning of the Triassic down to the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous period. And who didn't love dinosaurs when they were a kid? If Jurassic Park was the fictional brilliance of the dinosaurs in book and film, WWD would be its nonfictional counterpart. Much of the CG is very stunning, covering several different species of dinosaurs including land, aquatic, and flying types.
