Carrier on PBS
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Carrier on PBS
Not sure if anyone saw (or even heard about) the documentary series that aired on PBS last week. I don't think it got much press and only heard about it myself via an e-mail going around my reserve squadron.
PBS shot a 10 hour documentary aboard the USS Nimitz's 2005 deployment to the Persian Gulf. The episodes aired last week, but are now streamable from the PBS website
http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm
I've watched most of it so far, and as someone who spent seven years in that environment, I think they did a really good job of capturing the realities, good and bad, of a CVN deployment. There's the cool, adrenaline rush parts and there's the downright disturbing/gritty parts. they gave equal airtime to both (IMHO). There's no political slant to it one way or another and while it definitely isn't Navy propaganda, neither is it slanted the other way as one might expect from the mainstream media (especially PBS).
For anyone with a spare 10 hours to burn, I think you'd enjoy it, especially Duke, TZ and the other former Squids in the squad. There's not really even any big words, so Ma might get a kick out of it too
PS. If you just want to catch a couple of the episodes with the best flying sequences, give #2 and #7 a shot.
PBS shot a 10 hour documentary aboard the USS Nimitz's 2005 deployment to the Persian Gulf. The episodes aired last week, but are now streamable from the PBS website
http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm
I've watched most of it so far, and as someone who spent seven years in that environment, I think they did a really good job of capturing the realities, good and bad, of a CVN deployment. There's the cool, adrenaline rush parts and there's the downright disturbing/gritty parts. they gave equal airtime to both (IMHO). There's no political slant to it one way or another and while it definitely isn't Navy propaganda, neither is it slanted the other way as one might expect from the mainstream media (especially PBS).
For anyone with a spare 10 hours to burn, I think you'd enjoy it, especially Duke, TZ and the other former Squids in the squad. There's not really even any big words, so Ma might get a kick out of it too
PS. If you just want to catch a couple of the episodes with the best flying sequences, give #2 and #7 a shot.
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ya that is a pretty good show
they have been playing it on one of the AFN (Armed Forces Network) channels
they have been playing it on one of the AFN (Armed Forces Network) channels
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not a bad way to use up 7 hours of my CQ duty. watched 1-3 this week and finished it off while staying up all night.
this was done back in 2005 im suprised we didnt see this sooner
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i like how un biased it is. it isnt all about oh the navy is all this and its awsome. they actually show how real ppl feel about things
i think its a great thing to watch for any young person that is thinking about the navy to watch. i just wish they would do the same for the rest of the armed forces
this was done back in 2005 im suprised we didnt see this sooner
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i like how un biased it is. it isnt all about oh the navy is all this and its awsome. they actually show how real ppl feel about things
i think its a great thing to watch for any young person that is thinking about the navy to watch. i just wish they would do the same for the rest of the armed forces
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hmm it just started doing that to me also....deffield wrote:'Sorry, but due to contractual restrictions, the video you are trying to view is not available in your country or geographic location."
AWWWW
ive downloaded episodes 3-10 im guna work on getting 1 and 2 then ill put em up on an FTP server
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ok found a way to bypass it and ill have it up shortly
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ive done it! w00t
Snippets PBS Carrier
it works just like the regualr PBS page
im still trying to get the pic at the top to be center, just a matter of time.
Snippets PBS Carrier
it works just like the regualr PBS page
im still trying to get the pic at the top to be center, just a matter of time.
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bump cuz it didnt bump it when i edited my post
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Re: Carrier on PBS
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Sorry, but due to contractual restrictions, the video you are trying to view is not available in your country or geographic location.
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Just tried it with http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm here in Germany and it does work