Connections 2 (5 DVD set)
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Actor: James BurkeDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-02
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Ambrose Video
DVD Reviews of Connections 2 (5 DVD set)
DVD Review: Syndication Edition?
Summary: 3 Stars
As a series Connections 2 is Amazing, and if I were only reviewing the program I would give it five stars. However after I bought this DVD I noticed some of the scenes were missing, and after a little research I found out that the source used in the making of this DVD set was the syndicated version of the program. I also own this program on VHS which had the original version so that's how I was able to notice the difference. It might seem like a nit pick, but the bits that are missing I thought added to the personality of the program. I would still recommend this DVD set as it is still really good, but I'm hoping for a "special edition" or something to be released with the whole program intact.DVD Review: Poor quality of the DVDs, bad attitude from AMBROSE VIDEO
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought all Connections (yep, this one too) series... Of course, had no time to watch all discs in a timely manner. One of the disks (so far) freezes and would not play. I contacted AMBROSE VIDEO PUBLISHING and they say that since the set was not bought from them directly, most likely is a illegal copy so they will not replace it.
The DVD is most likely original (I can tell a DVD-R from an original) but it will not play.
On one hand, AMBROSE VIDEO PUBLISHING wants to increase the sales by using Amazon but on the other hand will offer NO support from purchase made outside their site (if even this is true).
Other customers complain also about this kind of problem. Frankly, until this DVD, it never occurred to me to find an original, brand new DVD that would not play.
I suggest avoiding their stuff...
$150 per a 5 DVD set is not cheap so if I pay them money, the least I expect is that the DVD would play.
DVD Review: Wonderful collection
Summary: 5 Stars
I was hooked as soon as I saw one episode years ago. Had to have the whole collectionDVD Review: Where is "The Real Thing" ?
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent series, as are all of James Burke's series. But .... WHERE IS "THE REAL THING"? I had the misfortune of thinking this was some kind of show about Coca Cola when I first noticed it in the TV listings in the paper back in the '70's. I finally checked it out when it only had about 3 episodes left and here was this guy talking about time perception on a set that looked like a Salvador Dali painting.
The next episode was about language perception and had some professional theater people. One would read a script as fast as he possibly could and a second would try to repeat it only by listening. The results were amazing.
Please help!! jackfried@gmail.com
DVD Review: Science and history made fascinating
Summary: 5 Stars
Connections 2 is not a repeat of the original, although it does cover some of the same ground, taking some of the same items and connecting them in new ways to new final outcomes. Using some of the same points does mean that some information is repeated between the two seasons, but if you never saw the first season, you'd be just as fascinated. James Burke has a way of making boring science and history very interesting. He begins season one by placing an object on the table and saying, "You don't know what this is, but you want to," and instantly, you do. This way of drawing you in continues through the series. There aren't as many episodes as in season one and season three has even less. This is the only thing bad I say about this series, it's not long enough to tell all the fascinating stories that James has to tell.
Description of Connections 2 (5 DVD set)
The favorite of students and educators everywhere, James Burke the scientific detective is back tracking the fascinating links between technological invention, social history, economics, and, well, everything. Life is a giant 3-dimensional globe made up of millions of threads that cross and recross each other, says Burke as he traces the lines that lead from a French loom to IBM, from a kink in a water pipe to a carburetor."He makes two dozen international stops by way of explaining how the steam pump led to carbon paper, to the entire Industrial revolution and the moon landing, with drill bits, X-rays and genetic engineering along the way." says New York Newsday. In one half-hour! Your head spins, but its the same as splendid champagne. TV is rarely this tasty or this smart, and hardly ever both in such a whiz-bang package.
Programs in this series:
Disc 1: Revolutions, Sentimental Journeys, Getting It Together and, Whodunit?
Disc 2: Something for Nothing, Echoes of the Past, Photo Finish and Separate Ways
Disc 3: High Times, Deja Vu, New Harmony and Hot Pickle
Disc 4: The Big Spin, Bright Ideas, Making Waves and Routes
Disc 5: One Word, Sign Here, Better Than the Real Thing and Flexible Response
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