Lauren Weinstein
James Burke's "Connections" (1979 in the U.S.) is undoubtedly one of the finest educational series ever produced for television, only slightly diminished by his wearing of a (then fashionable) white leisure suit throughout.
Mar 23 at 1:23amWeb
Show threadScott Murray Mar 23

@lauren Thanks for mentioning this! I hadn’t heard of it. Sounds wonderful.

Link for reference in case anyone wants to find it:

https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke

Connections by James Burke (Seasons 1-3) : James Burke (BBC) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Connections explores an Alternative View of Change that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. Burke contends that...

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Show threadOoze 𓁟Mar 23
@lauren That shot with the rocket launch!
Show threadLauren WeinsteinMar 23
@Ooze Yes, one of the best timed bits in TV history!
Show threadMick CollinsMar 23
@lauren @Ooze They should've gotten an Emmy for that.
Show threadOoze 𓁟Mar 23
@mick_collins @lauren They were absolutely robbed.
Show threadslashMar 23

@lauren Agreed. I decided to re-buy 3 important series: 1) Connections, 2) The Ascent of Man, 3) The Body In Question. The first two should arrive soon.

That last one is proving hard to come by. I'm not sure why. It's as brilliant as the other two.

Show threadAZ Guy 6d ago
@lauren I saw it on TLC, back when it was still The Learning Channel
Show threadjosh buermann6d ago

@lauren

No "longtermist" could take their own prognostications about the future a million or 1000 or 10 years from now seriously if they'd ever paid attention to an episode of Connections.

Show threadNew Age6d ago
@lauren
No. no. The white leisure suit was perfect. I wouldn't have believed a thing he said if he wore a normal suit.