Guns, Germs and Steel on PBS

[JoeBlank]

My local PBS station is showing Guns, Germs and Steel tonight and for the following two Monday nights. According to a brief review in the paper, this is a somewhat dumbed-down and abbreviated version of Jared Diamond's book, and each episode will last one hour.

Thought I would mention it here since I first heard about the book from EN Worlders.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I've just started reading this book, actually. Interesting stuff.

 

[Rackhir]

I thought it really should have been named Cattle, Lattitudes and Crops, but it isn't nearly as catchy a title.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

They're running it here in Chiago as well.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Fascinating book. I’ve read it and thought it was well written, well-thought out and well researched. I wondered – and still to – about fantasy game setting use for the book.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

I've been planning - on and off - to get this book just for that purpose; it could only be helpful in developing a campaign world.

 

[Fast Learner]

For that purpose, his latest book, Collapse, will also serve you. It's about how societies fall apart, how reasonably intelligent people who are really trying to do good for themselves can utterly wipe themselves out.

 

[Henry]

Missed it by an hour, darn it!

They're airing part two on my affiliate at 10pm July 18th. I'll have to be mindful.

 

[DaveStebbins]

I checked the local online listings and my PBS affiliate is airing the first episode about a half dozen times in the next week, in case I miss the one airing in five minutes. Check the listings online and see if you can catch it later.

 

[howandwhy99]

My PBS went off the air a couple of weeks ago.

There is a second, but it has lousy reception and fewer programs I normally watch. (channel 8)