Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Free documentaries are the best kind of documentaries and who the heck is Margaret Thatcher?
So I have been obsessed with commies lately, I always have been but my interest only peaks once or twice a year. While digging around on Google Video I found more dirty red goodness than my little heart could handle. From that moment on my sleep cycle has been in chaos I've been up until around 4am watching all things Cold War related. During the last few days I have managed to find some gems like 1983: The Brink of Destruction, The Cu Chi Tunnels and the three part series The Trap. 1983 is a charming little film about the relations between east and west how close we came to ending the world during Able Archer 83. Its pretty engaging and at times a little scary but I think we all owe a little thanks to Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov for making one of the better decisions in history.
The Cu Chi tunnels is an incredible documentary about the thousands of Vietnamese soldiers who lived in fought in elaborate tunnel systems. Its only one of two documentaries I have seen from the Vietnamese point of view and its intense, really really intense.
Now I'm not sure exactly where The Trap is going but the first episode is about the psychology of the Cold War and the advent of game theory. Its a little hard to watch at times especially when it gets into British politics and Margaret Thatcher who until this point I thought was a Muppet. That aside the segments on game theory were fascinating and I plan on taking some time to learn more about it.
Go search Google Video for free documentaries on just about any topic its way better than tv.
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you thought Thatcher was a Muppet? That's one evil freakin', union breaking Muppet!
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