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eastisbest said:
Ep 2: continues to be an interesting watch but.. occasionally if feels as if no one is proofing. Did you know that in 1804, Lewis and Clark set out with 45 people, that included "photographers?"

Maybe that word meant something different back them? 🤷
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TIL: googling asian immigration since I knew that would be a topic of the next episode, I was surprised to learn the first asians to settle in the US were Filipino and they were pirates or other ship deserters who landed in Lousiana in the mid 1700s. People really got around even that early.

Up to episode five (Gold Rush).

The show puts together the basic reasons and ordering of expansion, while trying to throw a strong sympathy towards those being "displaced." Strangely uses what I would think they would consider archaic terms such as "indian."

We get history on the early 1900s immigration into Ellis Island (and somewhat from asia to This show described the rapid growth in population in the late 1700s, early 1800s as "doubling every generation" and growing 34% in a short term. A nice companion show might describe where all those people were coming from. It's not birth rate. The immigration rates had to be enormous even back then, in order to populate that western expansion.
 
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Revival: another comicbook inspired zombie show. Other than IZombie and a few apocalypse type movies, I'm not really into the genre. Cast seems fun and it had a good, slightly predictable end of first episode story.
 
I'm really struggling to find a new show to binge that has come out in the last few weeks. Seems we are in a bit of a drought for streaming new shows (or I watch them too fast).
 
Say Nothing: Northern Ireland. Watched In the Name of the Father a few months ago and got intrigued on things that were just a few headlines and blurbs on national news when I was a kid. This is a highly rated series.
 
"The Osbournes" is on Amazon Prime. This is the first day in the life celebrity documentary show I can remember, but none as good as the original. The only complaint is that the profanity is not bleeped this time. Not that I'm some language prude, I just think bleep sound is really funny on such a basic level.
 
Adolescence (Netflix)

Well done show. Only 4 episodes. Interesting look at what it would be like if a young teen was accused of a violent murder.
 
The Bear Season 4: a lot of nose hair close soliloquys, ranting and raving. Almost no story progression. Falls far form the first three seasons IMO. Found myself skipping through the last episode to hear or see something of substance.
 
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Waterfront on NFLX. It’s decent, kind of an Ozark knockoff. It’s nothing special but worth it if you want to kill some time.
 
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