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MiddleUziVert OP t1_ixrxv2u wrote
Reply to comment by Sinicalkush in Growing Up in Prison: Kids Behind Bars (2022) - What is it like growing up as kids inside prison cells - teenage inmates tell their stories of childhoods spent behind bars [00:46:51] by MiddleUziVert
I believe you are talking about another kid (Justin), who is featured in different videos. You are correct about him though.
Sinicalkush t1_ixrmxd1 wrote
Reply to comment by csimonson in Growing Up in Prison: Kids Behind Bars (2022) - What is it like growing up as kids inside prison cells - teenage inmates tell their stories of childhoods spent behind bars [00:46:51] by MiddleUziVert
The kid in the thumbnail was raised by the system bc, his parents basically left him when he was a small child. He isn't too bright, but has a heart of gold. And all he wanted was a family. Someone to acknowledge his existence and care for him. Shitty how some kids are treated and left like he was.
csimonson t1_ixrgwk6 wrote
Reply to Growing Up in Prison: Kids Behind Bars (2022) - What is it like growing up as kids inside prison cells - teenage inmates tell their stories of childhoods spent behind bars [00:46:51] by MiddleUziVert
OP I'm gonna assume these kids actually got in trouble to be in prison?
newsjunkee t1_ix0ivij wrote
Reply to The First VCR (2019) - In 1956, the first video cassette recorder was invented [00:43:11] by wazzel2u
Excellent history here. The writing was pretty bad, but still informative
newagesewage t1_iwt6gz7 wrote
Reply to comment by samuelnotjackson in The First VCR (2019) - In 1956, the first video cassette recorder was invented [00:43:11] by wazzel2u
[presses ⏪️]
mickeysbeer t1_iwt69ig wrote
Reply to The First VCR (2019) - In 1956, the first video cassette recorder was invented [00:43:11] by wazzel2u
Really cool! Thank you. I had no idea!
newagesewage t1_iwt64db wrote
Reply to The First VCR (2019) - In 1956, the first video cassette recorder was invented [00:43:11] by wazzel2u
Settle in for some quaint quirkiness. And you'll learn stuff, too. (featuring stickytape & rust playing the hits)
samuelnotjackson t1_iwq6ou5 wrote
Reply to The First VCR (2019) - In 1956, the first video cassette recorder was invented [00:43:11] by wazzel2u
Thanks to Bing Crosby, we live in a world with Jake Paul.
[deleted] t1_iwpav1h wrote
Reply to The First VCR (2019) - In 1956, the first video cassette recorder was invented [00:43:11] by wazzel2u
I can't get this to start, just the spinning wheel of death
phuck-you-reddit t1_iwjghwg wrote
Reply to comment by FormerKarmaKing in The War Room (1993) - A behind the scenes look at Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephanopoulos [01:36:04] by _CDXX_LXIX
Watching this film (and other older documentaries or news footage) I find myself shaking my head how this stupid nonsense continues to work on voters. Candidate x is gonna create jobs! Candidate x is gonna lower taxes AND balance the budget. Candidate x is a God' fearin' man! You'd think after a few elections our parents and grandparents might've tried something new instead of carrying on with the Neoliberalism crap.
[deleted] t1_iwaey7c wrote
Reply to comment by bipolarbear_1 in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
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bipolarbear_1 t1_iw0anjm wrote
Reply to Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
aaaand it's gone
T2times t1_ivuvmfg wrote
Reply to Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
Is everything still pretty accurate? I mean, scientific wise?
CautiouslyMe t1_ivtzqyj wrote
Reply to comment by FSMFan_2pt0 in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
Joining this thread because both the Cosmos series and the Demon haunted world did this for me. Changed my life ie.
Angrymic2002 t1_ivt6w51 wrote
Reply to comment by sarlackpm in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
Alone in the Wilderness is great as well. I also really enjoyed ND Tyson’s remake of Cosmos
vhw_ t1_ivt6423 wrote
Reply to comment by ashbyashbyashby in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
I have it on dvd an was looking to upgrade, that blows! So... do I save a few bucks or quality really is that bad?
HelenEk7 t1_ivswo88 wrote
Reply to Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
"The cold war is now history"
Well...
Shadpool t1_ivsupwp wrote
Reply to comment by cguy1234 in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
We don’t talk about that.
sarlackpm t1_ivspc7h wrote
Reply to comment by TraceyRobn in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
Yeah, you just hit my exact shortlist! They are all amazing. I feel like simply showing that set to kids could get them interested in pretty much everything.
rrrr_reubs t1_ivsp5j0 wrote
Reply to Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe”.
sarlackpm t1_ivsp1q6 wrote
Reply to comment by Graham2405 in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
That, Connections and Civilisation are up there too, no doubt about it. But Cosmos has that extra magic. For one, the subject matter covered is so broad that the chance of igniting that spark in someone watching at some point is almost inevitable. Second, Carl Sagan's way of delivering facts, the exposition, is second to nobody. He was, and is, the very best of science teachers.
TraceyRobn t1_ivskk1t wrote
Reply to comment by sarlackpm in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
Yes, so much better than the Cosmos sequel made a few years back.
Cosmos was amazing. The late 1970s/early 1980's were probably the golden age of documentaries. Cosmos, Civilization, The Ascent of Man, Life on Earth and James Bourke's Connections are all still great.
IlluminatedPickle t1_ivsfpn9 wrote
Reply to comment by vee_lan_cleef in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
One of my favourites was "Life of a Cell" (? I think that was the title anyway) narrated by David Tennant. An incredible look at the hugely complex things your body does to remain alive.
vee_lan_cleef t1_ivsejmx wrote
Reply to comment by FSMFan_2pt0 in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) Carl Sagan’s original series about the universe [13:00:00] by Saganism1996
Honestly, anything made by the BBC Natural History crew are all equally great. Planet Earth did a fantastic job of giving a general overview of the planet but it hardly scratched the surface of what's actually out there to be filmed. Frozen Planet II just recently came out and it's equally incredible, and Planet Earth III is supposed to come out soon, but there are a few hundred other nature documentaries by the BBC that don't get nearly the recognition they deserve, and a lot of the older ones have been re-scanned and released in HD like Attenborough's Life on Earth.
I think one of my all-time favorites is Life In The Undergrowth, filmed using macro lenses that make even the smallest insects incredibly detailed, an entire world we can't see with the naked eye.
MiddleUziVert OP t1_ixry2ir wrote
Reply to comment by csimonson in Growing Up in Prison: Kids Behind Bars (2022) - What is it like growing up as kids inside prison cells - teenage inmates tell their stories of childhoods spent behind bars [00:46:51] by MiddleUziVert
They did get in trouble for various crimes with different sentences, yes. There is more information in the video description that describes their sentences.