THE PLOT THUS FAR
Executive produced by Emmy® Award-winning producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (HBO’s John Adams and The Pacific), and Emmy® Award-winning producer Mark Herzog (History’s Gettysburg), The Sixties explores the most transformative decade of the modern era in America.
The 1960s was the decade America transformed from a country of conformity to a land of political, cultural, and social liberation. The events of that tumultuous ten-year period reshaped America to such an extent that it still remains an epoch of fascination today and every step of the way, television helped frame and enable that change. Looking through the lens of television, The Sixties weaves together the events and personalities that influenced and dominated the 1960s in America, sketching a portrait of this remarkable decade that is both entertaining and illuminating. Featuring unique perspective and rare, original footage, The Sixties will not just re-examine the familiar… it will unearth the unknown.
Episodes include (each approximately 42 minutes unless noted)…
Disc 1
Television Comes of Age (1960-69)
The World on the Brink (1960-63)
The Assasination of President Kennedy (1963) (This episode is approximately 85 minutes)
Disc Two
The War in Vietnam (1964-69)
A Long March to Freedom (1960-69) (This episode is approximately 84 minutes)
The British Invasion (1964-69)
Disc Three
The Space Race (1960-69)
1968 (1968)
The Times They Are A Changin’ (1960-69)
Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (1960-69)
WHAT WE THOUGHT
“The Sixties” is the latest documentary to tell the Baby Boomers how great they were. The irony being is that most of the people featured were members of the Greatest Generation. I hope that’s not lost on anyone. I skimmed the episodes, as I could only take so much retread of the most tired decade of the 20th century. If you’ve already seen it on CNN, then you know what you’re getting.
The DVD comes with no special features. But, I only watched an advanced screener copy. Things are always likely to change, but I don’t see it happening. The A/V Quality is standard definition fare.
RELEASE DATE: 02/17/2015