Barbarian Week on the History Channel

Gobi Bear · January 20, 2004, 17:31

For those who get the History Channel, tonight's programming is especially appropriate for fans of the Fall of Rome and Middle Ages conquests.

The following is the programming (Eastern time):

7 pm: Barbarians (Vikings)
8 pm: Barbarians (Goths)
9 pm: Barbarians (Huns & Mongols)

I watched the Viking and Goth episodes last night. Nothing spectacular, but certainly interesting enough to get you in the mood for those Conquests!

asleepathewheel · January 20, 2004, 18:42

how bold, to counter the state of the union with Huns and mongols

thanks for the tip, I will try to tune in.

Mad Bomber · January 21, 2004, 05:08

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Originally posted by asleepathewheel
how bold, to counter the state of the union with Huns and mongols

thanks for the tip, I will try to tune in.

How do you counter a Barbarian? With a horde of barbarians! Great idea for the History Chanel; watching Attila, Aleric, Temjun & Tammerlane was much more enjoyable than the warmonger in the White House tell me how important education is while cutting public educations funds to give to rich kids in private schools.

Theseus · January 23, 2004, 16:34

I watched these shows.

I kept telling my fiancee that Barbarians don;t really act like that... they mostly just wander around and threaten Workers.

Seriously, the shows were interesting, and worth watching when they are on again.

Tall Stranger · January 23, 2004, 17:01

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Originally posted by Mad Bomber
How do you counter a Barbarian? With a horde of barbarians! Great idea for the History Chanel; watching Attila, Aleric, Temjun & Tammerlane was much more enjoyable than the warmonger in the White House tell me how important education is while cutting public educations funds to give to rich kids in private schools.

That's odd. I was going to comment that we got the best of both worlds watching the State of the Union: a civilized President making rational, intelligent arguments followed by a collection of left-wing barbarians seeking to raid our pocketbook and undermine our security.

(This really belongs in the OT forum, which I will never set foot in.)

steven8r · January 23, 2004, 17:05

They also had a show following one of the 'Barb' episodes called something like, "Axes Swords and Knives". That was pretty cool too. Watching the swordsmith create a sword from ironore gave me a whole new appreciation for what Iron Working does for my civ!!!!

Steven

Plotinus · January 24, 2004, 10:57

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Originally posted by Tall Stranger

That's odd. I was going to comment that we got the best of both worlds watching the State of the Union: a civilized President making rational, intelligent arguments followed by a collection of left-wing barbarians seeking to raid our pocketbook and undermine our security.

(This really belongs in the OT forum, which I will never set foot in.)

Good Lord, the flag by your name must be wrong. For a moment I almost thought you were calling George Bush civilised!

Actually I won't be too disrespectful, because I write subtitles for a living and therefore have been watching a clip of his speech today. I was very impressed that he managed to get all the way through the phrase "weapons of mass destruction programme-related activities", and not only that but maintain the closest thing he can to a straight face...

Off topic? me? never. I like the sound of the documentaries though - if only I could watch that channel.

Dis · January 26, 2004, 02:57

today is sunday. They repeated several of them.

they had 4 one hour shows. I watched the Vikings, the Goths (visigoths), the Mongols, and they wrapped up with the Huns.

4 hours of barbarians!!

I was kind of bored by the end. Although the last one might have been the most interesting, but I was posting here. But of the ones I really payed attention to, the goths was the most interesting one. That may be because I've already seen other shows on the Vikings and Mongols. They get lots of attention. But it was nice to see a show on the less glamorous barbarians like the huns and goths.

vmxa1 · January 26, 2004, 04:30

I have caught the Huns and Mongols. I prefered the Mongol one so far.

David Murray · January 26, 2004, 05:04

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Originally posted by Plotinus

Actually I won't be too disrespectful, because I write subtitles for a living and therefore have been watching a clip of his speech today.

Are you one of those brave souls who has to subtitle programmes 'live'? That must be a pretty stressful job. Imagine having a slip of the fingers on the keyboard and typing a sentence of gobbledygook. Nightmare.

Plotinus · January 27, 2004, 11:53

[David Murray] Yes, indeed I am, although I've never accidentally sent out a swear word (one of my colleagues once did, but you didn't hear it from me). It's easy to do George Bush though, because he speaks so slowly and, to be fair, quite well - *except* for his radio speeches, which I privately think must be either played back faster than they are recorded, or delivered by an actor. They sound so different.

MattPilot · January 27, 2004, 13:37

writing subtitles for howard dean must be easy too. Just put in a bunch of screams

hehe

Rommel2D · January 28, 2004, 02:44

I think the History Channel did a pretty shoddy job of research- The Goths were rarely shown wearing black and didn't seem to have any eye makeup on.

I agree it was refreshing to see a spotlight on this group for a change.

Plotinus · January 28, 2004, 11:45

Lucky I'm British, then - we don't know who Howard Dean is, or if we do, he's nowhere near important enough to show his speeches!

The Hack · January 31, 2004, 09:56

After watching the show about the Mongels I fired up a game playing them. I outdid Ghengis and Temur and took out the Chinese.

Then the Americans.

After that the Mayans and Aztecs. There is something wrong with culture linking

steven8r · February 1, 2004, 15:21

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Originally posted by Rommel2D
I think the History Channel did a pretty shoddy job of research- The Goths were rarely shown wearing black and didn't seem to have any eye makeup on.

Ok, after 4 days now, I GET IT!!!!

I admit, I mistook a reference to pop culture for a historical reference. But I finally get it now!

Pretty funny Rommel2D!

Steven

steven8r · February 1, 2004, 15:29

On another History Chanel show, they had a 'Modern Marvels' episode entitled 'Bombs'. It covered from Gunpowder to Nukes. It even mentioned the 'Byzantine Greek Fire' in naval combat!!

It actually gave a lot of insight from a 'Civ' standpoint. It helped me better appreciate various Research paths that a civ makes.

One thing though, according to that show, the Manhattan Project was the single most expensive project that anyone had completed before or since. Perhaps it's cost sould be increased in Civ. Just a thought.

Gave me an idea for a new unit, the 'Grenader' (not sure about all . (this unit may already appear in someone's mod).

The History Channel is pretty cool, both on it's own and from a Civ standpoint. I highly recommend it to all.

Steven