Baseball

This used to be on Canadian Netflix, and I watched the entire original 9-inning series. However, because I watched each episode far apart from one another, by the time I was going to watch the extra innings portion, it was already off Netflix. Unfortunately, I have delayed this IMPORTANT review, thinking I needed to complete the ENTIRE series. Since that may not happen for some time, I am writing this. Notice I said nothing about the actual doc, as it's all about ME ME ME.

Pretty interesting even if you don't give a damn about sports

You could experience the same vivid impression of baseball - as the great American pastime - by watching 'The Sandlot Kids' and that runs for only 102 mins, but then you'd miss out on the likes of Daniel Okrent, Shelby Foote, Stephen Jay Gould, Red Barber, Billy Crystal, not to mention the ballplayers, in particular Buck O'Neill (what a guy). So, yes, you should watch all 22.5 hrs of Burns' epic film, even if at the end of it you realise that baseball is just a bastardised version of cricket.

A near-flawless long-form documentary. Don't listen to poor reviews of this.

No doubt lovingly made - but impenetrable to residents of the larger part of the world with no culture of baseball

A feast of wonderfully rich baseball history. Can tend a bit into hagiography of the game's heroes, but I don't mind. Highly recommended for any fan who wants to know more about the history of the game.

The last few episodes really seem to lose focus, and it is way too focused on a handful of teams at the expense of others, but it's still a lovely piece. The central conceit of baseball-as-microcosm-of-life is wonderfully executed.

Ken Burns makes the film equivalents of high school textbooks: an incredible source of information presented in the most boring way possible.

Focuses a little too much on New York, but still an engrossing look back at some of the best heroes and heels America has ever known.

First few episodes are great, then it kinda gradually devolves into sportswriters complaining about how much baseball sucks now.. Barry Bonds rules.