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On Cinema (2012)
Stars are for Hollywood. Bags are for movies.
It's sad that IMDB is still using antiquated (and confusing) stars to rate their movies when bags of popcorn has proven to be the superior rating system. It's absurd that us buffs have to use a complex formula to convert to bags in order to know what movies to see and what to skip.
At the time of this review, On Cinema has a 9.2 star rating, which converts to 4.6 bags of popcorn. This rating doesn't account for the .4 bags that are added in memory of the 19 tragic deaths at the Electric Sun Music Festival, which no one is responsible for except maybe the Chinese government. This leaves On Cinema with a rating of 5 bags of popcorn, but I'll also going to throw in 2 bags of soda.
But if you think On Cinema is just about movies, you're sorely mistaken. This a show that gets to the bottom of what's going on in the world today. It's a show about fatherhood. It's a show about tragedy, triumph, perseverance and the latest Property Brothers news. But, most of all, it's a show about our American values that are under attack.
Aerial America (2010)
Informative and inspiring
No frills. This is just a solid hour of interesting locales, beautiful imagery and informative history. If you are like me and get a kick out of exploring Google Maps and reading about places on Wikipedia, this will be right up your alley. They do a great job of not just focusing on the major sites that we all know, but also exploring some lesser known history like the story of Kate Shelley in Iowa.
The highlights are the often overlooked states like Maine, the Dakotas (although they should have each gotten their own hour), and Wyoming. But nothing compares to the Utah episode, which explores a lot of the strange, but fascinating Mormon sites throughout the state.
If you advanced beyond the 4th grade and aren't a bigot, the historical background of the locations is exciting and informative. Of course they are going to mention things like the race riots in Detroit, the destruction of Black Wall Street in Tulsa, and the lunch sit-in in Greensboro. They are major historical events that shaped our nation for better or worse. TRIGGER WARNING!: Michael Moore is briefly mentioned in the Michigan episode.