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Perhaps the well is beginning to run dry.
I have long been a fan of the documentaries of Rick Sebak. His PBS films are nice because instead of celebrating the extraordinary, they celebrate the seemingly mundane aspects of our culture and breath life into them. He's made some fascinating films about unusual buildings, hot dogs, old fashioned amusement parks and the like and whenever one of his films appears on TV, I try to watch it. However, I must also say that sometimes making SOME mundane topics interesting is too big a task--such is the case with "A Flea Market Documentary". Sebak and his crew bounce about the United States interviewing people who buy and sell at these flea markets. The trouble is, almost none of this is very interesting. So, while he tries to instill a sense of excitement about the topic, I found myself bored to tears. It was, in many ways, like a show about ear wax or paper clips or dirt---just not enough to make it worth an hour of my life. My advice is just try some of his other films--they really can be a lot more interesting than this one.
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- planktonrules
- Dec 14, 2012
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