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Connections
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Posted by: barclay

So, do to a recent change in my lineup with DirecTV, I now get the Science Channel, and was pleased to see that they serve up tons of showings of Connections.

Is it just me, or has this show lost something? I remember watching it years ago, and from what I remember, the "connections" in the show actually seemed to lead somewhere.

In the recent episodes, part of Connections 3, they seem to start and end at seemingly random points. It's still interesting, but I'm left wondering if I'm mis-remembering how well the older episodes worked.

Posted by: JerryLBell

I remember being just enthralled with the original "Connections" series. Then less so with "Connections II". Then, when "Connections III" was shown in a marathon, I taped all of them for later viewing (this was before I had a Tivo). I tried watching some of them and they just didn't grab me at all. I put the tapes away and forgot about them for a year or so. When I got back to them, they hadn't improved (go figure), so I just taped stuff over them.

The connections shown in the original series were so interesting that it was just fascinating to watch. The host would say something like, "On the afternoon of July 7, 1406, a baker in England stubbed his toe and because of that, men landed on the moon." After this preposterous start, he'd show this amazing series of connections that made bizarre sense. In the last series, it was like "On the afternoon of July 7, 1962, my math teacher yelled at me and because of that, I can't balance my checkbook." (or should I say, "chequebook"?) It just wasn't the same.

Posted by: TivoChuckster

I agree. Did anyone ever play the connections game? It came on 3 CD-ROMS - graphic adventure with puzzle solving. It was OK, but not worth playing more than once.

Posted by: rexdart

Oh my gosh! Its not just me!

I do indeed worship both series, I still have Connections and the Day the Universe Changed on VHS and I watch them regularly. I just never get tired of them!

The tapes were made back in the early 90s I believe, the last time I think TLC ran them. My current plan is to finally get off my butt and get an All in Wonder DV now that the prices are coming down out of the stratosphere so I can rip em to video files. I am concerned that my constant viewing of the tapes (even though they are SP) is going to wear em out soon.

So as a tangent to this conversation (wouldn't James love that!) what do you folks think of the AIW? Not planning to break any revolutionary ground, I just want to pipe video into my PC for posterity.

Posted by: jamesbobo

I also enjoyed the original Connections and The Day the Universe Changed. Anyone watch The Secret Life of Machines? I never would have thought a washing machine could be so interesting.

Posted by: cheerdude

I remember watching the original Connections and loving it... don't remember Day the Universe Changed.

One of my "special" DVDs is the Cosmos series. Yeah, make fun of Carl Sagan if you must... but I still think that was probably one of the few people that could make the universe and our own planet interesting to learn.

Posted by: stormsweeper

quote:
Originally posted by rexdart

So as a tangent to this conversation (wouldn't James love that!) what do you folks think of the AIW? Not planning to break any revolutionary ground, I just want to pipe video into my PC for posterity.

If you just want it for the TV tuner and vid input, the 7500 version is about half he price of the 8500. Essentially the clock isn't anywhere near as fast on the 3d chip, but that's about it.

If you don't care about the TV tuner, just the vid input, look for the Radeon 64MB DDR VIVO, which you should be able to find for less than a $100.

Posted by: jroysdon

quote:
Originally posted by barclay
In the recent episodes, part of Connections 3, they seem to start and end at seemingly random points. It's still interesting, but I'm left wondering if I'm mis-remembering how well the older episodes worked.

The episode I watched yesterday ended like that (it was taped within the last two days, but I don't bother paying attention to when anything is on thanks to TiVo).

Usually they always start and stop at the same "connecting" point and he brings things full circle. I was a bit perplexed when they started rolling the credits... It was the one about photographs, radar, cotton innovations, and a ton more (I can never remember them all, but I love those shows).

Posted by: jroysdon

The Day the Universe Changed

Connections & Connections^2

Someone needs to start an episode guide for Connections 3.

Posted by: nrc

Same story here - the first Connections series was fascinating, the second and third didn't make the connections nearly as clear from start to finish.

Posted by: tx4coe

The Day the Universe Changed was one of my favorites. I have the companion book for this series. It was published by Little Brown and Company, 1985. Connections I was the best of the James Burke series I've seen. The flow works too fast in 2 and way to fast in 3, to follow. This is not to suggest that if they made a 4 I wouldn't't watch.

The Ring of Truth with Philip Morrison was another of these "How we know what we know" series. It was out in 1987. Morrison is not at all as entertaining as Burke. I hope the science channel will get around to showing this series sometime, Hint Hint?