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Saturday, July 24, 2004

TV goooood...........
There's been some cool stuff on the history channel lately. Though they usually have awesome shows almost constantly, two new ones have proven themselves worthy of the channel.

The first one was a subject of one of my posts a while back. Called Decisive Battles, this show utilizes the beta engine of Rome: Total War, which is still in production (I believe by Activision). This is possibly the best battle reinactment I've ever seen on TV. Some of the segments weren't thought out well enough, such as putting the host of the show in front of a green screen so he could be "in" the battle explaining things. Though the total effect was awesome.

The episode covered travles to the center of Italy and Rome's power. The majority of the episode, however, focused on the battle of Cannae. In this battle, the Roman senators sent eight legions, about 70,000 ment, against Hannibals much smaller force. Hannibal (sans elephants) won the battle using an odd formation agains the Romans sheer power to encircle the Roman force, which confused and panicked the legions.

The second show (which I'm not sure is new, but this is the first time I've seen it) is Command Decisions. Just think about those ABC multiple choice videos you had to watch in middle school/junior high science class. It sets you up with a question, and you give the answer. Unlike those easy science videos, these questions need a lot of consideration in the short time given to answer them.

This episode was over the Battle of the Bulge; Hitlers attempt to cut off and destroy the allied army. You assumed the position of supreme allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Question: Unlike the Germans, your men are ill-equipped and have no winter camoflauge, so you use

A) White Paint
B) Germant Uniforms
C) Bedsheets

The answer,....some other time.
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