David Bianculli

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Think of it like a music discovery show, a well-deserved escape with friends, and yeah, some serious music insight.

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By focusing on the American Revolution, Ken Burns is revisiting some very familiar territory.

His long and impressive filmography includes a history of the Congress and biographies of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

He's done deep dives into American military conflicts, including World War II and the Vietnam War.

And throughout his career, he's developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade.

The evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence.

The use of actors to read the words of historical participants.

the zooming in and out to reveal key details in period photos, and the painstaking attention to sound effects, from birds to bullets, to help bring those images to life.

All of that knowledge and all of those gimmicks are utilized in The American Revolution, the new PBS six-part series about the founding of our country.