Giganten der Geschichte

Just watched the Seven Wonders of America, episode Golden Gate Bridge. They think the GGB connects San Francisco and Oakland! Oy! And someone in production is way too fond of their CGI of exploded views. It was interesting for the first couple of episodes but now it's annoying and takes up too much time. Is it just space filler?

Writing as an archaeologist - ok the program is not aimed at me watching..but this was puerile.... it gets 2 stars from me for being about archaeology..

it;s just so fake - give me an old fashioned fact filled documentary any day.

Does no-one else see the carving in the stones at Avery?!?! Those are not just stones, they are eroded sculptures! One of the stones even looks like a sitting elephant. Main-stream archeologists need to open their minds and eyes to civilization being much older than taught.

This is a long running Discovery Channel show. Starting from the mid-2010's, the show is a mix of CG animation, present-day archaeology, and talking heads as archaeologists are exploring various ancient and near-modern sites. The exploding CGI animation is its signature move and it is fun. Although it does feel a little dated nowadays, but I choose to see it as a classic. They do repackage the show into different episodes sometimes. I wonder how many locations are left to explore after over a hundred episodes. As for its academic level, this is only good for high school or college undergraduate study.

Each episode is hit or miss. However, very well produced and I especially enjoyed the episode on the Tower of Pisa and Herculaneum.