History Channel - Crude

auscanman · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:29 am Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

The sound on the Google Video version is a bit messed up for the first couple of minutes (you'll need to turn the volume all the way up to hear anything), but other than that there are no problems.

jbeckton · Expert Joined: Jan 05, 2007 Posts: 1914

I am quite suprised this didn't get more attention here with all the talk about the controled media and all.

This program didn't even attempt to paint a rosey scenario at the end like I suspected aftetr all fo the doomer talk. It was very factual and included interviews with industry experts on many fronts.

After Mega Disasters : Peak Oil and A Crude Awakening I really think that PO is making its way into the mainstream and this is good during election year.

May give voters another measure to hold candidates up to for whatever its worth.
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dorlomin · Intermediate Crude Joined: Aug 05, 2007 Posts: 974

Peak oil is a meme that is becoming rather stealthily injected into the western psyche. One of those ideas where for the majority they cant quite remember when they first heard of it and kinda think they have known about it for alot longer than they have. Its so obvious that deep down most people kind of already know there is a finite limit. And they will psycologicaly slowly bring the peak date closer and closer to today without really thinking about it.

mos6507 · Fission Joined: Aug 03, 2007 Posts: 2966

I think no one exposure is acting as a turning point in making PO go mainstream. I'm starting to wonder whether people would really start to worry about it even if all the oil companies had a press conference and came clean about it. It may take the price spiking 2 or 3x to really convince people it's real.

jbeckton · Expert Joined: Jan 05, 2007 Posts: 1914

joewp · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

I think people know that the oil age is a temporary thing. I think they even know that the beginning of the end is upon us. I think they push the knowledge deep inside and go about their work and leisure and try not to think about it, because they know they're screwed no matter what they do. I think they hope the oil age lasts until they die, and they will wish their poor kids good luck. That's what I see whenever I've tried to tell anybody about the situation. These documentaries are maybe convincing a few more people, but I doubt they'll do anything to increase the chances of their kids' survival. It's the ultimate selfishness, about what we've been trained to do by mass-media advertising.

Cost of Economic collapse : $30,000,000,000,000
Coming violent/painful deaths : 6,000,000,000+
Watching Super Bowl XLVII on a new flat screen TV : Priceless.

(Go Giants!)
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Lore · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

This was by far the best documentary that I’ve seen, tying both PO and GW together. It also gave reasonable evidence that there are plenty of hydrocarbons to burn in order to push the earth into the next extinction event.

Now it didn’t make me want to run out and buy and electric GM, rather I think it should have made most people who weren’t really aware of what’s going on around them and were able to grasp the implications of the film, to take to tucking themselves under their beds in a fetal position. I’m not sure I would show it to some unsuspecting grade school students.
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mommy22 · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 264

A little anecdotal tid bit. I went grocery shopping the other day with my cloth grocery bags. When I told the cashier (who was in her 80's, BTW!!!) that I broght my own bags and I would bag the food myself, she said : Did you see that show on the History Channel the other night? We're using up the oil too fast!

So, someone who seemed definately in the mainstream (while on the older side!) was watching...

chadwickoon · Coal Joined: Feb 13, 2008 Posts: 1

Anyone have a copy of the History Channel's Crude, the American version that aired this past January?Would you believe our recorder broke the night we were taping it. My husband was the first geologist in the first half hour of the show.