History Channel - Crude

joewp · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:54 am Post subject: History Channel - Crude

I just saw a promo for this, it looks interesting.

Crude

Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4489

I'm wondering if this is the same as that Australian documentary:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/crude/
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BlinkBlink · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:31 am Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

It appears to be.
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joewp · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:33 am Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

Excellent! I don't have to wait until Sunday to see it. Thanks, Leanan and Blink, I'll watch it at that link.

One day US TV will make their own, original science programs...
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Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4489

Just a reminder...this airs tonight at 8pm ET. It's the US debut.

"Mega Disasters: Oil Apocalypse" reruns in the slot before "Crude." (It appears to be Doomer Porn Day on The History Channel. Documentaries about the end of the world all day!)
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Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4489

Starting now, on the east coast, anyway...
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eastbay · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

On the west coast it's on The History Channel starting at 8pm tonight. The whole family is planning to watch it! Smile

Last night was an evening of fairly decent science shows filled with dinosaurs and early mammals, so this will follow nicely!
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Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4489

There's dinosaurs in this one, too, though only for short scenes.

It's not bad. Deffeyes is in it. Sadad al-Husseini is in it.

One thing I noticed...the Americans pronounce Ghawar "Gah-WAHR." Husseini pronounces it more like "Rah-WAHR."
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Laurasia · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jul 10, 2004 Posts: 533

I had to miss part in the middle; so did they mention what the end of the oil age will do to the food supply for 6-7 billion people? I rather hope they did, because little hints don't work. You have to be smacked up the side of the head with that kind of info.

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DetroitK13 · Coal Joined: Jan 27, 2008 Posts: 2

From a young American fresh off a viewing...this program is simply excellent (I knew, based on the topicality and lack of BS, that it wasn't a History Channel original). I actually emailed A&E to tell them how good I thought it was. I follwed that by joining this site. So, hey everybody.

The dinos are a little silly, but it is attention-grabbing. A&E should push this thing. ABC should as well. So should the members of this site. I really think it could resonate with a general audience.

Just my two pennies.

Laurasia · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jul 10, 2004 Posts: 533

Welcome to the Forums, DetroitK13!!

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Schadenfreude · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jan 16, 2008 Posts: 607

I have Road Runner cable conection and find the ABC Science video almost unwatchable. It won't let you pause and download - instead you are forced to watch as it hurks and jerks.

here's a better link for the same presentation.

Olaf · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

I watched this last night and have to say, even as someone that has been following peak oil for a few years, this program put me on edge a bit.

First, I immediately took note of the fact that it was sponsored by Chevy ('low oil to no oil' new slogan), which made me suspicous of it. Watching the whole thing though, and based upon what I knew going into it, the info seemed to be presented fairly reasonably.

Didn't paint a very optimistic picture I must say. It seems a matter of geological record that if we don't get our crap together as far as how much carbon we are putting back into the atmosphere then we are in for a very inhospitable place to live in the not so distant future. Sort of an evolutionary reset perhaps.

Maybe the best we can hope for as far as the planet is concerned is a quick collapse. Watching something like that just brings all kinds of other scenarios into focus, such as wars, loose nukes, continued changing climates and storms, and economic upheaval thrown in for good measure.

Damn I'm feeling pretty doomer at the moment. My wife is a high school biology and environmental science teacher and we taped it so that she could show it to her students. Having watched it myself, I'm torn now on whether I think that is a good idea. It may only succeed in scaring the hell out 'em.

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auscanman · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: Re: History Channel - Crude

The video is on Google Video as well, so you don't have to endure the jerky ABC version. Crude