BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

James Clay I'm impressed at how much key issues haven't changed in 40 years and this series demonstrates that with each episode. Especially #5 The State of the Union is not good.I guess it offers comfort in knowing that despite all the turmoil of the times we as a society continued on.But of course it's also disappointing to note how much hasn't changed.Regardless - this is a great series and worthy of anyone's time.---

calvinnme This series was great at capturing not just the highlights of the seventies but the spirit of the decade. Of course, it was not as depressing as the 1930's, but turning 12 in January of 1970 and thus turning 22 as the 1980s began, watching these episodes just brought back how depressing the whole time period was. There was a feeling we were on a downhill slide, and this documentary reflects that sentiment and the reasons behind it. An American president resigned for what so far is the only time in history, Vietnam fell to the communists after Americans lost so many thousands of soldiers there over the previous decade, the decade opened with "Jesus Christ Super Star" bringing the rise of the "Jesus people", cults began to rise, and near the close of the decade Jim Jones organizes a mass suicide/homicide of just under one thousand of his followers. Suddenly cults were not cool anymore. And then Jimmy Carter dons a sweater, and from an armchair tells us all of this is our fault. The Iranians agreed.Of course, not all of it is newsy and depressing. The series goes into television and how much it changed over the decade, with "All in the Family" leading the charge. It also talks about the music of the decade which wasn't so bad, even though the decade started with the break up of the Beatles. However, I am STILL trying to get over having listened to "You Can Ring My Bell" ad infinitum on the radio back in 1979.I think that is one thing younger people just won't get. We all shared a common culture back then. There were three network channels, no cable, maybe a couple of UHF TV channels if you were in a larger city. Music played on wax discs or on the radio. There was not a constant flood of information coming from different sources trying to compete with each other employing the flashiest "journalists" or carving out a niche and just telling you what you want to hear.I highly recommend this series. It strikes just the right balance between informing and entertaining. Highly recommended.

Danny Blankenship Last summer I remember watching on CNN the series "The Seventies" and even though I wasn't born until 1978 I remember reading and seeing footage and hearing about what a great 10 years that it was! And this CNN series did indeed showcase all of those moments. Episodes shown showed the TV of the 1970's and how it pushed the social buttons with series like "All in the Family", "Good Times" and "Maude" and it looked at the rise and downfall of President Nixon with one episode being on "Watergate" also showcased were the sexual revolution and the rise in crime with serial killers and mass murders happening all around the country and the series showed about personal issue like inflation and the Iran hostage situation. And the music of the 10 year period was given a look at especially the rise of rock music hard rock that is with the rise of shout it out bands like "Kiss". Overall well done series that was a tribute to the times of the 1970's.

gilligan1965 Just as I like the related documentary "The Sixties," I like this, too.This documentary has a place in my heart, and, memory, because I actually lived through all of this from the age of four to 14. I remember much of what's covered here, especially the television shows, disco, and, news coverage.Along with "The Sixties," this is proving to be a very interesting, informative, thorough, and, enjoyable series. It's the kind of series that can be watched over and over again for reference reasons, and/or, because it's just that good.Over the years, and, as well as being an excellent actor, Tom Hanks has produced some of the best movies, documentaries, and, mini-series there are - children's movies - "The Polar Express" and "Where The Wild Things Are;" movie-documentaries - "Band of Brothers" and "Charlie Wilson's War;" adventures - "Castaway;" musicals - Mamma-Mia!;" and, many others. In my opinion, he struck gold with "The Sixties," and, "The Seventies"...again!"The Seventies" may not be for everyone, but, I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a refresher-course on this decade.