Lost In The Grand Canyon (American
Experience/WGBH)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C- Episode: B-
Lost In The Grand Canyon is the kind of interesting installments
of American Experience that has a
simple title, but you know will be far more relevant than you’d expect. That is except for regular viewers. Here, we get the tale of John Wesley Powell,
who believed in the value of The Grand Canyon when it was being ignored by
everyone else.
He risked
it all to see it, show it and what began as a simple trip turned into much
more. Lasting about an hour, we hear
about the 35-year-old Civil War hero took the “go West” edict and proved that
it was more than barren. That any land
could ever be considered so unaddressable that it would be ignored is unthinkable
today, but Powell risked it all and sadly, his priceless contribution remains
legendary while he stays unknown. That
should change.
The 1.78
X 1 image is likely sourced from an HD source, but this is not anamorphically
enhanced, is hard to tell and suffers by being merely letterboxed. The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo is simple and has
no major surrounds. A DVD-ROM section
for printable educational materials is the only major extra.
- Nicholas Sheffo
