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jeriendhalFor those of you who don't get the Science Channel, it's a documentary series on... well... how things are made. Most often looking at specific industrial processes like manufacturing appliances or packaged food processing, but occasionally looking at handcrafted items such musical instruments or even tattoos.
And it's a very odd show, at least in this day and age, because it's very drama and human interest content free. Most of the focus is on the machinery. When humans are seen it's normally closeups of their hands or looking at their backs while they manipulate equipment. There are no talking heads. The only sound is a very low key musical score and the narrator, Brooks T. Moore, who is one of those people who can make an automated weather announcement sound overexcited.
It's all very Zen. Or maybe it's the Dogme '95 of documentary shows. But the damned thing is fascinating, even if it's the sort of show if you watch several episodes in succession it'll put you to sleep faster than an overdose of Melatonin and the Weather Channel.
And it's a very odd show, at least in this day and age, because it's very drama and human interest content free. Most of the focus is on the machinery. When humans are seen it's normally closeups of their hands or looking at their backs while they manipulate equipment. There are no talking heads. The only sound is a very low key musical score and the narrator, Brooks T. Moore, who is one of those people who can make an automated weather announcement sound overexcited.
It's all very Zen. Or maybe it's the Dogme '95 of documentary shows. But the damned thing is fascinating, even if it's the sort of show if you watch several episodes in succession it'll put you to sleep faster than an overdose of Melatonin and the Weather Channel.
