Still interested in Hurricane Katrina stuff

[MrOrange22]

Ive been seeing a wave of documentaries coming out finally about what happened
DURING the hurricane. If you know anything about filming, that it takes weeks to process footage in production. So I guess now we will be seeing the chaos up close and personal?

[sun]

To understandthe totality of this disaster, one would really need 3 hours, maybe a mini series of sorts, with the producer and director of highest integrity and honesty, to get a full picutre.And most important, an unbiased one.
,,.If one wants a full picture..state, local, and national responces, and what happened sequentially, for good and bad will need to be presented, and the why of it...It would cost a fortune to produce,edit, and voiceover.
No Network other than PBS would even think of doing it..and they won't do it..so that is the way of life.. .

Someone will write a book doing what you are talking about,,but it too must be unbiased, and fair, but that will probably not happen either..

In l995, there was a Disaster in the Chicago Area which killed over 700..No books,(although I understand one was planned to be written, or currently being researched, don't know for sure) no documentaries, no Major Network TV Shows with complete analysis.(Yes there was a lot of local news on it) It did not even make the cover of any of the major News Magazines...People may have become more selfish in the last 30 or 40 years with the breakup of families,increase in materialism,(desire for "more") suburbia, and sadly TV..Who knows..But I strongly doubt the kind of analysis that really needs to be done, will ever see the light of day.

...It took the insistence of the families of 9/11, over and over again, till an honest independent commission analyized the event.. I think exactly the same would be necessary, .but many of the families of Katrina victims, have moved on, and few, except some politicals in Louisiana care. Sadly, we have other issues, that move in a and out of the public forum...Yes, this does need to be looked at, but it won't...Stuart

[MrOrange22]

To understandthe totality of this disaster, one would really need 3 hours, maybe a mini series of sorts, with the producer and director of highest integrity and honesty, to get a full picutre.And most important, an unbiased one.
,,.If one wants a full picture..state, local, and national responces, and what happened sequentially, for good and bad will need to be presented, and the why of it...It would cost a fortune to produce,edit, and voiceover.
No Network other than PBS would even think of doing it..and they won't do it..so that is the way of life.. .

Someone will write a book doing what you are talking about,,but it too must be unbiased, and fair, but that will probably not happen either..

In l995, there was a Disaster in the Chicago Area which killed over 700..No books,(although I understand one was planned to be written, or currently being researched, don't know for sure) no documentaries, no Major Network TV Shows with complete analysis.(Yes there was a lot of local news on it) It did not even make the cover of any of the major News Magazines...People may have become more selfish in the last 30 or 40 years with the breakup of families,increase in materialism,(desire for "more") suburbia, and sadly TV..Who knows..But I strongly doubt the kind of analysis that really needs to be done, will ever see the light of day.


I think you are right on target if you are trying to make me sick to my stomach reading that. First of all, its not pure entertainment value, its stories needing to be heard.

Oh, and the chicago reference? Was that whole city destroyed? NO

New Orleans is gone. Maybe you need to see these documentaries because you seem to be misinformed.

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I've found some documentaries that are airing....

National Geographic has one out that is on the discovery channel. I haven't caught it yet, but googled it.

The court tv network has a special out, unexpected heroes, that claims to have some rare footage after the storm. Definatly excited about this.

The sundance channel has a documentary out hosted by brian williams who was IN the superdome...

You are free to disagree, but I feel like this will be closure for Hurricane Katrina. Some of the survivors need to share their stories still...

[Kurtman]

I think Katrina might have demolished 80% or so of the city. So I do think there is some but few places still standing in New Orleans.

[sun]

I think you are right on target if you are trying to make me sick to my stomach reading that. First of all, its not pure entertainment value, its stories needing to be heard.

Oh, and the chicago reference? Was that whole city destroyed? NO

New Orleans is gone. Maybe you need to see these documentaries because you seem to be misinformed.

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back on topic:

I've found some documentaries that are airing....

National Geographic has one out that is on the discovery channel. I haven't caught it yet, but googled it.

The court tv network has a special out, unexpected heroes, that claims to have some rare footage after the storm. Definatly excited about this.

The sundance channel has a documentary out hosted by brian williams who was IN the superdome...

You are free to disagree, but I feel like this will be closure for Hurricane Katrina. Some of the survivors need to share their stories still... I am not misinformed. I followed Katrina, what happened before, during, and its aftermath very carefully and the documentaries and information needs to be shown...You are correct in that regard..
..My point was, and still is, that a full and complete review will not be presented because of the financial nautre of the project and the lack of willingness to commit the resources to doing an adequate job. (Also, a lot of people will look very bad if the report is complete)

...Nightline could do some of it, but many would argue it would be biased. Those that you have mentioned, I did not see. Perhaps they were adequate, but I doubt that they were complete due to the nature, size and extent of the event(and the quickness in which they were produced) ..I honestly do not know..Yes the stories need to be told..I never said they didn't..I said the National Networks, that reach the mass of people (not everyone has cable) won't do it for financial reasons. Even PBS, I honestly believe will not do it under any circumstances..Stuart.
P.S. If a National Network, or PBS, does a complete, adequate and objective job, whatever that is, I will be glad to admit that I was wrong..but I do not think it will happen, and that is what I think. Even though you are right, much of New Orleans has been destroyed and there is a crying need for such a review..Need does not always result in action....
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