{"id":4655,"date":"2012-04-13T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mondomark.com\/wordpress\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2012-04-13T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T21:02:00","slug":"the-titanic-legacy-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4655","title":{"rendered":"The Titanic Legacy, Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Well, it\u2019s Friday the 13th (boo!) and tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary the Titanic struck an iceberg and went down, marking the beginning of an eternal fascination with the tragedy, the people, the ship, and human hubris.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve no intention of revisiting James Cameron\u2019s film anytime soon \u2013 it, er, hasn\u2019t aged that well since I last watched the monster hit \u2013 and there\u2019s frankly other more fascinating documentaries and dramatizations out there to see.<\/p>\n

Just uploaded are two related soundtrack reviews \u2013 Sony Classical\u2019s Titanic: Collector\u2019s Anniversary Edition<\/a><\/strong> [M<\/a>] (2012), spanning 4 CDs, and BSX Records\u2019 Titanic: An Epic Musical Voyage<\/a><\/strong> [M<\/a>] (2012) tribute CD, plus a pair of teleplays that recently aired on the CBC.<\/p>\n

The most intriguing is the docu-drama Saving the Titanic<\/a> <\/strong>[M<\/a>] (2011), a German (but English language) docu-drama about the boiler stokers who stayed to the end to keep power going and save lives; and Titanic: The Canadian Story<\/a><\/strong> [M<\/a>] (2012), a CBC doc focusing on several Canadian passengers, via archival materials and interviews from the descendants of some survivors.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s actually plenty of alternatives to Cameron\u2019s film (and being slammed with Celine Dion\u2019s voice), much of it on TV, so courtesy of Zap2it, here are some new & old shows worth catching:<\/p>\n

– Building the Titanic <\/a><\/strong>(2005), History Channel<\/p>\n

– National Geographic’s\u00a0Save the Titanic with Bob Ballard<\/strong> and Titanic: The Final World with James Cameron<\/strong>, National Geographic Channel<\/a><\/p>\n

– Real Titanic, The<\/a><\/strong> (2010), History Channel<\/p>\n

– Saving the Titanic<\/a><\/strong> (2011), CBC Newsworld<\/p>\n

– Titanic<\/strong> <\/a>(2012 mini-series), History Channel & PBS<\/p>\n

– Titanic Belfast: Birthplace of a Legend<\/a><\/strong>, PBS<\/p>\n

– Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved<\/a><\/strong>, History Channel<\/p>\n

– Titanic\u2019s Nuclear Secret<\/a><\/strong> (2008), TVOntario<\/p>\n

– Titanic: The Aftermath<\/a><\/strong>, Discovery Channel<\/p>\n

– Titanic: The Canadian Story<\/a><\/strong>, CBC Newsworld<\/p>\n

– Waking the Titanic<\/a><\/strong>, CBC Newsworld <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lastly, there\u2019s also Nazi Titanic<\/a><\/strong>, a new doc on the making of the 1943 German version, made by the Nazis, and an historical abomination that\u2019s fascinating and exceptionally ridiculous. A DVD was released in Germany and the U.S. (here via KINO), and I should have a film review up by Saturday, but those curious to catch it on the big screen can see it at The Projection Booth<\/a>, Saturday at 7pm!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really a fascinating warping of historical facts, painting the British & Americans as greedy bastards willing to sacrifice lives for cash. Plus: had they just listened to the impertinent German<\/em> officer on board (!), 2000+ lives would\u2019ve safely arrived in New York City. It\u2019s history filtered through bizarrolandt<\/em>. Catch it, and then watch the documentary on the History Channel Sunday \/ Monday.<\/p>\n

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Mark R. Hasan<\/strong>, Editor
\nKQEK.com <\/strong>( Main Site<\/a> \/ Mobile Site<\/a> )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, it’s Friday the 13th, and tomorrow makes the day the world’s greatest oceanliner – the Titanic – struck an iceberg and lost most of her passengers. A tragedy, pop culture phenomenon, and merchandise windfall all in one, and the 100th anniversary brings out oodles of new and old material to feed nostalgia, fascination, and genuine empathy for the 1500+people who died April 14th. Not reviewed is James Cameron’s Titanic (do you really need to read another review of the most-reviewd Titanic film?), but a pair of recently aired teleplays on CBC Newsworld, and available online via streaming – the excellent Saving the Titanic docu-drama, and TitanicL The Canadian Story – plus reviews of Sony Classical’s 4-CD Titanic: Collector’s Anniversary Edition set, and BSX Records’ Titanic: An Epic Musical Voyage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8nuyW-1d5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4656,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4655\/revisions\/4656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}