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Where gods meet and players play–discover the domed wonders of the world. What holds up the Astrodome? Why did the Romans leave a hole in the roof of the Pantheon? Tour the world and trace the 2000-year history of domes with award-winning author-illustrator—and captivating storyteller—David Macaulay (The Way Things Work). From Houston’s Astrodome to Rome’s St. Peter’s Cathedral, to the geodesic domes of Buckminster Fuller, Domes introduces ingenious designers, … More >>
#1 by Jeffery Mingo on April 18, 2010 - 7:02 pm
If this were made for children, it’s for the older ones. I can see tweens watching it and learning why they need to take math and science classes seriously. For younger children, there is no way this could compete with that Blue Dog or Power Rangers.
This work starts off with the Houston Astrodome before it speaks of the Ancient Romans and move chronologically. This is clearly meant to grab the interest of modern, and probably male, viewers.
Because so many will reject anything that purely discusses science, myself included, this work can be commended for bringing history into the discussion. The work speaks of Hadrian and George Washington wanting domes for all kinds of reasons that had little to do with architecture for architecture’s sake. The work is pan-historical and looks at domes in three continents.
As much as I applaud the documentary makers, this is still a boring work. Unless you just love you some geometry, then you might yawn through this. I’m glad this work exists, but I pushed stop on my DVD player because I can’t let this interfere with missing an episode of “Cops.”
Rating: 2 / 5