Benjamin Franklin

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Season 1
  • Network: PBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 4, 2022
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  1. brockcheese
    Apr 17, 2022
    8
    This is a classic Ken Burns doc with great voice overs from Liam Neeson and Mandy Patinkin. It is really absorbing and tells you all of the ups and downs of his life.

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#82 Best TV Season of 2022

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
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  1. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 4, 2022
    80
    "Benjamin Franklin" might not be as showy as some of Burns' other works, but like all of them, it's still a keeper.
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  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Apr 4, 2022
    80
    Ken Bruns doesn’t reveal a lot of new details in Benjamin Franklin, but he paints a complete picture of a statesman that most people only know his many life highlights.
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  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Apr 4, 2022
    80
    It’s a style that Burns has employed for decades, and while it prevents the material from ever exploding with energetic life, it exudes a measure of gravity, precision and comprehensiveness that’s well-suited to the scholastic task at hand. Benjamin Franklin convincingly suggests that, when it comes to the United States, Franklin was the GOAT, and not just because of his primary role in the colonies’ fight for independence.
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