The Seventies: Season 1

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CNN | Season Premiere Date: June 11, 2015

Summary: The eight-part documentary series follows last year's "The Sixties" with clips and interviews to illustrate a decade of change in culture and politics.

Genre(s): News/Documentary, News, Documentary

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S1:E9. The Assassination of President Kennedy
Air Date: September 19, 2015
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S1:E8. What's Goin' On
Air Date: August 6, 2015
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S1:E7. Terrorism at Home and Abroad
Air Date: July 30, 2015

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Verne Gay

Jun 10, 2015

This can sometimes be an exercise in rehashing as opposed to reassessment.... The Seventies, however, gets better when the story gets stronger, or at least more resonant. Read full review

David Hinckley

Jun 10, 2015

There’s nothing wrong with a warm rhapsody on the flowering of television. But when a TV series starts that way, it feels like it’s saying, “But first, a word about us.” And then we get to all the other stuff. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jun 11, 2015

It’s basically another short-burst, talking heads/clip show with too much to cover and not nearly enough time to do so. Read full review

David Wiegand

Jun 10, 2015

Judging by the first episode, The Seventies may enlighten those who didn’t live through those years, and serve as a pleasant but unremarkable refresher course for those who did. Read full review

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skw

Jun 29, 2015

I've been watching this series and I certainly have mixed feelings about it -- mostly because I lived through this stuff. I find myself saying to myself, "I remember that," and remembering the emotions and opinions I had about it at the time. But here's an example of the saving grace ofI've been watching this series and I certainly have mixed feelings about it -- mostly because I lived through this stuff. I find myself saying to myself, "I remember that," and remembering the emotions and opinions I had about it at the time. But here's an example of the saving grace of this program. When they showed the scenes of the students killed at Kent State, they DIDN'T play "Ohio" in the background (this song generally makes me angry all over again, but I won't digress into music). I fully expected that they would. Most programs that discuss the student protests and riots do. That's when it dawned on me that these folks are making a real effort to present the facts and just the facts, without opinion or judgment. For that reason, I recommend this series to everyone, young or old. If you lived it, it doesn't feel like reliving your glory days. If you're younger than that, you might learn something. Maybe we'll get a dialog going between grandparents and grandchildren. Wouldn't that be nice!… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 11, 2015
Season 1

59
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 11, 2015
- tbd
  S1:E9. The Assassination of President Kennedy
  Air Date: September 19, 2015
- tbd
  S1:E8. What's Goin' On
  Air Date: August 6, 2015
- tbd
  S1:E7. Terrorism at Home and Abroad
  Air Date: July 30, 2015
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  S1:E6. Battle of the Sexes
  Air Date: July 23, 2015
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  S1:E5. The State of the Union Is Not Good
  Air Date: July 16, 2015
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  S1:E4. Cults and Crimes
  Air Date: July 9, 2015
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  S1:E3. Peace With Honor
  Air Date: June 25, 2015
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  S1:E2. United States vs. Nixon
  Air Date: June 18, 2015
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  S1:E1. TV Gets Real
  Air Date: June 11, 2015