Customer Reviews

Warriors: Season 1

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I watched every episode of this season. It is entertaining and can be used for educational purposes. As host, Terry's quirky demeanor helps bring a certain endearing and down-to-earth feeling to the show even if he does get a bit repetitive and 'cheesy' at times (I counted no less than eleven times he used the word 'awesome' during one of the episodes). It is much better than a boring narrator that typically dominates historical productions. Furthermore, the experts used to get to the truth of these warrior cultures definitely know their stuff. Overall, I recommend this series and look forward to another season when/if they get around to it.

Each episode delves into the mythical, social, and technological aspects of unique Warrior cultures: Mayan, Hawaiian, Samurai, Zulu, Viking, Malta, Sparta, German Barbarians, English Knights, and America's Special Forces.

I love this show so much. Terry is a great host, and the writing does a good job of condensing complex historical groups into short episodes without the degree of gross simplification and factual errors that occur in similar series. It's obvious that the makers of the show and Mr. Schappert have a great passion for history, and a huge amount of respect for the experts and historians that they meet. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys military history and would enjoy a fun series that could introduce them to some stuff they may never have seen before.

Terry Schappert is obviously a REAL GUY with a REAL backgound in this stuff. He isn't an analyst or a historian. He has lived it. His sense of fun and adventure makes this History Channel series a keeper. Bought one for my Dad for Christmas after we had seen the series on tv. We had a wonderful time watching Terry experience the cultures of the warriors right along with us.

Swords against elephants, shields and spears against BULLETS!!! The host enthusiastically, and precisely explains the methods and motivations behind every soldier\warriors ability to overcome the odds. He also genuinely seems a kindred spirit to the grunts who carried out the historical carnage. Cheesy? I must admit the Zulu nation episode, which explained how these brave, dangerous men withstood and defeated an all-out British high-powered rifle invasion with only shields and spears. I must admit I was cheesin', 'cause it was the coolest story I've ever heard! Politics, diplomacy, and treaty knowledge do not apply to any of these stories. Warriors fight, and the host respectfully shows you how.

AWESOME, I enjoyed it. Well done.
I showed it to my students in class and it was a great learning tool/asset in my classroom. I showed the ep/ about the Japan and the kids loved it.

Students of weaponology and military history will enjoy this. As a classroom teacher, I use some clips to help fill in gaps and to keep interest in the subject (World History). I would recommend this for anyone even mildly interested in weapons, military history, or just history in general.

This was a great show during the entire first season. If you're like me and usually do not buy TV seasons simply because HC repeats the show so often. This show deserves a purchase, unlike so many shows of 2009 (Battles B.C., The Art of War), The History Channel put out a beauty with this one. It will keep your war needs satisfied for many years to come.

So why 3 stars? Well my major complaint is the replayability, you simply can't watch the same episode more than twice without becoming bored.

Again, don't let this stop you if you love History and Warrior cultures of the past.