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WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? SEASON 2 (US version)

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Stars trace their family roots through history

"Hits the historical jackpot" —New York Daily News

"A rare and surprising treat" —Entertainment Weekly

Join eight beloved celebrities as they journey through time to trace their family trees. Working with genealogists, historians, and researchers, they uncover long-buried secrets, come face-to-face with their ancestors, and learn surprising, often life-changing truths about their families and themselves.

VANESSA WILLIAMS (Desperate Housewives) finds that breaking down barriers runs in her family.

Country music superstar TIM MCGRAW discovers the source of his own pioneering spirit. Emmy®-winning talk show host

ROSIE O’DONNELL follows her mother’s roots to the grim realities of the Irish potato famine.

KIM CATTRALL (Sex and the City) learns why her grandfather abandoned his family.

Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter LIONEL RICHIE explores his great-grandfather’s mysterious past.

STEVE BUSCEMI (Boardwalk Empire) uncovers a family history of depression. Oscar® winner

GWYNETH PALTROW explores both sides of her family, which couldn’t be more different.

And ASHLEY JUDD, actress and activist, learns she’s not the first in her family to fight for human rights.

Touching, sometimes shocking, and profoundly inspiring, these stories are more than glimpses into the personal lives of famous people. Each is "a look inside the human heart" (Slant).

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ s_medNotRated NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ unknown
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours and 35 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2012
Actors ‏ : ‎ Vanessa Williams, Rosie O'Donnell, Tim McGraw, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd
Studio ‏ : ‎ ACORN MEDIA
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007701UGY
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Long term customerTop Contributor: Star Trek

Highly recommended

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2016

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As a die-hard genealogist, of course I love the series. What a great idea for a program, enlisting famous folk to explore their roots with the help of professional genealogists. Of course it helps if you have the time and money to travel all over the world to various repositories with a seasoned family historian at your side! Even though the average person would have constraints the stars don't have, the series is nevertheless educational and inspiring.
Yes somewhat repetitive due to the commercial format, but still very enjoyable. No doubt I will end up getting the entire series for my personal library.

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Mum2many

Moving and Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2018

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Since starting my genealogy research, I have been looking for strategies in locating information. Watching the earlier episodes of "Who Do You Think You Are" has been very helpful and extremely educational. I am moved beyond belief that a few generations out from persecution, poverty, racism and the ravages of war people are able to reinvent their lineage and succeed in fulfilling dreams. We are all stories!

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Wildmustang

DVD of amazing "Who Do You Think You Are"

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2013

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This is my first time to get the DVD of 'Who Do You Think You Are' after I ordered it.. The reason was why I ordered it because I missed the season 1 and 2 and because I am more interesting about the genealogies. I will probably miss the season 4 because I do not have the TLC channel on my Directv Oh bummer! But I will definitely order for new release dvd for season 4. I already saw the season 3 that was amazing! I was more surprised about the celebrities' genealogies. Awesome! :-) Thumb Up!

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Scarlett409

I love the show

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2012

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I've researched my own family lines for nearly 40 years, so this show is right up my alley.

Each week is a review of a different celebrity anxious to learn about their family origins. They are introduced by the announcer and in some cases themselves, telling something of their childhood, and why they want to persue a particular line. All are very close to their birth families, spouses/partners and their children; and each seemingly wants to find their ancestors not just for themselves-but for their families.

All of their forebears stories are interesting. We see each of these celebrities react to the historical times that their ancestor lived through, and learn something about the time period and place. I am not going to name any names here, but some find their lines in neighboring states, some go across the world. Some of their ancestors were slaves for life, some were born into slavery and became free, some were killed in the holocaust. Some fought in various wars, some were rebellious, some had great successes, others had very sad and troubled lives. One ancestor mined gold, one was a former exotic dancer turned housewife, some were Statesmen, one was an accused witch, others simply worked hard all their lives and now are (very sadly) in unmarked graves. We see these celebrities react to the news of an ancestor having had joys and sadnesses, trouble and triumphs in their own lives, at the courage they showed through trouble, and how the celebrity comes to understand why a grandparent was seemingly so quiet, elusive, or loving and supportive. All of our celebrity friends come away with a sense of deep pride in their forebears, or at least an understanding of them. The triumph for them all has been at the end of the show as they can't wait to return home to their parents, siblings, and/or children and tell them what they've learned.

In searching for information they meet with family research librarians, experts in a particular historical era and in some cases, find and speak with new-found relatives. They are shown city directory listings and census records in which their ancestors appeared, they're given copies of original public documents-some hundreds of years old, in some cases there are biographies of their ancestor already published. Some have been given beautiful pedigree scrolls. Each of them has reacted in different ways of course, to the information and records they've been given. ALL (except one-more later) are so sweet and gracious, are genuinely touched amd completely grateful for the research that has been done. Sometimes their eyes light up, some giggle, some are completely shocked, some feel sorrow for their ancestor. We hear thousands of "Thank You!!"s. The celebrities offer handshakes and hugs in gratitude.

This show is very interesting-and for the most part is very well done. It's enjoyable and suitable for all family members. We learn a little history of the time period and places that the various ancestors are from-and lived through, without being in history class. We see celebrities fleshed out as real family people who happen to have jobs that make them widely known. I just loved hearing the little girl of one celebrity call out: "Bye, Daddy." as he left in his pursuit. I was completley stunned to learn that I am distantly related to another celebrity.

All of this said, there are a few drawbacks, minor to be sure. There are 'recaps' after each commercial break and the ending montages could be eliminated (or certainly cut back on) to create more time for further research. There is definite marketing for Ancestry.com, the shows sponsor. There must be a better way to advertise this. Others have commented in their reviews that tracing your family history is made to look much easier than it actually is. Having begun my own research long before anyone ever heard the word 'internet', I can tell you that this is very true. Even now, although it's of course, much easier, it still isn't as easy as it's made to look. Further, I for one, cannot say: "I'm going to Poland." and be there at the drop of a hat. When these celebrities go into libraries, historical societies and ancient churches, the research has largely already been done. Remember, somebody had to DO that research and I can tell you with certainty it can take literally decades to find an elusive ancestor. One celebrity did aptly say: "It's not going to be as easy as it looks on T.V.".

I have the first two seasons on DVD now and have watched them all several times. As I intimated earlier, only one has disappointed me. I attribute this to the celebrity. I noticed it when the episode with her originally aired and carefully watched and listened again after receiving that seasons DVD. She seemed to rather full of herself due to her own occomplishments. When learning that she had ancestors that were successful trail blazers in their own rite, she simply compared their lives to her own-instead of being in awe of them. I'm certain that she was taught the words "Thank you.", however she never once thanked anyone who assisted her in her research. Perhaps this sounds picky, but her lack of gratitude coupled with her over inflated sence of self rubbed me the wrong way. I will watch this episode again-only because the ancestors were so interesting.

Finally, the minor issues aside, this is a very good show, well worth watching-and owning.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2021

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It is a wonderful education on how to do genealogy

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2017

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It is a wonderful education on how to do genealogy. Obviously all the guest have had help but we find it very interesting and helpful in our own search.

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J. Awbrey

Genealogy in the spotlight

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2013

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I love this series. I've been doing genealogy since I was about 20 and watching a person's life and genealogy unfold on tv made me excited about doing more on my research. I'm overjoyed the series has been renewed for a third season. Even though the episodes are exciting to watch, it portrays a false picture with the easiness of the research that was done. True genealogy takes hours of research and often produces no information that pertains to a person's lineage. It would be nice if the series would take one person per season and do a featurette of all the steps taken to do the actual genealogical research, along with all the dead-end results.

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Larry Gentry

Hooked on this series

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2014

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I never thought it would interest me, but I'm hooked on genealogy (and all things genealogy) now. I love this series because not only do I find some common ancestors with some of these people, history comes alive in a way it never did in history books for me.

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