Anybody here like history/watching documentaries?

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LegoMaster2149
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10 Aug 2017, 3:38 pm

Hi, I am on the autistic spectrum, and I am trying to look for people who like history and maybe watching documentaries. I haven't found a lot of people who like this kind of subject, so I figured I would post a thread like this on the forums to see if there are others (which I know there are) that like history.

Thanks! :)

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10 Aug 2017, 8:05 pm

*Raises hand* I DO! I DO! I DO!

especially documentaries relating to historical warfare.


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11 Aug 2017, 12:06 am

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11 Aug 2017, 3:46 am

What kind of documentaries of you watch?


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11 Aug 2017, 6:04 am

I'm not an active watcher of documentaries, but I do like to watch the occasional music documentary. I especially like "making of" documentaries.

Welcome to WP. :D


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11 Aug 2017, 6:21 am

I love watching documentaries it's the greater portion of my TV show watching habits. I scour the TV listings for all kinds -- history, wildlife, biology, natural history, some crime cases -- I love to find out about something I didn't know about before.

I do also enjoy fictional TV and fictional films, but my non-fiction documentary intake probably exceeds my fictional TV watching.

I'm the same with reading material -- while I do read fiction, my greater portion of reading and the greater portion of my bookshelf space is non-fiction.



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11 Aug 2017, 1:27 pm

Raleigh wrote:
What kind of documentaries of you watch?


I watch documentaries about history in general, and also some documentaries on music genres.



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11 Aug 2017, 10:23 pm

I also watch a lot of documentaries. It's almost all I watch on TV. :D



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12 Aug 2017, 11:07 am

I also forgot to mention that if you want to talk about history with me, you can PM me, and we can talk about it anytime! :D



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12 Aug 2017, 3:26 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)

I'm a fan of The Qatsi Trilogy and The Up Series.


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14 Aug 2017, 7:25 am

Yeah, history documentary lover here.
Perhaps we can all exchange some of our favourite documentaries here, and share our thoughts on them?



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14 Aug 2017, 4:47 pm

Sure! I can share some documentaries will all of you guys, since you might be wondering what kind of taste I have for documentaries. Hopefully this will give you a little picture of what I might like. :)
















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18 Aug 2017, 7:38 pm

I watched a documentary series about cats today.



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19 Aug 2017, 5:03 pm

I like documentaries. Anything with David Attenborough trends to be top class. 8)



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19 Aug 2017, 11:00 pm

I do enjoy a good history documentary :D .


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22 Aug 2017, 8:59 pm

I love history documentaries, among other subjects. :D


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