Arts and Entertainment Network.
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Long before banks, ATMs, and check-cashing services, pawnbrokers provided monetary loans in exchange for personal items of value, and are still helping people make ends meet today while bringing in a sizeable profit for themselves. The Harrison family attempts to find the gems and bust the fakes, all in hopes of making the biggest profit possible. Grandfather, father and son use their sharp-eyed skills to assess the value of items ranging from the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Meet the Robertsons, who run Duck Commander, a homegrown mom-and-pop turned sporting empire selling top-of-the-line duck calls and decoys out of salvaged swamp wood. Dressed in camouflage and bandanas, this crew shows the world how a family can work together and be a success at the same time. Their booming business employs half the neighborhood, and each day brings a new set of challenges, but this clan meets them with a special brand of Southern...
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about history from the origins of man to the discovery of a new world. At the height of its power the Russian Empire stretched across 15 time zones, incorporated nearly 160 different ethnicities, and made up one sixth of the entire world's landmass. Trace the glittering stories of the Imperial rulers and the Russian people...
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about history from the origins of man to the discovery of a new world. Trace evolution from the dinosaur era through human development. Discover 4,000 years of human history, with only the civilization of China surviving the test of time.
29) The Americas
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about the ancient history of the Americas and the discovery of a new world.
30) Greece
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about ancient Greece.
31) Rome
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about Rome.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
From the producers of America: The Story of Us comes the epic tale of the rise of civilization. Mankind: The Story of All of Us, a 12-hour series, spans the first flourishing of life in Mesopotamia through the discovery of America, capturing the danger, action, struggle, heroism, and adrenaline using groundbreaking techniques.
Description
Every line on the U.S. map tells a great story: California's border was bent to claw onto lucrative gold deposits ... Oklahoma's panhandle reflects a shifting national barometer for legal slavery ... Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia's shared border traces the scar of a meteor impact. The segments reveal the larger story of what makes America unique: a range of natural resources, a history of social experimentation, and a thriving democracy.
Description
Louisiana's bearded, camouflaged millionaires gather to celebrate as only they can. Some of the men don their holiday sweaters, while Phil trims the tree with a chainsaw. Willie plays Santa Claus at the local church, only to have Uncle Si crash the party dressed as an elf. But when the Christmas lights are finally up and dinner's on the table, everyone's happy, happy, happy.
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Arguably the most brilliant and courageous warrior in recorded history. In the year 334 BC, a 20 year old military commander from Northern Greece set out to conquer what was then the known world. His name was King Alexander of Macedon. During the next 12 years, he led 40,000 troops more than 20,000 miles, defeating the most powerful ruler on Earth, King Darius of Persia, and conquering all of Asia. He died of a battle wound at the age of 32, but his...