Yeah - WTF?! Isn’t Mexico a “country”? 
One of my buddies has repeatedly complained about them describing something that took place in the early 50s, and showing photos of streets with 55 Chevys. 
Yeah, and things like country music (or really, just about any other art form) make me think that cultural appropriation is about the most bankrupt idea there can be besides racism.
They were mentioned but not much. I had posted earlier about another example, Glen Campbell being give short shrift. I don’t know much about the other two, but given the huge success of Glen Campbell and Kenny Rogers in the genre, yes I do think it was strange, and I wish a different prioritization had been made in some cases. Of course each individual is going to have their own opinions, but it’s interesting to see that reviews of the series are mentioning this. It was certainly noticeable to me.
Any suggestions on the next Burns documentary I should watch? What topic would you like him to cover?
Gaming. Too soon?
I found Prohibition (2011) and The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (2009) to be extremely interesting, and very well-done.
I also like Baseball (1994), but it is long (over 18 hours), and may be of less interest if you aren’t a baseball fan.
Oh, I misread. I thought you were asking about a ‘new’ one.
Watch the ‘Civil War’ one for sure.
He did one on the Brooklyn Bridge, early on. I liked that one.
Some of my favorite Ken Burns documentaries are:
The Civil War
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
The Central Park Five
The Vietnam War
The Civil War and The Vietnam War are long. The other two are much shorter.
A documentary on the history of immigration in the U.S. would be interesting, although it might be too broad in focus for Burns.
Oh, I’d forgotten about Lewis and Clark. Good one. Vietnam as well.
The rise & fall of Vaudeville would be a great subject.
I found his series on WW II particularly riveting. I think it’s called “The War”. It follows several families from before to after. Some really amazing stories and breathtaking footage and photos, most of which were new to me.
The Mayo Clinic from 2018 was good.
I don’t know if it’s been mentioned, but I read something about Glen Campbell’s widow refusing to cooperate (probably wanted a big payoff) and Ken Burns was forced to rely on ‘stock footage’ of him in concerts, to include him in the series at all.
I enjoyed this documentary a lot. I listen to country music, and this gave me a lot more songs to listen to. I especially liked the bluegrass instrumentals.
I heard some lyrics about “Tenbrooks beating Molly”, which I was pleasantly surprised to discover was about a horse race, not an abusive boyfriend.
I asked for both existing documentaries and new ideas for same. What do you mean by gaming? Casinos? Gambling? Scrabble?
I think Silicon Valley, the Cold War, South America, The Middle East and Modern Art would all be potentially great docs.