# Oh, My my my, Ken Burns is doing a new series **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287 "2022-04-05T03:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/1 "2022-04-05T03:58:03Z")
It seems he’s done a series on the Holocaust. Particularly, America and the Holocaust. I really can’t wait. Out this fall. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/2 "2022-04-05T04:12:51Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I really can’t wait. You’ll manage. Have some Jello. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/3 "2022-04-05T04:16:15Z")
Yeah. Baby!! I likes jello. Unless it’s green. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/4 "2022-04-05T14:43:02Z")
I thought he was doing a new series on Ben Franklin. Mandy Patinkin was reading Jeopardy! clues about it. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/5 "2022-04-05T14:54:39Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I thought he was doing a new series on Ben Franklin. He is; that is apparently finished, and is coming out soon. But, he has a lot of irons in the fire. His Wikipedia entry lists seven “future releases,” including “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” which is slated to be released sometime this year. > **[Ken Burns | Future releases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Burns#Future_releases)** > > 1.Leonardo da Vinci (2024) | > 2.The American Revolution (2025) | > 3.Henry David Thoreau (2025/2026, as Executive Producer) | > 4.From Emancipation to Exodus (2027) | > 5.LBJ & the Great Society (2028, with Lynn Novick) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/6 "2022-04-05T16:02:06Z")
The Ben Franklin series started last night. I didn’t get to see much of it because the TV went kaput because of storms. I had the Li’lWrekker DVR it at home, tho’. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/7 "2022-04-05T16:06:04Z")
Did you get to see enough that you flew a kite with a key on the string? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-my-my-ken-burns-is-doing-a-new-series/962287/8 "2022-04-05T16:10:12Z")
We did that in science class in 8th grade. Of course Ms. Reynolds couldn’t let us do it in a lightening storm. It was a fun day. Actually that was the best teacher I ever had. She was very creative. Fun year of basic science.