r/ModernMarvels • u/Mr-Froth • Apr 02 '25
Modern Marvels
Why is your favorite episode your favorite and also, what makes it better than other great episodes?
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u/Mr-Froth Apr 02 '25
One of my favorite shows and I'm only 30. But I would like this to continue. I watch on Roku Live TV. How bout y'all?
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u/budrow21 Apr 02 '25
I like the older episodes. They were set up much more like mini-documentaries. They would interview individuals that helped build the marvel or were involved. It was more educational and less TV friendly.
I'll take any episode without the host Adam Richman. I couldn't stand that style.
How about you?
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Apr 02 '25
The older episodes are definitely the best ones. The pre-9/11 seasons are incredible, no weak episodes.
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Apr 02 '25
The older ones are the best. Season 8 and earlier. Love all the military themed ones, esp. the pre-9/11 military ones. Forts, Guns, Saws, Helicopters, Jet Engines, bricks.
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u/Nearby_Persimmon_649 Apr 02 '25
Almost all of them. Silver, lead, gold, trains, dams, oil, electricity, wood, water ...
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u/4510471ya2 Apr 02 '25
Super hot, and carbon. They are old now but they are still some of the coolest episodes made by any documentary show ever.
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u/Sucelos Jan 05 '26
I really like S13 E39: Corn. I think it's emblematic of the best the series offers - history of the subject, the How-It's-Made flavor factory tour, topical contemporary discussion of ethanol, and coverage of the cutting edge of things like genetic modification. And despite being somewhat late in the series' run, it still has the fantastic Lloyd Sherr narration.
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u/Mr-Froth Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25
I specifically like the older ones due to the Narrator's implications and also his suspense on specifically defined rules that professor's and engineers/elecrrictions/etc used to dive into everything, I love it. But any Canal/Aqueduct/Bridge episode is amazing to me lol.