Mankind: The Story of All of Us

This is a really good DVD highly recommended very informational covers all sorts of different parts of history from the beginning of civilization to the fall of Rome what kind of things that I’ve never even heard of before that is very cool and this makes learning fun

This show is about as comprehensive of known history as you can get. Granted, the later years are more from an American perspective, but since history is eclipsed by the empires who contributed the most during their times, America does deserve the same respect for the 20th Century as does Egypt, Greece, Persia, Rome etc during their respective times and height of power. This does cover some non-western civilizations, but more in a western civilization view.The reason I give this 4 stars is because of the shipping. As a prime customer, I expect 2 day shipping. Living in Seattle, sometimes I am graced with rapid shipping, sometimes within 1 business day, especially when the shipment originates from here. However in this case, the package originated in Seattle and then took a trip down to Portland. Last week I had a California shipment go out to Kentucky the day before it was to be delivered to Washington state. How this seems economical, or efficient, I can't bring myself to understand. Now my Blu-ray order is going to burn up over 350 miles (to and fro) just to travel 15 miles! On top of the 1000 miles between Washington and California vs the 5000 miles when you throw in Kentucky! I don't want to here any more about my "carbon footprint" when this is the type of logistics Amazon prime operates with!

I love documentaries, and this is the best documentary I have ever seen ! The way it was created, with lots of dramatization and special effects makes it fun to watch, which is great for learning and remembering material ! I was literally glued to the screen, watching it very intently. Very broad in scope, it goes over a vast body of material, so it does not get into a lot of details about even some of the most significant developments in history, but that is understandable given the ambitious nature of the project. One of the things I loved about the documentary is it tells a lot of stories of lesser known people and their impact on development of civilization. That makes it more memorable and easier to relate to the material, as opposed to just having very sweeping and impersonal narrative.I recommend everyone to watch it, but do know that it can get a bit violent since the history of Mankind was steeped in blood and warfare.This is the first documentary I have ever seen that was associated with the History Channel and I am absolutely impressed ! It inspired me to buy two other sets from them.

I read several of the reviews and saw much of the series before purchase. In context I understand some of the criticism of hyped history, however some of that criticism does come off as a bit elitist and pedantic. I liken it to advising one not to visit South Africa unless they have at least 2 years to properly absorb the culture and nuances of the history. The series is a thumbnail sketch and may well ignite interest to delve further into certain subject matter.The producers needed to capture a balance between plodding historical advance and entertainment. It is not per se a pure documentary and as such, living in the luxury of no need of commercial success. The question is simple; is the viewer better served with or without this material being available. I believe on the whole it is a positive production even with its light approach. We'll call it the Kenny G of jazz. Perhaps one will eventually find Coltrane once set upon the path.That all said, the series is still of better quality than 98% of what people view on a daily basis.

I found this movie informative. They have a nice way of bringing up a lot of related factors in the history of mankind and then bringing them all together from around the world to show how they're all a part of our greater story, all influencing and influenced by one another. And this process is done through different areas of mankind's stages (inventions, survival instinct, et cetera). One irritation I have is regarding Christianity. That one religion gets a main line mention several times whereas the Islamic and Judaism faiths, pretty much all other religions, get a brief mention, if that. The three big religions have influenced and are still influencing mankind's story equally. The more pagan and splinter religions are playing their part as well, so if you're going to bring in one religion, how can you really skip the others? That's the part that really doesn't sit well with me. I get it that they wanted to appease the Christian audience, but that still doesn't in any way make it right.

I can't stop watching it and wish I could keep all of the series .... I love History and this series knocks the Human race out of the park .... explains using facts and stay clear of controversy and by the experts weighing in on the details it brings the whole documentary into a New Light that helps you appreciate who we were, while feeling sorry for our mistakes, greed, selfishness and malice, while still destroying the natural resources. If the Human race every so needed reasons to change our behaviors this is a series that checks all the reasons why we all need to take a closer look at what we've involved into. Awesome but sad and scary!

I've always. Wanted this ever since I saw it on The History Channel but I was disappoi ted in the sound quality the CGI are outstanding

Interesting series but has some historical flaws(i.e. No Jewish slave involvement in the building of Egyptians pyramids?) but overall I liked the series. Great CGI!

Watched this fascinating series on the television, couldnt take it all in. I just had to buy the DVD set to watch over again. Great price tooBrilliant!

great picture and sound blu-ray with plenty but not a lot of extras and brilliant and very informative program

A total rip off!!! Amazon.ca is selling this with an expired Digital Ultraviolet code so you cannot download it and watch on other devices. THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. Get your act together amazon.ca, customers shouldn't have to deal with these trivial matters. Don't sell a product with an invalid code. It's bloody amateur. I feel ripped off and will be returning it.