Nova: Samurai Swords

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Anyone see the PBS Nova show on Samurai Swords ?
Was a little disappointed. Was hoping for a lot more.

 

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My brother complained that they skipped the section about the handles of the swords. I liked some of the show, but found it slow going. There could have been more/better content. I think it was a showcase for their fancy CGI.

 

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I noticed in the credits that there were actually two productions. Apparently they used a lot of a movie called "Making a Samurai Sword" or something similar for quite a bit of the Nova production. I'd just as soon seen all the original movie, and a better Nova.