![]() ![]() There isn’t the strained “America is still awesome!” spiel of a show like Sarah Silverman’s to be found here, nor is there any kind of parable dealing indirectly with the terror of modern American life. Aerial America is an overtly positive show, but it isn’t overtly patriotic. ![]() That’s no small thing in a time when it feels as if America doesn’t work at all, on any level. There’s an NYC episode that features aerial footage of the construction of the final World Trade Center building (the view down truly made me want to barf, and that was cool) and footage of the Coney Island Complex that serves over 5,000 subway cars, some of which still actually run! BIG NEWS TO ANDREW CUOMO! At its best, Aerial America not only shows you the beauty and history of the country-all that purple-mountains-majesty shit-but also gets into the fascinating mechanics of how it all WORKS. I’m also grateful to the drones of Aerial America for exploring additional nooks and crannies of America that are otherwise under-appreciated or off limits. I got a lifetime’s worth of Indiana content in 44 tidy minutes. But I’m glad Smithsonian Channel made the visit on my behalf. I’m using my vacation time to go to a REAL place. But guess what? I acceded to his wishes and it turns out that Indiana actually has, like, stuff in it! Look at these ancient mounds, man! No one knows what happened to the people who built these crazy mounds! Any Indiana facts will immediately quadruple your knowledge of Indiana! Would I actually go to Indiana to see any of this? No. Last week my son demanded to watch the Indiana episode, and I balked because Indiana is pointless. I promise you that Aerial America is far more exciting than what I have described up above. I’ll just sit there with a cocktail and reap the benefits. Let some other loser drone nerd futz with his new Parrot AR model. It’s like a walking tour of each state, only BETTER, because A) My feet won’t hurt, B) Old people won’t be blocking my view, C) I don’t have to drive, and D) I do not have the desire, talent, or resources to film such drone porn on my own. Soothing narrator Jim Conrad is your tour guide, offering up informational tidbits (Illinois is the flattest state in the country! SUCK IT, KANSAS!) along the way. What is Aerial America? I’m glad I’m pretending you asked! Aerial America is a one-hour documentary series where they pick either a state (Delaware!) or a theme (America’s Wild Mountains!) and then run 60 minutes of accompanying drone footage of the countryside. Well, folks, I do believe I have found such a show in Smithsonian Channel’s Aerial America. ![]()
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