Weaponology
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| Genre | Documentary Technology Military War History |
| Created by | Hereward Pelling |
| Narrated by | John Schwab |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | United States |
| Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
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| Network | Discovery Channel AHC |
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Weaponology is a documentary television series that premiered on November 6, 2007, on the Discovery Channel. The program also airs on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel). The documentary series was narrated by John Schwab.
Production
To depict the advancement of weaponry, the show combined graphics and staged scenes. A seven-member crew of designers based out of Flashback Television's London studio took four weeks per episode to create the graphics.[1] Flashback's managing director, Taylor Downing, was the executive producer of the show.[2] Hereward Pelling was the show's series producer, while Rachel Naughton was the line producer.[2][3] The show's second season consisted of 13 episodes with a running time of 60 minutes each.[2] Stuart Rose, Steve Baker and Jim Greayer served as directors of the episodes.[2]
Reception
Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote that Weaponology "reminded me—starkly—that I really need to go 'around the horn' more often to discover what's on".[4] Jasmin Orr of The Courier-Mail called the show's second-season premiere "a tad disturbing" when firearms experts and historians express excitement about the sniper rifle Accuracy International AS50's lethal capabilities.[5] In a negative review, The Age television critic Brad Newsome said the show had "many layers of inanity" including "fatuous narration", "ill-conceived, computer-generated 3D 'family tree' of sniping that whirls around confusingly in between segments", and "censorship of death itself".[6]
Episode list
The first season of the show primarily covers the history of weapons, including tanks and sniper rifles. The second season focuses on special operations groups, such as the Russian Spetsnaz American Green Berets, and the British Special Air Service, or combat engineers.[citation needed]
Season 1: Weapons (2007)
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Season 2: Elite Units (2007–2008)
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See also
- FutureWeapons is another similar TV show broadcast on the Discovery Channel and the Military Channel.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hemley, Matthew (November 17, 2006). "Commissioning - Flashback wins Discovery order". Broadcast. Factiva BCST000020061117e2bh0000y.
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