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Koppel on Discovery: The People's Republic of Capitalism

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Koppel on Discovery: The People's Republic of Capitalism
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Show Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Created By: Ted Koppel
Tom Bettag

First Air Date: July 9, 2008

Summary

Starring Ted Koppel

The veteran reporter explores China's new economy and its impact on the U.S. as part of the Koppel on Discovery documentary series.

What The Critics Said

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100

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Koppel's curiosity, tenacity and dry humor make the lesson a pleasure.

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80

VarietyBrian Lowry

Informative and entertaining, Koppel gives the lie to the canard that foreign news can't be interesting.

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80

NewsdayVerne Gay

Koppel brings his trademark warmth and humor, but doesn't shirk the hard questions, either. A fascinating portrait made up of hundreds, thousands of brush strokes.

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70

Washington PostTom Shales

Despite the epic acreage that the program occupies, this viewer found himself engrossed, impressed, delighted and fascinated--if also, at times, frustrated, only because Koppel won't sufficiently trust the visuals and seems to think that if he isn't talking, nothing is being imparted.

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70

Los Angeles TimesTony Perry

The first installment has the superb production values expected of Koppel and his crew. The visuals, the script and the pacing are first-rate. The material, however, has a plowed-over feel to it, making it more of a star-turn for Koppel than anything fresh.

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60

The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger

It is what it is, as they say: moderately engaging observational journalism.

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What Our Users Said

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