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Man, Moment, Machine
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<h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>The show explores historical instances where human-machine cooperation led to transformative events or achieved technological milestones.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> The show's first season had 14 episodes. The show was produced by Edelman Productions and staffed by five crew members and six cast members.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> For the show's second season, the episode about the <a href="/facts/Apollo_13/YfSNWC07">Apollo 13</a> mission was filmed at the <a href="/facts/Cosmosphere/UJYd8LJR">Cosmosphere</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The production team visited <a href="/facts/Mare_Island/PGFNyPX4">Mare Island</a> to film three episodes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="episodes">Episodes</h2> <h3>Season 1</h3> <ol><li>Hunting <a href="/facts/Bonnie_and_Clyde/Jqg6IurG">Bonnie and Clyde</a></li> <li>The Great Sub Rescue</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jimmy_Doolittle/s8CgTQyK">Doolittle</a>'s <a href="/facts/Doolittle_Raid/f4BFwLoT">Daring Raid</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norman_Schwarzkopf%2c_Jr./PdzXwAsm">Stormin' Norman</a> and the <a href="/facts/M1_Abrams/hf3YUcah">Abrams Tank</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1960_U-2_incident/7NEdcuAc">Shot Down</a>: The <a href="/facts/Lockheed_U-2/teouQIET">U-2</a> Spyplane</li> <li>Mine Rescue Mask</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wernher_von_Braun/pzhbJTCj">Wernher von Braun</a> and the <a href="/facts/V-2_rocket/8WHk8jsw">V2</a> Rocket</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomas_Edison/IeDbdyP4">Thomas Edison</a> and the <a href="/facts/Electric_Chair/tchgfBBg">Electric Chair</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Howard_Hughes/8HrreyTh">Howard Hughes</a> and the <a href="/facts/Spruce_Goose/0DUQJSlB">Spruce Goose</a></li> <li>Ultimate Weapon: <a href="/facts/Robert_Oppenheimer/qvgElLRC">Oppenheimer</a> and the <a href="/facts/Atomic_Bomb/QVdBcMdm">Atomic Bomb</a></li> <li>The Higgins <a href="/facts/Landing_Craft/svpK3FwJ">Landing Craft</a></li> <li>Dam Buster: World War II's <a href="/facts/Bouncing_bomb/F3hm9AvG">Bouncing Bomb</a></li> <li>25,000 Miles non-stop: <a href="/facts/Voyager_program/cPm6qnNx">Voyager</a> Spacecraft</li> <li><a href="/facts/Igor_Sikorsky/pSr0lV7v">Sikorsky</a> and the Rescue Chopper</li></ol> <h2 id="season-2">Season 2</h2> <ol><li><a href="/facts/Apollo_13/YfSNWC07">Apollo 13</a>: Triumph on the <a href="/facts/Far_side_of_the_Moon/aUgDPTzj">Dark Side</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/George_S._Patton/N6pzbwzS">Patton</a> and the Desperate Tank Attack</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alexander_the_Great/8N3gLElj">Alexander the Great</a> and the Torsion Catapult</li> <li><a href="/facts/Al_Capone/YspLttMe">Al Capone</a> and the <a href="/facts/Saint_Valentines_Day_Massacre/elfD0MpP">Machine Gun Massacre</a></li> <li>Stormin' Norman and the <a href="/facts/F-117_Nighthawk/nmV3lC9Y">Stealth Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Abraham_Lincoln/F8VqYAsA">Lincoln</a> and the <a href="/facts/Hot_air_balloon/k2LHQvXH">Flying Spy Machine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alexander_Graham_Bell/oQer2abq">Alexander Graham Bell</a> and the Astonishing <a href="/facts/Telephone/P7uEgWQX">Telephone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Da_Vinci/E83tcPl2">Da Vinci</a> and the <a href="/facts/Handgun/Vz25G3C4">Handgun</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Red_Baron/05AjKh4v">The Red Baron</a> and the <a href="/facts/Fokker_D.VII/dzW8g7bm">Wings of Death</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Saddam_Hussein/nHnSodgy">Saddam Hussein</a> and the <a href="/facts/Nerve_agent/5UcsLz9R">Nerve Gas</a> Atrocity</li> <li><a href="/facts/Galileo/98VT2z3v">Galileo</a> and the <a href="/facts/Telescope/BDwYahhR">Sinful Spy Glass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Enzo_Ferrari/eLU77zn1">Enzo Ferrari</a> and the Historic Race</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_F._Kennedy/1cdDaswg">JFK</a> and the <a href="/facts/F-8_Crusader/u9NCDVJK">Crisis Crusader</a></li></ol> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>Sierra Filucci of <i><a href="/facts/Common_Sense_Media/y1NzpSDb">Common Sense Media</a></i> penned a mixed review of the show. She praised the show for how "its unique method of storytelling" could "bring a new energy to a familiar event". She criticized the show, writing, "But aside from its relatively innovative approach, the show feels a lot like many other documentary-style programs that look back on historical moments."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> In a mixed review, Angus Batey of <i><a href="/facts/The_Times/5BwkodnX">The Times</a></i> wrote about the episode featuring <a href="/facts/Barnes_Wallis/sEor1lvs">Barnes Wallis</a> and the <a href="/facts/Bouncing_bomb/F3hm9AvG">bouncing bomb</a>, "The approach irritates: the American actors' accents slip in the numerous reconstructions, and the presenter, Hunter Ellis, strolls around tropical locations for no real reason. But the story of a determined inventor helping to win the war is strong enough to triumph."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476919/"><i>Man, Moment, Machine</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>McNabb, Matt (May 18, 2006). "History Hunter - Episode of 'Man, Moment, Machine' on Apollo 13 filmed at Cosmosphere". The Hutchinson News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024. <a href="https://archive.today/20240822173759/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/111B275A33D6121F&f=basic" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20240822173759/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/111B275A33D6121F&f=basic</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Hoffman, Stephanie (July 1, 2005). "Rescue re-enacted by movie crew". Half Moon Bay Review. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024. <a href="https://archive.today/20240822173814/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/12B08F5104D8C0D0&f=basic" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20240822173814/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/12B08F5104D8C0D0&f=basic</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>McNabb, Matt (May 18, 2006). "History Hunter - Episode of 'Man, Moment, Machine' on Apollo 13 filmed at Cosmosphere". The Hutchinson News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024. <a href="https://archive.today/20240822173759/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/111B275A33D6121F&f=basic" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20240822173759/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/111B275A33D6121F&f=basic</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Raskin-Zrihen, Rachel (September 20, 2006). "Film crews back on M.I. for History Channel series". Vallejo Times Herald. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024. <a href="https://archive.today/20240822173805/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/114462CF103C76B0&f=basic" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20240822173805/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/114462CF103C76B0&f=basic</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Filucci, Sierra (February 28, 2022). "Parents' Guide to Man, Moment, Machine". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240822174427/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/man-moment-machine" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20240822174427/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/man-moment-machine</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Batey, Angus (April 13, 2006). "Choice - Multichannel". The Times. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024. <a href="https://archive.today/20240822173823/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/110F851FEE0C3D10&f=basic" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20240822173823/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/110F851FEE0C3D10&f=basic</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>