Could have gone His-tory - I think I did something similar with the Cleopatra "documentary" ... now why do I write it like that? And I do not mean the headline (no pun intended there), but the fact that for this is not what I personally would call a documentary. It is a bit fiction, it is a bit people talking (or talking heads) ... with the reenactment part being quite big here.
Oliver Stones Alexander had its issues - and I get it that some may have had issues with the movie tackling his sexuality. The thing is no one knows for sure - but is it or rather could it be likely he liked both men and women? I think that is a possibility. Overall that should not matter - it does not take anything away from his achievements ... and there were quite a few of them.
This right here lists many of them. It also gives a face to the Persians ... something I was not really privy to when we learned about history in (Greek) class. So in a sense it is quite interesting and nice to see a bit of different sides to this. Overall Alexander is really getting a good treatment here - I don't think any "fan" of his should have issues with that.
Even though this is quite long and has quite a few episodes it still can not cover all his life - or legacy for that matter. Which seems to be something a second season may be tackling .. I do not think I will watch that. The format itself is not really something that entices me to put it mildly ... for what it's worth it was interesting and way less "painful" than Cleopatra ... but you may feel differently of course ...
Oliver Stones Alexander had its issues - and I get it that some may have had issues with the movie tackling his sexuality. The thing is no one knows for sure - but is it or rather could it be likely he liked both men and women? I think that is a possibility. Overall that should not matter - it does not take anything away from his achievements ... and there were quite a few of them.
This right here lists many of them. It also gives a face to the Persians ... something I was not really privy to when we learned about history in (Greek) class. So in a sense it is quite interesting and nice to see a bit of different sides to this. Overall Alexander is really getting a good treatment here - I don't think any "fan" of his should have issues with that.
Even though this is quite long and has quite a few episodes it still can not cover all his life - or legacy for that matter. Which seems to be something a second season may be tackling .. I do not think I will watch that. The format itself is not really something that entices me to put it mildly ... for what it's worth it was interesting and way less "painful" than Cleopatra ... but you may feel differently of course ...