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I watched the entire program. It was, after all about the Towers; how the idea germinated, the opposition to tearing apart the blocks it was built on, the search for an architect; the challenge of building the tallest buildings of their time, the creation of the site starting with the "bathtub", the mountains of steel that were put in place by armies of the best N.Y. had to offer and the actual completion of the building. There were lighthearted moments such as Philippe Petit re-telling the story of his tightrope walk between the two towers. He was articulate and was able to comunicate the awe which captivated him and forced him onward to accomplish his dream.

I was glad I stayed until the end. I was even touched as never before by the poignancy of Ed Koch's tearful remembrance and impressed by Mario Cuomo's quote from Teilhard de Chardin.

I thought that after two years, as another September 11th approached, the horror and unfathomable sadness that engulfed us all during 2001 would begin to have less effect on our collective psyche. Ric Burns reminded us that from the midst of sorrow came a strength and bravado in the form of legions of New Yorkers who showed up and stayed late. There were the stories of the rescue workers, the firefighters, the police, the emergency units - - - the people of New York....the lost. The film reinforces the fact that memory of that day and those towers will never diminish while our collective hearts keep beating.

it was a good show, and I am watching WLIW PBS now, a show of just interviews with people who escaped from the building, what they saw, who they spoke to, what they lived through. Amazing stuff. More Americans need to see this, again and again.

Wow, thanks for that very in-depth review. I hope this is rerun again soon, I'd like to catch it.