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Looking for a show similar to Extra Credits, covering other subjects

steam1901steam1901 Registered User new member
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Hi there!

So I've discovered Extra Credits recently and have eaten every single episode in about a week. I love the show, and will definitely be watching future episodes, but it got me wondering if there are any other shows like that around the interwebs (of course there are!)

I'm looking for something following the same "formula" as Extra Credits. A 10-20 minutes show (TV or Youtube or whatever), not necessarily about games, made by people with a background in the field that do extensive research on a different subject each episode.

Science and cinema are two subjects that I would really love to watch an "Extra Credit"-ish show about.

Any suggestions? I hope I've posted this in the right section of the forums...

Thanks!

PS: pardon my very strange English vocabulary

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  • wiltingwilting I had fun once and it was awful Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    You could try "Crash Course", they have series on chemistry, biology, literature, ecology, world history and US history.

    http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6b17PVsYBQ0ip5gyeme-Q

    On topics like cinema, comics, tv shows etc you could try "The Big Picture" by MovieBob on The Escapist.

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture

    wilting on
  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    You might try TED talks.

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  • WiseManTobesWiseManTobes Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Agree on TED Talks

    Also, it's fairly new , think only 4 or 5 episodes so far, but the Extra Credits team is also doing History videos, they did the Punic War so far, and it was excellent

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBHk_zLTmY

    edit: added link

    WiseManTobes on
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  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    Crash Course and pretty much everything else offered through Mental Floss video channels.

  • steam1901steam1901 Registered User new member
    Crash course turned out to be amazing.

    Thanks guys! Just what I was looking for!

    For anyone else looking for shows like this: Vsauce is a good pick

  • grouch993grouch993 Both a man and a numberRegistered User regular
    The Connections series were pretty good. The first season was ten episodes, each close to an hour in length.

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  • Kilgore TroutKilgore Trout Registered User regular
    Darn, I've been thinking the same thing recently and was really hoping someone would offer up something other than Crash Course (since I've watched all those too).

    I would also recommend CGPGrey who does some great videos explaining some complex ideas in simple terms.

    If you're a literature person, you may like Thug Notes. It's got a bit of a different flavour - the entire thing is steeped in satire - but at the end of the day does some really good analysis of some classic texts.

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