Stephen Fry in America

2008
Stephen Fry in America

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EP1 New World Oct 12, 2008

Stephen Fry explores the states of New England, before heading south to the nation's capital and ending up at the civil war battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

EP2 Deep South Oct 19, 2008

Stephen Fry finds out what makes the South so distinctive, from West Virginia coalminers and bluegrass musicians in Tennessee to an Alabama parole board's deliberations.

EP3 Mississippi Oct 26, 2008

Stephen Fry journeys across America, a country that has always fascinated him. A 2,000-mile journey up the Mississippi begins in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

EP4 Mountains and Plains Nov 02, 2008

Stephen Fry continues his journey across America, heading south from Montana to Texas, admiring the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains along the way.

EP5 True West Nov 09, 2008

Stephen Fry continues his American journey by taking a look at the dramatic landscapes and peoples of the South West, meeting physicists, Navajos and semi-naked Mormons.

EP6 Pacific Nov 16, 2008

Stephen Fry concludes his epic journey with a trip to the Pacific Northwest, meeting a variety of people including tree sitters, Bigfoot believers and a real-life Magnum PI.
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Released: 12 October 2008 Ended
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Country: United Kingdom
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Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f2my5
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Stephen Fry journeys across America, hoping to visit all 50 states of the country which has always fascinated him.

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p-chandarana I do agree with others here in finding this Stephen Fry documentary unnecessarily glib towards other people's roots and culture. As an Englishman currently living in New York, I can certainly say there are extremes and quirks in all countries but the need to end most segments in the show with hurtful commentary just took away what could have been a programme about adventure and discovery.
jordanhorse-942-224930 I was looking forward to this series however, it wasn't funny, wasn't informative and when he did show the wonderful side of our states he followed it up with a mocking slant. Really, he couldn't find anything good about Florida besides the Everglades? He totally focused on the city of Miami. Nothing about its ethnic diversity , nothing about its history. Nothing about the largest coral reef in America. He goes to Alabama and can only find the Prison and parole system the only thing that might interest people. Or the college football team? Really? Oh, wait, let's talk about the hunters in NY or the body farm? Is that really America? This is the worst documentary on America I have ever seen. No wonder people hate us. Don't come back! Or if you do don't look so hard to find subjects that demean us.
Bernie-56 'Stephen Fry in America' could be regarded as a modern version of Fanny Trollope's 'Domestic Manners of the Americans'. It looks like a pleasant travelogue conducted by a witty and urbane Englishman and superficially it is. However Mr Fry skewers Americans as only a cultured Englishman can. Behind superb photography and a disarming manner we see how ghastly much of middle USA is. It was filmed when the weather was at its worst, doubtless deliberately. Drizzle, driving rain, and muddy roads combined with small-town USA create a dispiriting, even depressing, effect. The evening dance for elderly Jewish retirees in Miami was jaw-dropping. Truly ghastly.
mark_g_1 I love Stephen fry anyway but seeing him trecking around America in his black cab and the peoples reactions to him (a well spoken dapper English gentleman) is funny and magical to watch, he does travel across all of the 50 states of America, its nice to see how beautiful America really is. He meets all kinds of people who have strange but interesting jobs as well as giving a small history lesson about each state delivered as only Stephen fry can, he also meets some celebrities too on his journey, Sting and Morgan Freeman to name a couple, my only complaint is that they could have made more it feels like he hasn't had enough time to show off all off the states and the cities within them he visits but still 10/10 :)