This series (the first series at least) is one of my favorite documentary series of all time.  I&#x27;ve always been vaguely interested in history but usually in terms of the occasional specific topic or passing interest.  The way this series dives into history in terms of interconnections rather than chronology makes it immensely more engaging.  I watched the entire thing over the course of a couple of weeks maybe 10 years ago and enjoyed every bit.<p>Chances are, this sort of presentation is a bit too close to &quot;pop history&quot; or layman&#x27;s terms for serious history scholars but in the same way that Cosmos brought a lot of physics, astronomy, and cosmology to an audience that may not have much background knowledge, I found Connections to be a great way to learn about history in an engaging way.<p>I never did get around to watching later series but with this reminder, maybe I&#x27;ll dig around for it (especially since I seem to have exhausted my supply of shows to binge-watch on Netflix and Amazon).