Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein

History with David Rubenstein is one of the finest TV shows ever produced. It's so good I save the episodes and periodically watch them over and over. But his latest project is a great disappointment. Why?

Rubenstein doesn't seem to stick to a topic. The episode on the Golden Gate Bridge turns out to be mostly about cars, trains, and sustainable transportation. The episode about Fenway Park is more a collection of plays from the past than it is about ball parks, much less Fenway.

Then there are the omissions (something that is hard to believe given Rubenstein's background). The episode about the Golden Gate that turns partially into an episode about the car doesn't seem to know that the interstate highway system was developed by Eisenhower because he was so impressed with the German system. And no, the US wasn't the first to develop this system - Hitler did it.

There's more, but I think you have the idea. This is a deeply flawed series, which is so sad because the idea itself is wonderful.