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Release Year1998
Runtime5 Seasons
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes3
DirectorRick Green, Duncan McKenzie
WritersRick Green, Duncan McKenzie
TypeWeb Series
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsHistory Bites
About History Bites
History Bites was a television series on the History Television network that ran from 1998-2003. Created by Rick Green, History Bites explored what would be on television if the medium had been around for the last 5,000 years of human history. Typically, a significant historical event was chosen and mock news, sports and entertainment programming was created around it. Each episode included several segments of Green offering historical background of the episode's chosen era and otherwise showed frequent shifts from one comedy sketch to another representing a channel-surfing viewer who never watched any one sketch for more than a few minutes at a time. Reruns of History Bites are currently being shown on History Television and The Comedy Network.
Directed by Rick Green, Duncan McKenzie, History Bites leans on a strong ensemble — Sarah Lafleur, Teresa Pavlinek, Duncan McKenzie — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1998.
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