I enjoyed the documentary in the same way as I enjoy a shot of penicillin. You don't look forward to it and it may not be easy to take but the results are important. Like penicillin, it isn't for everybody.

I didn't plan to watch the show for the very reasons that Kat mentioned above. However I decided to take a peek and I was astounded. I really think that the value of this show will be in how it plays to future generations. It is impossible to describe the feelings of what happened to America on the day of the Kennedy or King asassinations to people who didn't live throught it. I will never know what it felt like to live through WWII or the depression. However with this documentary I really believe future audiences WILL feel a part of what happened on 9/11. The camera and microphones captured the heroics, the fears, and the mood of this nation on that day. This will be recognized as one of the most important documentaries of the 20th century.

I live in NJ and felt the tragedy with eveyone else. My wife could see the towers engulfed in smoke from her office. My brother-in-law lives a couple of blocks away and was among those who had to run to safety. These are all incidental touches. All the stories I've heard could not put this tragedy into focus as well as the documentary was able to.

I agree that some people probably aren't ready to watch something like this and I respect that. I think the comments of those that watched the documentary support how important this was. Witnessing the heroes in the fire department will forever be a example to the rest of us.