Build It Bigger - TV-PG
Close-up view of large-scale construction process.
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- TV Rating: TV-PG
- Network: Discovery Channel
- Cast: Danny Forster
- Genre: Educational
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the construction process. Kids: What big structures exist around your home? Have you ever thought about how they're made? What tools and machines do you think would be used in building such structures? Are you interested in building things? What would you like to build? Do shows like this help you learn more about things you're interested in? How could you find out even more if you wanted to?
Message
Social Behavior:
The show celebrates the workers whose efforts make massive projects like underground tunnels possible.
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Violence
No violence, but there are some tense moments when workers discuss job site dangers and emergency precautions that help save their lives.
Sex
Language
Expletives like "s--t" and "f--k" (usually uttered under stress) are bleeped.
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Emily Ashby
Is it any good?
There's no question that the show is informative: In a segment about a California tunneling project, for example, Forster joins mining and construction crews digging a pass through solid rock and water a mile below the base of the San Bernardino Mountains. He reports on the entire process, from inspecting the water content in the soil to operating the huge machine that virtually disintegrates the rock and dirt in its path to form the tunnel. He also emerges from the subterranean construction site to observe the manufacturing processes that produce the concrete fittings, ventilation shafts, and other supplies required for the project.
That said, the show lacks any special pizzazz, so it probably won't be a must-watch for most kids. But tweens and teens with an interest in engineering or heavy machinery may be intrigued to watch their practical application in the real world. As for content, it's all fairly benign, but keep an ear out for some (bleeped) strong language and plenty of talk about the life-threatening hazards that accompany work on jobs like these.
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