The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

There are a lot great information clips here. The narration is great and to the point. If you like this sort of project/building documentaries this one will be great fun too as it never gets boring as it jumps from area to area in the construction project. And often there is tension created by the budget constraints and a tight time schedule.

Unfortunately the editing is rushed and a single person speaking may consists of 3 different shots with the scene changing every 3 seconds. This makes it look cheap, underdeveloped and stressful at times. It's not anything that ruins the documentary but it for sure makes it considerably worse looking. I get that they need to show a lot of things but when a single person is talking there is no need to make the scene action-packed and wild. This also makes some things harder to place because you never fully get a sense of the surroundings. Instead the focus is people and small snappy statements made to entertain.

You won't get bored. But on the other hand it also feels like somewhat of a missing opportunity for something greater and more focused. It also feels like it doesn't go anywhere specific at times as there is no clear end goal in sight. The last episode doesn't show what became of the project as there are still 5 years left of it. It's missing the very best part of the documentary! It's obvious that this documentary lacks the conclusion that will make it become a series that's talked about for a long time.

Highly recommended but not as amazing as other such documentaries out there.