This is simply one of the best documentary series I've watched in years. I feel it necessary to post my own review, partially to rebut some of what I feel is erroneous information posted here by previous reviewers.
The series is well balanced in its coverage, It features Kaczynski's brother and sister in law, law enforcement who worked on the case, neighbors in Montana and people who knew him in his college days. . It also features profilers, journalists and psychologists. Several victims appear, some from old new coverage but others interviewed specifically for the film. In all, the series covers all the bases as far as viewpoints.
At the center of the film is a recorded interview Kaczynski granted.to Theresa Kintz, an editor of Earth First Journal in 1999. Don't be put off by other reviewer's complaints that the interview is hardly featured, that simply isn't true..Kaczynski pontificates at length and reveals himself as the sociopathic narcissist that he is. It's chilling to listen to his casual disregard and contempt he expresses towards his victims.
Finally, the experiment Ted participated in while he was at Harvard. At least one reviewer here gives the impression that the film makers use this to try to paint Kaczynski as a victim of the CIA. That simply isn't true... Though the experiment is covered, it is not covered in excess. Earlier parts of the documentary establish that Kaczynski had deep seated psychological troubles long before he arrived at Harvard. At most the film suggest that Kaczynski should not have been allowed to to participate in the experiment due to his age and already existing anti-social tendencies. .The film certainly doesn't imply that Kaczynski became a bomber because of this experiment.
One of my favorite parts of the series are the depictions of the FBI/ATF re-creations of Kaczynski's bombs. I've read several books on the case and have never seen so many of these re-created bomb mock ups. You can really see why he was dubbed "the Junk Yard Bomber" before law enforcement settled on the Unabomber moniker
If you are curious about the Unabomber case and don't feel like reading any books, this is definitely the film you want to watch. Kaczynski is adequately featured and is in no way depicted as a victim.
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