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Good weekend for medieval buffs. A new BBC Robin Hood series debuts tonight, and Sunday the History Channel has a highly-touted documentary on the Dark Ages. Robin is an evergreen, still inspiring new treatments after 800 years. One of the best recent ones is on TCM at 6:00 tonight: The 1938 Eroll Flynn version. Widely regarded as the epitome of Hollywood action-adventure costume pictures, if you haven’t seen it, it’s a must.
pbs's the news hour (ch 13 in ny) has a piece on digital tv tonight.
Damn, the first episode I missed of Lost looks great--YouTube has a backwards version of the "brainwashing scene"--Jim, any luck pry1ng it lo0se?
Bill Hicks Revelations 1 through 8
With THE GREEN, Sundance Channel becomes the first television network in the United States to establish a major, regularly-scheduled programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment. Each week THE GREEN will present original series and documentary premieres about the earth's ecology and concepts of "green" living that balance human needs with responsible care for the planet. THE GREEN reflects the current tipping point in public awareness about ecological issues and the trend towards environmentally sustainable approaches to modern living. Presented by Robert Redford, the destination is hosted by award-winning journalist Simran Sethi and community advocate and MacArthur Fellow Majora Carter, two dynamic leaders who have distinguished themselves with revolutionary ideas in such areas as civic planning and global business practices.
Leading off each edition of THE GREEN at 9:00pm is the original program "Big Ideas for a Small Planet," a documentary series presenting the forward-thinking designers, products and processes that are on the leading edge of a new green world. Each episode revolves around a different green theme as it spotlights a specific innovator or innovation that has the potential to transform our everyday lives. "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" is produced by Scout Productions ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" NBC/Bravo and The Fog of War).
Robert Adler, 1913-2007 -- TV Remote Control Co-Inventor
i just noticed that planet of the apes was showing twice today on the history channel. isnt this more appropriate for the scifi channel or did i sleep through that lecture?
pbs frontlines newswar - 9pm est
The head of Cartoon Network resigned today over the marketing stunt that caused a terrorism freak-out in Boston last week. Jim Samples sent a memo to staffers today about his resignation, saying, "It's my hope that my decision allows us to put this chapter behind us and get back to our mission of delivering unrivaled animated entertainment for consumers of all ages."