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omni
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The Public Television item
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Jan 29 22:31 UTC 1994 |
This item is for the discussion of public television.
In the last two weeks, WGTE (toledo) has been presenting some very
interesting one hour programs on various topics. The first one that I
noticed was "City under the Hill" which dealt with the history of Cleveland
and most noticably, The Flats. Last nite, the program was about the Heinz
family of Pittsburgh, and how the company and the family fit into family
life in America. Has anyone else seen these?
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kenman
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response 1 of 11:
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Jan 30 01:26 UTC 1994 |
help
No way who watches those?
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omni
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response 2 of 11:
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Jan 30 06:37 UTC 1994 |
I do, for one.
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robh
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response 3 of 11:
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Jan 30 22:54 UTC 1994 |
No, but I do watch a lot of public TV.
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carl
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response 4 of 11:
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Jan 31 15:11 UTC 1994 |
I don't watch much TV usually, and rarely watch PBS. However, I did see
an excellant show about Malcom X. It was mostly taken from his auto-
biography with clips of his family and friends. I liked it more than
Spike Lee's movie, since it went more in depth about what Malcolm was
thinking and doing just prior to his death.
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omni
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response 5 of 11:
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Jan 31 21:48 UTC 1994 |
That was "The American Experience" which is an excellent program. I wish
there was demand for it on the commercial networks, but I don't think
that there is an audience there.
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ldiot
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response 6 of 11:
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Mar 11 00:54 UTC 1994 |
I see mystery a lot on there and ather comedies.
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morandir
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response 7 of 11:
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May 10 04:12 UTC 1994 |
I wish that I recieved ANN ARBOR public access. I hear that they
have been showing some UofM made comedy shows ala "Kids in the Hall"
and such.
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jerryb
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response 8 of 11:
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Oct 10 02:50 UTC 1994 |
For those who stay up late, you might catch the Charley Rose show. He grequly
has very interesting guests (Max Frankel, Anna Quindlen, Barbara Bush, Lauren
Bacall, etc). The discussions are frequently thought-provoking and have
substance.
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bmoran
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response 9 of 11:
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Dec 23 05:35 UTC 1994 |
PBS showed a comedy show this week that featured "challenged" comedians.
A few had CP, one was blind, one has MS etc. It was one of the funniest
comedy shows I've seen in ages. Plus, Sesame street is an everyday at
our house.
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omni
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response 10 of 11:
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May 18 03:56 UTC 1995 |
There is a new series on ch 56, Sats 9pm called Swiss Rail Journeys.
It's a look at the Swiss railroads, and how they evolved/were built
and how they deal with some of the rough terrain. What really facinated
me was the cog railroads, (using gears to climb grades) and did you
know that most if not all is run on 15,000 v AC 16 2/3 Hz. If you
cannot afford to go to Switzerland, watching this is about as good as going.
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otterwmn
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response 11 of 11:
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Jul 7 14:51 UTC 1995 |
in the category of "sublimely ridiculous" do catch Red Green at 9pm Saturday.
Sesame Street is a must; the celebrity guests are fun.
A thought: if the folks who owned Barney were forced to put a % of their
merchandising revenues back into the CPB, would funding ever be an issue
again?
Guess that goes for Sesame Street, too.
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