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'The Lost JFK Tapes' on National Geographic

mallan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:37 -0500

Whatever your interest in the Kennedy assassination – historical, lurid fascination or something else – you’ll want to see The Lost JFK Tapes, which compiles news footage from the time to

Confounding "reinterpretation" of 'The Prisoner'

mallan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:53:31 -0500

I’ve had acid trips more linear than The Prisoner, a three-night, six-hour series that makes Lost look simple and comprehensible.

Interview with Wendy Williams

mallan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:56:52 -0400

Wendy Williams’ catchphrase is “How you doin’?” It’s not a question you need to ask her, though. Spend five seconds in her presence and you can tell she’s doing great.

Go/do: "Botany of Desire" on WFYI

editors — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:15:19 -0400

Not so much a go and do as a "stay and do"... Or TiVo the show while you're out on your Wednesday night of mayhem.

Pollan's 'Botany of Desire' on WFYI

jpoyser — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:09:13 -0400

Michael Pollan's purpose in his 2001 book, The Botany of Desire, he says, is to inspire humans to realize they are “members of a biotic community...

Nova: Hubble's Amazing Rescue

mallan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:14:39 -0400

Drew Feustel spent nine years waiting for his first chance to go into space. And when he finally got there, the mission was a beauty.

The Band That Wouldn't Die

mallan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:37:39 -0400

To truly appreciate why cities spend millions to lure and keep a professional sports team, check out Barry Levinson’s loving documentary The Band That Wouldn’t Die. That’s not the purpose

Creators of "The Middle" speak

mallan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:55:33 -0400

The map of Indiana gets a little more crowded this TV season. Last year, it added Pawnee, the fictional setting for NBC’s Parks and Recreation.

'The Shift' begins second season

mallan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:32:08 -0400

You wouldn’t expect laughs from The Shift, the Investigation Discovery series that follows what it calls “an all-star homicide shift” that works 2 to 10 p.m.

Ken Burns' spectacular 'National Parks'

mallan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:44:28 -0400

Ken Burns’ The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, which is superb, probably isn’t his best film. But it is, by far, his most spectacular.