Wow, it’s quite the timing. I finish telling you all about the Imagineer stuff just in time for PBS to start their pledge drive again, which means that beginning this Saturday everything I say about what they’re going to air may or may not happen. I’m working with the best information I have, people, but that just doesn’t mean that what I want to happen, what you want to happen, what everyone wants to happen, will happen? Now, what’s happening?

Sunday, June 29:

8:00 - 9:00PM

Nature - “Shark Mountain.” How awesome would it be if sharks actually lived on mountains? Think about the ridiculously great movies about stranded climbers you could get out of that. In this case we’re taking about a small spot 300 miles off the coast of Central America, and presumably underwater.

9:00 - 10:30PM

Mystery! “Miss Marple, Series III”. Ever since watching Murder By Death years ago - see it if you haven’t - I can’t take Miss Marple seriously. I don’t have the same problem with Charlie Chan or Sam Spade or any of the other guys, but Miss Marple and I are through. It’s sad really, because back in the day, when I was just a lad at boarding school, she and I, well, you know.

10:30 - 11:00PM

When Parents are Deployed. Cuba Gooding Jr. and the producers of Sesame Street help approximately 700,000 children under the age of five whose parents are deployed overseas. They examine some of the families’ stories and look at the effects on these children.

Monday, July 30:

8:00 - 9:00PM

Antiques Roadshow - “Portland (Hour Three).” Wow, Oregon. No one ever said that the Roadshow didn’t go to the ends of the earth, and I’ve heard that Portland, Oregon is that. Much like with past cities, I’m not saying anything bad about Portland here, I actually really applaud the show for thrusting this otherwise benign city into the national spotlight. Maybe there’ll be a really swell rocking chair from 1821 to be found in Portland.

9:00 – 10:00PM

History Detectives. This show may be the most fascinating show ever, it really may, but it’s title leave a lot to be desired, not like the next show, the next show has the single greatest title for a show that I’ve ever heard (other than “Josh Lasser, You’ve Been Hired as an Imagineer” of course)