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PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of August 24

Written by Josh Lasser
Published August 22, 2008

People have asked me (not really, but let's go with it anyway), if I'm serious about my plan for a Sword in the Stone ride, the ride I would create were I an Imagineer and given the chance. The answer is, unabashedly, yes, I'm totally serious. I truly do believe in the attraction or I wouldn't waste my time with it. Now, my telling you all about it in no way means that the ride will be built, but I'd love to see it built. I'd love to, at the very least, see it discussed (and not just by me).

 
Sunday, August 24

8:00 - 9:00PM

Nature – "A Mystery in Alaska.” See, this title is a clever play on the movie Mystery, Alaska. Do you understand what Nature is doing here? They’re referencing a not terribly popular movie because at the time the episode went into production no one knew that the movie wouldn’t be terribly popular. It’s a play on words that negatively impacts the episode, but that could have helped had the movie done better (needless to say, this episode is a repeat).

9:00PM – 10:30PM

Masterpiece Mystery! – "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Series VI – 'Natural Causes.'" The eight Earl of Asherton (that would by Thomas Lynley) is going back in time. Earlier this month Series VII aired, now we're back on Series VI. Poor Lynley, he's in for some serious heartache at the end of this series.

10:30PM – 11:00PM

Ribbon of Sand. Things change. It's the way of the world. It just happens. Things change. Get used to it. In this documentary Meryl Streep tells us all about how things change off the coast of North Carolina, in North Carolina's Outer Banks, to be specific. The sand shifts, the beautiful islands that exist now may not exist in the future. Things change.

 
Monday, August 25:

8:00 - 11:00PM

PBS Convention Coverage – A Newshour Special Report – "Democratic Convention." I am really and truly excited for this, and you should be too. Seriously, this is a big election coming up. The world is changing, and depending on who we elect, it might change differently. We should all be well aware of who we're going to vote for (or against) and why we're going to do that.

 
Tuesday, August 26:

8:00 - 11:00PM

PBS Convention Coverage – A Newshour Special Report – "Democratic Convention." I am really and truly excited for this, and you should be too. Seriously, this is a big election coming up. The world is changing, and depending on who we elect, it might change differently. We should all be well aware of who we're going to vote for (or against) and why we're going to do that.

 
Wednesday, August 27:

8:00 - 11:00PM

PBS Convention Coverage – A Newshour Special Report – "Democratic Convention." I am really and truly excited for this, and you should be too. Seriously, this is a big election coming up. The world is changing, and depending on who we elect, it might change differently. We should all be well aware of who we're going to vote for (or against) and why we're going to do that.

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Josh Lasser, formerly known as "TV and Film Guy," and complete with a Masters Degree in Critical Studies in said areas, gives his opinions on TV, Film, and Entertainment in general. All of which he does in a shameless attempt to try to get paid to do the exact same thing. Josh is also the editor of the Blogcritics Magazine Television Section.
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PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of August 24
Published: August 22, 2008
Type: News
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: News, Video: Television
Part of a feature: PBS in Primetime
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