Tuesday, January 22:
9:00 - 10:00PM
Frontline – "Growing up Online". My sister is seven years younger than I am. I remember the first time I saw the Internet, I remember that there wasn't always a computer in the house. She does not. She sees the world differently than I do. At least some of that is because there has always been an "online." How much of her difference is the online thing and how much is it that she's just weird?
10:00 - 11:00PM
Independent Lens – "A Son's Sacrifice" and "American Made". Back-to-back episodes of Independent Lens air tonight. The first is about Imran, a Muslim-American with mixed heritage. He wants to take over his father's business, but encounters some issues along the way. In the other episode a family of Sikh-Americans has trouble getting a lift when stranded in the desert. The son blames the father because the father wears a turban.
Wednesday, January 23:
8:00 - 9:00PM
Pioneers of Television – “Game Shows”. Pioneers of Television is a four-part documentary series that features brand-new interviews (in HD no less) and swell archival clips from some of your favorite shows. The four television genres covered are: sitcoms, late-night, variety, and game shows. What, no drama?
9:00PM - 11:00PM
The Jewish Americans – Home". This is two hours of a six hour documentary that looks at 350 years of a Jewish presence in America. It examines Jewish immigration, assimilation, and the overall Jewish experience. Also, it's narrated by Liev Schreiber.
Thursday, January 24:
8:00 - 9:00PM
The This Old House Hour - Episode TBA. It’s This Old House and Ask This Old House. It’s like maintenance… for your home. Wait, no, that’s exactly what it is. That doesn’t mean it’s not awesome though. Seriously, The This Old House Hour is one of the finest home improvement hours on PBS. No joke.
9:00 - 10:00PM
Antiques Roadshow – "Baltimore (Hour Three)". I used to live in Baltimore. I know about antiques in Baltimore. The city mentality is antique. The city's actions are antique. The city's persona is antique. And, none of that is antique in a good way, it's all, frankly, just old and outdated.
10:00 - 11:00PM
Soundstage – "Lifehouse". Ah lifehouse. I think that's better than a lighthouse, right? I mean, a lifehouse, presumably safeguards lives. Lighthouses do the same sort of thing, but they do it in a less direct way than imagine a lifehouse would do. That, and Lifehouse sings.
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