The Sword in the Stone ride (the ride I would create were I an Imagineer and given the chance), it's going to be a winner... well, if it's ever built it's going to be a winner. It's got animals and jousting, is based on a classic Disney film, and deals with the legend of King Arthur. It's got magic and a wizard who goes by the name of Merlin. It's a property which, I firmly believe, is ripe for using to create a new theme park attraction. Read below to see a little bit more of what I would do with it given the chance.
Sunday, July 20
8:00 - 9:00PM
Nature - “The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly”. Wonderfully, maybe, the grizzly bears have been brought back from the brink of extinction. It's a fantastic story, it's a great story, a happy story, maybe. You see, the grizzly no longer just hangs about in forests, he hangs about everywhere – forests, streams, possibly even your backyard. And that, is less than good.
9:00PM – 10:30PM
Masterpiece Mystery! – "Foyle's War, Series V – Broken Souls". This is it for our good friend Christopher Foyle, at least the bits that relate to World War II. Series V of Foyle's War feature the end of the war and, only very briefly, the start of the peace. But will Foyle finally find piece? Watch and see.
10:30 – 11:00PM
Crown of the Continent – Alaska' Wrangell-St. Elias. There is, in Alaska more than one place where you can stand and see mountainous peaks and a bunch of glaciers. One man is going to be heading back to one particular vista and taking a camera or two or umpteen (I really can't say definitively) along.
Monday, July 21:
8:00 - 9:00PM
Antiques Roadshow – "Bismarck (Hour Two)". I'm going to level with you, I know very little about Bismarck, North Dakota. I know very little about the Dakotas in general. I've driven across the country twice, once down south and once more middle/northish, but I never made it to either Dakota. I wanted to, what with Mt. Rushmore being in one of the Dakotas, but I never got there. The Antiques Roadshow, however, did.
9:00 – 10:00PM
History Detectives. This show may be the most fascinating show ever, it really may, but its title leave a lot to be desired. Seriously, aren't all historians more or less detectives? The title simply isn't descriptive or exciting enough; I much prefer a title like Josh Lasser, You’ve Been Hired as an Imagineer.
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