We're nearing the end of the creation of The Sword in the Stone ride; okay, I'll admit it, it's entirely possible that I could've ended this whole ride creation thing weeks ago. I'll tell you the truth, I don't want to end the story of the ride's creation (or the way it ought to be created). It's a good idea, the ride I mean (the column is debatable), and every time I think about it I am entranced. I want nothing more than to entrance others with my ideas.
Sunday, September 28
8:00 - 9:00PM
Nature – "Dogs That Changed the World: The Rise of the Dog." How’s this for awesome: they’re going to use DNA analysis and other research methods to figure out how wolves became dogs and how there then became so many different breeds of dogs. Dog, dog, dog, dog, dog.
9:00PM – 10:30PM
Masterpiece Theatre - "The Sally Lockhart Mysteries: The Shadow in the North." Sally Lockhart, played by Billie Piper, is the center of several novels by Phillip Pullman. Sadly for us, Pullman is not the man behind The Doctor and Sally Lockhart isn’t Rose Tyler. That doesn’t make this bad, I just miss Rose and The Doctor.
10:30PM – 11:00PM
Encore! With James Conlon - "Tradition or Innovation?" Seems as though Arturo Toscanini wasn’t a huge fan of tradition. Others believe tradition to be important. Is it? Is it not? And, most importantly, how did tradition and novelty affect the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition held in Fort Worth back in the spring of 2005?
Monday, September 29:
8:00 - 9:00PM
Antiques Roadshow – "Mobile (Hour Three)." I know what you’re thinking and you’re wrong (and not funny, but who am I to throw stones); this week’s episode is not literally on the road moving around, it’s in Alabama. But, I do want you to know that I appreciate the notion that you’d try and tell a joke, no matter how badly you failed at it. Good on you.
9:00 – 11:00PM
American Experience – "The Presidents 'Reagan: An American Crusade'." This repeat of American Experience examines the lives one of our most popular presidents. It's one of those amazing things, people young and old love and respect the man (or his memory). It's almost as if everyone believes trickle-down economics to have worked.
Tuesday, September 30:
8:00 - 9:00PM
Nova - “Sputnik Declassified." Who doesn't love Sputnik? I love Sputnik; of course I don't have to deal with the mind-numbing fear the U.S. government instilled in the population about what the Russians could do to us. This episode even has a mention of Walt Disney in it… well, I don't want to spoil why he's there, just know that he's there and recall the fabulosity of Imagineer Quest 2007 (or its sequel).
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