PBS Newshour Debates 2008: A Special Report - "Vice Presidential Debate." The time has come for the vice presidential debate. I still don't know who out there doesn't know who they're going to be voting for, but I guess you exist. Learn more about the candidates and their canned answers here.
Friday, October 3:
8:00 - 8:30PM
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal #4813. Another whole week has gone by and good old Gwen Ifill and National Journal are here to fill us in. For the record, I like to pretend the National Journal is a sidekick, like Robin to Batman, Starsky to Hutch, or chocolate sauce to chocolate ice cream.
8:30 - 9:30PM
NOW on PBS #439. It’s the Emmy award-winning weekly newsmagazine. It looks at issues facing our democracy. The show is hosted by David Brancaccio. And, even better, they still send me e-mails (I think that makes me cool and them nice). Thanks, Now, you guys are awesome!
9:00 - 10:00PM
Bill Moyers Journal #1225. It’s Bill Moyers. It’s his 1,225th journal (not really, but I’m not going to explain to you the way in which TV shows are numbered at this point in time, maybe later if you’re nice). He’s a good journalist so I assume this will be good journalism (at least the odds are it will).
10:00 - 11:00PM
Slavery and the Making of America – "The Downward Spiral". The first hour of this repeat series looks at the early history of our country, 1619 through 1739, and the origins of slavery in this country. While not a moment in our country that we should be proud of, it's certainly something that ought to be learned about.
Saturday, October 4:
9:00 – 10:00PM
Austin City Limits – "R.E.M.” OMG! I love those guys. I remember when I first heard "Orange Crush" and saw the video that accompanied it. I didn't get it (I was young), but I liked it. Well, the band is back and promoting their newish album, Accelerate. Maybe it's up-tempo, who knows.
I think you know what I'm talking about with my whole "entrancing others" thing. I want to make people happy. Is that so wrong? Is that so horrible? Isn't that an important part of being an Imagineer, trying to cause others to experience the same wonder and magic at a Disney park that I do? Isn't that what it's all really about? Isn't that the point of it all?
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