Can't we just call him by name: Lord Voldemort? On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote:
> KQED must not have much faith in Mr. You-Know-Who's ability to raise > funds, since it's airing this afternoon at 1:00. (Though, granted, he > is taking up the washed-up rock star/folk/doo wop/opera singer slot > Saturday at 9:00 pm). > > I'd ask if Burns's latest doc adheres to his usual "great man" theory, > but the subject matter would seem to be All Great Man, All the Time. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Aug 2, 12:44 pm, "Mark J." <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of our regulars is understandably pre-occupied with the pledge > > drive appearance of He Who Must Not Be Named, but this month's PTV tin > > cup rattle will also feature two of three short Ken Burns films about > > painter, "spiritual teacher" and friend of Burns William Segal, which > > were not made in the typical cameras panning over still photos/talking > > heads formula of Burns' best-known docs (the third one will be on a > > pledge drive premium DVD of the films, natch): > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/arts/television/01burns.html?_r=1 > > > > What's noteworthy here is that Burns in the past has not allowed PBS > > to release his series for pledge drive use, despite the obvious > > audience appeal (and the fact that his films are more in line with the > > mission of PBS than, say, a concert from He Who Must Not Be Named). > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
