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Esmer TV
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:00 am
by The Laughing Man
I thought I might provide a thread to recommend good TV to watch for from time to time, if none of y'all mind too much?
TONIGHT, 6/27/06:
PBS
NOVA
Episode Title:
Supersonic Dream
Description:
“Supersonic Dream” chronicles the short history of the Concorde, from the drawing board in the 1950s to its final flight in 2003. Literally faster than a speeding bullet, the elegant SST was popular among jet-setters who could afford its high fares.
check your local listings, and if you miss it, PBS usually has a video you can download on the website....
www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/
3 PARTS:
ZIMBABWE: Shadows and Lies
FRONTLINE/World goes undercover in Zimbabwe to reveal what has happened to a country once regarded as a beacon of democracy and prosperity in Africa. Posing as tourists, reporter Alexis Bloom and producer Cassandra Herrman find a population struggling with hunger and poverty, and living in fear of a government that has become a brutal dictatorship.
The Women's Kingdom
In China, how free can a woman be?
On June 10 this year, Xiaoli Zhou's film won more praise, earning the silver prize for documentaries at the prestigious Student Academy Awards held in Hollywood. Now FRONTLINE/World is airing a 9-minute version of the story on PBS June 27 as part of our final broadcast of the season
Mexico: A Death in the Desert
Follow FRONTLINE/World reporter Claudine LoMonaco as she retraces the tragic journey of Matias Garcia, a chili pepper farmer from a small Zapotec Indian village in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, who crossed the border looking for work and died in the Arizona desert. LoMonaco and producer/reporter Mary Spicuzza find Garcia's family and interview his surviving brother and others. Their responses to LoMonaco reveal the dangers faced by desperate migrants.
History Channel
Decoding the Past
The Holy Grail
Description:
There are countless and contradictory Grail tales, but many agree that no treasure is more precious or elusive as the quest continues for the revered flagon.
FX
The Transporter
Description:
When a "transporter" of illegal goods breaks his own business policy and checks his delivery, he becomes entangled in an international immigrant smuggling plot.
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:20 pm
by Menolly
Ooo, I wish I didn't have comuter problems last night, as I would have enjoyed the one on the grail. Does anyone know if it will be repeated?
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:23 pm
by The Laughing Man
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:43 pm
by The Laughing Man
The Man Who Predicted 9/11
- Description:
The story of Rick Rescola, the man who saved nearly 3,000 lives on 9/11 when he suspected a disaster was at hand prior to the catastrophe.
History Channel
8 PM TUE 8/15
666: The Sign of Evil 
11 PM TUE 8/15 ET
TIVO!
Life and Death in the War Zone
- Description:
Following the personnel of two U.S. Combat Support Hospitals (their informal name: CaSHes) as they treat the wounded in Iraq.
NOVA - PBS
8 PM TUE 8/15
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:34 am
by lucimay
nice thread! Esmer TV.
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:02 am
by The Laughing Man
Thank you m'lady....its hard to find sometimes, tho huh?
Watch "Last Days on Earth," a special 2-hour edition of "20/20,"
Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 9 p.m.
a program that could change the way you see your world and yourself.
The world's top scientists, including Stephen Hawking, considered the foremost living theoretical physicist, describe seven riveting scenarios detailing the deadliest threats to humanity.
Some can destroy the planet, others have the ability to render us extinct, and all have the power to destroy civilization.
How likely are they to occur, and what exactly would happen if they did, and could we survive?
"Last Days on Earth" goes beyond science fiction to science fact.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:47 am
by The Laughing Man
Koppel: The Price of Security
Ted Koppel explores the tension between the need to provide security and the need to protect individual liberties in a 90-minute documentary entitled "The Price of Security." A live town hall meeting at Discovery Headquarters in Silver Spring.
SEP 10 2006
@ 08:00 PM
SEP 11 2006
@ 12:00 AM
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:47 am
by The Laughing Man
ok people, this show is in the sky! get out and meet your neighbors!
Catch a meteor show this weekend
Leonids reach their peak, and some observers may see an extra burst
Mid-November brings us the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, which has a storied history of producing some of the most sensational meteor displays ever recorded.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15717478/
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:48 am
by Loredoctor
Esmer wrote:ok people, this show is in the sky! get out and meet your neighbors!
I'll be watching the spectacle!
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:26 am
by [Syl]
It was raining, so I missed the Perseids. Leonids are usually better, though.
But man, the last time I caught them... '01, I think... it was amazing. I was out in the mountains in northern Nevada, middle of nowhere (yet there were at least two other cars out there that night). Spectacular show. Freezing ass cold, but worth it.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:57 pm
by lucimay
i couldn't see it.
