Friday, June 22, 2012

MAD MEN & THE WIRE...the heavy hitters speak in Austin...

Attention political junkies...the highly anticipated face off between former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst will be carried LIVE tonight at 8pm...beaming in from KERA in Dallas to PBS stations around the state and streamed live...Friday at 8pm

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS brings it home with Texan songwriters Lyle Lovett and Bob Schneider...Saturday at 10pm

This week's POV introduces us to Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master...following the story for 20 years, filmmaker Jennifer Fox distills a decades-long drama into a universal story about love, transformation and destiny...
MY REINCARNATION...Saturday at 11pm 

Historical and modern day relevance in television dramas is discussed by the creative minds behind the shows MAD MEN, THE WIRE, and TREME...David Simon and Matthew Weiner on the show about film from the Austin Film Festival...ON STORY...Sunday at 5pm

THE WAGES OF SPIN is a fascinating account of the evolution of AMERICAN BANDSTAND and the creation of a true mogul...Dick Clark. Pulling no punches, the documentary takes on the highly-controversial subject of payola scandals, and Clark's testimony before congress. Chubby Checker, Connie Francis, Fabian, and members of The Beach Boys remember the scene...Sunday 9:30pm 

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