"It's elementary, my dear Watson" just came in on my iphone...

That would be a text from Sherlock Holmes...the new and improved version. His job is consulting detective in 21st century London, Watson is a surgeon just back from Afghanistan, and 221 B Baker street is wired for cable and wi-fi...the latest Masterpiece Mystery...Sunday at 8pm

Saturday night is another chance to catch the most excellent doc about the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture...advertising is everywhere we look and hear, and it's influence on art and culture are unmistakable...Independent Lens: Art & Copy...11pm

What not to do when you see the lava coming down the street...

It's a typical day in Herculaneum-the streets are busy as people go about their lives. Suddenly, the sky grows dark and people begin to run as they see an enormous wave of fire, mud and lava hurtling toward them. Thus is the set-up for tonight's SECRETS OF THE DEAD, airing at 7pm...if the headline isn't enough to grab you, consider this: Herculaneum Uncovered will explore recent finds that are revealing evidence of peoples' heads exploding from the heat, villagers gathering along the shoreline in the hopes of rescue, and surprisingly different scenes from those described at Pompeii...enticing huh? Of course you could DVR it for another time and watch the Rangers start their first World Series. I'm just sayin'.

The MAD MEN were real...and their work still shapes our culture.

This film, about advertising and inspiration, reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY, " "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. Tonight Independent Lens features "ART & COPY", an in-depth look at the men and women who persuade us to buy...and think. 8pm

Sherlock texting on his cell and "relaxing" on nicotine patches...

This is not your grandfather's/father's Sherlock Holmes...if you missed last nights premiere as part of Masterpiece Mystery!, you simply must set your DVR for tonight at 1am - it's elementary!

"I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king"...

so goes the Sinatra song about life, and the variety of people who inhabit it. Enter "The Parking Lot Movie", a documentary about a singular parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the select group of parking lot attendants that inhabit its microcosm. The attendants are a uniquely varied group of men comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students, philosophers, intellectuals, musicians, artists and, you know, marginal-type characters. Interesting how we started the list with academia. That's life. Be sure to catch Independent Lens tonight at 11pm.

Some say Texans are the big winners in the new healthcare reform law...

Tonight on the season premiere of Face to Face, guest Anne Dunkelberg, one of the state's leading experts in policy and budget issues related to health care access, explains why.
Anne Dunkelberg is the Associate Director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group based in Austin, and she's in our studio to talk to Ellen...Face to Face...8pm

Photography before Photoshop and Rock before MTV...

Featuring unexpected turns and transcendent performances, ROCK PROPHECIES goes behind the ropes and beyond the green rooms to view rock 'n' roll through the eyes of prolific photographer Robert M. Knight. Beginning in 1968 with a line-up of now-legendary guitar heroes - Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin - as his first subjects, capturing images of some of the greatest figures in rock 'n' roll history. Crossing the line of detached photographer, Knight immerses himself in the careers of new artists, actively helping them catch a break in their pursuit of rock stardom...ROCK PROPHECIES...9pm