Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover. ~Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
I declined the numerous social invitations I received this week so that I could stay at home, watch this week's television offerings, and perspire through the leftover Easter chili. What can I say? I had the ingredients and it wasn't 85 degrees outside when I purchased them.
In addition to my usuals (Damages, Rachel Maddow, Daily Show), I must see:
Monday night, April 5:
7:30 CT (station? we'll eventually find it): NCAA College Basketball National Championship Finals - Butler Bulldogs v Duke Blue Devils
I could care less about basketball but I can make it through a final game. What better time in this country for an underdog win! Cue Rocky theme. Go Bulldogs!
Wednesday night, April 7:
7 p.m. CT: The Buddha on Alabama Public Television (PBS), A film by David Grubin
Two and a half millennia ago, a new religion was born in northern India, generated from the ideas of a single man, the Buddha, a mysterious Indian sage who famously gained enlightenment while he sat under a large, shapely fig tree. The Buddha never claimed to be God or his emissary on earth. He said only that he was a human being who, in a world of unavoidable pain and suffering, had found a kind of serenity that others could find, too. This documentary by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin tells the story of his life, a journey especially relevant in our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. Richard Gere narrates.
9 p.m. CT on Alabama Public Television (PBS): The Dhamma Brothers
East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison in Alabama is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient Buddhist meditation program. THE DHAMMA BROTHERS tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely documents the stories of a group of prison inmates who enter into an intensive 10-day silent meditation program. This inspiring film challenges assumptions about the nature of prisons as places of punishment rather than rehabilitation and raises the question: is it possible for these men, some of whom have committed horrendous crimes, to change? In the words of Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking), "it gives you hope for the human race."
Friday night, April 9:
9 p.m. CT on HBO, Real Time with Bill Maher
Maher is hosting another one-on-one segment and has interviews with three of my very favorites:
Billie Joe Armstrong - Green Day's lead singer and lead guitarist
Alice Waters - Pioneering cook, restaurateur, and food activist
Chris Rock - comedian, actor, producer, writer
If you read a lot of books, you're considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well-viewed. ~Lily Tomlin
2 comments:
Judi, I am going to have to try and win you over on basketball. ;-) Keep up the good work. I enjoy stopping by and reading.
Sandy - I enjoy attending basketball games, but not so much watching it on TV. I'll watch football anywhere, anytime!
Thanks for visiting and commenting. I'm flattered. Enjoy the game!
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