Sherlock is back for a 2nd season on PBS beginning on May 6th, and my kids and I can’t wait! Sherlock is a modern retelling of the classic mystery stories, with Benedict Cumberbatch playing Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman playing Dr. Watson. In this version, set in present day London, Sherlock Homes uses text messages [...]
NOVA has started off 2012 with a bang: Deadliest Volcanos premiered January 4th, Bombing Hitler’s Dams aired January 11th, 3D Spies of WW1 will air on January 18th, and Mystery of a Masterpiece on January 25th, with Ice Age Death Trap coming soon. We are huge fans of NOVA here at my house. We love Science and [...]
My 8-year-old son has come up with a new word to describe me and it isn’t Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful, All-Knowing, Regal, Radiant, Tough-As-Nails, or anything else I would actually think I might like to hear him say. He calls me an Old’n. I guess he heard some character on a cartoon referring to a young [...]
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey is a fantastic documentary, telling the story of Kevin Clash, the performer behind Sesame Street’s Elmo. I recently saw the film and loved it, and I got an interview with Connie Marks, the film’s Director. Marks was inspired to make the film when she learned of Kevin Clash’s life story: [...]
Tomorrow night, Frontline, one of the best things about television IMHO, will show Digital Nation, taking a look at the culture of the wired world. I was one of several Mom Bloggers recently invited by the producers of this documentary to view the program and sit down with the director Rachel Dretzin and correspondent Douglas [...]