"The Blues" series on PBS

[crazyray]

I have the distinct feeling I'm the only person watching this series. Scheduled against baseball playoffs and network series premieres it probably doesn't have a fighting chance...

"The Blues" is a series of films made by different directors covering some aspect of this broad topic. The first installment was done by Martin Scorcese. From it came this quote:

"When the whole world is bored with automated mass distributed video music, our descendents will despise us for having thrown away the best of our culture."

Alan Lomax

Makes ya go hmmmmmm.

[SiliconJon]

I cought a glimpse of the one on last night. Wish I had my PC VCR running so's I could record it. It will likely repeat eventually...there's a ton of PBS shows I want on my hard drive.

Forget baseball, I have been watching the Blues documentary this whole week. I have definitely enjoyed the series.

[zen]

As well as I.
And absolutely superb guitar playing by some not so well known black artists.

[Knothead]

This series is the most wonderful-est thing to hit TV in many years!! Especially since the local jazz/blues station (88.1) SIMULCASTS it!! YEEEHAH!!!

I think when they get the ads up for the DVD of the series I'm gonna go for it (which'll be a first!)

[Knothead]

OOH, tonight (9:00) it's the English and Irish bluesmen (like Clapton and Van Morrison)!

Tune in, you guys! KCET.

[SiliconJon]

$140 for the DVD set knot!

Them PBS shows sure are spensive...but that's a much better deal than the "Now" series on DVD...I think they were like $40/epside last I looked...what a rape.

[SiliconJon]

http://www.shop.pbs.org/cust/cdeploy...emview.en.html

Or get the deluxe pack for $212+

http://www.shop.pbs.org/cust/cdeploy...emview.en.html