Fearless Discoveries (Carroll County Online) Despite its rather bookish name, the Discovery Channel isn't your father's - or grandfather's - science programming. In fact, the popular cable outlet has created a new identity for the television it produces: natural history for the 21st century....more...A sampler of smaller channels with a focus on high-definition (USA Today) A sampler of smaller channels with a focus on high-definition...more... Letters to the editor: Readers weigh in on Ault, WNC soccer and Bonds (Reno Gazette-Journal) Not calling a timeout with 50 seconds left was totally inexcusable (Ault admits some errors in time management, Nov. 20). I don't care if you are a Hall of Fame coach or coaching the first game of your career....more... Weber's rotation still uncertain (Northwest Indiana Times) LAHAINA, Hawaii | Like a man with a block of pine and a pocket knife, Bruce Weber is trying to whittle down his Illini basketball rotation. Whether that's a good thing remains to be seen, but the whittling figures to continue after Illinois wrapped up its four-game trip to Hawaii with a 3-1 showing....more... Weber's lineup taking shape (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) LAHAINA, Hawaii - Like a man with a block of pine and a pocket knife, Bruce Weber is trying to whittle down his Illini basketball rotation....more... Missing Sid Waddell conspicuous by absence from assorted waist lands of darts (Times Online) Darts, darts everywhere, and not a sniff of Sid. Odd in the extreme. To adapt P. J. O?Rourke, darts without Sid Waddell is like Disney World without Disney. And without the world....more... Holiday TV shows Nov. 18-30 (Detroit Free Press) In addition to Mike Duffy's picks, here's a large list of holiday-related viewing through New Year's Eve, as selected by FYI Television from Nov. 18-30. Times and dates are subject to change; check the Free Press TV Book and the daily TV prime-time grid for updates throughout the season. Numbers at the end are for VCR Plus settings....more... King deserves credit as one of the best (Oakland A's) King deserves credit as one of the best...more... THE LAST TV TYCOON: Interview with Legendary director REZA BADIYI (Payvand Iran News) To have an opportunity to interview one of the most respected and prolific directors in American Television was a Dream Come True for me and my colleague and friend Parisa Defaie. He is one of the Last TV Tycoons who certainly shaped the medium as no other before him. -Darius KADIVAR and Parisa DEFAIE...more... |