The Season in Review

By Misty Harris

Now that summer is here our favorite PBS shows are taking a well deserved break.  What did you think of the season? Any new shows appealed to you? What are you hooked on? I enjoyed the second season of Call the Midwife. I think the cast is adorable and it’s great to see a group of women work as a team instead of the common -placed cat fighting, backstabbing, revenge themed story line that is typical of the prime-time TV line-up.  The newbie Mr. Selfridge has my vote for best new series. I’m a fan of Jeremy Piven and I think he brought some spunk to the character. I’m excited to see what the next season has in store! What about the local productions?

It’s Elementary: Viewer Support is Key to Quality Television

By Suzanne Kashuba

On a Thursday night in late July, more television viewers in Western New York were tuned into WNED-TV than any other station. What were they watching? The Sherlock Holmes mystery “The Sign of Four.”

The Master(piece) of Zen

By Annmarie Dean

Three Zen mysteries make their debut this month, July 17, 24 and 31 (at 9 p.m.) to be exact, and my suggestion is to not miss a single one. The series is great…actually, it’s exceptional! Each episode is full of twists, turns, beautiful shots of the city of Rome and Italy’s picturesque landscapes. Of course corruption surrounds Aurelio Zen (Rufus Sewell), from his co-workers at the Questura di Roma to the bureaucrats that run Rome, but he does not falter in his search for truth and justice.