Media Menu Aug 14, 2010

Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“  box  below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.  

Saturday, August 14, 2010, 5-7 p.m. EP, 3-5 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
English and Arts
Middle and High  School

“The Great Gatsby”

The roaring 20’s comes to life in this Oscar-winning movie based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel “The Great Gatsby”. The book and film offer  an  entry way into the privileged social lives of  the inhabitants of  a wealthy neighborhood of Long Island. It is here that we encounter the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a man who knows all the right things to say but whose charming grin conceals some very deep secrets. Robert Redford portrays Gatsby with intriguing allure, and Mia Farrow is impeccably cast as the woman he pines for. Available on DVD.

Log on HTTP://WWW.SPARKNOTES.COM/LIT/GATSBY/

Sunday, August 15, 2010,
9-11 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High  School

“Journey to the Edge of the Universe ”

In one single, epic camera move this documentary journeys an image of two people studying the night sky, accelerate up through the atmosphere, past the moon and neighboring planets, and out of our solar system, to the stars, galaxies and beyond. Traveling all the way to the edge of the universe itself, NGC goes on a breathtaking grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and galaxies beyond. With the help of the world's largest telescope and cinema-quality CGI, we'll journey to the edge of time to visualize the powers that forge and constantly renew the universe.

Log on  http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/journey-to-the-edge-of-the-universe-3023/Overview
 
Monday, August 16, 2010,
4-6:15 p.m. ET, 1-3:15 p.m. PT
TCM-Turner Classic Movies Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High  School

“John Paul Jones”

This movie is  generally accurate, based to an extent from Samuel Elliot Morrison's biography of Jones which was published the same year as the release of the film.  Characters depicted include Marie Antoinette ,King George III , George Washington, John Hancock, John Adams and Catherine the Great (played by Bette Davis) The story: As an officer of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution, John Paul Jones helped establish the traditions of courage and professionalism that the Sailors of the United States Navy today proudly maintain. John Paul was born in Scotland, went to sea as a youth, and was a merchant shipmaster by the age of twenty-one. Having taken up residence in Virginia, he volunteered early in the War of Independence to serve in his adopted country's infant navy and raised with his own hands the Continental ensign on board the flagship of the Navy's first fleet. He took the war to the enemy's homeland with daring raids along the British coast and the famous victory of the Bonhomme Richard over HMS Serapis. After the Bonhomme Richard began taking on water and fires broke out on board, the British commander asked Jones if he had struck his flag. Jones replied, "I have not yet begun to fight!" In the end, it was the British commander who surrendered. Jones is remembered for his indomitable will, his unwillingness to consider surrender when the slightest hope of victory still burned. Throughout his naval career Jones promoted professional standards and training.   Despite his clashes with the U.S.  clashes with Congress, cSailors of the United States Navy can do no better than to emulate the spirit behind John Paul Jones's stirring declaration: "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way."

Log on  HTTP://WWW.SEACOASTNH.COM/JPJ/MOVIE.HTML  compare to http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/jones_jp.htm
 
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 7:30-8 p.m. ET, 4-4:30 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
Economics and Geography
Middle and High  School

“Trading the Globe" 

As rising debt and slowing demand hobble the Western world, traders are hunting for the globe’s next growth engine.   The burgeoning economies of China, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa have all the components that used to make the American economy so attractive: an expanding middle class, a growing population, and a burgeoning culture of entrepreneurship. Still, American investors view emerging markets with equal doses of greed and fear: desperate for the gains only foreign economies can offer, but afraid of the unknown. "Trading the Globe" will demystify these countries and companies, separate fact from fiction, and bring the reality of emerging market investing into the light. In "Trading the Globe," three prominent emerging markets traders will gather for a fast-paced, half-hour roundtable discussion – led by EM hedge fund manager Tim Seymour – that will highlight the big market moves from every corner of the globe and explain to viewers the ways to tap this unstoppable growth story.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010
7-8 p.m. ET, 4-5 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
World History and Geography
Middle and High  School

“Andalusia: The Legacy of the Moors ”

This documentary looks at the rich heritage left by the Moors, who ruled southern Spain for eight centuries. Their rule was punctuated by murderous politics, constant warfare and family strife, but produced outstanding architecture much of which still stands. With stunning location filming, this program traces the achievements of Al-Andalus, concentrating on the three principal cities, Seville, Cordoba and Granada all favorite spots for today's tourists. In addition to the art of Islam, also discussed are the  scientific advances of what was briefly Europe's most advanced civilization.

Log on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Muslim_presence_in_the_Iberian_peninsula

Wednesday, August 18, 2010
8-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts and U.S. History
Middle and High  School

“South Pacific”

This is a broadcast of Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony Award-winning production of “South Pacific” , Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical theater classic. Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples ― U.S. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush (Kelli O’Hara) and French plantation owner Emile de Becque (Paulo Szot), and Navy Airman Joe Cable and a young native girl, Liat ― and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of World War II and their own prejudices. The score includes such classic songs as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Younger Than Springtime,” “Bali Ha’i,” “There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame,” “A Wonderful Guy” and “This Nearly Was Mine.” Lincoln Center Theater’s revival, directed by Bartlett Sher, won seven Tonys.  TV-PG

Log on http://www.pbs.org/livefromlincolncenter

Thursday, August 19, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
Discovery Channel
Technology and Economics
Middle and High  School

“Pitchmen”

This is an episode of a reality series in which host Anthony "Sully" Sullivan tries to make inventors' dreams come true. Sully scours the country, holding "Pitch-a-Thons" to give everyday inventors a shot at catching his eye with their simple solutions to common problems. The episodes feature the good, bad, and hilarious ideas that Sully comes across and follows the inventions from first pitch to final commercial to see if the risk pays off for their dare-to-dream inventors. From razors to wrenches, the products featured this season are more revolutionary — and, at times, outlandish — than ever before. In this episode a former marine with a bright idea thinks he can revolutionize the flashlight. Another product pitch is a non-toxic, biodegradable liquid fire-extinguisher in a can.

Friday, August 20, 2010, 9:30-10 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High  School

“How It's Made”

This documentary shows how train rails, desalinated water,  racing wheelchairs and parquetry is made. TV-G,

Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/how-its-made

Saturday, August 21, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
Planet Green
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High  School

“Fearless Planet: Great Barrier Reef ”

The Great Barrier Reef abounds with life. But it is under attack from above and below the water. In this documentary a team of marine biologists and geologists investigate the clues of how the reef was born, what makes it thrive and how it may disappear within our lifetime.

Log on http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/great-barrier-reef.html