PBS Loves Me!

I don't spend a lot of time at the multiplex. Movies that make me shout "Gotta see it!" are few and far between (though WALL-E and The Dark Knight are on my list for the summer). So NetFlix subscriptions don't make sense. And I grew up without cable, which I still don't have.

So this leaves me with whatever movies might come on network television. Yes, this is cheap. And yes, this is sometimes painful -- the censorship edits can set your teeth on edge. And yes, you often get some pretty awful selections. But there's still an element of...nostalgia about it, because that's how I saw most movies when I was a kid, back when there was a regular Sunday Night Movie or Wonderful World of Disney. Ahh, those were the days.

But at least we still have PBS. I don't know how it is around the country, but my local PBS station (KQED) shows two classic movies during Saturday night primetime. I haven't been wowed by their selections in the past, so you can imagine my delight when I noticed their advert for tonight's movie block: Big starring Tom Hanks, followed by The Princess Bride! Wowee zowee! I haven't seen Big in AGES! I recall it as a very enjoyable movie and am looking forward to seeing it again. Meanwhile, I've NEVER had the opportunity to see The Princess Bride. I know it's a classic. And I've had a passing interest in it over the years. But my interest took a spike since the last NBC episode of Scrubs, entitled "My Princess," was inspired by the film. Suddenly it became a "must-see." And so what does PBS do? It schedules it for me!

Thanks PBS! You rock!

Now, just take off those scary Teletubbies and we'll be BFFs, 'kay?