Oswald's Ghost

[bradygirl_12]

Tonight at 9:00 (EST) American Experience on PBS is presenting "Oswald's Ghost", a program about the Kennedy assassination and the cultural effects all these years later (it'll be 45 years this November 22nd).  I don't know if it'll be good or not, but the ads on the radio sounded interesting.

A lot of people born after the events of that day, or

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[bradygirl_12]

Did you know the 45th anniversary of Doctor Who will be on November 23, 1963 (UK). They repeated it the next week 'cos Kennedy's death was announced just beforehand.

No, I didn't know that! That's interesting.

I've also heard there was a power outage as well in some areas but aren't too sure of that.

There was a massive telephone failure in the Washington, D.C. area that day. Since there were no cellphones back then, land lines were what people depended on, and it was a wall of silence in the Capital.

I can't recall if other cities had the same problem, but I know for sure that D.C. did.

Have you seen it?

No, I'm not a Dr. Who fan. It's rarely if ever broadcast here.

Sorry if I seem trivial but when someone mentions his assassination I think of "Doctor Who". It is a shocking thing that happened as well as sad. Plus there's so many what ifs.

That's the saddest part, the what-ifs.

Ironically Bhutto's death reminds me of Kennedy's. She got assassinated publicly and the government is either incompetent or rubbish over the investigation. It seems almost a mirror for what happened over forty years ago. Except they can't hide the footage.

Yeah, today if November 22nd happened, there would have been cellphone pictures. Back then it was a heckuva lot easier to confiscate people's still and movie cameras, though Abraham Zapruder went to the CBS affiliate in Dallas and sold his film to Life Magazine before the Government got their hands on it.

Angeloz

[bradygirl_12]

I recommend the DVDs of "Doctor Who". You could start with the current Doctor Who series. In Australia there are 3 box sets but the last one hasn't been released yet in the US. They'd be listed as Series 1, 2 & 3 box sets. If you buy online then you'd find them on Amazon or at least what they look like. Start with Series 1 because it's made for new and old fans. The first episode is a bit weak because of this but the second episode is excellent. Actually it probably has more special effects than any other episode too. The first series also introduces Captain Jack who you'll probably love - I do. Let's just say he's known as an omnisexual or pansexual. Him saying hello is a come on. He went on the spin-off series "Torchwood" but also returned for the third season ("Doctor Who"). Try the first series (of "Doctor Who") 'cos I don't think you'll regret it. I'll admit of the new series I really love the third one. Sorry for going on about it but it has made me remember why I love "Doctor Who" although the special effects are top notch these days. As well as the writing. As stated it's the best thing on television. I hope you forgive the enthusiasm. If you get interested I could recommend stuff from the older series too but start with the new is my thought.

Angeloz

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks for the recs, Angeloz! :)