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Antiques Roadshow Online - Tap into the collective wisdom of the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW as their world-renowned appraisers share their insight and advice. Members of the public are invited to bring antiques and collectibles to an ANTIQUES ROADSHOW event for free verbal appraisals from specialists from the country's leading auction houses—Christie's, William Doyle Galleries, Skinner and Sotheby's—as well as independent appraisers and dealers from across the nation. The results are magical: ROADSHOW cameras capture the moments of revelation and emotion as experts and owners explore the fascinating stories surrounding yard sale bargains, family heirlooms and dumpster-diving trophies—culminating in the appraisers' often startling disclosures about the objects' historical, aesthetic and market value.
Biography.com - Got a name? Get the facts! Here's a searchable online database from A&E TV. Discover the who, what, and why of 20,000 of the greatest names, past and present. Find out about current, best-selling biographies, and then take the biography quiz. There are also some neat features on women's history and black history.
C-SPAN - If you want to see the U.S. government at work, you'll see it here. Hearings, meetings, legislative sessions: this site will tell you what C-SPAN will be showing, and when. There are also classroom activities and lesson plans for the teachers among you. And aren't we all teachers, really? All you kids are teachers, and every truly great adult teacher knows that.
CNN Interactive - CNN, the 24-hour news channel, has made it easy and fast to get the news of the moment over the Internet. And it's in a multimedia format that brings you lots more than words. You'll find that QuickTime movies and sound turn up in the most amazing places! Look for them in stories about belly-flop contests as well as space shuttle dockings. And if you want to know more about the news CNN is covering, you can link to thousands of newspapers, magazines, and broadcasts from all over the world. Don't forget that CNN covers entertainment, sports, style, and other fun stuff. Check out Billboard's weekly Top Ten list, featuring sound clips of each popular song. It's in the Entertainment section; then click on Music.
Crocodile Hunter - Welcome to the home of TV's Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin and Terry Irwin. Journey to some of the wildest and remotest territories in the world. Steve and Terri's mission is educate and share with the world the magnificent - often threatened or sometimes threatening - wildlife. To bring misunderstood and feared animals (as well as the cute and cuddlies) right into your house, so that we can share and learn about the world's wildlife.
Encyclopedia Brady - is one of those TV shows that just seems to go on forever. Just about everybody has seen at least a few of the original episodes, featuring Marcia ("Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"), Greg, and all the rest as they struggle through life in suburbia. If you're a Brady Bunch fan, this site is just for you. Included here are details about the Brady Bunch that would inform even the most dedicated Brady follower! For example, although the series was filmed on a sound stage, the exterior shots are of a real house. The address (near Los Angeles) is here, along with links to other very Brady sites.
Men In Black: The Series - In 1961, The INS discovered the presence of Aliens -- space aliens -- among us. It seems that for the inhabitants of the numerous planets and galaxies beyond the Milky Way, the big blue marble looms as a prime travel destination. Her range of cultures, terrains, species, and resources makes Mother Earth the logical choice for vacation, commerce, research ... and unfortunately crime. Discover the agents--a small group of specially chosen, specially trained men and women to police all visitation and protect the interests of the human race -- completely undercover.
Newton's Apple - This insanely great science program covers everything from earthquakes to garlic, from the Hubble Space Telescope to the redwoods. We wish they listed the programs by topic so that all the astronomy topics, for example, were together. Maybe they will, if they read this. You'll love the Science Try-it section, where you can learn to make your own barometer and have fun with a Mobius strip.
Nick at Nite & TV Land - Two Networks, One Web Site - Everyone loves this stuff: The Brady Bunch, My Three Sons, The Wonder Years, I Dream of Jeannie...good ol' classic TV. It's fun TV, and now you can visit those wacky characters on the Web. Download the clever and funny ads used on the network. And don't forget the arcade games. You need to put in an e-mail address and a password, but you can just make them up. Lucy, I'm home!
Parents Television Council - Last week a grandparent wrote to me and asked for help. "I don't have kids in my house all the time," she said, "What's suitable for family viewing?" She was looking for programs without bad language, violence, or subjects that make kids (and adults!) squirm. I suggested this site to her. The Parents Television Council rates each evening's shows on exactly those criteria.
PBS TeacherSource - There are so many TV programs! How do you select the best ones for your kids? Here are descriptions of the shows on public television, grouped by subject area. Teacher guides, info on taping rights, and links to related sites--they're all here in one place.
Rosie O'Donnell Show - Net-mom has visited the Rosie O'Donnell Show . Unfortunately, Rosie wasn't there. In fact, nobody was there except the guide and 20 other people on the NBC tour in New York City. Still, Net-mom was able to gawk at the set, including the desk, the chairs, and the Coney Island roller coaster replica. If Rosie's your favorite talk show host, you should definitely see her Web page. You can find out who's going to be on the show, reminisce about who has been on (and see pictures!), and play a few neat Shockwave games. There's a holiday dress-up game for little kids. For bigger kids--ask Rosie's Magic Ball anything you want, and see what it says. Let's see will Net-mom be invited to be on the show this year? The Magic Ball says, "YES--if you're good!"
Straight Talk - The home of television's hottest teenage talk show where Teens speak their minds.
Teen - Sister Sister - Comedy mining the old "reunited identical teenage twins living with "opposites attract" parents" scenario.
The American Experience: Riding the Rails - It was a hard time to be a teenager in the 1930s. There was widespread poverty and many troubled families. Over 250,000 teens ran away from home, looking for better lives. Unfortunately, life on the road was often more desperate and lonely than the lives they left. Although it was dangerous and illegal, many crisscrossed the country by hopping the freight trains of the time. These "kids" are now in their 70s and 80s, and they told their stories for a PBS television program. You can read them at this site.
The American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl - The dust storms during the 1930s were horrendous. People thought the world was at an end. Being inside was the safest, but dust sifted in behind closed doors, getting into the dishes, glassware, food, and water. The people of Kansas were being pelted with the landscape of Oklahoma and even Texas. When the dust storm was over, people found their homes and farms buried. A reporter called it the "Dust Bowl." Although some left for better lives elsewhere, others stayed on waiting for the rains to come. They would wait five years. Why was there so much dust? Blame it on the wheat production for World War I. Farmers plowed under the intricate weave of prairie grasses in their zeal to increase food production to help win the war. After the harvest, and without the roots of those grasses, nothing could hold the dry soil in place. Could it happen again?
Thomas the Tank Engine, The Official Site - Do you know Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends? If you're a fan of Shining Time Station, then you'll love the coloring book pictures and information on Thomas and the whole gang. The popular television series is now shooting a movie, to be released in the summer of 2000. New shows are also being produced, and new Really Useful Engines are being introduced on this site. There's a cute matching game in the waiting room area, too.
UltimateTV - World TV - Where in the world can you find a television station that has an Internet address? Right here! A growing number of television stations and resources around the world are joining the Internet and "logging in." Some have e-mail capabilities and even Web pages. Find your favorite station, or just look around for someplace interesting. What's on TV in Iceland? You could find out here.
V-Chip Education Project - Since January 2000, all U.S.-manufactured TV sets have a V-Chip inside them. Not a snack food at all, it is a tool for parents to ensure "tasteful" family viewing habits. It can be set up to block individual shows or even entire channels. At this site, you can learn about the V-Chip, the criteria used to rate TV content, and what all those rating label letters at the beginning of the shows mean.
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