Is TPT’s Almanac the best local show in the Twin Cities? It’s certainly not as original or entertaining as some of the public access gems like Totally Scrabble Tuesday or Drinking with Ian, but last week’s Almanac featured an excellent round-up of sweeps week stories (you won’t believe what passes for news these days), Larry Fitzgerald Sr. discussing local sports (big wins this weekend), and even the new director of Minnesota’s faith based services Lee Buckley (maybe the faith based program iniative isn’t such a bad idea?). Now that’s a show! Now if it were only on when regular people could watch it…
Public TV Really Is Cool You Guys
Nov 14 2005 — 2:00am
14 Reader Comments
3:02 pm
I think Almanac’s great; but I agree, I rarely remember to watch it. They should run it on Sunday nights or something.
4:36 pm
If KK ever finds out about Totally Scrabble Tuesday it will mean a column about how board games and marijuana are responsible for the decay of western society.
6:45 pm
Shit, I thought I was the only one who watched Totally Scrabble Tuesday.
8:51 pm
I rarely watch TV and I’ve been meaning to catch Totally Scrabble Tuesday. I wasn’t able to find much about it. I do remember seeing it once a long time ago where there was just a board on the screen, some letters, and someone that sounded like they were on the phone. I wasn’t able to find much more about it. What’s the story with it?
8:58 am
TST is awesome. Their website used to work, too.
9:22 am
Almanac is rebroadcast on channel 17 Saturday night at 7 (I know, not much better than Friday at 7) and also on channel 2 Sunday morning at 9:30.
10:02 am
Almanac is the best, but they could stand to get some new people for their political panel. I swear if I see the troll-like David Strom one more time…
2:45 pm
I was going to make an anti-Strom point, too. How has this guy made a career out of simply repeating national talking points? And not just on Almanac. And will someone please, please replace Ember Reichgott Junge. Somebody. Anybody.
6:28 pm
Too bad so much “public access” TV is really only accessible to those who pay for cable…AAARGH!
8:31 pm
Their whole panel needs fixed. Sarah Janecek looks dry chicken salad.
1:37 am
I finally watched Totally Scrabble Tuesday from beginning to end. Some of the finest community access programming I’ve seen. I’m a new fan.
5:30 pm
I got irony with the Y on a double letter score about a month ago.
It is the crowning achievement of my reality television career.
9:19 am
It’s funny how so many who tend to be derisive about both the “public” and “television” love public+television.
8:47 pm
It’s hard to enjoy anything on TPT knowing how horribly they treat their employees.