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Using only chalk and his imagination, world-renowned street artist Julian Beever creates amazing artwork on sidewalks. His incredible use of perspective makes these works come to life in 3D, as if they were jumping out at onlookers. This ten-part documentary series follows the artist as he tours art capitals such as <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>, <st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region> and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1lace></st1:City> and develops a 3D mural unique to each locale. The series also explores each city’s street art scene and goes underground with local street artists to discover the innovative urban art being created in inner cities around the globe. From stenciling and wheat pasting to installations and murals, the series profiles artists who, like Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat before them, use the streets as their galleries to make art more accessible to the public.<o></o>
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The debut installment of CONCRETE CANVAS finds Beever in the “City of <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Brotherly Love</st1:City></st1lace>,” creating a soaring eagle and flag work to commemorate July 4th. While Beever battles the clock and rainstorms (his greatest enemy), this episode also features interviews with the coordinator and artists involved in the Philadelphia Mural Art Program, which has created 2,700 murals, more than any other city in the world.<o></o>
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Beever spends his three day stay in the shadow of the Contemporary Art establishment by creating a 3D interpretation of Big Ben (with silent film star Harold Lloyd hanging from its clock face) steps from the Tate Modern. This episode also explores <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">London</st1lace></st1:City>’s renowned outlaw stencil artists, including the top name Banksy, in interviews with his guerilla art cohorts, D*Face and Arofish, at their secret studios.<o></o>
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FNATIC<o></o>
This two-part documentary profiles Fnatic, a professional video gaming team based in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Southampton</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1lace>. Consisting of players from across the globe, its members make a living by competing in video game tournaments. The Fnatic team has three highly successful squads that compete internationally in “Quake 4,” “World of Warcraft 3,” and “Counterstrike” tournaments. The team has established itself as a widely recognized brand in the gaming industry and its members have a huge fan base that follows their every move. Each one-hour episode follows Fnatic as they cross the globe, chronicling their hard work to become the best video game clan in the world.<o></o>
· World Premiere – Episode 1 TV-PG<o></o>
Premieres Friday, October 19<SUP>th</SUP> at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/11pm PT/9C<o></o>
The first hour of FNATIC takes an in-depth look at the world of professional gaming and introduces viewers to young entrepreneur and Fnatic team manager Sam Matthews, who in only two years went from founding Fnatic to making it one of the most respected gaming teams in the world. Viewers will learn how fertile and new this fast-emerging market truly is, and how this young man’s vision to capture it became a reality. The foundation of Fnatic is also explored, as is the history of the team and the friendships that brought them together.<o></o>
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Premieres Friday, October 26<SUP>th</SUP> at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/11pm PT/9C<o></o>
Hour two highlights the early success of the Fnatic “Counterstrike” team, a group of young gamers from Sweden, as well as Sam Mathews future plans for expanding his ever- growing group of gamers. Viewers will learn more about how Fnatic – and the greater gaming community – functions, as well as how this generation of players plans for success in the future. Also revealed in this fascinating episode are the results of the team’s travels to <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1lace>, and the team’s first foray into a “World of Warcraft” tournament. <o></o>
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THE ENDLESS KNOT<o></o>
World Premiere TV-PG<o></o>
Premieres Wednesday, October 10<SUP>th</SUP> at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8pm</st1:time> ET/11pm PT/7C<o></o>
In 1999, best friends Alex Lowe and Conrad Anker were overcome by an avalanche when climbing the Tibetan Himalayas. While Conrad survived with serious injuries, Alex perished. Conrad suffered terribly from Survivor’s Guilt, and while comforting one another, he and Alex’s widow, Jennifer, unexpectedly found love and together they are raising Alex’s three sons. In an attempt to find meaning beyond the tragedy, the couple developed a mountaineering safety school for Sherpas, who help foreign climbers realize their summit dreams, but suffer the highest mortality rate over any other ethnic group climbing the Himalayas. This one-hour documentary explores Conrad and Jennifer’s efforts to save the lives of Sherpas as they help Westerners climb in the <st1lace w:st="on">Himalayas</st1lace>, and if Conrad can be the husband and father he seeks to be.<o></o>
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VOOM HD NETWORKS’ CONTINUING <st1:stockticker w:st="on">NEW</st1:stockticker> ORIGINAL SERIES<o></o>
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EQUATOR HD<o></o>
GREEN WHEELS<o></o>
Viewers travel the world discovering the latest science and technology behind alternative automobiles and investigates what will fuel the cars of tomorrow. Host Jonathan Levit investigates the science of energy, mechanics, design and fashion and introduces viewers to experts who have a passion for these ground-breaking automobiles.<o></o>
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Scientists are researching green transportation all over the world, but can these solutions be driven off the lot? Brian Friedman, founder of Lovecraft Biofuels, thinks so. In four hours and for $700, his company can convert any diesel engine to run on 100% vegetable oil, which is free. Lovecraft Biofuels has transformed more than 1,000 cars thus far and is working to establish fueling stations all across the country. Jonathan drops in on the Lovecraft Biofuels garage and finds out how veggie oil can provide a safe, clean alternative to diesel fuel.<o></o>
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Viewers travel to the U.S. Shell Eco-marathon, where high school and university students compete for $10,000 for the vehicle that can go the furthest on the least amount of fuel. Top teams are gunning for up to 2,000 miles per gallon. Jonathan checks in with the key players and will be there at the finish line to see the most fuel-efficient eco-ride take home the prize. He also introduces viewers to “hypermiler” Wayne Gerdes, who can get eye-popping MPG numbers on just about any vehicle he drives. Jonathan joins <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Wayne</st1lace></st1:City> for ride while he shows viewers his tricks. <o></o>
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In an episode where everything’s powered by the sun, Jonathan meets “solar guru” Steve Heckeroth, visits his 100% solar-powered homestead and checks out his vehicles, all of which – the electric tractors he designs and builds, as well as his Toyota Rav4-EV – are charged with free energy from the sun. Jonathan also checks in with the Stanford Solar Car Project team and their UV-powered car, “Solstice”. Covered with solar panels and stocked full of lithium ion batteries, this car looks like a UFO and can drive across the country without ever stopping to fill up!<o></o>
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James Burgett has the world in his grasp, the world of garbage that is. He and his team are creating fuel-efficient green machines pulled straight from the waste stream. Their current project is a 1968 Cadillac Hearse that will be converted to run on propane. James’ philosophy is “don’t buy another car just to throw it away in the future; take a junker and give it new life.” Jonathan visits James’ <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1lace>, headquarters to see how he and his team build eco-friendly vehicles from scratch.<o></o>
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More and more vehicles are filling up on compressed natural gas, or CNG, and this episode explores two innovative ways this fuel is being used. The first stop is a trip to the Eco-Fueler factory in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Eugene</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State></st1lace> to check out the American Roadster™ CNG, a 70-mile-per-gallon vehicle that runs on compressed natural gas. The second stop is the Puente Hills landfill, the largest landfill in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">U.S.</st1lace></st1:country-region>, where gaseous emissions are being processed into usable CNG for vehicle use. Not only can the facility dispense approximately 200,000 gasoline gallon equivalent units of CNG fuel to local customers, it has replaced 120 of its own vehicles with CNG powered equipment, as well. In this episode, Jonathan discovers that it’s a new world and alternative energy is finding its place in all aspects of life.<o></o>
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Viewers examine the fragile relationship between animal mothers and their young and what happens when humans step in to become foster parents to wild animals. This continuing series follows these devoted specialists and documents the dependency the animals have on their new parents, as well as the bond that develops between them.<o></o>
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In Germany, before a pack of 5-week-old wolf cubs can go to school with a famous film animal trainer, they need to be weaned off their bottles, get used to a new play space, and learn to play well with others. Busy, but undaunted, the wolf cubs’ nannies work tirelessly to get the cubs ready for their close-up – and their future as trained film animals. Meanwhile, in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Australia</st1lace></st1:country-region>, a wildlife nanny helps a kookaburra return to the wild, but he has other plans, including a daring escape attempt, in mind! Finally, in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1lace>, a devoted wildlife nanny plays matchmaker and helps a lonely, 11-month-old lion find friendship and love.<o></o>
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Who said being a Wildlife Nanny was easy? This week, patience and persistence is put to the test as one Wildlife Nanny teaches a mischievous 8-week-old raccoon how to climb and scavenge for food, while another tries to find a new home for his baby storks with adoptive stork parents and hopes that a recovered foundling will be able to fly in the wild.<o></o>
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In <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1lace>, animal activist and Wildlife Nanny Rita Miljos takes care of a one-week- old baboon baby. Treating her as if she were human, Rita regularly teams up with Ann, a foster mother to another baby baboon so the two monkeys learn to communicate with others in a their baboon kindergarten. On the <st1lace w:st="on">Canary Islands</st1lace>, the first thing two emu babies saw after they hatched was biologist Matthias Reinschmidt. Now it’s time to leave their “mother,” who they follow everywhere and move into the zoo where they will share their space with a giant turtle.<o></o>
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At the Humbolt penguin colony at the Walsrode birdpark, it’s time for two “teenage” penguins to leave the loving care of Wildlife Nanny Wolfgang Magnus and join a group of older penguins in a new colony – how will the move go for them? In another move, a blue wildebeest baby was separated from its mother during a relocation effort. Her only chance for survival is Wildlife Nanny Petronella, who must save the life of this infant by getting her used to drinking from a bottle and joining the other animals at the retreat.<o></o>
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NEW REVOLUTION<o></o>
Gameplay in <st1lace w:st="on">Asia</st1lace> has evolved into a huge phenomenon that the rest world has not expected. This new documentary series explores some of these interesting gaming trends, and is told through the eyes of professional gamers, game developers, Internet café owners, and the government. Each one-hour episode will explore the business, social, and cultural aspects of gaming in a different country.<o></o>
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Once considered an emerging player in the world of online gaming, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region></st1lace>’s online gaming industry is now on the decline, as a result of regulations introduced by the government to discourage gaming among youths. Viewers explore the intricacies of the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region></st1lace> online gaming scene and the consequences of the government’s intervention through the journeys of two Vietnamese online gamers, both of whom are bracing themselves for a possible local Online Gaming tournament. <o></o>
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Amidst controversies of its nuclear ambition and ultra-conservative government lies a group of people with their own wars to fight. They are the next generation of gamers who must overcome impossible challenges to keep the games they love available and make their presence known in the international stage of video gaming. <o></o>
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FULL FRONTAL FASHION: LONDON SPRING 2008<o></o>
World Premiere<o></o>
Airs October 22<SUP>nd</SUP> – 25<SUP>th</SUP>, at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/ <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="19">7pm</st1:time> PT/9C TV-PG <o></o>
The fashion industry’s hottest London Spring 2008 shows from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">England</st1lace></st1:country-region>’s top designers are featured in this installment of <st1:stockticker w:st="on">FULL</st1:stockticker> FRONTAL FASHION. Host James Aguiar gives viewers a first look and listen as he interviews designers and top models, finds out what the leading fashion editors think about the new collections, and gets the latest buzz from the celebrities in the front row.<o></o>
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World Premiere<o></o>
Airs October 29<SUP>th</SUP> – 30<SUP>th</SUP>, at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/ <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="19">7pm</st1:time> PT/9C TV-PG<o></o>
<st1:stockticker w:st="on">FULL</st1:stockticker> FRONTAL FASHION brings viewers the latest fashions from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region>’s style capital, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Milan</st1:City></st1lace>. Viewers get a front-row seat to the fashion industry’s hottest shows from Italy’s top designers and host Judy Licht interviews the designers and top models, finds out what the leading fashion editors think about the new collections, and gets the latest buzz from the celebrities in the front row.<o></o>
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ARTLAND (Season 2)<o></o>
In its first season, ARTLAND proved that American art is perhaps the most vital, free-wheeling and diverse on the planet. Back for a second season, ARTLAND chronicles the journeys of its hosts, New Yorker Mame McCutchin and Londoner Toby Amies, as they travel cross-continent in a Jackson Pollock-inspired RV/HDTV studio to capture not only intriguing visual art, but the life-changing experiences that unfold during the ultimate art road trip. Each of the twelve one-hour episodes features a different leg of their journey, which began in <st1:City w:st="on">Miami</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>, and ended in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Anchorage</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Alaska</st1:State></st1lace>.<o></o>
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Season two of ARTLAND begins with the RV spinning across the bridges and causeways to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Miami</st1lace></st1:City>. Viewers tour two of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Florida</st1lace></st1:State>’s exemplary private art collections put together by the Margolies and the Shack families, before visiting legendary Pop artist and bon-vivant James Rosenquist. A cultural tour up the coast takes in the post-war glamour of <st1:City w:st="on">Sarasota</st1:City> architecture, car art in <st1:City w:st="on">Daytona Beach</st1:City> and revolutionary urban planning in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Savannah</st1lace></st1:City>. The first rest-stop is <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Atlanta</st1lace></st1:City> where Mame and Toby marvel at the world’s largest oil painting and celebrate the work of outsider artist Howard Finster.<o></o>
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Week two finds Mame and Toby on the trail of Joe Minter’s artistic haven, The African Village and off to meet the remarkable quilting women of Gee’s <st1:City w:st="on">Bend</st1:City> before driving south to the <st1lace w:st="on">Gulf of Mexico</st1lace>. Ceramic treasures by George Ohr, “The Mad Potter of Biloxi,” await Mame and Toby on the coast, before they roll into <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">New Orleans</st1lace></st1:City> to see why French Impressionist Edgar Degas wanted to stay there too. Housing for Humanity welcomes viewers to the revolutionary Musician’s Village before a <st1:State w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:State> send-off to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Texas</st1lace></st1:State>. Mame and Toby also meet the elusive Guerilla Knittas, shadowy figures who are tagging <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Houston</st1lace></st1:City> with wool. Finally, there is the Art Car Parade, consisting of 250 “embellished, augmented and jaw-dropping vehicles” (including the ARTLAND RV) that drive around <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Houston</st1lace></st1:City>.<o></o>
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The third leg of the journey is all about Texas: Houston’s sublime Rothko Chapel; Fort Worth’s architectural jewel, the Kimbell Art Museum; emblematic paintings of the frontier by Charles Russell and Frederic Remington; and the only complete 17th century Byzantine frescoes in the western hemisphere. There’s room for the alternative side of <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>, as well: <st1:City w:st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>’s <st1laceName w:st="on">Toilet</st1laceName> <st1laceName w:st="on">Seat</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Museum</st1laceType>, <st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City>'s Cathedral of Junk – and, of course, a visit to the tiny <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State> town of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Art</st1lace></st1:City>.<o></o>
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Where is the only skyscraper built by Frank Lloyd Wright? <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bartlesville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1lace>. Is it any good? Mame and Toby visit <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Bartlesville</st1lace></st1:City> to find out, but that isn’t the only piece of architectural beauty on the radar screen. Stephen Holl’s spectacular <st1laceName w:st="on">Bloch</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Building</st1laceType> in <st1:State w:st="on">Kansas</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Missouri</st1:State>, and Daniel Libeskind’s dramatic extension to the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">Denver</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Art Museum</st1laceType></st1lace> are also part of the tour. The fourth week on the road is a huge journey, as Mame and Toby drive north to gaze at the iconic <st1lace w:st="on">Mount Rushmore</st1lace> and its titanic (and still incomplete) neighbor – the 22-story-high Crazy Horse Memorial. There are wilder features on the journey too, including: a dumpster-diving lesson by artist Jerry Simpson; S.P. Dinsmoor’s extraordinary Garden of Eden; and finally the mind-stretching attraction described as “The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things.”<o></o>
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With breathtaking architecture, views to die for, and A-list residents, this place might seem like a trendy neighborhood. But with a death certificate needed to enter, this is no up-and-coming gated community. DEAD ART uncovers the intrigue and beauty behind some of the most famous cemeteries around the world, their famous occupants, and the mysterious art that captivates visitors. Each of the ten episodes features a different cemetery, revealing the history, the architecture, and the incredible art that is shared with the dead. This unique series is hosted by Dee Snider, best known as the front man of the American hard rock band Twisted Sister.<o></o>
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Established by Napoleon on the outskirts of the city in 1804, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Paris</st1lace></st1:City>’ renowned Père Lachaise is one of the world’s most illustrious cemeteries and a popular tourist destination, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. It is home to the brightest stars of the arts through the centuries. Superstars of French and world culture, from Chopin to Isadora Duncan, from Jim Morrison to Balzac, from Oscar Wilde to Edith Piaf, have been laid to rest here. The first rural cemetery in the world, Père Lachaise is an open-air museum of some of the greatest artists of their time. Some world-class sculptors and architects have adorned its burial grounds. As viewers follow the paths of this French historic site, they learn how the architecture and art here set a standard for cemeteries around the world. As the biggest park in <st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, it is very much a living cemetery, and continues to be popular today with Parisians looking for a respite from the big city, as well as tourists who don’t leave <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Paris</st1lace></st1:City> without a trip to its hallowed ground.<o></o>
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One of New England’s hidden gems – <st1laceName w:st="on">Forest Hills</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1laceType> – a 250-acre picturesque landscape minutes from downtown <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1lace> is explored. Established in 1848, Forest Hills was actually one of the first places in <st1lace w:st="on">New England</st1lace> where people could view art. It was also one of the city’s first parks. Created as a rural garden cemetery, the grounds and foliage showcase some of the finest Victorian sculpture in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">America</st1lace></st1:country-region>. Only here can visitors find four sculptures by the famous American artist Daniel Chester French, best known for his sculpture of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1lace> In addition to its amazing collection of historic art, the cemetery also features contemporary works, including a fun and funky modern sculpture path that weaves its way throughout the cemetery, where well-known Bostonian poets e.e. cummings and Anne Sexton, as well as playwright Eugene O'Neill are buried.<o></o>
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In the south of <st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City>, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">West</st1laceName> <st1laceName w:st="on">Norwood</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1laceType></st1lace> features a variety of European styles of art and architecture – from Gothic to Celtic. It's one of the first cemeteries with a landscape design in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">England</st1lace></st1:country-region>, where rolling hills are densely packed with elaborate tombs. From a miniature version of the Parthenon to an intricate cast-iron monument, <st1lace w:st="on">West Norwood</st1lace> boasts all the fashion burial trends of the Victorian era. While in some areas of the cemetery crooked tombstones peek out of the overgrown brush, most of the cemetery remains vibrant, and visitors might even encounter a horse-drawn hearse coming around the bend. Perhaps the best surprise lies underground, where dark and crumbling catacombs reveal much about the architecture and life of the times. <o></o>
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<st1:City w:st="on">Prague</st1:City> is the beautiful capital of the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">Czech</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Republic</st1laceType></st1lace>. Unlike other cities in Europe, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Prague</st1lace></st1:City> was not hit hard by the destruction of World War II, so its art and architecture, as well as its cemeteries, were fortunately left intact. The <st1laceName w:st="on">Vysehrad</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1laceType> holds the “Who’s Who” of Czech musicians, artists, writers, actors, and more, and their graves are decorated with statues and contemporary art that is unique to the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">Czech</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Republic</st1laceType></st1lace>. Just a few miles north is the Old Jewish Cemetery, which is world-renowned for holding some of the most important Jewish teachers and scholars. The Old Jewish Cemetery is part of the Jewish ghetto – the only place where Jews were able to bury their dead for more than 300 years. Because of limited space, bodies were put on top of each other. Today there are more than 12 layers of burials hidden by crowded tombstones with symbols and Hebrew inscriptions. Each one brings a rich and moving personal history to life. <o></o>
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The sprawling Panteon de Dolores in <st1:City w:st="on">Mexico City</st1:City>, the biggest cemetery in <st1lace w:st="on">Latin America</st1lace>, is filled to the brim with tombs spanning as far as the eye can see. Bright colors and religious objects abound, including beautiful turquoise tiled tombs, plaster statues of Jesus and hand-painted images of the Virgin Mary. Along with religious icons, the artwork here also comes in the form of botanical designs: resting plots have vivid green gardens and built-in vases for flower arrangements. The Panteon de Dolores contains a unique memorial, as well – the Rotunda del los Hombres Ilustres, a 360-degree design lined with memorials honoring <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Mexico</st1lace></st1:country-region>’s legendary politicians, educators, and artists. These fascinating works, including the tomb of muralist Diego Rivera and avant-garde artist, David Siqueiros, are explored.<o></o>
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MONSTERS HD<o></o>
HALLOWEEN MOVIE <st1lace w:st="on">MARATHON</st1lace> <o></o>
October 31<SUP>st</SUP> beginning at 12:30pm ET<o></o>
In 1978, director John Carpenter and actress Jamie Lee Curtis made the independent horror classic HALLOWEEN, and ever since, the masked maniac known as Michael Myers has haunted the silver screen. Taking an old William Shatner mask and painting it white, “The Shape” as Michael Myers is sometimes known, continues to be a pop culture icon. This Halloween, horror fans can enjoy these classics when MONSTERS HD presents the first six films in the HALLOWEEN series, including the premiere of HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="45" Hour="21">9:45pm</st1:time> ET/ <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="45" Hour="18">6:45pm</st1:time> PT/8:45C. The marathon includes: HALLOWEEN (1978), HALLOWEEN 2 (1981), HALLOWEEN <st1:stockticker w:st="on">III</st1:stockticker>: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982), HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988), HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989), and HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995).<o></o>
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KUNG FU HD<o></o>
KUNG FU ALL STAR: Shintaro Katsu<o></o>
Wednesdays starting at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8pm</st1:time> ET/6pm PT/7C<o></o>
10/3: The Tale of Zatoichi and The Tale of Zatoichi Continues<o></o>
10/10: New Tale of Zatoichi and Zatoichi, The Fugutive<o></o>
10/17: On the Road and Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold <o></o>
10/24: Zatoichi's Flashing Sword and Fight, Zatoichi Fight<o></o>
10/31: Adventures of Zatoichi and Zatoichi's Revenge<o></o>
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FILMFEST HD<o></o>
Premiering this month, all films begin at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8pm</st1:time> ET/6pm PT/7C<o></o>
10/7: TREES LOUNGE (1996), starring Steve Buscemi, Carol Kane and Anthony LaPaglia <o></o>
10/11: THE COTTON CLUB (1984), starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines and <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Diane Lane</st1:address></st1:Street> <o></o>
10/13: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964), starring The Beatles <o></o>
10/18: ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959), starring Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick and Ben Gazzara.<o></o>
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WORLD CINEMA HD<o></o>
Premiering this month at the times noted<o></o>
10/7 at 9:40pm ET: ARARAT (2002), starring Eric Bogosian and Christopher Plummer <o></o>
10/14 at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8:00pm</st1:time> ET: <st1:stockticker w:st="on">JET</st1:stockticker> LAG (2002), starring Juliet Binoche and Jean Reno <o></o>
10/27 at 8:00pm ET: DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (2002), starring Audrey Tautou <o></o>
10/27 9:40pm ET: THE MAGDALENE SISTERS (2002), starring Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Doone and Dorothy Duffy <o></o>
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></o>GALLERY HD<o
></o>CONCRETE CANVAS<o
></o>Using only chalk and his imagination, world-renowned street artist Julian Beever creates amazing artwork on sidewalks. His incredible use of perspective makes these works come to life in 3D, as if they were jumping out at onlookers. This ten-part documentary series follows the artist as he tours art capitals such as <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
ffice:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>, <st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region> and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1lace></st1:City> and develops a 3D mural unique to each locale. The series also explores each city’s street art scene and goes underground with local street artists to discover the innovative urban art being created in inner cities around the globe. From stenciling and wheat pasting to installations and murals, the series profiles artists who, like Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat before them, use the streets as their galleries to make art more accessible to the public.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 1: “<st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1lace></st1:City>” TV-PG <o></o>
></o>The debut installment of CONCRETE CANVAS finds Beever in the “City of <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Brotherly Love</st1:City></st1lace>,” creating a soaring eagle and flag work to commemorate July 4th. While Beever battles the clock and rainstorms (his greatest enemy), this episode also features interviews with the coordinator and artists involved in the Philadelphia Mural Art Program, which has created 2,700 murals, more than any other city in the world.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 2: “<st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">London</st1lace></st1:City>” TV-PG<o></o>
></o>Beever spends his three day stay in the shadow of the Contemporary Art establishment by creating a 3D interpretation of Big Ben (with silent film star Harold Lloyd hanging from its clock face) steps from the Tate Modern. This episode also explores <st1:City w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">London</st1lace></st1:City>’s renowned outlaw stencil artists, including the top name Banksy, in interviews with his guerilla art cohorts, D*Face and Arofish, at their secret studios.<o></o><o
></o>GAMEPLAY HD<o
></o>FNATIC<o
></o>This two-part documentary profiles Fnatic, a professional video gaming team based in <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Southampton</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1lace>. Consisting of players from across the globe, its members make a living by competing in video game tournaments. The Fnatic team has three highly successful squads that compete internationally in “Quake 4,” “World of Warcraft 3,” and “Counterstrike” tournaments. The team has established itself as a widely recognized brand in the gaming industry and its members have a huge fan base that follows their every move. Each one-hour episode follows Fnatic as they cross the globe, chronicling their hard work to become the best video game clan in the world.<o></o>· World Premiere – Episode 1 TV-PG<o
></o>Premieres Friday, October 19<SUP>th</SUP> at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/11pm PT/9C<o
></o>The first hour of FNATIC takes an in-depth look at the world of professional gaming and introduces viewers to young entrepreneur and Fnatic team manager Sam Matthews, who in only two years went from founding Fnatic to making it one of the most respected gaming teams in the world. Viewers will learn how fertile and new this fast-emerging market truly is, and how this young man’s vision to capture it became a reality. The foundation of Fnatic is also explored, as is the history of the team and the friendships that brought them together.<o
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></o>· World Premiere – Episode 2 TV-PG<o
></o>Premieres Friday, October 26<SUP>th</SUP> at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/11pm PT/9C<o
></o>Hour two highlights the early success of the Fnatic “Counterstrike” team, a group of young gamers from Sweden, as well as Sam Mathews future plans for expanding his ever- growing group of gamers. Viewers will learn more about how Fnatic – and the greater gaming community – functions, as well as how this generation of players plans for success in the future. Also revealed in this fascinating episode are the results of the team’s travels to <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1lace>, and the team’s first foray into a “World of Warcraft” tournament. <o></o><o
></o>RUSH HD<o
></o>THE ENDLESS KNOT<o
></o>World Premiere TV-PG<o
></o>Premieres Wednesday, October 10<SUP>th</SUP> at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8pm</st1:time> ET/11pm PT/7C<o
></o>In 1999, best friends Alex Lowe and Conrad Anker were overcome by an avalanche when climbing the Tibetan Himalayas. While Conrad survived with serious injuries, Alex perished. Conrad suffered terribly from Survivor’s Guilt, and while comforting one another, he and Alex’s widow, Jennifer, unexpectedly found love and together they are raising Alex’s three sons. In an attempt to find meaning beyond the tragedy, the couple developed a mountaineering safety school for Sherpas, who help foreign climbers realize their summit dreams, but suffer the highest mortality rate over any other ethnic group climbing the Himalayas. This one-hour documentary explores Conrad and Jennifer’s efforts to save the lives of Sherpas as they help Westerners climb in the <st1
lace w:st="on">Himalayas</st1lace>, and if Conrad can be the husband and father he seeks to be.<o></o><o
></o>VOOM HD NETWORKS’ CONTINUING <st1:stockticker w:st="on">NEW</st1:stockticker> ORIGINAL SERIES<o
></o><o
></o>EQUATOR HD<o
></o>GREEN WHEELS<o
></o>Viewers travel the world discovering the latest science and technology behind alternative automobiles and investigates what will fuel the cars of tomorrow. Host Jonathan Levit investigates the science of energy, mechanics, design and fashion and introduces viewers to experts who have a passion for these ground-breaking automobiles.<o
></o>- World Premiere – Episode 5: “LOVECRAFT BIOFUELS” TV-G<o></o>
></o>Scientists are researching green transportation all over the world, but can these solutions be driven off the lot? Brian Friedman, founder of Lovecraft Biofuels, thinks so. In four hours and for $700, his company can convert any diesel engine to run on 100% vegetable oil, which is free. Lovecraft Biofuels has transformed more than 1,000 cars thus far and is working to establish fueling stations all across the country. Jonathan drops in on the Lovecraft Biofuels garage and finds out how veggie oil can provide a safe, clean alternative to diesel fuel.<o
></o>- World Premiere – Episode 6: “SHELL <st1:stockticker w:st="on">ECO</st1:stockticker>-MARATHON” TV-G<o></o>
></o>Viewers travel to the U.S. Shell Eco-marathon, where high school and university students compete for $10,000 for the vehicle that can go the furthest on the least amount of fuel. Top teams are gunning for up to 2,000 miles per gallon. Jonathan checks in with the key players and will be there at the finish line to see the most fuel-efficient eco-ride take home the prize. He also introduces viewers to “hypermiler” Wayne Gerdes, who can get eye-popping MPG numbers on just about any vehicle he drives. Jonathan joins <st1:City w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Wayne</st1lace></st1:City> for ride while he shows viewers his tricks. <o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 7: “SOLAR POWER” TV-G<o></o>
></o>In an episode where everything’s powered by the sun, Jonathan meets “solar guru” Steve Heckeroth, visits his 100% solar-powered homestead and checks out his vehicles, all of which – the electric tractors he designs and builds, as well as his Toyota Rav4-EV – are charged with free energy from the sun. Jonathan also checks in with the Stanford Solar Car Project team and their UV-powered car, “Solstice”. Covered with solar panels and stocked full of lithium ion batteries, this car looks like a UFO and can drive across the country without ever stopping to fill up!<o
></o>- World Premiere – Episode 8: “AFTERMATH TECHNOLOGIES” TV-G<o></o>
></o>James Burgett has the world in his grasp, the world of garbage that is. He and his team are creating fuel-efficient green machines pulled straight from the waste stream. Their current project is a 1968 Cadillac Hearse that will be converted to run on propane. James’ philosophy is “don’t buy another car just to throw it away in the future; take a junker and give it new life.” Jonathan visits James’ <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1lace>, headquarters to see how he and his team build eco-friendly vehicles from scratch.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 9: “<st1:stockticker w:st="on">ECO</st1:stockticker>-FUELER” TV-G<o></o>
></o>More and more vehicles are filling up on compressed natural gas, or CNG, and this episode explores two innovative ways this fuel is being used. The first stop is a trip to the Eco-Fueler factory in <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Eugene</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State></st1lace> to check out the American Roadster™ CNG, a 70-mile-per-gallon vehicle that runs on compressed natural gas. The second stop is the Puente Hills landfill, the largest landfill in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">U.S.</st1lace></st1:country-region>, where gaseous emissions are being processed into usable CNG for vehicle use. Not only can the facility dispense approximately 200,000 gasoline gallon equivalent units of CNG fuel to local customers, it has replaced 120 of its own vehicles with CNG powered equipment, as well. In this episode, Jonathan discovers that it’s a new world and alternative energy is finding its place in all aspects of life.<o></o><o
></o>WILDLIFE NANNIES<o
></o>Viewers examine the fragile relationship between animal mothers and their young and what happens when humans step in to become foster parents to wild animals. This continuing series follows these devoted specialists and documents the dependency the animals have on their new parents, as well as the bond that develops between them.<o
></o>- World Premiere: Episode 9 – “Wolves & Kookaburra” TV-G<o></o>
></o>In Germany, before a pack of 5-week-old wolf cubs can go to school with a famous film animal trainer, they need to be weaned off their bottles, get used to a new play space, and learn to play well with others. Busy, but undaunted, the wolf cubs’ nannies work tirelessly to get the cubs ready for their close-up – and their future as trained film animals. Meanwhile, in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Australia</st1lace></st1:country-region>, a wildlife nanny helps a kookaburra return to the wild, but he has other plans, including a daring escape attempt, in mind! Finally, in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1lace>, a devoted wildlife nanny plays matchmaker and helps a lonely, 11-month-old lion find friendship and love.<o></o><o
></o>- World Premiere – Episode 10: “Raccoons & Storks” TV-G<o></o>
></o>Who said being a Wildlife Nanny was easy? This week, patience and persistence is put to the test as one Wildlife Nanny teaches a mischievous 8-week-old raccoon how to climb and scavenge for food, while another tries to find a new home for his baby storks with adoptive stork parents and hopes that a recovered foundling will be able to fly in the wild.<o
></o>- World Premiere – Episode 11: “Baboons & Emus” TV-G<o></o>
></o>In <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1lace>, animal activist and Wildlife Nanny Rita Miljos takes care of a one-week- old baboon baby. Treating her as if she were human, Rita regularly teams up with Ann, a foster mother to another baby baboon so the two monkeys learn to communicate with others in a their baboon kindergarten. On the <st1lace w:st="on">Canary Islands</st1lace>, the first thing two emu babies saw after they hatched was biologist Matthias Reinschmidt. Now it’s time to leave their “mother,” who they follow everywhere and move into the zoo where they will share their space with a giant turtle.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 12: “Penguins & Wildebeest” TV-G<o></o>
></o>At the Humbolt penguin colony at the Walsrode birdpark, it’s time for two “teenage” penguins to leave the loving care of Wildlife Nanny Wolfgang Magnus and join a group of older penguins in a new colony – how will the move go for them? In another move, a blue wildebeest baby was separated from its mother during a relocation effort. Her only chance for survival is Wildlife Nanny Petronella, who must save the life of this infant by getting her used to drinking from a bottle and joining the other animals at the retreat.<o
></o><o
></o>GAMEPLAY HD<o
></o>NEW REVOLUTION<o
></o>Gameplay in <st1
lace w:st="on">Asia</st1lace> has evolved into a huge phenomenon that the rest world has not expected. This new documentary series explores some of these interesting gaming trends, and is told through the eyes of professional gamers, game developers, Internet café owners, and the government. Each one-hour episode will explore the business, social, and cultural aspects of gaming in a different country.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 8: “<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Vietnam</st1lace></st1:country-region>: Far East Gaming” TV-PG<o></o>
></o>Once considered an emerging player in the world of online gaming, <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region></st1lace>’s online gaming industry is now on the decline, as a result of regulations introduced by the government to discourage gaming among youths. Viewers explore the intricacies of the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region></st1lace> online gaming scene and the consequences of the government’s intervention through the journeys of two Vietnamese online gamers, both of whom are bracing themselves for a possible local Online Gaming tournament. <o></o>- Episode 9 – “<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Iran</st1lace></st1:country-region>: A New Perspective” TV-PG<o></o>
></o>Amidst controversies of its nuclear ambition and ultra-conservative government lies a group of people with their own wars to fight. They are the next generation of gamers who must overcome impossible challenges to keep the games they love available and make their presence known in the international stage of video gaming. <o
></o><o
></o>ULTRA HD<o
></o>FULL FRONTAL FASHION: LONDON SPRING 2008<o
></o>World Premiere<o
></o>Airs October 22<SUP>nd</SUP> – 25<SUP>th</SUP>, at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/ <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="19">7pm</st1:time> PT/9C TV-PG <o
></o>The fashion industry’s hottest London Spring 2008 shows from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">England</st1lace></st1:country-region>’s top designers are featured in this installment of <st1:stockticker w:st="on">FULL</st1:stockticker> FRONTAL FASHION. Host James Aguiar gives viewers a first look and listen as he interviews designers and top models, finds out what the leading fashion editors think about the new collections, and gets the latest buzz from the celebrities in the front row.<o></o><o
></o>FULL FRONTAL FASHION: MILAN SPRING 2008 <o
></o>World Premiere<o
></o>Airs October 29<SUP>th</SUP> – 30<SUP>th</SUP>, at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="22">10pm</st1:time> ET/ <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="19">7pm</st1:time> PT/9C TV-PG<o
></o><st1:stockticker w:st="on">FULL</st1:stockticker> FRONTAL FASHION brings viewers the latest fashions from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region>’s style capital, <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Milan</st1:City></st1lace>. Viewers get a front-row seat to the fashion industry’s hottest shows from Italy’s top designers and host Judy Licht interviews the designers and top models, finds out what the leading fashion editors think about the new collections, and gets the latest buzz from the celebrities in the front row.<o></o><o
></o>GALLERY HD<o
></o>ARTLAND (Season 2)<o
></o>In its first season, ARTLAND proved that American art is perhaps the most vital, free-wheeling and diverse on the planet. Back for a second season, ARTLAND chronicles the journeys of its hosts, New Yorker Mame McCutchin and Londoner Toby Amies, as they travel cross-continent in a Jackson Pollock-inspired RV/HDTV studio to capture not only intriguing visual art, but the life-changing experiences that unfold during the ultimate art road trip. Each of the twelve one-hour episodes features a different leg of their journey, which began in <st1:City w:st="on">Miami</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>, and ended in <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Anchorage</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Alaska</st1:State></st1lace>.<o></o>- World Premiere –Episode 1: “<st1:City w:st="on">Key West</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State> to <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1lace>” TV-G<o></o>
></o>Season two of ARTLAND begins with the RV spinning across the bridges and causeways to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Miami</st1lace></st1:City>. Viewers tour two of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Florida</st1lace></st1:State>’s exemplary private art collections put together by the Margolies and the Shack families, before visiting legendary Pop artist and bon-vivant James Rosenquist. A cultural tour up the coast takes in the post-war glamour of <st1:City w:st="on">Sarasota</st1:City> architecture, car art in <st1:City w:st="on">Daytona Beach</st1:City> and revolutionary urban planning in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Savannah</st1lace></st1:City>. The first rest-stop is <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Atlanta</st1lace></st1:City> where Mame and Toby marvel at the world’s largest oil painting and celebrate the work of outsider artist Howard Finster.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 2: “<st1:City w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region>, to <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Houston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1lace>” TV-G<o></o>
></o>Week two finds Mame and Toby on the trail of Joe Minter’s artistic haven, The African Village and off to meet the remarkable quilting women of Gee’s <st1:City w:st="on">Bend</st1:City> before driving south to the <st1
lace w:st="on">Gulf of Mexico</st1lace>. Ceramic treasures by George Ohr, “The Mad Potter of Biloxi,” await Mame and Toby on the coast, before they roll into <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">New Orleans</st1lace></st1:City> to see why French Impressionist Edgar Degas wanted to stay there too. Housing for Humanity welcomes viewers to the revolutionary Musician’s Village before a <st1:State w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:State> send-off to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Texas</st1lace></st1:State>. Mame and Toby also meet the elusive Guerilla Knittas, shadowy figures who are tagging <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Houston</st1lace></st1:City> with wool. Finally, there is the Art Car Parade, consisting of 250 “embellished, augmented and jaw-dropping vehicles” (including the ARTLAND RV) that drive around <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Houston</st1lace></st1:City>.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 3: “<st1:City w:st="on">Houston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Tex.</st1:State>, to <st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City> Fort-Worth, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Tex.</st1lace></st1:State>” TV-G<o></o>
></o>The third leg of the journey is all about Texas: Houston’s sublime Rothko Chapel; Fort Worth’s architectural jewel, the Kimbell Art Museum; emblematic paintings of the frontier by Charles Russell and Frederic Remington; and the only complete 17th century Byzantine frescoes in the western hemisphere. There’s room for the alternative side of <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>, as well: <st1:City w:st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>’s <st1
laceName w:st="on">Toilet</st1laceName> <st1laceName w:st="on">Seat</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Museum</st1laceType>, <st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City>'s Cathedral of Junk – and, of course, a visit to the tiny <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State> town of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Art</st1lace></st1:City>.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 4 – “<st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>, to <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Denver</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State></st1lace>” TV-G<o></o>
></o>Where is the only skyscraper built by Frank Lloyd Wright? <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bartlesville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1lace>. Is it any good? Mame and Toby visit <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Bartlesville</st1lace></st1:City> to find out, but that isn’t the only piece of architectural beauty on the radar screen. Stephen Holl’s spectacular <st1laceName w:st="on">Bloch</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Building</st1laceType> in <st1:State w:st="on">Kansas</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Missouri</st1:State>, and Daniel Libeskind’s dramatic extension to the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">Denver</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Art Museum</st1laceType></st1lace> are also part of the tour. The fourth week on the road is a huge journey, as Mame and Toby drive north to gaze at the iconic <st1lace w:st="on">Mount Rushmore</st1lace> and its titanic (and still incomplete) neighbor – the 22-story-high Crazy Horse Memorial. There are wilder features on the journey too, including: a dumpster-diving lesson by artist Jerry Simpson; S.P. Dinsmoor’s extraordinary Garden of Eden; and finally the mind-stretching attraction described as “The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things.”<o></o><o
></o>DEAD <st1:stockticker w:st="on">ART</st1:stockticker><o
></o>With breathtaking architecture, views to die for, and A-list residents, this place might seem like a trendy neighborhood. But with a death certificate needed to enter, this is no up-and-coming gated community. DEAD ART uncovers the intrigue and beauty behind some of the most famous cemeteries around the world, their famous occupants, and the mysterious art that captivates visitors. Each of the ten episodes features a different cemetery, revealing the history, the architecture, and the incredible art that is shared with the dead. This unique series is hosted by Dee Snider, best known as the front man of the American hard rock band Twisted Sister.<o
></o>- World Premiere – Episode 6: “Parisian <st1lace w:st="on">Paradise</st1lace>” TV-PG<o></o>
></o>Established by Napoleon on the outskirts of the city in 1804, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Paris</st1lace></st1:City>’ renowned Père Lachaise is one of the world’s most illustrious cemeteries and a popular tourist destination, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. It is home to the brightest stars of the arts through the centuries. Superstars of French and world culture, from Chopin to Isadora Duncan, from Jim Morrison to Balzac, from Oscar Wilde to Edith Piaf, have been laid to rest here. The first rural cemetery in the world, Père Lachaise is an open-air museum of some of the greatest artists of their time. Some world-class sculptors and architects have adorned its burial grounds. As viewers follow the paths of this French historic site, they learn how the architecture and art here set a standard for cemeteries around the world. As the biggest park in <st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, it is very much a living cemetery, and continues to be popular today with Parisians looking for a respite from the big city, as well as tourists who don’t leave <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Paris</st1lace></st1:City> without a trip to its hallowed ground.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 7: “Forever Artistic” TV-PG<o></o>
></o>One of New England’s hidden gems – <st1
laceName w:st="on">Forest Hills</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1laceType> – a 250-acre picturesque landscape minutes from downtown <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1lace> is explored. Established in 1848, Forest Hills was actually one of the first places in <st1lace w:st="on">New England</st1lace> where people could view art. It was also one of the city’s first parks. Created as a rural garden cemetery, the grounds and foliage showcase some of the finest Victorian sculpture in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">America</st1lace></st1:country-region>. Only here can visitors find four sculptures by the famous American artist Daniel Chester French, best known for his sculpture of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1lace> In addition to its amazing collection of historic art, the cemetery also features contemporary works, including a fun and funky modern sculpture path that weaves its way throughout the cemetery, where well-known Bostonian poets e.e. cummings and Anne Sexton, as well as playwright Eugene O'Neill are buried.<o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 8: “Rest In Style” TV-PG<o></o>
></o>In the south of <st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City>, <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">West</st1laceName> <st1laceName w:st="on">Norwood</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1laceType></st1lace> features a variety of European styles of art and architecture – from Gothic to Celtic. It's one of the first cemeteries with a landscape design in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">England</st1lace></st1:country-region>, where rolling hills are densely packed with elaborate tombs. From a miniature version of the Parthenon to an intricate cast-iron monument, <st1lace w:st="on">West Norwood</st1lace> boasts all the fashion burial trends of the Victorian era. While in some areas of the cemetery crooked tombstones peek out of the overgrown brush, most of the cemetery remains vibrant, and visitors might even encounter a horse-drawn hearse coming around the bend. Perhaps the best surprise lies underground, where dark and crumbling catacombs reveal much about the architecture and life of the times. <o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 9: “Mysteries of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Prague</st1lace></st1:City>” TV-PG<o></o>
></o><st1:City w:st="on">Prague</st1:City> is the beautiful capital of the <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">Czech</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Republic</st1laceType></st1lace>. Unlike other cities in Europe, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Prague</st1lace></st1:City> was not hit hard by the destruction of World War II, so its art and architecture, as well as its cemeteries, were fortunately left intact. The <st1laceName w:st="on">Vysehrad</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1laceType> holds the “Who’s Who” of Czech musicians, artists, writers, actors, and more, and their graves are decorated with statues and contemporary art that is unique to the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">Czech</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">Republic</st1laceType></st1lace>. Just a few miles north is the Old Jewish Cemetery, which is world-renowned for holding some of the most important Jewish teachers and scholars. The Old Jewish Cemetery is part of the Jewish ghetto – the only place where Jews were able to bury their dead for more than 300 years. Because of limited space, bodies were put on top of each other. Today there are more than 12 layers of burials hidden by crowded tombstones with symbols and Hebrew inscriptions. Each one brings a rich and moving personal history to life. <o></o>- World Premiere – Episode 10: “<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Mexico</st1lace></st1:country-region>'s Illustrious Dead” TV-PG<o></o>
></o>The sprawling Panteon de Dolores in <st1:City w:st="on">Mexico City</st1:City>, the biggest cemetery in <st1
lace w:st="on">Latin America</st1lace>, is filled to the brim with tombs spanning as far as the eye can see. Bright colors and religious objects abound, including beautiful turquoise tiled tombs, plaster statues of Jesus and hand-painted images of the Virgin Mary. Along with religious icons, the artwork here also comes in the form of botanical designs: resting plots have vivid green gardens and built-in vases for flower arrangements. The Panteon de Dolores contains a unique memorial, as well – the Rotunda del los Hombres Ilustres, a 360-degree design lined with memorials honoring <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Mexico</st1lace></st1:country-region>’s legendary politicians, educators, and artists. These fascinating works, including the tomb of muralist Diego Rivera and avant-garde artist, David Siqueiros, are explored.<o></o><o
></o>MONSTERS HD<o
></o>HALLOWEEN MOVIE <st1
lace w:st="on">MARATHON</st1lace> <o></o>October 31<SUP>st</SUP> beginning at 12:30pm ET<o
></o>In 1978, director John Carpenter and actress Jamie Lee Curtis made the independent horror classic HALLOWEEN, and ever since, the masked maniac known as Michael Myers has haunted the silver screen. Taking an old William Shatner mask and painting it white, “The Shape” as Michael Myers is sometimes known, continues to be a pop culture icon. This Halloween, horror fans can enjoy these classics when MONSTERS HD presents the first six films in the HALLOWEEN series, including the premiere of HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="45" Hour="21">9:45pm</st1:time> ET/ <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="45" Hour="18">6:45pm</st1:time> PT/8:45C. The marathon includes: HALLOWEEN (1978), HALLOWEEN 2 (1981), HALLOWEEN <st1:stockticker w:st="on">III</st1:stockticker>: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982), HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988), HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989), and HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995).<o
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></o>KUNG FU HD<o
></o>KUNG FU ALL STAR: Shintaro Katsu<o
></o>Wednesdays starting at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8pm</st1:time> ET/6pm PT/7C<o
></o>10/3: The Tale of Zatoichi and The Tale of Zatoichi Continues<o
></o>10/10: New Tale of Zatoichi and Zatoichi, The Fugutive<o
></o>10/17: On the Road and Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold <o
></o>10/24: Zatoichi's Flashing Sword and Fight, Zatoichi Fight<o
></o>10/31: Adventures of Zatoichi and Zatoichi's Revenge<o
></o><o
></o>FILMFEST HD<o
></o>Premiering this month, all films begin at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8pm</st1:time> ET/6pm PT/7C<o
></o>10/7: TREES LOUNGE (1996), starring Steve Buscemi, Carol Kane and Anthony LaPaglia <o
></o>10/11: THE COTTON CLUB (1984), starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines and <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Diane Lane</st1:address></st1:Street> <o
></o>10/13: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964), starring The Beatles <o
></o>10/18: ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959), starring Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick and Ben Gazzara.<o
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> </o>WORLD CINEMA HD<o
></o>Premiering this month at the times noted<o
></o>10/7 at 9:40pm ET: ARARAT (2002), starring Eric Bogosian and Christopher Plummer <o
></o>10/14 at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="00" Hour="20">8:00pm</st1:time> ET: <st1:stockticker w:st="on">JET</st1:stockticker> LAG (2002), starring Juliet Binoche and Jean Reno <o
></o>10/27 at 8:00pm ET: DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (2002), starring Audrey Tautou <o
></o>10/27 9:40pm ET: THE MAGDALENE SISTERS (2002), starring Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Doone and Dorothy Duffy <o
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