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  • Anyone else see PBS "Colonial House"

    05/19/2004 11:25:10 AM PDT · by KeyLargo · 75 replies · 675+ views
    Did anyone else watch the 2 night PBS series, "Colonial House"? I couldn't finish the second night after the gay guy came out of the closet. I am a history buff and thought that the program might be interesting but when I saw that the usual political correctness of PBS showed through by having participants that were either gay, or women's libers, atheists, and calfornia liberal college professors I could not watch it any more. Anyone else have a different take on this? Backbeat Survivor: 1628 Chico State profs go back in time for reality TV series By Devanie Angel...
  • Oprah Goes Back In Time In PBS 'Colonial House'

    05/18/2004 7:48:54 AM PDT · by presidio9 · 158 replies · 1,315+ views
    Imagine one of the wealthiest people on Earth living without indoor plumbing. Granted, she only lasted a few days, but Oprah Winfrey took that challenge. She sat down with KMBC's Kelly Eckerman to talk about what life is like without electricity, running water or modern conveniences of any kind. Oprah and her friend, Gail, recently stayed in the PBS "Colonial House," where the pair agreed to live as people did 400 years ago. Eckerman: "Were some people surprised you were anxious to do it?" Oprah: "I come from a very poor family, so it was like going back in my...