Favorite goodthings 2001 SPOTLIGHT. - "Egg: The Arts Show" - television program review

GoodLetter, June 27, 2002

Every other week, we use this space to remind you about the extraordinary work of one of our Favorite GoodThings 2001 campaign honorees. The profiles of our honorees -- a wealth of ideas, actions, and organizations for a better world -- have a special home on our Web site. Check them out and be sure to let us know what you think: http://goodthings.com/02_00_2001favorites.asp

This week, in keeping with this week's GoodLetter about how the arts can make a difference, we're happy to feature our "Favorite Reality TV" for 2001:

PBS's "Egg: The Arts Show"

Despite employing the documentary style of many television news shows, "Egg: The Arts Show" is, no doubt, different TV. It features vivid vignettes about real people, all of whom are carving out their own unique niches in the arts world. You won't find the big names here. What you will find are scintillating glimpses into unique lives, such as those of descendants of free slaves off the coast of South Carolina who have their own musical tradition, or that of a gifted street photographer with a surprisingly keen eye. The show's refreshing content is organized around themes: one week, it's "Machismo"; the next, "What Is The Ideal Woman." Riveting in its informative variety, deft at its use of energetic storytelling and imagery, Egg reminds us what television could be.

:: Learn more about "Egg: The Arts Show": http://www.pbs.org/wnet/egg/series.html

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