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On TV, Austin’s way cool … and for sale!
Yes, we’re cool, Austin. In case you need validation, two prime-time TV shows made mention of us Monday night.
Did you catch them?
If not, the first reference came on NBC’s “Heroes.” Cuddly-cute Hiro was busily wooing the waitress in Midland — the girl with the about-to-explode brain — and invited to her to go to a Japanese film festival at the Alamo Drafthouse. When the lovely young woman said something about how far Austin is from Midland, Hiro said, “It’s 300 miles away, but it’s worth it.”
Moments after we recovered from that fabulous Valentine, NBC’s “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” popped in another one.
Machine-gun mouth Matthew, the “Saturday Night Live”-style writer played by real-life Matthew Perry, hurled out something to his small, woefully inexperienced writing staff about a story he saw on Austin’s very own, ultimate movie fan Harry Knowles’ Web site, Ain’t It Cool News.
You will not be surprised to know that Knowles quickly made mention of his prime-time notice on the site.
See? Ain’t we cool?
Yes, you can buy ‘Austin Time Tours!’
Last Friday I wrote about a new documentary coming to Austin’s PBS station KLRU this week.
The two-hour documentary, “Austin Time Tours” (Thursday at 7 p.m., Channel 18), is the work of University of Texas lecturer Karen Kocher, and it is simply magnificent. The scope — from dinosaurs to today — is ambitious, but the result is worth the sometimes rapid gallop.
After the article appeared in the newspaper, several people called and e-mailed asking if a DVD of the film could be purchased. The answer is yes. Copies will be available in the next week or so at the Austin History Center for $24.95. Exact date is unknown, so check (phone: 974-7383; e-mail: info@ahca.net) before you go.
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