icebear
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OK, we don't normally review TV shows. But since a lot of us live in the desert Southwest, I'm going to plug an upcoming episode of the PBS mini-series "Green Planet." This is a newly released series with the great David Attenborough. This week's episode, airing Wednesday night, focuses on deserts and has a segment on the Sonoran desert featuring experts from Tucson. The Sonoran desert is unique in that it is the only desert in the world with two rainy seasons - the usual one in the winter, plus a summer monsoon. That's why we have the tremendous diversity of cactus, desert trees, and assorted shrubs and succulents that are unique to the Sonoran desert.
And while I'm plugging TV set in the southwestern desert, I'll also mention "Dark Winds," a mini-series on AMC. Based on a series of murder mystery novels by Tony Hillerman, it's set on the Navajo reservation in northern New Mexico. The main characters are Joe Leaphorn, a senior tribal police officer, and Jim Chee, a rookie officer under Leaphorn's supervision. The cool thing about it is that all the Indian characters are played by actual Indians and the script was largely written by Indians. There's some serious authenticity about it, and the acting is superb. The show's six-week run on scheduled TV is finished, but it can be streamed on AMC, AMC+, and Amazon Prime. At least I think so; I'm not the most adept at navigating the jungle of TV streaming. Also, AMC does plan a second season but I don't know when that will air.
Apologies for the off-topic, but I think at least some of us will want to see one or both of these shows.
And while I'm plugging TV set in the southwestern desert, I'll also mention "Dark Winds," a mini-series on AMC. Based on a series of murder mystery novels by Tony Hillerman, it's set on the Navajo reservation in northern New Mexico. The main characters are Joe Leaphorn, a senior tribal police officer, and Jim Chee, a rookie officer under Leaphorn's supervision. The cool thing about it is that all the Indian characters are played by actual Indians and the script was largely written by Indians. There's some serious authenticity about it, and the acting is superb. The show's six-week run on scheduled TV is finished, but it can be streamed on AMC, AMC+, and Amazon Prime. At least I think so; I'm not the most adept at navigating the jungle of TV streaming. Also, AMC does plan a second season but I don't know when that will air.
Apologies for the off-topic, but I think at least some of us will want to see one or both of these shows.