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7 Episodes 2010 - 2012
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 9, 201029 mins
Beyond the Finish Line Meet a talented Nebraska athlete competing in the Special Olympics as the city of Lincoln hosts the National Special Olympics. Afghan Journey : Two young Lincoln journalists recount their travels to Afghanistan while on assignment for the Lincoln Journal Star. The World Comes to Omaha: Just before the turn of the century, as Omaha struggled to escape a sudden economic depression sweeping the nation, city leaders pulled out all the stops and held a World's Fair. Lost on the Great Plains: University of Nebraska Geographer David Wishart grew up on the northeast coast of England. He still misses the ocean but not for the reasons you might think.
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 14, 201027 mins
"Before The Battle" - Hollywood technicians turn a small corner of Wyoming into a Middle Eastern battle zone to help Nebraska soldiers prepare for war. "Film Streams" - Film Streams is a non-profit movie theater in Omaha that promotes independent films and gets locally produced movies on the big screen. Every year, the theater also hosts an annual film festival called "The Local Film Makers Showcase" that features work by regional filmmakers. "Oriels' Cherry Pie" - Get a lesson from 95-year-old Oriel Kinley of Hastings on making a cherry pie from scratch. "The Organ Builder" - A profile of master craftsman Gene Bedient, founder of the Bedient Pipe Organ Company, as he retires from a successful 40 year career building and restoring pipe organs across the world. "Wind At One's Fingertips" - Revisit a NET Television documentary produced in 1986 that first introduced viewers to Gene Bedient.
Episode 3
Sun, Jan 16, 201128 mins
"Satisfying Surprises" The phrase "life is full of surprises" isn't lost on Margaret Berry. During a typical morning commute to work she was struck by an oncoming truck. The accident nearly ended her life. During her recovery she decided to become an artist. Ten years after her full recovery, Margaret is on the leading edge of the encaustic art movement. It's hot wax that makes very cool art. "Great Bison Kill" The sudden death of a large bison herd that roamed the plains of Nebraska 10,000 years ago still puzzles scientists. Travel to the Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed (Crawford) in this excerpt from NET Television's documentary Restless Prairie (1996) to learn what paleontologists think may have caused the herds' untimely demise. "Betty's One Room School" Just what makes a woman impulsively decide to buy a one room school? For Betty Stukenholtz it was an overwhelming desire to preserve the memories of the little country school that educated her and many other Otoe county children for over 100 years. "An Interview with Mari Sandoz" From NET's archives we feature Ron Hull introducing a clip from an interview with famous Nebraska writer Mari Sandoz. Hull shared that Sandoz told him she would, "rather face a rattlesnake than those cameras." Taped in our studios in 1961, enjoy this excerpt from "Past, Present, Future." "The Wide Mizzoura" Enjoy music of another era performed on the stage of the Merryman Theatre of Performing Arts (Kearney) by musical quartet, Mike Adams and the Sandtones.
Episode 4
Fri, Feb 25, 2011
"Inside the Cornhusker Marching Band" - For Ethan Parks, attending UNL is more than just a class and homework. He has a full time job as a member of the Cornhusker Marching Band. Here is an insider's look at a day in his life of this dedicated tuba player and what it means to be a member of the Pride of All Nebraska. "Don't Touch that Dial" - Before the reigns of Big Bird and Barney, children's television featured local programs with neighborhood hosts. Take a look back at the pioneers of Nebraska's children's television programming, including Leta Powell Drake as Calamity Kate. "The Medicine of Art" - Art and medicine, two terms which are generally unrelated, are intricately linked for Scottish born artist Mark Gilbert. We see his latest works at an art exhibit at Omaha's Bemis Center as part of a multi-year study involving portraiture. "Vision Quest" - For Don Doll, photography became more than a hobby, Don developed an interest and affection for the Lakota People after living on the Rose Bud Indian Reservation.
Episode 5
Sun, Apr 10, 201128 mins
"Life as A Dance" - A New York-based dance company comes to Nebraska to challenge our accepted norms of body image, beauty, and disability. "Bright Eyes" - While working on NET's new documentary "Standing Bears Footsteps," Associate Producer Princella Parker discovered the story of Susette La Flesche, also known as Bright Eyes. The daughter of Omaha Indian Chief Iron Eye, La Flesche was a highly educated woman who championed the rights of native people at the time when northern tribes were forcibly removed to reservations. Susette's story resonated with Parker, who is also Omaha. "In Country Again" - The Hagel brothers fought together during the bloodiest years of the Vietnam War. In 1999, U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel and his brother, Tom, made a return trip and our cameras went along to capture their memories. (Clip from the NET's documentary "Echoes of War" produced in 1999.) "Wicked Paint" - A University of Nebraska college student explores the graffiti counter culture.
Episode 6
Fri, Nov 2, 201227 mins
Casting Call to Curtain Call - Omaha Playhouse performs "A Christmas Carol" every November. What the audience doesn't see are the awkward, funny, strange and inspiring moments that happen before the curtain opens. Kickstarting a Comeback - After straining his vocal chords, Philip Zach never thought he'd sing again, Now as his voice heals, he puts the final touches on a musical journey fueled in part by Kickstarter. Nuns at Work - Meet a group of women who face touch issues head on. The Notre Dame Sisiters of Omaha have made social injustice their mission for 100 years. Their only goal is to keep on giving and to have a little fun while doing it. Kolache Queen - In the town of Morse Bluff lives royalty. In fact, some call her the Kolache Queen. Nadine Racek has baked as many as 1500 kolaches in one order and at age 84 it doesn't look like she'll stop any time soon.
Episode 7
Sun, Jun 19, 2011
"Beyond the Finish Line" - Meet a talented Nebraska athlete competing in the Special Olympics and for the first time in its history, the National Special Olympic games came to Nebraska. "Afghan Journey" - We revisit the story of two young Lincoln journalists who traveled to Afghanistan in 2005 on assignment from the Lincoln Journal Star. journey became a story of international friendship. "The Medicine of Art" - Art and medicine, two terms which are generally unrelated, are intricately linked for Scottish-born artist Mark Gilbert. We see his latest works at an art exhibit at Omaha's Bemis Center as part of a multi-year study involving portraiture. The pieces are a series of portraits of patients and caregivers that have a transformative impact on those involved. "Satisfying Surprises" - The phrase "life is full of surprises" isn't lost on Margaret Berry. During a typical morning commute to work she was struck by an oncoming truck. The accident nearly ended her life. During her recovery she decided to become an artist. Ten years after her full recovery, Margaret is on the leading edge of the encaustic art movement. It's hot wax that makes very cool art.