American Short Story, PBS, beginning Feb. 4
Whenever PBS produces its own dramatic programs, it tries to be all things to all its constituencies. There is almost always a dash of intellectual pretension (to please the grant-bestowing foundations), a splash of uplift (to humor the corporate sponsors) and a rustle of period costumes (to attract the BBC fans). The result is often tiresome television, but occasionally there is a glorious exception. Such is the case with American Short Story. Though this returning series satisfies all the dreary institutional demands of PBS, it also provides remarkably sophisticated entertainment.
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