Zen on PBS

[kissmekate]

That's a very nice link, thanks, rueful!

I think I haven't seen any of Catherine Spaak's early films, but she was a stunning young woman (and she doesn't look 66 now!)

[kygal]

Thanks Rueful!

[GreenEyesToo]

Great link - thanks, Rueful!

[robela]

Thanks for the link Rue! Yes, Catherine Spaak does look gorgeous in 1966 and she looks good now too!

Great to read all these lovely reviews about Zen. I've missed you all so much but have been watching a fair bit of Rufus although have not had access to internet and didn't even have a very good signal on my phone. I think because we are up in the mountains and sometimes the signal just wasn't there.

Glad to read that so many people want more Zen!!!!!

[kygal]

Welcome back Robela!

[robela]

Thanks Kygal, I've missed the Rooftop and all the titbits about Rufus but have been watching his dvd's and of course watched Zen again with my family!

So, so, pleased that it went down well in USA. Still hoping that we may see more at some point!

[kissmekate]

Aug 18, 2011 12:01:28 GMT robela said:

Thanks Kygal, I've missed the Rooftop and all the titbits about Rufus but have been watching his dvd's and of course watched Zen again with my family!

Any signs of Rufusitis in some family members yet?

Good to have you back on the Rooftop!

[robela]

Yes Kate, I'm working on it. My grandson Ollie after watching A Knight's Tale and having previously seen Zorro and Helen of Troy, asked me why Rufus always plays a 'baddie'. After that we watched and they all enjoyed The Tourist, Amazing Grace and especially TOTS which the children loved. Also lets not forget Zen as I pointed out to them 'it doesn't get any better'!

[kissmekate]

, you've become a real Rufus missionary, robela! ;D

[kissmekate]

Cute little mention of Zen here:

When did the detectives on PBS' “Masterpiece Mystery!” start getting so sexy?

Before, I could count on crime-solvers of the comfy old-shoe variety — Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and other wise, but not exactly alluring, characters — to lull me to a peaceful slumber on Sunday nights.

Nowadays, I'm put on edge — pleasantly, mind you, but still on edge — by the seductive charms of male detectives such as Aurelio Zen (played by slow-sizzle handsome Rufus Sewell) or the passionately geeky and Heathcliff-like Sherlock Holmes ( Benedict Cumberbatch).

[kitty]

On edge for sure! ;D

[rueful]

Nice find, Kate! And a perfect description!

[kitty]

Zen is playing on my PBS station again! Woohoo!

[keftiugirl]

I think that they are showing Zen in June as repeats. According to the website the Sunday night shows start on June 10 (but I could swear I heard Allan Cumming say "next week on Masterpiece" this past Sunday). So maybe yours jumped the gun! :^D
www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/zen/index.html

[rueful]

Keftiugirl, Alan Cummings promised us "next week" too, but it seems like the local PBS stations are allowed to have their own schedule for repeats. My local station is showing all three Zen episodes in one night, on June 24th (while they torture us with pledge drives earlier in the month).

You can go to your local PBS website and search their schedule. (I had to download the whole month of June, because my station only provides 2 weeks at a time, and it's not being shown til the end of the month.) If you don't know your local station's website, you can go to the main PBS website www.pbs.org/ and click "Choose your local station" on the upper left.

The Zen episodes should also be available online at the PBS website for a certain length of time. The Masterpiece website www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/ has a listing of the available online dates, if you download the Masterpiece schedule (on the left side of the webpage).

I hope that these online dates are at least the same for all local stations, but I don't know for sure. If your station doesn't have it available online, you may be able to watch anyway by choosing wgbh (Boston) as your local station temporarily.