Peabody Wins: Spike's New Orleans Doc, Showtime's BROTHERHOOD
The Peabody Awards are a short list of the best in TV, radio and news public affairs -- public service -- works. Many of these titles are available on DVD -- others are available for free download on the TV and radio network websites.
No suprise to see the Peabodys recognize HBO's WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE, Spike Lee's heartbreaking and passionate cry for justice for the city of New Orleans. And the cable net's much-awarded costume drama ELIZABETH I, with Oscar winner Helen Mirren as the warrior queen, also gets a nod.
It's great to see Showtime's BROTHERHOOD, a moody, complex drama of an Irish-American family with crime and political ties, getting some recognition. The show's second season will start production soon. THIS AMERICAN LIFE, the radio series from WBEZ/NPR, recently made the jump from sound to vision - it, too, is on Showtime.