HELP: Does anyone remember a PBS show called "The 90's"?

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  This was one of the best shows I've seen on TV. Extremely progressive. Their motto was "People, places and ideas from around the world." The show was almost entirely composed of viewer-created video. Circa 1990. Anyone could submit video to them and if it was good enough they'd put it in the show. Topics like Love, Recycling, Conspicuous consumption, The Pope of New York, racism- it was an amazing show.

  I've tried to find a way to obtain copies of this show. It means alot to me personally and the video shown is still terribly relevant today.

  You can find anything you want on line now-days. But there are some things that are just very, very difficult to find. It's very difficult because I remember little about the show and searching for "the 90's" comes back with 4.2 Million hits. I've tried a few more specific searches but I'm not making much progress.

  Is there anyone out there who was affiliated with this show, submitted a video to them, or knows who currently owns the rights to this show, or if it's still being distributed in some form? Does anyone know who produced this show?

  For me, this is kind of like getting my hands on Spiderman issue #1. Anything you might be able to help with would be deeply appreciated.

PB

[zbird]

1. Found a link to a review, also has a source to purchase.

Don't know if the company is still in business, but here you go.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/VideoLibrarian3.html#The90's

Available from: Subtle Communications, 1208 W. Webster, Chicago, IL 60614; 1-800-522-3688.

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2. Thanks! I called the number and redirects to a porn line. 8^(

When you call it, it picks up and a voice says "Call and talk to fun people at: 1-800-424-4400". I searched on that number and it's some sort of porn line. 8^(

Searching on "Subtle Communications" to see what I can find.

Thanks again,

PB

[Ice4Clark]

3. Try this website

http://mediaburn.org/

The archive contains more than 4,000 videos from Chicago and around the world. Most have never been seen on TV. 350 hours of programs and footage from the archive are now streaming at mediaburn.org, and more are being added every day. They include early works by pioneers of non-fiction video and a full-spectrum of unfiltered journalism as documentary art. They are alternative, outside-the-mainstream visual evidence of a diverse cross-section of politics, culture, sports and everyday life from the beginning of portable video recording in the early 1970s to the present.

mediaburn.org allows viewers to watch entire programs of 30 - 60 minutes or more, not just short or random clips as shown on many internet video sites. Viewers can choose where to start and stop playback and create their own compilation DVD's for purchase online.

The archive is the brainchild of award-winning producer Tom Weinberg, who created the innovative independent video series "The 90's" (PBS) and "Image Union" (WTTW), and dozens of breakthrough documentaries and live programs for public and commercial TV.

http://mediaburn.org/index.php?id=92&tx_mediaburntvguide_pi1=2&tx_mediaburntvguide_pi1=1">Here is the webpage with all the 90's episodes on it Look in the "American Way" box.

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4. OMG- THANK YOU SO MUCH! Tracking these down has been..

...a real monkey on my back for years now. I can't believe they're available online... This is so awesome!

Thanks!

PB