TV Episodes
This Old House
Season 32, Episode 18
Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor stop by one of LA's major movie studios to find homeowner Kurt Albrecht at work in the animation division where it can take his team up to five years to make a feature film. Back in Silver Lake, things are moving a bit quicker, as Kevin finds the front of the house intact, but the back of the house is opened up wide from demolition—no walls or roof remain. Site supervisor Angel Leon shows Kevin the result of three weeks of work—a massive foundation form for the new addition that will meet LA's strict seismic code and "hillside ordinance" regulations. Two of the biggest challenges are getting five loads of concrete delivered up the narrow winding streets, and the 3000 psi mix that tends to set up quickly in the California sun. Up in Stockton, California, Norm visits a facility where they replicate real earthquakes with the help of a "shake table" to assist them in developing ways to protect buildings—and therefore people—from damage.
American Idol
Season 10, Episode 6
Well, the other shoe finally dropped. After a season that, so far, has mostly favored the good auditions, Thursday's episode focused almost exclusively on the bad. Steven Tyler attributed the change to the city of Los Angeles, which he deduced is full of delusional people. Things got so bad that even J. Lo discovered her potty mouth. So, who was the worst of the worst?
Outsourced
Season 1, Episode 13
Todd sets up a corporate retreat for his employees, but the train breaks down on the way to the site. Meanwhile, Tonya tries to help Charlie find a date.
Human Planet
Season 1, Episode 4
The rainforest is home to more species of plants and animals than any other habitat on the planet. For the humans who call this environment home, life requires skill, ingenuity, and sheer bravery.
Beyond Scared Straight
Season 1, Episode 4
Follows at-risk youths in prison intervention programs, revisiting them a month later to gauge program impact after confronting realities of incarceration.
Great British Railway Journeys
Season 2, Episode 24
This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye Ep24. Roybridge to Glenfinnan. Michael investigates one of the great geological mysteries of the 19th Century, the parallel roads of Glenroy. Plus, he finds out how the Victorians put a weather observatory on the top of Ben Nevis and takes a steam train across one of the most spectacular viaducts in Britain at Glenfinnan.
Marchlands
Season 1, Episode 1
In 1968, Ruth is haunted by the memory of the death of her young daughter Alice. In 1987, parents Helen and Eddie are increasingly worried about their daughter Amy, who claims to have an imaginary friend called Alice. In 2010, Mark and his pregnant girlfriend Nisha move in. While stripping wallpaper, Nisha finds a photograph of a young girl - just before she falls off a ladder and breaks her ankle.
Wild Kratts
Season 1, Episode 15
When Martin accidentally knocks the Creature Power Suits into a deep Arctic trench, Aviva takes the brothers to search for them in her brand-new Octopod submarine.
Jersey Shore
Season 3, Episode 6
Snooki meets a guy, but he may or may not be engaged. Pauly D. makes peace with an old enemy; and Ronnie's hard partying takes a toll on his relationship.
Top Chef
Season 8, Episode 8
Designer Isaac Mizrahi judges. Contestants are judged on presentation and plating; traditional three-course Italian meal.
Octonauts
Season 1, Episode 43
The team are preparing for a feast of red seaweed on the Galapagos Islands but a trio of salt-sneezing marine iguanas raid the Octopod and eat it all!
Friday Night Lights
Season 5, Episode 12
Coach Taylor is offered a deal he can’t refuse; Tim assesses his future plans when an old flame returns to Dillon; The fate of East Dillon’s football program is decided.
I Shouldn't Be Alive
Season 4, Episode 13
Just three months into a new relationship, Roger Sargeant, his new girlfriend Shelly and her two young daughters Tiffany (9) and Michaela (5) are on a day trip in the Arizona desert. Things go badly wrong when they get lost and are then forced to abandon their car. In a desperate bid to walk out they become separated. Over two hellish days and nights, Roger and Shelly's family, independently battle to escape soaring summer heat, dehydration, hostile terrain, rattlesnakes and prowling gangs of people smugglers.
Sons of Guns
Season 1, Episode 3
On a visit to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Will and Stephanie meet Woody Williams, a WWII Marine veteran who won the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima As a tribute to this hero, Will and the team work to restore Woody's flamethrower, but Will has to conquer a childhood fear of fire just to ignite the weapon.
Sons of Guns
Season 1, Episode 4
Will rallies the Red Jacket Firearms team to transform a 'Ma Deuce', a 1941 Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun from a box of parts — into a fully automatic weapon. But daughter Stephanie must sell $25,000 in inventory to pay for Dad's new pet project.
Drinking Made Easy
Season 1, Episode 17
Zane Lamprey visits the SLC. He visits Utah's oldest bar, dispels the myths about drinking in Utah, and learns the difference between vodka and whiskey.
Off the Map
Season 1, Episode 4
Mina struggles with her moral code after learning a patient's identity; Lily learns more about Ben and is tested on her first trip to the city.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 12, Episode 15
When it is discovered that a teenage girl is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to sexual abuse, all leads point to billionaire Jordan Kress. As Detectives Benson and Stabler continue to investigate, Kress involves his lawyer, Dwight Stanitch, who throws the whole case awry.
NOVA
Season 38, Episode 11
Can innovations in materials science help clean up our world? In "Making Stuff: Cleaner," David Pogue explores the rapidly developing science and business of clean energy and examines alternative ways to generate it, store it, and distribute it. Is hydrogen the way to go? What about lithium batteries? Does this solve an energy problem or create a new dependency? Pogue investigates the latest developments in bio-based fuels and in harnessing solar energy for our cars, homes, and industry in a program full of the stuff of a sustainable future.
