IF YOU’VE NEVER WATCHED MI:5, TONIGHT’S EPISODE IS A GOOD STARTING POINT.

posted to Inside TV by Susie Hernandez

If you’ve never seen MI:5, I would describe it as a smarter, slightly more creative version of the Fox series 24. Instead of Jack Bauer, we have Adam Carter, supported by a group of diverse, talented “spooks” that sometimes make questionable decisions.

Tonight is the premiere of series 6, and I say it’s a good place to start because there wasn’t much of a cliff hanger last season. Tonight’s episode sets up a season-long story involving Iran and their journey to become a nuclear power.

For viewers that enjoy smart, action packed dramas, I HIGHLY recommend MI:5.

Find all scheduled episodes of MI:5

PSST! DOWN HERE

posted to Rappaport's Notebook by Robert Rappaport

If you found this blog post off the KUAZ page, congratulations! You found my new home on our revamped website.

If order to make space for more news stories, our website developers moved this blog to the lower left side of the page. Sure, I liked the more prominent position I held before, but I guess this will have to do.

Other changes include, more category-specific content and the ability to do lots of cool new things. That doesn't mean everything is perfect now. I'll be the first to tell you it's not.

While most of our old content was moved over to our new system, it doesn't necessarily appear that way. For example, we lost all the audio to our Arizona Spotlight archives. They are in the system, but some tweaking will be necessary to make them visible to you. I've had to do some dirty hacks to make some select audio reappear, as I had a couple of requests from people wanting to hear an old story.

Our politics area is another concern. Christopher Conover and I spent countless hours getting legislative bill descriptions and votes online and none of those bills re-appeared. I have to make them all appear by doing a multi-step process for each bill. I'm guessing about half of that is done now, but they all will appear again in due time. They may seem old if you don't click on them, but they are updated through the final signings or votes. They also are sorted by posting date now, so you may need to dig into our archives if you want to see a particular bill.

In short (too late for that?), give us time as we get everything in place. As our Online/New Media head Hector told us:

We have now broken the eggs and are busy preparing an omelette. The kitchen is a mess, but the dish looks promising. Your patience and understanding are valued and appreciated.

IS THIS THING ON?

posted to Cue Sheet by James Reel

Our Web guys launched a completely revamped Arizona Public Media site on May 1, and as often happens in such cases, not everything works yet. One glitch is the process for transferring the classical listings onto the KUAT-FM page. The technical explanation from one of the specialists: "we need to fix our legacy import scripts to comply with the new hotness of the website." The listings will return, but patience will be necessary.

CLASSICAL RADIO COMEBACK

posted to Cue Sheet by James Reel

Classical music is apparently enjoying a resurgence on public radio, according to this New York Times article, which spins out a national "trend" from a little anecdotal evidence gathered mainly on the East Coast. But if it's true, it's heartening. We're still doing OK here at KUAT-FM, by the way.

GET THE LEAD OUT

posted to Cue Sheet by James Reel

This has been online for a while, but I've just noticed it--via ClassicsToday, a medical report concluding that Beethoven did not die of lead poisoning after all. Liver disease is probably what did him in.

TRUST (OR DISTRUST) IN GOVERNMENT

posted to Rappaport's Notebook by Robert Rappaport

NPR's series focusing on how the public trusts its government is now archived on our website. If you missed any of the reports, you can access them here.