Drew Mackie

Drew Mackie, KCET's associate producer of new media, liked shows about old British people before it became fashionable to do so. Ahem. He's been writing about pop culture for various SoCal outlets for more than a decade. Once he saw Julia Child eating at a restaurant in Santa Barbara, and it was one of the happiest moments of his life.

Eleven friends team up for a heist to end all heists. And while the action still goes down in Vegas, the original does it all with classic '60s style. Not convinced? Here are 11 more reasons to watch KCET's presentation of Ocean's 11.