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Drew Mackie

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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.

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Everything you need to know about KCET's dinosaur-tastic new series "Primeval," including why it's the answer to your summer TV blues.
Huell Howser criss-crosses California, visiting a ghost town, a pear festival, the state's first-ever park and the site of an Alfred Hitchcock classic.
Get Huell's travel schedule this week as he moves around the most beautiful parks in California.
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Watch this Saturday's Classic Cool Theater presentation, the 1947 Bob Hope caper "My Favorite Brunette," online now!
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The drama of Measure Y may be lost on those who don't live in the City of Santa Barbara, but the Santa Barbarians are likely exhausted with hearing tales of the measure.
Hey, do you enjoy Hollywood stars from the 1940s? Well, you may be interested to know that last Saturday's Classic Cool Theater feature, "Stage Door…
Huell Howser goes hiding in California's parks, from Humboldt's Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park to
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This Saturday's Classic Cool Theater presentation, the Van Johnson-starring "Go For Broke!", is now streaming online!
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This Saturday, watch the Hollywood take on the story of the 44nd, the Japanese-American World War II combat team. Then, on Tuesday, tune in again for the documentary take on the same subject.
What happens after the Season 5 finale of "Doc Martin" this Thursday? KCET is beginning again with Season 1 on Thursday, May 31.
Get Huell's travel schedule for this week, as he hits San Diego, Alameda and Memory Lane via his "Videolog Classics" clip shows.
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Watch this weekend's Classic Cool Theater feature, the 1950 Montgomery Clift war film "The Big Sleep," online now!
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