I get an email from the people who put on Public Broadcasting's NOVA program each week which gives a heads up what is going to be on the next program. This email was different. Take a peek. They are looking for input. You think you have anything to suggest? _____________________________________________________________________ Car of the Future: Open Production http://www.pbs.org/nova/car Get involved in the making of a NOVA program to air in the fall of 2007 on PBS. For the next two weeks, NOVA will not be broadcast in most areas because of pledge programming. However, we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about an exciting new project. For the first time, NOVA has launched a Web site specifically to engage you, our audience, in the production of a documentary. The show will address a topic of concern to all of us: can we transition to a new breed of vehicles that relies less on oil and produces fewer greenhouse gases? NPR personalities Tom and Ray Magliozzi (a.k.a. the "Car Talk" Guys) will pepper the program with their unique brand of humor as they test-drive alternative vehicles, meet leading energy policy gurus, and more. The documentary will be shot and edited over the winter and spring of 2006-2007 and is tentatively slated to air in the fall of 2007. As our production team embarks on shooting over the next few months, we'd like to hear from you. What questions would you ask of the experts we'll interview? What technologies would you like to see profiled? On the Web site www.pbs.org/nova/car, you can explore current plans for the program, submit your own ideas, and get updates as the production unfolds. Here's what you'll find online: Draft Script This work in progress offers an overview of the program and a sense of its style. http://www.pbs.org/nova/car/script.html About the Producers Read about the filmmakers charged with the task of turning a complex topic into compelling TV. http://www.pbs.org/nova/car/producers.html Expert Participants Learn about the various experts we plan to interview. http://www.pbs.org/nova/car/experts.html E-Mail Your Questions & Ideas Send us your input, and you may win a free DVD of a recent NOVA show. http://www.pbs.org/nova/car/mail.html Join the Discussion Take part in a dialogue about the technologies and policies needed to keep us movin' on down the road. http://discussions.pbs.org/viewforum.pbs?f=178 Audio Dispatches Hear interview clips and reports from the field. http://www.pbs.org/nova/car/dispatches.html Related Links Visit other Web sites to investigate the subject further. http://www.pbs.org/nova/car/resources.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/car _____________________________________________________________________
