Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop

One more example of what PBS pulls out during its beg-a-thon, which has included Welk, big bands, doo wop, Mo Town, 50s, 60s, and whatever. One has to hand it to PBS to judge what demographic has the deep pockets. They seem to know the Welk and the big band crowd are all dead. Now they focus on on the those who remember folk, rock, and everything from their youth. In 20 years, it'll be the few with enough bucks to pay for hip hop and rap.

Problem is, everyone from these 20 year-old shows is dead. That they still hit you up for bucks doesn't seem to matter. If this and others were based on the music, the rating would be a 10. If based on the mercenary PBS, which is selling products in return for cash, it would be a 0. So I will give it a 6. And when the next generation gets stung for "the music of their life," they can pay.