Good (if belated) news: “Americas” will be back
After a way-too-long pause, NBC has decided there will be a second season of “The Americas.”
It has also added a surprise: A new hour — “The Americas: A Wild 250th — will air at 9 p.m. July 2, two days before the U.S. turns 250.
The series (shwon heree) is a lush British-American co-production, viewing the natural world in all three continents. Some critics (including me) raved, some had restrained approval.
Award voters were also restrained. The show drew nominations for narrator Tom Hanks and composer Hans Zimmer, but not for the show itself. Read more…