Public broadcasting does not get much better than this. The epic struggle of one woman's quest for independence and beauty brought me to tears and new heights of the the human spirit.
If all educational television were this good, we'd be a nation in which everyone is a genius. The acting is wonderful, the storyline compelling, the characterisations are superb - nothing overblown and nothing soap-opera-esquire here -- Hollywood could take lessons.
I too was up really late one night flipping through the channels.I had left it on PBS since nothing else was on.
I am absolutely amazed to read reviews praising this program! Are they for real, or is it some kind of cruel joke?
Though this series' title makes it sound like a language class, it's really an entertaining drama with just a small pedagogic element at the end of each episode. The story of a girl attending school, getting involved in the music industry, and dealing with friends, family, and two brothers with whom she might be falling in love, "Connect With English" was a surprise to me when I caught it late one night on PBS.
