PBS to Air 'Steve Jobs - One Last Thing' Documentary on November 2nd

[MacRumors]

Tributes to Steve Jobs have been plentiful in the weeks since his death and his authorized biography by Walter Isaacson has revealed a number of new details about his life, but a new documentary from PBS set to premiere on Wednesday, November 2nd appears to offer insights from some unique people associated with Jobs.

Featuring interviews with, among others, Ronald Wayne, co-founder of Apple with Jobs and Steve Wozniak; Ross Perot, who invested in NeXT Computer when Jobs was running out of money; Walt Mossberg, principal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, who interviewed Jobs every year from 2003-2010; will.i.am, frontman and producer for The Black Eyed Peas, whose "I Gotta Feeling" currently ranks as the most downloaded iTunes song ever; Dean Hovey, designer of the original mouse for Apple; Robert Cringely, writer and host of the PBS series TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS: THE RISE OF ACCIDENTAL EMPIRES; Robert Palladino, calligraphy professor at Reed College, whose classes Jobs credited with inspiring his typography design for the Mac; and Bill Fernandez, who introduced Jobs and Wozniak in Sunnyvale, where the three hung out in his father's garage and tinkered with electronics.

The documentary will also include clips from a "never-before-broadcast" 1994 interview with Jobs in which he shares some of his thoughts on life.

The documentary examines Jobs' life from the perspective of understanding the influences that "shaped his character" and enabled him to revolutionize numerous industries. Steve Jobs - One Last Thing will premiere next Wednesday, November 2nd, at 10:00 PM on PBS stations around the United States.

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[jona2125]

Since when did Steve Jobs become a cult leader? Oh yea when he started Apple

 

[DrJohnnyN]

Jobs is the man.

 

[Will do good]

Can't wait to record it.

 

[BlueParadox]

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Any doco, especially one that features original content, is welcome.

I only wish that some of the audio recordings Isaacson made for research of his bio were done with video. Would have loved to see the expression of the private Steve Jobs as he was talking about the many things he was so passionate about & interested in (as per the '60 Minutes' story the other day).

But I guess he would've been aware of the camera and perhaps played it down.

 

[Morod]

Got the DVR set! Thanks very much for the tip!
On a side note, I just purchased Walter Isaacson's book on Steve for my Kindle this morning.
I'm happy.

 

[CAO 303]

You lost me at will.i.am.

 

[MultiMediaWill]

10PM Eastern, Central, Pacific ???????

 

[kjs862]

i just told Siri to remind me!

 

[cvaldes]

10PM Eastern, Central, Pacific ???????

Since you don't list your location in your profile, no one here can assist you. Please check your local listings.

For me, it is 10pm PDT on KQED-9 in the SF Bay Area. Your mileage may vary.

 

[Morod]

10PM Eastern, Central, Pacific ???????

10PM Eastern, 9PM Central. One hour in length.
But check your local PBS listings as not all stations always air programs at the same time.

 

[Peace]

10PM Eastern, Central, Pacific ???????

I'm on the west coast and it shows a 10PM time.

 

[MultiMediaWill]

Since you don't list your location in your profile, no one here can assist you. Please check your local listings.

For me, it is 10pm PDT on KQED-9 in the SF Bay Area. Your mileage may vary.

Central time. So I will guess its on at 9pm for me.

 

[AbyssImpact]

I'm going to wait for the blu ray version.

 

[raremage]

You lost me at will.i.am.

Was thinking the same thing. I totally get and am looking forward to hear from all these other folks regarding their knowledge of and relationship with Jobs, but why throw in this guy?

 

[LoganT]

Was thinking the same thing. I totally get and am looking forward to hear from all these other folks regarding their knowledge of and relationship with Jobs, but why throw in this guy?

Probably because of this,

whose "I Gotta Feeling" currently ranks as the most downloaded iTunes song ever

 

[bommai]

i just told Siri to remind me!

Me too - and it understood it perfectly.

 

[MJedi]

Chicago here (Central Time.) My local PBS station lists it for 10PM.

 

[spillproof]

I can't wait to watch this!

 

[Russell L]

Now THIS I would love to see. If done well (and it should be), it will be better -- LOTS better -- than any Hollywood-produced 'movie' about Jobs.

 

[RealScience]

Maybe this one will be less cheesy than the Discovery one. The title is already infinitely less cheesy than "iGenius."

 

[Camali]

Dia de los Muertos

How appropriate to air this, as Nov 2 is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

 

[flipshot]

Hope they show this on the UK PBS channel that launches next week, although Virgin Media still haven't said if they are going to carry it or not (its probably unlikely as they are the last to carry most channels).

 

[hobo.hopkins]

As others have said, as long as the documentary contains new information (and isn't just rehashing things we all know already) it should be very interesting.

 

[DotCom2]

You lost me at will.i.am.

GAH! really.
I'm recording it anyway but hope this isn't a clue as to the quality of this airing.