the best thing pbs did for adults in the '70s was the mini series. the idea of novels for television. >> good evening. the ninth episode. we ought to put up a sign. >> i was not allowed to watch it because it had nudity in it. i very much wanted to. >> rather than try to come up with the show that would run for years and years. it was this idea that here is a limited story, we're going to tell in x number of episodes. and let's just do this one, self-contained thing. >> during the reign of my mad brother. >> it looks cheap. it was the script and the