One Square Mile on PBS fall-2013 (new documentary series)

One Square Mile debuts on PBS fall of 2013

Excerpt from their website and link above:

• About One Square Mile: Texas

One Square Mile: Texas (OSMTX) is a documentary television series that portrays Texas culture from the perspective of distinct square miles across the Lone Star state.  As a whole, the series is a microcosm of Texas life and a collective portrait of the state.

The series represents the many faces and facets of Texas from the perspective of the individual while spanning the emotional, demographic and physical landscapes. This is a series about shared challenges and aspirations.  The square miles include urban, suburban and rural communities and neighborhoods from every corner of the state. 

• Why Document Texas Culture?

Certain aspects of Texas have been well documented.  There is the textbook version of Texas and the historical version of Texas. Current pop culture provides an oversimplified, largely inaccurate and incomplete account of Texas’ past and present, that does not relate to the everyday realities of life in Texas communities. 

As important as it is to preserve the past, it’s just as imperative to document the present.  When a culture is lost, the community that arose because of it loses a sense of identity and purpose.  Texas gained almost half a million people in 2012 and that trend does not look to be ending anytime soon. OSMTX is encouraging audiences to learn about their neighbors and immediate environment while discovering more about the people and places that make up the state.  The series is not about creating a template to define, it’s about creating a template to explore.