# What's next from Ken Burns? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-from-ken-burns/188299 "2003-07-14T03:30:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sassafras\_Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Sassafras\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassafras_Kid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-from-ken-burns/188299/1 "2003-07-14T03:30:59Z")
Love his documentaries. PBS usually drops hints to what his next project is, but I haven’t heard anything and his offical website is a few years out of date. Anyone know what he is working on and what season’s pledge drive it will air? ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-from-ken-burns/188299/2 "2003-07-14T09:46:28Z")
I’m of no help but [Florentine Films](http://www.florentinefilms.com/) makes no mention of what he’s working on. It says “This series of films will conclude with a biography of Mark Twain, scheduled to be released in 2001.” And that’s their most recent news for him. Maybe he’s taking a little time off to be with his family? They have the number for the studio. I suppose it can’t hurt to call them up and ask them. If you’re that type of person that is. ---
**Author:** ![Sassafras\_Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Sassafras\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassafras_Kid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-from-ken-burns/188299/3 "2003-07-14T12:40:20Z")
It takes years to make these documentaries. So you would think that someting is in the works somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-from-ken-burns/188299/4 "2003-07-14T13:10:56Z")
Hope you’re still up because now I am of help. [PBS](http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/faq/) does tell you what he’s working on. It’s the second in his FAQ at PBS. Sounds like he’s got the next few years planned there. Four movies are on tab. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-from-ken-burns/188299/5 "2003-07-14T13:16:14Z")
Now I’m really looking forward to _Horatio’s Drive_. I really enjoy those kinds of stories. And _America’s Best Idea: Our National Parks_ (another one for the colon thread) also sounds really interesting. So do the other two but the first and last are the ones that peak my interest the most.