The American Buffalo
SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org)
Documentarian Ken Burns has reached national treasure status for his absorbing explorations of U.S. history. The Emmy winner does it again with this heartbreaking but hopeful two-night, four-hour portrait of our national mammal, the buffalo (called bison by scientists).
“It’s quintessentially American, filled with unforgettable