Chesley Sullenberger, smiling Sully: Normally, I'd never question the judgment of a national hero (seen here at the Super Bowl, appropriately enough), but...TLC? Jamie Squire/Getty Images Sport
 

by Linda Holmes

Look, I like Chesley Sullenberger as much as the next person. If I ever have to experience a water landing, I hope it will be his firm hand on the throttle as I scream uncontrollably. I truly believe him to be the only man in America with a 100 percent approval rating.

But I question the decision to turn over his exclusive documentary rights to cable's TLC. Unless Sully is planning on having quintuplets, having a 400-pound tumor removed, getting a makeover and breaking an addiction to tapered-leg jeans, or remodeling the cockpit on a budget, this seems like a strange fit.

Despite the fact that "TLC" originally stood for The Learning Channel (really!), TLC is now sort of the Perky Do It Yourself Channel, and when it comes to piloting planes, I'm not looking for that kind of self-determination.

categories: Television

11:24 - April 2, 2009

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