>>> good evening from los angeles i'm travis smiley. a conversation with actor and activist george takei who despite all other accomplishments will likely be remembered a lieutenant sulu on the ss enterprise on star trek. takei is now 77 and the subject about a new documentary about his life "to be takei" in theaters this month. in the documentary, he talks frankly about his life as an activist and including and insists on a formal apology to japanese americans for their internment in world war ii. he saw his family in an internment camp for the duration of the war. and actress mira sorvino coming up now. >> and by contributions to your p br pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> at 77 actor activist george takei has countless films and tv series under his credit but he's most known for star trek. and speaking out on issues like marriage equality and a formal apology for the internment of the japanese americans in world war ii. as well as thousands of other americans wrongly imprisoned during that war. a new story of his life

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm travis smiley. tonight a confirmation with frank langella, the three-time tony award winning and oscar winning actor. who is celebrating now his 53nd year as a thespian. appearing in no less than six film this is year including "draft day." also a best selling writer his memo memoir, "dropped names" is in its fourth printing now. glad you've joined us. a conversation coming up right now with frankm83m langella. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> frank langella made his stage debut in 1963 in off broadway production of the immoralist. since then three tonys and nominated for an oscar. just completed king lear in both the u.k. and new york and now can be seen in "draft day" about the ruthless world of big time football. we'll start with a clip from "draft day" which he stars in with kevin costner. >> sonny, i'd like to congratulate you. i asked you to make a splash and you did. is everybody still there. >> anthony, how do you already know about this? >> wh

. >>> good evening from los angeles i'm travis smiley. tonight conversation with a true legend david crosby. and one-fourth of the a i claimed group crosby stils nash and young. she just released his latest album in 20 years. entitled kroz. a conversation with rock and roll hall of fame inductee david crosby coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> it is easy to fall back on the shorthand and describe people as legends in their fields but david crosby truly deserves that monoke s thas ths. he's among rock's elite inducted not once but twice into the rock and roll hall of fame. new album called kros. and we'll start our conversation. ♪ ♪ >>> you still got it, man. you still got it. after all these years you still got it. >> thank you. >> when you were supposed to be here some time ago. we got a call just before your appearance that you had to be rushed to the hospital for a surgery. >> it wasn't quite a rush. but i did that thing you do and do all those tests and one of the test

>>> good evening from los angeles i'm travis smiley. tonight a conversation with four time emmy winner actress allison janney currently starring two very different serious. a cbs comedy "mom" and the masters of sex. the roles are light years apart. but the range of this actress who carried all the roles for her emmys in c.j. cregg on in work on "the west wing." conversation with allison janney coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. >> we're in the act of playing very different characters. in one season. it must be both a challenge and reward. four time emmy winner allison janney is now doing just that. she stars in "mom" as the rather free wheeling less than proper bonny plunket. i'm being generous in that description. at the same time the showtime series "masters of sex" and does a 180 playing margit scully a stayed and pressed wife. she's being considered for emmys for both roles. and we start our conversation with a scene from last season's masters of sex which returns to sh

. >>> good evening from los angeles i'm travis smiley. tonight conversation with a true legend david crosby. and one-fourth of the a i claimed group crosby stils nash and young. she just released his latest album in 20 years. entitled kroz. a conversation with rock and roll hall of fame inductee david crosby coming up right now.

. >>> good evening from los angeles i'm travis smiley. a conversation with actor and activist george takei who despite all other accomplishments will likely be remembered a lieutenant sulu on the ss enterprise on star trek. takei is now 77 and the subject about a new documentary about his life "to be takei" in theaters this month. in the documentary, he talks frankly about his life as an activist and including and insists on a formal apology to japanese americans for their internment in world war ii. he saw his family in an internment camp for the duration of the war. and actress mira sorvino coming up now.