{"id":7028,"date":"2010-11-09T13:01:05","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T13:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2010-11-09T13:01:05","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T13:01:05","slug":"fill-in-the-blank-whatever-happened-to","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/fill-in-the-blank-whatever-happened-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill in the Blank: Whatever Happened to _________?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here at the Independent Lens Blog, we&#8217;re looking to improve your experience by filling in some inevitable blanks created by the passage of time. We&#8217;ve broadcast hundreds of films, now that we&#8217;re in our 9th official season.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"head_question_mark.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/head_question_mark.jpg\" width=\"246\" height=\"286\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;\" \/>Over those years, you&#8217;ve met an incredible range of characters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/dinnerwiththepresident\/\">politicians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/unreasonableman\/activist.html\">activists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/between-the-folds\/\">artists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/billystrayhorn\/\">musicians<\/a>, students, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/daddyandpapa\/\">parents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/young-at-heart\/\">grandparents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/kneedeep\/\">attempted murderers<\/a>, inspirational people, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/takingroot\/\">Nobel laureates<\/a>, and others from all walks of life.<br \/>\nSome of these, no doubt, have stuck with you, as they have with us. 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