I'm a relatively recent convert to The Wire, an HBO TV series that is consistently described as "the best show on television," despite its small viewership compared to other series. After pretty much all of my friends vouched for The Wire, I finally gave it a shot -- despite HBO describing it as a "police drama," which is categorically uninteresting to me. After watching the first few seasons, I discovered that The Wire is actually a sociopolitical study of an American city (Baltimore) dressed up as a... READ ON

Reality show ideas. You know you have them. They come to you in dreams or in traffic or during commercials. Some people ignore them, some people sue when others bring them to life, and some people head West with a treatment and a ticket to a pitch slam. Others broadcast their ideas online, hoping either to be praised, discovered, or ripped off. Here, in no particular order, are five shows you may--in some alternate universe or, hey, some slightly distant future--find yourself TiVoing. 1. THE SHOW: a game... READ ON

Wow, I had no idea there was a Samantha Stevens--"Bewitched"--statue in Salem, MA. But there is, and she was part of a campaign TV Land launched in 2000, commemorating shows they planned on continuing in re-runs; other statues included Opie & Andy in Raleigh, NC, MTM's Mary Richards in Minneapolis, and Bob Newhart's Dr. Robert Hartley in Chicago. The 8-ft bronze Samantha was erected in June of '05, to the delight of some TV Land die-hards and the chagrin of some who didn't embrace the irony. Most recently,... READ ON

Have you ever wondered which is bigger -- Battlestar Galactica, or Battlestar Pegasus? And how do those compare to Deep Space 9? How do those compare to the crazy alien craft in Independence Day (officially named City Destroyers, apparently)? Well, all these nerd questions are now answered by the Sci-Fi Starship Size Comparison Chart! Now I finally have data to back up my, uh, "thought experiments" about how many Battlestar Galacticas it would take to destroy the Borg. Taking things a step further,... READ ON