MEDIA MONDAY
Plenty of time to obsess over Super Tuesday tomorrow. Be sure and come around often tomorrow for updates of polls, plans, concerns, numbers, goals, etc., from a pro-Obama perspective. I'll be in pure nervous, neurotic, election nerd mode. In the meantime, let's have some talk about the arts. There is, as they say, more that unites us than divides us, right? Like the need for great movies, books, music, etc. What have you been reading, listening to, watching?

Keeping it Fresh (Sort Of)
To combat the dearth of new TV material thanks to the writers' strike, major networks are importing popular shows from their cable sister channels. NBC will start airing USA's Monk, and more interestingly, CBS will run the entire first season of "Dexter," whose central character you may recall is a somewhat lovable serial killer with an honor code to take the place of a general lack of conscience. They also may run "Weeds" about a suburban mom who makes ends meet by selling pot.

My prediction? One of two things will happen. Either network TV audiences will discover how much more interesting cable shows are, and realize what crap they're routinely fed, or the shows will be ruined by the editing that will be necessary to fit both the time slots and the mores of commercial television.

Weekend Box Office
1. Hannah Montana (jeez, there's a movie?)
2. The Eye
3. 27 Dresses
4. Juno
5. Meet the Spartans

I have a question. I notice plenty of movie parodies coming around the last few years, including this Meet the Spartans. I haven't seen any of them, but they look dumb as hell. Am I missing something worthwhile?