In other news, make your own PEEPS!

That's pretty cool.

I think I had something to say - that had nothing to do with TV. But I think the concept of restricting things to being broadcast durring certain hours only - ignores two thing that are happening -TIVO and onDemand channels.

and I would love to be able to buy my channels in some sort of ala carte fashion. there would be NO espn or golf channels. or shoping channels for that matter. I assume that even with an a la carte type menu - there would be some sort of package - to lure people into other channels

can someone explain why my cable co called me 3x to get me to try a free trial of showtime - when every single time I said I was debateing about what I could do to Lower my cable bill.

Let's think more along the lines of Sesame St. to Muppet Show.

Joss doing a Muppet Show type show would rock.

They can call it "Smile Time".

I want something with no violence, no profanity, and no overt sexual situations. I think some good stories can be told without any of those. But I want it to be smart and interesting, and actual good story, as opposed to barely tolerable.

Yeah, I'm pretty much down to no overt sexual situations with Emmett. After letting him sit through FoTR at age 5, it was hard to say he couldn't handle grotesque monsters and horrible violence. He *did* get very creeped out watching a snip of Evil Dead 2 (and he still alludes to it), so I don't let him watch horror movies.

I'd be wary of letting him see realistic violence. For example, I would never let him watch the beginning of Kill Bill 1, or the scenes where The Bride is getting out of the hospital. But I had no problem letting him watch the blood bath against the Crazy 88s, because it was so obviously unreal and cartoonish.

As for profanity, I just make it clear that even if he's allowed to hear certain words, that doesn't mean it's appropriate to use them. That seems fair to me. Mind, it's not like he's watching stuff with f-bombs going off all over the place. (He mostly watches Nickolodeon, and some fantasy movies. And his current Marx Bros. fascination.) But I don't care if he listens to "Housequake" and likes it when Prince yells "Bullshit!"

Oh, and being able to buy cable channels a la carte would fucking rock.

Another good example of a writer/director doing some kids stuff after having children of his own is Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids movies.

and I would love to be able to buy my channels in some sort of ala carte fashion. there would be NO espn or golf channels. or shoping channels for that matter. I assume that even with an a la carte type menu - there would be some sort of package - to lure people into other channels

I'd hope so. Even though I get a lot of channels I don't ever watch, there are others that I've stumbled upon and grown to really value, or that I don't watch regularly but once in a while have something that's a must-see. Channels like Animal Planet would probably be very badly served, frankly, by strictly a la carte cable line-ups.

Imagine if TiVo could recommend shows to you that you don't actually get. But could get.

Channels like Animal Planet would probably be very badly served, frankly, by strictly a la carte cable line-ups

Maybe, but I know more than one person who subscribes to digital cable solely to watch Animal Planet.

Yep, Anne did, which gives me hope that I could someday move out of NYC without throwing away all my stuff. I am terrified by the stories I've heard of long-distance movers. Every time I've moved far in the past, I've done it myself, but never again.

Someone please remind me of this if when I finally start my 3000 mile move to the other coast. Ack.

I loved early Cosby. I also totally agree with Hec re: Elmo.