Well, fuck me.

Not only is Pushing Daisies pretty much done for (as Marisa mentioned earlier), but apparently Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money have been axed as well.  And ABC is doing that whole charade where they don’t say it’s been cancelled yet, but hoping it’ll fade from memory.

It’s the equivalent of saying the shows are going to live on a farm in the country with all sorts of other shows.  It’ll scamper about in the sunshine with Do Not Disturb and Pirate Master.

My goal is to feed you so much twee cuteness that you’ll turn into a lollipop and die.

To that end, here’s Sesame Street’s take on 30 Rock — it’s called 30 Rocks and stars an all-too-literal Liz Lemon.  Enjoy.

I kind of hate how the term “webisode” has become part of my vocabulary, but sometimes that’s the way it goes.  Be that as it may, here’s a miniature episode of the office made for the Internet.

Enjoy it.

John linked to this YouTube series a while ago, but I really can’t imagine it attracted the appropriate amount of attention it deserves.

Basically, this is an internet-based television show (actually, more like sketch comedy) called the VGL Gay Boys, featuring the “straight” (har, har) man Jefferey and his wacky sidekick Cole. While the YouTube channel is named after Jefferey, the real star of the show is Cole — who unself-consciously and flamboyantly revels in the spotlight.

Here’s the clip we linked to earlier, wherein Cole takes on the role of a bizarre-o Bernadette Peters. Like most of my favorite impressions these days, Cole’s take on Bernadette really bears no resemblance to reality. The more non sequiturs and bizarre affectations the better, I say.

Here’s my second-favorite, which includes Cole as Meryl Streep.

It’s time for free things! Hooray!

My gentleman friend Derek has given us two prizes to given us a copy of each of the two season of Heroes to give away. It’s all in an effort to drum up enthusiasm for the new web-based series co-sponsored by Sprint called Heroes: Destiny (by the way, Derek, is there any way you can get me one of those newfangled Instinct phones? For free? And the data plan to match?  And also, maybe, a burrito?).

The first episode, Let Us Pray, features a Peruvian time-bending boy (kind of like Hiro). He looks like a latin version of Dan from Gossip Girl. He uses his powers to woo latin Rachel Bilson.

The second episode is below the fold.

If you’d like to win seasons one or two of Heroes, write to tifaux -at- gmail -dot- com with the subject line “Milo’s bangs.” As usual, the winners will be announced when I get around to it.

John linked to this the other day, but in case you didn’t click it, here’s an excerpt from the Onion AV Club’s interview with Kristin Bell.

AVC: So if Rob Thomas turned in a Veronica Mars movie script—as he’s been hinting he might—it’s safe to assume you’d do it.

KB: Shit, yes! Rob works on the same lot where Heroes is filmed, and I actually went to his office just the other day. Honestly, I was just planning to rearrange his desk and freak him out. [Laughs.] But he was in there, so we talked a lot about it. I’m totally down to do it.

So, yeah. Let’s not get our hopes up, gentle pups, but it’s fun to think that this could be a reality. I think Veronica Mars could make a more natural movie (or, dare I say, franchise) than, say, Arrested Development — which appears to be full-steam ahead.

A few weeks ago I posted about the British show Dead Set — a British zombie mini-series with the gimmick being that the zombie outbreak takes place at the set of the UK Big Brother. Well, I just finished watching it, and I must say it was a much more satisfying experience than anything I’ve seen debut on American TV this year.

One of the things I liked most about Dead Set is that it didn’t aspire to make a broad social commentary, which would inevitably be some sort of snooty commentary on the sloth and mindlessness inspired by television (or, perhaps, the vapid and unfulfilling nature of fame). At heart, this is just a well made thriller that is both engaging and gut-wrenching (and gut-devouring, for that matter).

I really like the idea of zombie movies as a distinct subgenre, with each movie having identifiable moments and stock characters. There’s the plucky hero/heroine, the loudmouth with bad ideas, the loveable character who we know has been infected and must be killed,  etc. Finding different ways to watch these play out is fun (for me, at least) to watch.

But — back to the point — I’d definitely recommend getting your hands on Dead Set. If you’re on the fence about wondering whether or not you can handle zombie movie, then don’t. It’s gruesome affair, with things reaching insane levels of bloody in the penultimate episode onward.

Side note: I’ve been watching Dead Set primarily on my iPod and primarily on public transportation. This is a mistake — but one I acknowledged and continued to make on a regular basis. While I usually tried to hide my screen from my fellow train passengers, I’m pretty sure a few people gave me weird looks because they heard screaming coming from my headphones.

From the curmudgeons at House to the sex-crazed residents of Grey’s Anatomy, which medical show’s staff would you most want treating you? (BuzzSugar)

This week, Sandie came up with a cool Twilight TV series: The Cullens. (Daemon’s TV)

Looking for happy thoughts to hold of the grey and dreary days of winter, Jody came up with a list of her Top 5 Happy TV Moments like Buffy not letting The First keep her down in “Chosen” or the series premiere of Lost. (RTVW)

If it wrong for an old dude to like the new Taylor Swift album Fearless, Scooter doesn’t want to run into Chris Hansen anytime soon. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

The set ups are getting a bit obvious but Vance still likes Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters and Degrassi:TNG (Tapeworthy)

This week, Jace interviewed Chris Lilley, the creator/writer/star of HBO’s new comedy series Summer Heights High, about what it’s like to play Jonah Takalua, what’s next for him and the characters, and those rumors that he refused to sell the format rights for Summer Heights High. (Televisionary)

The TiFaux gang bid adieu to Total Request Live (and, in a way, their youths) by each giving their top five videos ever. (TiFaux)

This week, theTVaddict.com used Twitter to snag an interview with UGLY BETTY’s David Blue (Cliff St. Paul) [The TV Addict]

Kate talked to Tom and Padma from Top Chef (TV Filter)

Heather got to see a sneaky preview of 24: Redemption. Her verdict? “Jack-tastic”, whatever that means… (TV Spy)

Now that everyone’s finished contributing their music videos, the gang has left me to bat clean-up (<– sports reference!).

For the record, though, I do remember watching Total Request Live and even kinda-sorta having an investment who won. Hell, I remember Dial MTV — the no-frills precursor to TRL (which was probably followed by a nice game of Remote Control). But those were the glory days. The times before they devoted the shows to children giving testimonials to the artists and screaming over the music.

Kids today.

Meanwhile, my videos. There’s really no rhyme or reason to this — some of it is nostalgia-driven, some of it is stuff I just thought was cool.

Radiohead - Just

This video sticks with me as one of my all-time favorites. I like a good narrative in a music video. Plus, when this came out I thought the ending was really compelling. I won’t ruin it for you if you haven’t seen it, but teenage Dan was really into it.