Just caught up to this new Flight of the Conchords video. …

After finishing my DVD column, I checked my e-mail — and had a link from the Flight of the Conchords' MySpace page to this video of "I'm Not Crying":

The song's funny enough — lasagna, indeed — but the video works, too.

A bit cloudy outside, but some things have brought sunshine. One was the arrival in the mail of the NINTH edition of The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh. The directory — known simply as Brooks & Marsh to its fans — is an indispensable reference for anyone who does what I do (from writing about TV to answering reader questions). And it has been about four years since the eighth edition. Add it to your holiday shopping (or wanting) list now; it lists for $29.95 in paperback.

The other good news was the official announcement of the release of "Flight of the Conchords" on DVD in a two-disc, $29.98 set. Press release after the jump. …

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I had a short piece about David Duchovny's "Californication" in Sunday's Beacon Journal, but it doesn't appear to be on ohio.com yet, so I'll just put the text after the jump. (Short review: I'm not enthused.) Also thoughts about "Weeds," which like the Duchovny series begins new episodes tonight. I think you'd be better off with IFC's "Jackie Woodman" or HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" …

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