Telly in Brief

So disgusted were we with the finale of John from Cincinnati that we've started the true Milch masterpiece Deadwood all over again. Yes, horrified fans, we love Deadwood. It is the reason for our very expensive cuss jar. Just watch the show for an hour, and you'll see what I mean. Well, maybe you won't.

In LOST news, besides the impending publication of the text next month, Ain't It Cool News is reporting some new additions to the cast, all of which already sound better than the Paolo and what's-her-face (you know, they were buried alive or stunned or whatever) of season three. The highlights? Jeremy Davies - late of Herzog's "Rescue Dawn" and that weaselly fellow in Saving Private Ryan who wimps out at the end - and Lance Reddick are joining the cast.

Don't know who Lance Reddick is? You should watch THE GREATEST SHOW ON TELEVISION, The Wire to find out. In the show, Reddick plays Daniels, who experiences a meteoric rise through the police brass. He starts as the lieutenant of the special investigation unit (in season one) and last we saw him (in season four) has become the head of the Baltimore Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division. The last season is set to begin in January.

AV will say that Deadwood is better (more literate, more poetic), but I still think The Wire is better. Except for the third season.