TVSquad

Just in time for tonight's second season premiere of Burn Notice comes this little piece of news from the studios at NBC.

Two guys on the staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien are so ticked off at the ads for the USA show (USA is part of the NBC Universal family) that appear in the building that they decided to deface them. The insults range from dialogue bubbles that say "It 'Burns' when I pee" and "Thanks for the 'Notice' " to this entry on the Late Night blog where the staffers complain about the ads and explain their actions. It is kinda funny how many of these ads NBC puts in their own building.

Of course, the blog entry isn't all bad and acts as a nudge-nudge wink-wink push for the show. Despite the graffiti, the Late Night guys do say that the show is "awesome," "smart," and "funny," and they even want to make sure you watch the show tonight. (And I'd like to repeat that too - watch Burn Notice tonight at 10 on USA!)

Something is actually going to come of USA Network's annoying tagline, "Characters Welcome". The network announced it will launch two short series under the brand. The first series will just be ten minutes long and will play in between programming. Called Character Road Trip, it will simply be a meet-and-greet with a host and interesting "characters" from around the country. The second program will be added to USA's Saturday programming. Called Character Fantasy, it's a makeover-style show where a host helps people become any kind of character they want to be.