In a rather clever move, FOX has scheduled "Tweet-peats" of Fringe and Glee this week. What's that, you say? It's only the latest evolution in the Pop-Up Video movement. In a truly interactive experience, the cast and producers of the shows will be Tweeting live during the broadcast with fans. They'll offer commentary, behind-the-scenes secrets and even hints about the forthcoming season.Fans can follow along via Twitter, or if they'd rather they can just sit back and watch. FOX will stream the Tweets on the bottom third of the screen.
I'm about to have a lot of free time on my hands when my favorite shows go into reruns due to this writers strike. Besides the late night talk shows, the first scripted series to go into reruns is The Office, which has only one new episode left and it airs this Thursday.
CBS is trying to build on the great ratings it had for the
premiere of The Unit on Tuesday night, by offering an 'encore' episode of the pilot this Saturday. The
Unit premiered up against new ABC comedy Sons & Daughters and against ratings juggernauts
American Idol and House. So, while it didn't beat AI or the unfriendly doc, it did kick
ABC's sorry butt by more than 
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