And Now For Something Completely The Same

This American Life is the best radio show out there. Host Ira Glass is adapting it for TV. I wish him luck, though it remains to be seen (literally) if the format will work in a visual medium.

One big debate was should Glass be shown. He will. It was deemed too arty if he were always off screen. They've also decided to put him behind a desk, but to make it interesting, the desk can be anywhere--whatever location fits the episode. He said when the director came up with the idea, everyone loved it.

It's a good concept, but it's not original. It's exactly what John Cleese used to do on Monty Python's Flying Circus.