Two of the best shows on TV are leaving soon. Boston Legal says goodbye next week and Pushing Daisies will air out the remainder of this season's episodes before fading away from TV. ABC clearly has their heads way up their arses.

That said, I'm liking the US version of Life on Mars - enough that I'll need to check out the UK original next. I have a feeling it might not make it to a second season though.

Every time I watch Californication, Dexter or True Blood (which just ended its first season), I'm reminded how cable programming is miles above what's available on the traditional networks. Pushing Daisies was about as close to "cable" as I've seen on "network" in a long time.