In The News...

This might be The Year I Shoot My TV. It's beginning to interfere with my Internet viewing. -- Ted Lewis, ``Binary Critic'', "Computer", January 1997

Luciano Pavarotti had to cancel several appearances this week because he's sidelined with the flu. Doctors say he caught it from someone he ate. -- Conan O'Brien

The UPN network will preempt its regular broadcasts of "Moesha" and "Clueless" on Jan. 20 from 8 to 9pm so it can air "Interviews with Real Vampires," an hourlong documentary featuring interviews with people who claim to be vampires. It so happens that Jan. 20 is also the night that the network's chief rival, the WB network, is moving "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" from Mondays to Tuesdays. Representatives at UPN declined to say whether the schedule change had anything to do with "Buffy." (NY Post)

Wonder Bra: Superman's cape and Madonna's bustier were offered at an auction last week. "The difference between the two is that one is bulletproof and provides incredible lift and the other is a cape." (Alex Kaseberg)

Surf's Up: Meanwhile, "Titanic" sailed to the top of the box office charts. "But studio execs were furious over the reviews. Every single write-up gave away the ending." (Argus Hamilton)