I was suprised at how unimpressive most of the responses were to this two part mediocrity, since most respondents didn't addressed the theme and resorted to slapdash bits with shallow humor on television's weakness, lame political satire or, in the case of Aaron Shure and Jill Solomon, self loathing jokes.

It was like they were afraid to take the question mildly seriously as this would amount to admitting liking TV enough to have thought of a narratives, images or concept which would satify the impulse to watch. They're mired in a lame middlebrow insecurity about expressing appreciation which seems low class, dumb or uncool.

Even Heather Harvelisky had some half-assed economic satire instead of answering the question. H., you write a column called I Like to Watch...but given how frequently the column imagines the frustration with life she assumes makes people turn to the TV, I suspect she feels lowered by making money doing it.

The few who actually addressed what they really desired from television came off best - James Frey, Mark Albo and Mark Cuban (who's 4 sentence smiley punctuated response seemed like a genuine "hey, y'know what would be cool?"). And of all of them Frey, was the only one who actually expressed something which could be a real show. The man has won back my respect merely by being the one person with the guts to respond honestly.

The rest of them - come on, why not answer with something you really think would be cool to watch, like "I'd like to see a Lord of the Rings style world done bu David Milch"? Maybe everyone's afraid to reveal their true dream show for fear of blowing the chance to have it made.

James Frey, reputed LIAR, watches television P.I. shows. Mike Hammar, Magnum P.I. and the Rockford Files are some of the crummiest shows in the history of television. Oh, and it was sooooo refreshing to read him write "shit" and call Monk a "weenie." Real tough guy. Just like he was a tough guy writing that he was arrested for brawling with cops. Oh wait, he lied about that. He was very polite and respectful in speaking to the police.

To say there is nothing you can learn by watching television is nonsense. If Shakespeare were alive in these modern times he would have written "Seinfeld" or "Frasier." Hell, he would also have written "Three's Company" as well. (You know, with his penchant for mistaken identity, puns, and slapstick humor.)Maybe you should check out a performance of "Much Ado About Nothing" to know what I am writing about. Then again, you are such a tough guy you are probably doing pushups and having bareknuckle boxing matches on a daily basis.

There are also a lot of television shows like Will and Grace that explore homosexuality and the dilemas and problems that men and women of gay and lesbian persuasion face. You should check them out, you know, so you don't kick another priest to death for trying to molest you in Paris. Oh, wait, you probably lied about that as well.

Hey Frey, maybe you should watch "Rome," "It's always Sunny in Philadelphia," or "Lost." Not learn anything? How about forcing yourself to sit through an episdoe of 60 Minutes. You know, so you could learn something.

Basically, Frey's inclusion in this article is a disgrace. He is a bumbling, weakling nerd who was shamed by Oprah and needed his mommy to support him on Larry King. Hey, maybe your mother can hold your hand while you watch war coverage from Lebanon and Iraq on the television news. What a poser tool.

Responding to what must have been overwhelming demand, Salon gives Greg Gutfield a second entire post on the "t.v. ideas" topic to prove that he, too, like some of our last contestants, can go for the easy gay joke.

"Cruisers in Space" sounds like something even Mel Brooks would have rejected as old hat in the mid 1980s. Gay jokes have become the equivalent of Mad-Libs for talentless hacks, the surest sign a comedian has run out of ideas. At least do something unexpected or original with 'em, or go back to comedy school.

I myself was glad to see James Frey back on not one but TWO of my daily reads this week. Welcome back, and Go Browns!

How much did Salon.com pay James Frey for his article?

He's a liar. He made a mockery of 12 Step programs, and the sincerely damaged people who believed his book and reached out to him. Hell, he was willing to whore those people on his website until the faux walls came crumbling down on him.

Of all the struggling writers out there who would love the opportunity to be featured on Salon.com, you pick this lying, manipulating fucktard? Let's be clear: he also lied to his friends who had believed his backstory. He wrote promo tags for other young authors for their books - promo tags that they are EMBARRASSED by now, and that have hurt their sales.

James Frey deserves to flushed down the toilet of history - and fuck Salon for attempting to whore themselves in the hopes that 'Frey' may put them up one place higher in the search engines.

Should Frey's past color everything he writes in the present? Personally, I thought his was one of the few worthwhile responses, and I have no reason to believe his claim of watching Magnum, P.I. is fabricated. And it is kind of sad that the best character-based detective show we have right now is House.

Still, I'm pretty disappointed with the tossed-off quality of the rest of the responses. If everyone involved gave us a real idea, instead of an unfunny throwaway joke (instead of a baby, they're getting all excited over a ferret! Now let's just restate that 20 times and see if it's funny even once), this might be a worthwhile enterprise.

The New York Times Magazine did something similar a few years back, except their responses were good. Conan O'Brien in particular, came up with a great one where the President is also an amateur sleuth - he keeps sneaking out of cabinet meetings to go hunt for clues, and muttering, "but the Russian ambassador was left-handed, so it must have been..." His scheming VP is always one step behind him, shaking his fists in impotent rage and shouting, "but I swear I saw the President leap that gorge in a convertible! Why won't anyone believe me?!?"