Hello, We just wanted to let you know that the latest issue of Flow: A critical forum on television and media culture is out. This issue features columns by Jonathan Gray, L. S. Kim, Dan Leopard, John McMurria, and Walter Metz. Please visit the journal at http://www.flowtv.org to read these columns and contribute responses to them. This issue's columns in brief: "Speculation With Spoilers" by Jonathan Gray: It is now possible to discover upcoming plot twists in your favorite television series with a little internet research. How does the proliferation of "spoilers" in online fan communities change the way we understand television spectatorship? "AZN Television: The Network for Asian America" by L. S. Kim: It's a good time to consider the emergence, significance, and implications of television targeted towards Asian Americans. "Micro-Ethnographies of the Screen: Flatworld" by Dan Leopard: In the second part in his discussion of screens in our daily lives, Leopard considers the implicit training and conditioning of ICT's virtual and miltary-funded Flatworld Project. "Broadcasting is Dead, Long Live Broadcasting" by John McMurria: As Internet companies move towards increasing video content they have begun to look to television as a model. What lessons can be learned from the history of broadcast as Internet/TV convergence gains momentum? In 4 case studies of Internet/TV convergence, the issues of access, fair use and public initiatives are explored and critiqued. "'You Got to Know When to Hold Em': Notes Against the Academicization of Television" by Walter Metz: Metz's article acknowledges the relentless pressure to be taken seriously must not prevent TV scholars from admitting that on occasion, like the average viewers, they do slack in front of the tube. He watches "Poker TV" or even the Simpson's just for their saccharine appeals and for relaxation purposes. We look forward to your visit. Best wishes, Flow Editorial Staff ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html