In addition to our regular columnists and guest columns, FLOW is also committed to publishing topical one-time columns. If you are interested in submitting a column for review, please feel free to check out our latest suggested calls at http://jot.communication.utexas.edu/flow/cfp.php. Even if your work does not match the specific calls, we invite short, topical pieces of 800-1000 words for review. As with regular columns, Special Features are expected to fall somewhere in between academic and journalistic discourses with the aim of spurring discussion on message boards. For submissions or questions, please contact Jean Lauer at [log in to unmask] Current Calls: New trends in advertising Marketplace on NPR recently reported that the placement of political ads is shifting in response to audience habits, especially the proliferation of DVRs. This fall, according to their sources, campaign ads are likely to be concentrated on shows that people do not usually record to skip commercials, such as sports and news. This is just one potentially interesting new development for scholars in the field of advertising. If you are a scholar writing about media advertising trends, we encourage you to contact us with queries, proposals, or potential submissions. To be considered for publication, papers should be emailed as attachments, double-spaced, in MLA style, with the author's name and contact information clearly included on the attached file. For more information or to submit a query, please contact Jean Lauer at [log in to unmask] “Theme songs, background music, and television” Music is an essential element of TV programs. Theme songs of television series set the mood for each program and create a musical calling card that instantly brings that program to mind. Background songs establish the tone and even cultural capital of an episode or series. As more and more television series are being released on DVD, we at Flow have noticed certain series appearing with different theme songs and even different background music than the "original" broadcast versions. What happens when songs change? How do changes in music affect the way we understand DVD authorship? How do these changes affect the way we view programs, or our relationship to the visual and thematic content? How should we address post-broadcast changes to programs in television scholarship? The editors of FLOW are seeking short essays (approximately 800-1000 words in length) that examine issues related to this phenomenon. Queries and proposals regarding potential submissions are encouraged. To be considered for publication, papers should be emailed as attachments, double-spaced, in MLA style, with the author's name and contact information clearly included on the attached file. For more information or to submit a query, please contact Jean Lauer at [log in to unmask] ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org