Greetings, We want to let you know that the new issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture is available at http://flowtv.org. This issue features columns from Amanda Klein, Hannah Hamad, James Bennett, Charles R. Acland, Zoe Druick and Julia Lesage. This issue's columns in brief: "BET?s Baldwin Hills: Injecting Race and Class into the Projective Drama" by Amanda Klein (http://flowtv.org/?p=4547) A look at BET?s Baldwin Hills, a reality drama that effectively straddles the line between projective drama and rhetorical document. "Television Celebrity: Extras and the Cultural Value of TV Fame" by James Bennett (http://flowtv.org/?p=4541) James Bennett examines Ricky Gervais, Extras, and the show?s meta-textual mediation on television celebrity. "DAD TV-- Postfeminism and the Paternalization of US Television Drama" by Hannah Hamad (http://flowtv.org/?p=4531) A look at the rise in father figures and the importance of paternity in TV drama series. "The Last Days of Videotape" by Charles R. Acland (http://flowtv.org/?p=4555) An argument for the significance of the videotape as a lively and important object of academic research. "Media Event 2.0: Guy Laliberté?s Final Frontier" by Zoë Druick (http://flowtv.org/?p=4539) The confluence of edutainment, celebrity philanthropy, popular environmentalism, post-cold war neo-liberal politics, and the media event in Guy Laliberte's space tourism. "FlashForward: Pacing and Script" by Julia Lesage (http://flowtv.org/?p=4528) An analysis of FlashForward's techniques to keep the viewer engaged and even to inspire fan behavior in its audience. Interested in supporting Flow? Click HERE (http://flowtv.org/?page_id=2143). FlowTV is now on Twitter! Follow Flow's Twitter page at: http://twitter.com/flowtv FlowTV is also on Facebook! Get updates on your news feed by becoming a fan: www.facebook.com/FlowTV We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments. Best wishes, Flow Editorial Staff ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html