TICKET TO ESCAPE
The Tennessean has an article on Americans and fantasy themed movies and television. It's an interesting read and also provides a list of up coming fantasy movies!

Now cable is filled with fantasy as well, from the USA network's The Dead Zone and Showtime's Odyssey 5 to Taken, the SciFi channel's 20-hour, Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries.

CABLE THE ANSWER FOR '03'S VIEWING?
USA Today has an article on how Cable's original series could make televsion worth watching in 2003.

USA president Doug Herzog envisions more gains in 2003: "Why not? You've got Monk, The Shield, The Dead Zone all coming back. You're returning with some strength and then a lot of these networks are launching new shows. I think cable's got some real momentum."

DEAD ZONE HAS A SOLID PREMIERE
Zap2it.com has an article about The Dead Zone and The Shield's Premieres

On Sunday (Jan. 5), "The Dead Zone" returned to USA, drawing an audience of about 4.1 million. That's well below the 6.4 million who watched series debut last June, but nearly equal to the first season's average audience.

For what it's worth, "The Dead Zone" held the record for the most-watched second-season premiere in basic-cable history for all of two days, until "The Shield" surpassed it.