DEVIL'S TRADE ON FEARNET.COM
Sam Raimi returns to his Evil Dead roots by helping to develop this
series of seven three- to five-minute episodes, in which a Goth teen's
trinket unleashes horror on him and his sexed-up sister. What it lacks
in originality (remember The Brady Bunch's creepy tiki story?), Trademakes up for in less-talk-more-action satisfaction. B
VBS.TV
The crew behind the irreverent Vice magazine joins forces with creative
consultant Spike Jonze to bring you hipster music and fashion stories.
But these globe-trotters truly impress with five- to six-minute news
segments: Stories such as ''Heavy Metal in Baghdad'' and ''Inside Sudan''
were actually filmed in Baghdad and Sudan. A
ONION NEWS NETWORK ON THEONION.COM
The Daily Show stole the fake-news pioneer's shtick — and The Onion wants
it back. The plan: translate headlines like ''Al Qaeda Also Fed Up With
Ground Zero Construction Delays'' into clips that one-up Daily in snark.
Sometimes it works, but The Onion's rival is still the sharper
deadpanner. B-
