Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey

In 2007 Douglas Gayeton left the real world to document the virtual-reality game Second Life as avatar Molotov Alva. The mission: Use virtual living to answer big questions. How do we want to look? (Alva chooses a facsimile of his own doughy self.) What do we want to be? (A jarring number of SL females opt to be slaves.) Gayeton probes deep, but the SL animation is tiresome, as are the pithy bons mots, e.g., Einstein’s ''reality is…an illusion.'' In the end, it’s all overkill — in any world. B — Aubry D’Arminio

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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

We've been over this. Can you sync your iPod? Who was the 18th president? What's Spanish for cup? Okay, then.

Smallville

It's official: Michael Rosenbaum will not be back next season, so get all that sexy, bald Lex Luthor badness while you can, Smallvillains.

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The Office

The only one happy about Toby leaving is Michael…and possibly Pam's left thigh.

Grey's Anatomy

ABC lists Cristina cleans her apartment as a plot point.

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Supernatural

Dean's not gonna die, people. Sam is way too lacking in irony to go through the world alone.

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Without a Trace

Five folks vanish from a coffee shop. Apparently dine and dash is a federal crime.

Season Finale

ER

If Steve Buscemi's guesting, you know somebody'll croak. Then again, it is a hospital.

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Lost

It's the sensational survivors versus the fighting freighter people. Get your foam finger ready!