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Welcome to May, my favorite month of the year outside of the holiday months in fall and winter. Amidst the up-and-down weather so many parts of the country have had, we have a freeze warning here in Indiana. So let's see if we can find something to warm us up.

At Comfort TV, David explores "the psychology behind classic TV viewing," based on a YouTube video that attempts to explain what kind of personality types prefer watching shows they've seen 50 times rather than watch something new.

John's review of The Omega Factor at Cult TV Blog continues with episode two, "Visitations," as the death of Crane's wife continues to provide mystery, as well as the role played by Department 7.

Mr. T returns to the boxing ring in this week's A-Team episode, "Champ!" which is the subject of Roger's review at The View from the Junkyard. The Team aims at a group of corrupt operators, and all I can say is that I'm shocked that there is corruption in boxing.

Mary Beth Hurt, who did much work in both television and the movies, died last month at the age of 78, and at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence looks back on her long and successful career.

I've never been part of the cult of Joss Whedon; I enjoyed Firefly enough, but I wouldn't say that it's anything remarkable. (I'll pause here while you cast aspersions at me.) At Cult TV Lounge, Maddie looks at Whedon's follow-up, the cyberpunk series Dollhouse. TV

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