Serling search

I mentioned this in my Sunday column, and wanted to mention it again here: I’m looking for fans of Rod Serling’s original black-and-white “The Twilight Zone” shows. I want to hear from you by email at jkiesewetter@enquirer.com. Tell me why it’s one of your favorite shows, and make sure to include your name, neighborhood, age and daytime phone number. And if you worked with Serling here, I want to hear from you too!
Your comments could be part of my story about Serling’s work in Cincinnati in the early 1950s. His friends, former coworkers at WLW and TV historians will discuss Serling at “The Twilight Zone: The Cincinnati Connection” at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the main Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, downtown. The program is free and open to the public.

“Joey” gone
As expected, “Joey” tanked against “American Idol” last week, and NBC pulled it instantly. “Most Outrageous Moments,” a spin-off from “Most Outrageous Game Show Moments,” will air 8-9 p.m. Tuesday on NBC (Ch 5). NBC also has ordered more “Deal, or No Deal.”

Kiese-watching
Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns to TV with her second sitcom since "Seinfeld." (How many of you remember "Watching Ellie?") Anyway, her new "New Adventures of Old Christine" is pretty ordinary, with an over-zealous laugh track. She plays a divorced mom who gets along great with her ex-husband, who's dating a younger wormen named Christine. "Christine" airs twice tonight, at 8:30 and 9:30 pm. I know what you're going to say -- it's more proof of the "Seinfeld" curse, adding it to the list of other failures by Jerry's pals ("Listen Up," "Bob Patterson," "Michael Richards Show"). To me, it's just proof that "Seinfeld" is in the pantheon of TV sitcoms, and most others look awful when compared to it. "Christine" is more ordinary than awful. Watch it tonight and tell me what you think.