I am so ready for social TV. If you haven't read about it already, you can mosey on over to Plastic Bag for a good description and some prototype images of what social TV could look like.

For the impatient, here's a quick recap: you have an instant messaging app on your TV screen, letting you know which of your friends are watching television at the same time as you. You can send an instant invite to ask friends to watch TV with you, or you can respond to someone else's invite. Using a webcam mounted on your TV, you can send live images of yourself watching TV to your friends or engage in live tele-discussion.

I already have a preliminary social TV schedule mapped out. First thing, I'll message Neilalien so we can watch Alias together. I can't wait to see his huge bulbous head and insectoid eyes shining back at me from out of the TV screen.

Next, I'll issue an open invite to watch The L Word with me. I can guarantee there'll be a looooong discussion afterword. Then I want to get the list of comic bloggers who drink gin from Rose over at Peiratikos. I have no idea what we'll watch together, but I'm sure it will be a lot of fun.