A new year is upon us and except for the extra poundage I may have packed on –due to the insane amount of holiday goodies I consumed–I would say the holiday was a success on all fronts. I can only say that if you consumed half as much food as I did and were also—like myself—turned into a post-meal zombie incapable of doing much other than staring at the friendly glow of a nearby television set, than I hope your dial was firmly tuned here to Documentary Channel.

Not that we like our audiences to feel captive (we much prefer them to be captivated). We like to imagine our viewers as folks just like us, people who have a real sense of the poetry of day-to-day life and have grown tired of the stories and glorified gimmicks that pass for reality television these days.

This will be our first week of new content since the holiday season began and I hope you’ll check back with us at www.documentarychannel.com as we’ll have lots of fun new stuff for you pretty much every day. We’re also curious to know about the docs that you guys are most looking forward to seeing in ’08 and as always we hope you’ll drop us a line and let us know how we’re doing at viewers@documentarychannel.com