I've been completely absent today, swallowed whole by the first day of the ATX Television Festival here in Austin. Selected bits gleaned from the panels I attended today:

Writer/producer Michael Jacobs talked about the super-grim ending of ABC's Dinosaurs , corporate meddling with good ideas, and the reason behind the heart he puts into his shows.

Dan Harmon believes Socialism is the key to the future of TV, and that Heat Vision and Jack should eventually become a movie.

Rob Schrab never gets asked about SCUD: The Disposable Assassin as much as he would like.

I'm interviewing the team of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab tomorrow, as well as (time-permitting) Scott Aukerman, Ben Blacker, and my buddy Kevin Biegel.