  Cirque du Soleil. It's an amazing experience. I've been hooked on it for years. If you are unfamiliar with any of the Cirque du Soleil shows, take a few minutes one day, turn to the Bravo channel, and watch some of the most skilled circus-type performers work their magic while a stunning soundtrack accompanies and accentuates their awe-inspiring actions.
(That last sentence is brought to you by the word alliteration. Alliteration: it's how you start words with the same sound. Don't think that'll catch on quite as well as those "Verb" commercials. ) Cirque du Soleil now has a show that is specifically created for television, called Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom. This show has no character dialog or voiceovers, and yet somehow conveys an entire storyline in an hour-long episode. I am blown away by the talent of the writers, directors and editors. The camera-work, if not revolutionary, is creative and captures the essence of the offbeat and perhaps slightly demented world in which the performers inhabit.
In a television world where the last big hit becomes the programming formula du jour, it is quite refreshing to see a product so bold and unapologetic being delivered to our homes. Man, I'm such a geek about Cirque du Soleil. 
