I gave it a week, but I don't understand how a such a smart, interesting group of people can make such a boring, unprogressive web show like Boing Boing has done with their new Boing Boing TV show.

Boing Boing is a hugely influential blog, for anyone who doesn't know. It's filled every day with wonderous good and weird stuff that the editors find all over the web. It's fantastic.

Clearly though, knowing how to make a great blog does not translate to knowing how to make a great show. I'm also rather surprised that the well-funded production company DECA can't do better than this as their first prominent effort. I don't really see any shred of the innovation and boldness in the show that makes the blog great. Instead it feels completely watered down and uninspired.

Boing Boing's influence has reached all the way to The New York Times. If I sound harsh in this review, it's only because I'm disappointed. I know that shows need time to grow and evolve. That may yet happen with BBTV.

But by playing it so safe, they've robbed all of the lifeblood out of the things that make Boing Boing the kind of brand that excites people who know the nooks and crannies of the Internet.