I just saw an ad on NBC about their upcoming episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent. It's a wonderful show, as are the other 2 in this family. What caught my interest was the fact that they are allowing viewers to decide the outcome of their next show. This is not so bad, but the viewers will be deciding whether or not a character dies, which is faintly reminiscent of the decadence and fall of the Roman Empire, where the audience in the Coliseum chose the fate of gladiators with a thumbs up or thumbs down.