In last week's synopsis of Big Brother Second Life , I mentioned that one of the inspirations for Gideon Television was the gonzo journalist Spider Jerusalem from Warren Ellis' fantabulous Transmetropolitan. Since then, Gideons' star has risen a bit, being featured in the Bild's new SL tabloid The Avastar, he's been interviewed extensively for a Second Life book that's coming out next year, and his stories have been syndicated in The Second Life Herald.

I knew it was all too good to last. From next week, Warren Ellis will begin his own Second Life column over at Reuters, and after that, Gideon will be just a pale imitation. I knew we were heading for the death of Television