The Sports Monitor

Man, I just can't get enough of AMC's "The Walking Dead." I got hooked last season and watched the six episodes of Season 1 at least a couple of times and never tired of it. It quickly has become one of my favorite series to watch, filling a void left by "Battlestar Galactica." Coincidentally, Bear McCreary did the score for BSG and does TWD as well. The man is incredible. Anyway, back to the Dead. It returned to TV on Sunday night and didn't disappoint. Zombies, blood, gore, drama and more. It had it all, including a stunning plot twist that I didn't see coming. Maybe it was because I was too wrapped up in it. I won't spoil it if you didn't see it. And, if you haven't seen the series, check it out.

No, it's not first-run episodes, but BBC America is running one of my favorite series of all-time, Battlestar Galactica. This, of course, is the revamped version, with former Victoria's Secret models as Cylons, not the 1970s version. Great drama, great action, and great acting. It's worth checking out.

My favorite show on television the past few years has been "Battlestar Galactica." It's occupied the No. 1 priority list on my DVR over that span, bumping anything my wife would want to record. Now, however, I'm going through Battlestar withdrawl and she's enjoying the top spot on the DVR list. "BSG" wrapped up March 20 and I already miss it. The DVDs are great, bringing me back to when the show rocked. Especially that first season, which brought back memories of when I would come home from work and unwind with Battlestar and a beer. Now, there are no more Cylons to fight. No earth to discover. No more scenes of No. 6. The show wasn't entirely sci-fi. It was more drama set in space. And, man, did they have some good fight scenes. The series finale had an epic battle, along with a nice, tidy ending. Now, I'm looking for another series to get wrapped up in. Have a suggestion? Want to share "BSG" stories, post a comment.

I've got the Madness. Or maybe it's the Mania. Perhaps I should refer to it as Mayhem. Whatever you want to call it, I'm ready for the NCAA tournament to begin – as in right now, let's get it on. And, if you're filling out a bracket (who doesn't), I've got some help for you. I call it Bracket Racket. For the past five years, I've used this scientific formula to correctly pick three winners and just missed on Ohio State a couple years ago. I've tweaked it again this year, despite few error reports from last March, so chances are it'll be another banner year. Here's what you need to do: We'll, start off with an easy one: Eliminate all No. 16 seeds . Cross them off, do not advance any of them. Nada. Zilch. It's not gonna happen this year. I don't like alphabet soup . Go ahead and eliminate BYU, VCU, LSU, USC and UCLA, although I can't blame you for wanting to see Bruins or Trojans cheerleaders for a couple weeks. State-ment time ...