The TV Zone

That paroxysm of consumer hysteria, fantasy and very high-decibel audience noise levels - otherwise known as Oprah's fantasy show, where everyone in the audience gets a lot of stuff - is going on as we speak. But why watch and ruin your ear-drums? Here's a list of her favorite things right now, including the most expensive giveaway in "O" Show history - some sort of refrigerator that's as big as a Hummer - standing on end.

Why Macon? The show was shot there yesterday because the "O" Show gets its highest rating in the US here. So, rewards are due.

Here's the list: camcorder; Ugg boots; cupcakes; Melamine bowls; stand mixer; Planet Earth DVDs; Toywatch watches; Kai body butter; "Pillars of the Earth," by Ken Follett; fancy soaps; a panini press; the super duper frig that has a built-in TV set, tells you the weather outside, has Internet access, can float on water, and drive down the road (wheels are optional), and even fly (that's the deluxe edition) and...apparently keeps food cold as well (value? Something like $5,000); orange sorbet; turtlenecks; Scrabble; 90 DVD's from UA; "O's Guide to Life;" some Shaklee stuff; and a Josh Groban CD.

Phew.

Now the bad news: Everyone in the audience has to pay taxes on the gifts.