"Aquaman" tops iTunes

The pilot episode of the "Aquaman" TV series developed by "Smallville" creators Al Gough and Miles Millar is available for download on Apple's iTunes Music Store for the measly price of $1.99. The pilot is pretty polished and very comparable the quality of "Smallville." The show has been a top-seller since it went up earlier this week and as this is being typed it is at the top of the charts. Whether the public response to the pilot in this venue will help convince The CW to pick up the show as a midseason replacement after taking a pass for the fall will be fascinating to watch for its implications on the TV business. Could we see lots more shows testing the waters on the Internet to show demand to the network? Will networks test out shows the same way before committing to an order? At this point, it'd be surprising if those outcomes didn't become the norm.