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Delete! Delete! Delete!  We’ve all wished at one time or another for some magic delete button in our lives.  You know, like when you’ve said something incredibly embarrassing out loud that you thought you were just thinking to yourself.  (Like, “Dang! Would I love to grab those *bleep*).  Or, when you run really quick to the little mini-market down the street in your oldest sweats with the rip in the behind, and of course that hot guy/girl you’ve been mooning over for weeks comes in the door right behind you.  Wouldn’t a delete or rewind button come in handy?

On the brand new internet series produced by NBC, the office geek “Stuart” (played by Tony Hale of “Arrested Development” and “Chuck”) finds himself in control of just such an item on his computer.  Due to a mishap with Nestea (wonder how much Nestea paid for that?), and its “Liquid Awesomeness,” Stuart realizes that to his amazement his computer now has magical powers.  It gives him the power to rewind time, read minds, move things, and become invisible.  Man, I think I want to spill some Nestea on my computer if it does all of that to it!  (Seriously, I wonder how many goobers are going to actually try just that.)

He uses these nifty new abilities in big part to play revenge games with his smarmy, know it all boss (played by Steve Howey).  I’m sure he’ll find lots of use for some of the tricks with his female co-worker (Emy Coligado) that he apparently has a big old crush on as well. 

Now, of course, whenever good ole Stu tries to “fix” things with his keyboard, he ends up creating even more problems for himself as a result.  Where would the fun be otherwise? 

The series, which is based on the Sundance short film “Ctrl Z”,  is both written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Rob Kirbyson, produced by SXM, and is sponsored by Coca-Cola.  It premieres today on NBC.com, Hulu.com, and USANetwork.com.  Being online episodes, they are short, but definitely worth a watch.  Heck, I’m kind of disappointed they didn’t make a regular primetime show out of this one.

You can also check out the ctrl site for info on the show, tidbits about the cast and characters, and some behind the scenes interviews.