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The heat wave rolls on in much of the U.S. Check the weather in your area on the Weather Underground channel. If it's too hot outside for you, stay in and check out some new channels on the Roku that you may not have watched before. Read on for my picks and suggestions this week.

Fans of the Western film will want to consider subscribing to the Cowboy Classics channel. Watch early John Wayne in the 1930s, the singing cowboys Gene Autry, Tex Ritter, and Roy Rogers in the 30's and 40's, and lots of Spaghetti Westerns from the 60's and 70's. You can even catch Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson.

Here in the south, we're well into a multi-week heat wave that is keeping a lot of people indoors. Hopefully they're staying cool and keeping entertained with their Roku. Whatever the weather where you're at, if you're in front of the TV this weekend then please read on for my picks and suggestions on what to watch on Roku.

Netflix has added a lot of new streaming content that you can watch instantly on the Netflix Roku channel. New films are available from Miramax, along with shows from MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central, VH1, Logo, and Spike. Read on for more information on what's available.

Angry Birds, the immensely popular game app for smartphones and tablets, is coming to the Roku. Roku and Angry Birds developer Rovio announced today that they are partnering to bring Big Birds to the TV for the first time.

I hope you're having a good Memorial Day holiday weekend. Lots of you will be enjoying time away from the house and won't do much Roku watching. If you aren't one of those, read on for my picks and suggestions on what to watch on Roku this weekend.