The Video iPod is a great little gadget. I've had one for about 5 months now, and I think it's the first gadget ever I've used for so long without getting bored with it. It does, however, have a number of shortcomings, one of which is this brokie right here.
I mostly use my iPod on the train, when commuting to and from work. Typically, I'd watch a couple of relatively long shows, and then attempt to pick something to fill up the remaining time until my stop - and that's one of the things you can't do with the iPod interface the way it is.
To see how long a particular clip or an audio track is, you have to start playing one, which defeats the purpose if you're looking for something with particular length. This little brokie makes the last couple of train stops quite annoying.