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New TV on DVD releases this week

Sesame Street DVDHere are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

I'm always amazed at how many seasons JAG lasted. It started on NBC in 1995 then went to CBS, and I really thought it was the type of show that wouldn't last beyond three seasons, but it lasted ten! I thought the same thing about NCIS, and look at what happened there too. Obviously I don't do well predicting how shows with all caps in their titles will do.

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Vol. 2
  • Dawson's Creek - Complete Series
  • Discovery Collection - Complete Collection
  • G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero Collector's Set
  • Heartland - Season 1, Part 2
  • JAG - Season 9

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Review: The Venture Bros. - Handsome Ransom

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(S04E02) First things first. If you are not a connoisseur of '90s superhero cartoons or a huge nerd that has been closely following Venture Bros. news all the way through production, you may have missed out on the full "Handsome Ransom" experience. That is not to say the unaware couldn't have a good time, but things were made ten times funnier if a viewer knew that the not-so-pure Captain Sunshine was voiced by Kevin Conroy, aka Batman.

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The next DC direct-to-DVD animated movie is ...

Justice LeagueAfter the Superman/Batman story Public Enemies, DC Entertainment's next Direct-to-DVD animated release for Spring 2010 will be called Crisis on Two Earths and will star the animated Justice League. Will it be the same Justice League that was on Cartoon Network for four years? I doubt it. The animated features tend to be in their own, self-contained universes.

The story involves the League fighting their evil, other-dimensional counterparts. It's based on the classic "Crisis" stories from the comic books.

I do wish the story was in the Cartoon Network Justice League universe because I liked that theme song. However, the fact that the Hal Jordan Green Lantern appears in the promo picture and the television version used the John Stewart Green Lantern pretty much confirms that it won't be. The writer behind the story is Dwayne McDuffie, who was one of the folks behind the Justice League cartoon. So even if it's not that version of the group, it'll likely still be a quality story.

DC Comics is now DC Entertainment

DC EntertainmentMuch like the Disney acquisition of Marvel Entertainment, television is only a part of what this change represents. However, it does affect the television industry and should be mentioned on this blog. DC Comics has changed its name to DC Entertainment to encompass more forms of media, such as television and movies. Also the president of DC, Paul Levitz, has been replaced by a Time Warner officer named Diane Nelson.

While there are those that might disagree with me, this move looks like it's a response to Marvel's success with its movie franchises. Even though DC has done better on television (Smallville, plus various cartoons like The Brave and the Bold), movies are where the big bucks are. Granted, DC and Warner Brothers have had major success with its Batman movies, but it hasn't built any other franchises.

And as with the Marvel acquisition, we'll have to wait and see what the long-term effects of this corporate change will be. DC also loses the rights to Superman in 2013, so exciting things are afoot.

AOL picks the best TV shows of the 60s

The Twilight ZoneIt's time for another TV list! Everybody loves lists, right? This one has AOL picking the best TV shows of the 1960s.

As usual, it's a list that will get the debate going. Shows that without a doubt deserve to be on the list: The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Star Trek, The Andy Griffith Show, I Spy, and Bewitched.

Shows that without a doubt don't belong on the list: The Flying Nun, Hogan's Heroes, and The Mod Squad. Sure, I enjoyed those shows when I was younger, but I really don't think they belong in the "best" category (I'll let you debate another show on the list, Batman - great or just "campy" great?)

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New TV on DVD releases this week

LifeHere are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

Well. This week has a little bit of everything, no matter what the TV fan is looking for. We have current shows (NCIS, House, Scrubs), recent shows that have been canceled (Life, Samantha Who?), classic shows you probably thought you'd never seen on DVD (Wiseguy, Wanted: Dead or Alive), kid shows (Suite Life on Deck, Sonny with a Chance), cartoons (Batman, Dungeons & Dragons), and quirky reality and/or documentary shows (Dog The Bounty Hunter, MonsterQuest, The Universe).

There's also two DVD sets called TV Sets, which are a mix of various episodes of sci-fi shows (Star Trek, The 4400, Medium) and crime shows (Streets of San Francisco, Dexter, CSI: NY).

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Nolan chooses another Batman over The Prisoner

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While we're anxiously -- and optimistically -- awaiting the AMC remake of the classic Patrick McGoohan spy series The Prisoner, filmmaker Christopher Nolan has abandoned a big screen version of The Prisoner. Nolan reportedly will concentrate instead on a third Batman movie.

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Adam West returns to the Batman franchise

batman adam westI'm sure some of you would like to forget about the campy '60s Batman TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward as corny comic book crime fighters. Me? I love it.

I grew up watching reruns of the show, and its goofy blend of cartoon-y action, aw-shucks charm and over-the-top acting still makes me smile. Cartoon Network's great Batman: The Brave and the Bold is heavily influenced by the '60s series, and some episodes even feature unabashed references to the old show.

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What's with all the drug addicts on Captain Planet?

Bizarre but fun list over at Topless Robot, the 11 most disturbingly adult scenarios in 90's cartoons. There's child abuse revelations on X-Men, Batman having a heart attack, and this one from Captain Planet, as the gang is attacked by ... drug addicts.

Cinematical, TV Squad's detached fraternal siamese twin, also at Comic-Con

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Even though TV Squad's very own John Scott Lewinski is fighting his way through hordes of overweight Rorschachs and pre-pubescent Chun Lis to get exclusive interviews and scoops on the newest TV news at the San Diego Comic Con, don't forget that our partners-in-crime from Cinematical are also there covering the latest flim-flam in film.

The movie side of the annual pop-culture cavalcade opened with one of the biggest names in the history of film and what could very well be one of the biggest names in the future of film. Director James Cameron screened a solid 25 minutes of his forthcoming sci-fi epic Avatar. Blogger Todd Gilchrist got a hint of the plot and special effects movie-goers can expect when the film hits theaters later this year and said it "promises to be both hugely entertaining and technically groundbreaking." Man, that's got me worried. That's what they also said about Titanic.

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What's On Tonight: Chopping Block, Smackdown, Bill Maher

  • The SoupAt 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, followed by a new episode of The Goode Family.
  • NBC has a new episode of The Chopping Block, then a new, two-hour Dateline.
  • FOX has a new Don't Forget The Lyrics at 8.
  • PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
  • MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
  • ESPN has coverage of The U.S. Open at 8.
  • BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 8.
  • Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays, then a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
  • At 9, Animal Planet has a new Whale Wars.
  • USA repeats the two-part NCIS that serves as the intro to the NCIS: LA cast.
  • At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
  • HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
  • E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

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What's On Tonight: Secret Saturdays, Whale Wars, Ghost Adventures

  • Bill MaherAt 8, FOX has a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
  • PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
  • Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8, then a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
  • TCM has Spielberg on Spielberg at 8.
  • At 9, Animal Planet has the season premiere of Whale Wars.
  • History Channel has a new Patton 360 at 9.
  • Travel Channel has the season premiere of Ghost Adventures at 9.
  • At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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What's On Tonight: Unbroke, Bill Maher, Leno's Last Show

Batman

  • At 8, FOX has a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
  • PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
  • TNT has the Lakers/Nuggets game at 8.
  • MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
  • Cartoon Network has a new Secrets Saturdays at 8, followed by a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
  • Also at 8: Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
  • At 9, ABC has Unbroke: What You Need To Know About Money, with Will Smith, The Jonas Brothers, and others, followed by a new 20/20.
  • NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 9.
  • TLC has the season premiere of What Not To Wear (with Blossom's Mayim Bialik) at 9.
  • At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
  • HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
  • Current has the season finale of SuperNews at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows

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What's On Tonight: Smackdown, Batman, Head Case, Party Down

  • Joel McHaleUSA has an NCIS marathon all night.
  • At 8, PBS has a new Washington Week, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
  • MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
  • TNT has the Magic/Cavaliers game at 8.
  • Versus has the Black Hawks/Red Wings game at 8.
  • Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8, followed by a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
  • At 8:30, HGTV has a new Myles of Style.
  • At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
  • E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
  • There's a new SuperNews on Current at 10.
  • Also at 10: Starz has the season finale of Head Case, then the season finale of Party Down.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

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Take a look at this Superman/Batman preview

Superman/Batman Public Enemies It's been a long time since the Super Friends were on television. To prove it, DC Comics has released a preview of the new Superman/Batman: Public Enemies video, the latest in their animated onslaught of the direct-to-DVD market.

Like most of the stuff DC Comics produces for the animated market, this one is based on a comic book. The basic plot is the Lex Luthor is the President of the United States and declares Superman and Batman as, you guessed it, public enemies.

Looking at the preview, two thoughts come to mind. First, the American animation style is no longer present in action movies (although it's still around for comedies) and has been superseded by the Japanese style. The movie looks like anime, plain and simple. Second, there are an awful lot of villains in the movie, plus quite possibly the coolest-looking mad-scientist rocket ever.

The video follows so you can judge for yourself.

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