TVSquad

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Birds of Prey - Complete Series
• Classic TV Commercials - Ones We Never Forgot
• Dallas - Season 9
• Eureka - Season 2
• Evening Shade - Season 1
• Jesse Stone - 4 Pack
• New Adventures of The Long Ranger/Zorro - Vol. 2
• Reno 911 - Season 5
• Saving Grace - Season 1
• Swamp Thing - Vol. 2

All things considered, the summer television season is off to a pretty good start. I've been enjoying My Boys, The Middleman, Fear Itself, and So You Think You Can Dance, to name a few. The schedules might be a little heavy with the reality programming at the moment, but that's changing soon enough. Over the next few weeks we have the likes of Eureka, Psych, Burn Notice, Stargate: Atlantis, Monk, The Closer, and Saving Grace all making their returns.

With those last two in mind, I thought I would point everyone to some handy recaps the fine folks over at TNT put together to get us back up to speed before the shows return on July 14th. Each of the videos manages to crunch the last season down to about four and a half minutes, and I've embedded them after the jump.

A few weeks ago we reported that a fifth season of Stargate Atlantis would be airing on the SciFi network sometime in the fall, just as the fourth season did back in 2007. Well, it now seems like the premiere of the new season will be moving up a couple of months.

A number of online resources, including Gateworld, TV Guide, and the personal blog of Atlantis executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, are reporting that the show will be premiering in July. "The decision on the Season Five premiere date rests with SCI FI," Mallozzi writes in his blog, "However, I'm hopeful that fans won't have to wait until the fall to see the resolution of our Season Four cliffhanger."

• At 8, ABC has the series premiere of Cavemen, followed by the series premiere of Carpoolers and new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and Boston Legal.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of The Unit and Cane.
• NBC has a new Singing Bee at 8, then new episodes of The Biggest Loser and Law and Order: SVU.
• There's a new Bones on FOX at 8, followed by a new House.
• The CW has new episodes of Beauty and the Geek and Reaper, starting at 8.
• PBS has another installment of The War at 8.
• HBO has the premiere of the five week miniseries Five Days at 8.
• Also at 8: ESPN has two new eps of The World Series of Poker, then a new Contender.
• TV Land is showing an I Love Lucy marathon tonight.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Eureka, then a new ECW.
• The final season of Queer Eye starts on Bravo at 9, with a special episode featuring Susan Lucci.
• Food Network has a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels at 9, then a new Have Fork, Will Travel.
• At 10, FX has a new Damages.
• TLC has a new L.A. Ink at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

As I've learned from the comments on this blog and elsewhere, fans of the Sci-Fi Channel's Eureka are incredibly devoted and loyal. So this good news is for them.

The cable network has given the thumbs up for a third season of the sci-fi comedy, according to a press release that came into TVS HQ. They've ordered 13 more episodes of the show. The third season will start filming in Vancover in early 2008 and will debut next summer.

(S02E12) Leading up to the season finale of a science fiction show can be tough. Eureka's spent so much time dropping hints that they managed to pull off a decent episode and give a nice intro to the upcoming season finale. Things are anything but quiet. Beverly's back, Henry's cheesed off and Zoe wants to have a sleep over.

• At 8, FOX has the season premiere of Bones, then the season premiere of House.
• ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars at 8, then the season premiere of Boston Legal.
• CBS has the season premiere of NCIS at 8, followed by the season premiere of The Unit and the debut of Cane.
• There's a new Biggest Loser on NBC at 8, then the season premiere of Law and Order: SVU.
• The CW has a new Beauty and the Geek at 8, followed by the series premiere of Reaper.
• PBS has another installment of The War at 8.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker, then a new episode of The Contender.
• HBO has Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later at 8.
• Also at 8: ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Eureka, then a new ECW.
• Gordon Ramsay talks to Larry King on CNN at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Damages.
• TLC has a new L.A. Ink at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Welcome to Subtle Subtitles. For those of you who are uninitiated to the purpose of this feature, we're asking you to come up with your funniest quote or description for what's going on in the screen grab we choose for the week. Winners are announced in the following Friday's contest.

1st place to ac:


2nd place to Nik: "Okay Marty, you've had your fun. Now get in the DeLorean and let's get back to the future."
3rd place to brother numsi: "See, ladies. I do so many pushups, my arm took a day off."

This week, a scene from the latest episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ...

(S02E10) The sheer number of flashback scenes made me wonder just what major even was going to happen. Considering the roll up, I thought it would be a bit more climactic than Kevin showing off some sort of new powers.

The opening tattoo discussion struck me as out of place, but it got things rolling. I suspect that Zoe just asks her dad about these things just so he can have a few more victories. Later, when he sees her tattoo I was surprised that we didn't see more about it. Considering that it was Carter, I'd have thought that he'd pay a visit to the local Tattoo parlor for a little... discussion.

• At 8, CBS has a new Power of 10, then a new Big Brother.
• ABC has two new episodes of Just For Laughs at 8, followed by new episodes of iCaught and Primetime: Crime.
• NBC has a new, two hour Biggest Loser at 8.
• ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8.
• ESPN has two new episodes of the World Series of Poker at 8, then a new Contender.
• At 9, PBS has a new Wide Angle.
• Food Network has a new Rachael Ray at 9.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has a new Eureka, then a new ECW.
• At 10, TLC has a new L.A. Ink.
• A&E has a new Criss Angel Mindfreak at 10.
• There's a new Damages on FX at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S02E09) The fresh takes on classic Science Fiction plots has to be one of my favorite things about Eureka. Invisibility is an absolute classic. Solving the invisible man problem is a bit glossed over, but everything else was baked to simmering SciFi perfection.

• At 7, USA has more coverage of The U.S. Open.
• At 8, CBS has a new Power of 10, then a new Big Brother.
• ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8.
• The History Channel has a new, two-hour episode of The Universe at 8.
• Food Network has a new Rachael Ray at 8, then new episodes of Have Fork, Will Travel, Bobby Flay, and Glutton For Punishment.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8 (main event), then the season premiere of The Contender.
• Nickelodeon has a Home Improvement marathon every night this week.
• At 9, ABC has a new i-Caught, followed by a new Primetime: Crime.
• NBC has a new Biggest Loser reunion show at 9.
• There's a new Wide Angle on PBS at 9.
• TBS has a new Bill Engvall Show at 9.
• HGTV has a new Decorating Cents at 9.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has a new Eureka, then a new ECW.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, then a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
• At 10, FX has a new Damages.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S02E08) This collective brain drain episode was definitely something different. If you're familiar with the BOFH, then I'd say that the new character of the week was the Bastard Particle Physicist from Hell. While he's coming to town, our favorite egg heads are busy reconstructing the big bang. I definitely liked the plot, but things were a bit circular later on.

• At 7, USA has coverage of the U.S. Open.
• At 8, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.
• CBS has a new Power of 10 at 8, then a new Big Brother.
• Also at 8: ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
• At 9, TBS has a new Bill Engvall Show.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• There's a new episode of The Universe on History Channel at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
• The Travel Channel has a new Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, followed by a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
• At 10, TLC has a new L.A. Ink.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Just For Laughs, followed by new episodes of i-Caught and Primetime: Crime.
• FOX has a new On The Lot at 8.
• NBC has a new, two hour America's Got Talent at 8, then a new Singing Bee.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• There's a new Eureka on Sci-Fi at 9, then a new ECW.
• The History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
• The Travel Channel has a new Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin at 9.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, followed by a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
• Also at 9:30, Giada tackles Las Vegas on a new Giada's Weekend Getaways. It's on Food Network.
• At 10, FX has a new Damages.
• Oxygen has a new Tori & Dean: Inn Love at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.