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Great news here for fans of the short-lived HBO sitcom, Lucky Louie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, LL alums Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon have been tasked with writing a new sitcom for CBS, where surprise - they play a husband and wife.

Sounds a lot like Lucky Louie to me.

CBS being network TV and all, there will obviously be some changes though. For one, the trademark raunchiness of the original Honeymooners-inspired half-hour will be gone, but I'm sure we can still expect plenty of laughs. The yet-to-be-titled series will focus on a married couple with too many children. Louis C.K. will executive produce.

While I'm thrilled about the return of something even remotely similar to Lucky Louie (they'll reach a much broader audience on CBS), I do have one worry. Between her duties as the voice of Bobby on King of the Hill and her role with this new project, is Adlon still going to have time for Californication? Her character was one of the best parts of season one.

Do a search for my name on this blog and it becomes clear I have a nerdish obsession with animation. One of the things I love so much about it is that there are no boundaries whatsoever: a character can swallow a fork, get shot in the face, and decapitated by helicopter blades and still bounce back as if nothing happened. The only person in real life who could do that is Jesus Christ, and even He needed to rest for a few days afterward.

Comedian and actor Louis C.K. recently spoke with the AV Club about his career, including his latest stand-up special for HBO, and his short-lived HBO sitcom, Lucky Louie, an uncensored and often uncomfortably candid series shot like a basic sitcom, but without the restrictions of network TV.

I liked Lucky Louie. I didn't think it was perfect, but those moments I didn't like (stiff dialogue, some moments felt a little too forced) are common for all new shows as they work out the kinks and improve in subsequent seasons.

Here are the new TV DVDs in stores tomorrow.

• The Benny Hill Show - Hill's Angels, Set 6
• The Big Valley - Season 2, Vol. 1
• Dallas - Season 6
• I Dream of Jeannie - Season 3
• Law and Order: SVU - Season 3
• Lucky Louie - Complete Series
• Murder, She Wrote - Season 5
• Three's Company - Jack's Favorites

• At 7, NBC has more coverage of the 2006 Visa Gymnastics Championships.
• The WB has an episode of the canceled series Just Legal, though I'm not sure if it's a new ep or a repeat. There's another episode at 9.
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother: All-Stars.
• ESPN has The Little League World Series at 8.
• TNT has Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman in Paycheck at 8.
• There's a new Emeril Live on Food Network at 8, "New Orleans: Healing One Meal At A Time."
• Also at 8: Encore has Kim Basinger and Chris Evans in Cellular.
• At 9, HBO has a new Deadwood, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
• USA has a new episode of The 4400 at 9, followed by a new Dead Zone.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• At 10, Showtime has a new Brotherhood.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by a new episode of Big Brother: All-Stars.
• NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7.
• At 8, OLN has stage 14 of the Tour de France.
• At 9, HBO has a new Deadwood, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
• There's a new episode of The 4400 on USA at 9, followed by a new Dead Zone.
• STARZ has The Brothers Grimm at 9.
• Also at 9: Food Network has a new Iron Chef America.
• At 10, MSNBC repeats this morning's Meet The Press.
• Showtime has a new Brotherhood, also at 10.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7.
• E! is running a Girls Next Door marathon all night, while VH-1 has a My Fair Brady: We're Getting Married marathon.
• At 8, OLN has stage one of the Tour de France.
• AMC has Jaws at 8.
• At 9, USA has a new The 4400, followed by a new Dead Zone.
• HBO has a new Deadwood at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
• At 9:30, Showtime has Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

• At 7, ABC has two repeats of Extreme Makeover, followed by repeats of Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7 (probably repeat segments), followed by a repeat Cold Case and the movie Enough.
• NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7, followed by repeats of Law and Order: CI and Crossing Jordan.
• The WB has two Reba repeats at 7, followed by two Charmed repeats.
• At 9, Dustin Hoffman guests on a new Inside The Actor's Studio.
• USA has a new The 4400 at 9, followed by a new The Dead Zone.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new Deadwood, followed by new eps of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
• At 10, Food Network has the special Vegas Pastry Battle.
• Showtime has a new Huff at 10.

• At 7, ABC has a repeat Extreme Makeover, followed by Mavericks/Heat basketball.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by a Cold Case repeat and the movie What Women Want.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, followed by the premiere of Treasure Hunters, then a repeat Windfall.
• Over on FOX at 7, a Malcolm repeat, followed by repeats of King of the Hill, The Simpson, The Simpsons, Family Guy, and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
• On UPN at 7, two repeats of Reba, followed by two repeats of Charmed.
• At 9 on the Food Network, a new Iron Chef America.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new Deadwood, followed by new eps of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
• At 10, MSNBC repeats this morning's Meet The Press, if you missed it.
• Showtime has a new Huff at 10.