TVSquad

A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.

• Max Hodge: He was a writer who worked on several TV shows over the years, including Mission: Impossible, Wild Wild West, CHiPs, Ironside, Alias Smith and Jones, The Waltons, Eight is Enough, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Cannon, Marcus Welby, M.D., and many others. He was also a writer for Batman and created the Mr. Freeze character. He died at age 91 in Woodland Hills, CA.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Season 3
• Columbo - Mystery Movie Collection 1989
• The Drew Carey Show - Season 1
• Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy - Season 2
• Flipper - Season 1
• Ironside - Season 1
• Kidnapped - Complete Series
• Morel Orel - Vol. 1
• NCIS - Season 3
• The Odd Couple - Season 1
• Planet Earth - The Complete Collection
• WKRP in Cincinnati - Season 1

Here's some animation news from the past week:

You can see a short clip from the new Drinky Crow series for Adult Swim here. The series is based on the Maakies comic strip by Tony Millionaire. It debuts May 13.

Also in Adult Swim news: our pals over at Joystiq picked up on news of a Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law video game that'll be released this fall. There's not much news on the game just yet, other than it'll be developed by Capcom for the Playstation 2 and PSP.

Hey kids, I've gathered up some cool animation news. Here's what's a-goin' on:

First, the second season of Ed, Edd n Eddy will be released on DVD April 24. The set doesn't include much in the way of extras, save for a behind-the-scenes segment with show creator Danny Antonucci and a "How to Draw Ed" segment. The younger kids this cartoon is geared toward probably won't care much about extras though, they'll just be happy with the thirteen full episodes.

Looking for a way to keep the kids out of your hair for the month of October? Send them to the playroom and flip on Cartoon Network, because it'll be broadcasting Halloween-centric programming throughout most of the month, ending with a nine and a half hour marathon on Halloween. Kids can look forward to Halloween-y episodes and specials of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Scooby Doo, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Camp Lazlo, and Ed, Edd n Eddy. Other specials include episodes of the CGI Scary Godmother, and the live-action Scooby Doo movie. The Halloween marathon, which kicks off at 1 p.m., will consist mostly of episodes aired the previous weeks. More information on showtimes can be found here.