TVSquad

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Adam-12 - Season 2
• B.L. Stryker - Complete Series
• Banacek - Complete Series
• Beauty and the Beast - Complete Series
• Click & Clack's As The Wrench Turns
• Edward the King - Miniseries
• Laredo - Best of Season 2, Part 1
• Mr. Bean - Best of Mr. Bean, Vol. 2
• My Name is Earl - Season 3
• My Three Sons - Season 1, Vol. 1
• The New Fantastic Four - The Impossible Man
• Numb3rs - Season 4
• Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
• Sports Night - Complete Series
• The Starlost - Complete Series
• When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

Saturday mornings in 1967 were super. And I mean that literally. All eleven shows that premiered during this time featured one form of superhero or another. Be it heroes from the comic books, heroes of the jungle, prehistoric heroes, or alien animal heroes that shot hot lava balls from their horns. It was the heyday for these cartoons, and one that would be short-lived, thanks to outside sources who wished to limit the violence on the Saturday morning schedule. But, more on that in a later post.

Hanna-Barbera led the pack in animated fare with an amazing SIX hours of programming; three of those hours comprised of original material. Filmation was on their heels (and would gain even more next year) with 90-minutes of new shows. Broken down by network, both CBS and ABC, who had finally woken up and gotten into the Saturday morning game, offered four new shows each. NBC wasn't far behind with three new offerings.

Needless to say, the 1967-68 season was an exciting one for a child. So, if you were a child back then, and are interested in remembering what you watched, then grab you box of Quisp & Quake cereal and let's begin the journey.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• AMC has One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon starting at 9.
• Cartoon Network has a new Naruto at 9, followed by new episodes of Fantastic Four, Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo, and One Piece.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has Supergator, about (you guess it) a giant alligator.
• At 10, Garrison Keillor is interviewed on a new episode of C-SPAN's Book TV.
• There's a new Design on a Dime on HGTV at 10.
• BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show at 10, with guests Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly (Cagney and Lacey!), and Natalie Imbruglia.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS repeats the Tom Selleck TV movie Jesse Stone: Night Passage. I wonder why this never became a regular series?
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8, followed by Scoop, which has contestants trying to come up with a new ice cream flavor.
• There's a new Suite Life of Zack & Cody on Disney at 8, followed by new episodes of Cory in the House and The Emperor's New School.
• At 9, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto, then new episodes of Fantastic Four, Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo, and One Piece.
• Have you ever seen My Favorite Martian? It's on American Life at 9.
• Also at 9: IFC has The Cooler, with William H. Macy and Maria Bello.
• At 10, BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show, with Alice Cooper.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• There's a new "Surf & Turf" Emeril Live at 8 on Food Network.
• Also at 8: TCM has Harvey, followed by Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• TLC has a new Real Estate Pros at 9, then a new Backyard Nation.
• Cartoon Network has a new Naruto at 9, followed by new episodes of Fantastic Four, Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo, and One Piece.
• At 10, The History Channel has a new episode of The States.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has college football, California at USC.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8, a repeat episode, then a new America's Most Wanted.
• There are two new eps of Little People, Big World on TLC at 8, followed by a new Flip That House.
• Cartoon Network has a new episode of Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes at 8.
• At 9, HBO has Comic Relief 2006, with Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Maher, George Lopez, and more.
• Cartoon Network has four new episodes of Naruto, starting at 9.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 10.
• Also at 10: HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.

Back in June I mentioned that cartoons were being developed based on Marvel characters Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man and The Fantastic Four. At the time, there was not a lot of information available, but a friend of mine sent me a link to Dark Horizons, which gives us just a smidgen more info on these series. Well, if you're a fan of Fantastic Four you know that series hit Cartoon Network a couple months ago, but Wolverine and Ironman are both still in development, and there doesn't seem to be any mention of the new Spider-Man cartoon. However, just because it's not mentioned doesn't mean it's not going to happen. They might have just pushed it back while Marvel works on the plethora of TV, film and straight-to-video projects it has cooking right now. Still, out of all these upcoming cartoons, I was most excited about Spider-Man. I just loves me lonely teenage mutant boys. You know, as friends. Seriously.

Also, if cartoons are too bright and colorful for you, Marvel is also developing three live-action series based on Alter Ego, Moon Knight and Skrll Kill Krew.

Our regular roundup of what's happening over at our sister blog, Cinematical.

• Check out the new trailer for Casino Royale. This film is going to kick some serious ass.
• Get ready for Mummy 3.
• If they make The Hobbit, will Peter Jackson direct it?
• Mark has info about the Fantastic Four sequel.
• Bruce Campbell talks about Spiderman 3.
• Heath Ledger will play the Joker in the Batman Begins sequel. But who wants to play the Penguin? Bob Hoskins!

No, we're not talking about a return of the old Beatles cartoons; that would be the Fab Four. We're talking about the long-running Marvel Comics series created by Stan "The Man" Lee that became a popular movie last year. Starting in the fall, Cartoon Network will air 26 new half-hour episodes of the Fantastic Four animated series.

Produced in cooperation between Marvel Studios and Moonscoop, the animated series will incorporate both 2D and 3D animation styles. According to Marvel Chief Operating Officer Michael Helfant, the animated series will be part of an aggressive strategy to promote their comic book characters through a number of different media outlets.