TVSquad

It'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?)

First Patrick McGoohan and now Ricardo Montalban.

Montalban died earlier today in Los Angeles. He was 88. He was best known for playing Mr. Roarke on the odd ABC show Fantasy Island. Actually, he was probably equally known for his role in Star Trek. He played Khan in a classic episode of the original series in the 60s, and later reprised the role in the big screen flick Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, arguably the best of the Trek movies. Though I also liked the one with the whales.

Montalban had a long career, appearing in such shows as The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Wild, Wild West, I Spy, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-0, Here's Lucy, Dynasty, Murder, She Wrote (which seems to show up in every obit I write here), B.L. Stryker, Chicago Hope, and many more. He was in my favorite version of Wonder Woman. His last role was on an episode of Family Guy earlier this year. He also did a ton of movies, the first one being Five Were Chosen in 1942.

Coincidentally, like McGoohan, Montalban also played a killer on Columbo. He killed a guy with a bull.

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

• Earle Hagen: He was a legendary, Emmy-winning composer of music for TV shows, including the themes to The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, I Spy, That Girl, Gomer Pyle, USMC, Make Room For Daddy, The Mod Squad, and Mike Hammer ("Harlem Nocturne"). He also worked on the music for many movies, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Monkey Business, Daddy Long Legs, Carousel, Let's Make Love, Compulsion, Don't Bother To Knock, and There's No Business Like Show Business. Hagen died at age 88 in Rancho Mirage, CA.

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

• Warren Cowan: He was a veteran publicist who had an incredible list of clients over the years, including Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Tony Curtis, Steve McQueen, Natalie Wood, and Joan Crawford. He was the father of journalist Claudia Cowan and stepfather to Melissa and Sara Gilbert. He died of cancer in Los Angeles at age 87.

If you've never seen the '60s intrigue drama I Spy, and haven't had the displeasure of having your brain cells infected by the abysmal big screen adaptation from a few years ago that starred Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson, you're in for a treat: the entire series is now on DVD.

Oh, it was on DVD before, but there are two differences with this release. One, the entire series has been remastered, and two, the series is in order by season. The other releases featured individual DVDs that had random episodes on them. The entire series had been released (I think, anyway), but since they weren't in season order, it was rather odd.

Luckily, the new sets take care of that error. And those aren't the only two surprises on this set.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Season 6
• Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 4
• Burke's Law - Season 1, Vol. 1
• Cheers - Season 9
• Dark Shadows - The Beginnings Collection 4
• Desperate Housewives - Seasons 1-3
• Grey's Anatomy - Seasons 1-3
• I Spy - Seasons 1, 2, and 3 (Remastered)
• Joey - Season 2
• Lost - Seasons 1-3
• Roswell - Seasons 1, 2, and 3
• Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Complete Series (Animated)
• Scrubs - Seasons 1-6
• The Waltons - Season 7
• A Touch of Frost - Season 13
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Vol. 3: Years of Change

• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of George Lopez, then new episodes of According To Jim, In Case Of Emergency, and Lost.
• CBS has a new Jericho at 8.
• NBC has new episodes of Friday Night Lights, Crossing Jordan, and Medium.
• FOX has a new Bones at 8, followed by new episodes of American Idol and 'Til Death.
• There's a new America's Next Top Model on The CW at 8.
• American Life has spy shows starting at 8: I Spy, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
• Discovery has a new episode of Hazard Pay, about repo men. It's on at 8 too.
• At 9, The Travel Channel has a new ep of The World Poker Tour.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Good Eats, all about espresso.
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new South Park, then a new Halfway Home.
• At 11, HBO repeats The Comedian Award, with Jerry Seinfeld honored by Chris Rock, Robert Klein, Garry Shandling, Anderson Cooper, and others.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Welcome to TV Squad Lists (formerly 'The Five'), a feature where each blogger has a chance to list his or her own rundown of things in television that stand out from the rest, both good and bad.

Since I've already done a list of the greatest police detectives and the greatest private eyes, the next list is a natural: Greatest Spies and Agents!

The guidelines for this list? A spy that worked for an agency or someone that worked in an official governmental capacity, such as the FBI or CIA. Here we go:

1. Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott (I Spy): These two guys weren't only resourceful, but they were the coolest cats around. Robinson and Scott were spies, but they travelled the world working on cases disguised as a tennis pro and his trainer. How awesome is that? The show was filmed on location (you hardly ever see that), and a lot of the dialogue was improvised and casual. Great theme song too.

YouTube and Digital Music Group Inc. have reached an agreement to make some of DMGI's video content available on the video sharing site.

DMGI has distribution rights for over 4,000 hours of video content, including classic television shows such as Gumby, I Spy, and My Favorite Martian. It's not clear at the moment which programs would be made available.

DMGI will share advertising revenue generated by the videos with YouTube. The deal also allows YouTube users to include some of the music DMGI publishes in user-generated videos. YouTube says it will use filtering technology to determine if users are making videos with unauthorized DMGI content, and any revenue generated from those videos will be directed to the company.

• At 8, ABC has a four episode marathon of George Lopez, followed by a new Primetime.
• NBC has a three episode marathon of Friday Night Lights at 8.
• American Life has I Spy at 8, then The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
• Also at 8: Biography has a new Bio Live, with Lee Ann Womack.
• At 9, Court TV has a new episode of Forensic Files.
• TBS has The Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2006, also at 9.
• At 10, HBO has a new Inside The NFL.
• MTV has a new episode of The Real World at 10.
• TBS has two new episodes of My Boys at 10.

• For some reason, Bones is now on at 8pm on FOX, and it's followed by the results show of American Idol and the premiere of the new sitcom The Loop (which is getting some good reviews).

• CBS has Survivor at 8 (because of the annoying March Madness coverage), followed by repeats of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
• ABC has a new George Lopez, a new Freddie, a repeat Lost (again!), and a new Invasion.
• NBC has another special edition of The Biggest Loser (how can they all be special?), then two repeats of Law and Order.
• The WB has a repeat One Tree Hill at 8, followed by a repeat Beauty and the Geek.
• UPN has new eps of America's Next Top Model and Veronica Mars.
• American Life has I Spy, followed by The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Superman.
• 8pm movies: AMC has The Princess Bride, while FOX Movie Channel has Big Trouble In Little China and FLIX has Boyz N The Hood.
• At 9, HGTV has a new ep of I Want That!
  
• At 10, A&E has two new eps of the reality show Spying on Myself.
• Bravo has the new reality show Top Chef at 10.
• Also at 10: FX has a new episode of Black. White (it's repeated at 11).
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.