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Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet - Best of Ricky and Dave
• The Batman - Season 5
• Batman: The Animated Series - Gotham Knight and Gotham Knight Special Edition
• Cannon - Season 1, Vol. 1
• The Dog Whisperer - Season 3, Canine Makeovers, and Stories of Hope and Inspiration
• Fastlane - Complete Series
• I Dream of Jeannie - Season 5
• Jake and the Fatman - Season 1, Vol. 1
• Monk - Season 6
• Psych - Season 2\
• Shaggy and Scooby-Doo: Get A Clue - Vol. 2
• Soul Food - Season 4
• Spider-Man - The Hobgoblin
• Stargate: Atlantis - Season 4
• Teen Titans - Season 5
• The X-Files - Revelations

I was reading Brad's post about bad superhero shows, and the site he linked to picked the Cathy Lee Crosby version of Wonder Woman, which I think is silly. It was much better than the Lynda Carter version and was smart enough to use an instrumental theme song, not one with lyrics. When you try to put lyrics to a superhero show theme song, the results are usually very bad.

Here are my choices for five horrible lyrics from TV theme songs. I'm not saying these are the worst. Maybe this could be a regular feature. There are so many to choose from, but these really stand out. (I did a similar post a couple of years ago, but it was strictly bizarre lyrics, not necessarily "bad" ones. The list needs to be updated, especially since I didn't include the number one choice.)

Since I have kids and a job, I don't get to see many movies in the theaters these days unless it's a crappy kids movie. Generally if I want to see grown up movie I have to rent the DVD. In some cases, the movie is such a blockbuster that watching it at home defeats the purpose.

Luckily once in a while a film is released that I want to see and I can also take my kids. Iron Man is one of those films.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• The 4400 - Season 4
• Acapulco H.E.A.T. - Complete Series
• 'Allo 'Allo - Series 8
• Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 3 Fire, Vol. 3
• Bewitched - Season 6 (color)
• Crossing Jordan - Season 1
• Greg the Bunny - Best of the Film Parodies: Vol. 2
• A Haunting - Hauntings in America
• Hiya Kids! A 50's Saturday Morning Box
• The Jack Benny Show - The Jack Benny Show
• Madeline - Next Stop America
• Man vs. Wild - Collection 1
• Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (widescreen)
• Naruto - Uncut Boxed Set Vol. 7 (special edition)
• Punky Brewster - Season 1, Vol. 1
• Sgt. Preston of the Yukon - Best Of
• Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Vol. 1
• Spider-Man - Mutant Agenda
• That Girl - Season 1, Vol. 1

I got a crazy question this week and I must admit I am completely stumped.

Jean Noel writes, "Me and my brother are trying to remember a movie made for TV or a show. I think it aired in the 80's. He can remember a man with some sort of powers. When in danger, parts of his body transformed in some sort of robot. One time he was running from the bad guys and his hand shot some sort of laser and another he was running and a wall fell on top of him half his body turned into this robot like thing at the end of the movie he became that robot like superhero. Can anyone help me with the name of this show or movie?"

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.

I've seen some odd cameos in comic books, TV shows, and movies, but this is one of the more odd ones.

Marvel has a new comic book out, Mythos: Spider-Man, which retells the origin story of the webslinger with several changes. One of the changes? After Peter Parker is bitten by the radioactive spider, he doesn't go try out his powers in a wrestling ring, he demonstrates them on NBC's Late Night With Conan O'Brien!

The show's blog has the details, along with several pics from the issue, which hits newsstands today. Next month: the Hulk's band plays on Letterman's show.

[via TV Tattle]

I'm not a fan of most "big" movies. You know, those movies with a ton of special effects, babes and explosions but very little plot? However, that doesn't mean decent "big" movies don't exist, and I think the Spider-Man films are a good example. Also, nobody brings a comic book to life better than Sam Raimi (perhaps some of my comic book-loving readers will disagree, though).

Anyway, I mention Spidey on this TV blog because FX has garnered the rights to broadcast Spider-Man 3 in 2009. How much FX ends up paying for the movie depends on how much money the movie itself brings in. As of this writing, the movie has brought in $161,401,784. The deal between Sony and FX could also allow Sony to sell the film to other broadcast networks.

Just out of curiosity, who saw Spider-Man 3 and what did you think of it? I liked it quite a bit, though I think it's probably the least of the series so far: a little too much story for one movie, but it did maintain that "old comic book" feel I love so much. I have a lot more to say about it, but I'll turn it over to you guys in the comments. Opine.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
• There's a new Dateline on NBC at 7, followed by a new Deal Or No Deal and the special Saturday Night Live in the 90s.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new King of the Hill, then a new Simpsons.
• At 8, The CW has a new 7th Heaven.
• PBS has a new Nature at 8.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8 (Southern Food) and then a new Iron Chef America.
• Also at 8: The History Channel has Star Trek Tech, then Spider-Man Tech, then The Story of Superman.
• At 9, FOX has a new Family Guy then a new American Dad.
• There's a new Sopranos on HBO at 9, then a new Entourage.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Blood Ties.
• Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10, then a new Reno 911.
• Showtime has a new ep of The Tudors at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, then a new, two-hour Grey's Anatomy.
• CBS has a new Survivor, followed by new episodes of CSI and Shark.
• NBC has new, "supersized" episodes of My Name Is Earl, The Office, Scrubs, and ER.
• There's a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? on FOX at 8, then a new Trading Spouses.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• PBS has a new Live From Lincoln Center at 8, with Audra MacDonald, Wynton Marsalis, Philip Glass, and Laurie Anderson.
• MSNBC has the first Republican candidates debate at 8.
• The History Channel has Spider-Man Tech at 8, a look at actions and science in the films and comics.
• Also at 8: Food Network has two new eps of Gotta Get It.
• At 9, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
• At 10, Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter.
• Also at 10: Showtime has a new Penn & Teller's Bullshit (repeated at 11).

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Primetime.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new eps of CSI and Shark.
• NBC has new eps of Deal Or No Deal (2 hrs) and ER.
• Spider-Man 2 airs on FOX at 8.
• The CW has a repeat Smallville at 8, followed by a repeat Supernatural.
• TBS has two Friends Thanksgiving episodes tonight. At 8, "The One Where Ross Got High" and at 9, "The One With All The Thanksgivings." There are episodes at 8:30 and 9:30 too.
• USA has Elf at 8.
• The History Channel has Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower at 8.
• At 9, PBS has a new Great Performances, featuring Beverly Sills.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• At 11, Lifetime has the two part "Moveable Feast" Thanksgiving episode of Will and Grace.

If you were a kid during the early 1970s, those were your salad days for children's programming. If you weren't getting up before your parents on Saturday mornings to watch Scooby-Doo or Superfriends, you were up before your parents on weekday mornings to watch Captain Kangaroo or your local kid's show.

Also likely, since you only had about four channels to choose from back then, you were spending some time watching your local public television station. If you were really little, you would probably be watching Sesame Street, which was just hitting its stride with all of the preschool set (we called it nursery school back then, dangnabit!). If you had already learned all of your letters and numbers, and Susan was losing some of her allure, you were probably watching Sesame Street's older brother -- The Electric Company.