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This Week’s TV on DVD Releases: October 6, 2009

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:03 PM PDT

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Ally McBeal: The Complete Series

Ally McBeal: The Complete 1st Season

Astroboy: Volume 1

Astroboy: Volume 2

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“The Mentalist: Season 1″ DVD Review

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:33 PM PDT

thementalist s1dvd The Mentalist: Season 1 DVD Review

“The Mentalist: Season 1″-Own it on DVD September 22, 2009

  • Release Date: September 22, 2009
  • Publisher: Warner Home Video
  • Price: $39.49 on Amazon.com amazonbuynow The Mentalist: Season 1 DVD Review
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 998 minutes
  • Special Features: “Evidence of a Hit Series,” “Cracking the Crystal Ball: Mentalist vs. Psychic,” Unaired Scenes, Gag Reel
  • Starring: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti
  • Genre: Crime Drama

Longtime readers of this site probably know that I am not a viewer who watches a lot of procedurals. It’s not that I don’t like them, they just aren’t original or entertaining enough for me to watch them each week. What I prefer to do is watch an episode or two on DVD whenever I’m in the mood. “The Mentalist” is slightly better than most crime dramas but it isn’t even the best show about a fake psychic who solves crimes (”Psych” is much funnier and better in my opinion). However, it is definitely worth watching if you are a fan of procedurals and probably even worth a look if you aren’t.

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FlashForward S1.E3 “137 Sekunden” Preview

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:58 PM PDT

© Ron Tom/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

© Ron Tom/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Air Date: October 8, 2009 at 8/7c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: Mark and Janis travel to Germany to speak with an imprisoned Nazi who claims to have knowledge about the blackouts, and an anonymous tip leads Demetri to believe his deepest fears about his future. Meanwhile, Aaron pleads with Mark to help him get the approval to have his daughter’s body exhumed in order to re-test her DNA and confirm the identity of the remains, on “FlashForward,” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

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Sons of Anarchy S2.E5 “Smite” Preview

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:10 AM PDT

©2009 FX. Cr: Prashant Gupta

©2009 FX. Cr: Prashant Gupta

Air Date: October 6, 2009 at 10/9c on FX

Episode Synopsis: Charming and its small-town appeal become vulnerable to The League, which finds new ways to provoke SOA members. Tara’s compassionate efforts to help a distraught Gemma don’t go unpunished.

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The Forgotten S1.E3 “Football John” Preview

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT

© Adam Larkey/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

© Adam Larkey/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Air Date: October 6, 2009 at 10/9c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: The case of a John Doe (guest star Jarrod Bunch, former NFL Player for NY Giants), left beaten on the street and ravaged by past injuries, leads The Forgotten Network into the world of professional football. But if this John Doe was a pro athlete, who was he? How is he unidentified? And why hasn’t anyone been looking for him?, on “the forgotten,” TUESDAY, OCT. 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

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Tonight’s TV Picks: October 5, 2009

Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT

mondaynightfootball Tonights TV Picks: October 5, 2009

Shows we watch and recommend are in bold.

7/6c:

  • Sherri (Lifetime, series premiere)

7:30/6:30c:

  • Rita Rocks (Lifetime, season premiere)

8/7c:

  • How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
  • Heroes (NBC)
  • House (FOX)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC, two-hour episode)
  • One Tree Hill (The CW)
  • Emeril Green (Planet Green)
  • Lincoln Heights (ABC Family)

8:30/7:30c:

  • Accidentally on Purpose (CBS)
  • Monday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (ESPN)

9/8c:

  • Gossip Girl (The CW)
  • Trauma (NBC)
  • Two and a Half Men (CBS)
  • Lie to Me (FOX)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC, two-hour episode)
  • Chain Gang: Maricopa County (Discovery Channel)
  • Greek (ABC Family)
  • Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times (PBS, two-hour special)
  • Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC)
  • Monday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (ESPN)
  • Outrage (HBO, 90-minute special)
  • Popular Science’s Future Of… (Science Channel)
  • Real Chance of Love 2: Back in the Saddle (VH1)
  • Unwrapped (Food Network)
  • WWE Raw (USA)

9:30/8:30c:

  • The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

10/9c:

  • Castle (ABC)
  • CSI: Miami (CBS)
  • The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
  • Animal Cops: Houston (Animal Planet)
  • Clash of the Gods (History)
  • Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Food Network)
  • Durham County (ION)
  • Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke (VH1)
  • Forensics: You Decide (ID)
  • Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times (PBS, two-hour special)
  • Madventures (Travel Channel)
  • Monday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (ESPN)
  • The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo)
  • Ultimate Cake Off (TLC)

11/10c:

  • Chelsea Lately (E!)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

11:30/10:30c:

  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

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Tonight’s Talk Show Guests: October 5, 2009

Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

ellen page Tonights Talk Show Guests: October 5, 2009

  • The Jay Leno Show-Jamie Foxx, “10 @ 10″ with Joe Torre, “Headlines”
  • Daily Show with Jon Stewart-Author Sarah Vowell (”The Wordy Shipmates”)
  • Colbert Report-Education Secretary Arne Duncan
  • Chelsea Lately-TBA
  • Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien-Ellen Page, Dierks Bentley performs
  • Late Show with David Letterman-Steve Martin, Lea Michele
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live (encore)-David Alan Grier, 10-year-old vacuum-cleaner expert Gregory Evans, Pink performs
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon-Kristen Wiig, David Wells, music guest Christopher Cross
  • Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson-Michael Sheen, Viola Davis, Jack Ingram performs
  • Last Call with Carson Daly (encore)-Seth Green, Kevin Lyman, Pete Yorn performs
  • Tavis Smiley-Author Max Blumenthal (”Republican Gomorrah”), Michael C. Hall

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