DVD Releases for December 26
Galactica 1980 - The Complete Series
Kong: The Animated Series - Volume 3
DVD Releases for December 18
Mod Squad, The - The 1st Season, Volume 1
One Tree Hill - The Complete 4th Season
Rawhide - The 2nd Season, Volume 2
Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour, The - Lone Ranger/Zorro: Volume 1
Underdog - The Ultimate Collection
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume 2: The War Years
I’ll Take Arm Numbness For $200
Alex Trebek, the smartest man alive, suffered a minor heart attack on Monday. Trebek, 67, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is expected to remain there for two days for testing adn observation.
A spokeman for Trebek said that he is resting comfortably and will be back for his next round of tapings in January.
Trebek has hosted Jeopardy since 1984.
DVD Releases for December 11
Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Complete 3rd Season
Big Love - The Complete 2nd Season
Dirt - The Complete 1st Season
Flight 29 Down - Season 1
Frasier - The 10th Season
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete 3rd Season
Lost - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Collection 5: Black Lion
DVD Releases for December 4
24 - Season 6 (slim set)
30 Days - Season 2
7th Heaven - The 5th Season
Battlestar Galactica - Razor: Unrated Extended Edition & Season 1 (HD-DVD)
Diagnosis Murder - The Complete 3rd Season
Grafters - The Complete 2nd Season
Highlander: The Animated Series - The Complete Series
House of Payne - Volume 1: Episodes 1-20
Instant Star - Season 2: Director’s Cut
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The 4th Year
Super Mario Brothers 3 Complete
Adventures of Sonic Volume 1
New Street Law - The Complete 1st Season
Saturday Night Live - The Complete 2nd Season
Tom and Jerry Tales - Volume 3
Touched by an Angel - Season 4, Volume 2
Will & Grace - Season 7
The Wire - The Complete 4th Season
DVD Releases for November 27
Futurama - Bender’s Big Score
Happy Days - The Complete 3rd Season
Land Before Time, The - Vol. 2: Good Times and Good Friends
Laverne & Shirley - The Complete 3rd Season
Man from U.N.C.L.E., The - The Complete Series (Time Life)
Mork & Mindy - The Complete 3rd Season
Multiple Shows - Wish Gone Amiss
O.C., The - The Complete Series
Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive - Volume 3: Blue Sapphire
Daniel Dae Kim Pleads Not Guilty
Daniel Dae Kim entered an initial plea of not guilty to a drunken driving charge on Friday as well as requesting a trial date. The ‘Lost’ star was arrested on October 25 when a Honolulu police officer spotted him driving erratically. His driver’s license was revoked for six months on November 16.
Kim is the fourth star from ‘Lost’ to have been arrested and his fate on the show may not fare well. Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Watros and Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje all had legal troubles and were eventually killed off. The only thing that may save Kim is that he is an original cast member and has played an important role on the show.
Amazing Teams Ready To Race
The best thing about Viva Laughlin being canceled? The Amazing Race moves from a January start to November 4 in time for Sweeps!
The teams racing this time are: Ronald Hsu, 58, VP of sales; Christina Hsu, 26, policy activist (father/daughter) • Kynt Cothron, 31, waiter/hair salon receptionist; Vyxsin Fiala, 29, waiter/hair salon receptionist (dating Goths) • Lorena Segura, 27, bartender; Jason Widener, 33, wedding videographer/actor (dating) • Azaria Azene, 27, facilities engineer; Hendekea Azene, 23, aerospace engineer (brother/sister) • Kate Lewis, 49, Episcopal clergy; Pat Hendrickson, 65, ordained deacon (married ministers) • Shana Wall, 32, actress; Jennifer McCall, 32, legal assistant (friends) • Donald Jerousk, 68, retired; Nicolas Fulks, 23, pilot (grandfather/grandson) • Jennifer Parker, 23, student; Nathan Hagstrom, 24, volleyball coach (dating) • Rachel Rosales, 23, florist/store owner; TK Erwin, 22, substitute teacher (newly dating) • Marianna Ruiz, 25, art gallery manager; Julia Ruiz, 26, office production manager (sisters) • Ari Bonias, 21, waiter; Staella Gianakakos, 23, restaurant manager (best friends)
A first for this time around, a lesbian team. There will also be new locales including Lithuania, Croatia and Ireland.
As much as I love TAR, I still can’t imagine the 12th installment being any better than the 5th. Ahhh, The Bowling Moms, Chip and Kim, Colin and Christie, Charla and Mirna, that season had it all.
CBS Cancels ‘Viva Laughlin’
In a move that should surprise…well…no one, CBS came to its senses and pulled the plug on the dismal ‘Viva Laughlin’, the Hugh Jackman series. The cancellation comes after only two airings of the show, a Thursday premiere and then it’s regular time slot on Sunday. Laughlin had 8.4 million viewers on Thursday, only 40% of the CSI lead-in. The number dropped to 6.8 million on Sunday.
There was only a 13 episode order and they were filming episode 9 when it was shut down. The show had a musical premise and starred Melanie Griffith along with Jackman. No word yet, but we’re assuming the unaired episodes will be torched and then returned to hell.
In it’s place will be CSI reruns until The Amazing Race kicks in on November 4.
Marie Osmond Sambas, Then Collapses
Marie Osmond and her partner, Jonathan Roberts performed the samba on Monday’s Dancing With The Stars, then while listening to the judges, a visibly winded Osmond fell back into Roberts and collapsed. Host Tom Bergeron sent the show to commercial and after a couple of minutes, Osmond was well enough to get her marks.
Osmond, 48, was tended to by medics before the show came back from commercial.