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New TV on DVD releases this week
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.Glad I held off on getting the season one set of Banacek, as the complete series gets released on DVD tomorrow. I'm also interested in The Starlost, since I think it's something I haven't seen before but I've heard many things about (not all good).
Of course, you Sports Night fans are going to want the new 10th Anniversary complete series set, even if you have the old set.
- 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
What's On Tonight: Greatest American Dog, Mythbusters, Criss Angel
NBC has The Olympics all night.- At 8, CBS has a new Greatest American Dog.
- PBS has a new Click & Clack at 8, followed by a new Nova scienceNOW.
- At 9, Discovery Channel has a new Mythbusters, then a new Man vs. Wild.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- There's a new Deserving Design on HGTV at 9, followed by a new Design on a Dime.
- Bravo has a new Project Runway at 9, then a new Shear Genius.
- Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters International at 9, followed by two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
- Also at 9: Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
- At 10, A&E has two new episodes of Criss Angel Mindfreak at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Lewis Black's Root of All Evil.
- Also at 10:30: TCM has The Maltese Falcon.
What's On Tonight: Click and Clack, Project Runway, Scare Tactics
At 8, CBS has a new Greatest American Dog.- PBS has a new Click & Clack at 8, followed by a new Nova scienceNOW.
- TCM has The Glenn Miller Story at 8, then The Benny Goodman Story.
- At 9, NBC has a new Baby Borrowers.
- FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 9.
- There's a new Dog The Bounty Hunter at 9, then a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- Bravo has a new Project Runway at 9, followed by a new Shear Genius.
- Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters International at 9, then two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
- Also at 9: Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9.
- At 10, ABC has a new Primetime: Crime.
- TruTV has a new Black Gold at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has the season premiere of Root of All Evil.
What's On Tonight: Big Brother, Click and Clack, Ghost Hunters International
At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother. - FOX has a new, two hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- PBS has a new Click & Clack's As The Wrench Turns at 8, then a new Nova scienceNOW.
- Versus has more coverage of the Tour de France at 8.
- At 9, NBC has a new Baby Borrowers.
- Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters International at 9, followed by two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
- A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter at 9, then a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- Also at 9: Bravo has a new Project Runway, followed by a new Shear Genius.
- At 9:30, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
- At 10, ABC has a new Primetime: Crime.
- TruTV has a new Black Gold at 10.
- TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia.
Check your local TV listings for more.
What's On Tonight: Big Brother, Batman, Black Gold
At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother. - FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- PBS has a new Click & Clack's As The Wrench Turns at 8, then a new NovascienceNOW.
- At 9, NBC has a new Baby Borrowers, followed by a new Celebrity Circus.
- A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter at 9.
- History Channel has Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight at 9.
- There's a new Costas Now on HBO at 9.
- Bravo has a new Project Runway at 9, then a new Shear Genius.
- At 10, ABC has a new Primetime: Crime.
- TruTV has a new Black Gold at 10.
- TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne at 10.
- Also at 10: Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Comic-Con Countdown: The first day
For those of you attending Comic-Con in San Diego, my hat is off to you. After looking at the schedule for the opening day, Thursday, July 24th, it is a wonder that your eyes don't grow glassy and that vein on the side of your temple doesn't throb with all of the events listed for that day. For those of you not attending, you may be breathing a sigh of relief that you won't have to decide what to attend and what to miss.
Granted, we here at TV Squad are only going to Comic-Con to cover the television-related events. Still, there are quite a few of them going on Thursday, starting when the convention opens and ending as the next day creeps into the night. Panels cover the gamut: public television shows, show revivals, anniversary panels about shows that have been revived, and Robert Smigel. So, if you are going, bring some comfortable shoes, plenty of snacks, and a ton of questions.
If you are not going, but are still interested in seeing what's going on in San Diego, here is a list of TV-related events for the first day of the convention. If you are interested in the complete list of events you can go to Spout blog for Thursday's full Comic-Con schedule.
NPR's Car Talk becomes PBS's As the Wrench Turns

Though not the most obvious of translations, PBS has nevertheless transformed NPR's hit radio series Car Talk into an animated series. The show, dubbed Click and Clack's As The Wrench Turns, premieres July 9th at 8 p.m. ET and is set to run in two-episode blocks for five weeks thereafter. Click and Clack, the on-air alter egos of Tom and Ray Tappet, are as self-deprecating off-air about the series as they are on air. "I hope that people look at it mercifully," said Ray, "It's lame enough that people will laugh at some of the lame stuff."
The brothers are the heart and soul of the radio show, which has become a huge hit for NPR, but the TV show is looking to spotlight a more expanded roster of characters. And while the two will be playing animated versions of themselves, and those versions will also host an auto talk show, the similarities really end there. You really have a more family-oriented animated show the creators say is more akin to Family Guy or The Simpsons than the radio show.
TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO
Today on TV Squad Daily:
- Click and Clack of Car Talk are coming to TV... only they'll be animated.
- Eva Longoria really likes to brag about not freaking out on her wedding day.
- Simply because I wanted to say "waggiest tail" out loud: Simon Cowell is going to judge a charity dog show.
Car Talk coming to TV
Popular public radio program Car Talk, hosted by Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers (actually Tom and Ray Magliozzi), is coming to television next year, as an animated sitcom on PBS.
Really?
Yes, me, really. I assumed it would just be the brothers dispensing advice and offering help to people with car problems, just like on their radio show, but instead, the new program will focus on the brothers' lives outside the radio show as they work in their fix-it garage, and deal with angry customers.
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