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What's On Tonight: Presidential Address, Scrubs, Victoria's Secret, ECW
At 8, the major networks and the cable news networks have the Presidential Address.- The CW has a new 90210 at 8, then a new Melrose Place.
- At 8:30, FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance.
- At 9, ABC has the season premiere of Scrubs (two episodes), followed by a new episode of The Forgotten.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 9.
- Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, then a new Ghost Lab.
- History Channel has a new How The World Was Made at 9.
- Food Network has a new The Best Thing I Ever Ate at 9.
- Spike has Super Dave's Spike-Tacular at 9.
- IFC has two episodes of Arrested Development at 9.
- At 10, CBS has the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
- There's a new Sons of Anarchy on FX at 10.
- Bravo has a new Tabatha's Salon Makeover at 10.
- Syfy has a new ECW at 10.
- Lifetime has a new Sherri at 10.
- Also at 10: MTV has a new episode of The Hills, followed by a new episode of The City.
Check your local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Super Dave is back!
Yet another '80s icon is getting a second chance. Bob Einstein will be reviving his character Super Dave Osborne and will be getting a series of four half-hour shows on SpikeTV during the summer.I used to watch Super Dave back when he was a fixture on the Showtime television show Bizarre starring John Byner (Bob Einstein was a producer) and continued watching when he spun-off into his own program called Super Dave. Einstein is a master of dry humor, which he used to the fullest in his recurring appearances on Arrested Development.
Still, he's kind of old to get back into stunts (both as an actor and a character). To get an idea of how old Bob Einstein is, he was a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour back in the 60's.
However, the concept of an aging stuntman is comedy gold that this new program will hopefully mine. I wonder if his stunt coordinator from way back when, Fuji Hakayito, will make an appearance.
New TV on DVD releases this week
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.Wow, they're really coming out with DVDs really quickly these days, eh? A Colbert Christmas aired just last night, and 24 airs tonight, and both of them will be on DVD tomorrow. Will you buy them or just tape/Tivo them tonight?
Soon TV shows will be released on DVD before they're even filmed.
- 24 - Redemption
- Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 6
- The Colbert Report - A Colbert Christmas
- The Doris Day Show - Complete Series
- Family Affair - Complete Series
- Freaks and Geeks - Complete Series
- George Carlin - It's Bad For Ya
- Gomer Pyle, USMC - Season 5
- The Mod Squad - Season 2, Vol. 1
- The Pink Panther Show - Ultimate Collection
- The Real Ghostbusters - Complete Series
- The Red Skelton Show - Complete Series
- Super Dave - Super Stunt Spectacular Vol. 1
- Superman Animated - Doomsday
- The Tudors - Season 1 Uncut
The new Match Game celebrity panel
It certainly won't be the only factor, but the choices made for just who makes up the celebrity panel will go a long way in deciding the fate of this latest incarnation of the classic show. With that in mind, here is the celebrity panel from the recently taped pilot: Sarah Silverman, Norm MacDonald, Bob Einstein (Super Dave!), Scott Thompson (Kids In The Hall), Rashida Jones (The Office), and Niecy Nash (Reno 911). Andrew Daly (Crossballs) is the host.
How does that lineup grab ya? To me, it's not bad. The Reuters article asks if Sarah Silverman is the new Brett Somers or Norm MacDonald is the new Richard Dawson. In a word, no. You just can't fight that kind of nostalgia. So many of us have seen the classic episodes so many times, and have such fond memories of them, that I don't think there is anything they could possibly do to begin to live up to the original.
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