That's what Starpulse is saying, and based on a search of Google News, it's the only site saying it. However, a quick scan of Random House's site revealed the book does in fact exist, and will be out on September 4. The book is titled Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself and will be Alda's second book after Never Have Your Dog Stuffed. His first book is one of very few non-fiction books I've read in my lifetime, and it's quite interesting. Even if we didn't know Alda as that guy from M*A*S*H, The West Wing and Scientific American Frontiers, the stories of his childhood --his mentally unstable mother, living above a burlesque house-- are more than engaging enough.

This new book will apparently feature highlights from various speeches Alda has given over the years, a kind of guide on how to enjoy life and get the most out of it. I would say Alda did enough heavy-handed proselytizing when he started writing M*A*S*H episodes, but apparently Alda even pokes fun at his early rhetoric in this book.

Adam told you in September that TV Land was going to start airing M*A*S*H, and now comes word that the network will have a week long marathon of just M*A*S*H episodes in January. The marathon will start on New Year's Day and run until January 7.

In addition to the marathon, the TV Land web site will have a trivia game for fans of the show and will also include bios of the cast and other information about the show.

Starting on January 8, the show will go into it's regular time slot. It can be seen Tuesday through Sunday at 10pm, and there will also be another episode at 10:30pm on Monday and Wednesday.

There was a time when I was obsessed with this show and watched it every single day. But then I just stopped watching it, so I'm ready to watch it again and it's great that it will be seen on a regular basis again. There's a new DVD box set of the complete series that looks pretty cool.

[via TV Tattle]

For anyone I owe money to (friends, family, phone company, etc), you might just have to wait several months if they keep releasing these damn complete series DVD sets.

It's not official yet, but TVShowsonDVD is reporting that a box set for M*A*S*H is on its way November 7. The set will include every episode on 36 discs, along with the original Robert Altman-directed film, and two discs of bonus materials including a trivia game and a 30th Anniversary cast reunion. Throw in a special collector's booklet and you have the ultimate Christmas gift for the 4077 fan on your list.

Hopefully one of them is me.

Well, I know what I'm giving myself for Christmas this year.

Warner will release The West Wing: The Complete Series on DVD November 7. The set will include every single episode of the series (154 episodes) on 45 discs. The set will contain the same sets as the individual sets already released, but will also include a copy of the pilot script, including a special intro by creator/head writer Aaron Sorkin. The set will sell for around $300.

The set for the last season will also be released that day, separately, with bonus materials.

• Charlie Rose: a discussion of the public understanding of science, with Brian Greene and Alan Alda and guest host Sir Paul Nurse, and an interview with Bishop T.D. James, with guest host Bob Abernethy
• The Daily Show: John Malkovich
• The Colbert Report: Rick Reilly
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Julia Roberts and Pearl Jam
• Jay Leno: Teri Hatcher, Ty Pennington, and James Hunter
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kathie Lee Gifford and Isaiah Washington
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Tom Hanks and Wolfmother
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Kelsey Grammer, Emily Deschanel, and the Go! Team
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Sarah Chalke and Ben Harper

It's funny that on the day that NBC officially cancels this show, it has one of its best episodes in years.

There's a nuclear mishap in California, and President Bartlet has to figure out what to do about it, as Vinick worries about how he'll look to voters (he's a Senator from California and OK'd the building of the San Andreo reactor), Josh tells Santos to lay low, and the crisis in Kazakhstan gets worse.