Drop Dead Diva
9/8c Lifetime
High-school reunions can be mind-boggling, but having to actually prove a man's sanity in court while trying to keep one's own and connect with Jane's friends from school is enough to drive anyone crazy. But for Deb, who now faces such tasks on a pretty regular basis, it's just another day in the life. Gregory Harrison and Marla Sokoloff find themselves in the middle of all this zaniness as they guest star in tonight's episode.
Read on for previews of Daytime Emmy Awards, True Blood, Mad Men and Futurama.
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This, without a doubt, is Bender's biggest score. Comedy Central has ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama, the animated comedy that ran from 1999 to 2003 on Fox.
Series creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen are currently working on scripts for the new episodes, which will premiere on the cabler in mid-2010 and be dispersed over two seasons.
Strong DVD sales of the first four seasons plus a quartet of made-for-DVD movies — coupled with solid ratings from Comedy Central-aired reruns — are to credit for the toon's revival.
Citing the studio's previous success in plucking Family Guy from the ashes, 20th Century Fox TV chairman Gary Newman told the Hollywood Reporter, "Futurama was another series that fans ...
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New releases announced today, October 24:
Futurama - Into the Wild Green Yonder on DVD and Blu-ray Disc will be coming out February 24
The Real Ghostbusters - Volume 1 will be coming out January 20
Schoolhouse Rock - Earth will be coming out March 31
Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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New releases announced today, July 26:The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - Volume 2 will be coming out December 9 The Doris Day Show - The Complete Series will be coming out November 25 Family Affair - The Complete Series will be coming out November 25 Futurama - Bender's Game (on DVD and possibly Blu-ray Disc) will be coming out November 4 McHale's Navy - Season 4 will be coming out November 18 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, which as the name implies, is a giveaway of comics. Now in its seventh year, the event coincides with the opening of Marvel's Iron Man movie this weekend.Among the TV-themed books that are being given away are Bongo Comics Free For All (with Simpsons and Futurama stories), Transformers Animated (based on the Cartoon Network series) and The Stranded, the basis for an upcoming Sci Fi Channel backdoor pilot movie.For information on stores in your area that are participating, click here.
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