FALL 2013: COMING TO TV TONIGHT (9/26)! COMEDIES AND DRAMAS AFOOT!

Tonight is the night for the return of big dramas and great comedies!

New and Returning Premieres

Parks and Recreation kicks off its sixth season with an hour-long premiere that sees most of the gang heading to London when Leslie wins an award. Meanwhile, Chris and Ann begin their swan song journey to exiting the show. 8 pm on NBC.

America's favorite nerdy bunch returns for a seventh season. Tonight's double helping of The Big Bang Theory delves further into the Sheldon and Penny dynamic while Leonard is away. Oh and let us say, secrets will be revealed. Later, Leonard returns and his relationship with Sheldon will be put to a test. Good or bad thing? You'll have to tune in. 8 pm on CBS.

Glee returns for its fifth season tonight with the first part of a two-part Beatles tribute episode. Beatles fans will either love it or hate it but rumor has it that Rachel's rendition of "Yesterday" will be the one everyone talks about at the water cooler on Friday. The first two episodes of the musical drama will lead up to the Cory Monteith tribute episode. 9 pm on FOX.

The two-hour 10th season premiere of Grey's Anatomy picks up with the aftermath of the superstorm. Fresh off giving birth to lil' Bailey, Meredith has to make a difficult choice. Girlie just can't catch a break on this show. Callie and Arizona have big issues to resolve, and viewers will finally learn what fate has in store for Richard. 9 pm on ABC.

Robin Williams' heralded return to the world of sitcoms occurs tonight with the premiere of The Crazy Ones. Co-starring Buffy's Sarah Michelle Gellar, the comedy focuses on a dynamic father-daughter advertising team (i.e. they're polar opposites...can you imagine the comedy?). The one thing this pilot episode has going for it is that Davide E. Kelley wrote it. It'll be interesting to see Williams back on television, and moderated...hopefully, and Gellar in a comedic format. 9 pm on CBS.

The Michael J. Fox Show premieres tonight and we have to say that this is our pick of the night. Whether it's seeing Michael J. Fox back on television or just loving the premise of the half-hour sitcom, we have been looking forward to this show. Read here why we already love this new show. Fox plays a news anchor who returns to work after several years away dealing with Parkinson's disease. Plus we get two episodes tonight, what more could we ask for? 9 pm on NBC.

Change is afoot when Two and a Half Men returns for its 11th season. Angus T. Jones is out and Amber Tamblyn is in as the new "half" of the show. Tamblyn makes her debut as Jenny, Charlie's long-lost lesbian daughter who is definitely a chip off the old, dead block. Cue the laugh track. 9:30 pm on CBS.

The modern-day re-imaging of Sherlock Holmes and Watson returns for its sophmore season. Elementary starts the night with Holmes and Watson traveling to London to help solve a puzzling case. The trip also fuels a family reunion of sorts as Holmes reunites with his estranged brother, Mycroft. 10 pm on CBS.

Home is where the heart is, and everything if anything is about family. The fifth season of Parenthood begins with the household shake-up brought on by a certain recent newborn. Also, an old flame returns to Sarah's life and literally takes her by surprise. 10 pm on NBC.

Also on TV Tonight

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. repeats its premiere episode on ABC, meanwhile The X Factor continues its auditions. The CW repeats its season ending episodes in preparation for their fall premieres. 

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY! LOADS OF RELEASES TODAY, CHECK IT OUT!

It's New Release Tuesday and this week has some decent TV-on-DVD releases. So without further ado let's run down the list of our picks!

Drama Pick-of-the-Week

The Good Wife - The Fourth Season

The political drama's fourth season follows Alicia Florrick's continuing rise as a litigator. This season she is promoted as an Equity Partner of the law firm but changes are afoot as Alicia plans on venturing solo. Meanwhile, the political action of the season leads up to the night of the Illinois gubernatorial election and the shocking results.

Comedy Pick-of-the-Week

Mike & Molly - The Third Season

The third season of the CBS comedy sees recent newlyweds Mike and Molly return from their honeymoon and adjust to the married life. Hilarious adventures occur throughout the season (and how could it not with Melissa McCarthy?!?) while Mike and Molly spend half the year working on making a baby. The season ends with a bang as a tornado hits Chicago and the super couple each reveal some important news. Could Molly finally be pregnant? You'll have to tune in and watch.

Family Pick-of-the-Week

Parenthood - The Fourth Season

Critically-acclaimed but low rated Parenthood's fourth season continued the saga and drama of the Braverman family. The different stages of parenting and relationships are demonstrated with the cohesive ensemble cast of the show. Since NBC only approved a half-order pickup of the show last season, this set only contains 15 episodes. But it is one of television's few feel-good shows currently on the air.

Kid (or Kid-at-heart) Pick-of-the-Week

CatDog - The Fourth and Final Season

'90s babies will remember the Nickelodeon cartoon of the conjoined cat-dog twin hybrid where each end was a head and neither had a tail. Cat and Dog are best friends even though they are polar opposites in just about everything. The final 8 episodes of the toon are presented in this one-disc set. Relive the wackiness of old-school Nick toons!

Retro Pick-of-the-Week

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures - Best of

In 1990, CBS and Hanna-Barbera capitalized on the popularity of the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure movie by creating a follow-up cartoon. The move wasn't too surprising since many successful films of the '80s and '90s were converted into Saturday morning cartoons. What made this cartoon a particular feat was the inclusion of original stars Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, George Carlin, and Bernie Casey providing the voice of their original characters. They only performed in the toon's first season before being replaced with other artists. Bill and Ted continue their excellent adventures traveling to different time periods and meeting famous people in this animated format.

Crime Drama Picks-of-the-Week

NCIS - The Tenth Season

NCIS: Los Angeles - The Fourth Season

Perennial police procedural drama NCIS, and its spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles, see simultaneous releases this week. The flagship series continues its criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and the show showed no signs of losing steam during its tenth year. The spin-off series focuses on an elite, undercover division based in Los Angeles that is currently holding its own but remains forever in the shadow of its parent show. Still, these are the best dramas currently on CBS and network television.

Soapy Pick-of-the-Week

Revenge - The Second Season

Revenge had a rough sophmore year and the drama entered into soap opera territory with its complicated and convoluted storylines (i.e. The Initiative, a long-lost son, corporate takeovers). While the new season promises to return to the elements of its first year, fans should probably revisit the twists and turns of the second season...at least to get your mind in-sync with what's coming next. If only we could insert a dream season in its place.

Blu-ray Pick-of-the-Week

Star Trek: Enterprise - The Second Season

While the DVD version of this Star Trek installment was released in 2005, this is the premiere date of the Blu-ray version. Paramount usually does a more than stellar job in transferring Star Trek shows over to Blu-ray and this installment is probably not an exception. The sophmore year of the show continued the adventures of the Enterprise in space. Trekkies will sell their mothers to afford a copy of this set.


Well that wraps up our looooong New Release Tuesday post. There are a lot of goodies out today, so which one(s) are you looking to purchase? Don't forget to comment below and share your choices.

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