Laurel’s TV Picks

The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Land, 7pm - 9pm)
Season premiere of Survivor: Pearl Islands (CBS, 7pm)
Paul McCartney in Red Square (A&E, 8pm - 10pm, midnight - 2am)

You can now pre-order Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale a new CD that’s due out on September 30th and features songs that were used on the show.

You can now pre-order Season 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at amazon.com or amazon.ca. The set is due out on December 9th.

(Remember I very much appreciate if you do intend to buy these things, if you buy ‘em via my links here. Helps keep this site around. An easy way to support this site. Thanks!)

They’re also releasing a set that contains seasons 1-4 of Buffy on October 14th. Great deal if you haven’t already bought the first four seasons (heck, even if you’ve already bought one of ‘em).

There’s also a set that contains seasons 1-4 of M*A*S*H due out on October 14th. Another great deal.

You can now pre-order season 2 of Dark Angel which is due out on October 21st.

Short-lived Steven Bochco cop series Brooklyn South will be released on DVD on October 28th.

DVDs due out on Tuesday: Season 1 of I Love Lucy, Season 1 of Smallville, and Black Scorpion.

Don’t forget to check out the 2003-04 Fall Schedule Grid (with premiere dates) and the TV on DVD page.

Jeff Probst, Mike Epps, someone who stopped a $50 million heist, Heart on The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Eve, Peter Boyle, and an 86-year-old nutritionist on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings). More info.

Jack Osbourne, teens recovering from addictions, and Seth Green on The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“A Family Divided” (one family’s struggle with a troubled marriage and a teenage pregnancy, among other problems) on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“How To Stop The Clock on Aging” with makeovers and tips by/from Bobbi Brown, Frederic Fekkai, and Michael Michelle (of Homicide, ER) on Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

Bravo Profiles: Johnny Cash (Bravo, 4pm - 6pm).

“Primeval” and “Restless” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 3pm, 4pm). Final two episodes of the fourth season.

First episode of season two of The West Wing (Bravo, 6pm and 10pm).

Four of the best episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Land, 7pm - 9pm). You know what? I’d rather watch these episodes than any of the reruns or new episodes airing tonight. The first episode is the one with the walnuts (you know the one), the second is one where Laura tries to throw a surprise party for Rob, the third is the one where Laura’s toe gets stuck in the bathtub spout, and the fourth is the one where Laura blabs about Alan Brady’s toupee on TV.

Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico (IFC, 7pm).

Biography: John Ritter (A&E, 7pm and 11pm).

Season premiere of Survivor: Pearl Islands (CBS, 7pm). The castaways are stranded off the coast of Panama. And yes, this time they dump them off at an unexpected time– so the castaways are stuck with whatever clothing they were wearing on the day that this happened. Presumably no extra gear or luxury items or whatever.

Series premiere of Threat Matrix (ABC, 7pm). A team deals with threats to homeland security. Has received really bad reviews. Doubt it’ll last long given the timeslot it’s in and the fact that there are no big stars on it or behind it.

Inside the NFL (HBO, 7pm).

NBC reruns last season’s finales of Friends (NBC, 7pm), Will & Grace (NBC, 8:10pm), and ER (NBC, 8:58pm). With odd start and end times, so if you missed a few minutes of any of the shows last year ‘cuz of this, I guess you could catch them now. Or decide you’re fed up with NBC and they’re crazy penchant for starting and ending shows at odd times.

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three’s Company VH1, 7pm).

Jamie poses as a stylist in Jose Eber’s salon on the season premiere of The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (WB, 7:30pm).

Paul McCartney returns to Russia for a concert in 2003: Paul McCartney in Red Square (A&E, 8pm - 10pm, midnight - 2am).

Former President Jimmy Carter on Larry King Live (CNN, 8pm, 11pm, 2am).

Rerun of that “Lady Heather’s Box” episode of C.S.I. (CBS, 8:30pm) from last season. Wasn’t that good the first time around. Though it’s nice to see Melinda Clarke. And something major happens to Catherine Willows and her family.

It’s a “real life ‘War of the Roses’” on Primetime Thursday (ABC, 9pm). Or so everyone says. Cameras follow a couple that lives together as they spent 9 months in divorce court. Very bitter couple, things get quite ugly.

Rerun of this week’s new Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo, 9pm). Single Dad gets a makeover, learns to make sushi.

Christina Ricci on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 10pm and midnight).

The Orlando Jones Show (FX, 10pm and 12:30am).

Futurama (Cartoon Network, 10:30pm).

Jake Johannsen, Lynne Koplitz, Greg Giraldo on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (Comedy Central, 10:30pm and 12:30am).

Chris Rock, the Star Spangles on a rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Dana Carvey, Charles Moose, Erykah Badu on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Charlie Sheen, Scarlett Johansson, My Morning Jacket on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm).

Jeri Ryan, Thrice, guest co-host Mick Foley on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Carl Reiner, Parminder Nagra, the Cure on The Late Late Show (CBS, check your local listings).

Salma Hayek, Scott Speedman, Blues Traveler on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings).

Danny Devito, Molly Sims, Alan Jackson on Today (NBC, 7am - 10am).

Trista Rehn (of Bachelorette) and her fiance, more “Bachelor Weather”, preview of Barbara Walters interview with Kelly Ripa on Good Morning, America (ABC, 7am - 9am).

Beyonce (’cuz she hasn’t been on enough shows this week) and the first Survivor castoff on The Early Show (CBS, 7am - 9am).

Danny DeVito, Scarlett Johansson on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings).

Beyonce Knowles, LaTanya Richardson, Charles Moose on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

Beyonce Knowles, Jon Cryer, Joan Rivers on The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Kim Cattrall, Seal on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings). More info.

Pamela Anderson, Brian McKnight on The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“One Year Later” (catch up with former guests, look at highlights, etc.) on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Salma Hayek and a Special Performance by Beyonc?” on Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

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