TV on DVD: September 29, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC, Syndication, DVD, Internet,

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• Ax Men (Season 2)
• Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years
• Cagney & Lacey: The Return
• Cobra (Complete Series)
• CSI: NY (Season 5)
• Daybreak (Complete Series)
• Foyle’s War (Series 1-5)
• The Guild (Seasons 1 & 2)
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Complete Series)
• How I Met Your Mother (Season 4)
• Kings (Season 1)
• Life on Mars (Complete Series)

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Lisa Bonet Joins Life on Mars Cast

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, News,

While it’s still possible to catch a glimpse of Lisa Bonet on a daily rerun of The Cosby Show, it’s surprisingly been a whopping 17 years since the actress was last on the show. In that time, Lisa’s daughter, Zoe Kravitz, has even starred in several motion pictures (The Brave One, No Reservations). But now it’s time for mom to go back to work.

In ABC’s Life on Mars, Lisa Bonet will play Maya Daniels, the present-day love interest of the program’s lead character. The show, an adaptation of a British series by the same name, centers around Sam Tyler (Jason O’Mara), a cop who mysteriously travels back in time to the 1970’s.

Other stars already lined up for the drama include Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs), Gretchen Mol (Rounders), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and Jonathan Murphy (October Road).

Life on Mars premieres October 9th right after Grey’s Anatomy.

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ABC Miniseries Examines Events Leading to 9/11

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Mini Series, Prime Time, Specials, ABC,

ABC will be airing a five-hour miniseries, titled The Path to 9/11 on Sunday and Monday. This is certainly a story worth telling and is likely to be an eye-opening look at what went wrong. As if the tragedy of September 11th isn’t enough, The Path to 9/11 reveals ten years of events that lead to the terrorist attacks. The series also looks at the “report card” issued in December by the 9/11 Commission, which gave the government failing grades in many areas related to protecting the nation from further attacks. This film isn’t exactly an encouraging look at future protection, and will likely be criticized for its portrayal of the people involved.

The series will begin on Sunday at 8 p.m., with the final chapters to air on Monday (also at 8 p.m.)—both nights will air commercial-free. The series features 247 speaking roles and a $40 million budget, with over 300 sets. The Path to 9/11 stars Harvey Keitel as FBI counter-terrorism expert John O’Neill, Patricia Heaton as Barbara Bodine, Ambassador to Yemen,      Donnie Wahlberg as an undercover CIA agent, and Penny Johnson Jerald as Condoleezza Rice. Stephen Root (from News Radio) plays Richard Clarke, national security advisor to four presidents.

In the face of controversy, ABC responded that the miniseries is “a dramatization, not a documentary, drawn from a variety of sources, including the 9/11 Commission report, other published materials and from personal interviews.” Certainly the finger-pointing is expected to draw much criticism.

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