TV on DVD: July 14, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, HBO, MTV, NBC, TNT-HD, ER, DVD,

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

• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Collection 4)
• Bewitched (Season 8)
• The Color of Magic
• ER (Season 11)
• Grey Gardens
• Ironside (Best Of) (Season 1)
• Joe Schmo 2 (Season 2)
• Leverage (Season 1)
• Mad Men (Season 2)
• Peyton Place (Part 2)
• Shark Week: The Great Bites Collection

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Meerkats as Reality Stars?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Renewals,

A lot of cross promotion called my attention to what could be the most unique reality show on TV. It sounds a little offbeat, sure – Animal Planet, using fiber optics and other technologies, tracks the lives of meerkats in the desert. Instead of using some dry, low-voiced commentator to describe the behavior and social structure of the meerkats, however, Animal Planet uses Sean Astin. You know, the actor. And the script plays out a bit like a soap opera – Desperate Housewives meets Wild Kingdom…sort of. As strange as it sounds, Meerkat Manor is in its third season, and the show’s getting a fair amount of press. The promotions have picked up, the LA Times has reported on the series, and rumor has it that production is planned for two more years’ worth of soap operatic meerkat drama. New episodes of Meerkat Manor air on Animal Planet every Friday at 8:30 pm EST.

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