TV Drama Watch

Fans of CSI: NY see Dr. Sid Hammerback, played by Robert Joy, use his totally cool snap-together reading glasses to get a closer look at the victims each week. Am I the only one that has wondered about these interesting accessories?

Well, I've done some research and found that we can all be just as cool, because we can own our own pair of them. I found them here for $24.99. They click together with little magnets on either side of the bridge of the nose.

In my mind, they offer three advantages their owner:

1. Until they are needed, they can hang around one's neck. No longer would we have to fumble or search for our reading glasses each time we need them.


2. They would help us read things up-close. (This one is obvious!)


3. We would instantly gain "Cool points!" (enough said...)

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For those of us who are such huge fans of House that we own every season so far on DVD, here's the chance to pre-order season 5. I've already ordered mine so I can keep my collection of House seasons complete.

The season 5 DVDs will ship on August 25, 2009, but if we order now we can save money. The pre-order price is only $38.99.

Season 5 has been a wild ride and has had its amazing cases, surprise twists and a shocking finale. I can't wait to go through each episode again and be able to enjoy them any time I want. Be sure to pre-order your copy on Amazon now.

Great news for CSI: Vegas and CSI: Miami fans! We can pre-order the DVDs of the latest seasons at Amazon.com.


CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, season 9 and CSI: Miami will each be shipped to you as soon as they are released, and each one is pre-order priced at only $34.99.

I'm really happy that I got mine ordered so I can keep my collections complete. And I'll let you know when the CSI: NY DVDs are available for pre-order, so be sure to check back.

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ABC announced the following premiere dates for the 2009-10 season today. Additional premieres will be announced at a later date. All times listed are ET.

Monday, September 21

10:00-11:00 p.m. “Castle”

Tuesday, September 22

10:00-11:00 p.m. “The Forgotten”

Wednesday, September 23

9:00-9:30 p.m. “Modern Family”

9:30-10:00 p.m. “Cougar Town”

Thursday, September 24

8:00-9:00 p.m. “FlashForward”

9:00-10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”

Sunday, September 27

9:00-10:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”

Tuesday, September 29

8:00-9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”

Wednesday, September 30

8:00-8:30 p.m. “Hank”

8:30-9:00 p.m. “The Middle”

Friday, October 9

8:00-10:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty” (two-hour season premiere)

Friday, October 16

9:00-10:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty” (regular time period premiere)

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The show Bones is based loosely on the series of books about a forensic anthropologist named Temperance Brennan that are written by author Kathy Reichs. The wonderful news is that she publishes a new book about once each year. And even better, they usually come out during the time that the show is in between seasons. So she helps us get through the break!

This year's title is 206 Bones. It's due to be released on August 25, 2009, but if we order it now, it will ship the day it is released. I love her books and have already ordered mine. If you want to pre-order one too, you can do so on Amazon.com for only $17.81 (that's $9.18 off the regular harcover price.)

Not to be outdone by their competitor networks, NBC announced the premiere dates of their Fall Prime Time Lineup today.

Following is NBC's Fall 2009-10 premiere schedule (all times ET):

*New programs in UPPER CASE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7-8:15 p.m. – "Football Night in America"
8:15-11 p.m. – "NBC Sunday Night Football"

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW" (Series Premiere)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
8-10 p.m. – "The Biggest Loser"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8-8:30 p.m. - "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday"
8:30-9 p.m. - "Parks and Recreation"
9-9:30 p.m. – "The Office"
9:30-10 p.m. – "COMMUNITY" (series premiere – moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. on October 8; "30 Rock" returns October 15, 9:30-10 p.m.)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8-10 p.m. – "Heroes" (two hour premiere, then TRAUMA premieres 9-10 p.m. Monday, September 28)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8-9 p.m. – "PARENTHOOD" (Series Premiere)
9-10 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8-9 p.m. – "Law & Order"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8-9 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
9-10 p.m. – "TRAUMA" (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (encore broadcast)
11:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. - "Saturday Night Live"

It may be summertime, but the fall season is already being scheduled for us. Here are the premiere dates for FOX Networks' prime time lineup.

Premieres of new series and returning favorites are listed below in chronological order.

Saturday, Sept. 12
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT COPS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT COPS (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT AMERICA’S MOST WANTED (Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 16
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT GLEE (Series Premiere)

Thursday, Sept. 17
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT BONES (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT FRINGE (Season Premiere)

Friday, Sept. 18
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT BROTHERS (Series Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT ‘TIL DEATH (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT DOLLHOUSE (Season Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 21
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE (2-Hour Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 27
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 28
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT LIE TO ME (Season Premiere)

Tuesday, Sept. 29
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT HELL’S KITCHEN (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Time Period Premiere)

Tuesday, Oct. 27
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Time Period Premiere)

Saturday, Nov. 7
11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT THE WANDA SYKES SHOW (wt) (Series Premiere)

CBS published the release dates for its Fall primetime lineup of shows.Thre are some new ones and some returning favorites. Here's the entire list:

CBS's 2009-2010 Premiere Dates

Thursday, Sept. 17
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR: SAMOA (19th Installment Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 21
8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5th Season Premiere, OAD 9/19/05)
8:30-9:00 PM ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE (Series Debut)
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN (7th Season Premiere, OAD 9/22/03)
9:30-10:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (3rd Season Premiere, OAD 9/24/07)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI (8th Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/02)

Tuesday, Sept. 22
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (7th Season Premiere, OAD 9/12/03)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE (Series Debut)

Wednesday, Sept. 23
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
(5th Season Premiere, OAD 3/13/06)
8:30-9:00 PM GARY UNMARRIED (2nd Season Premiere, OAD 9/14/08)
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (5th Season Premiere, OAD 9/22/05)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY (6th Season Premiere, OAD 9/22/04)

Thursday, Sept. 24
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (10th Season Premiere, OAD 10/6/00)
10:00-11:00 PM THE MENTALIST (2nd Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/08)

Friday, Sept. 25
8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER (5th Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/05)
9:00-10:00 PM MEDIUM (Network Debut, OAD 1/23/05)
10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS (6th Season Premiere, OAD 1/21/05)

Saturday, Sept. 26
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERY (Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 27
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES (42nd Season Premiere)
8:00-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (15th Edition Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM COLD CASE (7th Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/03)

Sunday, Oct. 4
9:00-10:00 PM THREE RIVERS (Series Debut)