Around the Tubes - 4/8/11

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Shark Men, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short, Maroon 5, Friday Night Lights, Rocko’s Modern Life, Travel Channel and Discovery Channel DVD releases, Being Human, and Face Off.

- The new season of Shark Men returns to the National Geographic Channel this Sunday at 9:00 with two new episodes. To start off the second season, the Shark Men will head to barren Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco, the first time anyone has been granted access to the area for shark research. Check out a preview below:

North Cal Great White


- I was thinking with MTV resurrecting all its 90’s shows like Beavis and Butt-Head and 120 Minutes, maybe it should bring back other classic shows like Remote Control and Club MTV. Sadly Ken Ober would not be around for any reboot. As for his sidekick, Colin Quinn has a comedy special Long Story Short airing tomorrow at 10:00 on HBO and even takes aim at one of today’s MTV stars: Snooki. Here is a trailer:



- Maroon 5 recently hit the studio to create a song in 24 hours, and now you can head over to cocacola.com to download the track for free.

- One more week until the fifth season of Friday Night Lights hits NBC (of course if you cannot wait, it hit DVD shelves earlier this week). But be warned, if you watch this teaser, you may find yourself screaming at your computer screen, “Julie did what!?” like I did.

The Final Season Begins


- If you were a kiddie in the nineties, you may remember Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern Life, well now you can relieve those at least you will June 21 when the two set DVD hit selves courtesy of Shout Factory.

- In other DVD release news, the Travel Channel and Discovery Channel will be release eight titles this month including Bert the Conqueror; Sarah Palin's Alaska; Sister Wives; Man Vs. Wild Season 5; Howe and Howe Tech; Earth Collection; Dinosaur Collection and Forensics: You Decide.

- The first season of Being Human is coming to a close Monday on Syfy. Check out a preview below:

Being Human – “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Me Killing You”


- Fans of Syfy’s reality show Face Off who watch and think I could do that, well maybe you can for the show’s second season. Casting will take place tomorrow at (2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (10 am – 6 pm) and 82 Mercer Building, 82 Mercer Street, New York, NY (9 am – 5 am), both times local head over to syfy.com/faceoff to obtain an application.