CSI Stuff:

• Season 4 of CSI: New York will be premiering on CBS on Wednesday, September 26 at 10 pm ET/PT.
• The third season of CSI: New York is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
• The UK’s Daily Mail has an interview with Gary. (Thanks to Bettina for the link.)
• Gary will apparently appear on CSI mothership this year on a night of crossovers.

LDB Updates:

• Pictures from the band’s recent European trip are available in the LDB’s gallery.
• Two current dates are scheduled in July and August:  July 21 in Catingy Park, Illinois, and August 11 in Brooklyn, New York.

Gary is also scheduled to return to Epcot Center this year for the Candlelight Processional, December 23-25.

Finally, even though we haven’t been blogging about it, we’re well aware of the persistent Star Trek rumors… you can stop emailing us about them, honest!   We’re told that official announcements will be made at Comic-Con next week, so that should settle the matter one way or the other.  (And just for the record, I’d personally be thrilled if it were true.)

Our friends at tvshowsondvd.com posted today that CBS/Paramount has announced that season 3 of CSI:NY will be released on DVD on October 9.  It’s not available for pre-order at Amazon yet, but we’ll let you know when that changes.

Greetings and happy 2007! We hope you all had a great holiday season. Now that the last carol has been sung, the final champagne cork popped, etc., we’ve got some news to catch you up on.

• A New Year’s message from Gary, as well as new concert dates, have been posted on the Lt. Dan Band web site.
  
• You might remember that Gary and the LDB performed for Operation Support Our Troops Illinois back in July. A chunk of the funds raised at that event have gone to help provide internet access to wounded veterans at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Maywood, Ill. (If any of you are visiting — a very special hello!)
  
• Kim Basinger and Gary are officially the new ambassadors for Swiss watchmaker Baume & Mercier. They participated in a photo session with celebrity photographers Jeff Lipsky and Black Little. The proceeds from the rights to the images have been donated to charitable organizations - environmental protection and the education of underprivileged children, two causes supported by Baume & Mercier’s charitable campaign. You can see one of the photos of Gary here.
  
• Open Season will be released on DVD on January 30.
  
• Gary was mentioned in an article about celebrity philanthropy in the Ottawa Sun.
  
• In an article about the CSI franchise from the Independent (UK) (via tvgrapevine.com) Gary’s character is referred to as “the most modern and complex and the least archetypal of the trio, his greyness suiting the post-September 11 Manhattan location.” And the National Post (Canada) has a Q&A with CSI creator Anthony Zuiker.
  
• Finally, OMG, are people really still asking this question? (At least they are asking someone who isn’t me.) Did this guy miss the first hour of Forrest Gump? Really, I want to know.

The TNT network is launching a new broadband service called “DramaVision” starting August 15. This initiative will make a wide array of its archive original programming available. “George Wallace” is expected to be among the offerings, although no dates have been set. (Note to The Powers that Be: This doesn’t get you off hook for the DVD.)

A special DVD edition of The Green Mile will be released on November 14. There’s no indication of Gary’s participation, but for fans of this film, this set looks like it will be something special.

The release date has been bumped to October 17, but you can now pre-order CSI: New York season 2 at Amazon.com. The preorder price is $45.99, discounted from the retail price of $64.99.

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Our friends at TV Shows on DVD have a list of extras that will be featured on the DVD release of CSI:NY season 2. Check it out here.

We’ll post a pre-order link just as soon as it’s available.

This doesn’t apply to most of us yet (including me) but here’s a review of something we can hopefully look foward to — Apollo 13 on HD-DVD.

The good folks at TVshowsonDVD.com have posted information regarding the season 2 DVD release for CSI: New York. Season 2 will be released on October 3, 2006, and we’ll post a link for preordering just as soon as its available.

Coming June 6, one of Gary’s early TV roles: My Name is Bill W., starring James Woods, Jobeth Williams and James Garner.

We expect season 2 of CSI:NY will be announced any day now.

TV Shows on DVD reports that CSI:NY is likely to be released on DVD on October 25. The set will most likely include the crossover episode/backdoor pilot from CSI: Miami.

Now that CSI:NY has bumped Gary’s profile, let’s take another stab at getting George Wallace on DVD.

Here are two things we can all do:

1) Amazon

Go to Amazon and enter George Wallace in the search box, with DVD selected in the format box. It should show up first or second on the search list. When you go to the page that says “this title is not yet released on DVD,” please enter your e-mail address and ask for notification when it is released. The studios do keep an eye on the Amazon list to see which titles are in highest demand. Plus, Amazon users can view the list of top titles and add their votes.

2) Warner Brothers Home Video

Send a postcard to Warner Bros.

Please send polite postcards (yes, postcards) requesting George Wallace on DVD to:

Mr. Jim Cardwell, President
Warner Home Video
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91522

Be sure to include your name and address. If you receive a response, please let us know.

Thanks for your help! I have no doubt that fans’ interest as expressed to MGM played a role in the DVD release of Of Mice and Men and the special edition. Let’s see if we can get the same treatment for the Emmy-winning George Wallace.

Two of Gary’s older projects will be released on DVD soon — That Championship Season and Jack the Bear. Recent release The Forgotten will also be out soon. Pre-order links below:

The Forgotten (release January 18, 2005)

That Championship Season (release February 8, 2005)

Jack the Bear (release December 14, 2004)

Fallen Angel is now available for purchase on the Hallmark.com web site. Unfortunately we can’t give you a direct link because all of the pages on the Hallmark site are linked to a session ID, but you should be able to find it with a search — it’s under Gifts: Movies: Hallmark Hall of Fame in both DVD and VHS formats.

We are still anticipating an October 31 wide release for The Human Stain. The Big Bounce is currently scheduled for a January release.

Sadly, the “new” (October 7) release of A Midnight Clear does not appear to be widescreen (at least not the copy I received from Amazon). This may simply have been a website error on Amazon’s part. If anyone knows differently, or has actually seen a copy of AMC labeled “widescreen” somewhere, please drop us a line at sinisefans @ sinisefans.com. Sorry to be the bearer of sad news.