Must See HDTV for the week of December 30th: Community, Dragonball Z and Downton Abbey
As we say goodbye to 2013 the week is filled with New Year's Eve celebrations (Ryan Seacrest vs. Carson Daly) and a different kind of competition with college bowl games and the opening round of the NFL playoffs. Looking for more than sportsball and holiday cheer? This week also features the debut of Dragonball Z Season One Uncut on Blu-ray, remastered in widescreen and 1080p. Showtime is also airing its House of Lies Live special New Years Eve, although the impatient can watch it right here or embedded below. Once all the celebration is over we'll be starting the year off with October 19th, as Community returns for season five once again under the direction of writer Dan Harmon. Downton Abbey season four gets started this weekend on PBS, while ABC kicks off its Cold War-era miniseries The Assets on Thursday night. Check after the break for our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and gaming.
Blu-ray & Games
Don Jon
Nightmare City (1981)
Elektra Luxx
Dragonball Z (S1)
Hell Baby
Ninja II
Monday
WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
Major Crimes, TNT, 9PM
Holiday Bowl: Arizona State/Texas Tech ESPN, 10:15PM
Tuesday
Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, ABC, 10PM
NBC New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, NBC, 10PM
New Year's Eve Special, Fox, 11PM
Independence Bowl: Arizona/Boston College, ESPN, 12:30PM
Sun Bowl: Viriginia Tech/UCLA, CBS, 2PM
Liberty Bowl: Rice/Mississippi State, ESPN, 4PM
Peach Bowl: Duke/Texas A&M, ESPN, 8PM
House of Lies Live, Showtime, 10PM
Wednesday
Gator Bowl: Nebraska/Georgia, ESPN2, 12PM
Heart of Dallas Bowl: UNLV/North Texas, ESPNU, 12PM
Capital One Bowl: South Carolina/Wisconsin, ABC, 1PM
Outback Bowl: Iowa/LSU, ESPN, 1PM
Rose Bowl: Michigan State/Stanford, ESPN, 5PM
Fiesta Bowl: Baylor/UCF, 8:30PM
Maple Leafs/Red Wings NHL Winter Classic, NBC, 1PM
Inside the NFL, Showtime, 9PM
NFL Turning Point, NBC Sports Network, 11PM
Thursday
The Assets (series premiere), ABC, 10PM
Sugar Bowl: Alabama/Oklahoma, ESPN, 8:30PM
Community (season premiere), NBC, 8 & 8:30PM
The Taste (season premiere), ABC, 8PM
The Big Bang Theory (winter premiere), CBS, 8PM
Nets/Thunder, NBA TV, 8PM
The Millers (winter premiere), CBS, 8:30PM
Sean Saves the World (winter premiere), NBC, 9PM
The Crazy Ones (winter premiere), CBS, 9PM
The Michael J Fox Show (winter premiere), NBC, 9:30PM
Two and a Half Men (winter premiere), CBS, 9:30PM
Parenthood (winter premiere), NBC, 10PM
Ground Floor, TBS, 10PM
Elementary (winter premiere), CBS, 10PM
Friday
Betas, Amazon Prime Instant Video
Alpha House, Amazon Prime Instant Video
Cotton Bowl: Missouri/Oklahoma State, Fox, 8PM
Orange Bowl: Clemson/Ohio State, ESPN, 8:30PM
The Carrie Diaries, CW, 8PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Grimm (winter premiere), NBC, 9PM
Dracula (winter premiere), NBC, 10PM
Saturday
Compass Bowl: Houston/Vanderbilt, ESPN, 1PM
D1-AA college football championship game: North Dakota State/Towson, ESPN2, 2PM
AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: Chiefs/Colts, NBC, 4:35PM
NFC Wild Card Playoff Game: Saints/Eagles, NBC, 8PM
Atlantis, BBC America, 9PM
24/7: Red Wings/Maple Leafs Road to the NHL Winter Classic (season finale), HBO, 10PM
Saturday Night Live: Best of This Season, NBC, 11:30PM
Sunday
AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: Chargers/Bengals, CBS, 1PM
NFC Wild Card Playoff Game: 49ers/Packers, Fox, 4:40PM
Go Daddy Bowl: Arkansas State/Ball State, ESPN, 9PM
60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM
Downton Abbey (season premiere), PBS, 9PM
The Simpsons (winter premiere), Fox, 8PM
Bob's Burgers (winter premiere), Fox, 8:30PM
Family Guy (winter premiere), Fox, 9PM
The Good Wife (winter premiere), CBS, 9PM
Revenge (winter premiere), ABC, 9PM
Best of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC, 9PM
American Dad (winter premiere), Fox, 9:30PM
The Mentalist (winter premiere), CBS, 10PM
Betrayal (winter premiere), ABC, 10PM