Must See HDTV (August 5th - 11th)
It's time. After a long wait, AMC's Breaking Bad is back and kicking off its final half-season Sunday night. That's not all however, as a flood of Blu-ray discs come to shelves including Disney classics Robin Hood, Oliver and Company and Sword in the Stone, the infamous bomb Ishtar, Wing Commander, Action Jackson and more. HBO is also kicking off its annual Hard Knocks series, this time focusing on the Cincinnati Bengals. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.
Breaking Bad
What else is there to say? If you're somehow not watching one of the best shows on TV right now, the first half of season five has just been added to Netflix streaming, so you've got all week to binge-watch and get up to date. There will only be a few more episodes before we say good bye to Walt, Jesse and the rest, so enjoy it. After the episode is over though, the network likely hopes you'll stick around for a new cop show it's debuting, Low Winter Sun -- check out a preview embedded after the break.
(August 11th, AMC, 9PM)
Oblivion
If the plot of director Joseph Kosinski's previous effort Tron: Legacy didn't grab you then Oblivion may be another disappointment, but there's one key feature on this Blu-ray that the other film didn't have: a music-only version of the film. With fantastic special effects and a soundtrack courtesy of M83, you can enjoy Tom Cruise's post-apocalypse adventures without little things like dialogue getting in your way.
($19.99 on Amazon)
Blu-ray & Games
Oblivion
Ishtar
Mud
On The Road
Robin Hood (40th Anniversary Edition)
Oliver & Company (25th Anniversary Edition)
The Sword in the Stone (50th Anniversary Edition)
The Place Beyond the Pines
Swamp Thing (1982)
Lucas
Wing Commander
The Pick-Up Artist
Silver Streak
Stuck On You
Passenger 57
The Pagemaster
Action Jackson
Aftershock
Tomboy
Antiviral
The Earrings of Madame de... (Criterion)
Battlestar Galactica (35th Anniversary)
A Boy and His Dog (Collector's Edition)
The Borgias (S3)
Strike Back (S2)
Tales of Xillia (PS3)
Monday
American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 8PM
The Bachelorette (season finale), ABC, 8PM
WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
Switched at Birth, ABC Family, 8PM
Top Gear, BBC America, 8:30PM
Return of Jaws, Discovery, 9PM
Casting By, HBO, 9PM
Breaking Pointe, CW, 9PM
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls, NBC, 9PM
Major Crimes, TNT, 9PM
The Fosters (summer finale), ABC Family, 9PM
Voodoo Shark, Discovery, 10PM
Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin (season finale), BBC America, 10PM
Siberia, NBC, 10PM
Under the Dome, CBS, 10PM
King & Maxwell, TNT, 10PM
Teen Wolf, MTV, 10PM
Mistresses, ABC, 10PM
Longmire, A&E, 10PM
Shark After Dark Live, Discovery, 11PM
Tuesday
9 for IX: The Diplomat, ESPN, 8PM
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, CW, 8PM
Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox, 8PM
I Escaped Jaws, Discovery, 9PM
WSOP, ESPN, 9PM
Rizzoli & Isles, TNT, 9PM
Face Off, Syfy, 9PM
Bang Goes The Theory, BBC America, 9, 9:40 & 10:20PM
America's Got Talent, NBC, 9PM
Twisted, ABC Family, 9PM
Covert Affairs, USA, 9PM
Capture, The CW, 9PM
Hard Knocks (season premiere), HBO, 10PM
Spawn of Jaws, Discovery, 10PM
The Profit, CNBC, 10PM
Suits, USA, 10PM
Drunk History, Comedy Central, 10PM
Catfish, MTV, 10PM
Perception, TNT, 10PM
The Vineyard, ABC Family, 10PM
The Jeselnik Offensive, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Shark After Dark Live, Discovery, 11PM
Nikki & Sara Live, MTV, 11PM
Web Therapy, Showtime, 11PM
Wednesday
WWE Main Event, Ion, 8PM
Melissa & Joey, ABC Family, 8PM
Baby Daddy, ABC Family, 8:30PM
Law & Order: UK (season premiere), BBC America, 9PM
Top Ten Sharkdown, Discovery, 9PM
60 Minutes Sports, Showtime, 9PM
Spell-mageddon, ABC Family, 9PM
Franklin & Bash, TNT, 9PM
Royal Pains, USA, 9PM
Broadchurch (series premiere), BBC America, 10PM
Great White Serial Killer, Discovery, 10PM
Joe Rogan Questions Everything, Syfy, 10PM
The Bridge, FX, 10PM
Camp, NBC, 10PM
Fight Master: Bellator MMA, Spike, 10PM
Futurama, Comedy Central, 10PM
Necessary Roughness, USA, 10PM
The Real World / Road Rules Challenge, MTV, 10PM
Deal With It, TBS, 10:30PM
Shark After Dark Live, Discovery, 11PM
Thursday
Monday Night Football: Bengals/Falcons preseason, ESPN, 8PM
Wipeout, ABC, 8PM
Invasion Roswell, Syfy, 9PM
Sharkpocalypse, Discovery, 9PM
Burn Notice, USA, 9PM
Motive, ABC, 9PM
Anger Management, FX, 9:30PM
Alien Monster Sharks, Discovery, 9PM
Hatfields & McCoys, History, 10PM
Wilfred, FX, 10PM
Hollywood Game Night, NBC, 10PM
Rookie Blue, ABC, 10PM
Graceland, USA, 10PM
Sullivan & Son, TBS, 10PM
Shark After Dark Live, Discovery, 11PM
Childrens Hospital, Comedy Central, 11:59PM
Friday
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Great White Gauntlet, Discovery, 8PM
Magic City (season finale), Starz, 9PM
Strike Back (season premiere), Cinemax, 10PM
The White Queen (series premiere), Starz, 10PM
Comedy Bang! Bang!, IFC, 10PM
King, Reelzchannel, 10PM
Continuum, Syfy, 10PM
Saint Hoods, Discovery, 10PM
Shark After Dark Live, Discovery, 11PM
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Comedy Central, 11PM
Saturday
Primeval: New World (season finale), Syfy, 5, 6, 7, 8 ,9 & 10PM
Cedar Cove, Hallmark Channel, 8PM
Clear History, HBO, 9PM
Hell on Wheels (season premiere), AMC, 9PM
Being Human, BBC America, 10PM
Do No Harm, NBC, 10PM
Axe Cop, Fox, 11PM
High School USA!, Fox, 11:15PM
Sunday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Watkins Glen, ESPN, 1PM
Teen Choice Awards 2013, Fox, 8PM
Rays/Dodgers Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN, 8PM
Breaking Bad (summer premiere), AMC, 9PM
Unforgettable, CBS, 9PM
Whodunnit?, ABC, 9PM
Dexter, Showtime, 9PM
True Blood, HBO, 9PM
Low Winter Sun (series premiere), AMC, 10PM
The Newsroom, HBO, 10PM
Copper, BBC America, 10PM
Crossing Lines, NBC, 10PM
Ray Donovan, Showtime, 10PM
Talking Bad, AMC, 11PM
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season premiere), Comedy Central, 11PM
