(If you're looking for a "Dancing With the Stars" recap, it's below this one.)

The gnats at Jacobs Field on Friday had people from NPR to Sporting News Radio looking at it as divine retribution against the Yankees. Which tells you something about the way the Yankees are viewed in most parts of the world.
But hey, one guy's plague is another's opportunity, as I explain after the jump …

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The "Saturday Night Live" announcement follows the jump.

He knows comedy: LBJ at the ESPYs

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If CBS had sent out the first episode of "Kid Nation" for review, it would have muted some of the debate about the show. Obviously, CBS did not want to mute the debate … (some spoilers after the jump)

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"Sopranos" Folks at the Emmys (AP Photo)

Here's the word from HBO Video:

HBO's Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody-winning series The Sopranos returns with the final nine episodes on all three DVD formats from HBO Video on October 23, 2007. In The Sopranos: Season 6, Part II, the show comes to its conclusion with Tony Soprano facing new stresses, including life-altering decisions at home, pressure from the law, and doubts about allegiances on the job that leave not even his oldest and most trusted crew members above suspicion. The Sopranos: Season 6, Part II, available on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray disc formats, is being released in time for the holiday season, making it the perfect gift for die-hard fans. …

"Making Cleaver," an exclusive sneak-peek at the behind-the-scenes making of the film that Christopher pitched in Hollywood
"Music of The Sopranos," a retrospective look at the final season and the music that helped shape it
Four audio commentaries from cast members – Episode 1: Steven Schirripa, Episode 3: Dominic Chianese, Episode 7: Robert Iler, Episode 8: Steven Van Zandt

Pricing: $99.98 DVD, $129.95 HD DVD/Blu-Ray

For those of you who have not yet found it online, my fall-season rumination is here. (The first line in text is actually a subhead, with the story beginning on the following line.)

But, even as we all get psyched about the TV season to varying degrees, there are still those who view TV as an entertainment stepchild to the movies. I am thinking specifically of Gregory Kirschling of Entertainment Weekly, who wrote a recent article about writer-director Paul Haggis ("The Great Divider," Sept. 21 issue).

Paul Haggis, movie guy — and TV guy

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