TV Premieres, Finales & Specials This Week 07/05/2010

Each week GeekTonic covers the TV scene with a complete listing of premieres, finales and specials for the week.  This weeks listing is a few days late due to an extended holiday weekend away from the internet – sorry about that.  There are actually quite a few notables – especially starting next Sunday.  Check out the complete list of new premieres and finales this week below.

Don’t miss the Ultimate Guide to the Summer 2010 TV Season with free PDF downloads!

And the TV Status – Guide to which shows are canceled and renewed for next season

               Rizzoli & Isles Premieres next Monday on TNT

Monday, July 5

Bath Crashers (10:30pm on DIY) – Season premiere

 

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Warehouse 13 (9pm on SyFy – Available in HD) – Season premiere.  A very quirky, but watchable show

 

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Come Dine With Me (6pm on BBC America) – New food-based reaility series

The Choir (10pm on BBC America – Available in HD) – A new reality series where the choirmaster searches for talent to create a British high school’s first competitive choir.

Clean House (10pm on Style) – Season premiere

Big Brother (8pm on CBS) – Season 12 premiere

 

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Monster Swamp (6am on Science – Available in HD) – Series premiere.  A new, science- educational show

 

Friday, July 9, 2010

Nat Geo Amazing! (7pm on National Geographic – Available in HD)- A new science/documentary series

Eureka (9pm on SyFy – Available in HD) – Season 4 premiere

Crossroads (9pm on CMT) – CMT has an interesting mix of musicians with Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller.

Haven (10pm on SyFy – Available in HD) – A new drama/paranormal series on SyFy starring Emily Rose & based on a Stephen King novella.

 

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? (9pm on Style) – Season premiere

Impact TV (9:30pm on The Weather Channel) – yes, the weather channel…  A new docu-series on the weather channel.

 

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Drugs, Inc. (8pm on National Geographic – Available in HD) – New docu-series that follows drug trafficking.

Hannah Montana (8pm on Disney) – Season premiere

White Collar (9pm on USA – Available in HD) – Season 2 premiere

Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch (9pm on VH1) – A new realityTV series on VH1

Behind the Music (9pm on VH1) – Jennifer Lopes is profiled on this episode

The Glades (10pm on AETV – Available in HD) – New crime drama series on AETV.  I haven’t seen a screener of this one yet, but I’ve heard good things.  So if you are into the crime drama/mystery genre, check it out.

Bakery Bunch (10pm on TLC – Available in HD) – New realityTV/Cooking show on TLC

The T.O. Show (10:30pm on VH1) – Season premiere

Kid in a Candy Store (10:30pm on Food – Available in HD) – New Cooking series with a focus on candy and sweets

Russell Simmons Presents Stand-Up at the El-Rey (11pm on Comedy – Available in HD) – Comedy special

 

Monday, July 12, 2010

Samantha Brown’s Asia (8pm on Travel – Available in HD) – A new travel series with Samantha Brown taking us to different places in Asia

Chasing Justice with Dan Abrams (8:30pm on ID – Available in HD) – new newsmagazine series

The Closer (9pm on TNT – Available in HD) – Season 6 premiere

Rizzoli & Isles (10pm on TNT – Available in HD) – A new crime drama on TNT

The Human Journey (11pm on Travel – Available in HD) – A new travel series

 

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

World’s Wackiest Game Shows (10pm on Travel – Available in HD) – A new reality series with a focus on some unusual game shows in different parts of the world.

Covert Affairs (10pm on USA – Available in HD) – The latest of the USA network’s drama series.  The concept of this one pits a CIA trainee taken from school and thrust into the inner sanctum of the agency.  Starring Piper Perabo, Peter Gallagher and Christopher Gorham

 

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Kindle DX Graphite Version – Improved Display

Amazon just announced a refresh of it’s Kindle DX, the larger eBook reader in their eReader lineup.

The pricing is the same as it’s last Kindle DX at $379 (less than the original DX price of $489 of course) and the form factor is pretty much the same eReader.  Matter of fact it’s very close in specs from what I can tell with a few differences:

• 50% better contrast screen according to Amazon although the resolution (1200x824 @150ppi, 16-level gray scale) is exactly the same.  The improvement is the new 10:1 contrast ratio
• Device color is now Graphite (read gray/black) instead of white

That’s the only difference as far as I can tell from the specs that Amazon has on their site.  It includes free 3G for life and of course is actually readable in the sunlight unlike LCD screens (yes I’m talking to you iPad.)  You can preorder now although shipping won’t begin until July 7th.

I still favor the Kindle 6” for reading books.  And I like my iPad for reading everything although I’ll be the first to admit the Kindle is a superior book reading machine.

Look this device over closely – I expect it to give us a clue or two about the next flagship (6”) Kindle we’ll see.  If nothing else I expect the next Kindle to have the same color and improved contrast.

Head over to Amazon for the complete details