Must See HDTV (November 14th – 20th)

This week is all about going retro. Whether we’re taking it back hundreds of years with knights and jousting, a half century or so for classics like West Side Story, My Fair Lady, and Looney Tunes, or simply a decade to a classic videogame it is time to have a look back at where we’ve been. The excellent news is due to technology all may be able to look better than ever — although we’ll hold off final judgement at the knights for now. Check below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listings of what to seem out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
It has been ten years since Halo activate the storm of console first person shooters, and now the unique is back and looking out better than ever. This would no question thrill folks that never got over the lack of its super-powered pistol within the subsequent Halo games, or very nearly anyone with fond memories of CTF runs in Blood Gulch. Our friends at Joystiq found everything intact and upgraded , but the Kinect integration was noted as “perfunctory.” We probably won’t be yelling “Reload!” at our screens a great deal but we’ll definitely take this opportunity to rewind the clock in HD & 3D.
(November 15th, $40 on Amazon )

Knights of Mayhem
we’ve never been in love with this trend of wierd reality TV shows taking up networks that were previously dedicated to science and exploration, but this one’s odd enough that we are going to give it an opportunity. Knights of Mayhem depicts the game of full-contact professional jousting, all done King Arthur-style on horseback wearing heavy armor. We have seen enough episodes of Game of Thrones to grasp this is pretty dangerous, but at the upside, a round might last more than last weekend’s UFC bout on Fox. Look into a trailer embedded after the break.
(November 15th, National Geographic, 9 & 10PM)

MLS Cup Final
The complete MLS season has come all the way down to this weekend’s final match between the los angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo. David Beckham has scored Comeback Player of the Year honors for his effort in getting back from a torn Achilles to steer LA to the overall match, we’ll see if he and Coach of the Year Bruce Arena have what it takes to win the cup pictured above. That’s in regards to the extent of the soccer analysis we will be able to offer, for the proper of America’s other pro football, tune in to ESPN Sunday night.
(November 20th, ESPN, 9PM)

West Side Story (50th Anniversary Edition)

My Fair Lady

Bizet: Carmen 3D

Farscape: The full Series

Larry Crowne

Looney Tunes: Volume One

Infernal Affairs

Need for Speed: The Run (Xbox 360 & PS3)

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Xbox 360)

Saints Row: The Third (Xbox 360 & PS3)

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Xbox 360 & PS3)

Monday

Vikings/Packers Monday Night Football, ESPN, 8:30PM

How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 8PM

Terra Nova, Fox, 8PM

Dancing With The celebs, ABC, 8PM

The Sing-Off, NBC, 8PM

2 Broke Girls, CBS, 8:30PM

House, Fox, 9PM

Two And A Half Men, CBS, 9PM

WWE Raw, USA, 8PM

American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, Discovery, 9PM

Scare Tactics, Syfy, 9PM

Fed up, HBO, 9PM

Mike & Molly, CBS, 9:30PM

Enlightened, HBO, 9:30PM

Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 10PM

Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 10PM

1000 How you can Die, Spike, 10PM

American Guns, Discovery, 10PM

Death Valley, MTV, 11PM

Tuesday

Tosh.0 (season finale), Comedy Central, 10PM

Knights of Mayhem (series premiere), National Geographic, 9 & 10PM

Engineering Evil (special presentation), History, 9PM

Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM

Glee, Fox, 8PM

90210, CW, 8PM

NCIS, CBS, 8PM

Man Up!, ABC, 8:30PM

NCIS: LA, CBS, 9PM

Dancing With The celebs, ABC, 9PM

Ringer, CW, 9PM

New Girl, Fox, 9PM

Raising Hope, Fox, 9:30PM

Parenthood, NBC, 10PM

Sons of Anarchy, FX, 10PM

Body of Proof, ABC, 10PM

Unforgettable, CBS, 10PM

Covert Affairs, USA, 10PM

Auction Hunters, Spike TV, 10PM

Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan, G4, 10PM

Flip Men, Spike, 10:30PM

Workaholics, Comedy Central, 10:30PM

Wednesday

South Park (season finale), Comedy Central, 10PM

Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time (season finale), 10:30PM

Survivor, CBS, 8PM

Up All Night, NBC, 8PM

The X-Factor, Fox, 8PM

The center, ABC, 8PM

Suburgatory, ABC, 8:30PM

Modern Family, ABC, 9PM

Criminal Minds, CBS, 9PM

Within the NFL, Showtime, 9PM

Harry’s Law, NBC, 9PM

Nova, PBS, 9PM

Mythbusters, Discovery, 9PM

Happy Endings, ABC, 9:30PM

Psych, USA, 10PM

American Horror Story, FX, 10PM

The genuine World, MTV, 10PM

CSI, CBS, 10PM

Law & Order: SVU, NBC, 10PM

Whitechapel, BBCA, 10PM

The final word Fighter, Spike, 10PM

Inside NASCAR, Showtime, 10PM

Blue Mountain State, Spike, 11PM

Thursday

Big Shrimpin’ (series premiere), History, 10PM

Jets/Broncos Thursday Night Football, NFL Network, 8PM

Community, NBC, 8PM

The large Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM

The X-Factor, Fox, 8PM

Parks & Recreation, NBC, 8:30PM

Rules of Engagement, CBS, 8:30PM

Bones, Fox, 9PM

The Office, NBC, 9PM

Person of Interest, CBS, 9PM

Not up to Kind, DirecTV 101, 9PM

Call Me Fitz, DirecTV 101, 9:30PM

Whitney, NBC, 9:30PM

Burn Notice, USA, 10PM

The Mentalist, CBS, 10PM

Prime Suspect, NBC, 10PM

Private Practice, ABC, 9 & 10PM

It is usually Sunny In Philadelphia, FX, 10PM

Beavis & Butt-head, MTV, 10PM

Good Vibes, MTV, 10:30PM

The League, FX, 10:30PM

Gigolos, Showtime, 11PM

Friday

Fringe (fall finale), Fox, 9PM

Chuck, NBC, 8PM

Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Cartoon Network, 8PM

A Gifted Man, CBS, 8PM

WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

Nikita, CW, 8PM

Grimm, NBC, 9PM

Meet the Browns, TBS, 8 & 8:30PM

CSI: NY, CBS, 9PM

House of Payne, TBS, 9 & 9:30PM

Supernatural, CW, 9PM

Sanctuary, Syfy, 10PM

Onion News Network, IFC, 10PM

Boss, Starz, 10PM

Blue Bloods, CBS, 10PM

X-Men Anime, G4, 11PM

Viper’s Creed, G4, 11:30PM

Saturday

Donald Glover: Weirdo (special presentation), Comedy Central, 10PM

Cops, Fox, 8PM

Primeval, BBCA, 9PM

Saturday Night Live: Jason Segel / Florence + The Machine, NBC, 11:30PM

Sunday

La Galaxy/Houston Dynamo MLS Cup Final, ESPN, 9PM

The way to Make It America (season finale), HBO, 10:30PM

Curiosity (season finale), Discovery, 9PM

American Music Awards, ABC, 8PM

60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM

The Cleveland Show, Fox, 7:30PM

The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM

Once Upon A Time, ABC, 8PM

The fantastic Race, CBS, 8PM

Allen Gregory, Fox, 8:30PM

Eagles/Giants football, NBC, 8:15PM

Family Guy, Fox, 9PM

Dexter, Showtime, 9PM

The great Wife, CBS, 9PM

Boardwalk Empire, HBO, 9PM

The Walking Dead, AMC, 9PM

American Dad, Fox, 9:30PM

CSI: Miami, CBS, 10PM

Hell on Wheels, AMC, 10PM

Hung, HBO, 10PM

Homeland, Showtime, 10PM

Around the globe In 80 Ways, History, 11PM

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