New ‘The Dark Knight’ Batman trailer!

At the link below is the latest trailer for ‘”The Dark Knight,” the latest Batman movie slated for release July 18.

Has there been a more-anticipated comic book movie than this one? Everything about it looks fantastic, from the performances of Christian Bale and Heath Ledger to the storyline involving The Joker and Harvey Dent/Two-Face and the costumes, setting … just, wow.

The “X-Men” series did well, as did “Spider-Man” and the first few entries in the “Batman” series (perhaps because many of the characters in these films were conflicted heroes, people with whom the general public could relate). But this one may take the cake. I wouldn’t be surprised to see “The Dark Knight” become a top-five all-time grosser at the box office.

And while it’s way too early to say, Ledger’s looking like he may get a posthumous Academy Award nomination based on his work in the trailers (and, if this is possible, put Jack Nicholson’s excellent performance of The Joker in the original “Batman” to shame). His look is frightening, his demeanor is truly psychopathic and that doesn’t even sound like he exists anywhere underneath that frazzled, demonic voice he created for the character.

Thoughts?

Dark Knight trailer

CBS announces premiere dates

This from CBS, which recently announced the premiere dates for its fall 2008 lineup. Of note is another new night for “Without a Trace,” which has held an audience despite flip-flopping between Thursday and Sunday night (it’s now on Tuesdays). “The Unit” moves to the 10 p.m. Sunday slot, with the new series “The Eleventh Hour” getting the cushy Thursday spot after “CSI.”

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CBS today announced dates for the fall premieres of its new and returning series, which include a pre-season debut for SURVIVOR: GABON and the launch of its Thursday and Friday drama series in early October.  The Network will introduce the majority of its schedule beginning Monday, Sept. 22, the official start of the 2008-2009 season.

For the seventh consecutive season, SURVIVOR: GABON, the 17th installment of the hit reality series, will debut a week prior to the formal start of the season, returning on Thursday, Sept. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

CBS’s new season rollout officially begins on Monday, Sept. 22 with the second season premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT), the fourth season debut of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT), the sixth season premiere of television’s Number One comedy TWO AND A HALF MEN (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), the debut of new comedy WORST WEEK (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the seventh season premiere of CSI: MIAMI (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), the night’s Number One drama.

NCIS begins its sixth season on Tuesday, Sept. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by the new drama THE MENTALIST (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the seventh season premiere of WITHOUT A TRACE on its new night (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

CBS premieres its new Wednesday comedy block on Sept. 24 with the fourth season of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT)  and new comedy PROJECT GARY (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by the fourth season of CRIMINAL MINDS (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the fifth season premiere of CSI: NY (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

Premiering on Sunday, Sept. 28 is the 41st season of 60 MINUTES, the longest running and highest rated newsmagazine (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT), the 13th edition of multi-Emmy Award winning THE AMAZING RACE (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), the sixth season of COLD CASE (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the fourth season premiere of THE UNIT on its new night  (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

The Network’s top-rated Friday lineup returns on Oct. 3 with the fourth season premiere of GHOST WHISPERER (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), the debut of the new drama THE EX LIST (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by the fifth season premiere of NUMB3RS (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION returns for its ninth season on Thursday, Oct. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by the premiere of freshman drama ELEVENTH HOUR (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

The premieres of the Thursday and Friday night dramas have been scheduled outside of premiere week to accommodate the scheduled presidential debate on Sept. 26 and a vice presidential debate on Oct. 2.

CBS’s 2008-2009 Premiere Dates

Thursday, Sept. 18

8:00-9:00 PM              SURVIVOR (17th Installment Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 22

8:00-8:30 PM              THE BIG BANG THEORY (2nd Season Premiere)

8:30-9:00 PM              HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (4th Season Premiere)

9:00-9:30 PM              TWO AND A HALF MEN (6th Season Premiere)

9:30-10:00 PM            WORST WEEK (Series Debut)

10:00-11:00 PM          CSI: MIAMI (7th Season Premiere)

Tuesday, Sept. 23

8:00-9:00 PM              NCIS (6th Season Premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM            THE MENTALIST (Series Debut)

10:00-11:00 PM          WITHOUT A TRACE (7th Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 24

8:00-8:30 PM              THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE

(4th Season Premiere)

8:30-9:00 PM              PROJECT GARY (Series Debut)

9:00-10:00 PM            CRIMINAL MINDS (4th Season Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM          CSI: NY (5th Season Premiere)

Saturday, Sept. 27

8:00-9:00 PM              CRIMETIME SATURDAY

9:00-10:00 PM            CRIMETIME SATURDAY

10:00-11:00 PM          48 HOURS MYSTERY (Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 28

7:00-8:00 PM              60 MINUTES (41st Season Premiere)

8:00-9:00 PM              THE AMAZING RACE (13th Edition)

9:00-10:00 PM            COLD CASE (6th Season Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM          THE UNIT (4th Season Premiere)

Friday, Oct. 3

8:00-9:00 PM              GHOST WHISPERER (4th Season Premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM            THE EX LIST (Series Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM          NUMB3RS (5th Season Premiere)

Thursday, Oct. 9

9:00-10:00 PM            CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (9th Season Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM          ELEVENTH HOUR (Series Debut)