The world according to Dan.

HBO wants more “Sex”

If, oops, I should write this all in capitals,- IF LAST WEEK’S “STAR WARS: EPISODE II- ATTACK OF THE CLONES- BREATHING” TEASER TRAILER WASN’T ENOUGH FOR YOU THERE WILL BE A NEW, LONGER STAR WARS TRAILER ON EVERY HARRY POTTER PRINT, WHICH IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD, WILL BE IN THEATRES THIS FRIDAY.

Filmmaker Peter Jackson, who is the Tolkien movie maker, sees no rivalry with Harry Potter.

But even if he doesn’t see one, there is a bitch slapping imminent.

“Shrek” rakes in $110 million in it’s DVD/Video debut. So I’ll ask you again: Do you have yours yet?!?!?

Here are the new DVD and video releases for Tuesday, November 6th, 2001.

THE SOPRANOS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (VHS & DVD)
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (DVD)
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET (DVD)
EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS (DVD)
SOUTH PARK: TIMMY (VHS & DVD)
SOUTH PARK: WINTER WONDERLAND (VHS & DVD)

THE WOODY ALLEN COLLECTION, Vol. 3 of 3 (DVD)- BROADWAY DANNY ROSE, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, RADIO DAYS, A MIDSUMER NIGHT’S SEX COMEDY, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, & ZELIG

LEGALLY BLONDE (VHSr & DVD)- Reese Witherspoon offers up an audio commentary and the disc also includes two documentaries and a handful of deleted scenes.

BABY BOY (VHSr & DVD)
THE GOLDEN BOWL (VHSr & DVD)
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY: SPECIAL EDITION (DVD)
EMPIRE OF THE SUN (VHS & DVD)
CAST AWAY: SPECIAL EDITION (VHSs & DVD)
FARSCAPE, Vol. 8 (DVD)
MTV’S INSIDE FEAR (VHS & DVD)

Plus… DVD debuts of THE SPITFIRE GRILL, GUADALCANAL DIARY, HALLS OF MONTEZUMA, THE YOUNG LIONS, A WING AND A PRAYER, OF MICE AND MEN, DOMINICK AND EUGENE, CHOOSE ME, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, COMA, and GREGORY’S GIRL, and sell-through videos of DUDE WHERE’S MY CAR and QUILLS.

BLUE Returns With New Blood

NYPD BLUE kicks off its ninth season tonight at 9 with a two-hour episode that says goodbye to Danny Sorenson (Rick Schroeder) and welcomes in a new cop played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Saved By The Bell). The series will feature several other new faces this season as well, including Esai Morales, Charlotte Ross, Vanessa Marcil, Garcelle Beauvais, and Jacqueline Obradors (Tortilla Soup).

BUFFY Musical Episode Tonight On UPN

The special musical episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER airs tonight at 8 on UPN.

The episode, “Once More With Feeling,” involves a demon that forces the residents of Sunnydale to sing their most intimate secrets to one another. Creator Joss Whedon wrote the lyrics and music for all the songs in the episode, and all numbers are sung and danced by the cast members themselves.

Plus, if you look close, you’ll see BUFFY executive producers Marti Noxon and David Fury make cameo appearances. And be sure to keep an eye on your VCR or TiVo, as the episode will run eight minutes long, just in case you’d hoped to flip over in time for the premiere of 24 or NYPD BLUE or something…

The extra footage won’t be shown in future repeats of the episode.

THE SIMPSONS Halloween Special Airing Tonight

A new season of THE SIMPSONS doesn’t officially begin until this weekend, but a belated new TREEHOUSE OF HORROR episode airs on FOX tonight at 8:30. In this 12th Halloween special for the show, a futuristic home voiced by Pierce Brosnan falls in love with Marge, Homer is cursed by a tarot card-reading gypsy, and Bart and Lisa spoof HARRY POTTER when they attend Springwarts School of Magicry.

And then there is that special appearance by the Trix rabbit!

Here are the new CD releases for Tuesday, November 6th, 2001

DAFT PUNK Alive (Virgin)
BRITNEY SPEARS Britney (Jive)
Soundtrack SHALLOW HAL (Island)
NATALIE MERCHANT Motherland (Elektra)
SHEILA CHANDRA The Struggle (Narada World)
FAITH EVANS Faithfully (Bad Boy/Arista)
GWAR Violence Has Arrived (Metal Blade)
LUDACRIS Word of Mouf (Def Jam)
THE OUTLAWZ Novokane (In the Paint/Koch)
RAS KASS Van Gough (Frontline/Priority)
SIGUR ROS Svefn-g-englar [EP] (Fatcat)
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Holidayland [EP] (Restless)
GEORGE STRAIT The Road Less Traveled (MCA Nashville)
8BALL Lay It Down (Virgin)
THE AVALANCHES Since I Left You (London/Sire)
Various Artists A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS Vol. 5 (A&M)

Plus…APOCALYPTICA, AWAKEN, DAVID AXELROD, ALEX BUGNON, BETH NEILSEN, THE DIVINE COMEDY, DUNGEON FAMILY, EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN, GRAND PUBA, GUESS WHO, INNER LOVE, B.B. KING, THE LAST HARD MEN, DANNI LEIGH, DAVID LEWIS, LORDS OF ACID, THE NOMADS, KEITH PERRY, PINK FLOYD, RACER X, RUFF ENDZ, STRIFE, TWISTED SISTER, UGK, THE WALKMEN, and the soundtracks to THE WASH and AMELIE.

Billy Corgan Returns With ZWAN

It’s been less than a year since the SMASHING PUMPKINS split, and Billy Corgan has unveiled his new band, ZWAN.

Made up of former PUMPKINS drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, CHAVAZ singer/guitarist Matt Sweeney, and bassist Skullfisher, the band will play four intimate shows throughout Southern California later this month.

Since the PUMPKINS broke up, Corgan has also recorded material with Marianne Faithfull, Paul Oakenfold, and NEW ORDER.