Happy Birthday to Italian DJ Benny Benassi (1967), R&B singer Gerald Levert (1966), bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent (1962), film director Cameron Crowe (1957), South African musician Johnny Clegg (1953),

MILWAUKEE (AP) - For a show that was about nothing, the hubbub around it has certainly turned into something.

Often we don’t realize that our favorite TV shows began as vehicles on the big screen. Many of television’s best programs started that way. Then again, so did some of the worst.

Happy Birthday to Italian DJ Benny Benassi (1967), R&B singer Gerald Levert (1966), bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent (1962), film director Cameron Crowe (1957), South African musician Johnny Clegg (1953), Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard (1951), "Nash Bridges" actor Cheech Marin (1946), The Byrds singer Roger McGuinn (1942), "Indiana Jones" star Harrison Ford (1942), "Jackie Brown" actor Robert Forster (1941), soul singer Bobby Freeman (1940), "X-Men 3" actor Patrick Stewart (1940), "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane (1928; d. 1978), and actor Ben Johnson (1918; d. 1996).

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Will H. Schaefer, a composer whose music accompanied hit television shows such as ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''The Flintstones,'' has died in California, a family friend said Wednesday. He was 78.

Where the rubber meets the road and the bad guys meet the badge -- that's where you'll find California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers Jon and Ponch. Set in the sun-drenched sprawl of Los Angeles, CHiPs combines action, heroics and fun in 22 season-one episodes. Also on DVD: season 1 of The Fall Guy, seasons 3 of Rescue Me, seasons 3 and 4 of The Cosby Show, season 5 of Dead Zone, season 6 of Hogan's Heroes, and season 8 of Seinfeld.

Remember season six of ER? Carol had twin girls, a patient stabbed Carter and Lucy, and Abbey Lockhart joined the staff. Check out the good old days on DVD, along with season six of Married... With Children, season five of Hogan's Heroes, season nine of The Simpsons and season two of Criss Angel: Mindfreak.

The first season of HBO's historic drama Rome is now on DVD. The first season follows Julius Caesar's rise to dictatorship, his subsequent fall, and his assassination. Also on DVD: the complete series of Surface, season four of Hogan's Heroes and Full House, season five of The Jeffersons and 3rd Rock From the Sun, and season eight of The Simpsons.

Happy Birthday to Italian DJ Benny Benassi (1967), R&B singer Gerald Levert (1966), bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent (1962), film director Cameron Crowe (1957), South African musician Johnny Clegg (1953), Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard (1951), "Nash Bridges" actor Cheech Marin (1946), The Byrds singer Roger McGuinn (1942), "Indiana Jones" star Harrison Ford (1942), "Jackie Brown" actor Robert Forster (1941), soul singer Bobby Freeman (1940), "X-Men 3" actor Patrick Stewart (1940), "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane (1928; d. 1978), and actor Ben Johnson (1918; d. 1996).