Eli Roth hosts “Shark After Dark”

Blood in the water: Ever since Spielberg's "Jaws" petrified movie-going audiences back in 1975, people have been a little wary of taking a dip in the ocean.

The sharks that prowl the depths of the world's oceans continue to fascinate us, and ever since "Jaws" first swam onto cinema screens four decades ago, the "monsters of the deeps" have fascinated, inspired and terrified countless souls.

Tapping into that cultural zeitgeist for the past 27 years has been Discovery's "Shark Week," its annual event that turns a hot summer's week into a toothy-mawed celebration of all things shark. This year's "Shark Week" gets underway starting Sunday, July 5 -- a few weeks earlier than it has traditionally aired.

A new week of sharks also means a new week of "Shark After Dark," the hour-long live late-night talk show entering its third year that follows "Shark Week" programming. Hosted by comedian Josh Wolf ("My Name is Earl") for the first two seasons, "Shark After Dark" is introducing a new host this year, as modern-day master of horror and self-declared "shark obsessed" actor/director Eli Roth ("Inglourious Basterds," 2009) takes over.

"Shark After Dark" has a similar format to the many other late-night talk shows out there, but with one big exception: its subject matter. Running for five nights from July 5 to July 9, "Shark After Dark" will find Roth sitting down with shark experts, shark fans and celebrities who just love sharks.

And is it really any surprise that Roth is such a shark fanatic? The well-known director and occasional actor is best known for his hyper-violent, torture-filled flicks that show no mercy -- perhaps giving him an affinity for the monsters of the deep.

Of course, sharks aren't really monsters any more than any other predatory animal is, but they continue to fascinate both Roth and the general public 40 years after "Jaws" first hit cinemas. Discovery's Shark Week, with a new host at the helm of "Shark After Dark," takes a bite out of audiences starting Sunday, July 5.

An Asian bromance: International travel can be a lot of fun -- it can also be really terrifying.

Experiencing the different sites, sounds and smells of a far-off land is exhilarating, but not speaking the local language or being able to read the signs and not being aware of local dangers can definitely turn off a lot of people from visiting some of the more exciting and exotic locales.

Not so for the five celebrities who've climbed aboard NBC's upcoming adventure series, "Better Late Than Never." Five celebrities will embark on a bromance trip through Asia without the usual trappings that their fame and fortune gives them: no limos and no assistants to help them find their way! Production on the new travelogue show begins in August.

Who's going to be hopping around Asia with his buddies? None other than some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Actors William Shatner ("Star Trek," "Weird or What?"), Henry Winkler ("Happy Days," "Arrested Development"), retired boxer and entrepreneur George Foreman, NFL Pro Hall of Fame inductee and sports broadcaster Terry Bradshaw and actor/comedian Jeff Dye ("Girl Code") will strap on some backpacks to experience the once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

Together, the five of them will offer up a comedic look at how to navigate cultures that are unfamiliar, all while leaning on each other for support and trying to check off things on their respective bucket lists of sites they want to see and things they want to do before it's too late.

"Better Late Than Never" is scheduled to stop in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Chang Mai and Seoul -- a packed vacation for anyone. With production beginning in August, a premiere date has yet to be announced.

Once upon a time in Camelot... : Camelot's famous trio is headed to Storybrooke, and they're just one part of a small casting shakeup.

ABC's hit modern-day fairy tale "Once Upon a Time" has wrapped up its fourth season, but planning is already well underway for its upcoming fifth. With a new season comes casting changes, and two cast members have been promoted to series regulars, another has been moved to recurring status and at least three new faces are joining the fairy tale.

Rebecca Mader ("Lost"), who plays the villainous Wicked Witch, and Sean Maguire ("Eve"), who plays the dashing rogue Robin Hood, have both been upped from recurring status to series regulars. To make way for them, and as part of a push to focus on new storylines, Michael Socha's ("Being Human") Will Scarlet has been knocked down to a recurring character after only a single season as a series regular.

The other big change coming for season 5 will be the introduction of the famous characters from the old Arthurian tales: the powerful wizard Merlin, the beautiful Guinevere and the good and just King Arthur. No casting announcements have yet been made for the famous trio.

The fifth season of "Once Upon a Time" is scheduled to premiere Sunday, Sept. 27, on ABC.