GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.

The good news is that this Sunday, December 11, CBS will run colorized versions  of two of the funniest Dick Van Dyke Show episodes. The bad news is that CBS will run them which means the endless commercials to which every greedy network subjects its viewers. Still it's probably worth the annoying commercials for the chance to see the superb Dick Van Dyke Show made even more arresting by the latest color technology. The episodes are "That's My Boy" in which the Petries suspect they bought the wrong baby home from the hospital; and "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" in which Laura inadvertently reveals that Alan Brady wears a toupee. Yes, there are still purists who don't approve of colorization. I am one of them. But I have to admit that once you've seen a black and white episode a hundred times, seeing it in color does add a new dimension, especially now that they've improved the technology.