The Smart List: Bret Michaels spends a night at home

Wonder if people can have nine lives? Talk about “Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It.”

He’s the bandana-clad rocker living life on the edge. After several visits to the hospital this year — first it was appendicitis, then a brain hemorrhage, then a “warning stroke” — the former Poison frontman is back in front of the camera with a new VH1 series. Only this time ladies won’t be vying for his affection, so put the provocative leopard dresses away. Instead, viewers will get a glimpse of his home life. (Monday)

It’s been five decades. Talk about “Psycho.”

Check in to the Bates Motel and pop in the 50^th anniversary edition of the Alfred Hitchcock classic on DVD. Just make sure to shower well before watching the slasher flick, or the sound of Bernard Herrmann’s distinctive score will haunt you as you lather and rinse. (Tuesday)

If you like a relaxed Bob Dylan, talk about “The Bootleg Series: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964.”

Listen as the young folk singer unwinds and plays a song for you. Most of the 50 tracks in this compilation were recorded for the M. Witmark & Sons publishing company. Many contain flubs and forgotten verses. But you might find yourself loosening up with a listen to “Mr. Tambourine Man” on piano. (Tuesday)

Want the singing and dancing without having to watch “Glee”? Talk about “In Performance at the White House: A Broadway Celebration.”

Nathan Lane hosts the PBS special that has Tony Award nominees and winners performing tunes from Broadway’s beloved musicals for President Obama and his wife. Performers include Elaine Stritch (“A Little Night Music”), Marvin Hamlisch (“A Chorus Line”), Idina Menzel (“Wicked”), Brian d’Arcy James (“Next to Normal”), Chad Kimball (“Memphis”) and Karen Olivo (“West Side Story”). Absent from the lineup: McKinley High’s music director Will Schuester (Broadway performer Matthew Morrison), which means it will be a telecast devoid of his bad rapping skills.

Do you see dead people? Talk about “Hereafter.”

In this Clint Eastwood-directed sci-fi thriller, three stories about three people affected by death intersect. Matt Damon stars as a factory worker who can communicate with the non-living — think: Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense”) 11 years later … without that pesky Bruce Willis roaming around. (Friday)

—Yvonne Villarreal