Does anyone one know of a good programing video series or just a few videos

#1 www.3dbuzz.com

not best.
but they have tutorial on almost everything related to game development.+more.

#2 Search for computer science topics rather than programming. That way you get introduced to CS concepts. I would suggest a mixture of trial by fire (just try programming with a simple learning language), and some information on general CS theory. You will be able to use both types of learning to accelerate your understanding.

Also, you may want to find some books on discrete mathematics, matrices for 3D work, general problem solving mathematics, databases, etc. It will depend upon what kind of programming you will do. The math may need to wait until you get a firm grasp of the usage of a programming language however. And, you may never need to write a sorting algorithm either.

#3 Lynda.com has a very good intro to programming video and then another video course specific to C# as well as some visual studio courses. Lynda.com is $25/month or $37/month with sample files included.

Also check out iTunesU - you can search for "Computer Science" "Programming" or even a specific language like "C#" or "C++" and find a number of free University level courses.

#4 I use KHAN ACADEMY or ACADEMIC EARTH.Both has helped me a lot and i'm a newbie as well. O' by the way they are both free.

#5 I think everyone needs to write at least one sorting algorithm....