TV on DVD Purchasing Guide September-October 2009
Compiled by Cheryl Cheng -- Video Business, 8/3/2009
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Sept. 8
Fringe: The Complete First Season WARNER prebook 8-4; DVD $59.98; BD $79.98 Sci-fi thriller: A trio of unlikely colleagues investigates a series of peculiar deaths and disasters.
Get Smart: Season 4 HBO/WARNER prebook 8-4; DVD $24.98 Action comedy: In this season, Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 are about to get married.
Gifted Hands SONY prebook 8-6; DVD $24.96 Drama: In this TV movie, Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as Dr. Ben Carson, who goes from a rough childhood to becoming a world-renowned neurosurgeon.
Parks & Recreation: Season One UNIVERSAL prebook now; DVD $29.98 Comedy: Amy Poehler stars in this NBC series about the world of local government.
Sept. 15Affairs of the Heart, Series Two ACORN prebook 8-18; DVD $39.99 Drama: All the drama of English high society unfolds in these half-dozen adaptations of the works of Henry James.
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season WARNER prebook 8-11; DVD $44.98 Comedy: The physicists and their geek pals continue to conquer the cosmos—just as the realities of real life conquer them.
Crash: The Complete First Season ANCHOR BAY/STARZ prebook 8-25; DVD $59.97, BD $79.97 Drama: Thirteen episodes about saints, sinners, poets and players who inhabit modern-day L.A.
Fame: Seasons 1 and 2 MGM/FOX prebook 8-5; DVD $39.98 Musical: Timed with the Sept. 25 theatrical Fame, this release features 38 episodes from the ’80s series about students at a high school for the performing arts.
One Step Beyond: The Official First Season CBS/PARAMOUNT prebook 8-4; DVD $54.99 Fantasy: Collection of 22 digitally remastered episodes from the 1959 paranormal-themed series.
Sept. 22Castle: Season One DISNEY prebook now; DVD $39.99 Crime: A detective (Stana Katic) gets help from a novelist (Nathan Fillion) to solve crime cases in this ABC series.
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season Two CBS/PARAMOUNT prebook 8-11; BD $79.99 Sci-fi fantasy: All 26 episodes with new branching technology that allows fans to toggle between newly remastered versions with enhanced special effects or the episodes as they were originally broadcast.
Sept. 29Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years S’MORE/ADA prebook 9-4; DVD $39.95 Drama: A collection of four feature-length films following the series’ conclusion.
Cagney & Lacey: The Return S’MORE/ADA prebook 9-4; DVD $12.95 Drama: The two lady law enforcers return and continue to deal with their tough and dangerous jobs.
Kings: The Complete Series UNIVERSAL prebook 8-11; DVD $59.98 Drama: When an idealistic soldier rescues the son of the king, their lives are intertwined in this NBC series.
Traffik 20th Anniversary Edition ACORN prebook 9-1; DVD $39.99 Drama: This British miniseries traces intersecting lives in the world of international drug smuggling.
The Unit Complete Giftset FOX prebook 9-2; DVD $199.98 Drama: This 19-DVD set contains all four seasons of the series about a covert Special Forces team.
Oct. 6Blood Ties Season 2 EAGLE ROCK prebook 9-16; DVD $26.99 Horror: The second season of the Lifetime series about a private detective and a bloodsucker.
Lark Rise to Candleford: Season One BBC/WARNER prebook 9-1; DVD $59.98 Drama: Relationships form in two villages in 19th century rural England.
Married ... With Children: The Complete 11th Season SONY prebook 9-3; DVD $39.95 Comedy: The last 24 episodes of the series about the dysfunctional Bundy family.
Nip/Tuck: Season Five, Part Two WARNER prebook 9-1; DVD $39.98 Drama: The FX series about two plastic surgeons in Los Angeles.
EMMY ELITE
| Program (Label/distributor) | Noms | Street Date | Prebook | Price |
| 30 Rock S3 (Universal) | 22 | Sept. 22 | Aug. 4 | DVD $49.98 |
| Mad Men S2 (Lionsgate) | 16 | Now | Now | DVD $49.98, BD $49.99 |
| The Office S5 (Universal) | 9 | Sept. 8 | Now | DVD $59.98, BD $69.98 |
| Damages S2 (Sony) | 7 | TBA | ||
| Flight of the Conchords S2 (HBO/Warner) | 6 | Aug. 4 | Now | DVD $29.98 |
| Weeds S4 (Lionsgate) | 6 | Now | Now | DVD $39.98, BD $39.99 |
| Battlestar Galactica S4.5 (Universal) | 5 | Now | Now | DVD $49.98, BD $69.98 |
| Breaking Bad S2 (Sony) | 5 | TBA | ||
| Grey’s Anatomy S5 (Disney) | 5 | Sept. 15 | Now | DVD $59.99 |
| Lost S5 (Disney) | 5 | Dec. 8 | Oct. 13 | DVD $59.99, BD $79.99 |
| Pushing Daisies S2 (Warner) | 5 | Now | Now | DVD $39.98, BD $49.99 |
| The Tudors S3 (Showtime/Paramount) | 5 | TBA |
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