TV DVD May-July 2008
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NEWS
Sony releases budget-sized TV packaging
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is introducing new budget packaging for its complete series sets, in an effort to squeeze growth out of the aging TV DVD genre. Full story
HBO remarkets its hit series
HBO is taking a new approach to marketing its iconic series Band of Brothers, Sex and the City and The Sopranos by advertising them as gifts throughout the year. Full story
Time for family TV night
As today's parents get together with their families to watch the new TV crime shows, they may remember the shows they watched when they were kids themselves. Full story
UPCOMING TITLES
Acorn
Da Vinci’s Inquest, Season 3 Vancouver’s coroner continues his mandate to determine cause of death, whether it was a crime or accidental. Street June 10, prebook May 13; four-disc set $59.99
The Complete Series of Two Fat Ladies With an oversized passion for fun, Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright take cooking and conversation to a higher place. Street July 29, prebook July 1; four-disc set $59.99
AnchorBay
Flavor of Love: Season Three Flavor Flav must choose between 21 women in this uncut and uncensored version that includes more drama than TV could air. Street June 3, prebook May 1; four-disc set $34.97
BBC/Warner
Ganges Following the program’s premiere on the Travel Channel, this DVD captures the beauty of India’s sacred body of water. Street July 1, prebook May 27; DVD $19.98, BD $28.99
Robin Hood: Season Two The legend of Nottingham is back to right the wrongs of the sinister. Street July 29, prebook June 23; five-disc set $79.98
BCI/Navarre
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Vol. 2 This release includes episodes 14 to 26 of the 2002 revival. Street May 27, prebook now; three-disc set $26.98
Cartoon Network/Warner
Robot Chicken: Star Wars The Adult Swim series pays homage to one of cinema’s biggest adventure sagas. Street July 22, prebook June 17; DVD $14.97
CBS/Paramount
Jericho: The Second Season Cult drama about a nuclear mushroom cloud that suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of a peaceful Kansas town into chaos. Street June 17, prebook May 6; two-disc set $29.99
Jake & the Fat Man: Season One, Vol. One A veteran district attorney solves cases in Los Angeles with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner. Street July 8, prebook May 27; three-disc set $39.99
Evening Shade: Season One A retired pro football player returns home, where he coaches the high school football team in the series starring Burt Reynolds and Billy Bob Thornton. Street July 15, prebook June 3; five-disc set $42.99
Disney
Army Wives: Complete First Season This Lifetime drama follows five military spouses who share friendship, secrets and heartache. Street June 10, prebook now; three-disc set $39.99
Fox
Fantastic Four: Worlds Greatest Heroes Complete First Season Box Set When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays. Street June 10, prebook May 14; four-disc set $39.98
Saving Grace Season One Holly Hunter stars in the series about a police detective with an emotional crisis. Street July 15, prebook June 18; four-disc set $49.98
Here/Genius
Shelter This acclaimed gay drama stars Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe and Tina Holmes. Street May 27, prebook now; DVD $23.95
Dante’s Cove: The Complete Third Season A genre-bending mix of sex, the supernatural, homosexuality and camp. Street June 3, prebook April 22; two-disc set $29.95
Infinity
Real McCoys: Season 3 (five-disc set $39.98) A quirky mountain family relocates from West Virginia to sunny California; Route 66: Season 2, Vol. 1 (four-disc set $29.98) With Martin Milner and George Maharis at the wheel of their Corvette, there’s a new adventure around every corner. Both street June 17, prebook May 20
Koch Vision
American Idol: Season 6 Finale Performance Show—The Top 2 Fans of American Idol can relive all the moments of the final showdown between Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis. Street May 13, prebook now; two-disc set $19.99
McLeod’s Daughters: The Complete Sixth Season (eight-disc set $79.98) This Australian TV drama premiered on WE: Women’s Entertainment; City of Vice (two-disc set $29.98) Follows the historical story of brothers Henry and John Fielding, British magistrates who created the modern police force. Both street June 10, prebook May 13
Laguna
Campeones de la Vida A Spanish language telenovela that is broadcast on Azteca America in the U.S. Street June 10, prebook May 9; eight-disc set $24.95
Lionsgate
Mad Men: Season One The groundbreaking series about the glamorous and ego-driven golden age of advertising. Street July 1, prebook June 4; four-disc set $49.98, three-disc BD set $49.99
MGM/Fox
Stargate Atlantis: Season Four Chronicles the voyage of a newly formed Stargate team after they locate a secret abandoned base in the barren lands of Antarctica. Street July 8, prebook June 11; four-disc set $49.98
MPI
Dark Shadows: The Beginning For the first time on DVD, rare, early episodes before Barnabas are released, including episodes 144-178, which originally aired in 1967. Street July 29, prebook June 23; four-disc set $59.98
Shout/Vivendi
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet: Best of Ricky and Dave Episodes from the show’s 14-year run that focus on the Nelson boys—including Ozzie. Street July 8, prebook June 10; four-disc set $34.99
Swamp Thing: The Series Vol. 2 The USA Network commissioned a total of 72 episodes of this cult favorite based on the DC Comics character. Street July 15, prebook May 30; four-disc set $34.99
Sony
Rescue Me: The Complete Fourth Season Contains all 13 episodes of the Denis Leary FX series along with exclusive bonus features. Street June 3, prebook May 1; four-disc set $49.95
The Boondocks: The Complete Second Season (three-disc set $49.95) Based on Aaron McGruder’s award-winning comic strip, this set includes two bonus episodes never before aired in the U.S.; Soap: The Complete Series (12-disc set $59.95) The soap opera parody in its entirety; What’s Happening: The Complete Series (nine-disc set $59.95) The ’70s urban comedy centers around three best friends whose numerous get-rich-quick schemes never fail to land them in trouble. All street June 10, prebook May 8
Timeless
Brenner Set in the mean streets of New York City, this drama ran from 1959-64 and follows father-and-son cops. Street June 17, prebook May 13; three-disc set $29.98
Warner
ER: The Complete Ninth Season Dr. Weaver is promoted to a position outside the ER, but now the doctors have to deal with Dr. Romano. Street June 17, prebook May 13; six-disc set $49.98
The Closer: The Complete Third Season Kyra Sedgwick stars as a CIA-trained detective who has been brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head a special unit of the LAPD that handles high-profile murder cases. Street July 1, prebook May 27; four-disc set $39.98
Fastlane: The Complete Series To take down the most dangerous crime rings in Los Angeles, two undercover detectives go the distance to fit in. Street July 8, prebook June 3; six-disc set $59.98
—Compiled by Barbara Wexler
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