dvd set-related stories
Posted Apr 26th 2009 3:10PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Music and Variety, Celebrities, Reality-Free
In her Oscar-winning movie
Funny Girl,
Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice described herself as "a bagel on a plateful of onion rolls." Last night, CBS served up the Barbra bagel in the
one-hour TV special Streisand Live 2006. As music specials go it was a delicious serving of all-time great hits like "Somewhere," "Evergreen," "The Way We Were" and "Don't Rain on My Parade." But at just an hour -- probably 48 minutes considering the commercials -- the show just wasn't enough. It was a smidge of Streisand. I wanted the whole thing.
From a marketing point of view, this was probably just what the Streisand camp wanted. On Tuesday, April 28, Sony is releasing a 3-DVD set of Barbra TV concerts, including the full, two-hour-plus version of
Streisand Live 2006. So in many ways, the CBS special was an extended preview, an infomercial, a nibble that would make you want to buy the DVD.
Continue reading CBS served up a smidge of Streisand
Posted Nov 11th 2008 8:01AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Site Announcements, Contests and Giveaways, Reality-Free
On this Tuesday morning, we've got a copy of
The Cosby Show - 25th Anniversary box set on DVD for one lucky, random commenter. The DVD set -- with all eight seasons of the classic show -- is available in stores starting today.
To enter, leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, November 14 simply telling us why you'd like to own this DVD set
. As always, we'll randomly choose one winner amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating why you'd like to own The Cosby Show 25th Anniversary DVD set.
- The comment must be left before November 14, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
- One winner will receive The Cosby Show 25th Anniversary DVD set (valued at $124.98).
- Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
Click
here for complete Official Rules.
Posted Jul 6th 2008 1:11PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Judging by the
Nielsen ratings Lifetime is raking in for Army Wives in its second season, this show has found its audience. It actually started last spring when
Army Wives was a national surprise -- to everyone in the business outside of Lifetime, which picked up the show when ABC passed.
It's still amazing to think that ABC had a chance to put this show in their schedule and let it get away. Their loss is Lifetime's gain -- and they're feasting on it.
If you missed the first season of
Army Wives, and didn't get into the show until the fifth episode -- like me -- then you'll be glad to know that
Army Wives: The Complete First Season is now available on DVD. It's a great set, too, with some very nice bonus features and quality commentaries.
Continue reading Army Wives: Season One - DVD review
Posted Jun 19th 2007 3:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, The Sopranos
"Reserve lots of money for Christmas, 2008."
That's the word from HBO Home Video head Henry McGee, speaking at the DVD and Beyond industry conference. He's talking about a Sopranos complete set. TVShowsOnDVD.com verified the info with McGee, and says it will be an expensive set. Though I wonder what they mean by expensive, since TV fans are used to paying $150-300 for complete sets.
Maybe the set will have commentary by David Chase on that series finale, or maybe deleted scenes or other info that will give more closure (for you fans who need that). Or maybe they'll be more of that black scene, which Chase wanted to last 20 seconds longer than it did (HBO talked him out of it).
Posted May 21st 2007 9:02AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Site Announcements, Contests and Giveaways
Congratulations to Pete, Jen, Jim, Miranda and Peter on each winning a copy of the
That '70s Show Season Six DVD set in our
last giveaway.
For our next giveaway, we're giving out five copies of the
Kitchen Confidential Complete Series DVD set! We'll give one copy away to five randomly chosen commenters to this post. Just post a comment below stating your favorite episode of the entire series. We'll randomly choose five winning entries from all eligible comments.
Some basic rules and clarifications:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating what your favorite restaurant from a television show
is. What restaurant you mention makes absolutely no difference, as long as it's one featured on TV.
- The comment must be left before May 25, 2007 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
- You can only enter once.
- The winning entry will be chosen completely at random.
And now we present you with the legalities of the contest. (Read them. Please.)
Continue reading Kitchen Confidential Complete Series DVD giveaway
Posted Jul 5th 2006 7:33PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is, without a doubt, my favorite television series ever. It's also a show that owes some debt to its fans. It premiered on Comedy Central (actually, it debuted when "Comedy Central" was still called "The Comedy Channel") when that network was still drifting unnoticed through the cable landscape. It was fans who recorded every episode and sent them around that helped to spread word of the show and keep it on the air for ten years, which isn't too shabby for a weird little puppet show shot in Minneapolis. While securing rights to all the movies riffed on the show makes it impossible for full seasons to be released, Rhino has been doing a great job puting together "best of" sets of the series, and the tenth volume comes out on August 29. Episodes will include
Godzilla vs. Megalon;
Swamp Diamonds;
The Giant Spider Invaision; and
Teenage Strangler. The set will also include songs and outtakes. Information comes from
MST3k Info.
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