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All I want for Christmas is 50 hours with The Real Ghostbusters - VIDEO

the real ghostbustersFinally. Time Life has released the long-awaited The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Collection on DVD. And it's frackin' loaded. The mammoth $179.99 set features all 147 eps of The Real Ghostbusters, plus more than twelve hours of extras, all packed in a box with hologram panels that resembles the firehouse from the show. Looks like I'm gonna have to sell my car. For $179.99.

I won't go on about how this animated spinoff of the Ghostbusters movie was the best thing on Saturday morning in the late 80s and early 90s (but it was), or how it was also the coolest thing to watch in syndication after school every day (but it was), or how Egon Spengler helped me overcome my own personal boogeyman (but he did). I also won't waste your time writing about the awesome Real Ghostbusters-inspired comics I used to create as a kid (but they were awesome), or how I still reference my favorite eps with my friends in casual conversation (but I do).

But I will ask you, dear TV Squad reader, to help make my Christmas wish come true by persuading my wife to buy me this box set. Because I really don't want to sell my car for $179.99.

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Five TV show argument starters

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If you're at this site, that means you love television, and if you love television, you have some pretty strong opinions when it comes to its content, its history, its future. So let's fight about it.

After the jump are five opinions/ideas that I have. You're probably not going to agree with me on some of them (or any of them), but I think they're a great jumping-off point to get some arguments intelligent discussions going. Be warned that the following contains opinions that are probably going to tick you off and maybe even some that will make you think I've lost my mind.

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Two of our giveaways are ending today!

grey's anatomy season 3 dvd coverIf you haven't entered our latest two giveaways yet (Stargate: Atlantis season three DVDs and Grey's Anatomy season three DVDs), you've got until 5PM Eastern today to enter. Just head on over to the posts linked above, read through the rules and make the applicable comment there (not here!) We'll notify the winners next week.

Good luck!

The Five: Great shows you'll never, ever, ever see on DVD

Tom BergeronIt seems that everything is being released on DVD these days. Not just shows from the 50s and short-lived shows like The Adventures of Brisco County and Profit and many others. But there are many shows you'll never see on TV, because they're too obscure, don't have enough fan base, wouldn't be worth it financially, and/or just don't have any "buzz" to make it worth releasing by the studio. Now, I've been surprised before. I'm still shocked that Riptide made it to DVD. But I'm pretty confident we won't see the five shows below on DVD. Which is a shame, because they're five of my favorites.

In fact, if any of these shows are released on DVD (whole seasons, not an odd episode thrown on another DVD), I'll run naked through Central Park while eating a chicken salad sandwich and singing the theme song from Fame.

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New TV on DVD releases today

Every Tuesday here on TV Squad , we will highlight the week's TV-on-DVD releases. Some noteworthy releases today, April 11, 2006:

  • in living colorThe Bob Newhart Show - The Complete 3rd Season
  • Farscape - Starburst Edition - Volume 9 (3.3)
  • In Living Color - Season 5
  • The Merv Griffin Show - 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time

Gilmore Girls and Griffin Grades: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds

  • SimpsonsIt's The Great American Pop Culture Quiz! Which character uttered the words "Beam Me Up, Scotty" on Star Trek? What was the name of the company on the British version of The Office? What was the name of Peter Graves' character on Mission: Impossible? Take the quiz (not online, but go buy the issue you cheap bastard).
  • Mandisa says her life is in His hands, not Simon Cowell's. And by "His" she means Ronald McDonald.
  • The headline? "Gay's Anatomy." What show are they talking about? That's right, The 700 Club! Oh, alright, it's Will and Grace. An A to Z guide.
  • Why all the secrecy about the Simpsons movie?
  • What's going to happen on the Gilmore Girls finale?
  • John Krasinski from The Office talks about his new movie roles.
  • New on DVD: Ken Tucker gives a B to the new Merv Griffin Show set.

Arrested Development DVD delayed

Arrested Development; DVD; FOXFor those who were looking forward to an early release for the Arrested Development Season 3 DVD set, keep holding your breath. According to tvshowsondvd.com, the initial June release date for the 13 episode season has been pushed to an undetermined date later this year. Amazon seems to confirm this as no release date is listed. This on the heels of the news that Mitch Hurwitz has exited as AD's showrunner. What a crappy day.

[Thanks to Jeff for the tip.]

DVD Review: The Shield, Season 4

The Shield Season 4The fourth season of The Shield was great and arguably better than it should have been because of the additions of Glenn Close and Anthony Anderson. The performances put forth by both of them really made the season for me because everything else felt disjointed: the Strike Team was still in disarray and it just felt weird having Vic and Shane constantly fighting. Dropping down from season three which had 15 episodes, season four returned to the normal length of 13 which was disappointing but the fifth season is quickly approaching so I suppose they can be forgiven.

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Here's why your favorite show isn't on DVD

We talked about this recently, how some TV show DVDs are being held up because of how expensive it is to get rights to the songs used in the shows. This Hollywood Reporter article (via Yahoo News) talks about the problem in depth.

The best example of this is that delay in the WKRP In Cincinnati DVDs. They used a lot of rock songs on the show, and I still remember, when the show went into syndication, they replaced the music with horrible generic music in all the scenes, pretty much destroying the mood of the episodes. And if you're familiar with the music they used in WKRP (or Ed or other shows), then it really stands out. Fans were ticked that the second season DVDs of Quantum Leap were changed. Some people think that WKRP will never be released on DVD. 

What do you think? Would you rather see your favorite show released on DVD, even if they have to change the music around, or would you rather see it never released on DVD than have the music changed?

New TV on DVD releases today

Every Tuesday morning here on TV Squad, we will highlight the week's TV-on-DVD releases. Some noteworthy releases today, December 20, 2005:
  • cylonsThe Amazing Race 7 - The The 7th Season
  • Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0
  • ER - The Complete 4th Season
  • Party of Five - Season 2

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