tv on dvd-related stories
Posted Oct 30th 2009 4:04PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on DVD, Reality-Free
I know I'm dating myself, but I'm really looking forward to watching the second season of
thirtsysomething on DVD.
The first season was released back in August, and I had a blast catching up with great characters like Michael and Melissa Steadman, Elliot Weston and Gary Shepherd. Season two
hits DVD in January, thanks to the good folks at Shout! Factory, known for putting out great sets like the packed
Freaks and Geeks collection and the recent
Transformers "G1" collector's set.
Some people might only think of
thirtysomething as "that '80s show about whiny yuppies," and that's fine. But the Emmy-award winning drama brings back a lot of great memories for me. As I
mentioned before, I used to watch it with my mom, who I'm pretty sure related to Patricia Wettig's frustrated homemaker Nancy Weston and free spirit Melissa Steadman, played by Melanie Mayron. (As for my dad, I'm not ashamed to say that he's more of a Timothy Busfield type!)
Continue reading Thirtysomething season two hits DVD in January
Posted Aug 30th 2009 2:10PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Reality-Free
I love Andy Richter, but he seems awfully stiff every time I watch him on
The Tonight Show. I prefer to remember the guy from his early days on
Late Night, his short-lived show
Andy Richter Controls the Universe, and his other short-lived show, the hilarious
Andy Barker, P.I.
Like Danny reported
back in May,
Andy Barker, P.I. is finally coming to DVD. Shout! Factory will release the entire series on Nov. 17. The two-disc set will include all six episodes, some with commentary by Richter and producer Conan O'Brien, plus a retrospective feature and a doc about the show's amazing writers, including Jonathan Groff (
How I Met Your Mother), Josh Bycel (
Psych), and Jane Espenson (
Buffy,
BSG). Click through for a better look at the DVD cover art.
Continue reading DVD cover art and release date for Andy Barker, P.I.
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 8:01PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here's something I never saw coming: a straight to DVD release of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's very own Christmas special. Frankly, I can't think of anything more inappropriate. I love it.
According to TVShowsOnDVD.com, the 60 min. special is set to be released on November 17th, exactly two months after the comedy's season five premiere on Thursday, September 17th on FX.
So what's it all about? Read on for the description from the official press release ...
Continue reading Get ready to jingle your Christmas bells with the gang from It's Always Sunny
Posted Apr 5th 2009 10:01AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Cable/Satellite, Reality-Free
Nothing has frustrated TV fans more than the never-ending release of
The State DVD from MTV. It has become the
Duke Nukem Forever of the television universe.
One minute,
it's on and the next minute,
it's off. Then
it's back on again, then the whole thing
gets called off. Then
it rises from the ashes like a flaming phoenix into the never-ending sky only
to get doused with a fire extinguisher by an MTV Home Entertainment executive.
Now it appears that ill-fated collection of magic discs is coming soon to a DVD store near you until MTV decides it's time to destroy your dreams and tell your children there is no Santa Claus again.
Continue reading Super-mega-uber-exclusive! The State DVD set for release this summer! Maybe...
Posted Feb 5th 2009 5:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Reality-Free
If you grew up watching MTV in the '90s, then you probably remember
The State. If you don't – and you're an American between the age of 30 and 35 – do a YouTube search for "I wanna dip my balls in it" and let the memories flood right on back.
I credit the irreverent MTV sketch comedy show with keeping me from slipping into a full-blown depression during my teenage years, aka the angsty, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains-drenched years.
The State ran from 1993 to 1995 and helped launch the careers of some of my favorite comic actors, writers and filmmakers, including David Wain (
Wet Hot American Summer,
Role Models), Thomas Lennon (
Reno 911,
Balls of Fury) and Michael Ian Black (
Stella,
Ed). All 11 members of the comedy troupe reunited recently to perform new material at SF Sketchfest in January. The
A.V. Club talked to State alums Wain, Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver this week about the reunion and about their future plans. Among the things that came up in the interview was the status of that promised complete-series DVD.
Continue reading Hey MTV, I want The State on DVD already
Posted Dec 14th 2008 2:49PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, Festivus, Reality-Free
... Ten shows on DVDSince there are
twelve shows a-stinkin' on TV this year (well, that's the low estimate), you might be glad to hear that 2008 brought us some spectacular TV on DVD. You knew there had to be a bright spot, right?
Whether you want to re-watch your favorite classic shows from the '50s or '60s (or earlier), or catch up on one of the hottest shows on current TV (yeah, there are a few) by starting with the first season, they've been released on DVD in 2008. It was actually hard to pick just ten, but for better or for worse, here are my picks:
Continue reading On the 10th day of Festivus, TV gave to me ...
Posted Nov 26th 2008 12:05PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: TV on DVD, Video, Animation, Reality-Free
Finally. 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.
Continue reading All I want for Christmas is 50 hours with The Real Ghostbusters - VIDEO
Posted Apr 29th 2008 10:02AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
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.
Continue reading Five TV show argument starters
Posted Sep 15th 2007 1:57PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, Grey's Anatomy, Stargate, Contests and Giveaways
If 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!
Posted Oct 22nd 2006 12:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, The Five
It 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.
Continue reading The Five: Great shows you'll never, ever, ever see on DVD
Posted Apr 11th 2006 2:37PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, Video
Every Tuesday here on TV Squad , we will highlight the week's TV-on-DVD releases. Some noteworthy releases today,
April 11, 2006:
The 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
Posted Apr 9th 2006 3:46PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
It'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.
Posted Mar 28th 2006 1:31PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Arrested Development
For 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.]
Posted Dec 30th 2005 6:21PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Cable, TV on DVD, OpEd, The Shield
The 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.
Continue reading DVD Review: The Shield, Season 4
Posted Dec 27th 2005 12:44PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, TV on DVD, OpEd, Video
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?
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