TV on DVD Buzz

Okay as for my predictions, it seems I did get 8 out of the ten but not in the right order. Will you play with me next week?

Dr. Seuss; Horton Hears a Who raked in $45.1 million. I expected this one being the first especially since it is a kid movie and everyone growing up has read at least one Dr.Seuss book. Horton hears a Who is all about Horton the elephant hearing a tiny voice on a flower and decides he must protect it at all costs.

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TV:

Tin Man - It’s the Wizard of Oz, okay not really. Azkadellia, sorceress, has scorched the once beautiful land of Oz and only DG and a few other Oz related characters must figure out a way to stop the evil witch. But it seems that every time DG is getting settled in she wakes up back into the reality of living in her home, outside of Oz. Sound familiar? While this does sound like our beloved show, this one has twists and turns you won’t believe.

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Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who (Deluxe Edition)- No, it’s not the BIG movie that’ll be in theaters on March 14th, but it’s definitely something worth getting for your young ones. Did you know March 3 was Dr.Seuss’ birthday? Celebrate with your own Horton Hears a Who. Horton the Elephant hears a Who on a tiny little Daisy and finds out Whoville is in trouble and needs him to help.

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I hate to say this but I think I’ll wait until next week to rent DVDs, the hubby didn’t have a high opinion of Beowulf and there are only two movies below that I want to see. Those are 30 Days of Night and Death at a Funeral. What are your picks?

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Hi, I’m Eliza, you may have seen me around 451press on a few other blogs. I hope you’ll enjoy this site and any reviews I do. I always love hearing feedback and opinions so don’t forget to leave a comment. As far as I go, I’m the DVD Chic in my area. Every week I head down to my local DVD Play machine and purchase all the new releases, while I may not be able to get all of them I do keep going back until I do…or I rent them on tv.

Have you seen any good movies lately? DVD or theater? This past week I watched:

DVD:
American Gangster
Sydney White
Becoming Jane
No Reservations (I’ll have to buy it, I loved it so much)
Michael Clayton

Movies (in Theaters):
Spiderwick Chronicles
Hannah Montana Movie 3D

movies, dvd, new releases, welcome, No Reservations, Spiderwick, Becoming Jane, Michael Clayton, Hannah Montana 3D, Sydney White

I’m excited this week for the release of Torchwood, Season 1 on DVD…just in time for the premiere of season 2 on BBC America next weekend. Also this week, the 40th Anniversary Megaset of Thunderbirds arrives, as do several TV classics, like Barney Miller, Season 2; The Odd Couple, Season 3; and Make Room for Daddy, Season 6. Here’s the complete list:

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire, Volume 2
Banacek - The 2nd Season
Barney Miller - The Complete 2nd Season
ER - The Complete 8th Season
The Girls Next Door - Season 3
Hawaii Five-O - The 3rd Season
Hustle - Season 4
The Jeff Corwin Experience - Season 1
Make Room for Daddy - Season 6
The Odd Couple - The 3rd Season
Simple Life 5: Simple Life Goes to Camp
Swamp Thing - The Complete 1st Season
Thunderbirds - 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Megaset
Torchwood - The Complete 1st Season

There are several great shows releasing this week, including the destined-to-be-legendary Family Guy Blue Harvest, Extras with the ever-hilarious Ricky Gervais, classic British series Allo! Allo! and for the kiddos Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown and Medabots. Here’s the complete list:

Alex Haley’s Queen
All Creatures Great and Small - The Complete Collection
Allo! Allo! - Complete Series 7
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
Bump! - American Northeast
Bump! - Southern California
Criss Angel Mindfreak - The Complete Season 3
Extras - The Complete Series
Family Guy - Blue Harvest
Medabots - The Complete 1st Season
The New Adventures of Old Christine - The Complete 1st Season
The Rockford
Files - Season 5
The Royle Family - The Complete 2nd Season
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - The Complete 3rd Season
Storm Hawks - Hawks Rise Again
Storm Hawks - Tales from the Atmos

It’s a new year but it’s also a holiday, so we don’t get very many new releases today. Only two TV titles hit shelves today:

   SeaQuest DSV - Season 2
   Weird Science - Seasons 1 and 2

That may be a little disappointing so I’ll give you a preview of what you can expect in the weeks to come to give you a little hope on this first day of 2008:

January 2
The Tudors - The Complete 1st Season

January 8
All-Star Family Feud starring Richard Dawson
Two and a Half Men - The Complete 2nd Season

January 15
The New Adventures of Old Christine - The Complete 1st Season
The Royle Family - The Complete 2nd Season
Thunderbirds - 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Megaset

January 22
ER - The Complete 8th Season
Torchwood - The Complete 1st Season

January 29
Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete 6th Season
Emergency! - Season 4

The list of DVDs releasing this week is a little light. All of the major holiday releases have already hit the shelves and the next several weeks will be very lacking in new releases. We won’t get another major release day until January 8.

The biggest releases this week are One Tree Hill’s 4th season, the complete Underdog collection and volume 2 of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.  Here’s the complete list:

The Bronx Is Burning - World Championship Edition
The Mod Squad - The 1st Season, Volume 1
One Tree Hill - The Complete 4th Season
Rawhide - The 2nd Season, Volume 2
Sonic Underground - Volume 1
The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour - Lone Ranger/Zorro: Volume 1
Underdog - The Ultimate Collection
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume 2: The War Years

I’m excited about this week’s releases because one of my favorites, LOST, has arrived with Season 3. I need to rewatch before the show premieres, plus I’ve already promised to loan it out to one of my friends. Here’s the rest of this week’s list:

Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Complete 3rd Season
Big Love - The Complete 2nd Season
Dirt - The Complete 1st Season
Disneyland Secrets, Stories & Magic: Walt Disney Treasures Limited Edition Tin
Flight 29 Down - Season 1
Flight 29 Down - Season 1, Volume 3
Frasier - The 10th Season
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete 3rd Season
LOST - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience (also on Blu-ray)
Masters of Horror - Season 1, Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
Masters of Horror - The V Word (Ernest Dickerson)
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Collection 5: Black Lion

New this week, we have Battlestar Galactica’s movie Razor as well as the HD release of season 1. If you’re looking for comedy, check out Crank Yankers or Saturday Night Live. If it’s sitcoms you’re after, Will and Grace Season 7 might be on your list. Favorite dramas 24 and Law and Order: SVU also show up in this week’s releases. There’s a little something for every taste.

These sets would make great gifts so make your list and check it twice, find out who’s naughty and nice - then give them some TV on DVD! And remember, the TV writers strike isn’t ending anytime soon, so you’ll need to stock up on DVDs to get you through the rest of this TV season (at least)!   

24, Season 6
30 Days, Season 2
7th Heaven, The 5th Season
Battlestar Galactica, Razor: Unrated Extended Edition
Battlestar Galactica, Season 1 (HD-DVD)
Bump!, Great Britain
Bump!, Mexico
Crank Yankers, The Best of
Dante’s Cove, The Guilty Pleasure Collection
Diagnosis Murder, The Complete 3rd Season
Grafters, The Complete 2nd Season
Highlander: The Animated Series, The Complete Series
House of Payne, Volume 1: Episodes 1-20
Instant Star, Season 2: Director’s Cut
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The 4th Year
Super Mario Brothers 3 Complete & Adventures of Sonic Volume 1
New Street Law, The Complete 1st Season
Saturday Night Live, The Complete 2nd Season
Tom and Jerry Tales, Volume 3
Touched by an Angel, Season 4, Volume 2
Will & Grace, Season 7
The Wire, The Complete 4th Season

The pickings are a little slim in the TV on DVD releases this week. I guess the biggest news is the release of the complete series of The O.C. It includes all 92 episodes and is packaged in a unique book. Futurama releases their direct-to-DVD movie, “Bender’s Big Score” this week. Also hitting shelves are 3rd seasons of 70’s faves Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Mork and Mindy. Here’s the complete list:

Futurama - Bender’s Big Score
Happy Days - The Complete 3rd Season
The Land Before Time - Vol. 2: Good Times and Good Friends
Laverne & Shirley - The Complete 3rd Season
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series (Time Life)
Mork & Mindy - The Complete 3rd Season
Wish Gone Amiss – Episodes of Cory in the House, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody & Hannah Montana
The O.C. - The Complete Series
Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive - Volume 3: Blue Sapphire

The big news this week is the HD-DVD/DVD combo release of Star Trek, Season 1 which I featured back in September. Also this week, a complete series set of Queer as Folk hits shelves as well as season 7 of C.S.I. and the series collection of Chappelle’s Show. There is also quite a bit of animated fare with The Batman, Care Bears, Happy Tree Friends and Teen Titans hitting this week.

The Batman - The Complete 4th Season
Bozo’s Big Top - Bozo Collection 2
BraveStarr - Volume 1
C.S.I. - The Complete 7th Season
Care Bears - 25 Years of Caring Gift Set
Chappelle’s Show - The Series Collection
Charles in Charge - The Complete 2nd Season
Dangerous Assignment - Complete Collection
The Doris Day Show - Doris Day Today
The Doris Day Show - Season 5
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist - The Complete Series
Gene Simmons: Family Jewels - The Complete 2nd Season
Happy Tree Friends - Season 1: Volume 4
Ice Road Truckers - The Complete Season 1
Inside the Actors Studio - Johnny Depp
Little Britain - Abroad
Little Britain - The Complete Collection
Love, American Style - Season 1, Volume 1
Man with a Camera - Complete Collection
Mission: Impossible - The Complete 3rd Season
The Naked Brothers Band - Battle Of The Bands
Queer as Folk - The Complete Series
Star Trek - Season 1 (HD-DVD/DVD combo)
Tales of Tomorrow - Volume 3
Teen Titans - The Complete 4th Season
The Tudors - The Complete 1st Season: Uncut Edition (Canada)
The Wild, Wild West - Season 3

We have another great list of DVD releases this week. All the studios are gearing up for the holidays now with a selection of complete series gift sets. Notable this week is the Gilmore Girls set, which is packaged in a retro doll case, the Northern Exposure set, which comes packaged in a fleece lined messenger bag, and the Miami Vice set, which comes packaged in a faux Alligator skin case.

The Addams Family - Complete Series Box Set
Are You Afraid of The Dark? - Season 4 (Canada)
Black Books - The Complete 3rd Series
Black Books - The Complete Black Books
Captain N and the New Super Mario World - The Complete Series
Da Vinci’s Inquest - Season 2
DuckTales - Volume 3
Gilmore Girls - The Complete 7th Season
Gilmore Girls - The Complete Series
Kenny vs. Spenny - Season 3 (Canada)
King of Kensington - Season 1 (Canada)
Little Mosque on the Prairie - The Complete 1st Season (Canada)
The Littles - The Complete Unedited Series
Masters of Horror - Dream Cruise (Norio Tsuruta)
Masters of Horror - Season 1, Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
Melrose Place - The Complete 3rd Season
Miami Vice - The Complete Series
Northern Exposure - The Complete Series
Perry Mason - The 2nd Season, Volume 2
Prison Break - Season 1 (Blu-ray)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! - Wooden Treasure Chest Giftset (Canada)
South Park - Christmas Time In South Park
SpongeBob SquarePants - Atlantis SquarePantis
Tale Spin - Volume 2
The Young Ones - Extra Stoopid Edition
Zorro: Generation Z - Return to the Future

There are lots of great Complete Series releases this week. You might want to stock up on some of these to get you through the writers strike.

The Andy Williams Show - The Best Of
Beetle Bailey and His Friends - The Complete Collection
The Bob Hope Show - Ultimate Collection Special Edition
The Captain and Tennille - The TV Specials
The Colbert Report - Best Of The Colbert Report
The Cosby Show - Season 5
The Cosby Show - Season 6
The Day of the Triffids
Doctor Who - Story #123: Time-Flight
Doctor Who - Story #124: Arc of Infinity
Doctor Who - The Complete 3rd Series
Flight of the Conchords - The Complete 1st Season
Full House - The Complete 8th Season
Full House - The Complete Series Collection
Gilligan’s Island - The Complete Series Collection
House of Venus - The Complete 1st Season
Iron King - The Complete Series
The King of Queens - The Complete Series
Kung Fu - The Complete Collection
Martin - The Complete 3rd Season
McLeod’s Daughters - The Complete 4th Season
Most Extreme Elimination Challenge - Season 3
The Munsters - Scary Little Christmas
Payback - The 2nd Season
The Pink Panther Show - A Pink Christmas
Project Runway - Season 3
Seinfeld - The Complete Series
Seinfeld - Vol 8 - Season 9
Sesame Street - Old School Volume 2: 1974 - 1979
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Heeere’s Johnny: The Definitive DVD Collection From The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Wildfire - Season 2
Wings - The Complete 5th Season
Wonder Woman - The Complete Collection
The X-Files - The Complete Collector’s Edition