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OK, I know Twin Peaks was technically on for more than one season, but just barely. 29 episodes plus a pilot doesn’t really qualify for two seasons, so I’m using editor’s discretion and featuring it today anyway. So there.

Twin Peaks was created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. It premiered on April 8, 1990 and was like nothing we had ever experienced on American TV. It ran for a season and a half, ending on June 10, 1991. A “prequel” movie, Fire Walk With Me, followed in 1992.

In its first season, Twin Peaks was honored with 14 Emmy nominations, 2 Emmy awards, and the Peabody award. They also took home 4 Golden Globes out of 5 nominations.

The show was set in the fictional town of Twin Peaks in northeastern Washington state. The story centered around coffee-loving FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and his investigation of the murder of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). Palmer was a high school student and homecoming queen. Her body was found on the river bank, wrapped in plastic - a very memorable and iconic scene. We soon find out that Laura Palmer was not the wholesome girl she appeared to be and Agent Cooper begins the daunting task of untangling the sordid web of characters she was involved with. (more…)

This is the week I’ve been waiting for! Twin Peaks Gold Box edition comes out tomorrow. I love this quirky, odd show. It’s one of my all-time favorites. I may just devote the whole week to Twin Peaks. I can’t wait to get the box set and I’m glad I waited for it. Other great picks for Halloween week: Angel, Dark Shadows, Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Outer Limits, Suspense, and you can’t have Halloween without a little Scooby-Doo. Happy trick or treating!

Angel - The Collector’s Set
Arrest and Trial - The Best Of
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire, Volume 1
The Benny Hill Show - The Thames Years 1969-1989: The Complete Megaset
Biography - Saturday Night Live
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5
C.S.I.: Miami - The Complete 5th Season
Checkmate - The Best of Season 1
Cimarron City - The Best Of
Dark Shadows - The Beginning, Vol. 2: Episodes 36 - 70
Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Series
Family Affair - Season 4
Family Guy - Freakin’ Party Pack
Laredo - The Best of Season 1
Magnum, P.I. - The Complete 7th Season
Miami Ink - Season 1
The Mickey Rooney Show - Hey Mulligan
My So-Called Life - The Complete Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Collection: Volume 12
October Road - The Complete 1st Season
The Outer Limits - Volume 3
The Real McCoys - The Complete Season 2
The Restless Gun - The Best Of
Riptide - The Complete 2nd Season
Riverboat - The Best Of
Scrubs - The Complete 6th Season
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon - The Complete Collection
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo: Get a Clue! - Volume 1
Suspense - The Lost Episodes, Collection 2
The Tall Man - The Best Of
Tate - The Complete Series
Twin Peaks - Definitive Gold Box Edition

The real gem of this weeks releases is I Love Lucy - The Complete Series. Also this week, popular favorites Veronica Mars, The Sopranos, The L-Word and NCIS.

The Adventures of Aquaman - The Complete Collection
American Gangster - The Complete 1st Season
The Company (mini series also avail on Blu-ray)
Hamish Macbeth - Season 3
I Love Lucy - The Complete Series
Jupiter Moon - Set 1: New Frontier
The L Word - The Complete 4th Season
Mind of Mencia - The Complete 3rd Season Uncensored
Monarch of the Glen - Series 7
Monarch of the Glen - The Complete Collection
NCIS - The Complete 4th Season
Route 66 - Season 1, Volume 1
Ruth Rendell Mysteries - Set 2
The Sea Hunters - Set 1
The Sopranos - Season 6 - Part 2 (also on Blu-ray and HD-DVD)
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians - The Complete Series
Tales from the Crypt - The Complete 7th Season
Veronica Mars - The Complete 3rd Season
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 3, Vol 2
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume 1

There are lots of titles to choose from this Tuesday, October 16. My recommendations are the MacGyver complete series set; one of my favorite shows, Mythbusters; hilarious British comedy, Absolutely Fabulous; and the Showtime classic, The Best of Bizarre. Fans of Studio 60 can also pick up the DVD of the short-lived series tomorrow and classic sitcom lovers can find Roseanne and That 70’s Show.

Absolutely Fabulous - White Box
The Best of Bizarre - 10-DVD Set
Charlie and Lola - Volume 6
Ironside - Season 2
Jonathan Creek - Season 2
MacGyver - The Complete Series
Masters of Horror - Season 1, Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
Masters of Horror - Season 1, Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
Masters of Horror - The Damned Thing
Medium - The Complete 3rd Season
MythBusters - Collection 2
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares - Volume 1
Roseanne - The Complete 9th Season
Squidbillies - Volume 1
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series
That ’70s Show - Season 7
Waking the Dead - The Complete 2nd Season
Wanted: Dead or Alive - Season 3

COMING SOON:

I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (October 23)
My So-Called Life - The Complete Series (October 30)
The X-Files Ultimate Collection (November 6)
Northern Exposure - The Complete Series (November 13)
The Addams Family - The Complete Series (November 13)
Star Trek TOS - Season 1 combo HD & standard DVD (November 20)
Queer as Folk - The Complete Series (November 20)
Battlestar Galactica - Razor (December 4)

Check out the TV on DVD page at Amazon.com for a complete list of upcoming titles, or to purchase any of these favorites.

TV on DVD, New Releases, October 16

There is a big list of titles releasing this week. Stargate SG-1’s complete series collection hits the shelves tomorrow, as well as the complete collection of Roots, which includes both the original mini-series and “The Next Generations” mini-series. The Captain and Tennille make several appearances on the list. I remember loving their show as a kid. Yes, I know I’m dating myself. And two classic British comedies, The Vicar of Dibley and Only Fools and Horses, will be available as well.

Agatha Christie’s Marple - Series 3
Alfred Hitchcock Presents-Season 3
Ben 10: Season 2
Bing Crosby - White Christmas Show
C.S.I. New York - The Third Season
Captain and Tennille in Hawaii
Captain and Tennille in New Orleans
Captain and Tennille Songbook
Captain and Tennille - The Christmas Show
Creature Comforts America - The Complete Season One
Degrassi High: The Complete Collection
Everybody Hates Chris - The Second Season
Family Ties - The Second Season
Ghost Hunters: Live From the Shining Hotel
Ghost Hunters: Season 3 - Part 1
Girlfriends - The Second Season
Hannah Montana - Life’s What You Make It
Jericho - Series 1 & 2
The Lair - Complete 1st Season
Meerkat Manor - Season 1
Michael Palin - Pole to Pole
Murder She Wrote Complete 7th Season
Only Fools and Horses: The Complete Collection
Robin of Sherwood Set 2
Roots - The Complete Collection
Roots - The Next Generations
Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection
The Vicar of Dibley - A Holy Wholly Happy Ending
The Vicar of Dibley - The Immaculate Collection
War & Peace
Whose Line Is It Anyway: Season 1, Vol 2

COMING SOON:

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (October 16)
The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 2 (October 23)
Scrubs - The Complete 6th Season (October 30)
Doctor Who - The Complete 3rd Series (November 6)
Gilmore Girls - The Complete Series (November 13)
Queer as Folk - The Complete Series (November 20)

It’s no secret How I Met Your Mother is one of my favorite shows. Season 2 saw Lily and Marshal go from broken up to married, Ted and Robin evolve from new love to realizing they weren’t right for each other, and Barney visiting his “father,” Bob Barker on The Price is Right….legendary! The Season 2 DVD released this week and includes one of the most memorable moments from last season, the revelation that Robin was once a Candian teen pop star, Robin Sparkles. One thing I love about this show is all the time they put into the extra content and this Robin Sparkles “Let’s Go To The Mall” full music video is a perfect example.

How I Met Your Mother - Season Two is a 3-disc set which includes all 22 episodes plus loads of special features, including this Robin Sparkles video. Also included are the web exclusive “How it Really Happened” featurettes which are hilarious.

Episodes:
1. Where Were We?
2. The Scorpion and the Toad
3. Brunch
4. Ted Mosby: Architect
5. World’s Greatest Couple
6. Aldrin Justice
7. Swarley
8. Atlantic City
9. Slap Bet
10. Single Stamina
11. How Lily Stole Christmas
12. First Time in New York
13. Columns
14. Monday Night Football
15. Lucky Penny
16. Stuff
17. Arrivederci, Fiero
18. Moving Day
19. Bachelor Party
20. Showdown
21. Something Borrowed
22. Something Blue

Special Features: 

• Audio Commentary on select episodes by cast & crew
• How We Make Your Mother featurette
• How It Really Happened: Moving Day featurette 
• How It Really Happened: Showdown featurette 
• How It Really Happened: Bachelor Party featurette 
• “Robin Sparkles” Video 
• “Hey Beautiful” Video 
• Gag Reel 
• Easter Egg

TV on DVD, How I Met Your Mother, Season 2 DVD, Robin Sparkles

What a great week for TV on DVD. My favorite comedy, How I Met Your Mother, releases season 2 this week along with favorites Jericho, Entourage, Criminal Minds and Shark. If you’re looking for classics, check out Felix the Cat, The Paul Lynde Show Halloween Special or Star Trek: The Next Generation.

• Criminal Minds, The 2nd Season
• Entourage Season 3, Part 2
• Felix the Cat Golden Anniversary Edition (1958-1959)
• Galapagos
• Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, Good Times Again
• Godzilla Power Hour, Volume 3
• A Salute To Hee Haw: Collector’s Edition
• How I Met Your Mother, Season 2
• I Love New York: The Complete 1st Season
• Inspector Lynley Mysteries Set 5
• Jericho: The 1st Season
• Little People, Big World, Season 1
• Metalocalypse, Season 1
• The The Paul Lynde Show Halloween Special
• The Sarah Silverman Program, Season 1
• The Secret World of Alex Mack: The Complete 1st Season
• Shark, Season 1
• Star Trek: The Next Generation The Complete Series
• The War (mini-series)

COMING SOON:

• The Vicar of Dibley - A Holy Wholly Happy Ending (October 9)
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series (October 16)
• Veronica Mars - The Complete Third Season (October 23)
• Twin Peaks: Definitive Gold Box Edition (October 30)
• The X-Files: Complete Collectors Edition (November 6)
• Lost - The Complete Third Season (December 11)
• High School Musical 2 (Extended Edition) (December 11)

Old standards like The Untouchables and The Cosby Show join new series like My Name is Earl and Numb3rs in this weeks list of new releases. Also this week, you can pick up a Stephen King gift set which features three of his tv ventures: The Langoliers, The Stand and Golden Years. Does anyone remember Davey and Goliath? Apparently some lost episodes have been found and compiled into a new DVD release to teach you some more life lessons. You can pick that up this week as well.

• Bliss: Season 3
• The Bronx Is Burning
• College Hill - Virginia State University
• The Best of the Cosby Show 
• Count Dracula
• Davey and Goliath: The Lost Episodes
• Dog the Bounty Hunter: The Arrest
• Drawn Together - Season 2
• Grounded for Life: Season Five
• Home Run Derby - Volume 3
• Inside the Actors Studio:Leading Men
• The King of Queens - The Complete Ninth Season
• Maggie and the Ferocious Beast - Trick Or Treat
• Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: Somewhere in Nowhere Land
• Midsomer Murders Set 9
• My Name Is Earl-Season 2
• Numb3rs - The Third Season
• Stephen King Gift Set  (Langoliers, The Stand, Golden Years)
• Streets of San Francisco - Season 1
• The Streets of San Francisco - Season 1, Vol. 2
• Thunderbirds - 40th Anniversary Collector’s Megaset
• The Unit - The Complete Second Season
• The Untouchables - Season 1, Vol. 2
• Voltron, Defender of the Universe - Collection 4: Red Lion 
• What About Brian - The Complete Series

• Ballykissangel - Complete Series Six
• Blade-House of Chthon
• Boston Legal - Season 3
• Brothers & Sisters - The Complete First Season
• Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Ninth Season
• Family Guy, Volume 5
• Ghost Whisperer - The Second Season
• Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Comp Season 1
• Jekyll
• Josie and the Pussycats - The Complete Series
• Married with Children - The Complete Seventh Season
• Masters of Horror: Sounds Like
• Masters of Horror: The Washingtonians
• Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive, Volume 1
• Smallville - The Complete Sixth Season
• Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper 1
• Stargate Atlantis: Season 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1, Part 2 - 14 Episodes
• Upright Citizens Brigade - The Complete Second Season

TV on DVD, New Releases

Here’s what you can find on DVD this Tuesday, September 11:

• Addams Family - Volume 3
• Avatar the Last Airbender - The Complete Book Two Collection
• Bones - Season 2
• Charmed - The Complete Eight Season
• Fantastic Four: Wold’s Greatest Heroes 2
• Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends: Comp Season 2
• Fraggle Rock: Complete Third Season
• Goosebumps: It Came from Beneath the Sink
• Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy
• Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
• Grey’s Anatomy - The Complete Third Season
• I Dream of Jeannie - Season 4
• Jericho: Set 2
• Las Vegas: Season Four
• Masada - The Complete Epic Mini-Series
• McHale’s Navy: Season Two
• Prime Suspect 7 - The Final Act
• The Starter Wife
• Supernatural: The Complete Second Season
• Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection 1-3
• Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection 3
• Two and a Half Men - The Complete First Season  

Addams Family, Avatar the Last Airbender,  Bones, Charmed, Fantastic Four, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Fraggle Rock, Goosebumps, Grey’s Anatomy, I Dream of Jeannie, Jericho, Las Vegas, The Lost World, Masada, McHale’s Navy, Prime Suspect, The Starter Wife, Supernatural, Tom & Jerry, Two and a Half Men

Here’s a list of the TV shows releasing tomorrow, September 4

Beyond Belief: Season One

The Odd Couple: The Second Season

Beyond Belief, Dangermouse, Dark Shadows, Friday Night Lights, Heroes,  I Shouldn’t Be Alive, Legion of the Superheroes, Martin Lawrence’s First Amendment, Masters of Horror, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, The Odd Couple, The Outer Limits,  Rick & Steve, Samurai Jack, Savage Planet Box Set, Two’s Company, Tutenstein

Here are the titles releasing this Tuesday, August 21:

• Dexter - Complete First Season
• Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan: The Complete Second Season
• Girls Behaving Badly: Volume 2
• House: Season Three
• I Pity the Fool
• JAG (Judge Advocate General) - The Complete Fourth Season
• Life Begins: Series 1
• Man About the House: Complete Series 1 and 2
• South Park - The Complete Tenth Season
• ‘Til Death - The Complete First Season
• Ugly Betty - The Complete First Season

TV on DVD, Dexter, Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan, Girls Behaving Badly, House, I Pity the Fool, JAG,  Life Begins, Man About the House, South Park, ‘Til Death, Ugly Betty

Here is a list of all the TV on DVD releases for Tuesday, August 14:

All Creatures Great and Small - The Complete Collection
All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Series 7 Collection
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Film for the Theatres
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Book 2: Earth, Volume 4
Baby Looney Tunes Volume 4
Doctor Who - Robot
Doctor Who - Survival
Dynasty: The Second Season
Elvis: The Mini Series
The Fugitive - Season One, Volume 1
Homerun Derby Volume 2
Loonatics Unleashed: Season 2
Masters of Horror: Valerie on the Stairs
Masters of Horror: We All Scream for Ice Cream
McLeod’s Daughters Season 3
Murder City, Season 1
Overhaulin’, Season 3, Volume 2
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Volume 7

TV on DVD, All Creatures Great and Small, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Baby Looney Tunes, Doctor Who, Dynasty, Elvis: The Mini Series, The Fugitive, Homerun Derby, Loonatics Unleashed, Masters of Horror, McLeod’s Daughters, Murder City, Overhaulin’, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

Full House. It’s sappy. It’s sweet. It’s funny. It’ll teach you some life lessons. Go ahead, admit it. It’s your guilty pleasure. When you hear that theme song and see Mary Kate (or is it Ashley?) smiling at you, you MUST sit down and watch. Maybe you’re a Full House junkie and can tell the season by Uncle Jesse’s hairdo or maybe you’re just a casual watcher. It’s hard to resist all the cuteness of this show. My kids love it today just as much as I did “back in the day”.

Now you can own season 7 for yourself and see all the touching moments like this one (when Papouli died - yes I know way too much about this show):

The zaniness of the Tanner household returns to delight viewers again when Warner Home Video releases the seventh season of the top-selling classic Full House on DVD August 7, 2007. Full House: The Complete Seventh Season will include 24 episodes from the show’s seventh season in a four-disc set, and will retail for $29.98 SRP.

TV on DVD, Full House, Mary Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Season 7, You Tube