(Anchor Bay, Not Rated, DVD-$59.95 SRP)

Playing a law enforcement character about as far removed from his maverick cop in FX's The Shield, Michael Chiklis made his roly-poly suburban police commissioner in The Commish a likeable family man who hasn't lost the street smarts of his native Brooklyn. The 6-disc second season also features a 3-part arc starring Telly Savalas in his last TV performance.

(Warner Bros., Rated R, DVD-$27.95 SRP)

Well, we now know that Warners regrets their decision to completely bury writer/director Paul Schrader's already-completed intense treatment of a prequel to The Exorcist in favor or shooting a complete schlock take on Father Merrin's early days. Renny Harlin's Exorcist: The Beginning – which even uses much of the same cast as Schrader's version, including Stellan Skarsgard as Merrin – really is just that bad. There are talks of Warners releasing the original version this Fall, and believe me, my fingers are crossed. Bonus features include an audio commentary with Harlin, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and the theatrical trailer.

(Classic Media, Not Rated, DVD-$39.95 SRP)

Roger Ramjet: Hero Of Our Nation features all 120 episodes of the classic 1960's TV series. Much in the same slyly comedic vein as Rocky & Bullwinkle, Roger Ramjet was a square-jawed test pilot who fights the evil nuts of N.A.S.T.Y (National Association of Spies, Traitors, and Yahoos). You want to know just how satirical it was? When going to break, Roger tells the audience, "Come back after the commercial or I'll make sure all you little kids are drafted…" – and this was during the escalation of the Asian conflict!

(HBO, Not Rated, DVD-$19.95 SRP)

Sometimes, comedy is at its best when it challenges the audience with thoughts, positions, and ideas they may disagree with. Bill Maher manages to push a lot of those buttons with the release of his latest stand-up special, Be More Cynical. From big government to the wiles of women, Maher's topics range across the political and social landscape, and more often than not, I agree with him. And sometimes, I don't… But I still laugh.

(HBO, Not Rated, DVD-$26.95 SRP)

Give yourself a decent real world scare with Dirty War, a fictionalized account of a group of terrorists who aim to explode a homemade nuclear device – a "dirty bomb" – in the heart of London. The DVD features an audio commentary with writer/director Daniel Percival and writer Lizzie Mickery. Great, now I'm having flashbacks to watching Red Dawn when I was a kid…

(Anchor Bay, Not Rated, DVD-$89.95 SRP)

With the mass acceptance of DVD, and the eagerness for scores of companies to find properties to release, film fans are seeing an unprecedented clearing of the studio vaults – including classic, though obscure, films that are finally getting the kind of attention they deserve. Case in point are the 5 films contained in the Ealing Studios Comedy Collection, which date from the heyday of that famous British studio, producer of films like The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets . Alec Guinness is amongst the stars featured in the films, which include The Maggie, Passport to Pimlico, A Run for Your Money, Whisky Galore! , and The Titfield Thunderbolt – all of which have been fully restored. Jolly good!

(Fox, Rated PG-13, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Did anyone ask for Elektra? Did anyone walk out of Daredevil going, "Boy, can't wait for that Elektra movie…" ? Didn't think so. And yet, in Avi Arad's endless capacity for self-delusion, here it is. Bonus features include deleted scenes, featurettes, and Jennifer Garner's hazing at last year's Comic-Con.

(Anchor Bay, Not Rated, DVD-$44.95 SRP)

Even in its second (and ultimately, penultimate) season, there was a wacky charm to The Greatest American Hero. Admittedly, though William Katt's hapless hero Ralph Hinkley was always fun, I was a big fan of Robert Culp's sourpuss FBI agent Bill Maxwell. Just was. Bonus features include interviews with producer Stephen J. Cannell and Mike Post, a photo gallery, and a Japanese language track on the episode "Two Hundred Mile An Hour Fastball."

(Lions Gate, Rated PG, DVD-$27.95 SRP)

Director (and Freaks & Geeks creator) Paul Feig is a friend of mine, so my recommendation of his big screen directorial debut, I Am David, should probably be taken with that disclosure in mind. With that admission out of the way, I genuinely enjoyed this small movie adapted from Anne Holm's novel North to Freedom , about a newly-freed young boy's travels across Europe and discovery of the simple act of living. The DVD features an audio commentary with Feig, deleted scenes, and a making-of featurette.

(Showtime, Not Rated, DVD-$109.95 SRP)

Never in my life would I have thought that the guy who created Queer as Folk for the UK would one day be given the reins of the massive relaunch of Dr. Who. While the UK version is long finished, the US version of the show, which aired on Showtime, made it four seasons – the last of which is hitting DVD. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes, trailers, a photo gallery, and more.

(Fox, Rated R, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Okay, I've seen Sideways, the film everyone's been raving four ways to Tuesday about, and I don't get it. Sure, it's an amiable little character story, but is it some earth-shaking revelatory piece of filmmaking? Not even close. In fact, I found it to be a plodding mess of self-important character flotsam numerous times during its meandering length. Maybe if I had a few bottles of wine in me, it'd play a little better… Or, at the very least, I could sleep more soundly through it. Bonus features include an audio commentary with Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, 7 deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and the original theatrical trailer.

(Sony, Not Rated, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Jeez, it's been a long time since the release of the last season sets of both All in the Family and The Jeffersons. In fact, after almost 3 years, I thought I'd never see the 3^rd season of  The Jeffersons. Both Jeffersons and the 4^th season of All in the Family are bereft of extras, but frankly, at this point, I'm just happy they finally came out.

(Universal, Not Rated, DVD-$49.95 SRP)

I love it when more seasons of guilty-pleasure 80's TV come together! What now? The complete second season of The A-Team), that's what. Even better? You get the cross-over Knight Rider episode, "Brother's Keeper."

(Fox, Not Rated, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Get yourself an empty glass and a bottle of your favorite apéritif, and kick back for a round of the original TV drinking game "Hi, Bob!" with the release of the first season of The Bob Newhart Show. It's entirely featureless, but all 24 episodes are there, and that counts for something.

(Warner Bros., Rated R, DVD-$27.95 SRP)

Unsurprisingly, the grift caper Criminal – starring John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, & Maggie Gyllenhaal, and produced by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney – features all the charm and class so clearly missing from Ocean's 12. Maybe that's because there was no pressure (or egos), or maybe Soderbergh was just awake this day. Either way, it's worth checking out.

(Warner Bros., Not Rated, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Right from the start, I liked Adult Swim's  Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. Honestly, how can you not like a cartoon that takes a second-rate animated superhero from the 60's, makes him an attorney, and has him defend cartoon luminaries from the Hanna-Barbera stable for crimes ranging from eco-terrorism (Boo Boo) to mob ties (Fred Flintstone, in a beautiful Sopranos parody)? The 2-disc Volume 1 features the first 13 episodes, plus bonus features including audio commentaries on select episodes, casting what-ifs, deleted scenes, and more. Not to be left behind, the third volume of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast also hits shelves with 24 episodes (!), plus commentaries, bonus interviews, and more. Now where's my Venture Brothers?

(HBO, Not Rated, DVD-$34.95 SRP)

It wasn't a particularly good show as anthology series go, but the one thing The Hitchhiker had was an impressive list of guest stars. In the 2-disc, 10 episode second volume, those guests include Kirstie Alley, Harry Hamlin, Jerry Orbach, Gene Simmons, Tom Skerritt, Fred Ward, Elliott Gould, Virgina Madsen, and Sandra Bernhard. Bonus features include audio commentaries on a pair of episodes.

(MGM/UA, Rated R, DVD-$26.95 SRP)

While not as powerful as its brutal tale of the Rwandan genocide should be, Don Cheadle's portrayal of a Schindler-like hotel owner who puts his neck on the line to hide refugees and save lives is the engine that propels Hotel Rwanda forward. For his performance alone, the film is worth viewing. The DVD features a pair of documentaries ("A Message for Peace: Making Hotel Rwanda" & "Return to Rwanda"), an audio commentary with director Terry George and Paul Rusesabagina, and selected scenes commentaries from Cheadle and Wyclef Jean.

(Universal, Not Rated, DVD-$49.95 SRP)

How sad is it that I looked forward to the release of the second season of Knight Rider? Before Baywatch, David Hasselhoff was Michael Knight – a detective given a new face, a new identity, and a talking car named K.I.T.T. Who knew that the 80's would, in retrospect, turn out to be the trippiest decade of all? Sadly, there are no bonus features this go round.

(Universal, Not Rated, DVD-$49.95 SRP)

Someone should look into bottling the affable, roguish charm that Tom Selleck exhibited weekly in Magnum: P.I., the second season of which is now available. It's a truly frightening power for both good and evil. Bonus features include the cross-over episodes from both The A-Team ("Diamond's 'n Dust") and Knight Rider ("Brother's Keeper").

(Warner Bros., Rated PG-13, DVD-$27.95 SRP)

Where did it all go so very wrong? Ocean's 11 was a fun, funny, unaffected caper flick which managed to float on the cushion of its own effervescence. Ocean's 12, by contrast, is a brick. There's no spark, no energy, and occasionally it seems like there's no director. What the hell happened, Mr. Soderbergh? Forget you were making a picture? Bah! Maybe that's why there are no bonus features save for some trailers.

(Docurama, Not Rated, DVD-$26.95 SRP)

Do you know the story of the Jewish resistance fighters in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II, who banded together to run dangerous sabotage missions against the Nazis during their occupation, often operating from out of the surrounding woods? See, this is why I love history – for every known event, there are hundreds of equally important, yet lower-profile tales to tell, which is reason enough to pick up the excellent documentary Partisans of Vilna, so one more piece of the puzzle falls into place.

(Anchor Bay, Not Rated, DVD-$39.95 SRP)

With the release of the second, and final, season of the cult favorite Sledge Hammer, fans can finally put away their cyber-petitions and sit back with their beloved Dirty Harry parody. Then, after they've watched the episodes for the 50^th time, they can peruse the bonus features, including audio commentaries, a brand-new documentary, a tribute to director Bill Bixby, TV spots, and more.

(Paramount, Rated R, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

The only reason watching the mostly forgettable serial killer thriller Suspect Zero is for the mesmerizing performance of Ben Kingsly as a former FBI agent who's taken upon himself to hunt down "Suspect Zero" – a serial killer responsible for hundreds of murders. Naturally, he's being chased by a mopey Agent, Thomas Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart), and his former partner (Carrie-Anne Moss). Bonus features include an audio commentary with director E. Elias Merhige, a 4-part featurette, an alternate ending with optional commentary, the internet trailer, and a demonstration of remote viewing.

(Paramount, Not Rated, DVD-$39.95 SRP)

It embarrasses me to say it, but I'm hooked on MTV's Viva La Bam – skater and Jackass star Bam Margera's weekly torture fest of his friends and family. I don't know what it is about the show, but I can't get enough of it… Which is probably why I went through the entirety of the complete 2 ^nd and 3^rd season in a single evening. Bonus features include deleted scenes random moments, a behind-the-scenes featurette, music videos, and a photo gallery (though, sadly, no commentaries this go round). Now, if I could only figure out why his parents let him get away with the s*** he pulls…

(Sony, Rated R, DVD-$26.95 SRP)

There's no doubt about it – The Woodsman is a controversial film, about a subject matter most people don't even want to discuss. What makes the picture work, however, is Kevin Bacon's performance of a recently-paroled pedophile trying to reintegrate into society and put the demons of his past behind him without rekindling them, as he's hounded by a suspicious police detective. Bonus features include an audio commentary with director Nicole Kassell, deleted/extended scenes, and a making-of featurette.

(New Line, Rated R, DVD-$27.95 SRP)

Okay, so you've been widowed for 10 years, but then a 10 year-old boy comes into your life, claiming to be your reincarnated husband, and he's got all the intimate details to prove it. How do you react? Ok, well, see how Nicole Kidman reacts as her character is faced with just that scenario in the psychological potboiler Birth.

(Fox, Not Rated, DVD-$39.95 SRP)

While not as southern-fired dirty as Dallas, Aaron Spelling's uppercrust Dynasty was the reining champ of the cat fight, particularly those between Krystle and Alexis (Linda Evans & Joan Collins). That's the dominant memory of this series – catfights galore. In furs. The 4-disc set features all 13 first season episodes, plus commentaries on select episodes, a series overview, and character profiles.

I don't know quite how they're doing it, but the restored and remastered catalogue editions from Warners are coming fast and furious, and are increasingly being packaged in easy "theme" box sets, focusing on genres and stars. Two such stars getting the deluxe treatment are Doris Day (Warner Bros., Not Rated, DVD-$88.95 SRP) and Errol Flynn (Warner Bros., Not Rated, DVD-$59.95 SRP). I'm sure the incredible reaction to last year's restored Robin Hood prompted the 6-disc Errol Flynn Collection, containing Captain Blood, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Sea Hawk, They Dies With Their Boots On, Dodge City, and the exclusive The Adventures of Errol Flynn documentary. Each film is presented in the Leonard Maltin-hosted "Warner Night at the Movies" format, which includes classic cartoons, short subjects, trailers, and newsreels, in addition to brand new behind-the-scenes content. The 8-disc Doris Day Collection features The Pajama Game, Calamity Jane, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Glass Bottom Boat, Love Me Or Leave Me, Jumbo, Young Man With a Horn, and Lullaby of Broadway, with bonus features including cartoons, featurettes, deleted scenes, trailers, newsreels, and more. There's only one thing that could make these massive sets even better – Warners, please go to slimline cases!

(Fox, Not Rated, DVD-$39.95 SRP)

The release of Jim Davis's animated Garfield and Friends marches along with the release of the 3^rd volume of 24 episodes featuring the fat cat and the cast of U.S. Acres. The series, supervised by Mark Evanier, is head-and-shoulder above its print roots.

(Sony, Rated PG-13, DVD-$28.95 SRP)

I'll be honest with you – the only reason to pick up House of Flying Daggers is for the visual feast you'll be treating yourself to. Succeeding where Crouching Tiger fell on its overblown face (come on – the tree chase was pitiful wire work), you won't even find yourself paying attention to the story… Which is something about gangs and a blind dancer. Who cares. It really looks spiffy, though. Bonus features include an audio commentary with director Zhang Yimou and star Ziyi Zhang, a making-of featurette, a visual effects featurette, storyboard comparisons, a music video, and trailers.

(Universal, Rated PG-13, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Every once in a while, you need the cinematic equivalent of comfort food. It may not be an artistic achievement, but it's reliable in its pedestrian dependability. Many comedies are cinematic comfort food, and the ultimate comedic comfort food is a sequel that doesn't dare to drift from it's the successfully established formula of its predecessor. Meet the Fockers is just such an animal. Basically, it takes the Meet the Parents recipe – meeting your parents-in-law – and flips it so this time you get to meet the parents of Ben Stiller's character, played with liberal daffyness by Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand. Oh, and the tried-and-true comedic gems of the first film's ultra-conservative parents – Robert Deniro and Blythe Danner – are along for the ride. Comedy ensues. The DVD features an extended cut of the film, a behind-the-scenes featurette with Jinx the Cat, a featurette with the Baby Wrangler, Matt Lauer Meets the Fockers, and an episode of Scrubs ("Training Day").

(Shout! Factory, Not Rated, DVD-$49.95 SRP)

Short-lived in that kind of "the network has no idea what it has" kind of way, Miracles was a series that had just begun to mine its intriguing premise when the rug was yanked out after 13 episodes. Skeet Ulrich plays Paul, an investigator of modern miracles whose belief system is put on the spot when he becomes a participant, as a young boy dies while healing him – but not before a mysterious phrase appears in Paul's own blood. Becoming a sort of spiritual Kolchak, Paul begins to investigate the rising number of "strange occurrences" happening in the world, teaming up with a former Harvard professor turned investigator and a former police officer. The 4-disc set features an interview with the series creator, audio commentaries on 6 episodes, deleted scenes, and a promo.

(Rhino, Not Rated, DVD-$59.95 SRP)

During every gap between DVD releases, I fear Rhino will stop giving fans more Mystery Science Theater 3000. Inevitably (so far), I'm relieved when they release another of their handy 4-movie volumes, which I eagerly watch and reminisce about when I first saw the comedy gold contained therein. Of course, then I go back to worrying again. But, until then, Volume 7 features the cheese classics Hercules Unchained, Hercules Against the Moon Men, Prince of Space, and The Killer Shrews . Fans also get the short subjects "Century 21 Calling," "A Case of Spring Fever," and the short originally intended for the aborted MST3K DVD-ROM, "Assignment: Venezuela." Huzzah!

(Lions Gate, Rated R, DVD-$26.95 SRP)

While not up to the accomplishment of his adaptation of The Stand (still one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever), Mick Garris realizes a mostly satisfying take on King's soul-searching, hitchhiking nightmare Riding the Bullet. Bonus features include an audio commentary, featurette, storyboard comparisons, artwork, and trailers.

(Fox, Not Rated, DVD-$49.95 SRP)

You know, as the years go by and its cast performs the scripts in their sleep (still quite ably, remarkably), it's interesting to look back and see how good That 70's Show was right out of the gate. The dynamic was already there, and so was the writing (compare it to the abysmal – and quickly axed – That 80's Show). In the show's second season, Kelso cheats on Jackie with Eric's sister Laurie, Eric & Donna are still fumbling along, Hyde is still living with the Formans, and Fez is still Fez. Bonus features include a season 2 featurette, commentaries on select episodes, a retrospective on the first season, and behind-the-scenes webisodes.

(A&E, Not Rated, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Being a somewhat infrequent frequent flier (meaning I've flown enough in the last few years not to like it), I really do identify with A&E's airport-based reality series Airline. Watching the employees of Southwest Airlines deal with the completely unpredictable (and often eccentric) sea of humanity that besets them each and every day, you marvel at just how they're able to keep any sense of sanity themselves. Based on what goes on behind the scenes, it's a wonder anyone gets anywhere.

(History Channel, Not Rated, DVD-$79.95 SRP)

History buffs (like me) will probably want to snap up The History Channel's latest exhaustive documentary, this time tackling the always fascinating American Revolution. The 5-disc set covers everything from the events the pushed the colonies to war to the Treaty of Paris and the birth of the Republic, including Biography episodes spotlighting important figures like Washington, Franklin, Paul Revere, and even Benedict Arnold.

(Acorn, Not Rated, DVD-$59.99 SRP)

While it's not quite as deliriously funny as Father Ted (but what could be?), Bless Me Father still follows a similar pattern to reach its laughs – a young priest mentored by a crusty old veteran. Mainly, though, the series – the complete run of which is contained in this 3-disc set – sends up the strict mores of 50's Catholicism in England. Check it out.

(Docurama, Not Rated, DVD-$26.95 SRP)

Fans of Hong Kong cinema will kicking themselves (probably in some spectacular way, involving wire work) if they don't grab a copy of the documentary Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong. Featuring interviews with luminaries like Jackie Chan, John Woo, Jet Li, it's a concise chronicle of the rise of the significant subsection of Asian cinema to worldwide prominence.

(A&E, Not Rated, DVD-$19.95 SRP)

A&E's Cold Case Files is one of those guilty pleasure shows that the network has so cannily crafted that, if you should channel-surf past them, you're instantly ensnared in whatever lurid real-life scenario is being presented (another big-time trap is their City Confidential). This 2-disc release, The Most Infamous Cases, collects 10 episodes picked by host Bill Kurtis. Take that, CSI!

(Acorn, Not Rated, DVD-$59.99 SRP)

If you were to make Friends a dramedy – sort of a comedic Thirtysomething – you'd probably wind up with one of the UK's biggest hits, Cold Feet, which follows three couples at various stages in their relationships. The scripts are the real strength here, nicely complemented by a spot-on cast (including Helen Baxendale, who spent time on Friends as Ross's fiancée). The 2^nd Series set features all 6 episodes plus a behind-the-scenes featurette and a photo gallery.

(Paramount, Not Rated, DVD-$27.95 SRP)

The second season of Comedy Central's foul-mouthed puppet prank phone show (say it 10 times fast) was a big one, so it's been divided up – meaning you can now pick up Crank Yankers Season Two: Volume One. The 2-disc set features 15 episodes, plus 2 exclusive audio calls from Adam Carolla and Snoop Dogg, a Yankerville Poster & Sign gallery, and an unaired call by the late Mitch Hedberg.

(Warner Bros., Not Rated, DVD-$49.95 SRP)

It was during the 3^rd season of ER that the show really exploded fully into the public consciousness, and was also when the writing was on the wall that George Clooney was getting itchy to strike out for the big screen. This is also the season that the guest stars began to fly fast and furious, including roles for Ewan McGregor and William H. Macy. Bonus features include 2 new documentaries ("ER Specialists: Fear of Flying" & "The Nurses Station"), a pair of audio commentaries, deleted scenes, and the always-welcome gag reel.

(A&E, Not Rated, DVD-$79.95 SRP)

Only the 80's could give us the touchy-feely platitudes of Highway to Heaven … Well, until the 90's brought us the treacly platitudes of Touched By An Angel. Highway, however, was leavened by the presence of Michael Landon as helpful angel Jonathan Smith, who travels the country setting people's lives straight, accompanied by gruff ex-cop Mark Gordon (the much-missed Victor French, whose sarcasm went a long way towards deflating the preachiness). The 7-disc complete first season features all 24 episodes, plus the feature-length documentary "Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love" and outtakes.

(Rhino, Not Rated, DVD-$29.95 SRP)

Well, it had to end sometime – and "sometime" was Season 3 for the Marshall family, trapped in the Land of the Lost. Rick Marshall is torn away from his children after a devastating earthquake that shatters the land, but somehow Will & Holly's Uncle Jack shows up. Okay. Whatever. Just give me more Sleestaks and Cha-Ka. The 2-disc set features all 13 episodes, plus an interview with Ron Harper (Uncle Jack) and an audio commentary with Harper on "Aftershock."

(Paramount, Rated PG, DVD-$39.95 SRP)

I really like the Lemony Snicket books, otherwise known as A Series of Unfortunate Events. In fact, I adore them (a word which means "really, really like"). That's probably why I was so disappointed with Jim Carrey's Series of Unfortunate Overacting, otherwise known as the big screen version of A Series…. Gone is much of the charm of the books, including the endearingly bleak travails of the unfortunate Beaudelaire children, as they make their orphaned way through a world filled with completely useless adults and evade the money-grubbing (and deadly) grasp of the evil Count Olaf. I think someone forgot to tell Carrey that there's supposed to be menace to Olaf… Not just schtick. Oh well, at least I still have the books. The 2-disc collector's edition features an audio commentary from director Brad Siberling, a second commentary with Siberling and "The real Lemony Snicket," deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and galleries.

(A&E, Not Rated, DVD-$39.95 SRP)

Although the a live TV production was recently aired in the UK, nothing beats the camp cheesiness of the 70's version of Quatermass. There's just something about those 70's-era takes on future (now past) turn-of-the-century apocalyptic futures that's so… charming. And now, you can experience the complete series of Professor Bernard Quatermass's attempt to save civilization, and find his missing daughter along the way. The 2-disc set also features the rare theatrical version of the series, plus the History Channel's "Enduring Mystery of Stonehenge" episode of In Search Of.

(Paramount, Not Rated, DVD-$49.95 SRP)

I mostly ignored the first season of Survivor, but for some reason I got hooked by the complete mental cases featured in the second season, located in the Australian Outback. Maybe it was homey Rodger, cute Elizabeth, passing out in the fire, a dash of Wesson oil, or Jerri and the jerky… Or all of that. Either way, my resistance was futile, and the ludicrousness of what I was watching complete sucked me in. Thankfully, I never went back after that. Oh – and never build your encampment in a dry creek bed. That's just stupid. The 6-disc complete set features audio commentaries and a quartet of featurettes.

(Lions Gate, Not Rated, DVD-$14.95 SRP)

Volume 2 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, featuring another 13 episodes from the original run? Featuring the return of Shredder? And the Technodrome? And The Fly? Cowabunga! Yeah… I said it…

It's interesting that at least two of my favorite Three Stooges shorts of all time also happen to be from the small batch of shorts that have made it into the public domain (there might be something to said for repetition breeding affection). Those two shorts ("Disorder in the Court" & "Malice in the Palace") are joined by two others ("Brideless Groom" & "Sing a Song of Six Pants")  in Fox's colorized released titled, amazingly enough, The Three Stooges In Color (Fox, Not Rated, DVD-$9.98 SRP). The colorization process is as good, if not better, than the one used for last year's official Columbia releases, but Legend Films does a pretty darn good job in both the restoration and colorization, considering the elements available to them. The real reason to pick this disc up, though, is for the comedy wraparounds provided by "The Film Crew" – Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy (formerly the stars of MST3K). Also being released are the Stooges' very first feature film (in support of Ted Healy), Soup to Nuts (Fox, Not Rated, DVD-$9.98 SRP) and the latter-period feature Snow White and the Three Stooges (Fox, Rated PG, DVD-$9.98 SRP).

Before being derailed by endless "celebreality," VH1 actually had some quite good shows focusing on, you know, music – including Behind the Music, Legends, and Storytellers. I always liked the concept of Storytellers – you get a famous artist to come out and do their greatest hits, but you have them actually bracket the songs by telling the circumstances behind their creation. In what I can only hope is a trend, they're being made available on DVD, most recently with Storyteller outings from Alanis Morissette and Natalie Merchant, both featuring material not seen in the original broadcast.