NOW AVAILABLE:
* Austin City Limits – Country (Time Life)
$119.95 SRP DVD (“4 Easy Payments of $29.99”)
EXTRAS: see contents listed below
—–Austin City Limits is the longest-running music show in television history, and since the beginning it has held a special connection to country music. Beloved by artists and fans alike, Austin City Limits is known for authentic music presented in live and uncut performances. This collection has been hand-selected from over 40 years of Austin City Limits archives to find the greatest country performances. Austin City Limits Country brings together 5 decades of country’s greatest artists from legends like Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Marty Robbins and Buck Owens to superstars like Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, and Randy Travis plus today’s greats including Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Brad Paisley. Plus, Austin City Limits Country includes once-in-a-lifetime collaborations like Sheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson singing “Me and Bobby McGee” and Emmylou Harris singing “Crazy” along with Willie Nelson who wrote the song. 164 live, uncut performances from 1974-2018 featuring country legends and superstars performing their biggest hits including Willie Nelson’s “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues,” George Strait’s “Amarillo By Morning”, Reba McEntire’s “Whoever’s In New England”, Vince Gill’s “Whenever You Come Around”, Alan Jackson’s “Livin’ On Love”, and Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying.” Unforgettable collaborations including Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson performing “Crazy”, Vince Gill and Patty Loveless singing “After The Fire Is Gone”, and Sheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson performing “Me And Bobby McGee.” Special moments including Roger Miller singing “Old Friends” with Willie Nelson, Vince Gill singing “Amie” with Pure Prairie League, and Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens performing “Streets of Bakersfield.” Bonus interviews with the stars including Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, and more! FREE Bonus DVD: The Austin City Limits 1974 pilot episode featuring a complete Willie Nelson concert! Collectible Memory Book. 10-DVD set.
NOTE: our thanks to longtime reader John Cerone for bringing this release to our attention
* Austin City Limits – Country: Deluxe Edition (Time Life)
$239.92 SRP DVD (“4 Easy Payments of $59.98”)
EXTRAS: see contents listed below
—–Austin City Limits is the longest-running music show in television history, and since the beginning it has held a special connection to country music. Beloved by artists and fans alike, Austin City Limits is known for authentic music presented in live and uncut performances. This collection has been hand-selected from over 40 years of Austin City Limits archives to find the greatest country performances. Austin City Limits Country brings together 5 decades of country’s greatest artists from legends like Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Marty Robbins and Buck Owens to superstars like Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, and Randy Travis plus today’s greats including Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Brad Paisley. Plus, Austin City Limits Country includes once-in-a-lifetime collaborations like Sheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson singing “Me and Bobby McGee” and Emmylou Harris singing “Crazy” along with Willie Nelson who wrote the song. 164 live, uncut performances from 1974-2018 featuring country legends and superstars performing their biggest hits including Willie Nelson’s “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues,” George Strait’s “Amarillo By Morning”, Reba McEntire’s “Whoever’s In New England”, Vince Gill’s “Whenever You Come Around”, Alan Jackson’s “Livin’ On Love”, and Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying.” Unforgettable collaborations including Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson performing “Crazy”, Vince Gill and Patty Loveless singing “After The Fire Is Gone”, and Sheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson performing “Me And Bobby McGee.” Special moments including Roger Miller singing “Old Friends” with Willie Nelson, Vince Gill singing “Amie” with Pure Prairie League, and Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens performing “Streets of Bakersfield.” Bonus interviews with the stars including Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, and more! FREE Bonus DVD: The Austin City Limits 1974 pilot episode featuring a complete Willie Nelson concert! Collectible Memory Book. Upgrade to the Deluxe Edition! Upgrade your order to the Deluxe 20-DVD collection and receive 10 more live country music DVDs featuring CMA Awards LIVE! You’ll get 127 additional live performances including Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee,” Crystal Gayle’s “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen,” and Alan Jackson’s “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).” Plus you’ll see famous country duets and collaborations including “Jackson” by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, “Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” by Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire, and “Islands In The Stream” by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
NOTE: our thanks to longtime reader John Cerone for bringing this release to our attention
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COMING ON 3/16:
* Dracula – The Complete Miniseries (BBC Archives)
$24.99 SRP DVD MOD
—–English lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet a new client…and a legend is about to get fresh blood! From the snow-capped Carpathians to a death-haunted ship to the beating heart of London, the makers of ‘Sherlock’ bring you a brand new take on the most famous vampire of them all: the magnificent, brooding, deliciously deadly Count Dracula. Cast includes Claes Bang, Dolly Wells, John Heffernan, Morfydd Clark, and Sacha Dhawan. 2-disc set.
NOTE: back in December we reported this title with a mid-January release schedule, but that was a preliminary date; the title was evidently delayed until March 16. If you can wait an additional week, this item will also be available directly from the BBC Shop on 3/23: https://shop.bbc.com/products/dracula-22966
* Moone Boy – The Complete Series (BBC Archives)
$29.99 SRP DVD MOD
—–Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, Girls) stars in the hilarious, semi-autobiographical tale of Martin Moone, the youngest boy in a loud, large Irish family, and his imaginary friend Sean Murphy (O’Dowd). Between Martin’s unique view on life and Sean’s not-always-helpful advice, the pair find themselves thrown into one ridiculous scheme after another. Revel in this hilarious, award-winning hit show, now together in one complete collection for the first time! 3-disc set.
* Chef! – The Complete Collection (BBC Archives)
$29.99 SRP DVD MOD
—–Meet Britain’s finest – and most ill-tempered – chef, Gareth Blackstock, of the prestigious Le Chateau Anglais restaurant. Each meal is a masterpiece. Just don’t ask for salt. Chef Blackstock (Lenny Henry; Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Amazon’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings series) rules his kitchen with an iron ladle, and puts up with no slacking. The trouble is that his underpaid and overworked kitchen staff is littered with slackers. Tuck in and prepare to double over in laughter with this hilarious and much-loved comedy series from the BBC! 3-disc set.
NOTE: this title was originally released into stores in 2005 but was eventually discontinued; it is now being re-released with the same content as an MOD (manufacture on demand) item.
* Talking Heads {2020 series, aka Series 3} (BBC Archives)
$24.99 SRP DVD MOD
—–New versions of Alan Bennett’s much loved monologues, with some of the best known British performers of their time. Jodie Comer, Monica Dolan, Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig, Sarah Lancashire. 2-disc set.
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COMING ON 5/11:
* Man With A Camera – The Complete Series (MPI)
$19.98 SRP DVD
—–In 1958 a young Charles Bronson came to ABC-Television in the fast-paced action drama “Man With A Camera.” Bronson played Mike Kovac, a former WWII combat photographer now freelancing in New York City, who specialized in getting the photographs that other lensmen couldn’t. His assignments came from newspapers, insurance agencies, the police, and private individuals, all of whom wanted a filmed record of an event. His cases always lead to danger, usually involving a good-looking damsel in distress. Kovac’s police liaison was Lieutenant Donovan, well-played by James Flavin, who looked to the freelance cameraman for help with the cases the cops couldn’t handle. To the viewer’s delight, Kovac employed the latest photographic technology to solve a case, including a Minox III mini-camera fastened to his belt; fisheye and telephoto lenses; and various other cutting-edge technologies; even converting the trunk of his car into a portable darkroom where he could develop his negatives on the spot. Character actor Ludwig Stossel starred as Kovac’s immigrant father Anton, to whom Kovac frequently came for advice. Guest stars included: Angie Dickinson, Yvonne Craig, King Calder, Ruta Lee, Harry Dean Stanton, Joe di Reda, Gavin Macleod, Howard McNear, Sebastian Cabot, Norma Crane, Bill Erwin and Grant Williams. 2-disc set.
NOTE: this show was originally completely released on DVD in 2011 by another studio, and since then by other studios, but all are discontinued; MPI is now bringing the show back to DVD with this new re-release.
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COMING ON 5/18:
* Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 1 (ViacomCBS)
$25.99 SRP DVD; $31.99 SRP Blu-ray; $37.99 SRP Blu-ray Limited Edition Steelbook
EXTRAS: Includes nearly 2 Hours of EXCLUSIVE special features: Deleted & Extended Scenes, short ‘Decktionary’ featurettes for each episode, two full-length featurettes that explore Easter Eggs and canon throughout the series, an in-depth look at the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos, and a trailer for Crisis Point: The Rise of Vindicta
—–Series creator Mike McMahan, writer and executive producer of “Rick and Morty”, takes you where no Star Trek series has gone before: to the lower decks! Join rule-breaker Beckett Mariner, aspiring captain Brad Boimler, rookie D’Vana Tendi, and part-Cyborg Sam Rutherford as they attempt to navigate the most mysterious corners of our universe with very little experience…and even less authority. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 cast stars Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Eugene Cordero, Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O’Connell, Gillian Vigman, Fred Tatasciore and includes guest appearances by Paul Scheer (“The League”), Jonathan Frakes (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”), Marina Sirtis (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”), and more! 2-disc set in either format.
* Rugrats – The Complete Series (Nickelodeon/ViacomCBS)
$79.99 SRP DVD
—–This must be your ducky day! The whole world is a big adventure waitin’ to be ‘splored with all 9 seasons of Rugrats, the classic Nickelodeon TV show, in a 26-disc complete series collection! Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Phil & Lil and Susie find themselves in a slew of adventures…both real and imaginary. Baldly go where no baby’s every gone before, as the Rugrats turn the ordinary into the extraordinary every day!
NOTE: seasons 5-9 have previously been available as manufacture-on-demand (MOD) titles, but are “going wide” at retail for the first time in this release
* Loud House – Season 3, Volume 1: Road Tripped (Nickelodeon/ViacomCBS)
$16.99 SRP DVD
—–Life’s a trip when the Louds depart on a family vacation! But while road tripping to their destination, everything that can go wrong for the family…does. A family fridge territory war breaks out, Lori and Lincoln go to the big city to visit Ronnie, Anne and Bobby, and Mom and Dad build a secret bathroom! Join in on all the laughs with The Loud Family! 2-disc set.
NOTE: we had previously given our readers some heads-up info about this item, on our 2/19 Roundup post, but now the studio has officially announced this title
* CSI: NY – The Complete Series (ViacomCBS)
$139.98 SRP DVD
—–Follow the evidence to New York City’s top crime lab in CSI: NY: The Complete Series. Shadow Lead Detective Mac Taylor (Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Gary Sinise) as he guides his renowned team of criminalists on the brutal, relentless hunt for the truth. This 197-episode, 55-disc collection includes over 9 hours of special features and combines all nine years of every mind-boggling, genre-twisting case tackled by Taylor’s dedicated squad, including Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes), Don Flack (Eddie Cahill), Aiden Burn (Vanessa Ferlito), Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo), Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper), and Lindsay Monroe (Anna Belknap), Sid Hammerback (Robert Joy), Adam Ross (A.J. Buckley), and Jo Danville (Emmy Winner Sela Ward). Under this crew’s steady watch, getting away with murder is not an option. Notable guest stars include Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver), Peter Fonda (Easy Rider), John Larroquette (“Night Court”), Robert Forster (The Descendents), Cassidy Freeman (“Smallville”), Aly Michalka (Easy A), Scott Lowell (“Queer as Folk”), Robbie Amell (Revenge), Ted Danson (“Cheers”), Recording Artist Josh Groban, and more!
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COMING ON 5/25:
* Infinity Train – Book 2 (Cartoon Network/Warner)
$14.98 SRP DVD
—–The mind-bending mysterious and critically acclaimed series first introduced fans to Tulip’s harrowing journey. This second installment, aptly titled Book 2, follows Mirror Tulip, an escaped reflection from the mirror world, and Jesse Cosay, a 14-year-old jock from Arizona. As the pair finds themselves on the run from the mirror police, themes of identity, friendship and peer pressure arise. Voice cast includes Ashley Johnson, Robbie Daymond, Ben Mendelsohn, Bradley Whitford, Owen Dennis, Kate Mulgrew, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Kyle McCarley. 10 episodes.
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DATE NOT YET ANNOUNCED:
* Josie And The Pussycats In Outer Space – The Complete Series (Warner Archive)
Blu-ray MOD
(pricing, release date, and pre-order listing have not been finalized yet)
—–Rock stars Josie and the Pussycats are out of this world…literally! When the bumbling Alexandra accidentally launches Josie and the gang into outer space, they travel through the galaxy searching for a path back to Earth. Along the way, they meet cat people, robot monsters, evil dictators, space pirates and plenty of strange creatures, including their new companion Bleep, voiced by Hanna-Barbera legend Don Messick. Fortunately, everyone’s a fan of Josie and the Pussycats, including aliens! Rocket through the universe with your favorite superstars as they save the day, sing a song and have a hip-happenin’ good time that hits all the right notes!
NOTE: this was released on DVD as a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) title in 2010; now the Warner Archive is releasing it as a 1080p High-Def Blu-ray Disc MOD title for the first time; stay tuned for updates