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TV-on-DVD Pick of the Week

Dec 13, 2011 Posted by in DVD/Blu-ray | Comments
TV-on-DVD Pick of the Week
 

It’s another week of slim pickings. However, whenever there’s a new Family Guy release, it’s always on my wish list. Family Guy – Volume 9 gives us 14 more episodes from the eighth and ninth seasons the series, including the show’s 150th episode, an extended version of “And Then There Were Fewer”, and the first of the show’s episodes produced in widescreen format. The set also includes uncensored footage, deleted scenes, side-by-side animatics, featurettes, audio commentaries and an episode of The Cleveland Show with a special introduction from Mike Henry. This continues to be one of my top 5 primetime cartoons, and the humor never gets old no matter how many times I re-watch the episodes.

Some other notable choices this week are:

  • Sledge Hammer! The Complete Series. Both seasons of this 80s cop comedy were previously released on DVD, but have since gone out of print. This is a budget re-release of both seasons. Die-hard fans of the show may want to seek out copies of the original, higher-quality release, but those just interested in checking out this hilarious show should definitely consider picking up this bargain-priced set.
  • Switched At Birth: Volume One. This set contains the first half of the first season of ABC Family’s new drama about two girls who discover they were accidentally switched at birth. Bay grew up in a wealthy family with her happily married parents and older brother, while Daphne lost her hearing as a child, and grew up with a single mother in a working class neighborhood. The discovery brings these two families together and the girls must figure out their own true identities.