November 20, 2009
New Arrivals · DVDs—Television programs
These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Law & order, criminal intent. The fourth year [videorecording].
November 13, 2009
United States, CA : Universal Studios, c2009.
5 videodiscs (ca. 1011 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Experience life on the wrong side of the law as perpetrators plan and execute the crimes that lead them into the fascinating, frustrating and sometimes frightening justice system. Contains all 23 powerful episodes, and features the original cast.
MWT rating: NR.
Vincent D'Onofrio, Courtney B. Vance.
DVD ; Dolby digital, surround.
Edward the Seventh [videorecording]
November 13, 2009
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2008.
4 videodiscs (ca. 678 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Though he waited nearly 60 years to become king, and reigned for only nine, Edward VII changed the British monarchy forever. Derided by his mother, Queen Victoria, as frivolous and untrustworthy, Edward was in fact a skillful, determined diplomat who longed to be useful to his country. This miniseries dramatizes his life from frustrated prince and inveterate philanderer to loving father and respected statesman.
v. 1. The boy ; An experiment in education ; The new world ; Alix (ca. 208 min.) -- v. 2. A hundred thousand welcomes ; The invisible Queen ; Dearest Prince ; The royal quadrille (ca. 208 min.) -- v. 3. Scandal ; The years of waiting ; King at last (ca. 157 min.) -- v. 4. The peacemaker ; Good old Teddy! (ca. 105 min.). Special features: Robert Hardy : in depth; The story of Edward the King; photo gallery with commentary.
Timothy West, Annette Crosbie, Helen Ryan, Robert Hardy.
Based on the book: King Edward the Seventh / by Philip Magnus.
Originally broadcast as a British television miniseries in 1973, on American television in 1975.
Full screen.
Special features include: commentaries for selected episodes by Timothy West, Annette Crosbie, and director John Gorrie; two featurettes; introductions for selected episodes by Robert McNeal; trailers; and photo gallery with commentary by the stars and director.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Edge of darkness [videorecording]
November 12, 2009
[New York, N.Y.?] : BBC Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, c2009.
2 videodiscs (ca. 314 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Escorting his daughter home from college, Detective Inspector Ronald Craven watches helplessly as she is gunned down in cold blood. Hellbent on revenge, his search for her killer leads him on a terrifying one-way trip to the heart of the nuclear state.
Bob Peck, Joanne Whalley, Joe Don Baker, Charles Kay.
"The original BBC mini-series"--Container.
Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1985.
Special features: alternate ending; music only audio option; Magnox, the secrets of Edge of darkness featuring interviews with cast and crew; "Did you see" featuring reviews of the original BBC broadcast; interview with Bob Peck from the BBC's Breakfast time morning program; highlights from the BAFTA awards and Broadcasting Press Guild Awards including interviews with Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, and producer Michael Wearing; photo gallery.
DVD; Dolby Digital, mono.
The Jeffersons. The complete fourth season [videorecording]
November 10, 2009
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2005.
3 videodiscs (ca. 646 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A rich African-American family moves into a luxury apartment building and develops close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants. Includes 26 episodes.
Not rated.
disc 1. The grand opening, pt. 1 ; The grand opening, pt. 2 ; Once a friend ; George's help ; George's legacy ; Good news, bad news ; The visitors ; The camp-out ; The last leaf -- disc 2. Louise's new interest ; The costume party ; Florence gets lucky ; George needs help ; The Jefferson curve ; 984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C ; George and Whitty ; Lionel gets the business ; The blackout -- disc 3. Florence's union ; George and Jimmy ; Thomas H. Willis & Co. ; Uncle George and Aunt Louise ; George and Louise in a bind, pt. 1 ; George and Louise in a bind, pt. 2 ; George and Louise in a bind, pt. 3 ; Jenny's thesis.
Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs, Damon Evans.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television during the 1977-1978 season.
Full screen.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
The Jeffersons. The complete third season [videorecording]
November 6, 2009
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2005.
3 videodiscs (ca. 600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A rich African-American family moves into a luxury apartment building and develops close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants. Includes 24 episodes.
Not rated.
disc 1. Louise suspects ; George and the president ; Louise gets her way ; The lie detector ; George's diploma ; The retirement party ; Lionel's pad ; The agreement ; Tom the hero ; Jenny's discovery -- disc 2. Florence in love ; The Christmas wedding ; Louise forgets ; George's guilt ; Bentley's problem ; Jefferson airplane ; A case of black and white ; Louise vs. Jenny ; Louise's friend ; The marriage counselors -- disc 3. The old flame ; Jenny's opportunity ; George the philanthropist ; Louise's physical.
Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Zara Cully, Marla Gibbs.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television during the 1976-1977 season.
Special features: trailers.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Beverly Hills 90210. The eighth season [videorecording]
November 6, 2009
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2009.
7 videodiscs (ca. 19 hr., 55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The ensemble drama about young adults growing up in Beverly Hills is a blend of romantic drama and subject matter that crosses all cultural boundaries. The storyline follows the West Beverly gang as they mature as college students and beyond, facing new challenges as they continue to grow and discover more about themselves and their personal ambitions. As their worlds evolve, old friendships will be tested and new relationships develop, but no matter how complicated their worlds become, they will always share in their strengths and experiences.
Not rated.
Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes in 1997-1998.
"Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Music has been changed for this home entertainment version"--Container.
Full screen.
"CBS DVD"--Container.
DVD; Dolby Digital, stereo.
Melrose Place. The fifth season, volume 2 [videorecording]
November 6, 2009
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2009.
3 videodiscs (ca. 10 hr., 19 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A nighttime soap opera about the lives, careers, trials, and tribulations of a group of young people living in an apartment building in the trendy neighborhood of Melrose Place. Amanda Woodward, head of her own advertising agency, is owner of the apartment building.
Not rated.
Heather Locklear, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Doug Savant, Andrew Shue.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes in 1997.
"Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Music has been changed for this home entertainment version"--Container.
Full screen.
"CBS DVD"--Container.
DVD; Dolby Digital, stereo.
The Cosby show. Season 5 [videorecording]
November 4, 2009
[Century City, Calif.] : First Look Studios, c2008.
3 videodiscs (ca. 550 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and his wife Clair, an attorney, are a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their five children in an uplifting, positive environment.
disc 1. Episodes 1-8. Together again and again ; The physical ; Rudy's all-nighter ; Move it ; Out of Brooklyn ; The birth ; Cyranoise de Bergington ; How do you get to Carnegie Hall? -- disc 2. Episodes 9-17. If the dress fits, wear it ; Is there a hamster in the house? ; Cliff babysits ; Truth or consequences ; Lost weekend ; Mrs. Huxtable goes to kindergarten ; Dead end kids meet Dr. Lotus ; Can I say something? ; No way baby -- disc 3. Episodes 18-25. It comes and it goes ; The boys of winter ; Theo's women ; Birthday blues ; A room with no view ; What he did for love ; Day of the locusts ; 57 varieties.
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on NBC television during the 1988-1989 season.
Contains all 25 episodes from the fifth season.
First Look Studios: 33584-4 (disc containers: 33199-9 WR; set sleeve: FLP-33199-9 SC).
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; NTSC.
Agatha Christie's Poirot. Set 9 [videorecording]
November 4, 2009
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2004.
1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Hercule Poirot stamps out evil with savoir faire to spare in this British television production. The dapper, diminutive Poirot and his lanky assistant Captain Hastings sort out cases in and around 1930s London.
Dead man's mirror -- Jewel robbery at the Grand Metropolitan -- Adventure of the Clapham cook.
David Suchet, Hugh Fraser.
Title from container.
Previously broadcast on the PBS television program Mystery!
Special features: biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet; cast filmographies; Agatha Christie materials.
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital.
The Sherlock Holmes feature film collection [videorecording]
October 26, 2009
[Orland Park, Ill.] : MPI Home Video, c2003.
5 videodiscs (ca. 555 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Holmes and Dr. Watson must use all their cunning and detective skills in some risky operations to foil the criminal element in each of these five mysteries.
Not rated.
[1] The hound of the Baskervilles (1988) (ca. 120 min.) -- [2] The last vampyre (1993) (ca. 105 min.) -- [3] The sign of four (1987) (ca. 120 min.) -- [4] The eligible bachelor (1993) (ca. 105 min.) -- [5] The master blackmailer (1992) (ca. 105 min.).
Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke.
Title from set container.
Originally produced as feature-length episodes of the television series Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Based on the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Duration on set container: ca. 7 hr., 30 min.
DVD.
Agatha Christie's Poirot. Set 10 [videorecording]
October 26, 2009
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2004.
1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Murder in the mews: On Guy Fawkes Night, Poirot is called in on a case he suspects is murder made to look like suicide. The adventure of Johnnie Waverly: A country squire hires Poirot to investigate threats against the squire's young son. Four and twenty blackbirds: Poirot's keen powers of observation and culinary know-how help him solve a murder case.
Murder in the mews -- The adventure of Johnnie Waverly -- Four and twenty blackbirds.
David Suchet.
Title from container.
Previously broadcast on the PBS television program Mystery! in 1989.
Special features: biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet; cast filmographies; Agatha Christie materials.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Diary of Anne Frank [videorecording]
October 14, 2009
[Richardson, TX] : Well Go USA, c2008.
2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The story of a young girl who had to go into hiding during World War II for being different. Anne Frank's diary manages to create a truthful and timeless picture of domestic life in all its pettiness and normalcy, while never letting us forget the extraordinary threat of death that awaits the characters if they are discovered. This is the first authorized film based on actual entries of the real diary.
Rating: TVPG.
Iain Glen, Tamsin Greig, Ellie Kendrick.
Title from container and disc labels.
Originally broadcast on BBC television.
Special features: New interview with Anne Frank's cousin--Buddy Elias.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo 5.1, NTSC.
King Solomon's mines [videorecording]
October 13, 2009
[United States] : Hallmark Entertainment ; Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2004]
1 videodisc (ca. 177 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
It's been said that whoever finds the fabled tomb will become the richest soul on earth, some say, the most cursed. One brave man has been hired to find out what is true, what is myth, and what is really buried in the darkness of King Solomon's Mines.
Not rated.
Patrick Swayze, Alison Doody.
Based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard.
DVD release of the 2004 television production.
DVD ; Region 1 ; full screen presentation ; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround, 2.0 Dolby stereo. ; digitally mastered.
Looney tunes. Spotlight collection, 7 [videorecording]
October 13, 2009
[United States] : Warner Home Video, 2009.
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Twenty-six terrific 'toons' - all restored and remastered. Collection includes: the celebration of the singular Bugs Bunny and the doubly delighting Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, who wallops it out of the park, all the way from Baseball Bugs to Zoom and Bored and more.
Rating: Not rated.
disc 1. Best of Bugs Bunny and Road Runner: Baseball Bugs -- Rabbit seasoning -- Long-haired hare -- High diving hare -- Bully for Bugs -- Beep, beep -- Going, going, gosh -- Zipping along -- Stop! look! and hasten! -- Ready, set, zoom! -- Guided muscle -- Gee whiz-z-z-z -- There they go-go-go! -- Scrambled aches -- Zoom and bored ; disc 2. All-star cartoon party: Daffy Duck and the dinosaur -- Super-rabbit -- Draftee Daffy -- Falling hare -- Steal wool -- Birds anonymous -- No barking -- Rabbit punch -- Odor-able kitty -- Walky tawky hawky -- To beep or not to beep.
DVD.
The L word. The complete final season [videorecording]
October 8, 2009
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2009.
3 videodiscs (ca. 7 hr., 18 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Niki is enraged by Jenny's vindictive way of leading her on and then dumping her; Alice walks in on Jenny and Shane after their night of passion; Dylan approaches Tina to ask for her help to get back together with Helena; and much more.
Not rated.
Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television in 2009.
Widescreen.
"CBS DVD"--Container.
Special features: featurettes.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
Numb3rs. The fifth season [videorecording]
October 8, 2009
[United States] : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2009.
6 videodiscs (983 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Drama about an FBI agent who recruits his mathematical-genius brother to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Inspired by actual events, the series depicts how the confluence of police work and mathematics provides unexpected revelations and answers to the most perplexing criminal questions.
Not rated.
Judd Hirsch, David Krumholtz, Rob Morrow, Ballard, Alimi.
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes, 2008-2009.
Special features: featurettes; cast & crew commentaries; blooper reel.
DVD ; Dolby digital, stereo.
The Unit. Seas4n [videorecording]
October 1, 2009
[United States] : 20th Century Fox, [2009]
6 videodiscs (968 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Risking their lives on deadly undercover missions around the globe, the Unit is a highly skilled, ultra-secret contingent of special forces soldiers operating outside the traditional chain of military command.
Rating: Not rated.
Disc 1: Sacrifice -- Sudden flight -- Sex trade -- The conduit / Disc 2: Dancing lessons -- Inquisition -- Into Hell part one -- Into Hell part two / Disc 3: Shadow riders -- Misled & Misguided -- Switchblade -- Bad beat / Disc 4: The spear of destiny -- The last Nazi -- Hero -- Hill 60 / Disc 5: Flesh & blood -- Best laid plans -- Whiplash -- Chaos theory / Disc 6: End game -- Unknown soldier.
Dennis Haysbert, Max Martini, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Scott Foley.
Special features: "Into hell: a brotherhood divided" featurette ; "Shadow riders: a western come undone" featurette ; "Snake doctor: a leader among us" featurette ; deleted scenes.
DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital; NTSC.
Medium. The fifth season [videorecording].
October 1, 2009
[California] : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2009.
5 videodiscs (ca. 807 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Allison and her family's world is turned upside down after her abilities to talk to dead people, see into the future, and read people's thoughts are publicly exposed. The results cause major changes in both her professional and personal life.
Not rated.
Jake Weber, Miguel Sandoval, Patricia Arquette, David Cubitt, Maria Lark, Sofia Vassilieva.
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes.
Special features: featurettes.
DVD ; Dolby digital, stereo.
Nip/tuck. Season five, Part two [videorecording]
October 1, 2009
[United States] : Warner Home Video, c2009.
3 videodiscs (343 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
L.A. continues to be the land of plenty for the relocated plastic surgeons of McNamara/Troy.
Not rated.
Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, John Hensley, Roma Maffia, Kelly Carlson, Joely Richardson.
Originally broadcast on television in 2007.
Special features: Skin deep?: the science of beauty ; deleted scenes ; gag reel.
DVD ; Dolby digital, surround.
The return of Sherlock Holmes [videorecording]
October 1, 2009
[Orland Park, Ill.] : MPI Home Video, c2003.
5 videodiscs (ca. 590 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous detective, and his trusted companion Dr. Watson pursue and solve mysteries in a variety of locations throughout England.
Not rated.
Vol. 1. The empty house ; The abbey grange (ca. 110 min.) -- Vol. 2. The second stain ; The six Napoleons (ca. 110 min.) -- Vol. 3. The priory school ; Wisteria Lodge (ca. 110 min.) -- Vol. 4. The devil's foot ; Silver blaze ; The Bruce Partington plans (ca. 150 min.) -- Vol. 5. The Musgrave ritual ; The man with the twisted lip (ca. 110 min.).
Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke.
Title from container.
"DVD collection"--Container.
Based on the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Originally produced for the television program Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1984.
Duration on container: ca. 7 hr., 30 min.
Director's commentary with John Madden.
DVD.
Bones. Season four [videorecording].
September 24, 2009
[California] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2009.
6 videodiscs (964 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Temperance Brennan is a highly skilled forensic anthropologist in Washington, DC. FBI Agent Seeley Booth calls on her to assist with investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless, when the remains are badly decomposed, burned or destroyed beyond recognition.
Not rated.
disc 1. Episodes 1-4 -- disc 2. Episodes 5-8 -- disc 3. Episodes 9-12 -- disc 4. Episodes 13-16 -- disc 5. Episodes 17-20 -- disc 6. Episodes 21-22 ; Special features.
David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel.
Originally broadcast on television.
Special features: deleted scenes: Perfect pieces in a purple pond ; The doctor in the den ; The girl in the mask; gag reel; Androgeny: playing Haru Tanaka; Squints in training.
DVD ; Dolby digital.
The casebook of Sherlock Holmes [videorecording]
September 18, 2009
[Orland Park, Ill.] : MPI Home Video, c2004.
3 videodiscs (ca. 310 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
This set features six tales of mystery, deduction, and suspense. Join the famous sleuth and the good doctor on yet another round of adventures.
Not rated.
disc 1. The disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax ; The problem of Thor Bridge (ca. 98 min.) -- disc 2. Shoscombe Old Place ; The Boscombe Valley mystery (ca. 102 min.) -- disc 3. The illustrious client ; The creeping man (ca. 110 min.).
Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke.
Title from container.
"DVD collection ... three disc collection"--Container.
Based on the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Originally produced for the television program Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1991.
Duration on container: ca. 6 1/2 hr.
Special features: commentary track with director John Madden; "Daytime live, " an interview with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke; production notes.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Life on Mars. The complete series [videorecording]
September 16, 2009
Burbank, Calif. : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009.
4 videodiscs (ca. 731 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
NYPD detective Sam Tyler finds himself walking both sides of the line between delusion and reality, when he is suddenly hurtled back in time to 1973 after being struck in an 2008 car accident. As Sam struggles to figure out why he is struck in 1973, he continues to clash with colleagues and superiors over police procedure as they pursue a robbery suspect. A decorated Vietnam War vet is beaten to death; a Puerto Rican man is accused of throwing a black girl off the roof of a building; a hostage situation takes place at the psychiatric ward of a hospital; a bank robbery involving the Russian mob starts a turf war; a councilman is shot and killed in the station causing it to go on lockdown.
TV-14.
disc 1. Out here in the fields ; The real adventures of the unreal Sam Tyler ; My maharishi is bigger than your maharishi ; Have you seen your mother, baby, standing in the shadows? -- disc 2. Things to do in New York when you think you're dead ; Tuesday's dead ; The man who sold the world ; The dark side of the mook ; Take a look at the lawmen -- disc 3. Let all the children boogie ; Home is where you hang your holster ; The simple secret of the note in us all ; Revenge of broken jaw -- disc 4. Coffee, tea, or Annie ; All the young dudes ; Everyone knows it's windy ; Life is a rock ; Bonus features.
Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol, Harvey Keitel.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television during the 2008-2009 season.
Contains all 17 episodes from the series.
Special features: "To Mars and back, " journey back to the '70s to see where the show's concept originated and discover hints to figure out where it's headed; "The mind-trip reality of living in the '70s on a 2008 set" featurette; "Sunrise to sunset with Jason O'Mara, " experience Jason O'Mara's exhilarating and exhausting Life on Mars; "Flashback : Lee Majors goes to Mars, " Lee Majors and Jason O'Mara step back into the past as they tour the set; "Spaced out, " bloopers from the set; deleted scenes; audio commentaries.
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Ugly Betty. The complete third season [videorecording]
September 15, 2009
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]
6 videodiscs (1032 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary, is that he figured Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Along the way, Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect. She helps him find his way through the shark infested waters of the fashion industry.
TV-PG.
disc 1. Episode 1: The Manhattan project -- Episode 2: Filing for the enemy -- Episode 3: Crimes of fashion -- Episode 4: Betty Suarez land ; disc 2. Episode 5: Granny pants -- Episode 6: Ugly Berry -- Episode 7: Crush'd -- Episode 8: Tornado girl ; disc 3. Episode 9: When Betty met Yeti -- Episode 10: Bad Amanda -- Episode 11: Dress for success -- Episode 12: Sisters on the verge of a nervous breakdown ; disc 4. Episode 13: Kissed off -- Episode 14: The courtship of Betty's father -- Episode 15: There's no place like Mode -- Episode 16: Things fall apart ; disc 5. Episode 17: Sugar daddy -- Episode 18: A mother of a problem -- Episode 19: The sex issue -- Episode 20: Rabbit test ; disc 6. Episode 21: The born identity -- Episode 22: In the stars -- Episode 23: Curveball -- Episode 24: The Fall issue -- Bonus features.
America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Ashley Jensen, Mark Indelicato, Michael Urie, Vanessa L. Williams, Becki Newton, Judith Light, Christopher Gorham.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on ABC during the 2008-2009 season.
Contains all 24 episodes from the third season.
DVD, widescreen ([1.78:1]); Dolby Digital.
Law & order, Special Victims Unit. 10 [videorecording]
September 15, 2009
[Universal City, CA] : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]
5 videodiscs (925 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Follow the dedicated officers as they work with New York City's most heinous criminals, including abusive foster parents, neglectful doctors, vicious smugglers, and sadistic kidnappers.
Not rated.
disc 1. Trials ; Confession ; Swing ; Lunacy -- disc 2. Retro ; Babes ; Wildlife ; Persona ? disc 3. PTSD ; Smut ; Stranger ; Hothouse ? disc 4. Snatched ; Transitions ; Lead ; Ballerina ; Hell ? disc 5. Baggage ; Selfish ; Crush ; Liberties ; Zebras.
Chris Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes.
DVD-9, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
CSI: Miami. The seventh season [videorecording]
September 15, 2009
[United States] : CBS DVD/Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009]
7 videodiscs (1095 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Horatio stages his own death, Julia Winston and Kyle are facing new troubles, CSI discovers that Delko has been staying at a seedy hotel and may have been the target of a shooting, Calleigh is in a coma after a smoke inhalation injury, Horatio gets Kyle a job working with the medical examiner, and more. Includes all 25 episodes, featurettes, and commentaries.
Rating: Not rated.
disc 1. Resurrection ; Won't get fueled again ; And how does that make you kill? ; Raging cannibal -- disc 2. Bombshell ; Wrecking crew ; Cheating death ; Gone baby gone -- disc 3. Power trip ; The Deluca Motel ; Tipping point ; Special feature: The Miami Sound Machine -- disc 4. Head case ; And they're offed ; Smoke gets in your CSI's ; Presumed guilty -- disc 5. Sink or swim ; Divorce party ; Flight risk ; Target specific -- disc 6. Wolf in sheep's clothing ; Chip/Tuck ; Dead on arrival ; Special feature: The new AV Lab -- disc 7. Collateral damage ; Dissolved ; Seeing red ; Special feature: Heating up season 7.
David Caruso, Khandi Alexander, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Jonathan Togo.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes 2008-2009.
DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen (16:9); Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo.
The Cosby show. Season 4 [videorecording]
September 15, 2009
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : First Look Home Entertainment, c2007.
3 videodiscs (ca. 528 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Television series depicting a close-knit and prosperous African American family dwelling in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and his wife Clair, an attorney, are a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting, positive environment.
disc 1. Episodes 1-7 -- disc 2. Episodes 8-15 -- disc 3. Episodes 16-23.
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on NBC television during the 1987-1988 season.
Contains all 23 episodes from the fourth season.
DVD ; Dolby digital.
The Cosby show. Season 3 [videorecording]
September 15, 2009
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : First Look Home Entertainment, c2007.
3 videodiscs (ca. 550 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Television series depicting a close-knit and prosperous African American family dwelling in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and his wife Clair, an attorney, are a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting, positive environment.
disc 1. Episodes 1-9 -- disc 2. Episodes 10-17 -- disc 3. Episodes 18-25.
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on NBC television during the 1986-1987 season.
Contains all 25 episodes from the third season.
DVD ; Dolby digital.
The mentalist. The complete first season [videorecording]
September 14, 2009
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009]
6 videodiscs (1012 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Patrick Jane is a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis. These talents make him appear psychically gifted and helps him bring killers to justice. At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps an elite team of detectives break their toughest cases.
Not rated.
Disc 1. Episode 1: Pilot -- Episode 2: Red hair and silver tape -- Episode 3: Red tide -- Episode 4: Ladies in red -- disc 2. Episode 5: Redwood -- Episode 6: Red handed -- Episode 7: Seeing red -- Episode 8: The thin red line -- disc 3. Episode 9: Flame red -- Episode 10: Red brick and Ivy -- Episode 11: Red John's friends -- Episode 12: Red rum -- disc 4. Episode 13: Paint it red --- Episode 14: Crimson Casanova -- Episode 15: Scarlet fever -- Episode 16: Bloodshot -- disc 5. Episode 17: Carnelian, Inc. -- Episode 18: Russett potatoes -- Episode 19: A dozen red roses -- Episode 20: Red sauce -- disc 6. Episode 21: Miss Red -- Episode 22: Blood brothers -- Episode 23: Red John's footsteps. Special features.
Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti.
Title from container.
Created for television by Bruno Heller.
Originally broadcast on CBS television during the 2008-2009 season.
Contains all 23 episodes from the complete first season.
Special features: "Evidence of a hit series:" interviews with the creators, directors and cast expose the origins and inspirations for this alluring character - part Sherlock Holmes, part charlatan; "Cracking the crystal ball: Mentalist vs. psychic" - in addition to the producers, directors and cast, we interview detectives, mentalists and police psychics to determine if their powers are just a function of keen observation, a charade or something more; surveillance video: gag reel.
DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Brotherhood. The final season [videorecording]
September 14, 2009
[United States] : Showtime Entertainment : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.
2 videodiscs (426 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A working-class Irish family is torn between right and wrong when two brothers, Michael and Tommy, live out their destinies on opposite sides of the law. Includes 8 episodes.
Rating: Not rated.
Annabeth Gish, Ethan Embry, Fionnula Flanagan, Jason Clarke, Jason Isaacs, Kevin Chapman.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as a television program in 2008.
"Season 3" from Wikipedia.
DVD ; Dolby digital, surround, mono.
CSI, NY. The fifth season [videorecording]
September 11, 2009
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2009]
7 videodiscs (ca. 17 hr., 43 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Detective Mac Taylor and his CSI team use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in the Big Apple. The team contends with radiation poison deaths, a fugitive who poses as a Federal Air Marshal, incriminating information of some of New York's most influential people, Stella's life being threatened with the discovery of a rare ancient Greek coin, and other cases involving murder, kidnapping, and crime solving.
Not rated.
disc 1. Veritas ; Page turner ; Turbulence ; Sex, lies, and silicone -- disc 2. The cost of living ; Enough ; Dead inside -- disc 3. My name is Mac Taylor ; The box ; The triangle -- disc 4. Forbidden fruit ; Help ; Rush to judgement ; She's not there -- disc 5. The party's over ; No good deed ; Green piece ; Point of no return -- disc 6. Communication breakdown ; Prey ; The past, present and murder ; Yahrzeit -- disc 7. Greater good ; Grounds for deception ; Pay up.
Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on CBS television during the 2008-2009 season.
Contains all 25 episodes from the fifth season.
"CBS DVD"--Container.
DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
30 Rock. Season 3 [videorecording]
September 11, 2009
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]
3 videodiscs (468 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Go behind-the-scenes of a live sketch comedy show. Watch as Jack comes back to GE; Liz gets a visit from an adoption agency caseworker; Liz sits next to Oprah on her flight from Chicago to New York; Tracy and Jenna conduct a 'social experiment; ' Jack hooks up with Liz's psycho ex-roommate; Liz thinks she has found the perfect mate; Don Geiss wakes from his coma; Jack falls in love with his mother's nurse; Liz has a disastrous first date; Jack gets the writers to come up with a name for GE's new pocket microwave; Liz launches a plan to find Jack's biological father.
Not rated.
Episode 1: Do-over / produced by Alec Baldwin, Don Scardino, Jerry Kupfer ; written by Tina Fey ; directed by Don Scardino -- Episode 2: Believe in the stars -- Episode 3: The one with the cast of 'Night Court' -- Episode 4: Gavin Volure -- Episode 5: Reunion -- Episode 6: Christmas special -- Episode 7: Senor macho solo -- Episode 8: Flu shot -- Episode 9: Retreat to move forward -- Episode 10: Generalissimo -- Episode 11: St. Valentine's Day -- Episode 12: Larry King -- Episode 13: Goodbye, my friend -- Episode 14: The fun cooker -- Episode 15: The bubble -- Episode 16: Apollo, Apollo -- Episode 17: Cutbacks -- Episode 18: Jackie jormp-jomp -- Episode 19: The ones -- Episode 20: The natural order -- Episode 21: Mamma mia -- Episode 22: Kidney now!
Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin.
Title from container.
Created for television by Tina Fey.
Originally broadcast on NBC television during the 2008-2009 season.
Contains all 22 episodes from the third season.
Special features: [Disc 1]: "Flu shot" episode commentary with Tina Fey & Jeff Richmond.
Special features: [Disc 2]: "Goodbye, my friend" commentary with Judah Friedlander & John Lutz; "The bubble" commentary with Jon Hamm & Jack McBrayer; "Apollo, Apollo" commentary with Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock.
Special features: [Disc 3]: "The ones" commentary with Jane Krakowski & Jack McBrayer; "Mamma mia" commentary with Alan Alda; "Kidney now!" commentary with Tina Tey & Jeff Richmond; deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes with The Muppets; 1-900-OKFace; "Kidney now!" table read; making of "Kidney now!; " behind-the-scenes photo gallery; Alec Baldwin's SNL monologue; Tracy Jordan's rant; Award acceptance speeches.
DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., single-sided, DVD-9.
Agatha Christie's Poirot. Set 8 [videorecording]
September 8, 2009
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2003.
1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Hercule Poirot is the executor of a will that disappears, investigates a case involving an Italian count, and reopens a case he failed to solve twenty years earlier.
The case of the missing will -- The adventure of the Italian nobleman -- The chocolate box.
David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran.
Title from container.
Features: biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet, cast filmographies, Agatha Christie materials.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Agatha Christie's Poirot. Set 7 [videorecording]
September 8, 2009
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2003.
1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The adventure of the Egyptian tomb: After an archeological dig turns deadly, Poirot must distinguish between ordinary evil and an other-worldly curse. The underdog: Hasting's passion for golf, and Poirot's for art, lead them to the scene of a baffling murder. Yellow Iris: The death of a British heiress haunts Poirot for two years before he has a chance to confront her killer.
Not rated.
The adventure of the Egyptian tomb -- The underdog -- Yellow Iris.
David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran.
Title from container.
Previously broadcast on the PBS television program Mystery! in 1993.
Special features: biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet; cast filmographies; Agatha Christie materials.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Agatha Christie's Poirot. Set 6 [videorecording]
September 8, 2009
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2003.
1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The theft of the royal ruby -- The affair at the Victory Ball -- The mystery of Hunter's Lodge.
David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran.
Title from container.
Previously broadcast on the PBS television program Mystery! in 1991.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
The big bang theory. The complete second season [videorecording]
September 2, 2009
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2009.
4 videodiscs (481 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon understand everything from the inescapable gravitational pull of a black hole to the intricate structure of the atom. But take those atoms and assemble them into a woman, and their comprehension comes to a grinding halt. This season, Leonard gets a girl. So does Sheldon. (Sheldon?!) Howard drives the Mars rover into a ditch, Raj woos a terminator, gorgeous girl-next-door Penny falls under the spell of Age of Conan, and super-smart, uberconfident Leslie Winkler reduces mere men to spineless jellyfish. Includes all 23 episodes, plus never-before-seen featurettes.
Not rated.
disc 1. The bad fish paradigm ; The codpiece topology ; The barbarian sublimation ; The Griffin equivalency ; The Euclid alternative ; The Cooper-Nowitzki theorem -- disc 2. The panty piñata polarization ; The lizard-Spock expansion ; The white asparagus triangulation ; The Vartabedian conundrum ; The bath item gift hypothesis ; The killer robot instability -- disc 3. The friendship algorithm ; The financial permeability ; The maternal capacitance ; The cushion saturation ; The Terminator decoupling ; The work song nanocluster -- disc 4. The dead hooker juxtaposition ; The Hofstadter isotope ; The Vegas renormalization ; The classified materials turbulence ; The monopolar expedition.
Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television during the 2008-2009 season.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced); Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
Private practice. The complete second season [videorecording]
September 2, 2009
Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2009]
6 videodiscs (946 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery is a renowned neonatal surgeon realizes that her life isn't advancing at Seattle Grace and packs her bags and heads off to Santa Monica to start a new life. She reunites with her newly divorced med school friends and joins them in their chic private practice.
TV-14-DSV.
disc 1. Episode 1: A family thing -- Episode 2: Equal & opposite -- Episode 3: Nothing to talk about -- Episode 4: Past tense ; disc 2. Episode 5: Let it go -- Episode 6: Serving two masters -- Episode 7: Tempting faith -- Episode 8: Crime and punishment ; disc 3. Episode 9: Know when to fold -- Episode 10: Worlds apart -- Episode 11: Contamination -- Episode 12: Homeward bound ; disc 4. Episode 13: Nothing to fear -- Episode 14: Second chances -- Episode 15: Acceptance -- Episode 16: Ex-life / produced by Ann Kindberg, Lauren Schmidt ; directed by Mark Tinker ; disc 5. Episode 17: Wait and see -- Episode 18: Finishing -- Episode 19: What women want -- Episode 20: Do the right thing ; disc 6. Episode 21: What you do for love -- Episode 22: Yours, mine & ours.
Kate Walsh, Tim Daly, Audra McDonald, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, Chris Lowell, Taye Diggs, Amy Brenneman.
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Created for television by Shonda Rhimes.
Originally broadcast on ABC television during the 2008-2009 season.
Contains all 22 episodes from the second season.
Special features: "In-depth look at Tony- and Emmy-Award winning cast member Audra McDonald" featurette; "Behind the scenes with the cast" featurette; bloopers; extended scenes; deleted scenes with optional commentary from Shonda Rhimes.
DVD, region 1, widescreen ([1.78:1]); Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Grey's anatomy. Complete fifth season [videorecording].
September 2, 2009
[United States] : ABC Studios, c2009.
7 videodiscs (ca. 1032 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors. Love, lies, and family ties are revealed as the surgeons of Seattle Grace discover that their choices have major unintended consequences.
Rating: TV14.
disc 1. Episodes 1-4 -- disc 2. Episodes 5-8 -- disc 3. Episodes 9-12 -- disc 4. Episodes 13-16 -- disc 5. Episodes 17-20 -- disc 6. Episodes 21-24 -- disc 7. Bonus features.
Katherine Heigl, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes.
Bonus features: Behind the scenes of the 100th episode; interview with Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers and Jeffrey Dean Morgan; extended episodes; unaired scenes; bloopers.
DVD ; Dolby digital, surround sound.
Murder most English [videorecording]
September 2, 2009
[Silver Spring, Md.] : Acorn Media, c2009.
3 videodiscs (ca. 344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Clad in tweed and puffing on a pipe, Detective Inspector Purbright pursues the evildoers of Flaxborough with a doggedness that belies his polite conversation and mild manner. Although the quiet country town appears all gentility, beneath the surface lies a darker world of deception, intrigue, treachery, and infidelity.
Not rated.
v. 1. Episodes 1-3 (147 min.) -- v. 2. Episodes 4-5 (98 min.) -- v. 3. Episodes 6-7 (99 min.).
Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy, Moray Watson, John Comer, Brenda Bruce.
Title from disc label.
Based on the Flaxborough novels by Colin Watson.
Originally broadcast on British television in 1977.
Contains the complete 7 episodes of the television series.
"A Flaxborough chronicle."
"Due to the age of these programs and the improved resolution that DVD provides, you may notice occasional flaws in the image and audio on this DVD presentation that were beyond our ability to correct from the original materials."
DVD ; Dolby digital.
Criminal minds. The fourth season [videorecording]
August 31, 2009
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2009.
7 videodiscs (ca. 18 hr., 27 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The Behavioral Analysis Unit's founding member Agent David Rossi returns with his elite team of FBI profilers to stop the country's most twisted criminal minds before they strike again. Includes 26 episodes, deleted scenes, gag reel, and featurettes.
Not rated.
Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television during the 2008-2009 season.
Widescreen.
"CBS DVD"--Container.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. [The complete first season] [videorecording]
August 28, 2009
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2009.
3 videodiscs (451 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Follows Precious Ramotswe, a recently bereaved woman, as she sets up the only female-run private detective agency in Botswana and attempts to get it off the ground. She gets help from Grace Makutsi, her new secretary, and Mr. JLB Matekoni, the owner and super mechanic of the wonderful Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotswe takes on cases and meets many new people who need her help, from a woman who thinks the man who has turned up at her door is not her father, to another lady who has a boyfriend who may or may not be faithful to her.
TV-PG.
disc 1. Pilot ; The big bonanza -- disc 2. Poison ; The boy with an African heart ; Problems in moral philosophy -- disc 3. Beauty and integrity ; A real Botswana diamond ; Bonus features.
Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube.
Title from disc labels, part title from container.
Based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith.
Originally broadcast on Home Box Office television.
Contains the pilot and all 6 episodes from the first season.
DVD, widescreen (letterbox); Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
Fringe. The complete first season [videorecording]
August 28, 2009
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2009.
7 videodiscs (1028 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Three unlikely colleagues--a beautiful young FBI agent, a brilliant scientist who's spent the last 17 years in a mental institution, and the scientist's sardonic son--investigate a series of bizarre deaths and disasters known as "the pattern." Someone is using our world as an experimental lab. And all clues lead to Massive Dynamic, a shadowy global corporation that may be more powerful than any nation.
Not rated.
disc 1. Pilot ; The same old story -- disc 2. The ghost network ; The arrival ; Power hungry -- disc 3. The cure ; In which we meet Mr. Jones ; The equation -- disc 4. The dreamscape ; Safe ; Bound -- disc 5. The no-brainer ; The transformation ; Ability -- disc 6. Inner child ; Unleashed ; Bad dreams -- disc 7. Midnight ; The road not taken ; There's more than one of everything.
Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, John Noble.
Dubbed Portuguese dialogue indicated on container with label affixed: "No Portuguese audio."
Title from container.
Originally aired on Fox during the 2008-2009 television season.
Bonus features: The genesis of Fringe ; Behind-the-scenes ; A Massive undertaking ; The casting of Fringe ; deleted scenes ; gag reel ; audio commentaries.
DVD, widescreen, Dolby Surround 5.1.
The office. Season five [videorecording]
August 27, 2009
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2009.
5 videodiscs (ca. 10 hr., 8 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Clock in to The office for even more inappropriate remarks, uncomfortable silences, and petty behavior. Join Michael Scott, the clueless boss of the Scranton Branch of Dunder Mifflin, who "manages" to create unending comical drama despite his best intentions. Trusty and loyal assistant-to-the-regional-manager Dwight Schrute continues to uphold the office honor and more.
Not rated.
disc 1. Weight loss ; Business ethics ; Baby shower ; Crime aid ; Employee transfer -- disc 2. Customer survey ; Business trip ; Frame Toby ; The surplus ; Moroccan Christmas ; The duel -- disc 3. Prince Family Paper ; Stress relief ; Lecture circuit, part 1 ; Lecture circuit, part 2 ; Blood drive -- disc 4. Golden ticket ; New boss ; Two weeks ; Dream team ; The Michael Scott Paper Company ; Heavy competition -- disc 5. Broke ; Casual Friday ; Café Disco ; Company picnic.
Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinsky [i.e. Krasinski], Jenna Fischer.
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on television during the 2008-2009 season.
Contains all 26 episodes from the fifth season.
Special features: deleted scenes; episode commentaries; gag reel; promos.
DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, single-sided.
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