With this post, we bid adieu to the month of November's disc releases (with the exception of individual reviews I've got coming). Adieu until, of course, I complete the Discs of the Year series of posts for 2009.
Week of 11.03
Catalog Release of the Week
Disney Treasures: Zorro Seasons 1 & 2 (DVD only)
This is the kind of treatment a show of this stature deserves. I've found that the cases are extremely prone to scratching.
New Release of the Week (tie)
The Genius of Charles Darwin
Some thoughts on this one are coming rather shortly.
G.I. Joe: Resolute (DVD only)
If the live-action Joe movie had the balls Warren Ellis put on this cartoon, I'd have been half-interested. I said as much in my review.
New Release
Clone Wars
Catalog
Mission: Impossible Season 7
Fraggle Rock The Final Season
Fraggle Rock Complete Series
Here's Lucy Season 2
The Donna Reed Show Season 3
The Shield Complete Series
Spin City Season 3
Edge of Darkness Complete Series
Week of 11.10
Catalog Release of the Week
G.I. Joe Complete Series (DVD only)
I would have lost my mind as a kid to have been able to get my hands on this set.
New Release
Stories from the Vaults Season 2
Tom Cavanagh guides viewers on a tour of things that aren't often seen when you visit the Smithsonian on vacation. I wish I had this channel on the entry-level tier Digital Cable package I pay Time Warner Cable too much for each month. One of the featurettes on the DVD set covers the premiere of Night at the Museum 2. I found a single episode of this show more entertaining than that entire movie.
Catalog
The Untouchables Season 3 Volume 2
Week of 11.17
Blu-ray Upgrade of the Week
Rome Complete Series (Blu-ray & DVD)
All the existing DVD extras from the separate Seasons 1 & 2 sets are carried over here. Newly-added is an optional historical fact track. The Blu-ray set was on sale at Amazon yesterday for $60.
New Release of the Week
A Very Sunny Christmas (Blu-ray & DVD)
It takes a very special show to make modern episodic TV worth watching. A review is coming in an all-Christmas-themed post.
New Release
The Little Couple Season 1
My wife and I love this show. Dr. Jen Arnold and her husband Bill are very interesting people, and this TLC show that documents their newlywed life together bucks the trend of most reality TV.
Catalog
The Steve Coogan Collection
I'm dying to get my hands on this. I've seen bits and pieces of various shows included in this thing.
Andy Barker, PI
Another dead Andy Richter show, Andy Barker wasn't as good as Andy Richter Controls the Universe. Glad it's out there and available now.
Week of 11.24
British Import of the Week
Life on Mars Season 2 (DVD only)
Acorn Media has brought the second half of Life on Mars to DVD in Region 1 at last. This one is part of this week's first Discs of the Year installment: The Best of British TV on Disc.
Catalog Release of the Week
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 (DVD only)
This is one of my favorite shows I've ever seen.
Blu-ray Upgrade of the Week
The Sopranos Season 1 (DVD only)
Like I said the other day, "Considering that I never watched the show, I could see digging right in to it right away. Yes, I realize that I'm probably the only person in the world who hasn't watched The Sopranos."
New Release of the Week
Three Sheets Season 4 (DVD only)
This show is the rare little show that could. Originally shown on a network I'd never herd of (let alone watched), its dedicated fanbase of pub crawl enthusiasts petitioned it all the way to the Fine Living Network.
New Release
Kobe Doin' Work
This game-in-the-life piece was directed by die-hard Lakers fan Spike Lee. Individual coverage for this coming this week.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 4
I don't recall if this is the season when Jeff Goldblum joined the show or the one just before.
Catalog
Superman: The Complete Animated Series
Hogan's Heroes: The Komplete Series Kommandant's Kollection
The Best of Spike Jones
The Jerry Lewis Collection
TV on Disc is generally posted a few days after the corresponding week's Disc Roundup (Movies) and covers the week's TV releases on DVD & Blu-ray. Unless otherwise noted, assume that screener copies of titles reviewed were provided by the respective studio.