Home Media Magazine - July 29-August 4, 2007 - (Page 13)

www.homemediamagazine.com Edited by John Latchem TV DVD I STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT Aug. 7 releases Roseanne: The Complete Eighth Season (four-DVD set $39.98). Arriving Aug. 14 is Master of Horror: Tom Holland’s We All Scream for Ice Cream and Mick Garris’ Valerie on the Stairs (DVD $14.98 each). Due Aug. 28 (prebook July 31) is Masters of Horror: Season One (14-DVD set $79.97). COM I NG Last Stand of the 300 (DVD $24.95), The Best of The Kids in the Hall Vol. 2 (DVD $9.95), The Spanish-American War: First Intervention (DVD $24.95), Thunderbirds: 40th Anniversary Megaset (12-DVD set $99.95) and Space: 1999 — 30th Anniversary Edition (17-DVD set $99.95). UP I A&E HOME ENTER- Season (three-DVD set $39.95). Also due Aug. 21 is TAINMENT July 31 releases The Berenstain Bears: Get Organized! (DVD $14.94). Marty Stouffer (far right) touted the “Wild America” DVDs at Home Media Expo 2007 with the crew from Topics Entertainment. I ACORN MEDIA July 31 releases Rebus: Set 2 (four-DVD set $49.99). Due Aug. 14 are Father Brown: Set 2 (two-DVD set $39.99) and The House of Eliott: Complete Collection (12-DVD set $119.99). Streeting Aug. 28 are Two’s Company: The Complete Collection (four-DVD set $59.99). I BCI Aug. 7 releases Man Stroke Woman: The Complete First Series (DVD $24.98) and Happy Tree Friends Vol. Three (DVD $14.98). I 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Sept. 4 (prebook Aug. 8) has Prison Break: Season Two (six-DVD set $59.98). Also Sept. 4 comes It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season One & Two Collection (three-DVD set $39.98) and Garfield: Dreams and Schemes (DVD $14.98). Creeping in Sept. 11 (prebook Aug. 15) is Bones: Season Two (six-DVD set $59.98). Due Sept. 18 (prebook Aug. 22) are Family Guy Vol. 5 (three-DVD set $39.98) and Stargate Atlantis: Season 3 (five-DVD set $49.98). ‘Wild America’ Revives on DVD Creator-producer Marty Stouffer says the series is evergreen By Chris Tribbey ife’s a lot less stressful for Marty Stouffer these days. At the height of its success, “Wild America” had 18 camera crews working in the field across the nation, with Stouffer coordinating it as the director and host of the award-winning nature series. Now he sits in his Arkansas home, collecting royalty checks from DVD sales via Topics Entertainment. “I’m very proud of the ‘Wild America’ series,” he said. “We didn’t realize at the time that we were creating a national treasure.” Aug. 14 Topics will release a two-disc Wild America Predators DVD pack for $14.99, and Oct. 2 comes the Wild America Predators of the World set for $69.99 (prebook Sept. 11). All the episodes have been digitally remastered for DVD, Stouffer said. The show aired for 12 years on PBS, which “resulted in us having the largest wildlife series in North America,” Stouffer said. PBS SERIES I GENIUS PRODUCTS and Classic Media July 31 present The Archie Show: The Complete Series (two-DVD set $26.95), with a behind-the-scenes interview from executive producer Lou Scheimer. Streeting Aug. 21 from Classic Media is Casper’s Scare School (DVD $16.95). Discovery Kids Aug. 28 presents Growing Up Creepie Vol. 1: Creepie Creatures (DVD $14.95) and Tutenstein Vol. 3: Ghostbusted (DVD $14.95) and Flight 29 Down Vol. 2 (DVD $14.95). I UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT Aug. 21 releases House: Season Three (four-DVD set $59.98). Arriving Aug. 28 is Heroes: Season 1 (seven-DVD set $59.98, HD DVD $99.98). L “When this series premiered [in 1981], we had this material already collected,” he said. Stouffer went from producing educational films and selling them one-by-one to schools and Boy Scout troops, to creating a series that drew an average of more than 6 million viewers a night. The key with the “Wild America” DVDs thus far — three are out — is the price, said Topics Entertainment President Greg James. The DVD sets have been going for $69.99 with 60 episodes in each box, or more than 30 hours of programming. James said more than 10,000 units of each boxed set have sold. James said the series can be split up and repackaged in a variety of ways, such as a game animal set, or a bass fish set, targeted at a specific audience and at specific retail spots. “I think there’s a market there, in bass shops and those types of retailers,” James said. “They’re evergreen. A moose is a moose and will always remain a moose.” I WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME I HBO VIDEO Aug. 7 has Rome: The Complete ENTERTAINMENT brings Kermit, Fozzie and Second Season (five-DVD set $99.98). Due Aug. 28 is Bob Saget: That Ain’t Right (DVD $19.97), featuring a stand-up comedy special from the former “Full House” star. Gonzo back to DVD Aug. 7 with The Muppet Show: The Complete Second Season (four-DVD set $39.99). The special-edition set comes in Miss Piggy packaging and includes guest appearances by the likes of Bob Hope, Elton John, Peter Sellers, George Burns, Julie Andrews and Steve Martin. Also arriving Aug. 7 are The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Sweet Suite Victory (DVD $19.99), Cory in the House: All-Star Edition (DVD $19.99), Darkwing Duck Vol. 2 (three-DVD set $34.99), The Tick vs. Season Two (two-DVD set $34.99), 8 Simple Rules: The Complete First Season (three-DVD set $23.99) and Home Improvement: The Complete Seventh Season (three-DVD set $23.99). Streeting Aug. 21 is Ugly Betty: The Complete First Season — The Bettyfied Edition (six-DVD set $59.99). I IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT Aug. 7 has Playboy Foursome: Season One — Part One (DVD $19.99). Streeting Aug. 21 is Life Begins (three-DVD set $59.99). Arriving Aug. 28 are I Shouldn’t Be Alive (four-DVD set $29.99) and Que Familia Mas Normal Vol. 1 & 2 (DVD $14.99). I LIONSGATE Aug. 7 has The Dresden Files: Season One (three-DVD $39.98), UFC Box Set Vol. 1 (four-DVD set $34.98) and the double feature Saved by the Bell Hawaiian Style/Wedding in Las Vegas (DVD $19.98). Streeting Aug. 7 is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 5 (threeDVD set $24.98). Coming Aug. 14 is the SNL 10-Pack (10-DVD set $89.98). Due Aug. 21 is I Pity the Fool (DVD $14.98), a self-help program from Mr. T. I WARNER HOME VIDEO Aug. 7 has Full House: The Complete Seventh Season (four-DVD set $29.98). Due Aug. 7 is Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (two-DVD set $26.99). Streeting Aug. 14 are A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Vol. 7 (DVD $14.97), Loonatics Unleashed: Season Two (two-DVD set $19.98) and Baby Looney Tunes Vol. 4: Tooth Fairy Tales (DVD $14.97). Arriving Aug. 28 is Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 1 (DVD $14.97). TO P S E R I E S E M MY N O M I N E E S O N DVD TITLE NOMINATED SEASON MOST RECENT DVD STUDIO STREET DATE OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES Entourage The Office 30 Rock Two and a Half Men Ugly Betty 3 3 1 4 1 Season 3, Part 2 Season 3 Season 1 Season 1 Season 1 HBO Universal Universal Warner Disney Oct. 2 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Aug. 21 I PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT Aug. 14 offers The Fugitive: Season One Vol. One (four-DVD set $42.99), Dynasty: Season Two (six-DVD set $42.99) and The Upright Citizen’s Brigade: The Complete Second Season (two-DVD set $26.99). Due Aug. 21 is Dexter: The Complete First Season (four-DVD set $39.98). I WGBH BOSTON July 31 has the “Nova” programs Solar Energy: Saved by the Sun and First Flower (DVD $19.95 each). Due Aug. 21 are Pocahontas Revealed (DVD $19.95) and Six Days in June: The War That Redefined the Middle East (DVD $19.95). Streeting Aug. 28 are World War II: The Epic Battles (threeDVD set $39.95). Coming Sept. 18 (prebook Aug. 21) is Nazi Secrets Revealed (three-DVD set $39.95). — John Latchem OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES Boston Legal Grey’s Anatomy Heroes House The Sopranos 3 3 1 3 6 Season 3 Season 3 Season 1 Season 3 Season 6, Part 1 Fox Disney Universal Universal HBO Sept. 18 Sept. 11 Aug. 28 Aug. 21 Available I SHOUT! FACTORY Aug. 7 has That Girl: Season Three (four-DVD set $39.99). I SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT Aug. 21 has ’Til Death: The Complete First July 29–August 4, 2007 Home Media Magazine http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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