Home Media Magazine - November 4-10, 2007 - (Page 14)

TV DVD Edited by John Latchem www.homemediamagazine.com COMING UP I ACORN MEDIA Nov. 13 releases Day One (DVD $24.99) and Da Vinci’s Inquest: Season 2 (four-DVD set $59.99). I BBC VIDEO Nov. 13 has The Complete Black Books (three- DVD set $59.98). Due Nov. 20 is Little Britain: The Complete Collection (eight-DVD set $99.98). Streeting Jan. 8, 2008, are Lovejoy: Complete Season Two (three-DVD set $49.98) and MI-5 Vol. 5 (five-DVD set $79.98). Due Jan. 22, 2008, are Torchwood: The Complete First Season (seven-DVD set $79.98), and Hustle: Complete Season Four (two-DVD set $34.98). I GENIUS PRODUCTS Nov. 6 has Sesame A Growing ‘Payne’ Tyler Perry’s new sitcom is ﬁnding its audience on TBS and DVD By John Latchem ost new television shows have a hard-enough time surviving their first season. For a show to secure a 100-episode order is all the more extraordinary. Yet cable network TBS did just that with its new hit sitcom “House of Payne,” about three generations of a black family living together in Atlanta. The move is a little less surprising considering the show, which debuted in June, sprang from the mind of Tyler Perry, who has built a sizeable audience with his plays and ﬁlms. The ﬁrst 20 episodes of the successful sitcom are coming to DVD Dec. 4 (prebook Nov. 7) with Tyler Perry’s House of Payne Vol. 1, a $39.98 four-disc set from Lionsgate. “It’s a little ‘All in the Family,’ a little ‘Cosby,’ and a whole lot of Tyler,” said Tracy Ames, VP of marketing for Lionsgate, which has distributed all of Perry’s ﬁlms and a collection of his plays on DVD. Lionsgate has sold more than 22 million Perry DVDs, and Ames said his fan base is growing, aided by a number of crossovers between Perry’s various projects. Perry has a hand in writing and directing every episode of “House of Payne,” and in the ﬁrst episode appeared as his Madea character, introduced on ﬁlm in Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The neighbors on the show are the Brown family, subjects of Perry’s upcoming ﬁlm Meet the Browns. “Tyler is building a family album of entertainment,” Ames said. Future “House of Payne” DVDs will continue in 20-episode installments, Ames said. The ﬁrst volume includes Street: Old School Vol. 2 — 1974-1979 (three-DVD set $39.93), which includes the unaired pilot of the classic children’s series. Nov. 6 releases The Weinstein Co.’s Project Runway: Season 3 (four-DVD set $27.95). I R2 ENTERTAINMENT Nov. 6 has Bob Hope: The Ultimate Collection (four-DVD set $29.99) and Heeere’s Johnny: The Definitive DVD Collection From The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (12-DVD set $99.99), which includes The Ultimate Johnny Carson Collection, the Stand-Up Comedians and Carson Country collections, as well as Timeless Moments, a six-disc set previously available only to Carson Club members. M the featurette “Tyler’s Vision: Why I Made HOP.” Lionsgate will support the DVD release with a massive print and television ad campaign. Print ads will include a $3 discount coupon, while ads on such cable stations as TBS, BET and the Gospel Channel are designed to appeal to not only the target demographic of black women ages 25-49, but the wider Perry fan base of black Christian families. The early December street date lets Lionsgate repromote all of Perry’s earlier works in time for the holidays. Also available Dec. 4 will be a $79.98 gift set containing the seven plays from “The Tyler Perry Collection,” which includes Madea’s Family Reunion, Madea Goes to Jail, Madea’s Class Reunion, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Meet the Browns, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Why Did I Get Married? “We wanted Tyler product available in time for the holidays, when families come together craving multigenerational entertainment,” Ames said. “It’s not only the comedy that people crave, but there’s a heart and soul to everything Tyler does. It wouldn’t be Tyler without offering inspiration and guidance.” In addition, urban Wal-Mart locations will offer halfpalette displays of “House of Payne” with all seven of Perry’s plays on DVD, as well as a 2008 Tyler Perry inspirational calendar. Lionsgate previously released the DVDs of Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls and the ﬁlm versions of Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea’s Family Reunion. Perry’s ﬁlm adaptation of Why Did I Get Married? is currently in theaters. I RHINO ENTERTAINMENT Nov. 6 offers Barry Manilow: The First Television Specials (five-DVD set $39.99). I SHOUT! FACTORY Jan. 22, 2008, has Swamp Thing: The Series (four-DVD set $39.99). I SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT Nov. 6 has The King of Queens: The Complete Series (26-DVD set $232.95). I STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT/ANCHOR BAY Dec. 11 (prebook Nov. 8) present Masters of Horror Season Two: Ernest Dickerson’s The V Word (DVD $14.98). I 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Nov. 6 has The X-Files: The Complete Collector’s Edition (61-DVD set $329.98). Due Nov. 13 is The Addams Family: Complete Series Gift Set (nine-DVD set $69.98). Streeting Dec. 4 is 24: Season Six (seven-DVD set $59.98). I UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT Nov. 13 offers Northern Exposure: The Complete Series (26-DVD set $199.98) and Miami Vice: The Complete Series (27-DVD set $199.98). — John Latchem Smurfs Smurfing to DVD By John Latchem apa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Jokey and the entire Smurf Village will take their adventures to DVD next year when Warner Home Video releases The Smurfs: Season One, Vol. One. The two-DVD set includes remastered versions of the first 19 episodes of the HannaBarbera animated series, which ran on NBC from 1981 to 1990. The $26.99 collection streets Feb. 26, 2008 (prebook Jan. 22), just in time to kick off the 50th anniversary of the little blue-skinned creatures. P The Smurfs were introduced in 1958 in a a music video of the famous title tune European comic strip by Belgian artist Peyo as with clips of the best moments of minor characters in the tales of two Medieval the first season. adventurers. The tiny critters proved popular enough to spawn their own stories, followed by a line of toys and games. Smurf dolls made their way to America in the 1970s and became successful enough to inspire legendary television executive Fred Silverman to commission an animated series for American audiences. Extra features on the DVD include the bonus episode “The Smurfs Springtime Special” and 14 Home Media Magazine November 4–10, 2007 http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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