Deny it all you want — but as our neighbourhood Lowes Starbucks made it abundantly clear this week by decking itself in holiday cheer — ’tis the season. And to help you get the most bang for your buck, theTVaddict.com will periodically be highlighting ridiculously good TV on DVD deals for the TV Addict in your life.
Today’s stocking-stuffer, ALLY MCBEAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES on DVD for a mere $78.99. That amounts to a whopping 61% off the regular price of $199.98 for the show that turned Calista Flockhart into a star. Click here to check it out. 
Thanks again to @justjody for the TIp!
In keeping with today’s theme of TV on DVD to help get you through the network’s summer offerings of reruns and reality comes your very own economic bailout. Yes, theTVaddict.com is thrilled to be giving away the just released fourth season of THE CLOSER on DVD.
Starring the multiple award–winning Kyra Sedgwick as one of television’s feistiest and most provocative police women, this DVD will showcase all 15 episodes from the series’ fourth year, as well as bonus material in a four-disc collection. All of which can be yours (for free!) should you be able to answer this ridiculously challenging skill-testing question: How many degrees is Kyra Sedgwick away from Kevin Bacon and why?
One winner will be chosen at random and notified via email on June 3, so be sure to enter using a valid email address. Not a winner? THE CLOSER Season 4 is now available on Amazon for only $25.99.
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In Day 2 of theTVaddict.com’s Summer Survival Guide, we take a look at affordable, brilliant-but-cancelled TV on DVD that are a must own for TV Addicts everywhere.
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
Before THE HANGOVER propels small screen star Bradley Cooper into the big screen leading man that he so richly deserves to be, why not be the quasi-obnoxious guy/gal who can say, “I remember him when!” by checking out his 13 episode stint as brilliant bad boy chef Jack Bourdain, in the short-lived FOX series that took us behind-the-scenes of the zany and unpredictable world of New York Eateries. A behind the scenes that we should also mention features an unforgettable supporting cast including Nicholas Brendon, John Francis Daley, Jaimie King, Bonnie Somerville, Owain Yeoman, John Cho, Frank Langella, Sam Pancake and guest appearances by John Larroquette and Michael Vartan. (Only $13.99 on Amazon)
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Long before shows such as PICKET FENCES or DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES turned their eye toward small-town life, the entire nation was titillated by the shocking events which unfolded in a tiny New England town known as Peyton Place, first brought to life in the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious. And when the fledling ABC network was looking for a show on which to build it’s reputation in 1964, they decided to bring the book-turned-film to life via a primetime serial which aired twice (and eventually three times) a week, captivating the nation with its tales of unwed teens, abusive husbands and all matter of family dysfunction.
Now, the folks at Shout Factory have released the first 31 episodes of the primetime drama (with a second 31-episode set due to be released on July 14). So how does the show hold up some 45 years later? Better than it’s modern-day counterparts. For where today’s soaps tend to focus on splashy tales about tornadoes (ALL MY CHILDREN), Mob wars (GENERAL HOSPITAL) and psychos-du-jour (AS THE WORLD TURNS), PEYTON PLACE takes us back to a time when plots were character-driven as opposed to event-driven.
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After an almost intolerable five year wait, my fellow TV Addicts (and more specifically, podcast partner Ariel) who only discovered the magic of EVERWOOD through DVD will finally get to find out, “What happened to Colin?!” With Warner Home Video officially announcing this morning that EVERWOOD: The Complete 2nd Season is finally coming to DVD this June 16, 2009.
According to TV Shows on DVD, who broke the news, the 6-disc set running 968 minutes will include all 22 hour-long episodes in beautiful widescreen and cost $39.98 (SRP).
Needless to say, stay tuned to theTVaddict.com for announcements with regards to when the DVD will be available for pre-order on Amazon and what fans can expect in terms of extras. We think it goes without saying that our fingers remain firmly crossed for a very special episode commentary courtesy of Everwood’s resident doctor’s Andy Brown and Harold Abbott.
UPDATE: EVERWOOD: The Complete Second Season is now available for pre-order for only $25.99 (That’s 35% off!) Click here to head on over to Amazon.com.
Thanks to theTVaddict.com reader Luke for the Tip!
By: Allan Tong
KYLE XY takes teen alienation to a whole new level. Most teens don’t feel like they belong to their peers, family and sometimes the human race. That’s never been truer as in the case of Kyle XY (Matt Dallas) who in season one of this ABC Family series woke up nude in a forest near Seattle with no memory of how he got there. In fact, Kyle woke with no memories at all and no connection to any family, place or time. Yet Kyle he possesses superhuman strength and a powerful brain that can do complex calculus like most of us add one plus one. Kyle’s purpose is to find out who he is.
In season two (a full 23 episodes compared to the opening season’s 10), Kyle’s continues to study under Adam Baylin (J. Eddie Peck) who teaches Kyle about his otherworldly powers, like mental telepathy, and provides further clues about his origins. The crucial one being that Adam wasn’t born, but created in a lab.
However, Kyle keeps his studies with Baylin secret from the Tragers, his adopted family. This strains Kyle’s relationship with parents Nicole and Stephen (Marguerite MacIntyre & Bruce Thomas) who continue to prefer Kyle to their own teenage children, Lori and Josh. Meanwhile, Kyle further develops his attraction to neighbour girl Amanda (Kirsten Prout).
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If winning more free stuff just so happened to be at the top of your New Year’s Resolution Checklist (after of course being sure to visit theTVaddict.com a minimum of twice daily!), consider this your lucky day.
In celebration of GREEK: Chapter Two hitting shelves (and Amazon) this week, we’re giving away one copy of the DVD to one lucky reader.
To enter to win one of this TV Addict’s favorite shows of 2008, simply let us know in the comments below who your favorite student at Cyprus-Rhodes University is. And be sure to check your email box on January 7, 2009 to find out if you won.
By: Allan Tong
With Juno making teen pregnancy palatable to mainstream American audiences, ABC Family’s THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER seems to have struck a chord among teens looking for a TV drama that talks about sex and parenting on their terms. Well, they’ve found it here, though the overall show could be better.
The DVD cover says it all: star Shailene Woodley (as sweet 15-year-old Amy Juergens) in profile gazing down at the bulge within her blue maternity dress. That’s the result when she lost her virginity to fellow marching band member Ricky Underwood (Daren Kagasoff) at band camp over the summer.
Early episodes find Amy struggling to tell her parents (including her mother played by former teen movie queen Molly Ringwald) and current boyfriend Ben (Kenny Baumann) who is a nice kid who offers to marry her. In later episodes, it gets harder for Amy to hide her pregnancy, and her circle of family and friends at Ulysses S. Grant High School have to deal with her situation.
Meanwhile, Amy’s ex and the father of her child, Ricky receives counselling to treat his rampant promiscuity. His therapist (Ernie Hudson best known for Ghostbusters) traces Ricky’s condition to sexual abuse inflicted by Ricky’s father. Ironically, Ricky is now dating the school’s blonde cheerleading babe, Grace Bowman (Megan Park), who is a devote Christian committed to abstinence until marriage. That’s right: the school nympho and the Born Again are a couple.
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From CouchTater: Can someone explain to me why everything from THE BEST OF PASSWORD (seriously?) to MANNIX has been released on DVD, but not THE POWERS THAT BE? For the love of all things politically incorrect, the show stars David Hyde Pierce, John Forsythe, Holland Taylor and a slew of other stars in one of the funniest — and underappreciated — sitcoms to come down the pike. But no, we have to make room on the store shelves for the January 13th release of MATLOCK’s second season. Folks, the people who watch MATLOCK don’t know how to work the DVD players their grandkids forced upon them for Christmas last year.
Adds the TV Addict: I’m with you CouchTater. Because really, who needs to add such favorites like EVERWOOD and JACK & BOBBY to my DVD collection when CBS/Paramount just announced that the second season of CAROLINE IN THE CITY will be released on March 10th, 2009!
Got a TV-related pet peeve you need to get off your chest? Send it to us at info@thetvaddict.com or better yet, a tweet via twitter.
Since Halloween is just around the corner, theTVaddict.com thought we’d have a little fun with our latest giveaway, 30 ROCK Season 2 on DVD.
Available in stores on October 7, 2008, the second season of 30 ROCK not only includes all fifteen episode of the Emmy Award Winning Series. But also some genuinely unique bonus features. Including an episode table read, a behind-the-scenes look at Tina Fey preparing to host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and 30 ROCK LIVE AT THE UCB THEATRE, where the entire cast gathered to do a live performance of the 30 ROCK episode “Secrets and Lies” to benefit the striking members of the Writer’s Guild of America.
To enter to win, simply post way in the comments below with what you’re planning on wearing for Halloween.
But before you take your DVD behind the middle school to get it pregnant [as TGS' Tracy Jordan might put it] there’s a catch. Or rather a trick! TWO winners will be notified via email on October 31st, 2008. But only one will be open their mailbox to find 30 ROCK on DVD. One of our ‘lucky’ winners will be receiving a Halloween Trick, also known as season one of FOX’s short-lived Michael Rappaport ‘comedy’ THE WAR AT HOME.
So enter to win, if you dare. [BWA HA HA Ha ha hahaha]
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