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Roots

From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley's acclaimed book Roots was adapted into this six-volume television miniseries, which was a widely watched phenomenon in 1977.

Frasier: The Complete First Season

Thanks to sharp writing and a pitch-perfect ensemble cast, Frasier became one of the smartest and funniest television shows of the 1990s. Following the 1993 demise of Cheers, Diane's fussy psychiatrist boyfriend, Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), seemed an unlikely candidate for a spin-off series, yet the show earned smash ratings and dozens of Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor (Grammer) in the very first season.

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist: The Complete Series

Comedy Central's first hit animated series - the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist - is now available in this epic thirteen-disc collection. From living with his deadbeat son Ben to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of Ray Romano, Rodney Dangerfield, Dave Chappelle and more of your favorite stand-ups. So lie down on the couch, relax and bask in the glory of the funniest (and slightly troubled) comedic minds to ever wander into the office of Dr.

Chuck: The Complete Fifth Season

Chuck is back with new missions, a new business - and no Intersect. The stakes are high as Chuck sets out to become a full-fledged spy. But without the CIA as backup, Chuck will have to rely now more than ever on John Casey, Sarah Walker, and a new Intersect - Morgan Guillermo Grimes. Across all 13 episodes of this thrilling final season, Chuck will find that his wits, his friends, and his family are the only backup he needs.

The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Third Season

It's more of the same in this box set from the third season of The Bob Newhart Show. That's altogether a good thing, as the mid-'70s series (these 24 episodes, compiled on three discs, come from 1974-75) remains a model of restraint in a sea of sit-com overkill, then and now. What a pleasure, not to mention a relief, it is to watch a comedy that manages to be more than a frantic cavalcade of shrill one-liners, would-be witty repartee, and endless sexual innuendo. Not that the show (the first of his two long-running series; Newhart followed in 1982), isn't funny.

Battlestar Galactica: Season Four

They've traveled millions of miles and defied relentless attackers, but nothing will prepare the human race for what lies ahead as Battlestar Galactica 4.0 arrives on DVD! In ten gripping episodes, relive each pivotal moment as the civil war amongst the Cylons escalates and the quest for Earth continues. Loaded with riveting bonus features, this 4-disc set includes the unrated, extended version fo Battlestar Galactica: Razor that never aired on television.

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