The other day I picked up all four box-sets of my all-time favorite show, SCTV. The four volumes contain between them all 39 of the 90-minute shows they did for NBC in 1981-'83. (The early 30-minute syndicated shows will be released next.) All four volumes are loaded with extra features, and also something I've never seen before -- many DVDs have hidden bonus features but the SCTV Volume 3 box has a hidden *bonus disc*! !! It's actually an audio disc of recordings of vintage live performances from the Second City theaters in Chicago and Toronto, and it goes back to the '70s with people like Belushi, Aykroyd, Fred Willard and many more! I also picked up a 4-disc box-set of THE DAVID STEINBERG SHOW, a 1976 talk-show spoof (pre-Larry Sanders!) with an amazing roster of guest stars (can't wait to see the Ethel Merman episode!) and a repertory group of regulars consisting of several future SCTV stars, including Andrea Martin, Martin Short and John Candy. I've never seen these shows and boy, am I looking forward to watching them!! !
And speaking of the SCTV people, I also got all three of the Christopher Guest comedies with Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy (among others) -- WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW and A MIGHTY WIND.
Also in my TV-on-DVD collection are: Seasons 1 thru 5 of I LOVE LUCY (Season 6 hasn't been released yet), "best-of" box-sets of THE LUCY SHOW (30 episodes) and HERE'S LUCY (24 episodes), Seasons 1 and 2 of BEWITCHED, Season 1 of THE NANNY, THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION, and of course the new 5-disc box-set BARBRA STREISAND: THE TELEVISION SPECIALS.
There's no point in denying it...I'm a DVD whore!! !
Big Gay Andy