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TV on DVD:
“Land of the Giants: The Complete Series” — Irwin Allen’s cult sci-fi series that debuted in 1968 comes to DVD in an elaborate package housed in a wooden box to simulate the cages that held the puny human space travelers who mistakenly journeyed into a world where giants reigned. The nine-disc set has all 51 episodes and interviews with Allen and the cast, plus a load of collectible trinkets including a keychain, postcards and a comic book. DVD set, $199.98. (20th Century Fox)
“Benson: The Complete First Season” — Robert Guillaume stars in the spinoff of “Soap” that premiered in 1979, moving from irreverent butler to manager of the home of a scatterbrained governor (James Noble). The three-disc set has the first 24 episodes. DVD set, $29.95. (Sony)
“Stargate SG-1: Season 10”— The final season of the series about a team of interstellar travelers battling hostile aliens arrives in a five-disc set with 20 episodes, each with cast and crew commentary. DVD set, $49.98. (MGM)
“Weeds: Season Two” — Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Nealon and their strange friends and neighbors return in the tale of a suburban widow who builds her own marijuana empire to pay the bills. The two-disc set has 12 episodes, seven with commentary. DVD set, $39.98; Blu-ray disc, $39.99. (Lionsgate)
“Star Trek Fan Collective: Captain’s Log” — The latest themed collection packs five discs with a favorite episode chosen by each captain in the five “Trek” series: William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and Scott Bakula. Each actor provides an introduction, and the set also includes favorite episodes chosen by fans. DVD set, $42.99. (Paramount)
“Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Sixth Season” — The horror anthology series returns with 15 episodes in a three-disc set, featuring such stars as John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Isaac Hayes and Wayne Newton. DVD set, $39.98. (Warner Bros.)
“Todd McFarlane’s Spawn: The Animated Collection” — The animated series from the late 1990s focuses on a slain man who returns to Earth as a vengeful “hellspawn,” torn between his humanity and the side of evil. All 18 episodes come in a four-disc set. DVD set, $39.98. (HBO)
“A Bit of Fry & Laurie: The Complete Collection” — Hugh Laurie (“House”) and Stephen Fry yucked it up on British TV with this sketch-comedy series from the 1980s and ’90s. A four-disc set has all 26 episodes. DVD set, $79.98. (BBC)
Other new releases:
“The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection” — The cartoon bird that debuted in 1940 and starred in almost 200 short theatrical releases gets his own boxed set. The three-disc package includes 75 cartoons, plus a featurette on Woody’s creator Walter Lantz, six behind-the-scenes segments with Lantz from “The Woody Woodpecker Show” on television and an episode of the TV series. DVD set, $39.98. (Universal)
“Hard-Boiled” — John Woo’s 1992 action thriller stars Chow Yun-Fat as a cop going after the gunrunners who got his partner killed. The two-disc set has a featurette on Woo plus interviews with some of his actors and collaborators and commentary by Hong Kong film expert Bey Logan. Also available is Woo’s martial-arts tale “Last Hurrah for Chivalry.” “Hard-Boiled” DVD set, $24.95; “Last Hurrah” DVD, $19.95. (Genius)
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