With gift-exchanges coming fast and furious over the next couple weeks, we reviewed the DVDs we've received and watched so far this year and summarized some gift possibilities for you including picks of contemporary TV shows now on DVD as well as shows that left the airwaves ages ago. When you've seen an old favorite show in reruns and have said aloud: "Why can't they make a show like this anymore?" You are right, so go and get some of the old ones on DVD. more ›

For most people reading this, Jeffrey Tambor has always been a part of your consciousness. My first exposure was way back in the day when I -- then a huge fan of Three's Company -- religiously tuned into The Ropers for every episode of its short run. Tambor went from frequent guest-star to (for me) cultural icon when he originated one of TV's greatest roles -- that of "Hey Now" Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show. That he would later go on to originate yet another iconic role(s) -- George Sr./Oscar in Arrested Development -- is almost a miracle. more ›

Elvis Costello and The Attractions essential 1978 record This Year’s Model was re-released for the twenty-third time earlier this week as a deluxe 2-CD set. This year’s model of This Year’s Model includes a bevy of previously released bonus tracks, and a previously unreleased live concert. more ›