New releases announced today, March 5:
HBO's Generation Kill (Blu-ray) will be coming out June 16
HBO's John Adams (Blu-ray) will be coming out June 16
Mad Men - Season 2 (DVD & Blu-ray) will be coming out July 7
Get Smart - Season 3 will be coming out June 9
The Transformers - The Complete 1st Season: 25th Anniversary Edition will be coming out June 16
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New releases announced today, October 17:
HBO's Generation Kill (mini-series) on Blu-ray will be coming out December 16
Greek - Chapter 2 will be coming out December 30
Kyle XY - The Complete 2nd Season: Revelations will be coming out December 30
The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 1 will be coming out December 30
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Question: After watching the finale of the excellent miniseries Generation Kill, I wondered why the miniseries format is not more popular. I guess the obvious answer is money, since popular TV shows and movies are way more profitable. Books should be adapted into miniseries rather than movies in my opinion, considering how there is enough time to cover most of the material (The Corner, Generation Kill and the wonderful Band Of Brothers come to mind). The format just makes a lot of sense to me anyway, since TV shows can drag on too long, and movies sometimes do not provide enough depth. HBO is the only channel I see willing to do miniseries, and I was wondering why there is a distinct lack of them on other networks. What do you think?
Answer: Changing times, changing habits. Used to be the networks would build their seasons and sweeps months around blockbuster miniseries "events," often based on massive best-sellers or epic historical events. Roots still ranks among TV's top-rated shows
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Question: A few months ago, I wrote in to criticize HBO's management for how they dealt with 12 Miles of Bad Road. I still hold my original opinion, but after watching the finale of Generation Kill, it's obvious that HBO still knows how to put out great original programming. I know that you and many of your colleagues have been hard on HBO since The Sopranos ended and have no problem praising the lineups of Showtime, AMC and FX. However, putting Nielsen ratings aside, if you compare the networks' quality programming over the past year, I have to give HBO the edge. Showtime is led by Dexter and Weeds. Most critics don't seem to be in love with The Tudors or Californication. FX has Damages and the final season of The Shield. And AMC had two of the best rookie dramas in years, but now the pressure in on to go three for three. I hope the six-part The Prisoner is up to the standards they've set. With shows like Big Love, The Wire (final season), Entourage (a weak season but still gets Emmy ...
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New releases announced today, August 26:HBO's Generation Kill (mini-series) will be coming out December 16 Superman - Doomsday: 2-Disc Special Edition will be coming out November 25 The Tudors - Season 2 will be coming out December 30 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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