New on DVD: Give this team an 'A' for action
THE A-TEAM:COMPLETE SERIESSeries Quintessential '80s fave has George Peppard, Mr. T and fellow commandos in their signature van pursuing justice through cartoon-style action. All five seasons come on 25 single-sided discs (not flippers like the earlier sets), in a cardboard replica van, as a tie-in to Friday's new big-screen remake.
Extras Creator Stephen J. Cannell interview
List price $150, out today from Universal
Other new complete-series setsTHE GREATEST AMERICAN HEROBelieve it or not, William Katt's hapless caped hero gets a budget re-release, in a plastic case holding nine paper-sleeved discs, plus producer Cannell interview, but no memorabilia like previous Anchor Bay release; $30, Mill Creek.
TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEYFirst release of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"-era adventures of Stephen Collins' tropical air pilot, plus movie-length pilot, half-hour retrospective, audio commentaries, 24-page episode guide booklet; $50, Shout.
Complete-series sets on the wayJune 22 "Checkmate"
June 29 "Leave It to Beaver"
July 6 "Touching Evil" (UK); "Life on Mars" (UK)
July 27 "21 Jump Street"; "Hunter"
Aug. 10 "Max Headroom"
Aug. 24 "Lost"; "Flight of the Conchords"
Aug. 31 "Boris Karloff's Thriller"
Sept. 7 "Prime Suspect"
Sept. 28 "Scrubs"; "The Larry Sanders Show"
Dec. 7 "24"
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