TV on DVD: 'Revenge,' 'The Closer'
Revenge
Series Nighttime soaps are back! Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe do dark battle in East End society with vindictive schemes and surprise twists. The ABC fave starts season 2 Sept. 30.
Extras See how "the Hamptons" are recreated on North Carolina shores and Hollywood soundstages. Plus making-of featurette, pilot commentary, more.
List price $46, out today from ABC Studios.
Also out:
THE CLOSER: SEASON 7 Final episodes, plus cast/crew roundtable, more; $60, Warner.
HOUSE: SEASON 8 Final episodes, plus Hugh Laurie's great "Swan Song" pre-finale "memoir," lengthy portrait of Laurie directing, cast/crew finale "postmortem"; $60 DVD/$75 Blu-ray, Universal.
DANCE MOMS First season of Lifetime's unscripted hit spotlights adults behaving badly over kids sexed-up for competition; $30, A&E.
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS Updated from 2004 with the last two Super Bowl wins; the second disc features the 2007 NFC championship, plus extras on David Tyree, Phil McConkey, more; $27, Vivendi.
THE LIEUTENANT Gene Roddenberry's pre-"Star Trek" creation casts Gary Lockwood as an idealistic Marine, with '60s guest stars like Dennis Hopper, Rip Torn, plus many future "Trek" faces; $40 each for Parts 1 and 2, warnerarchive.com.
'No one wants to pay more taxes than they need to' Nearly 20,000 Long Islanders work in town and city government. A Newsday investigation found a growing number of them are making more than $200,000 a year. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.
'No one wants to pay more taxes than they need to' Nearly 20,000 Long Islanders work in town and city government. A Newsday investigation found a growing number of them are making more than $200,000 a year. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.
