This Week in DVD

Thoughts on some of this past Tuesday's notable DVD releases:

KNOCKED UP: Judd Apatow is now widely considered the reigning Comedy God of the Multiplex, and while that may not be a great thing, it has at least taken the title away from the inconsistent Will Ferrell. I didn't get around to seeing it this summer, but it's on tap for me as a rental. You get some laughs, some raunch, and maybe best of all, you get Emmy-award-winning Katherine Heigl without having to sit through those whiny hospital friends she hangs out with on Thursdays.

BUG: William Friedkin directs this psychological disturber about two people who begin to feel increasingly claustrophobic, with no hope or chance for escape from the demons plaguing them. Kind of like how I felt while listening to Friedkin's commentary on the DVD of "The Narrow Margin."

NEXT: As on the MTV show of the same name, the public voted almost instantaneously to evict this sci-fi nonstarter from theaters. It'll probably be long forgotten on video, too, by the time Nicolas Cage's National Treasure 2 comes out. Next!

MICKEY ROONEY AND JUDY GARLAND COLLECTION: Sure, you may prefer Andy Hardy Mick or Codger Mick or, if you've seen "Bill," Retarded Mick. I'm more a fan of those Micks than the pure "Let's put on a show" Mick of these musical collaborations with Judy. But, damn it, it's still the Mickster, and you have to respect the Mickster.

UNTOUCHABLES SEASON 1 PART 2 AND STREETS OF SAN FRAN SEASON 1 PART 2: Paramount is at least getting these shows out there, but with their ripoff split season policy, fans should be able to get the complete series of each by, what, 2011? Don't fans of any show get a complete series release?

WHAT ABOUT BRIAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES: No, this isn't what I mean! The complete series of this is on shelves everywhere, while one of the greatest sitcoms ever, Sgt. Bilko, got one set of a few dozen episodes. There is truly no justice in the DVD world.