This Week in DVD

My 3 Sons Season 1 Volume 1: Here we go again. Just when I was all set to complain about CBS-Paramount releasing a half-season of episodes at a full-season price, I see reports at the Home Theater Forum that the studio pulled another underhanded music switch, a la the fiasco with "The Fugitive," subbing a new underscore for the original in most episodes.

Obviously, this is terrible news, but let's not let it obscure that ridiculous price point. I can understand someone saying, "I love the show, and I'll pay whatever," but relative to the rest of the market, Paramount charged too much for this set. If Amazon or whoever discounts it, that's great, but it's still costing the consumer more than similar sets. On top of this, we now have reason to believe it's a butchered release. What in the world is going on at this company? I was planning on renting, anyway, to get my Bub fix, but I feel sorry for fans who preordered this at the ripoff price, not suspecting THIS show would be altered.

Iron Man: I was SO looking forward to seeing this one...but then my baby girl arrived, and it was sayonara, multiplex. I'm cool with that. Besides, it's already here on DVD, and I can check it out at home. By the way, my favorite DVD promotion of the week--I'm not sure why this amuses me so, but it does--is at Sears, where you can get $5 off "Iron Man" if you buy $25 worth of Craftsman tools.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Or maybe it should be "Forgetting Jason Segel's Penis," at least judging from the many reviews focusing on his nudity. Did I see this right--there's a 3-DISC version of this? The Judd Apatow Machine is out of control, but at least they didn't save the third disc for a new release next year.

Juiced: Yeah, yeah, I shouldn't even be mentioning this release, etc., etc., but come on. I'm fascinated by the idea that somehow they managed to time this to "take advantage of" O.J.'s current trial. As for the content, well, this product description I cribbed from Amazon says it all:

Get prepared to witness Hall of Fame football player and world-famous freeway driver O.J. Simpson performing hilarious practical jokes and shocking hidden-camera stunts on unsuspecting real-life people all across America!