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Cheap NOEXP!! COLUMBO 4.X!! Herc's SuperExciting Season-Box DVD Vault!!

I am – Hercules!!

Five reasons to buy this box:

1. Lt. Columbo is one of the greatest television characters ever concocted, right up there with Mr. Spock, Kwai-Chang Caine, Barney Fife, Basil Fawlty, David Addison, Ed Grimly, Dale Cooper, Bart Simpson and Eric Cartman.

2. Every episode is glorious class warfare. Some rich bastard will engineer an elaborate and ingenious murder. Swarthy little working-class Columbo – driving his beat-to-shit foreign convertible and pulling down an LAPD salary of $11,000 a year – will then wander onto the scene and proceed to slowly and methodically destroy some amoral, snobby, arrogant, self-serving, stick-up-the-ass scumwad’s life.

3. You’ll never have any difficulty guessing who did it. Columbo typically doesn’t saunter into an episode until it’s already about a quarter over. The first 25 minutes or so star the guest-villain as he or she dispatches a fellow human being for selfish gain. We see everything. So the fun is not figuring out the culprit, but watching Columbo figure it out. He’s such an incredible student of human nature, he’s always got half the thing figured out within five minutes of appearing on screen.

4. Look at the guest stars! Season four includes Patrick McGoohan (who won a Emmy for his performance, Robert Conrad, Dick Van Dyke, Dean Stockwell, Patrick Macnee, Bernard Fox, Gena Rowlands, a twentysomething Leslie Ann Warren, Bruce Kirby and Bruce Kirby Jr. (both Kirbys in the same episode!) and a pre-“Rockford Files” Gretchen Corbett, who cavorts in a bikini.

5. Columbo is funnier than Sherlock Holmes, Nick & Nora Charles and Charlie Chan combined.

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The best pricing news of the week has to be Universal's announcement of Northern Exposure: The Complete First and Second Seasons, which is available for pre-order at $41.99. The two seasons have long been available separately, and if you buy both of those sets separately it will set you back a total of $86.98.

So the new deal gives you all the early Fleishman-O'Connell action at less than half the price!

TV-on-DVD Calendar

Last Week
Andromeda 5.x Vol. 4
Baby Looney Tunes Vol. 1
Baby Looney Tunes Vol. 2
Brady Bunch 5.x
The Cosby Show 2.x
The Electric Company: Best Of The Best
The Flintstones 5.x
Go Go Gophers: Best Of
Hogan's Heroes 3.x
Lily The Witch Vol. 1
Lily the Witch Vol. 2
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild N Out
Police Woman 1.x
Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt: The Complete Series
Tennessee Tuxedo: Best Of
Three's Company 6.x
Walking Tall: The Complete Series

March 14
All Dogs Go To Heaven Vol. 1
All Dogs Go To Heaven Vol. 2

Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers
Columbo 4.x

Grosse Pointe: The Complete Series
I Dream of Jeannie 1.x
MacGyver 5.x

MacGyver Five-Season Pack
Murder, She Wrote 3.x

Naked City Set 3

A Perfect Spy: The Complete Miniseries

She Spies 1.x

The Simple Life 3.x

Sleeper Cell 1.x

Speed Racer Vol. 4

VIP 1.x
Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up

March 21

Batman Beyond 1.x
Bewtiched 3.x
Ed, Edd N Eddy Vol. 2
The Flying Nun 1.x
Gidget: The Complete Series
Huff 1.x

Justice League 1.x
Mind of Mencia Uncensored 1.x
Over There 1.x
Roseanne 3.x

South Park 7.x
Tales From The Crypt 3.x
21 Jump Street 5.x
Unsolved Mysteries: Best Of
Unsolved Mysteries: Ultimate Collection

The White Shadow 2.x
The Young Riders: The Complete Series

March 28
American Muscle Car 1.x
Andy Milonakis Show 1.x
Astro Boy: Ultra Collector's Edition
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 1, Vol. 2
Danger Mouse 5.x/6.x
Dark Shadows Vol. 23
DeGrassi: The Next Generation 3.x

Doctor Who: The Beginning
Dog the Bounty Hunter: Best of 2.x
Friends: The One With All The Babies
Friends: The One With All The Birthdays
Friends: The One With All The Weddings
Godzilla: Monster Mayhem
Godzilla: Mutant Madness
Highway to Heaven 3.x
The Invisible Man 1.x
Knots Landing 1.x
Little House on the Prarie (2004 Miniseries)

Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns
Masters of Horror: Dreams of the Witch House
Merv Griffin Show: 40 Most Interesting People
Modern Marvels: Extreme Gadgets
Modern Marvels: The FBI's Crime Lab
Modern Marvels: Great Inventions
Modern Marvels: Walt Disney World

Monty Python's Personal Best

Northern Exposure 4.x
Not the 9 O'Clock News: Best Of

Planet of the Apes: Ultimate Collection
Quantum Leap 4.x
Return to the Planet of the Apes

Robot Chicken Vol. 1
Six Feet Under 5.x
Super Mario Bros.: Super Show
Tales of the Unexpected Set 4
The Triangle: The Complete Miniseries

Wonder Showzen 1.x
X-Files 4.x ($34.99 Slimcase Edition)
X-Files 5.x ($34.99 Slimcase Edition)
X-Files 6.x ($34.99 Slimcase Edition)

April 4
The A-Team 4.x
Dawson's Creek 6.x
Full House 3.x
Garbage Pail Kids: The Complete Series
Knight Rider 4.x
The Little Prince: The Perfect Planet
The Little Prince: The Star Gazer
Magnum P.I. 4.x
Star Trek: Time Travel
3rd Rock From The Sun: Best Of
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4.x
Tripping the Rift 2.x

April 11

The Bob Newhart Show 3.x
Farscape 3.x Vol. 3
In Living Color 5.x
Merv Griffin: 40 Most Interesting

April 18
Doogie Howser, MD 4.x
Michael Palin: Sahara
Remington Steele 3.x
The Sentinel 1.x
Thundercats 2.x Vol. 1

April 25
American Dad Vol. 1
The Avengers '62
Jacques Cousteau: River Explorations
Inspector Gadget: The Original Series
The Last Detective 1.x
Law & Order: Trial By Jury
The Mike Hammer Movies

Odyssey 5: The Complete Series
Reba 3.x
The Rifleman Vol. 5
Tommy Lee Goes To College
A Touch of Frost 9.x/10.x
The Waltons 3.x
Wild Kingdom: Australia's Awesome Animals
Wild Kingdom: Mammals of North America

May 2
Dinosaurs 1.x/2.x
Fat Albert Vol. 3
I Love Lucy: The Complete Series
I Love Lucy 6.x
Kate & Allie 1.x
King of the Hill 6.x
Leave It To Beaver 2.x
The Nanny 2.x

Red Dwarf 8.x <--- NEW!!
Rescue Me 2.x <--- NEW!!
3rd Rock From The Sun 4.x

May 9
The Andy Griffith Show 6.x
Andy Griffith Show: Six-Season Set
Baby Felix Box Set

Dr.Katz: Professional Therapist 1.x
Everybody Loves Raymond 6.x
The Facts of Life 1/x/2.x
The Golden Girls 5.x
Life Goes On 1.x
Masters of Horror: Chocolate <--- NEW!!
Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off A Mountain Road <--- NEW!!
Northern Exposure 1.x/2.x <--- NEW!!
Queer As Folk 5.x
Rescue Me 2.x
Scrubs 3.x
That '70s Show 4.x
Sgt. Bilko: 50th Anniversary Edition

The West Wing 6.x

May 16
Beach Girls: The Complete Miniseries
The Big Valley 1.x
EZ Streets: Pilot <--- NEW!!
Grounded For Life 2.x
Here Come The Brides 1.x <--- NEW!!

Hill Street Blues 2.x
Home Movies 4.x
Monarch of the Glen 4.x
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3.x Vol. 7
That Girl 1.x

May 23
Boston Legal 1.x
The Closer 1.x

Deadwood 2.x <--- NEW!!
The Dog Whisperer 1.x
Fairly Oddparents: Fairy Idol
Fairly Oddparents: Jimmy/Timmy Power

The 4400 2.x
M*A*S*H 10.x
Redwall 2.x
Samurai Jack 3.x
Samurai Jack 1/2/3.x
SNL: The Best of Cheri Oteri
SNL: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Sybil
Will & Grace: The Series Finale <--- NEW!!
Wings 1.x/2.x

X-Men Evolution 3.x

May 30
ALF 3.x <--- NEW!!
American Musclecar 2.x
Avatar Vol. 3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1.x ($27.99 Slimcase Edition)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2.x ($27.99 Slimcase Edition)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3.x ($27.99 Slimcase Edition)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4.x ($27.99 Slimcase Edition)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.x ($27.99 Slimcase Edition)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6.x ($27.99 Slimcase Edition)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 7.x ($27.99 Slimcase Edition)
Dark Shadows Vol. 24
A Different World 2.x
The Doris Day Show 3.x
The Dukes of Hazzard 6.x
Joey 1.x
My Hero 1.x
Night Stalker: The Complete Series
Numb3rs 1.x
The Venture Bros. 1.x

June 6
Beavis & Butt-Head Vol. 2
Charmed 5.x
Cheyenne 1.x
The Chris Rock Show 1.x/2.x <--- NEW!!
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
F-Troop 1.x
Power Rangers Mystic Force Vol. 1 <--- NEW!!
Star Trek: Q
The Time Tunnel Vol. 2 <--- NEW!!
What's New, Scooby Doo Vol. 9

The Wild Wild West 1.x
The X-Files 7.x ($34.99 Silmcase Edtion) <--- NEW!!
The X-Files 8.x ($34.99 Silmcase Edtion) <--- NEW!!
The X-Files 9.x ($34.99 Silmcase Edtion) <--- NEW!!

June 13
Arrested Development 3.x <--- NEW!!

Cheers 8.x
Coach 1.x
Dharma & Greg 1.x <--- NEW!!

Frasier 8.x
Good Neighbors 4.x
MacGyver 6.x
Mulberry: The Complete Series
The Rockford Files 2.x
This is America, Charlie Brown: Complete Miniseries
Waiting For God 1.x
Walker Texas Ranger 1.x

June 20

The Adventures of Superboy 1.x <--- NEW!!

The Adventures of Superman 3.x/4.x <--- NEW!!

Lois & Clark 3.x <--- NEW!!
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 4.x <--- NEW!!
NYPD Blue 4.x <--- NEW!!

June 27
Alice: TV Favorites <--- NEW!!

Columbo 5.x <--- NEW!!
Step By Step: TV Favorites <--- NEW!!
30 Days 1.x <--- NEW!!

Selected season-sets of Herc’s All-Time Favorite TV Shows on DVD! Behold the comparative value:

$18.97 Soap 1.x (25 episodes)
$20.99 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1.x (24 episodes)
$20.99 Rocky & Bullwinkle 1.x (26 episodes)
$20.99 The Bob Newhart Show 1.x (24 episodes)
$24.96 Firefly: The Complete Series
$26.99 The Tick: The Complete Series (nine episodes)
$28.31 The Andy Griffith Show 4.x (-$1.68)
$29.96 Gilmore Girls 4.x
$29.99 Hill Street Blues 1.x (17 episodes)
$29.99 Newsradio 1.x/2.x (29 episodes)
$29.99 Friends 1.x (24 episodes)
$29.99 The Rockford Files 1.x (23 episodes)
$29.99 Wonderfalls: The Complete Series (13 episodes)
$29.99 Curb Your Enthusiasm 1.x (10 episodes)
$29.99 Columbo 1.x (nine TV-movies)
$31.99 ER 1.x (26 episodes)
$31.99 South Park 1.x (13 episodes)
$32.47 Seinfeld 3.x (23 episodes)
$34.76 24 1.x (24 episodes) (-$.10)
$34.96 The OC 1.x (27 episodes)
$35.99 Kung Fu 2.x (23 episodes)
$35.99 The Larry Sanders Show 1.x (13 episodes)
$35.99 Cheers 1.x (23 episodes)
$35.99 Taxi 1.x (22 episodes)
$36.99 Moonlighting 1.x/2.x (25 episodes)
$36.99 The Simpsons 2.x (22 episodes) (-$3)
$37.49 Futurama Vol. 2 (19 episodes)
$38.86 Lost 1.x (24 episodes) (-$.10)
$39.99 Undeclared: The Complete Series (17 episodes)
$42.96 The Sopranos 1.x (13 episodes) (-$7)
$44.99 Northern Exposure 3.x (23 episodes)
$44.99 Angel 5.x
$44.99 The West Wing 1.x (22 episodes)
$44.86 Veronica Mars 1.x (22 episodes) (-$.10)
$44.99 Fawlty Towers: The Complete Series (12 episodes)
$47.99 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2.x (22 episodes)
$47.99 Northern Exposure 1.x (eight episodes)
$48.96 Battlestar Galactica 1.x (13 episodes plus 4-hour mini) >
$51.99 Star Trek: The Next Generation 3.x (26 episodes)
$51.99 Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (18 episodes) (+$2.13)
$51.99 Oz 1.x (eight episodes)
$52.99 Alias 1.x (22 episodes)
$53.99 Once and Again 1.x (22 episodes)
$53.99 SCTV Network 90 Vol. 1 (Nine 90-minute episodes)
$55.99 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.x (26 episodes)
$62.99 The Dick Van Dyke Show 1.x (31 episodes)
$64.86 Deadwood 1.x (13 episodes) (-$5)
$69.99 Twin Peaks 1.x (seven episodes) (+$26.92)
$71.98 Wiseguy 1.x (24 episodes)
$79.99 Six Feet Under 1.x (13 episodes) (-$10)
$89.99 Carnivale 1.x (12 episodes) (+$10)
$89.99 The Wire 1.x (13 episodes)
$89.99 The Twilight Zone 1.x (36 episodes) (-$6)
$103.99 Star Trek 1.x (29 episodes)
$119.99 The Prisoner: The Complete Series (17 episodes)
$150.00 My So-Called Life: The Complete Series (19 episodes) (-$32)
$160.36 Monty Python: The Complete Series (45 episodes)

(+) = price increased since last week
(-) = price decreased since last week

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Cheap NOEXP!! COLUMBO 4.X!! Herc's SuperExciting Season-Box DVD Vault!!

I am – Hercules!!

Five reasons to buy this box:

1. Lt. Columbo is one of the greatest television characters ever concocted, right up there with Mr. Spock, Kwai-Chang Caine, Barney Fife, Basil Fawlty, David Addison, Ed Grimly, Dale Cooper, Bart Simpson and Eric Cartman.

5. Columbo is funnier than Sherlock Holmes, Nick & Nora Charles and Charlie Chan combined.

Herc’s Popular Pricing Pantry

So the new deal gives you all the early Fleishman-O'Connell action at less than half the price!

TV-on-DVD Calendar

March 14 All Dogs Go To Heaven Vol. 1 All Dogs Go To Heaven Vol. 2

March 21

March 28 American Muscle Car 1.x Andy Milonakis Show 1.x Astro Boy: Ultra Collector's Edition Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 1, Vol. 2 Danger Mouse 5.x/6.x Dark Shadows Vol. 23 DeGrassi: The Next Generation 3.x

April 11

April 18 Doogie Howser, MD 4.x Michael Palin: Sahara Remington Steele 3.x The Sentinel 1.x Thundercats 2.x Vol. 1

April 25 American Dad Vol. 1 The Avengers '62 Jacques Cousteau: River Explorations Inspector Gadget: The Original Series The Last Detective 1.x Law & Order: Trial By Jury The Mike Hammer Movies

May 2 Dinosaurs 1.x/2.x Fat Albert Vol. 3 I Love Lucy: The Complete Series I Love Lucy 6.x Kate & Allie 1.x King of the Hill 6.x Leave It To Beaver 2.x The Nanny 2.x

May 9 The Andy Griffith Show 6.x Andy Griffith Show: Six-Season Set Baby Felix Box Set

May 16 Beach Girls: The Complete Miniseries The Big Valley 1.x EZ Streets: Pilot <--- NEW!! Grounded For Life 2.x Here Come The Brides 1.x <--- NEW!!

May 23 Boston Legal 1.x The Closer 1.x

May 30 ALF 3.x <--- NEW!! American Musclecar 2.x Avatar Vol. 3

June 6 Beavis & Butt-Head Vol. 2 Charmed 5.x Cheyenne 1.x The Chris Rock Show 1.x/2.x <--- NEW!! Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks F-Troop 1.x Power Rangers Mystic Force Vol. 1 <--- NEW!! Star Trek: Q The Time Tunnel Vol. 2 <--- NEW!! What's New, Scooby Doo Vol. 9

June 13 Arrested Development 3.x <--- NEW!!