The Muppets Reign at TV DVD Awards

The winners of the 2007 TV-DVD Award have been announced. The awards recognize the best releases of TV shows on DVD in the past year. Studios submitted their top DVD titles for consideration in the 18 TV-DVD categories. The titles were then rated by expert judges, and their ratings were tallied. The top TV-DVD titles in each category were then listed on an online ballot and voted upon by consumers. After much calculation and deliberation, the winners were announced and the awards presented.

"The Muppet Show – Season 2" won two awards – one for "Best 1970s Television Show" and a second for "Best Children's Series" (although many Muppet fans will argue the show is not just for children). Additionally, "Fraggle Rock – Complete Third Season" won the award for "Best 1980s Television Show".

"Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" was also nominated for "Best Children's Series" (but lost in the category to "The Muppet Show").

Previous TV-DVD Award winners include "Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons" (2006 winner of "Best Children's Series"), "The Muppet Show: Season One" (2005 winner of "Best Children's Series") and "Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars" (2005 winner of "Best Miniseries").

Congratulations to all of the 2007 TV-DVD Award winners! Thanks to all the fans who voted for their favorite DVD, and a special thanks to the producers who made these great DVD products a reality for us to own and enjoy.

Muppet DVDs Sweep TV DVD Nominations - But Need Your Help to Win!

The DVD sets of "The Muppet Show", "Fraggle Rock", "Dinosaurs" and the Muppet-filled first season of "Saturday Night Live" have all been honored with nominations in the fourth annual TV DVD Awards - but they'll need your help to win!

The TV DVD Awards are a prestigious industry award honoring the best in television shows on DVD. A blue ribbon panel of judges rated each release of the past year; and has selected the slate of nominees based on their overall DVD treatment, including program content, bonus materials and packaging. More than 160 submissions were considered – with only the top four in each of 17 categories coming out on top.

The ultimate winners of the award, however, are based on an online consumer vote. The polls opened today and will close on October 26th; the winners will be announced on November 12 during a big gala dinner and reception. So please, support the DVDs you love and take a few minutes to surf over to the voting site and rock vote!

"Fraggle Rock: Complete Third Season" was nominated in the "Best 1980s Series" category. "The Muppet Show: Season 2" gained two nominations – one for "Best 1970s Series" and another for "Best Children's Series". Additionally, "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" was also nominated for "Best Children's Series" and "Saturday Night Live – The Complete First Season" was also nominated for "Best 1970s Series". For a full list of the categories and nominees check out the press release at TVShowsOnDVD.com.

The TV DVD Awards are presented by Home Media Magazine in cooperation with TVShowsOnDVD.com, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and The Hollywood Reporter.

So what are you waiting for? Go and support for your favorite Muppet and Henson DVDs. Go vote now!

Go to the Voting Site!

Dinosaurs DVD Website Updated

In anticipation of "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" coming to DVD, Disney has updated Dinosaur.com. The official Dinosaurs website has the rundown on the upcoming DVD and other goodies. There are character profiles, video clips, buddy icons, desktop wallpapers, behind the scenes videos, design sketches and all sorts of other cool stuff. If you're a fan of Dinosaurs you'll want to check it out and explore what the site has to offer. "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" will be released on Tuesday (May 1, 2007) so be sure to get your copy as soon as you can - and if you still haven't picked up the first box set be sure to do that too.

Dinosaur DVD Bonus Feature Details

The finial pieces of information surrounding the "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" DVD set have surfaced. The fully-loaded, 4-disc DVD box set will be released on May 1st, and as stated earlier will hold the final 36 episodes of the series (several of which never aired during the initial run of the show). Well, here is some more of the information that you are craving in regards to the bonus features.

The DVD set includes special audio commentary tracks on two select episodes in the set. The selected episodes, for all of you wondering, are "Nature Calls" and "Into the Woods" – and the commentary participants are Brian Henson, Kirk Thatcher, Kevin Clash and Bill Barretta. The set also comes with a six-minute featurette, titled "I'm the Baby, Gotta Love Me!", that discusses the popularity of Baby Sinclair; and there is a nine-minute featurette titled "Creatures With a Cause: The Issues of Dinosaurs" that look at the political issues tackled on the show. Also, as mentioned earlier, the set will include the "I'm the Baby (Gotta Love Me)" music video. But wait there's more... the set will also come loaded with hidden "Dino-Eggs" for you to uncover, find, watch and enjoy.

So be sure to pick up your copy of "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" when it hits DVD in just two weeks!

Dinosaurs DVD Bonus Features & Date

On Monday I reported that the final 36 episodes of "Dinosaurs" will be released on DVD in May in the "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" DVD box set. Since that initial report more details have surfaced on the set. I've talked with some people close to the set which have stated that aside from all 36 episodes from the third and fourth seasons, the 4-disc DVD set will hold a nice collection of bonus material. Bonus features are said to include a special behind-the-scenes featurette entitled "Creatures with a Cause: The Issues of 'Dinosaurs'" and the beloved "I'm the Baby, Gotta Love Me" music video. Additionally there will be audio commentaries on two select episodes by Brian Henson and the writers, producers, cast and crew, plus viewers will be able to enjoy another batch of hidden "Dino-Eggs" throughout the discs. The total runtime of the four-disc set is just over 11-hours! And for all of you wanting to know a specific release date -- the studio has confirmed that the set is lined-up for release on Tuesday, May 1, 2007. I will bring any more information on this highly anticipated release as soon as I get it.

More Dinosaurs on DVD this Spring

Fans of the Jim Henson's television series "Dinosaurs" will be happy to learn that their DVD collection of "Dinosaurs" will soon be complete. Last spring Disney released "Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons" on DVD, and for the past 7-months fans have been wondering when the final 36 episodes will be released. Well, the "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons" DVD box set is on the way!

This 4-disc DVD set will hold the final 36 episodes from the 1992-1994 seasons of the prehistoric sitcom along with a collection of bonus features. Although no specific date has been given, a May 2007 release is expected. A sneak peek for this upcoming DVD set can be found on Buena-Vista Home Entertainment's "The Golden Girls: The Complete Seventh Season". The full announcement with details and more information is expected soon. I'll bring you all the info on this highly anticipated release as soon as I get it.

I'm the DVD, Gotta Love Me!

"Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons" DVD box set, which was released earlier this month, ranked surprisingly high on DVD sales charts in its first week. The 4-disc box set ranked #11 overall for the premiere week (pretty remarkable for a 15-year-old "family" TV show release). Based on the consumer reception, hopefully we'll be able to see the third and fourth seasons get equally impressive releases in the near future. For those who have not picked up the set, I highly recommend it. You can read my in-depth review on Muppet Central (click here to read) for the entire disc details, my overall reactions and even instructions on how to find all the hidden Dino-Eggs. Enjoy!

Dinosaurs DVD Website

Disney has just launched Dinosaur.com, an official website to promote the "Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons" DVD box set. The site has show information, character profiles, video clips from the show and DVD, downloads, behind the scenes info and more. It's pretty cool, and if you are a Dinosaurs fan then you'll want to check it out. The release is just a few weeks away (May 2, 2006). Hopefully sales will be good and the final two seasons won't be far behind. I'll keep you posted.

Dinosaurs DVD Set Details

Disney has officaly announced the release and details of "Dinosaurs: The Complete First & Second Seasons" DVD box set today. As reported yesterday, the 4-disc DVD set will hold all the episodes of the first two seasons. But along with the 29 episodes, the set will include some newly created bonus features.

The first bonus feature, titled "Pre-Hysterical Times: The Making of Dinosaurs", will give a never-before-seen look at how Jim Henson's Creature Shop brought "Dinosaurs" to life. The featurette includes a inside look at the creation and development of the show. The second bonus feature is titled "The Art Of Dinosaurs". In this featurette, Kirk Thatcher (the show's character designer) will take viewers through the original designs for the show and talk about the look of the Dinosaurs' world. The last special feature called "Dino-Eggs" are scattered throughout the set, and are hidden "Easter eggs" of special bonus clips, trivia facts, and all kinds of other goodies.

Disney also has released some technical details of the set. The DVD will hold enhanced Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Sound, both English and French audio tracks, interactive menus, and the proper 1:33:1 aspect ratio. The 4-disc set will boast a suggested retail price of $39.99 and will be in stores everywhere on May 2, 2006. I'll keep you posted if any more develops on this highly anticipated pre-historic DVD release.

Dinosaurs' First and Second Seasons on DVD in May

As reported last month, Dinosaurs is coming to DVD sometime this year - and now we know when. The good folks at UltimateDisney.com (a dependable Disney-DVD fan site), have reported that the show will make its DVD debut in a 4-disc set titled "Dinosaurs: The Complete First & Second Seasons" on May 2, 2006. The set will hold the first 29 episodes of series. Bonus features, if any, are unknown at this time. As usual, this date and title could be subject to change until the official press release comes out, but if they hold up (which is expected), Disney should be formally announcing the release very soon. I'll keep you all posted.

Episodes
1. The Mighty Megalosaurus
2. The Mating Dance
3. Hurling Day
4. High Noon
5. The Howling
6. The Golden Child
7. Family Challenge
8. I Never Ate for My Father
9. Charlene's Tale
10. Endangered Species
11. Employee of the Month
12. When Food Goes Bad
13. Career Opportunities
14. Unmarried ... With Children
15. How to Pick Up Girls
16. Switched At Birth
17. Refrigerator Day
18. What "Sexual Harris" Meant
19. Fran Live
20. Power Erupts
21. The Clip Show
22. A New Leaf
23. The Last Temptation of Ethel
24. Nuts To War (part 1)
25. Nuts to War (part 2)
26. And The Winner Is...
27. Slave to Fashion
28. Leader of the Pack
29. WESAYSO Knows Best

Dinosaurs on DVD in 2006

For years fans have been asking when their favorite prehistoric sit-com will make its DVD debut. Dinosaurs, the 1990's TV series from Jim Henson Productions and Buena Vista Entertainment may be coming to DVD next year. Sources have exclusively told our friends at TVShowsOnDVD.com that Dinosaurs is on the way to DVD sometime in 2006, possibly the second quarter (April-June 2006). It is unsure if this will be a complete first season set (or a combined first and second season set), a smaller "best of" select episode compilation, or a volume box set, or something else. At this time we don't know what, if any, bonus features will be attached to the product, nor do we know definitively when and what will be released. TVShowsOnDVD is reporting that this is pretty strong info, but it is still technically a rumor and not locked-in until Buena Vista Home Entertainment (a division of Disney) makes a formal announcement (which could be over a month or more away – if ever). I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything else, and keep you updated as more developments on the future of the Sinclair family coming to DVD.