FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO START THINKING... IN THE BOX FILMS, TV MAY BE BEST GIFTS.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Staff Writer DVDs now rival gift cards, See's Candies See's Candies is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality candy, particularly chocolate, in the western United States. It was founded by Charles See and his mother Mary See in Los Angeles, California in 1921. The company is now headquartered in South San Francisco, California. or a bottle of wine as the present that will meet any taste. So distributors are pulling out all the stops this year with elaborately packaged boxed sets of television shows and classic movies in the hopes that these gifts appear under many a Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. . ``The DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. has transformed the fourth quarter into a period in which there's a pot of gold that every title has to reach for,'' said Bo Andersen, president of the Entertainment Merchants Association. ``There are at least four to five must-have titles in every consumer category.'' Boxed sets of television shows, both current and classic, are driving the business. While it may seem like virtually every show has been released in one way or another, the industry has developed still another new trend: the entire run of a series from the first episode to the last in an elaborate single set. ``Sex in the City'' was released last year as a complete series and joining it this year are ``M*A*S*H: The Martinis and Medicine Collection,'' ``The West Wing: The Complete Series,'' ``Homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. : Life on the Street: The Complete Series,'' ``Friends: The One With All 10 Seasons,'' ``Alias (1) An alternate name used for identification, such as for naming a field or a file. See CNAME record. (2) In the Mac, an alias is an icon that points to a program or data file. : The Complete Collection: Seasons: 1-5,'' ``Six Feet Under: The Complete Series Gift Set'' and ``Buffy the Vampire vampire, in folklore, animated corpse that sucks the blood of humans. Belief in vampires has existed from the earliest times and has given rise to an amalgam of legends and superstitions. Slayer -- Collectors Set.'' Fans of British comedies have many complete-set choices including ``Keeping Up Appearances -- The Full Bouquet Set: Vol. 1-8,'' ``Coupling -- The Complete Seasons 1-4,'' ``The Office: The Complete Collection BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Collection,'' ``As Time Goes By -- Complete Original Series.'' ``You are seeing an uptick Uptick A transaction occurring at price above its previous transaction. In order for an uptick to occur, a transaction price must be followed by an increased transaction price. in interest in the complete sets and it's because they are a really substantial gift, something you can be really excited about giving,'' said Best Buy spokesman Brian Lucas. ``The packing is great, the extras are great. Even if someone has a few seasons of the show, there seems to be this sort of pride element about having a really cool collection.'' The suggested retail price range is between $100 and $300 for most of the sets, but Amazon.com, for example, is discounting many of them. On the movie side, there are four different James Bond ``Ultimate Collection'' sets to maximize interest in the newest Bond theatrical release, ``Casino Royale.'' Each set contains five Bond films with different actors in the role of Agent 007, including Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore
``There is such a breadth of terrific entertainment in the James Bond franchise,'' said Steve Feldstein, vice president of marketing for Fox Home Entertainment. ``We are releasing them in four five-volume sets to make for the perfect gift for the Bond fan or just movie fans in general.'' The ``Rocky Anthology,'' starring Sylvester Stallone, came out this week, in time to watch the first five ``Rocky'' flicks before this month's theater debut of ``Rocky Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). ,'' the sixth and most certainly last time Stallone will put on the boxing gloves boxing gloves npl → guantes mpl de boxeo boxing gloves box npl → gants mpl de boxe boxing gloves npl . Other movie collections include: a boxed set of eight Mel Brooks films, including ``Young Frankenstein'' and ``Blazing Saddles;'' ``The Adventures of Indiana Jones: The Complete Movie Collection;'' and a boxed set of six Rogers and Hammerstein musicals, including ``The Sound of Music,'' ``The King and I'' and ``Oklahoma!'' For gift givers who can't afford to splurge on one of the more expensive sets, single season sets of shows are far less expensive. Among those being released before Christmas are ``24: Season 5,'' ``The Andy Griffith Not to be confused with Andy Griffiths. Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, producer, writer, director and southern gospel singer.[1] He gained prominence in the starring role of A Face in the Crowd Show: The Final Season,'' and the complete first seasons of ``Saturday Night Live'' and ``Mission Impossible,'' which are both on DVD for the first time. Even lower on the price list but still quite popular are new releases of blockbuster hits. Among those expected to sell big are ``Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest,'' ``Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby,'' ``The Devil Wears Prada'' and ``Superman Superman invincible scourge of crime. [Comics: Horn, 642–643] See : Crime Fighting Superman superhero under guise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter. Returns.'' Says Lucas: ``It's very rare to find somebody who just doesn't like movies, so as long as you know something about the person you are buying for, you can usually find something that you feel good about giving.'' greg.hernandez@dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 Hot DVDs for the holidays Some of the hottest DVDs for this holiday season: ``Six Feet Under, The Complete Series Gift Set'' (top photo) ``M*A*S*H: The Martinis and Medicine Collection'' (above) ``Friends, The One With All 10 Seasons'' ``The West Wing, The Complete Series'' ``Rocky Anthology'' (right) ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- Collectors' Set'' ``The Andy Griffith Show, The Final Season'' ``James Bond, Ultimate Collection'' ``The Office, The Complete BBC Collection'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) ``SIX FEET UNDER: The Complete Series'' (2 -- color) ``M*A*S*H: The Martinis & Medicine Collection'' (3 -- color) ``Rocky Anthology'' Box: Hot DVDs for the holidays (see text) |
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