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Police Squad is out on DVD on Monday 6 November 2006; this cult classic has been a long time coming to DVD but it's going to be worth the wait. No comedy crams in more gags than Police Sqaud - the comedy that features Leslie Nielsen and Alan North playing a detective and his captain battling criminals in a fictional city. By the makers of and akin to Airplane! and Top Secret this DVD is well worth the asking price. The DVD features all six episodes:

1. A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)
2. Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
3. Butler Did It, the (A Bird in the Hand)
4. Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)
5. Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)
6. Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)

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The cigar and dirty raincoat are trademarks of one of the world's most well-known fictional detectives, Lt. Columbo. The Columbo programme is renouned for its unique approach to crime. The identity of the murderer is disclosed to the viewer who then watches how Columbo, played by Peter Falk, goes about solving the crime. It's more about howheworksoutheydunnit rather than whodunnit.

Season 4 of this awarding-winning programme comes to Region 2 DVD this month; the DVD is due for release on Monday 18 September 2006 and features the episodes:

1. An Exercise In Fatality
2. Negative Reaction
3. By Dawn's Early Light
4. Troubled Waters (excellent episode starring Robert Vaughn set on a cruise ship)
5. Playback
6. A Deadly State Of Mind

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If you're familiar with a place that is "is the center of weirdness for the universe" then you're probably familiar with an American TV program from the early 90s called Eerie, Indiana.

Over 10 years ago Channel 4 aired both series of this cult show that saw protagonist Marshall move to a town called Eerie with his family. In each episode Marshall and his friend Simon would encounter another strange facet of the town.

This DVD is an essential for all fans of the programme. The Region Two is due for release on 20 July 2006 and both series (all 19 episodes) are available in a single boxset from Play at a price of £17.99.