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Although it may weigh slightly less than 16 tons this collection of MONTY PYTHON material does contain a welter of classic comedy moments which should delight fans who have had to endure a patient wait for much of it to become available. MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS first aired in 1969 and immediately turned the conventions of sketch comedy on its head. Bemused and amused viewers saw the core Python team of Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones and Michael Palin playfully toying with the medium as they worked their way through each show. But FLYING CIRCUS wasn't just clever it was sidesplittingly funny as well with the cast always making sure the technical quirks were a useful adjunct to the humor and not the other way round. The entire four-year run of FLYING CIRCUS is included here alongside two MONTY PYTHON LIVE! presentations--1982's MONTY PYTHON LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL and a reunited Python lineup from 1998 in LIVE AT ASPEN--while the set is rounded out by a "best of" producti

Based on the popular British comedy of the same name THE OFFICE takes place in and around the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton Pennsylvania. Using the same mockumentary style as the original the series succeeds in capturing the quiet desperation of the poor souls working in this socially stifling environment under the direction of delusional boss regional manager Michael Scott. Comic actor Steve Carell beautifully inhabits the role playing a man so eager to be liked he completely alienates people with one stupid antic after another. Blindly believing himself beloved by his employees for his laid-back nature Michael fails to see that with the exception of nerdy and bizarre Dwight Rainn Wilson he is resented and despised by all. Meanwhile Jim woos engaged receptionist Pam while both navigate the office politics and "humor" of boss Scott. Carell perfectly walks the line between despicable and pathetic enlisting his audience's sympathies just moments before doing or saying something horribly inappropriate

TV's most brilliant detective is back, and he's ready to battle any crime... as long as it doesn't involve germs, heights or other people! Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Tony Shalhoub returns to DVD in all 16 third season episodes of the funny, fresh and quirky series, Monk. Rejoin Adrian Monk, the defective detective, who must overcome his obsessive-compulsive disorder and investigate the death of his wife, Trudy. Still hoping to be reinstated in the San Francisco Police Department, Monk continues to use his sharp intelligence, photographic memory and ever-present hand wipes to solve even the dirtiest cases. At his side are Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford), Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) and newcomer Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard), and together they take on some daunting opponents, including the Mafia, the FBI and a possibly murderous chimpanzee. Monk's back on the case and better than ever in this hilarious third season, which includes five obsessive brand-new featurettes!

This collection of the entire second season 18 episodes of the award-winning HBO comedy series continues the outrageous look at dating mating and relating in New York City. Frank and funny these four gorgeous ladies Sarah Jessica Parker Cynthia Nixon Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrall gossip and giggle and lead love lives that rise and fall drastically from enviable to pitiable but are always engaging. Come along and laugh love get embarrassed and become entangled with the escapades of sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw Parker and her three closest friends who are particularly fond of come-ons and cosmopolitans.

A gaggle of single Manhattan women experience the ups and downs of dating in this comedic HBO series has earned wild popularity for its honesty regarding women's attitudes toward sex and relationships as well as for its racy content. Sarah Jessica Parker stars as the writer of a relationship column but has still has none of the answers in this collection of the entire third season.

In addition to scoring one of the biggest surprise hits in television history NBC generated a veritable pop culture phenomenon with its twentysomething sitcom smash FRIENDS. Set in New York City the series chronicled the lives of six best friends as they navigated through the ups and downs of romance and career from the confines of their local coffee shop and some pretty fabulous Manhattan apartments. While the series originally rode to success on the coattails of its Thursday night predecessor SEINFELD what differentiated FRIENDS from the rash of copycat sitcoms that followed--and made it a bona fide hit in its own right--was the unique chemistry of its fine ensemble cast: Courtney Cox as neurotic clean freak Monica; David Schwimmer as her endearingly hangdog brother Ross; Matt LeBlanc as none-too-bright actor-wannabe Joey Tribbiani; Matthew Perry as sarcastic computer programmer Chandler Bing; Lisa Kudrow as goofy new-age free spirit Phoebe Buffay; and of course Jennifer Aniston as reformed spoiled rich gir

Fran Drescher plays Fran Fine the ex-hairdresser from Queens who becomes the nanny to millionaire bachelor Maxwell Sheffield's three children. With sass attitude colorful fashion killer looks and lots of heart Fine quickly becomes the glue that holds the troubled family together in this popular television sitcom. In the 26-episode second season the romantic chemistry between Sheffield and Fine continues to simmer as the family stumbles from one hilarious situation to the next.

Television's most loveable nanny is also the most anachronistic. Fran Drescher stars as Fran Fine a Queens girl through and through with a supermodel face gorgeous figure flashy taste in apparel and an enormous heart. After getting fired from her job at a bridal shop owned by the boyfriend who just dumped her Fran is at a loss for what to do next. Selling cosmetics door to door she shows up at Maxwell Sheffield's Park Avenue door at just the right time; recently widowed Maxwell is desperate to find a nanny for his three children and invites Fran to have a go. Fran accepts bringing not only her blue-collar sensibilities and eccentric cast of acquaintances into the upscale Sheffield home but a new warmth as well turning the troubled family into a happy healthy one. Soon the growing attraction between Fran and Maxwell also becomes apparent which causes limitless agony for Maxwell's business partner C.C. who carries a not-so-secret flame for the very eligible bachelor. The episodes from the first season are colle

In the second season of ENTOURAGE actor-on-the-rise Vince Chase Adrian Grenier once again enlists the company and support of his childhood pals from Queens New York to join him on his path towards stardom. More than happy to oblige Eric Kevin Connolly who is now Vince's manager; Turtle Jerry Ferrara who still bumbles through life in a stoned haze; and Z-list actor and brother of Vince Johnny Drama Kevin Dillon form Chase's entourage. Vince's agent Ari Jeremy Piven and no-nonsense publicist Shauna Debi Mazar also return. Highlights of this HBO series include Vince's indecision over whether to star in a forthcoming James Cameron project Drama demonstrating his cult appeal at a sci-fi convention and a surprise appearance from Mandy Moore.

In addition to scoring one of the biggest surprise hits in television history NBC generated a veritable pop culture phenomenon with its twentysomething sitcom smash FRIENDS. Set in New York City the series chronicled the lives of six best friends as they navigated through the ups and downs of romance and career from the confines of their local coffee shop and some pretty fabulous Manhattan apartments. While the series originally rode to success on the coattails of its Thursday night predecessor SEINFELD what differentiated FRIENDS from the rash of copycat sitcoms that followed--and made it a bona fide hit in its own right--was the unique chemistry of its fine ensemble cast: Courtney Cox as neurotic clean freak Monica; David Schwimmer as her endearingly hangdog brother Ross; Matt LeBlanc as none-too-bright actor-wannabe Joey Tribbiani; Matthew Perry as sarcastic computer programmer Chandler Bing; Lisa Kudrow as goofy new-age free spirit Phoebe Buffay; and of course Jennifer Aniston as reformed spoiled rich gir