First, the genre releases:

• Batman and Robin - The Complete 1949 Movie Serial Collection: The oldest available appearance of Batman on the big screen. It's on my "must own" list, but I'm not buying new DVDs until I finish moving into my new house and deal with those costs.
• The Flintstones - Season Three: The third season of the series is now on DVD. This one turned the series into the one most people remember.
• The Man Called Flintstone: A theatrical release that came out in 1966.
• The Pretender - Season One: Now, this is a stable childhood.
• Star Wars - Clone Wars, Vol. 1: A highly requested title for review, collecting the animated shorts that fit between episodes 2 and 3 on the big screen. It's on the same "must buy" list as the Batman and Robin Serial Collection.

Now, the non-genre releases:

• Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason: The original was worth a rental on a date. I don't know about the sequel.
• Doogie Howser, M.D. - Season One: Before Neil Patrick Harris was the voice of Spider-Man, he was a very yound doctor.
• Finding Neverland: The story behind Peter Pan.
• The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - Season One: Starring the co-creator of American Gothic.
• Kojak - Season One: Following up on the Columbo releases, no doubt.
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead: Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, and Richard Dreyfuss star in an alternative version of Hamlet.

Fox is also releasing a series of "starter sets" this week, with a handful of the first few episodes of several shows. The sets are cheap enough to sample a show that you are not yet collecting, and include a coupon to get a discount worth the price of this set on any complete season set of the same show. This week, sets are available for 24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Pretender.

Finally, the pick of the week. Stand By Me - Deluxe Edition is a new release of the second best Stephen King adaptation thus far. It's notable also for starring two actors who would later become visible in the genre, with Wil Wheaton playing Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Jerry O'Connell playing leading roles in My Secret Identity, Sliders, and Joe's Apartment. It's a coming of age story that works very well, and hardly feels like a Stephen King work at all.