The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Vol. 3 - The Years of Change
(Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment/1994/660 mins./10 discs/Unrated)

The final seven feature-length "chapters" of this exceptional series pick up where Vol. 2 left off, with the teenaged Indy joining the French Foreign Legion, squaring off against Dracula and working with George Gershwin on Broadway. Having established the archeological treasure hunter in his youth in the first series, executive producer George Lucas used the second series to explore the horrors of the First World War, while Vol. 3 is more a popular history of the early 20th Century, with Indy rubbing shoulders with crazed film director Erich Von Stroheim as well as Ernest Hemingway and Elliot Ness in a must-see episode. And watch for a cameo by Harrison Ford in the episode "Mystery of the Blues".

Extras As with the first two volumes, the final set features more than 30 invaluable documentaries on the famous people and historic events encountered by young Indy, from Hemingway and Woodrow Wilson to the jazz age and Treaty of Versailles. A must for teachers, fans of history and the generally inquisitive.

Cloverfield (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
(Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment/2008/84 mins./PG-13)

An ingenious premise: a feature film shot on a hand-held video camera from the perspective of one of the main characters and lasting exactly the length of a DV tape. Five upwardly mobile young New Yorkers party in a Manhattan loft when - out of the blue - a Godzilla-like monster begins to destroy the entire downtown. Rather than flee, they head where the action is to rescue one of their friends. At first we see only glimpses of the monster and the shaky footage conjures disconcerting images of the Iraq war. That, and the fact that the origin of the monster goes unexplained, just adds to the prevailing eeriness.

Extras Commentary from director Matt Reeves, a 30-minute documentary on the secrecy-clouded making of the film, a special-effects featurette, deleted scenes, outtakes and more.

Cheers - The Complete Ninth Season
(Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment/1991-92/629 mins./5 discs/Unrated)

The Boston bar where everybody knows your name continues to serve up the laughs throughout the 26 episodes of its ninth season. And while it may not rate as the best of the show's remarkable 11 seasons, there are still plenty of high points. Boston Celtics legend Kevin McHale pops up in "Cheers Fouls Out" as the bar staff and patrons take on their rival pub Gary's Olde Town Tavern. Cliff's mother returns, and hilarity ensues, in the otherwise touching "Ma Always Liked You Best". And Frasier's eponymous sitcom is foreshadowed in "Home Malone", in which Sam (Ted Danson) baby-sits for Lilith (Bebe Neuwrith) and Frasier (Kelsey Grammer).

Extras None to speak of, although episode 200 of the series, included here, is a one-hour retrospective special featuring clips and a panel discussion with the cast.

Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Fourth Season
(Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment/1993-94/1444 mins./8 discs/Unrated)

Long before Britney or Lindsay there was Shannen Doherty, whose off-screen bad-girl antics managed to get her fired from Beverly Hills 90210 at the end of this fourth season. Too bad, as her fan-fave character Brenda is one of the reasons the show was such an addictive early-'90s guilty pleasure week in and week out. It's ironic that the same erratic behavior that got her axed is mirrored in this season itself, as Brenda sneaks away for a secret wedding and lands herself in legal trouble. Meanwhile the rest of the cast head off to (the same) college and FOX ups the dramatic ante, with storylines about drug abuse, date rape and animal rights. Can't wait for the upcoming spin-off with Toronto's own Shenae Grimes in the lead role.

Melrose Place - The Fourth Season
(Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment/1995-96/1528 mins./9 discs/Unrated)

Season 4 literally begins with a bang as an explosion in the courtyard of 4616 Melrose Place, courtesy of crazy Kimberly (Desperate Housewives' Marcia Cross), leaves Alison (Courtney Thorne-Smith) temporarily blind and other cast members permanently dead. Bolstered by strong ratings, Melrose went over the top in its fourth season with more backbiting and bed hopping than ever. Super-hot Amanda (Heather Locklear) in particular goes for an impressive run of serial monogamy in this season. Melrose Place would spawn the short-lived soaper Models Inc. - and make a bona fide star of the aforementioned Locklear. Not a bad thing, then. Season 4 guest "stars" included Priscilla Presley, the Love Connection's Chuck Woolery and Loni Anderson.