I'm currently more partial to double slim cases, but I'd prefer that any series I collect stick with one design for the entire run (with a few exceptions, like Grey's Anatomy: Season One and The Office: Season One, which were significantly smaller than their follow-up seasons).
It's been a while since I've updated, so this is from May through this week:
Arrested Development: Season Three
Boston Legal: Season One
The Closer: The Complete First Season
Commander In Chief: Part One
Commander In Chief: Part Two
Desperate Housewives: The Complete Second Season...
I suggest watching all five seasons. While most of season three, the majority of season four, and the first part of season five are weaker than the phenomenally strong first two seasons, they're still better than most of what aired on television during their respective seasons.
It depends on the show. For every set, I watch in marathon form (by disc or by complete set). Depending on the show, I'll watch the bonus features. The only series I have where I've listened to all the commentaries are Friends and Batman: The Animated Series. Otherwise, I generally skip over the...
It's a series from Dick Wolf that includes Stephanie March reprising her SVU role as Alexandra Cabot. It exists in the same fictional universe, but the structure is more like a legal version of Grey's Anatomy.
I generally go by price, and only go for bonus discs if there's something really worth choosing that store for my purchase. The only real example I can think of is Best Buy's deal with Boston Legal, which contained the final four episodes of The Practice that dealt with setting up Boston Legal...
Actually, Nicholson is playing a new character on CI - she'll be replacing Annabella Sciorra as Chris Noth's partner. Also, Milena Govich will be joining Law & Order this fall as Jesse L. Martin's new partner (Martin will be bumped up to first credit).
Based on the disc count for the complete series, it sounds like the first three seasons will be put on single-sided discs like the remaining four seasons, which adds up to seven discs for the first three seasons (six for the episodes, one for the bonus features), and six for the final four seasons.
I still own the first four seasons, but the first three were gifts (purchased on the day of release, but still...), so the fourth is the only one I purchased. Depending on what comes with the Rambaldi collection, I might replace my set.
Thanks for the information! I usually don't go to Best Buy, but this (like the Boston Legal deal with a bonus disc of The Practice) sounds too good to pass up.