Crime-solvers on DVD

Raymond Burr's post-"Perry Mason" series leads off this look at TV shows coming to DVD on Tuesday.

TV series

• "Ironside: Season 2" (Shout! 1968-69, seven discs, $44.99). Burr is quite enjoyable as the gruff former chief of detectives for the San Francisco Police Department who finds himself wheelchair-bound thanks to a would-be assassin's bullet. Like James Woods on "Shark," he shows younger colleagues the ropes as he consults with police to solve mysteries.

The second season is highlighted by guest appearances from Ed Asner, Milton Berle, Anne Baxter and Burgess Meredith, among others.

Extras: Full frame 26 episodes

• "Murder, She Wrote: Season 7" (Universal, 1990-91, five discs, $49.98). Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) finds yet more murders to solve, and there are a few episodes without her (though not as many as in Season 6). Still great fun, with guests including Vera Miles, Van Johnson, Diane Baker and Jerry Orbach.

Extras: Full frame, featurette

• "Medium: The Third Season" (CBS/Paramount, 2006-07, six discs, $61.99). Patricia Arquette returns as the psychic who's also a wife and mother and consults with the district attorney's office to solve crimes. This show is up and down but generally enjoyable — and certainly better than similar shows that have followed.

Extras: Widescreen, 21 episodes, audio commentaries, featurettes, bloopers

• "Whose Line Is It Anyway? Season 1, Volume 2: Uncensored" (Warner, 1998-99, two discs, $26.97). Some funny stuff from Drew Carey and his improv friends, but if you don't like R-rated language, beware — the word "Uncensored" in the title should be heeded.

Extras: Full frame, deleted games, bloopers

• "That '70s Show: Season Seven" (Fox, 2004-05, four discs, $49.98). Those '70s kids get in and out of more scrapes in this penultimate season, which sees Topher Grace leaving the series in the last episode here.

Extras: Full frame, 25 episodes, audio commentaries, featurettes, promos

Documentaries

• "Girl 27" (Westlake, 2007, $19.98). This exploration of a dark event that was buried by Hollywood at the time — the rape of a young woman by an MGM employee — covers several decades in an attempt to get at the truth. The result is both fascinating and repugnant, reinforcing the sordid image many have of the film industry.