10th season of 'Frasier' completes the set

A number of TV shows will arrive on DVD on Tuesday, including the 10th season of "Frasier," which means that entire series will officially be on home video.

TV series

• "Frasier: The Tenth Season" (CBS/Paramount, 2002-03, four discs, $42.99). When "Frasier" went off the air in 2004, that wrap-up season — the 11th — was quickly released on DVD as "The Final Season," in the middle of other seasons being released chronologically. This 10th year, the penultimate season, is the last to be released, which means now fans can have every episode on their shelves.

It's true that the show was a bit tired by this season, and the plotting with Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne (Jane Leeves) became way too convoluted. But there are still some very funny individual episodes — a favorite of mine is when Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) gives his son a Hebrew blessing, not realizing he's been coached to do it in Klingon!

Guests include Felicity Huffman, David Ogden Stiers, Bob Hoskins, Zooey Deschanel and, of course, the fabulous Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith. And scene-stealing Hyde Pierce is still the show's best asset.

Extras: full frame, 24 episodes

• "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.: The Third Season" (CBS/Paramount, 1966-67, five discs, $42.99). More military misadventures with the country-bumpkin Marine, played winningly by Jim Nabors. Frank Sutton is amusing as his blustery sergeant, and former "Gidget" Deborah Walley shows up in one episode, while Rob Reiner — who would go on to co-star in "All in the Family" and then direct such films as "A Few Good Men" and "The Princess Bride" — shows up in two, first as a young recruit, and in a later episode as a beatnik!

Extras: full frame, 30 episodes

• "Lost: The Complete Third Season: The Unexplored Experience" (Touchstone, 2006-07, seven discs, $59.99). While it's true that this serial series got better in its third year after a rather misguided second season, there are still far too many unanswered questions for me. It just becomes wearying.

Extras: widescreen, 23 episodes, deleted scenes, audio commentaries, featurettes, bloopers

• "The Wire: The Complete Fourth Season" (HBO, 2007, four discs, $59.99). This gritty pay-cable cop show spends much of this season focusing on a quartet of young kids and how their decisions affect others. But be prepared for the R-rated sensibilities that are typical of HBO.

Extras: full frame, 13 episodes, audio commentaries, featurettes

• "Beverly Hills 90210: The Third Season" (CBS/Paramount, 1992-93, eight discs, $61.99). If you're a fan of "Dancing With the Stars" but had never seen Jennie Garth before, check her out in her breakout role in this teen soap (she plays Kelly) as the gang goes into its senior year.

Extras: full frame, 29 episodes, featurettes

Comedy concert

• "Dave Attell: Captain Miserable" (HBO, 2007, $19.97)

Kids shows

• "Tom and Jerry Tales, Volume 3" (Warner, 2007, 15 cartoons, $14.97)

• "Flight 29 Down: Volume Three" (Genius, 2007, $14.95)

• "Hip Hop Harry" (Allumination, 2007, $14.98)

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