Buzz's Gift Guide: Box Set Bonanza!


Updated 12/10/08 3:30 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 2 comments

Gift Guide for Entertainment DVD Box Sets

Welcome back to my Buzz Gift Guide series for all the entertainment lovers in your life. Yesterday I came up with some ideas for your coworkers, and today, I'm focusing on some splurge gifts for someone special: DVD box sets. These sets, whether a whole TV series or a collection of films, are pricier than the average gift, so they're definitely meant for that superfan who you know will cherish Read more

Do You Wait For Special Edition DVDs?


Updated 10/02/08 1:44 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

Do You Wait For Special Edition DVDs?

This week's release of the 10th anniversary Sports Night DVD collection got me thinking about DVD sets and how I choose to add to my own collection. I was excited to get my hands on the new Sports Night set — but first, I had to get rid of my old one, which had all the episodes but no bonus features. At least as far as TV on DVD is concerned, it's practically a given these days that a bigger Read more

Buzz In: Which TV Series Do You Want to Catch Up On This Summer?


Updated 05/24/09 7:48 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 33 comments

Buzz In: Which TV Series Do You Want to Catch Up On This Summer?

Friday marked the first official day of Summer, though many of us have been feeling the pain of the sparse Summertime TV schedule for several weeks now. It's barely just begun! Sigh. The upside is that the Summer months provide more free time to catch up on those shows you missed during regular TV seasons. Certain shows like Heroes are nice, easy ones because the episodes go fast, and you'll be Read more

Would You Buy a Reality Show on DVD?


Updated 06/03/08 10:59 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 43 comments

Would You Buy a Reality Show on DVD?

While I was checking out this week's new DVD releases, another little news item caught my eye: TLC will be selling a DVD set of Jon and Kate Plus 8, its reality show about the parents of eight young children. Now, admittedly, I've been caught up in my share of Jon and Kate episodes — but I can't say I've ever had the hankering to rewatch one once I know what happens. Will people really want to Read more

Love "Friday Night Lights" — Or Your Money Back


Updated 08/22/07 10:32 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 11 comments

Love "Friday Night Lights" — Or Your Money Back

I've already done a lot of raving about "Friday Night Lights," but you don't have to take my word for it. If you don't love the first-season DVD, which comes out a week from today, you can get your money back. Seriously. If you aren't hooked by the end of the first season, you just have to mail in the DVD with a receipt and a special form, and in six to eight weeks, you'll get a refund from Read more

New Details about "My So-Called Life" DVDs


Updated 06/15/07 12:25 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 21 comments

New Details about "My So-Called Life" DVDs

The Web site TV on DVD reported a while back that a new "My So-Called Life" DVD set was in the works, thanks to Shout! Factory, the company responsible for the fantastic "Freaks and Geeks" collection. Now, the site has tipped me off to some awesome new details about the set, which is to be released Oct. 30. Here are some highlights: The six-disc set will be packaged in a keepsake box and priced Read more

Big Sale on Fox DVDs at Best Buy!


Updated 06/12/07 1:30 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

Big Sale on Fox DVDs at Best Buy!

Need to stock up on past seasons of "The Simpsons" or finally own all of "Arrested Development" on DVD? Now's your chance to do it on the cheap. Best Buy has all of its Fox-produced series on sale for just $19.99 this week — regardless of how much the sets normally cost. Already, the "X-Files" seventh and ninth season sets have sold out (and it's no wonder, considering that Best Buy typically Read more

From the Community: 5 Nontraditional Abs Moves to Get Bikini-Ready


Updated 05/08/12 8:56 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ab Workout Without Crunches (Video)

Looking to tighten up your core before Summer? FitSugar reader and certified trainer JessicaSmithTV created the following workout for just that! She shared it in our 10 Pounds DOWN! community group. Don't just lie flat on the floor and do crunches to prep your abs for Summer! Target your abs and keep the rest of your body working too with these 5 non-traditional abs moves from fitness expert Read more

OnSugar Blog: If the World Revolved Around Families . . .


Updated 05/07/12 3:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kids in Restaurants

Lots of moms like to think out loud, and Jo Aaron is one of them. Here is one of the latest posts to her Mommy Brain blog. While innocently looking for a restaurant suggestion online the other day, I stumbled across an anti-parent, anti-child blog entry that just annoyed me. It was an angry (and narrow-minded, in my opinion) piece about how awful it is when this particular person has to dine with Read more

Where to Find Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch Next


Updated 05/07/12 5:41 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Sherlock Season 2 Premiere on May 6

If you haven't caught up on the first season of Sherlock yet, then you'd better hurry: we have just three days before the season two premiere. Star Benedict Cumberbatch is one of our favorite famous geeks, and if you love him too, here's your comprehensive guide to where to find him next. On TV: The second season of Sherlock begins this Sunday, May 6, on Masterpiece PBS. On DVD: Better yet, Read more