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For the binge TV viewer, CBS and Showtime DVDs want to be sure you get the New Year off on the right "station" with these recent releases:

"Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Film &TV Collection." Embark on a mission to the final frontier with the biggest, most comprehensive "Star Trek" collection ever offered. This epic set includes 30 Blu-ray discs and every feature film and television show made with the original crew, plus a brand new, multi-part documentary with nearly two-and-one-half hours of footage chronicling the franchise's amazing 50-year journey. The collection also includes the "Animated Series," remastered on Blu-ray for the first time ever; "Director's Edition of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," with a documentary detailing the fan-favorite film's development and production; over 20 hours of bonus content; an exclusive Starfleet pin commemorating the 50th anniversary; and new mini-posters, designed by artist Juan Ortiz, for the first six feature films.

"Star Trek: The Floddenberry Vault." During the production of "Star Trek: The Original Series," bits and pieces of episodic footage were left on the cutting-room floor, then stored away in film cans for decades by the Gene Roddenberry Estate. Now, in celebration of the show's 50th anniversary, 'The Roddenberry Vault" finally has been opened. Along with 12 of their favorite episodes, fans can see and own behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the series, as well as alternate takes, deleted scenes, omitted dialogue, outtakes, and original visual FX elements.

"The Andy Griffith Show: Colorized Christmas Special." Included are unedited versions of the two episodes contained therein, both colorized and in black and white. In 'The Christmas Story," local "Scrooge" Ben Weaver manages to have harmless bootlegger Sam Muggins thrown into jail on Christmas, but the good folks of...

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