Phillip Frye is cryogenically frozen on New Year's Eve 1999 and wakes up in 2999. He ends up befriending Leela, a confident, one-eyed alien; Bender, an alcohol-powered robot; Farnsworth, a distant relative and scientist; and Zoidberg, a lobster-like alien. The complete series of Futurama is now on DVD. Also in stores: Girlfriends season 7, Legend of the Seeker season 1, and Married...With Children season 11.

On Breaking Bad, a teacher who is unable to pay for his cancer treatment partners up with a former student to set up a crystal meth lab. Season 1 is now on DVD. Also in stores: Canterbury's Law the complete series, Girlfriends season 6, Just Shoot Me season 2, My Wife and Kids season one, Summer Heights High season 1.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a dreamy night for a couple of "Dreamgirls." Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson both glided away with trophies Thursday and wowed the audience

Spike Lee and Tyler Perry are among the directors nominated at the upcoming NAACP Image Awards. The civil rights organization announced the nominations in three directing categories on Tuesday, with Lee and Tyler leading the pack.

There are several releases this week, likely in anticipation of the holiday season: The 4400 the complete series, Brotherhood season 2, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman the complete series, The Donna Reed Show season 1, Freaks & Geeks the complete series, Girlfriends season 5, Good Times the complete series, JAG season 7, Millennium the complete series, Newsradio the complete series, Sanford & Son the complete series, Sister, Sister season 1.

African Americans have come a long way in a relatively short time in the entertainment industry. From Hattie McDaniel becoming the first black actor to win an Academy Award in 1939

With the upcoming spinoff "90210" ready to launch in the fall on The CW, what better time to catch up with the original gang of Beverly Hills, 90210 than to watch season five? Also on DVD: season four of Girlfriends, season three of The Hills, season seven of Law & Order: SVU and the complete series of Witchblade.

Where in the world are black women in today's entertainment? There is a significant dearth in quality images of African-American women in television and film. And no, Oprah's un-Godly success and stature doesn't diminish this truth.

NEW YORK (AP) - The CW's Monday night comedy series ''Girlfriends,'' the longest-running live action comedy on network television, is ending after eight seasons, the show's creator announced on Thursday.

"A Different World," a half-hour sitcom about students at fictional Hillman College, was on the air from 1987 to 1993. It was the creation of Bill Cosby and originally served as a spin-off venue for then Cosby kid Lisa "Denise" Bonet.