Several DVD sets came my way this week, so I did some marathon viewing sessions for Jane After Dark. I'm brand new to some of these, so you'll get the stark, raw newbie version. But I'll start with one I've watched since the beginning ...

Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete Second and Final Season. I really liked this show at the beginning. It had all the elements of a great series, including excellent actors (starting with Donald Sutherland, Jill Clayburgh, and Peter Krause) and intriguing storylines with rich people, sex, murder, and mystery. But by the time they got to season two, the storylines just seemed to fizzle out. I would love to hear your thoughts on why Dirty Sexy Money didn't work. Crummy writing? Poor use of great actors? Too many characters to keep track of? Poor timing with the writer's strike occurring in the middle of its run, resulting in ten months between seasons?

Bonus features: Directing the Darlings (behind the scenes with director Jamie Babbit); A Total Knockout (a day in the life of Natalie Zea, who played Karen); Dirty Sexy Crafty (a featurette about the food on the set); Faux Pas (bloopers); deleted scenes.

Greek, Chapter Three. This show is all about the relationships, break-ups, make-ups, angst, and drama of kids in college, but it's also funny and witty. Even though it's about fraternities and sororities, which automatically brings in sex, Greek doesn't seem quite as sex-centric as another ABC Family show, The Secret Life of the American Teenager (which isn't saying much, since Secret Life is all about sex!). It's an ensemble show, but the focus of this chapter is Casey (Spencer Grammer, Kelsey's daughter) vs. Frannie (Tiffany Dupont). It's also fun to see Buffy / Angel alum Charisma Carpenter playing the character of Tegan Walker.The DVDs are released in half-season sets, and Chapter Three begins with "Brothers & Sisters" (season 2, episode 1) and runs through "Hell Week" (season 2, episode 10).

Bonus features: Audio commentary with the cast and crew; 20 Questions with the Cast of Greek; blooper reel.

Samantha Who?: The Complete Second and Final Season. I came late to this series, and I'm sad it's been canceled. It's really a fun show that's never boring and features some fun characters. The stand-out for me is Samantha herself, played with ditzy glee by Christina Applegate. It's fun to go back and watch old episodes of Married With Children and see her early growth as an actress. She's like Lucille Ball and Claudette Colbert rolled into one (and if they remake It Happened One Night, I nominate Applegate for the lead). The second season of Samantha Who? had a different timeslot and lost the lead-in of Dancing With the Stars, which likely signaled its unfortunate death knell.

Bonus features: Set tour with Christina Applegate; Christina Dance Moment (exec producer Donald Todd talks about how Applegate wanted to do a dancing episode); Girl Chat (Applegate, Jennifer Esposito and Melissa McCarthy answer questions about their characters); deleted scenes; blooper reel.

Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season. I've watched episodes of Scrubs here and there throughout its run, so I know all of the main characters, but not so much the individual storylines. However, my son has more experience with it, and while watching season eight, he remarked, "The earlier seasons seemed better." Those of you who've watched the entire run, do you find that to be true? As a newbie to the series, I thought it was quirky and fun, even with heavier storylines like J.D. and Turk skipping "steak night" to sit with a dying patient. Still, a good mix of light and dramatic moments all blended together. With the show moving into season nine with new characters (read Joel's interview with Bill Lawrence here), this might be a good time for me to jump in and start watching. I don't have the history of the Turk-J.D. bromance, so it probably won't be hard for me to see Turk by himself. Scrubs fans, are you planning on watching season nine?

Bonus features: Bill Lawrence answers fans' questions; My Bahamas Trip; deleted scenes; bloopers; alternate lines; and webisodes.