Picks and Pans Review: New on DVD

UPDATED 08/15/2005 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 08/15/2005 at 01:00 AM EDT

3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN, SEASON ONE (4 discs, $39.98)

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When this sitcom about outer-space aliens in Ohio premiered in '96, skeptical earthlings didn't expect it to outlast the invaders in War of the Worlds. But Mars doesn't have actors with John Lithgow's high-beam theatrical energy. He preens, yowls, slithers—and that just gets him in the door. The show lasted six seasons, and it's still funny. Extras? Not out of this world: bloopers, interviews.