Picks and Pans Review: New on DVD

By TOM GLIATTO, MAUREEN HARRINGTON, CYNTHIA WANG, BRENDA RODRIGUEZ

UPDATED 04/17/2006 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 04/17/2006 at 01:00 AM EDT

SIX FEET UNDER: FIFTH SEASON

($99.98) No one does dead better than series creator Alan Ball. In the finale he wraps up the Fisher family story by flashing forward to their deaths—fitting but a little neat. The best extra is Ball's commentary. It's like looking at a family album with a really smart friend.
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ROBOT CHICKEN: SEASON ONE

($29.98) Cartoon Network's hit series uses action-figure toys in twisted send-ups (a CSI-like investigation of Smurf murders) that will make pop-culture fiends cackle with delight. Extras include animation meetings with actor Seth Green, who produces.
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