HELL ON WHEELS: SEASON 5, VOL. 2: Final episodes of AMC's post-Civil War drama of railroad building and racial/economic change, with featurettes on finale, "golden spike," more; list price $30 DVD/$40 Blu-ray, out from eOne. (Also new: complete series box, $120 DVD/$150 Blu.)
Holiday releases:
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Now colorized is 1960's Otis-in-jail holiday episode, plus Aunt Bee's pickle story (uncut, black-and-white versions also included); $15, CBS.
CLASSIC TV COMEDY CHRISTMAS: Episodes from "Beverly Hillbillies," "Petticoat Junction," "Donna Reed," "Doris Day," "Family Affair," "Love That Bob"; $15, MPI.
HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Reissue of 1993's two-hour clipfest from Hope's four decades of specials, with Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Redd Foxx, Phyllis Diller, Dolly Parton, many more; $13, Time Life.
Final seasons:
NOV. 8: "Family Matters" season 9
NOV. 29: "House of Lies" season 5
DEC. 6: "Beauty and the Beast" (CW) season 4
JAN. 17: "Rizzoli & Isles" season 7; "NYPD Blue" season 12 (Nov. 15 for season 11)
