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Welcome to How to Spend $20, BOP's look at the latest DVDs to hit stores nationwide. This week: Freaks and Geeks breaks the bank, 24 finally resurrects from the dead and, well, so does George Carlin.

For people who bought the Freaks and Geeks complete series DVD way back in 2004, only to learn that an even better DVD collection of the Judd Apatow series is available today: Freaks And Geeks: The Complete Series (Special Edition)

Freaks and Geeks only lasted 18 episodes (15 airing on its original NBC home, the rest on Fox Family Channel), yet the teen dramedy's core fan base is strong enough to warrant a second edition of complete series DVDs. The set from 2004 had six discs. This one? Eight. And in addition to table readings, featurettes, cast auditions and other fun gems, the new collection comes with an 80-page faux yearbook (in color!) with essays, pictures and episode synopses. The major downside to the new goodies? A $170 price tag. Ouch.

The show, set in the fictional Flint, Michigan suburb of Chippewa in the early 1980s, centered on a teenage girl, Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini), and her brother, Sam (John Francis Daley). While Lindsay makes the transition from proper young girl to teenage slacker, her brother and his geeky friends merely try to fit in to a social universe that is none too accepting. James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen and Jason Segal also star.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, deleted scenes, bloopers, behind-the-scenes footage, promos and TV spots, "Kim Kelly is My Friend" table reading, Question and Answer Session featurette, Cast Auditions with the Freaks featurette, Cast Auditions with the Geeks featurette, Cast Auditions with Several Other Students of McKinley High featurette, raw footage, Long Live Rock! featurette, Sober Students Improv Players featurette, Tales of the Secret Service featurette, photo galleries, "I'm With the Band" table reading, "Girlfriends & Boyfriends" table reading, Alternate Universe featurette, "The Bus" complete script, Seven Minutes in Heaven featurette, The Graduation featurette, montage of memorable scenes, 80-page faux yearbook

For people who can't believe they haven't seen a new episode of 24 since May 21, 2007: 24: Redemption

Remember 24? You know, that hot show on Fox that used to have quite the stranglehold on the American public before that three-month writers strike messed up its formula? Well, the wait is nearly over. Season seven starts up in January 2009 with yet another series of 24 episodes. And in case you weren't among the 12 million or so who tuned in for the prequel to season seven (titled 24: Redemption) that just aired in the network's normal Sunday 'toon lineup, the two-hour TV movie is now available in stores for your viewing pleasure.

In the special, which bridges the gap between the May 2007 finale and the new season, hero Jack Bauer finds himself stuck in a military coup within the fictional nation of Sangala. And all he's asking for is a little peace and quiet. For once. Meanwhile back at home, Allison Taylor is being sworn into office as the next President of the United States. The movie is supposedly inspired by the U.S. government's response to the situation in Rwanda.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, footage not seen in the broadcast version, the first 17 minutes of the premiere episode, The Making of 24: Redemption featurette, Blood Never Dry: Child Soldiers in Africa featurette, 24 Season Six in Four Minutes featurette

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