Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ...Hot on the heels of the new Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray release of TV's MAVERICK (1957-62) comes the news that 77 SUNSET STRIP (1958-64) will be available for home viewing at long last. It will be released on DVD only, not Blu-ray; my understanding from Tim Millard is the reason for this may be the high music rights costs incurred. Millard says all of the music rights were cleared, "at great expense." The DVDs will be replicated, not DVD-Rs. I've just ordered it for review! ...I'll also be reviewing the new Universal Blu-ray release of a favorite Deanna Durbin film, THE AMAZING MRS. HOLLIDAY (1943), which is due out in early November. Other titles due out on Blu-ray from Universal: HONOR AMONG LOVERS (1931), SIX OF A KIND (1934), WE'RE NOT DRESSING (1934), and KISS AND MAKE-UP (1934). (Thanks to reader Ashley for her help with this list.)...Amazon recently had some Universal Blu-rays on sale, with prices as…