I picked up Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential at 7th Ave Books a few months ago, and just finally got around to reading it over the last couple weeks. It’s an engrossing read, dropping the reader behind the scenes at countless kitchens across NYC, as well as a few up and down the East Coast, and even a brief sojourn into Tokyo.

I’d been looking forward to reading Susanna Clarke’s debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell for some time, so when I found a lightly used copy at Artists & Fleas a few weeks back, I immediately snatched it up and dove into this 800-some page tome. Having read very positive reviews (including advance online recommendations from Neil Gaiman), I was expecting a exciting fantastical adventure, and this does not disappoint.

Episodes: 201 06-Jan-2002   Politics 202 13-Jan-2002   Identifying A Body 203 20-Jan-2002   Hiatus 204 27-Jan-2002   Business & Pleasure 205 03-Feb-2002   The Party 206 10-Feb-2002   Impressions 207 17-Feb-2002   Dad 208 24-Feb-2002   Therapy 209 03-Mar-2002   Class Trip 210 10-Mar-2002   History 211 17-Mar-2002   Writer’s Block 212 24-Mar-2002   Pizza Club 213 31-Mar-2002   The Wedding

Home Movies Season Two is about to be released on DVD next week. If you’re like me, you may have already pre-ordered it from Amazon.

In Season Two, the brain-numbing SquiggleVision is replaced by smoother Flash animation, and the show starts to flesh out the supporting characters like Walter & Perry, Fenton, and Shannon. The final episode of the season, The Wedding, is also the Landstander episode.

Melissa Galsky (Melissa) joins the commentary this season, but it appears that Jon Benjamin didn’t come back for any of the extras this time.

Special Features: Winning entry of “Small Shorts” Film Competition Brendon Small interviews Melissa Galsky Memories Featurette: Guest stars remember Home Movies Animatics – “Politics”, “Party”, “History” (with crew commentary) Audio Anatomy Of A Scene Interview with Brendon Small, Melissa Galsky and Loren Bouchard Home Movies music – extended songs and music lesson Home Movies writer Bill Braudis speaks! Commentaries with Brendon Small, Melissa Galsky and Loren Bouchard

Home Movies Season One has also been available for a while now.