3 stars = Good
Ratings explained

If you've already collected the animated "Peanuts" specials on DVD, there's probably no reason to buy this new compilation, "Peanuts 1960s Collection" ($29.98, Warner Home Video), with one caveat: If you're fan of composer Vince Guaraldi's "Peanuts" music, the new 35-minute feature on "The Maestro of Menlo Park" may prove worthwhile.

And if you haven't bought any "Peanuts" specials, two of the most popular --"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" -- are included, making this a convenient collection.

But Warner Bros. gets demerits for failing to have anyone proofread the packaging, which labels the set a grammatically incorrect "1960's Collection."

-- Rob Owen, Post-Gazette TV editor

2 stars = Mediocre
Ratings explained

Inappropriately close mother-daughter relationships can be the source of a lot of humorous dysfunction. This is the premise of NBC's "Kath & Kim," a show based on an Australian comedy of the same title. In the pilot, daughter Kim (Selma Blair), a ditzy overgrown teenager, gets in a fight with her husband, declares her marriage to be "over! O-V-U-R" and moves in with her mother, Kath (Molly Shannon), an aerobic spandex junky and hairstylist. The series follows the two as they navigate the perils of romantic life at a suburban shopping mall.

The DVD ($29.98, Universal) of the series' first and last season -- it's been canceled -- features a handful of gag reels with a giggly Molly Shannon and deleted scenes, which are questionably funny and only if you think the series is. (In other words, it's clear why they were never broadcast.) The running commentary, by the show's stars, writers and producers, doesn't always relate to the scene it's dubbed over and, given the low-brow nature of the humor, seems mildly unnecessary.

-- Moriah Balingit, Post-Gazette staff writer