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(22 DVDs, Time Life) This performer could do anything, so this sturdy doublewidth box has a bit of everything — Williams’ career-spanning five HBO stand-up specials (1978-2009), unseen concerts (Montreal from his last tour), unfiltered USO shows (camcorder tapes!), talk and variety stops (Johnny Carson, Oprah Winfrey, “Saturday Night
Live”), top “Mork & Mindy” episodes, “Inside the Actors Studio” visit, early stand-up clips, raw footage. There’s also HBO’s recent bio-portrait “Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind,” plus many extended interviews (Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, son Zak Williams). In-depth featurettes delve into specific aspects of Williams’ life and career through smartly woven clips and comments — his ’70s start in the “wild west” comedy scene, his San Francisco
(16 Blu-ray Discs, Mill Creek) Denis Leary’s FX series dramatizing the post-9/11 lives of New York City firefighters