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ANDY BARKER, P.I .: THE COMPLETE SERIES Conan O'Brien sidekick Andy Richter's tragically short-lived six-episode NBC comedy series has been resuscitated in fine style in this welcome release from the always reliable Shout! Factory.

Tonight Show sidekick Andy Richter recently had some choice words for New York magazine's Vulture blog on the subject of NBC and TV comedy in general.

Star Trek Two-Disc Edition J.J. Abrams, the man behind shows like Fringe and Lost , reimagined one of TV's biggest franchises for the silver screen.

Augusten Burroughs, author of a new collection of Christmas-themed memoirs titled You Better Not Cry, sits down with EDGE to discuss memory and the ghosts of Christmases past.

This week marks the DVD release of the short-lived series Andy Barker, P.I. , created by Conan O'Brien and Jonathan Groff, and starring Andy Richter as a straight-laced CPA turned occasional private detective.

When Andy Barker, P.I. premiered two and a half years ago, I leapt on every one of its six episodes and walked away disappointed each time.

What's an unemployed puppet to do? The question takes on cosmic - and very real significance - when "Avenue Q," the funny, often raunchy musical tribulations of twentysomethings, closes Sept.

THE SERIES: Andy Barker, P.I. lasted all of six episodes, while According to Jim made it to 182.

Home / Articles / Movies & TV / DVD Reviews / Andy Barker, The Echo, Nash Bridges, Spread, The Ugly Truth By Bill Frost Andy Barker PI: The Complete Series A luckless accountant inadvertently becomes a private eye after moving into an investigator's old office.

Judge Erich Asperschlager is a private investigator who gets mistaken for an accountant.

Andy Barker is a young CPA opening his own business in a Los Angeles-area strip mall.

Despite a heap of critical acclaim, Southland got the axe earlier this week. NBC gave fans the kind of surprise that happens all too often when smart TV shows are still trying to find an audience.

Shout! Factory will release the entire series on Nov. 17. The two-disc set will include all six episodes, some with commentary by Richter and producer Conan O'Brien, plus a retrospective feature and a doc about the show's amazing writers, including Jonathan Groff , Josh Bycel , and Jane Espenson .

Andy Richter spent most of the 1990's clowning around on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". "Sidekick was never an official title.

To answer your question: No, the Masturbating Bear did not make an appearance. But other than the absence of some beloved characters - we were really hoping to see Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, especially after his raucous stint at the MTV Movie Awards - almost everything about Conan O'Brien's first night as host of The Tonight Show was on par with ...