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There isn’t a whole heck of a lot to discuss in the world of MOD this week.  So after a quick look at the week’s new releases and a handy-dandy link to this week’s review, I’m going to spend most of this week’s column looking at streaming video, that scourge of disc collectors everywhere.

WARNER ARCHIVE – NEW THIS WEEK

The Andy Hardy Film Collection, Volume 2 – The first volume of this series was released back in 2011.  This 5-disc set collects the remaining 10 films from the long-running Mickey Rooney series.  I’ll be honest, I’ve never seen an Andy Hardy movie in my life and know them only by their wholesome slice of American Pie reputation.  Even so, I’m a little confused by the seemingly random order of the films’ release.  This new set includes the first entry (1937’s A Family Affair), the last (1958’s Andy Hardy Comes Home) and eight more from the years between (Judge Hardy’s Children, Love Finds Andy Hardy, The Hardys Ride High, Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, The Courtship Of Andy Hardy, Andy Hardy’s Double Life, Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble and Love Laughs At Andy Hardy).  I’m not sure why they didn’t just release these in chronological order to begin with.  Maybe the titles in the first volume are the most popular and well-known, although it seems like popularity and name recognition would be relative when it comes to the Andy Hardy series.  Anyway, you can now have your very own Hardython in your own home.