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Holiday giveaway: Outsmart Satan with Season 2 of 'Reaper'

I really need to abandon my quest to feature DVDs all week starring "Law & Order" actors, even though I certainly could since "Law & Order" is the Kevin Bacon of television shows.

Instead, we'll just move on to "Reaper," a good Fox CW series from a few years ago starring Bret Harrison (who by the way appeared in a 2002 episode of "Law & Order: SVU"), Ray Wise ("Law & Order: SVU," 2007), Rick Gonzalez ("Law & Order: SVU," 2000), and Tyler Labine (no "Law & Order" credits - so sad). It also had Missy Peregrym, who now stars on "Rookie Blue" (but never appeared in "Law & Order").

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

In "Reaper," Harrison played a young man whose soul had been sold to Satan (Wise) by his parents before his birth. On his 21st birthday, Satan appears to tell him he must work as his reluctant bounty hunter for the rest of his natural life. It was pretty clever, but only ran for two seasons.

We have Season 2 to give to one lucky person. The set features all of Season 2 plus a gag reel, deleted scenes and a featurette looking back at the making of "Reaper."

If you're interested, send me an email by midnight tonight and you'll be entered in the drawing. Include your mailing address. The winner will be notified tomorrow.

Holiday giveaway: Eighth season of 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'

I told you I was going to look around for another "Law & Order"-themed DVD set!

This is the eighth season of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," the brainiest child in the storied "Law & Order" franchise.

Season 8 featured longtime series stars Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe, but also had episodes with Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Nicholson. It was a really good season.

The set has 15 original episodes but as far as I can tell, no DVD extras.

If you'd like to win, send me an email by midnight tonight and you'll be in the drawing. Include your mailing address. I'll notify the winner tomorrow.

Holiday giveaway #2: Disney's Finding Nemo and McDonald's breakfast for 2

It's time for my second holiday giveaway of the week.

Today I'm giving away a brandnew copy of the "Collector's Edition" of Disney Pixar's Finding Nemo, which includes a Blu-Ray, a bonus Blu-Ray and a DVD version.

This would make a great gift for a kid on your shopping list. Or, perhaps as a donation to Toys for Tots or another charitable organization.

Along with the movie, the winner will receive breakfast for two at McDonald's in the form of coupons for two free coffees and two free breakfast sandwiches of your choice. The coupons are good at any McDonald's in North Carolina or South Carolina and are valid through the end of 2013.

Enter to win by leaving a comment or question on this post.

The giveaway ends at midnight Thursday, Dec. 13. I'll pick one winner using random.org.

Please be sure your newsobserver.com registration is up to date with a viable email address because that's how I will contact you.

As a bonus, head over to the Centsible Saver Facebook page,  become a fan if you haven't already and leave a comment there for a second chance to win a McDonald's breakfast for two.

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If you happened to miss Monday's post about my week's worth of holiday giveaways, head over HERE to read that post and enter to win a Chick-fil-A coupon calendar for 2013.

And be sure to check the blog the rest of the week for more giveaways, as I tidy my desk for the year and share all the swag I receive but can't keep.

Holiday giveaway: Take a trip to 'Suburgatory'

"Suburgatory" was one of my favorite new sitcoms of the 2011 fall season. It stars Jeremy Sisto as a protective single father who relocates his teen daughter, played by Jane Levy, to the suburbs after he decides Manhattan is too fraught with dangers and temptations. It's still one of my favorites (and it airs on Wednesday nights on ABC).

(I'd also like to point out that Sisto succeeded Benjamin Bratt -- the star of yesterday's giveaway -- as a homicide detective on "Law & Order." I'm currently going through our remaining DVDs for other major "Law & Order" connections.)

But back to "Suburgatory." It also stars Cheryl Hines, Ana Gasteyer, Alan Tudyk, and Chris Parnell. And we're giving away the complete first season! Extras include a featurette called "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell: Life in Suburgatory," in which cast and creators discuss how George and Tessa spice up the suburbs, unaired scenes and a gag reel.

If you'd like to win, send me an email by midnight tonight and include your mailing address. The winner will be notified tomorrow.

Holiday giveaway: Bring home Benjamin Bratt in 'The Cleaner'

Benjamin Bratt alert! We're starting off the week with the complete first season of Bratt's provocative A&E series "The Cleaner."

In "The Cleaner," which ran for two seasons, the lovely Ben Bratt ("Law & Order," "Private Practice") played a recovering addict who became an "extreme interventionist" after he made a deal with God to help rescue addicts from their dependencies on drugs and alcohol.

The Season 1 4-DVD set includes all 13 episodes, cast & crew commentary, a gag reel, deleted scenes, music excerpts, a special on-set visit with Bratt's co-star Esteban Powell, and a featurette called "The Mystery of William Banks."

If you'd like to win this, send me an email by midnight tonight and you're in the drawing. Include your mailing address. I'll notify the winner on Tuesday.

Get a free Redbox rental when you buy a digital gift card

Give a friend or family member a digital gift card from Redbox, and you'll receive one free movie rental for yourself.

Buy a $6 package of five one-day movie rentals and you'll receive an additional code for a free one-day DVD rental.

Redbox will email you the bonus code within 48 hours of your purchase.

Holiday giveaway: Going old school with 'The Paper Chase'

And now for something completely different ...

"The Paper Chase" is an acclaimed TV drama from the late 70s and early 80s*, based on the 1973 film of the same name (which was based on the 1970 novel by Harvard Law graduate John Jay Osborn Jr).

It stars John Houseman (who won an Oscar for his role in the film version) as commanding Ivy League law professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr., and James Stephens as student James T. Hart. You'll also recognize a very young Jane Kaczmarek as another law student.

(*Note: "The Paper Chase" debuted on CBS in 1978, but was canceled after one season. Showtime brought it back in 1983 for three more seasons).

I feel kind of bad that we only have Season 2, but Season 1 is out there on DVD so you can rent it to catch up. If you'd like to win this 6-DVD set of "The Paper Chase," send me an email by midnight tonight and you'll be in the drawing. Include your mailing address. The winner will be notified on Monday.

Holiday giveaway: Family friendly fun with 'Melissa & Joey'

Today's giveaway is a little more family friendly than yesterday's "2 Broke Girls" offering.

"Melissa & Joey" is a sitcom on ABC Family starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence that sounds an awfully lot like the 80s sitcom "Who's the Boss?" Melissa is single politician who suddenly finds herself guardian of her niece and nephew, but lacking the time or experience to take care of two young teens. Enter Joey, an out-of-work commodities trader who becomes her male nanny. It has already run for two seasons and was just renewed for a third.

The first season is broken up into two dvd sets and we have both of them! Extras include a blooper reel and featurettes.

If you'd like to win parts one and two of Season 1, just send me an email by midnight tonight and include your mailing address. The winner will be notified next week.

Holiday giveaway: Your chance to score with '2 Broke Girls'

If you like your comedies a little silly and a lot raunchy, you probably already watch "2 Broke Girls" on CBS. If you haven't seen it, it's about two Brooklyn waitresses (one a former rich girl who has fallen on hard times, the other a toughie accustomed to scrambling for a dollar) who are trying to save enough money to start their own cupcake business.

I'll be honest with you: sometimes it's very funny and sometimes it's unbelievably bad -- often within the same five-minute period. And I'm not kidding about "raunchy." Sometimes the actresses barely keep straight faces delivering those lines. In other words, you do not want your kids watching this -- unless you want to answer some awkward questions!

If you're interested in winning this Season 1 DVD set, send me an email by midnight tonight and include your mailing address.

The set features a look behind the scenes with the cast (Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris) and some deleted scenes.

Holiday giveaway: 'Human Planet' as you've never seen it before

Even if you saw the incredible "Human Planet" series that ran last year on Discovery, you still haven't seen the whole story.

This DVD set is the original BBC version, narrated by John Hurt (instead of Mike Rowe on Discovery), with three hours of scenes not broadcast in North America. The eight-part series, which was four years in the making, "is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature."

In addition to the three extra hours of content, the set also includes 10 ten-minute "making of" featurettes -- one at the end of each episode and two bonus segments. (Note: Even though it's the BBC version, it's still a Region 1 DVD so it'll play on any U.S. DVD player.)

If you'd like to be in our drawing for this one, send me an email by midnight tonight and include your mailing address.

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