New on Blu-ray & DVD: September 25

The Avengers unite! Plus Bond on Blu-ray; American Horror Story; Desperate Housewives final season; Portlandia; Gossip Girl and much more in new releases... 

James Bond is turning "Blu" in honor of his golden 50th anniversary with the release of all 22 Bond films on Blu-ray, from Sean Connery, George Lazenby and Roger Moore to Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and the current 007 Daniel Craig. The collectible Bond 50 box set features the debut of nine Bond films previously unavailable in high definition Blu-ray, including You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me and The Living Daylights. The set, which includes all films from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace, also contains more than 130 hours of bonus features including in-depth interviews, exotic set visits and new and exclusive content: The World of Bond examines the style and attitude that is signature to Bond, while Being Bond profiles the six stars that have had the honor of portraying 007.

The crowd-pleasing blockbuster movie of the summer is now on DVD and Blu-ray! Joss Whedon directs Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Samuel L. Jackson as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury as they take on Thor's evil half-brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his army of invading aliens. Chock-full of fun, humor, explosive action, clashing egos and combustible onscreen personalities, The Avengers on DVD and Blu-ray features a gag reel, the short film Item 47, second screen special features and much more.

Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein continue their goofy and irreverent sketches in this spoof of the denizens of the Pacific Northwest. Shot entirely on location in Portland, Oregon, the Portlandia second season features guest cameos by Kristen Wiig, Jeff Goldblum, Andy Samberg, Sean Hayes, Penny Marshall, Jack McBrayer, Tim Robbins and more.

Glee and Nip/Tuck mastermind Ryan Murphy takes on the horror genre and turns it on its head in this creepy and surreal thrill-ride series. Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton are the Harmons, a couple looking for a fresh start in a new home which turns out to have some deadly supernatural secrets of love, sex and revenge. Jessica Lange also stars.

The shocking secret history of Franklin Delano Roosevelt can finally be revealed in this hilarious spoof… Spin City and The Rocky Horror Picture Show star Barry Bostwick delivers a sidesplitting, over-the-top performance as the 32nd American President, turning FDR into a werewolf killing machine to be reckoned with. After a wolf bite leaves him crippled with polio, FDR decides to run for president in order to stop a global werewolf curse controlled by Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito – who are werewolves themselves! Kevin Sorbo, LinShaye, Ray Wise and Bruce McGill also star.

Greta Gerwig, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Hugo Becker, Megalyn Echikunwoke and newcomer Carrie MacLemore assemble for this charming and witty piece from director Whit Stillman, chronicling the adventures and romantic entanglements of a group of East Coast college girls and their misguided ways of helping their depressed classmates with a program of good scents and musical dance numbers.

The classic '70s TV series that made Farrah Fawcett a star and spawned a successful big-screen franchise is finally all together in one boxed set featuring every episode! The 27-disc Charlie's Angeles: The Complete Series box set features all five seasons of the hit show – the fifth and final season having never-been released before. The Aaron Spelling production followed a trio of crime-fighting beauties plucked from the police academy to work for the unseen Charlie, going undercover in weekly, action-packed adventures. Farrah, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith were the original Angels, and later seasons saw Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts replacing select members of the trio.

All seven seasons of Denis Leary's critically acclaimed FX series are now all together in one boxed set! Emmy and Golden Globe nominated, the edgy series follows the lives of a group of New York City firefighters in a post 9/11 world. Filled with combustible comedy and raw emotion, the 26-disc box set includes all seven seasons with previously released special features, including gag reels, deleted scenes, commentaries and more.

The ladies of Wisteria Lane take a final curtain call with plenty of drama, laughs and catfights in the eighth and final season of the hit ABC series. Join Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and Vanessa Williams (plus James Denton, Doug Savant, Ricardo Chavira and more) as their characters each cope with their guilt in the aftermath of last season's shocking murder and cover-up.

All your Gossip Girl favorites -- Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley. Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Kaylee DeFer and Kelly Rutherford – are here in the fifth season, containing all 24 episodes of romance, drama and maneuvering in both Los Angeles and Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Previously unseen and extremely rare footage of the late, great Queen frontman Freddie Mercury punctuates this incredible biopic produced and directed by Queen expert and longtime fan Rhys Thomas. Digging back all the way to 1976 with vintage footage, The Great Pretender shows an unseen side of Mercury as he pursued unreleased projects with Michael Jackson and Rod Stewart and even the Royal Ballet, displaying an artist who was very different from his flamboyant onstage persona.

Fans of The Carol Burnett Show rejoice! The collector's set you've been waiting for is finally here, exclusively from Time Life, with 50 episodes of the award-winning sketch comedy hand-picked by Carol herself. Featuring Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner in some of their funniest moments, the 22-DVD set includes such guest stars as Betty White, Carl Reiner, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers, Sammy Davis Jr., Alan Alda, Dick Van Dyke, Shirley MacLaine, Rock Hudson, Vincent Price, The Smothers Brothers, Tony Randall and many others. The Ultimate Collection also boasts over 400 musical performances, an exclusive 24-Page memory book and 12 hours of exclusive bonus features including a cast reunion.