Holiday TV
Holiday Gift Guide for the Ultimate TV fan
'Tis the season ... to go shopping! Scratching your head over what to get your TV-addicted friend or relative? From snacking aides and video games to hi-tech tools and low-tech toys, here are 26 unique gift options for the beloved couch potato in your life.
-- By Kimberly Potts
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TV Sci-Fi Bundle
A Perfect Gift For: A sci-fi geek with a very comfy couch; This DVD mega-collection includes every season of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'X-Files,' 'Angel,' 'Firefly,' 'Stargate SG-1' and more.
What It Costs: $899.99
Where to Get It: Amazon.com
'24' Action Figures
A Perfect Gift For: The fan who feels safer just knowing that even a fictional Jack Bauer exists to battle terrorist baddies
What They Cost: $19.99-$180
Where to Get Them: Entertainment Earth.com and Gentle Giant Ltd.
'Dancing With the Stars' Wii Videogame
A Perfect Gift For: Those who want to shake their groove thangs, like celebs Lisa Rinna and Joey Lawrence, while doing the Paso Doble or the Cha Cha Cha
What It Costs: $49.99
Where to Get It: Amazon.com
'High School Musical' Locker TV
A Perfect Gift For: Troy and Gabriella fans who like to be entertained by what's on their TVs, and by the TVs themselves; Bonus: There's a matching DVD player.
What It Costs: $299.99
Where to Get It: Toysrus.com
Beyond TV
A Perfect Gift For: The TV fan who wants to watch the boob tube on the laptop; Beyond TV turns your PC into a DVR, and also lets you burn your favorite shows to disc.
What It Costs: $109.99-$199.99
Where to Get It: Snapstream.com
Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper and Popcorn Forks
The Perfect Gifts For: The couch potato who craves a non-potato chip snack
What They Cost: $25.19 for the popper; $6.95 for the forks
Where to Get Them: Popcorn Popper.com and Popcorn Lovers.com
'Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB and UPN' by Susanne Daniels and Cynthia Littleton
A Perfect Gift For: 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Buffy' fans who want insider scoop
What It Costs: $19.95
Where to Get It: HarperCollins.com
20Q TV Game Ball
A Perfect Gift For: Wiseacres who think they know more about TV than this little plastic ball; You think of a specific show or TV star, and 20Q will always guess which one.
What It Costs: $12.99
Where to Get It: Amazon.com
'Soap Opera Divas Paper Dolls' by Tom Tierney
A Perfect Gift For: Real-life divas who want to dress paper divas like Alison Sweeney, Susan Lucci and Deidre Hall in glam outfits.
What It Costs: $6.95
Where to Get It: Dover Publications.com
'The Simpsons Handbook' by Matt Groening
A Perfect Gift For: 'Simpsons' fans who will enjoy artists' sketches and step-by-step instructions on how to draw their fave Springfieldians
What It Costs: $39.95
Where to Get It: HarperCollins.com
Dwight Schrute Bobblehead Pin
A Perfect Gift For: 'The Office' fan whose bobblehead desk toy simply doesn't adequately convey his or her love for The Schrute
What It Costs: $8
Where to Get It: NBC Universal Store.com
'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Kit by Charles M. Schulz
A Perfect Gift For: Any Peanuts fan; The set comes with mini versions of the storybook, CB's scrawny tree and Linus' blanket.
What It Costs: $8.95
Where to Get It: Perseus Books Group.com
'The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present' by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh
A Perfect Gift For: A devoted fan who would actually reference an 1,832-page encyclopedia of TV
What It Costs: $29.95
Where to Get It: Random House.com
'A Christmas Story' Monopoly
A Perfect Gift For: Fans who, like Ralphie, might be hankerin' for a Red Ryder BB gun, but will settle for a 'Story'-themed real estate board game
What It Costs: $37
Where to Get It: Betty's Attic.com
'The Office' Dundie Award
A Perfect Gift For: Your favorite 'Office' mate, of course, or anyone deserving of the "Don't Go in There After Me Award" or the "Whitest Sneakers Award"
What It Costs: $20
Where to Get It: NBC Universal Store.com
Massaging Bedrest Pillow with Heat
A Perfect Gift For: The bedroom TV fan who likes to chillax in style; The vibrating backrest includes an LED reading light, cup holder and remote control pocket.
What It Costs: $125
Where to Get It: Brookstone.com
'Entourage: A Lifestyle Is a Terrible Thing to Waste' and 'The Sopranos: The Book'
The Perfect Gifts For: Those who admire the playa and gangsta lifestyles as portrayed on HBO
What They Cost: $29.95 for 'Entourage'; $39.95 for 'Sopranos'
Where to Get Them: HBO Shop, here and here
'Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!' by Jerry Beck
A Perfect Gift For: 'Toon lovers who'll dig anecdotes and color pics from 'Ren & Stimpy' and 'SpongeBob,' plus a cool cover that's filled with green slime
What It Costs: $40
Where to Get It: DK.com
'Doctor Who' Talking, Flashing Tardis Money Bank
A Perfect Gift For: 'Doctor' and Martha aficionados who want to save their pennies for a rainy day ... or a time-travellin' trip
What It Costs: $19.99
Where to Get It: Time and Space Toys.com
D***-in-a-Box Tee
A Perfect Gift For: 'SNL' and YouTube fans who want to recall how to 1. Cut a hole in a box, 2. Put your junk ...
What It Costs: $19.99
Where to Get It: My Tee Spot.com, which also offers 'Seinfeld,' '24' and other TV tees.
'Billion-Dollar Kiss' by Jeffrey Stepakoff
A Perfect Gift For: TV industry wanna-bes, 'Dawson's Creek' fans and anyone who wants an insider's take on Hollywood and the writers' strike
What It Costs: $26
Where to Get It: Billion Dollar Kiss.com
'Grey's Anatomy' Soundtrack Box Set
A Perfect Gift For: McDreamy fans who'll groove to tunes from Feist, Mat Kearney, John Legend, The Fray, Tegan and Sara and Ingrid Michaelson
What It Costs: $22.99
Where to Get It: Amazon.com
'Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography' by David Michaelis
A Perfect Gift For: A reader who wants the whole story -- warts and all -- about Charles M. Schulz and his classic TV holiday specials
What It Costs: $34.95
Where to Get It: HarperCollins.com
Personalized Bean Bag Chair
A Perfect Gift For: Those who want to literally flop in front of the TV; The squishy chairs come in all styles, from camouflage to football-shaped.
What It Costs: $24.98-$59.98
Where to Get It: Lillian Vernon.com
'Lost' Talking Figure: Sawyer
A Perfect Gift For: The Lostie who's anxiously awaiting the fourth season to kick off in 2008 and wants to hear Sawyer say: "I'm a complex guy, sweetheart."
What It Costs: $16.99
Where to Get It: Toysrus.com
'30 Rock' Kenneth 'I Just Love Television So Much' T-Shirt
A Perfect Gift For: Anyone who agrees with the tube-adoring sentiments of the adorkable and endearing Kenneth the Page
What It Costs: $24
Where to Get It: NBC Universal Store.com
