Guess those $1 million per episode cast salaries are just about due, because Warner Home Video has announced an April 1st arrival for Friends: The Complete Third Season. Features look to be the same as the previous two season sets, with each episode presented in 4:3 full screen and remixed Dolby Digital 5.0 surround, plus audio commentary by the producers on select episodes (TBA), an interactive map of Joey and Chandler's bachelor pad, the "Friends Guest Book," and a trivia challenge. Retail is $69.95.

Back to the Future redux - 12:43am

Thinking about picking up that Back to the Future trilogy box set this week for a stocking stuffer? You may want to hold off on that. Amid numerous consumer complaints over noticeably misframed shots in the widescreen edition of Parts II and III of the trilogy, Universal Studios Home Video announced yesterday that they will be repressing the discs with corrected framing, and these repressed versions will be included in all future runs of the box set.

While the shots - some of which ruin crucial jokes and visual gags - may be relatively minor to some, what to do if you've already picked up the set and want the corrected versions? A Universal spokesperson has told us that consumers unhappy with the current version (widescreen only - the full frame edition is not affected) can call the Universal Studios Home Video Consumer Hotline at (888) 703-0010 to request an exchange. While repressed versions of discs 2 and 3 (disc 1 remains unaffected) won't be available until February, Universal will provide corrected versions to those who have already purchased the set. Consumers will need to send the discs back to Universal at their own expense. Stay tuned for any further updates as the story develops...