It’s a very slow week for TV shows on home video when the biggest releases are modern classics. The third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation gets its high definition makeover for Blu-ray, and the already upgraded complete series of Friends gets individual releases for seasons one and two. A big screen classic gets a small screen re-do with the miniseries Ben-Hur starring everyone’s favorite Original (Vampire Diaries fans will understand), Joseph Morgan. The cast also includes a bevy of familiar TV faces including Kristin Kreuk, Emily VanCamp, Hugh Bonneville, Alex Kingston, Ben Cross, and one movie star, Ray Winstone. In addition to these titles, there is more on tap from the WWE, PBS, and Nickelodeon, plus some rare TV classics. To see all of the April 30th releases, have a look at our shopper’s guide and click on a link for more information or to make a purchase.

What do Silver Linings Playbook and Funny Girl have in common? They’re both coming to DVD and Blu-ray April 30th and both films feature Oscar winning performances by their lead actresses, Jennifer Lawrence and Barbra Streisand respectively. Streisand also has a second film coming to home video this week, The Guilt Trip with Seth Rogan (and I seem to be in the minority of people who liked it). Mark Wahlberg, who is heating up movie screens this week with Pain & Gain, heats up TV screens with Broken City, and as the world awaits Baz Luhrmann’s latest epic, The Great Gatsby, his first, much more intimate feature Strictly Ballroom brings its considerable charm to Blu-ray. Add to these some smaller films, more classics and an “odd” collection of Star Trek movies, and April 30th looks like a pretty good day for movie fans. To see what else is coming, have a look at our shopper’s guide and click on a link to get more information or to make a purchase.