By Gregg Shapiro

Contributing writer

“The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman: Season One” (IFC)—If there was ever any doubt about the lack of sanity in Hollywood, then writer/actress/comedian Laura Kightlinger’s outrageously funny cable series “The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman” does everything in its power to make the point once and for all. Jackie (Kightlinger, who some may recall from her memorable portrayal of Nurse Sheila on a few episodes of “Will & Grace”) is an enigma in Los Angeles—a woman without a car. In her defense, she has a great place to live, albeit with an all too cozy building maintenance man named Darryl (Rashaan Nall). She works at a gossipy magazine that she co-founded with bitchy Skyler (Azura Skye) and gay Mitchell (Patrick Bristow of “Ellen” fame), and is given the opportunity to interview all sorts of people, including Sally Kellerman, who as it turns out is a member of a cult. And BFF Tara (Nicholle Tom of “The Nanny”), who works at a movie studio and has a gay boyfriend named Conner (Butch Klein), tries to get Jackie’s screenplay about her aunt the Roller Derby queen produced and drives Jackie almost everywhere in her beat up Honda Civic. A lovable substance abuser, Jackie’s personal and professional lives amount to one comic mishap after another, making for some of the darkest comedy about Hollywood since Lisa Kudrow’s equally twisted cable series “The Comeback.” Kightlinger’s dry wit and caustic delivery, as well as the crack ensemble, increase the anticipation for season two and qualify the series as an admirable accomplishment. DVD extras include a preview of the second season and a “Jackie Woodman” intro featurette.

“Zodiac” (Paramount Home Entertainment)—Anyone counting on director David Fincher’s big screen re-telling of the investigation of the Zodiac Killer’s California murder spree during the 1960s and 1970s to have the same kind of heart-pounding impact as his classic “Seven” is bound to be disappointed. Nowhere near as stylized or as suspenseful, “Zodiac,” based on cartoonist turned writer Robert Graysmith’s book about his own personal search for the famed and elusive killer, is essentially a portrait of obsession. Not that obsession doesn’t make for good cinema—it just doesn’t make for good cinema in this case. Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) had just started at the San Francisco Chronicle when the Zodiac Killer first made contact with the editor. While at the paper, Graysmith became friendly with reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey, Jr.), who was actively covering the case. In addition to seeing the effect that the complex case had on both Avery and Goldsmith, we witness the toll it took on a pair of police inspectors, Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) and Armstrong (Anthony Edwards), but none of it is compelling enough to warrant over two and half hours in front of your television or home theater. The widescreen DVD contains no bonus features.