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DVD Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5



The final season of Stargate Atlantis has just arrived on DVD!

The last few years of Stargate Atlantis have been quite a roller coaster ride. Not only did we see Dr Weir (Tori Higgenson) replaced by Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) as the head of Atlantis, but we also saw Atlantis relocate to a new planet! Under Col. Carter's watch, the city of Atlantis has thrived and has managed to defeat a large number of enemies. Now, the IOA has decided to replace Carter with someone that they have complete control over: Agent Woolsey (Robert Picardo). The Atlantis team must now adapt to Mr. Woolsey's strick way of operating, while still managing to save humanity from the Wraith and many new threats!

DVD Review: Reaper Season 2

When it seemed like things couldn't get any worse for Sam, his father is killed by a gang of demons out for blood. Now, Sam must deal with his father's death and the revelation that his REAL father might be the one person he despises more than anyone: THE DEVIL! Sam, Sock, Ben, Andi and the Devil are all back for more action and comedy in newly released Season Two of Reaper! This season Sam had a lot to deal with: trying to get his job back at the Workbench, escaping from his deal with the devil, watching his friends date demons, fixing his relationship with his girlfriend Andy, and watching his father come back to life as a demon.

Reaper was given a second season pickup of 13 episodes. Highlights include:

DVD Review: Prison Break Season 4

Michael, Linc, and the Gang are back for one last season of action, adventure, surprises and breaking out of prisons in Season 4 of Prison Break. Following the end of Season 3 in which Michael escapes from prison in Panama, the old gang is rounded up by the US Government and given a new opportunity for freedom. Now, they must work with Agent Don Self to stop the mysterious "Company" that framed Linc in the first season. We know that Michael can break out of prisons, but can he break IN to a secure facility to gain all of the secrets of the Company? Well you can find out by watching all 22 episodes of the newly released Season 4 on DVD!

Season 4 of Prison break really was different than the prior seasons. Without giving away everything, the season itself can really be split into 3 acts:

DVD Review: Family Guy Volume 7

Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Brian and Stewie are back for more! Family Guy Volume 7 is now available and once again the show has taken the comedy to the next level! This 3 disc collection features 13 episodes from the hit series along with some new special features (including a special featurette from Comic-Con 2008).

Episode List
Back to the Woods– James Woods returns and commits identity fraud in order to seek revenge against Peter. Peter comes to the realization that if James Woods can become Peter Griffin, then Peter Grifin can become JAMES WOODS! Dun Dun Dun.

Play it again Brian– Brian might finally get to be with Lois when Peter might have crossed the line in his marriage.

Blu-ray Review: Ghostbusters


"Don't cross the streams."

Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS! Who could have predicted that 25 years later, Ghostbusters would still be a household name? To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this beloved, Academy Award Nominated movie, Sony has released the original Ghostbusters film on Blu-ray! 

Blu-ray Review: Spaceballs the Blu-ray

Get ready for Spaceballs: The Blu-ray!

The classic Mel Brooks Science Fiction parody hits the shelves this month in high definition. Now you can relive the classic misadventure featuring John Candy, Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Mel Brooks himself.

DVD Review: Penn & Teller: Bullshit The Complete 6th Season

Do you have deeply held beliefs that you keep despite all evidence to the contrary? Do you have trouble accepting criticism? Do you offend easily?

If you answered "Yes" to all of these questions, you should probably avoid Penn & Teller: Bullshit The Complete Sixth Season. End of Review! Goodbye!

Ok, everybody else, keep reading…

DVD Review: Forever Funny

Forever Funny is a new DVD collection featuring several classic sitcoms from the past.

It took a long time to sit down and watch seven of the "best" comedies starting from the tarnished golden years of the Honeymooners to the rainy day hijinxs of Dr. Frasier Crane and his Seattle crew. The episodes, which also include I Love Lucy (I didn't), The Odd Couple (not about Bush and Cheney), Taxi (a show you probably couldn't get on a rainy Friday night in the City), The Brady Bunch (a little like the Palin Family) and of course Cheers (a bar where everybody may know your name but not the location of the nearest A.A. meeting). All of these shows put the sit in sitcom.

DVD Review: 24 Season 7

WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR??!?!

Fans had to wait a long time to see Season 7 of 24 due to the Writer's Strike of 2007/2008. Several promotions had already aired in the US and had indicated the dismantling of CTU, as well as the return of a key player to the 24 Universe, TONY ALMEDA! But wait… wasn't he dead? Well unfortunately for us, only a few of the 24 episodes had been filmed before the strike began and production had to be postponed. After the strike ended, producers at Fox decided to postpone the airing of Season 7 until early 2009… The Power That Be decided that 2009 was a bit too long to wait for new adventures of our hero and made a two hour TV movie called "24: Redemption" (aka Jack Bauer's Adventures in Africa!) to serve as a prequel to the upcoming season. Now that the new season of 24 has been aired in the US, Fox has released the complete 7th season set!

DVD Review: Action Packed

Action Packed is a special DVD collection of Four adventure TV shows of yesteryear. All are the original pilots of Mission Impossible, Macgyver, Walker Texas Ranger and NCIS. You can see what made each of these series terrific or moronic from the get go.

DVD Review: Galaxy Quest: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Remember when you were young how it felt watching Star Trek for the first time? All those times that you thought about new races and new civilizations out in the universe? Remember when you thought, what if this was actually real? What would happen if you took the "trained" crew of actors from Star Trek and put them on a real version of the ship? Now replace the name Star Trek with Galaxy Quest and you have yourself an incredible movie! To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the Tim Allen film Galaxy Quest, Paramount has released a new Deluxe Edition DVD loaded with brand new interviews and features!

Blu-ray Review: CSI: The First Season

Just in time for the announcement of the show’s tenth season, Paramount has released the CSI [Crime Scene Investigation] The First Season on Blu-Ray.

C.S.I. first aired in ’00 and in just 9 seasons had two spin-off shows (CSI: Miami and CSI: NY) a series of mystery novels, comic books, and even the occasional video games. It’s easy to see why when watching the first season. Known for being one of the first shows to be filmed and presented in HDTV format, Paramount finally releases all 23 episodes in the original 16:9 wide-screen.