TV SCI-FI SERIES &
MINISERIES DVDs
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic
Series [DVD](1978)
DVD
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic
Series (Cylon Head Packaging)
[DVD](1978)
DVD
The most expensive TV series of its time, this 1978-79
sci-fi drama followed the crew of the massive starship
Galactica as they shepherd a ragtag fleet carrying the
survivors of destroyed solar systems on a quest to find the
mysterious planet known as Earth. Pursuing the Galacticans
were the robotic Cylons. Lorne Greene starred as Commander
Adama, with Dirk Benedict and Richard Hatch as star pilots
Starbuck and Apollo. All 24 episodes from the program's run
are included in this six-disc collector's set. 19 1/2 hrs.
total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1;
Subtitles: French, Spanish; deleted scenes; featurette;
more.
Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries
[DVD](2003)
DVD
In the miniseries which would serve as the series pilot, a
devastating Cylon attack on humanity forces seasoned
military man Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos), captain
of the antiquated warship Galactica, to lead an
interstellar caravan to the safety of the fabled planet
Earth. Aiding Adama on the desperate quest are his
estranged son Apollo (Jamie Bamber), the newly appointed
president (Mary McDonnell), and ace flyer Starbuck (Katee
Sackhoff). With James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park.
183 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby
Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby
Digital stereo; Subtitles: French, Spanish; "making of"
featurette; deleted scenes; audio
commentary.
Battlestar Galactica: Season One
[DVD](2004)
DVD
Along with the two-part miniseries, all 13 episodes from
the first season--including "33," "Bastille Day," "Flesh
and Bone," "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down," and the two-part
"Kobol's Last Gleaming"--are featured in this five-disc
set. 12 1/2 hrs. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH),
Spanish; audio commentary; deleted scenes;
featurettes.
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0
[DVD](2005)
DVD
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5
[DVD](2006)
DVD
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
[DVD](2007)
DVD
Told in flashback, this feature-length telefilm focuses on
the Battlestar Pegasus, chronicling the ship's role in the
Cylon attack on the colonies, Admiral Helena Cain's
(Michelle Forbes) mysterious connection to Number Six
(Tricia Helfer), and Lee "Apollo" Adama's (Jamie Bamber)
first mission as the Pegasus' new commander. With Edward
James Olmos, Katee Sackhoff, Mary McDonnell. Widescreen
(Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1;
Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; featurettes;
deleted scenes; outtakes.
Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King
[DVD](2004)
DVD
In the tradition of "The Lord of the Rings" comes this epic
fantasy based on the Germanic and Nordic myths that
inspired Wagner's opera "The Ring of the Nibelung." Unaware
that he is heir to the throne of his country, a heroic
blacksmith repeatedly saves his homeland while dreaming of
the queen he is fated to be with. But when a curse alters
his destiny, he struggles to save all he has fought for.
Benno Furmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt, Julian Sands,
and Max von Sydow star. AKA: "Curse of the Ring," "Ring of
the Nibelungs," "The Sword of Xanten." 132 min. Widescreen
(Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French
Dolby Digital stereo Surround; Subtitles: English, French;
featurettes; interviews.
Dinotopia [DVD](2002)
DVD
After their plane crashes into the Caribbean, teens Karl
and David Scott become castaways on the lost continent of
Dinotopia, where humans and dinosaurs peacefully coexist.
Embraced by the colorful locals, the pair discover that
they must embark on a perilous journey to save their new
home and fulfill their destinies. Lavish adaptation of
James Gurney's popular book series stars Tyron Leitso,
Wentworth Miller, Alice Krige, David Thewlis, Terry Jones.
4 hrs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo;
storyboards; interview; "making of" documentary; photo
gallery; trailers; biographies; deleted scenes; games;
more.
Dinotopia: The Series
[DVD](2002)
DVD
Continuing the saga from the popular mini-series, this
short-lived ABC sci-fi/drama followed castaway siblings
Karl and David Scott as they adjust to life on the
prehistoric lost continent of Dinotopia. Erik von Detten,
Shiloh Strong, Michael Brandon star. All 13
episodes--including "Marooned," "Contact," "The Matriarch,"
"Car Wars," and the series finale "Crossroads"--are
featured in a three-disc set. 9 hrs. total. Standard;
Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital
stereo; featurettes; game; interview; more.
Dinotopia: Quest For The Ruby Sunstone: The
Movie [DVD](2004)
DVD
Based on the popular books and top-rated mini-series, this
charming animated feature chronicles the adventures of a
young orphan boy who gets shipwrecked on a wondrous island
populated by talking prehistoric creatures. Alyssa Milano,
Michael Clarke Duncan, Kathy Griffin, Jamie Kennedy,
Malcolm McDowell, and George Segal supply voices. AKA:
"Dinotopia: Curse of the Ruby Sunstone." 75 min.
Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital
stereo.
Dune
(Director's Cut)
[DVD](2000)
DVD
One of the best-selling science-fiction novels of all time
comes to life in this epic, effects-filled mini-series.
William Hurt stars as Duke Leto Atreides, whose family is
sent into imperial "exile" on the harsh, waterless world
known as Dune, and Alec Newman is his son Paul, who
survives an attack by a scheming rival clan and fulfills an
ancient prophecy that will shake the galaxy. Julie Cox,
Giancarlo Giannini, Matt Keeslar, Saskia Reeves also star.
Director's cut features 30 minutes of unseen footage. 295
min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby
Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, DTS 5.1; audio
commentary; documentaries; photo gallery; more.
Children Of Dune
[DVD](2003)
DVD
As political upheaval engulfs the planet Arrakis, the twin
children of the messianic Paul Muad'dib (Alec Newman) find
themselves threatened by a host of treacherous enemies,
including the deposed Princess Wensicia (Susan Sarandon).
Their only hope lies with a mysterious heritor who can lead
the way to salvation. Julie Cox, Ian McNeice, Daniela
Amavia and Alice Krige star in this spectacular mini-series
event that adapts the second and third books in Frank
Herbert's series. 4 1/2 hrs. Widescreen (Enhanced);
Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital
stereo; art gallery; theatrical trailer. Two-disc
set.
Eleventh Hour [DVD](2006)
DVD
Intriguing mix of sci-fi and mystery stars Patrick Stewart
as Ian Hood, a former physics professor tapped by the
British government to help battle a host of modern-day
criminals who use science as their primary weapon. Joined
by bodyguard Rachel Young (Ashley Jensen), Professor Hood
finds himself investigating everything from cloning
experiments to deadly viruses. Four
episodes--"Resurrection," "Containment," "Kryptos," and
"Miracle"--are featured in a two-disc set. 4 1/2 hrs.
total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English stereo;
filmographies; more.
The Fantastic Films Of Ray Harryhausen:
Legendary Science Fiction Series [DVD]
DVD
Five-disc set includes "It Came from Beneath the Sea,"
"Earth vs. the Flying Saucers," "20 Million Miles to
Earth," "Mysterious Island" (1961), and "First Men in the
Moon."
From The Earth To The Moon
[DVD](1998)
DVD
Produced by Tom Hanks, the Emmy-winning 12-part mini-series
traces America's race against the Soviet Union to put a man
on the moon, from Alan Shepard's 1961 suborbital Mercury
flight and the Apollo 1 fire that claimed three lives to
1969's triumphant cry of "The Eagle has landed!" and the
final Apollo missions. Along with Hanks, the cast includes
Tim Daly, Sally Field, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Harmon, and Peter
Horton. 12 hrs. total on five discs. Widescreen (Enhanced);
Soundtracks: English DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby
Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby
Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French;
biographies; documentaries; featurettes; theatrical
trailer; more.
Gormenghast [DVD](2000)
DVD
Based on the acclaimed fantasy novels by Mervyn Peake, this
sweeping BBC mini-series is set in the magnificent castle
of Gormenghast, where the Groan clan has dwelt for
centuries, but whose rule is threatened by the arrival of
the scheming servant lad Steerpike. The stellar cast
includes Jonathan Rhys Myers, Lynsey Baxter, Celia Imrie,
Christopher Lee, Spike Milligan, and Ian Richardson. 4 hrs.
on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English stereo; "making
of" documentary; biographies.
Gulliver's Travels
[DVD](1996)
DVD
The classic satire by Jonathan Swift is marvelously brought
to life in this special effects-filled production that
stars Ted Danson as Dr. Lemuel Gulliver, the 18th-century
Englishman whose amazing odyssey takes him to the tiny
nation of Lilliput; Brobdingnag, land of giants; the flying
island of Laputa; and to the Houyhnhnms, intelligent
horses. The all-star cast also includes Mary Steenburgen,
James Fox, Peter O'Toole, Alfre Woodard. 187 min.
Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo
Surround; biographies; "making of" featurette.
LOST IN SPACE
Join the Robinson family,
Major Don West, the ever-faithful Robot and the
ever-devious Dr. Zachary Smith as their planned
Earth-to-Alpha Centauri journey takes them on an
adventure-filled odyssey through space in the original
1965-68 sci-fi series from creator Irwin Allen.
Lost In Space: The Complete First Season
[DVD](1965) DVD
All 29 episodes from the debut season--including "The
Reluctant Stowaway," "There Were Giants in the Earth," the
two-part "The Keeper," "War of the Robots," and "The Magic
Mirror"--are featured in an eight-disc set. 23 hrs. total.
Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish
Dolby Digital mono; unaired pilot episode; CBS
promo.
Lost In Space: Season Three, Vol. 1
[DVD](1967) DVD
The first 15 episodes from season three--including
"Condemned of Space," "Visit to a Hostile Planet," "The
Haunted Lighthouse," "The Space Creature," and "The
Anti-Matter Man"--are featured in a four-disc set. 12 1/4
hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital
mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital
mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurettes;
interviews.
Lost In Space [DVD](1998) DVD
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! The effects-filled
big-screen adaptation of the '60s sci-fi TV series is on
home video! When their planned interstellar flight is
sabotaged, the Robinson clan finds themselves billions of
miles off course and facing alien menaces as they search
for a way home. William Hurt and Mimi Rogers head the
family, Heather Graham is daughter Judy, Matt LeBlanc is
Major Don West, and Gary Oldman is enemy
agent-turned-reluctant stowaway Dr. Smith. 130 min.
Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; audio
commentary; featurettes; deleted scenes; music video;
theatrical trailer; biographies; filmographies.
Lost In Space: Season Three, Vol. 2
[DVD](1968) DVD
The final nine episodes from season three--including
"Target: Earth," "The Time Merchant," "Fugitives in Space,"
"The Great Vegetable Rebellion," and "Junkyard of
Space"--are featured in a three-disc set. 7 1/3 hrs. total.
Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French
Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish; interviews; outtakes.
Lost In Space: Seasons 1-2 [DVD]
DVD
Lost In Space Forever [DVD](1998)
DVD
Join host John Larroquette for a fun-filled nostalgia trip
aboard the Jupiter 2, covering the history of the Robinson
family from the classic '60s series to the 1998 film.
Includes interviews with the cast, outtakes, and a special
appearance from Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) and Will
Robinson (Bill Mumy). 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby stereo; behind-the-scenes footage; featurette;
interactive menus; publicity materials.
Lost In Space: Season Two, Vol. 2
[DVD](1967) DVD
The final 14 episodes from season two--including "The
Questing Beast," "Rocket to Earth," "Trip Through the
Robot," "The Phantom Family," and "The Galaxy Gift"--are
featured in a four-disc set. 12 hrs. total. Standard;
Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby
Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles:
English, Spanish; interviews; photo gallery.
Lost In Space: Season Two, Vol. 1
[DVD](1966) DVD
The first 16 episodes from season two--including "Blast Off
Into Space," "The Prisoners of Space," "The Android
Machine," "The Golden Man," and "The Girl from the Green
Dimension"--are featured in a four-disc set. 13 1/2 hrs.
total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono,
French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono;
Subtitles: English, Spanish.
The Mists Of Avalon
[DVD](2001)
DVD
Magnificent adaptation of Marion Zimmer Bradley's feminist
fantasy novel takes a look at the women behind King
Arthur's throne and the battle between pagan beliefs and
Christianity in 7th-century England. Anjelica Huston is
Viviane, "The Lady of the Lake," a pagan princess who
teaches niece Morgaine (Julianna Margulies) how to
influence King Arthur in order to save paganism. Causing
trouble is Morgause (Joan Allen), Viviane's power-hungry
sister. Caroline Goodall, Michael Vartan and Samantha
Mathis also star in this lavish saga. 183 min. Widescreen
(Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French
Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish,
Portuguese; deleted scenes; photo gallery.
Noah's Ark [DVD](1999)
DVD
The sins of mankind and the wrath of God lead to a
worldwide deluge, and only the pious Noah, his family, and
history's biggest floating zoo escape the devastation, in
this dramatic (if somewhat liberal) depiction of the Old
Testament story. Jon Voight plays Noah, with Mary
Steenburgen as wife Naamah. James Coburn, Carol Kane, and
F. Murray Abraham as Lot also star. 150 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Surround; game; theatrical
trailer; scene access.
The Odyssey [DVD](1997)
DVD
By Odysseus, Ulysses or any other name, Armand Assante is
appropriately heroic in this lavish mini-series based on
the epic poem by Homer. After their victory in the Trojan
War, Ithacan king Odysseus and his men undergo a
danger-filled 20-year journey home that leads them into
encounters with the man-eating Cyclops, the bewitching
Circe and other perils. The stellar cast also includes
Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa L. Williams,
Christopher Lee and Eric Roberts. 165 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Planet Of The Apes:
The Complete TV Series [DVD](1974) DVD
Based on the popular sci-fi films, this 1974-75 CBS drama
featured movie ape Roddy McDowall starring as Galen, a
sympathetic chimpanzee trying to aid astronauts Ron Harper
and James Naughton as they fight to survive in a
futuristic, simian-ruled society where humans were kept as
slaves. The complete 14-episode broadcast run of the series
is available on four discs. Standard; Soundtracks: English
Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles:
English, Spanish; TV spots; photo gallery.
Quatermass And The Pit
[DVD](1958)
DVD
The third installment in Hammer Studio's Quatermass series,
originally shown in six parts on British TV, was later
remade as "Five Million Years to Earth." London
construction workers uncover the remains of an alien
spaceship, and Professor Quatermass' investigation reveals
a bizarre connection between the ship's long-dead crew and
the evolution o f man on Earth. With Andre Morell, Cec
Linder, John Stratton. 180 min.
Quatermass [DVD](1979)
DVD
The final chapter in the saga of the
professor-turned-paranormal investigator, this British
mini-series stars John Mills as Quatermass. Lured out of
retirement from his remote Scottish home to search for his
missing granddaughter, Quatermass must uncover the link
between strange rays from space and a hippie-like cult
waiting to be "lifted off" the planet. Simon MacCorkindale,
Rebecca Saire, Toyah Wilcox, and Brenda Fricker also star.
This two-disc set includes both the four-part TV
mini-series and the feature-length theatrical version; 3
1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital
stereo; documentary.
RoboCop: Prime Directives: Dark Justice
[DVD](2000)
DVD
Set 10 years after the original films and TV series, this
sci-fi drama (the first chapter in the "RoboCop: Prime
Directives" mini-series) finds the cybernetic lawman
shunted to the sidelines now that Delta City is the
nation's safest town. But when RoboCop and former partner
John Cable find a link between a mysterious criminal known
as Bone Machine and a secret group within the city
government, their investigation could have fatal
consequences. Page Fletcher, Maurice Dean Wint, Geraint Wyn
Davies star. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish;
trailer; scene access.
RoboCop: Prime Directives: Meltdown
[DVD](2000)
DVD
An embittered RoboCop finds himself on the runs from OCP
and the target of a new rival cyborg in the second "Prime
Directives" tale. Hiding in the ruins of Old Detroit,
RoboCop reluctantly joins forces with a band of
mercenaries. Page Fletcher, Maurice Dean Wint, Leslie Hope
star. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish; trailer;
scene access.
RoboCop: Prime Directives: Resurrection
[DVD](2000)
DVD
Third entry in the "Prime Directives" series has RoboCop
teaming with Cable to battle the Robohunters. But other
threats arise as Cable meets a deranged scientist who wants
to unleash a deadly virus, while RoboCop gets sensory
overload that may turn him human again. With Page Fletcher,
Maurice Dean Wint, Geraint Wyn Davies. 94 min. Widescreen
(Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo;
Subtitles: English, Spanish; trailers.
RoboCop: Prime Directives: Crash And Burn
[DVD](2000)
DVD
Can RoboCop save Delta City and the rest of the world from
the deadly virus called Legion that's about to be unleashed
by Cable and David Kaydick? A thrilling finale to the
"Prime Directives" saga. With Page Fletcher, Maurice Dean
Wint and Geraint Wyn Davies. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced);
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles:
English, Spanish; trailers; more.
Taken [DVD](2002)
DVD
Steven Spielberg produced this epic 10-part mini-series
that focuses on the lives of three separate families, all
plagued by a succession of bizarre alien abductions. Over
the course of 50 years, the Crawfords, the Clarkes and the
Keys find themselves at the center of a deadly government
conspiracy and an extraterrestrial plot, the culmination of
which could determine the fate of the Earth. Matt Frewer,
James McDaniel, Dakota Fanning star. 15 hrs. on six discs.
Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital
5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; interviews;
"making of" documentary; featurettes.
THE TIME TUNNEL
The Time Tunnel, Vol. 1 [DVD]
DVD
Time was indeed of the essence in Irwin Allen's fondly
remembered 1966-67 sci-fi series. James Darren and Robert
Colbert starred as Tony Newman and Doug Phillips,
scientists with a secret government program whose
experiments sent them "helplessly toward a new fantastic
adventure somewhere along the infinite corridors of time."
Lee Meriwether, Whit Bissell also starred. The first 15
episodes--including "Rendezvous with Yesterday," "One Way
to the Moon," "Devil's Island," "The Alamo," and
"Invasion"--are featured in a four-disc set. The science
here is wacky but the ambitiousness and energy of the
series shine through. Each episode ends with a cliffhanger,
so in a way this is like a deluxe triple-length-episode
serial in full color!. An exceptionally vibrant transfer of
the original material in stunning color, with a surprising
amount of extras. Recommended. 12 3/4 hrs. total. Extras:
featurettes; unaired extended pilot; photo gallery; TV
spots; radio spots.
Voyage Of The Unicorn
[DVD](2000)
DVD
Beau Bridges stars in this mini-series based on the
children's book "Voyage of the Bassett" by James C.
Christensen. As Bridges tries to help his two young
daughters cope with the death of their mother, a fantasy
illustrator, they suddenly find themselves trapped in a
mythical land where they must battle evil trolls in order
to save the mysterious universe. With Chantal Conlin,
Heather McEwen. 180 min.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA Season
One, Vol. 1 (1964) DVD
The first 15 episodes of the debut
season--including "Eleven Days to Zero," "The City Beneath
the Sea," "Turn Back the Clock," "No Way Out," and "Long
Live the King"--are featured in a three-disc set. If
Republic serials were still being made in the 1960s, they
may have looked a lot like this. Did you know that strange
extraterrestrials and flying saucers appear in some of the
episodes? B/W, 13 2/3 hrs. total. Also includes unseen
pilot; photo gallery; home movies.