Sci-Fi Storm

Apparently I missed the original announcement, but the final season of Stargate Atlantis will be released on DVD on June 30th. This concludes the releases of all currently published Stargate episodes/movies, until Stargate Universe hits the screens.

I’ve added some stuff to the Sci-Fi TV Store: The last of Battlestar Galactica (for now) is out with Season 4.5 (in DVD and Blu-ray), along with the Complete Series (DVD/Blu-ray), all released on July 28th (note: at this time Amazon has not updated to give the release date, but that is the date announced); Classic Doctor Who fans will find “The Rescue/The Romans” and “Attack Of The Cybermen” on July 7th and “The Deadly Assassin” and “Image of the Fendahl” on September 1st; and if you are already thinking about holiday presents for your Lost fan, Season 5 is out on December 8th on DVD and Blu-ray.

The upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica might not be shown on Syfy until 2010, but the pilot movie can be seen a lot sooner on DVD, [sfs=922]which will be available on April 21st[/sfs]. Fortunately since I will be on vacation next week I’ve had the chance to review it already…Read More for the review, and you can also see the press release from our previous article.

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Star Wars – The Clone Wars: A Galaxy Divided was released on DVD this past week, and I’ve got a review here. It consists of the first 4 episodes of the series, which follows after the events of the theatrical release (also on DVD as well as Blu-ray).

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The first four episodes of Star Wars – The Clone Wars (“Ambush”, “Rising Malevolence”, “Shadow of Malevolence”, “Destroy Malevolence”) have been packaged up into a single unit called “A Galaxy Divided” and is available on DVD tomorrow. Review coming soon. And if you haven’t seen the full length feature yet, it is already available on Blu-ray (which includes a digital copy) and DVD.

Amanda Tapping, in an interview mostly regarding Sanctuary, was asked about whether the upcoming Stargate Atlantis DVD movie had been shot yet – it hadn’t. But in the process she let slip, “And apparently there’s an SG-1 movie as well that will be happening.” First I’ve heard of it, and there are no other details, but interesting news none the less.

A lot of times when you adapt material for the big screen, you have to leave something out…maybe it wasn’t directly important to the story being told, or it was too long, or too difficult to film. I’m sure Watchmen is full of this…but that doesn’t mean all the stories can’t be told. Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under The Hood (available March 24th on [sfsasin=B001QTWC0K]DVD[/sfsasin], [sfsasin=B001QTWC00]Blu-ray[/sfsasin], and [sfsasin=B001RU311M]on-demand/download[/sfsasin]. It takes the story from a comic book as seen in the movie/graphic novel and the supplemental background story and brings them to life.

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Just ahead of the release of the Watchmen live action feature, an animated version of the highly acclaimed comic book hits the shelves Tuesday in the form of Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic, available on both DVD and Blu-ray. I’ve had the chance to see the DVD release, so Read More for details and a review. Wanting a little more interaction? Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will launch Watchmen: Justice is Coming, an MMO for iPhone and iPod Touch, on Friday to coincide with the movie’s release. G4TV has a preview video with interviews and gameplay footage.

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One of the greatest action films of all time can now be seen and heard like never before! On behalf of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, we are pleased to present Terminator 2 Skynet Edition on Blu-ray. On May 19th, for the first time fans can experience multiple versions of the movie in explosive, THX certified high-definition and all-new English 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Lossless. Terminator 2 Skynet Edition is packed with over 8 hours of interactive special features including over 140 minutes of behind the scenes video and multimedia galleries; interactive quizzes and games; and additional BD-Live^TM enabled content featuring extra content, games and more accessible through internet-connected players. Read More for additional information.

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Sure…after I update my store…TrekMovie.com is breaking the story that the original Star Trek Series is getting a Blu-Ray release in April and May, with Season 1 due April 28th. This will include being able to see the episodes in their Remastered form or seamlessly branch with the original effects, plus extra goodies. List price is pretty expensive (US$118) but we’ll see how that plays out. On May 12th BD versions of the first six movies in a single pack, and a trilogy of the second, third and fourth movies will be released (no word on individual releases). Update: Links to pre-order are now in place and the store has been updated as well.