Studios are starting to get wise to the notion that a lot of us would buy our favourite TV shows on Blu-ray if given the opportunity. And, from the looks of things, we’re going to have a lot more choice this coming fall. I’m particularly excited to get my hands on the Human Target Blu-ray set, as it was easily the best new show of last season. I’m also looking forward to the second season of Fringe on Blu. Aside from being the best new show of the previous season, the first Blu-ray disc set looked like a million bucks in high-def!
We’ve got all the information for the two Universal titles, House: Season Six and The Office: Season Six, but the rest, all from Warner Home Video are still unofficial with loose release dates culled from Amazon pre-order pages. We’ll update the page when we learn more about them.
HOUSE M.D.: SEASON SIX
(August 31, 2010 – MSRP $74.98)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Special Features:
- BD-LIVE: Access the BD-Live Center through your Internet-connected player to get even more content, watch the latest trailers and more!
- MY SCENES: Bookmark your favorite scenes from the series.
- U-CONTROL:
- A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE: A multi-disc picture-in-picture feature.
- pocket BLU: USHE’s groundbreaking pocket BLU app uses iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Blackberry, Android, Windows and Macintosh computers to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray player and offers advanced features such as:
- Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live functions with ease.
- Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in their favorite episode.
- Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
- Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray Hi-Def. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
- Keyboard: Enter data into a Blu-ray player with your device’s easy and intuitive.
- CRAZY COOL EPISODE: EPIC FAIL FEATURETTE: Features amazing visual effects from the episode “Epic Fail.”
- FEATURETTES
- BEFORE BROKEN: AN EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL SHORT: Featuring Hugh Laurie and shot on location with no script and no plan, experience House’s emotional journey at Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital from an all-new up close and intimate perspective as originally envisioned by director/executive producer Katie Jacobs in a never-before-seen original short.
- A DIFFERENT POV: HUGH LAURIE DIRECTS: Hugh Laurie does double duty as Dr. House and director of the episode “Lockdown.”
- NEW FACES IN A NEW HOUSE: A discussion about the challenges and opportunities that are presented when a show must hire more than 30 new actors to perform pivotal roles in an extremely important episode.
- A NEW HOUSE FOR HOUSE: An in-depth feature highlighting the amazing Mayfield hospital set from the two-hour season premiere episode, “Broken.”
- FEATURE COMMENTARIES
- BROKEN COMMENTARY with director/executive producer Katie Jacobs, writer/executive producer Russel Friend & writer/executive producer Garrett Lerner.
- 5-TO-9 COMMENTARY with series star Lisa Edelstein and writer/executive producer Thomas L. Moran.
- WILSON COMMENTARY with series star Robert Sean Leonard and writer/supervising producer David Foster, M.D.
THE OFFICE: SEASON SIX
(September 7, 2010 – MSRP $69.98)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Special Features:
- BD-LIVE: Access the BD-LIVE Center through your Internet-connected player to get even more content, watch the latest trailers and more!
- My Scenes: Bookmark your favorite scenes from the series.
- pocket BLU: USHE’s groundbreaking pocket BLU app uses iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Blackberry, Android, Windows and Macintosh computers and more to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray player and offers advanced features such as:
- Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-LIVE functions with ease.
- Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in their favorite episode.
- Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
- Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
- Keyboard: Enter data into a Blu-ray player with your device’s easy and intuitive keyboard.
- “Podcast” Minisode: In the exclusive version of the minisode “Podcast,” Gabe (Zach Woods) tries to impress corporate by recording a podcast for the Sabre website. However, his plans for a small meaningful, profile of Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) quickly unravel as the rest of the office forces Gabe to become the reluctant host of a late night style talk show.
- Welcome to Sabre Featurette: Full-screen version of the corporate welcome video starring Kathy Bates and Christian Slater
- Episode Commentary: Commentaries featuring the cast and crew of The Office on episodes such as “The Promotion,” “Niagara,” “The Lover,” “Murder,” “Secret Santa,” “Sabre,” “The Delivery” and “Happy Hour.”
- More than Four Hours of Deleted Scenes
- Two Extended Episodes
- Blooper Reel
- The Office Promos: Dwight’s Tribute to Canada & My Favorite Memories
SMALLVILLE: THE COMPLETE NINTH SEASON
(September 14, 2010 – MSRP $69.97)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
SUPERNATURAL: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON
(September 7, 2010 – MSRP $69.97)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
CHUCK: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
(September 7, 2010 – MSRP $69.97)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
FRINGE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON
(September 14, 2010 – MSRP $69.97)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
V: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
(August 24, 2010 – MSRP $49.99)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
HUMAN TARGET: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
(August 31, 2010 – MSRP $49.99)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
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