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Thursday, July 9, 2009

September Releases From CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment


STAR TREK THE ORIGINAL SERIES--SEASON TWO BLU-RAY
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. The First Officer is Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles, and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Actors: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Eddie Paskey, Bill Blackburn, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Majel Barrett

ONE STEP BEYOND: THE OFFICIAL FIRST SEASON
"One Step Beyond" was mainly filmed at MGM Studios, and partly at MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Herts. It premiered nine months before "The Twilight Zone", and was also known as "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond." All episodes are directed by host John Newland himself, a dab hand whose trademark is subtle, balletic camera work. This series fed the nation's growing interest in paranormal suspense in a different way. Rather than creating fictional stories with supernatural twists and turns, this program sought out "real" stories of the supernatural, including ghosts, disappearances, monsters, etc., and re-creating them for each episode. No solutions to these mysteries were ever found, and viewers could only scratch their heads and wonder, "what if it's real?"

Host: John Newland
Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 3
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009
Run Time: 561 minutes

FRIDAY THE 13TH-THE SERIES: THE FINAL SEASON (US ONLY)
The suspense-drama series that brought back the serial horror genre to television features intense psychological terror and chilling suspense. Each eerie episode centers on an unlikely trio who run a shop full of rare and mysterious antiques whose previous owner was killed after making a sinister pact with the Devil. The team must race against time and fate to retrieve each diabolically cursed item sold from the hexed store before it unleashes its deadly force.

Actors: Louise Robey, John D. LeMay, Steve Monarque, Chris Wiggins
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 5
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 22, 2009
Run Time: 914 minutes
GHOST WHISPERER: THE FOURTH SEASON
Melinda Gordon communicates with earthbound spirits, ghosts who cling to the living because they have unfinished business that prevents them from moving beyond the familiar plane of existence that we call life. Inspired in part by the work of famed medium James Van Praagh and of Mary Ann Winkowski, a real-life communicator with spirits, "Ghost Whisperer" explores the spiritual side of life and death as Melinda navigates among the dead and the living in her sometimes chilling, sometimes heart-rending and sometimes amusing attempts to act as an intermediary between the ghosts and those they haunt.
Jim, her husband, worries about the emotional toll this work is taking on his wife as they embark on a new life together. Melinda recently has revealed her gift to her new friend, Delia Banks, a single mom who works in Melinda's antique shop. For her part, Melinda accepts her unique abilities as a blessing and sometimes curse, but always helps her clients, alive or dead, find emotional closure.

Actors: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Jamie Kennedy, Camryn Manheim
Format: Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 1
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 22, 2009
Run Time: 1015 minutes

BONANZA: SEASON ONE, VOLUME ONE/VOLUME TWO
One of the longest running and most popular of ll television westerns, "Bonanza" was both an action/adventure classic and family drama. For fourteen seasons, audiences enthusiastically tuned in to see the High Sierra adventures of the Cartwright clan. Nestled amongst the pines above the shores of Lake Tahoe is the Ponderosa ranch, the thousand-acre home of Ben Cartwright and his sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe (aka "Little Joe"). Plots featuring revolving cast of interesting guest players helped to set Bonanza apart from the usual gun-slinging formula Westerns of the day.

Actors: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Victor Yung
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. )
Number of discs: 8
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION: THE NINTH SEASON DVD AND BLU-RAY (US ONLY)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is a fast-paced drama about a passionate team of forensic investigators trained to solve crimes the old-fashioned way--by examining the evidence. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is on the case 24-7, scouring the scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that will solve the mystery.

Actors: William L. Peterson, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, Eric Szmanda, Laurence Fishburne, George Eads, Wallace Langham, Lauren Lee Smith, Paul Guilfoyle
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 6
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 1, 2009

CSI MIAMI: THE COMPLETE SEVENTH SEASON (US ONLY)
Join lead criminalist Horatio Caine (David Caruso) and his state-of-the-art forensics team as they investigate hot and steamy Miami crimes using cold hard facts. The evidence leads into seedy nightclubs, privileged suburbs, and explosive family secrets. The stakes are higher than ever before, because this time it's personal.

Actors: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Jonathan Togo, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Eve LaRue
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 1
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009

CRIMINAL MINDS: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON
"Criminal Minds" revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavorial Analysis Unit's most prominent agent is David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), a founding member of the BAU, who returns to help the team solve new cases, while pursuing some unfinished business of his own. Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.

Actors: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gubler, Shemar Moore, Kirsten Vangsness
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 7
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 8, 2009

THE GAME: THE FIRST SEASON
Being the wife or girlfriend of a pro-football player might sound like glamorous and stress-free existence, but Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry) is about to discover the truth. Melanie's boyfriend, Derwin, is the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers. While Derwin worries about the plays on the field, Melanie learns about the power plays that NFL wives use to get their men the best agents, managers, endorsements, merchandising deals and even the "in" charity. As she deals with egos, groupies, and image consultants, Melanie is finding out how "the game" is played among the women behind the athletes.

Actors: Tia Mowry, Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez, Brittany Daniel, Pooch Hall, Wendy Robinson
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 3
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 1, 2009
Run Time: 458 minutes

CSI: NY: THE FIFTH SEASON (US ONLY)
"CSI: NY", the third incarnation of the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" franchise and the spin-off of CSI: Miami, is a crime drama about forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in The Big Apple.

Actors: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Glovinazzo, Eddie Cahill, Anna Belknap, A.J. Buckley
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 1
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009

TAXI: THE FOURTH SEASON
"Taxi" followed the life of a group of cabbies in New York. The group, employees of the Sunshine Cab Company, was made up of a motley crew including Bobby (Jeff Conaway), a frustrated actor, Tony (Tony Danza), a struggling boxer, Louie (Danny DeVito), the tyrannical dispatcher, and Reverend Jim (Christopher Lloyd), a spacey ex-hippie. The classic ensemble sitcom was hailed by critics and audiences alike after premiering on ABC Sept. 12, 1978. It's a vehicle with heart, as well as humor, and won three straight Emmys as Outstanding Comedy Series.

Actors: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 3
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 22, 2009
Run Time: 581 minutes

HARPER'S ISLAND: THE DVD EDITION
"Harper's Island" is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island off the coast of Seattle for a destination wedding. This island is famous for a streak of unsolved murders from seven years ago. In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed, and only a few will survive.

Actors: Jim Beaver, Adam Campbell, Christopher Gorham
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 1
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 8, 2009

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