If you're wanting to start the decade off with a little TV on DVD, then January 5th is the date for you. Three great new seasons of great shows are hitting shelves on Tuesday, and they're worth a look.
First up is season one of Battlestar Galactica. Yes, it's already out on DVD, but this release is Blu-Ray. It's marketing on Amazon for $62.99, and it should be worth every penny for fans of Starbuck and Adama. After all, who wouldn't want to see the ships and aliens of Battlestar in brilliant high-definition? The set carries four Blu-Ray discs, and can hopefully complete your Blu-Ray Battlestar collection, since The Plan and Season 4.5 are already available on Blu-Ray.
Next up is Chuck's second season, available in both DVD and Blu-Ray formats. The DVD is selling on Amazon for $38.99, but the Blu-Ray is only selling for $47.99, only nine dollars higher. The six-disc set contains all twenty-two episodes of the second season. The set is available only five days before the third season's premiere, "Chuck Versus the Pink Slip," so if you've missed a few episodes, the set is the perfect way to catch up.
And finally, expand the number of wives DVDs in your collection with the third season of Big Love. The ten episodes (which aired from January to March of 2009) are held on four discs. The set is not going to be available on Blu-Ray for this release, but then again, what difference does it make? Big Love isn't a show that would benefit that much from a high-def release. The DVD set is selling on Amazon for $38.99.
With Big Love, Chuck, and Battlestar Galactica all being released only five days into the decade, it's a proper way to start the aughts off.
Sam's Pick: Chuck, Season 2. Unquestionably NBC's best show, Chuck came close to meeting its end with the second season, and only narrowly got a third, with the help of an impassioned campaign by the fans. Making Chuck the #1 DVD of the week would send a clear message to NBC that we're not ready to give up Chuck, and would greatly heighten the prospects for a fourth season.
