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For people who read Harry Potter: Charmed: The Complete Series

Lasting for eight seasons on the now out-of-commission WB, Aaron Spelling's Charmed was the network's longest running show during its supernatural shows kick. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired for seven years, Angel five and Roswell three). The series focuses on three sisters, the Halliwells, who live together in a house dubbed "the manor", and for their day job they mostly do battle with the typical demons and other evil beings that inhabit the San Francisco area. Known throughout the supernatural community as "The Charmed Ones", the girls are the world's most powerful good witches.

Its premiere drew the network's highest viewership debut (at the time) with about 7.7 million people tuning in. However, Charmed's numbers steadily declined in successive years. Just 4.5 million watched the series finale, which actually was a season high for its final year.

Disc includes: The original, unaired pilot; The Demons of Charmed featurette; The Men of Charmed featurette; The Book of Shadows featurette; easter eggs

For people who are sick of all the police procedurals on CBS: Bones: Season Three (Special Edition)

A quiet hit on the Fox schedule (methinks it gets overshadowed by the network's bigger drama hits, House and 24), Bones is in the middle of its fourth season, with its third available for purchase beginning today.

Starring Emily Deschanel (yes, Zooey's sister) and a post-Angel David Boreanaz, each episode of the police procedural focuses on a new FBI case file concerning mysterious human remains. Seeley Booth (Boreanaz) brings the evidence to Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Deschanel), and the two go to town. The series is based on real-life forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, one of the producers of the show.

Disc includes: Unaired version of "Player Under Pressure," extended kiss from "The Santa in the Slush," gag reel, Director's Take featurette, four bonus episodes from season four

For people who don't mind starring at images of Antarctica while it's already pretty freezing outside their own windows: Encounters at the End of the World

Werner Herzog is quite a dude. Steadily releasing new material basically every year since 1962's Herankles, his Encounters at the End of the World marks the helmer's 54th project as director.

Released in theaters in June, the documentary studies the people and places of Antarctica, from a guide teaching his students how to survive a white-out, to animal researchers milking mother seals, to volcanologists (yes, they do exist) talking about what they know best.

Like most of Herzog's previous work, the film was received well by critics. According to Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of critics gave the movie a positive review. Though Encounters wasn't a box office success story by any means (unlike Rescue Dawn's $5.4 million and Grizzly Man's $3.1 million), it did pull in a respectable (by documentary standards) $943,000.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, featurettes

November 18, 2008

300 (Collector's Edition)
Bang (Collector's Edition)
The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom
Bottle Rocket (Criterion Collection)
Cannibal! The Musical (Anniversary Edition)
Days Of Thunder
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: Celebrity Edition
Dr. Who: The Complete Fourth Series (Widescreen)
Dr. Who: The Infinite Quest (Widescreen)
Foo Fighters: Live at Wembley Stadium
Gene Simmons Family Jewels: The Complete Season 3
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson
Hannah Montana: The Complete First Season
Hawaii Five-O: Seasons 1-5 (Set)
Hawaii Five-O: The Fifth Season
Heathers (20th Anniversary Edition)
The Last Emperor (Criterion Collection)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (Criterion Collection)
McHale's Navy: Season 4
Monty Python: Flying Circus Complete Collection (Set)
Odd Couple: The Complete Series (Set)
Odd Couple: The Final Season
Paris, Je T'aime
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Spongebob Squarepants: Season 5, Volume 2
Stanley (Special Edition)
Star Trek Original Series: Seasons 1-3 (Remastered)
Star Trek The Original Series: Season Three (Remastered)
The Third Man (Criterion Collection)
The Universe: The Complete Season One
The World of Leona Lewis

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