Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of April 6

Annnnnd we’re back. It’s been a long, long weekend for The Blu-ray Blog. Everyone was taking some time off, spending the days with family and just taking the opportunity to get in some rest and relaxation. I traveled back home to Ontario to celebrate my nephew’s tenth birthday! Many video-games were played. Many Blu-ray discs were watched. Many cupcakes were scarfed down. I think, between the sedentary celebrations and the cornucopia of food this weekend I probably put on a few pounds. Time to work them off by…writing this exciting Top 5 Blu-ray discs column? I think I’d probably burn more calories by playing more Tekken 6. …Continued…

New Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray Package Art, Half-Price Sale

It was just over a month ago that we told you all about the reissue and repackaging of the Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray boxed set. This new box packs the same old content into a newer, slimmer package that will fit on your shelf, as opposed to the last version which was so big and bulky that it could double as a house for your cat. This new version also includes the straight-to-video film, The Plan, which was released after the old set was issued. But you know all of this already, right? And you’ve probably already seen this updated package art, right? What you want to know is how to get this new edition of the BSG box set on the cheap. Well, let me tell you how… …Continued…

Repackaged Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray Announced, includes The Plan but not Face of the Enemy Webisodes

Have you been watching Caprica, the follow-up series/prequel to Battlestar Galactica? I haven’t taken the plunge yet but I have a feeling this might just be the weekend I give the new SyFy series a shot. I’m honestly still a little Battlestar-ed out from last year final season and all the news leading up to the release of the Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray boxed set. Yet, here we are again, less than a year later with an almost identical announcement from Universal, for another release of the series on Blu. What can you expect from this new edition? Read on and I’ll tell you… …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of January 5

Happy new year! I hope you managed to score a bevy of excellent films on Blu-ray over the last couple of weeks. I know I sure did. I was finally able to pick up the Black Friday orders I had placed with Amazon (I ship to my Aunt in Florida and pick up when I can. Shipping here to Montreal in Canada is waaaaay too expensive!) I’m pleased to say that my collection of Criterion Blu-ray discs has just multiplied by a factor of three! I’m very excited to crack into them.

But never mind the holidays, we’ve got a new year on our hands here and a ton of new Blu-ray discs, released only this week for our enjoyment. …Continued…

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Blu-ray Cover art

It felt like I was posting about Battlestar Galactica about once a day, a while back. Since the Complete Series Blu-ray Box hit the stores, I think I’ve been a bit lost. I’ve actually had to post about – gulp – films! Luckily, I’ve also had lots of Star Trek to keep me busy. I’m happy to say, however that there’s a little more Battlestar to come our way fairly soon, in the fashion of the direct-to-video prequel/sequel – Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. I got the press release and full disc details out to you a few weeks back but there was no hint of Blu-ray cover art at the time. Well, finally, Universal has delivered. Here you go. Have a look: …Continued…

Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray Custom Packaging, Downloadable Inserts

I’m more and more impressed with The Digital Bits’ Bill Hunt on a daily basis! I want to be this man. Not only has he made me jealous with the extraordinary panel he put on at Comic Con last week (DVD and Blu-ray producers spilling their secrets live, on stage!!) but he has now assembled his own custom, more informative and practical packaging for the recently released Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray 20-disc set! Check it out: …Continued…

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Blu-ray Announced, Complete Series Box Set Reviewed

Universal Home Video sent out a press release yesterday announcing their upcoming Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, the direct-to-video coda to the highly acclaimed Sci-fi television series. While it gives a pretty solid run-down of what we can expect to see on the Blu-ray and DVD discs, I still have no clue where this fits into the story!

I know the fraking cylons are supposed to have a plan. But was it just about killing off all the humans? And, so what happened to that plan when they didn’t all evaporate in the first attack? Did they just give it up? Doesn’t that make this whole DTV movie a bit of nonsense?! …Continued…

Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray reduced to $219.99 at Amazon

Damn! Look what happens when you’re not paying attention. Amazon has just dropped the price on the mammoth Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Box Set! When they had offered the set initially, the online retailer had offered a 30% discount. A scant few weeks later, Amazon has dropped the price a further 7%, bringing the 20 disc set down to only $219.99. Not bad for all 4.5 season, a mini-series, original movie, Cylon action figure and more, stuffed into fancy exclusive packaging. …Continued…

Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray UK Release Detailed

Thanks to DVDActive.com for pointing us to the Amazon.co.uk listings for Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray, UK edition. There’s nothing exceptional to report here. Not even a full, complete list of bonus features, like we’ve previously posted for the North American release. Just a short list of what you’ll see in the extras department, package art, release date and price. What’s interesting, however, is the Amazon.co.uk Online Exclusive DVD collection of The Complete Series. It’s a bit closer to what we’re getting over here, what with the special package and Cylon action figure, but with a special extra kick: the UK DVD box is getting stuff available nowhere else and not on Blu-ray… …Continued…

'The Face of the Enemy' Webisodes Not Included in Battlestar Galactica: Complete Series Box Set Blu-ray

Gay-themed blog AfterElton.com is concerned that the exclusion of the episodes is a result of a prominent character being outed in ‘The Face of the Enemy’. They contacted Universal and received this response: