What It’s About: The mother-daughter who are more like best friends and talk so quickly it’s sometimes hard to understand them arrive on dvd for the fourth time. This time, Rory is back from Europe and is getting ready for her first year at Yale and then finds it’s really tough to be away from Lorelai. Luke goes away and gets married (gasp!) and Lorelai opens the Dragonfly Inn and has a relationship with her Dad’s younger partner. We didn’t like him one bit. Fans of the show don’t need to be told how wonderful it is, and those who have never watched it just need to be told that it’s smart, witty, hilarious at times, tear-worthy at other times and is just completely irresistible. This was one of our favourite seasons.
Technical Stuff: The picture is decent with even colour, minimal grain and although soft at times, remains good for television and doesn’t detract at all from enjoying the show.
The sound is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 which is just fine as the most important thing here is the dialogue and it comes through well.
Extras? Nothing to write home about but an okay selection including a booklet of Gilmore-isms and a terrific episode guide which too many DVD sets are missing these days.
o Additional scenes on two episodes
o Who Wants to Get Together: A montage of Season Four's most romantic moments
o Gilmore Goodies & Gossip: On-screen factoids during the Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist episode
o Stars Hollow Challenge trivia game
Final Verdict: Sure the fourth season starts off a wee bit shaky but we still think it’s one of the best and love it to pieces. Very, very, highly recommended.

What It’s About: Hate Star Trek? We’ve got something for you. The new Battlestar Galactica came under close scrutiny from fans of the original when it aired on the SciFi channel a little while back. They were extremely worried about this new show and wanted to make sure it preserved the greatness of their beloved favourite. They ended up being very happy. The original premise is intact and Cyclons and humans are still locked in a never-ending war. The same 12 colonies exist, the same major characters live on and the same Battlestar is there. The rest of it though—got an extreme makeover. Special effects are fantastic, the cinematography is brilliant and it’s extremely dark. This is one show that even anti-sci-fi people can get into.
Technical Stuff: Since the show is filmed in HD, the quality of the picture is pretty much perfect. The show also uses a lot of contrast and various lighting effects that come through picture perfect. I wished my television was larger so I could truly appreciate the picture here. It’s presented in a 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is also stellar and the dialogue and action sequences are balanced perfect;y. The audio makes great use of all the channels and you really do feel like you’re right in the action.
Extras? Plenty, but unfortunately most of it is recycled SciFi material that has already aired at one time or another.
o From Miniseries to Series
o Change is Good
o Now They're Babes
o The Cyclon Centurion
o The Doctor Is Out (Of His Mind)
o Future/Past Technology
o Production
o Visual Effects
o Epilogue
o Deleted Scenes
o Battlestar Galactica Series Lowdown
o Sketches and Art
o 8 audio commentaries
Final Verdict: It’s easy to see why Battlestar Galactica was one of the most talked about shows in a long time. The filming is original, the storylines are compelling and it gives the anti-Trekkie something different to experience. Check it out.

What It’s About: Fans of Enterprise sat through the second season half-enjoying and half-wondering what had happened to their beloved show. While still better than most of the new-fangled Star Treks out there, Enterprise faltered a little last season. The third season arrived on DVD last week and made up for all that. In this season Captain Archer seems a lot more like a Captain and actually makes some decisions. The crew is getting very frustrated with the Cold War and even the acting is a vast improvement from the second season.
Technical Stuff: The set comes in the super-cool silver tin that the other Enterprise sets came in and a booklet with an episode guide and info on the show. The picture is presented in a 16:9 anamorphic transfer and is decent, but it does get very soft at times and the darker scenes get grainy.
The audio is balanced well and the Dolby Digital 5.1 is a pleasure to listen to.
Extras? Thankfully there are some, what with Paramount’s weird habit of not including any:
o The Xindi Saga Begins
o Star Trek Enterprisemoments: Season 3
o Star Trek Enterprise profile: Connor Trinneer
o A Day in the Life of a Director: Roxann Dawson
o Deleted scenes, outtakes, and photo gallery
Final Verdict: Much better than the second season, the third season of Enterprise has suspense, better acting and that super-cool silver packaging. How can you go wrong?

What It’s About: This fun, creative movie was a hit when it came out and is still just as entertaining. Taking place in the 14th century, A Knight’s Tale is the story of a commoner trying to win a jousting competition and the princess’s attention. This movie catapulted Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon to fame. Ledger stuck around but whatever happened to Sossamon? Anywho, the film does get a little confusing with the constant blend of contemporary and historic but if you’re willing to ignore all that and just enjoy it, you’ll have a great time.
Technical Stuff: So here we have an extended edition that has been “Mastered in High Definition”. Does it look good? Sure it does, it looks fantastic. Does it look any better than the original release? Uh, not that we could tell. The audio sounds great as well and works well with the superb collection of tunes on the soundtrack.
Extras? Here is where the goodies are supposed to be on an extended edition. You get two extra scenes added that total 12 minutes as well as 11 featurettes.
Final Verdict: If you don’t already own it, then by all means get this Extended Edition of a fun film. But if you own the previous edition, those 12 minutes aren’t going to change your experience with the movie and everything else really seems the same.

What It’s About: Well, it’s definitely not The Incredibles. Sure, Robots is pretty, it has some great actors doing voices and the animation isn’t half-bad. But it’s just missing something. Perhaps it’s the fact that you never really connect with any of the characters. Or maybe it’s the fact that they showed all the funniest bits in the commercials (I hate when they do that). Thankfully there are jokes that the kiddies will find hilarious and the adults can enjoy the insane ramblings of Robin Williams. Add in some pretty colours and you might be able to sit through it. Or maybe not.
Technical Stuff: Here’s where we can rave. This is one of the best DVD transfers we have ever seen. The colours jump out at you, the animation is crystal clear, and the attention to detail here is almost ridiculous.
The audio is on par with the picture and both the Dolby Digital 5.1 and the DTS are spectacular. The music and dialogue are perfectly balanced and make use of all channels. Here, Robots is incredible.
Extras? Called “Upgrades”, the extras are bountiful. There is plenty here to keep your youngsters entertained for hours including games, commentaries and an easter egg.
o Commentary by director Chris Wedge and producer William Joyce
o Commentary by the Blue Sky technical team
o "Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty" animated short
o Inside Look at the Making of Ice Age 2 - exclusive to DVD
o Discontinued Parts (deleted scenes) with Optional Commentary by Chris Wedge
o The Original Robots Short (original short that sold the movie to the studio)
o "You Can Shine No Matter What You're Made Of" (character inspiration featurette)
o Blue Man Group music featurette
o Meet the Bots (interactive): Character Bios, Characters 3-D Turnaround, Character Interviews Profiles, Character Design Gallery
o Xbox Exclusive Multi-Player Racing Game
o Interactive games: Robot Dance, Invent-a-Bot, Fender Photo Shoot
o DVD Rom Link
Final Verdict: While Robots deserves some credit for being visually stunning, it’s missing the heart that makes a truly great animated film. Kids will enjoy it, but adults night find themselves dozing off.

What It’s About: Based on a Nick Hornby novel about a guy obsessed with soccer, Fever Pitch becomes a Farrelly brothers film about a guy obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Jimmy Fallon plays Ben, a teacher with an unhealthy passion for the ever-losing baseball team. His apartment looks like a Red Sox gift shop and he bases his life around their game schedule. Enter Drew Barrymore as Lindsey, a high-powered executive who starts dating him. She loves him enough to look past these quirky habits, until they start to really interfere in their possible future together. Yes, it’s all a far stretch and seems incredibly contrived but Fallon and Barrymore are incredibly charming and make you willing to look past all that and just enjoy a fluffy ro-medy.
Technical Stuff: The movie comes in a single-disc case, both in full and widescreen versions. The anamorphic widescreen is lovely, with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The colours are bright and crisp and the picture is clean.
The soundtrack is Dolby Digital 5.1 and is also quite nice, and the stadium scenes play out nicely across all speakers.
Extras? Your standard fare, including a more interesting than usual commentary with the Farrelly brothers, who really go into all kinds of unique details about the movie. You also get:

· Commentary by directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly
· 13 deleted scenes
· Gag reel
· "Love Triangle" and "Break the Curse" featurettes
· Making of scene: "Fever Pitch"
· Theatrical trailer

Final Verdict: It’s adorable. If you like cute movies this is for you. Just don’t try to convince your boyfriend it’s a baseball flick.

What It’s About: Coming out the same week as the sixth season of its home base show Cheers, Frasier’s sixth season is just as entertaining, if not more. The end of last season had Fraiser getting himself and all his radio station friends fired, as the station manager decides to go to a Salsa format. The first half of season six looks at an unemployed Frasier’s life. Another big story this season was Niles’ divorce from Maris, thankfully bringing us a lot of Niles-time. We love Niles. We think he absolutely makes the show. There are several great episodes including one with a guest appearance from Teri Hatcher, pre-Desperate Housewives. This is a very enjoyable season and fun to sit down and watch a couple of episodes at a time.
Technical Stuff: While there are some instances of edge enhancement, the picture quality overall is quite good. The show is presented in 1.33:1 ratio full frame colour.
The audio is fairly flat but that’s not a horrible thing as the Dolby Digital 2.0 is meant for a dialogue driven show. It’s not horrible but it’s not great.
Extras? There are no extras on this DVD set except for a bunch of trailers for other Paramount releases.
Final Verdict: Fraiser just kept getting better as the seasons went on and this was a great one. It’s full of classic moments and plenty of Niles, which makes us happy campers.

What It’s About: Charmed is a series about three sisters who discover they are witches with magical powers. Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) has second sight—she can see the future, present and past by coming in contact with a person, Prue (Shannen Doherty) can move physical matter with her mind and Piper (Holly Marie Combs) can freeze time within a confined space.
Charmed has a large fan base but this season isn’t a super strong one. In our opinion the show got a lot better once Doherty left but that isn’t for a few more seasons. The main thing I noticed about this season is the boobage. Starting with the cover of the dvd, there seems to be cleavage everywhere. And we do appreciate that the show takes a few cracks at that itself. Still, this season isn’t great (although it is more enjoyable than the first) and Charmed really finds its way in the next few seasons or so.
Technical Stuff: The dvd is full frame 1.33:1 ratio and the colour isn’t great. There are some noticeably darker scenes and there is some grain.
The Dolby 2.0 sound is a little flat. Is it a huge deal? Not really, since this dialogue-driven show doesn’t suffer all that much from a lack of fancy sound effects.
The seven-disc set is packaged in a plastic case with two discs per panel to save space. The menus are clear and easy to navigate, and the background music here alone would make for a nice relaxing backdrop to your next bubble bath as one disc has the sounds of water lapping the shore, another has jungle sounds, etc.
Extras? Another Paramount release without extras. What’s the deal?
Final Verdict: If you’re a fan of the show, you don’t need us to tell you what we think. If you’re new to the show, rent it.

What It’s About: Can you believe it has been 10 years since the revolutionary Toy Story was released? We feel old. But the movie still looks young as heck, and holds its own next to some pretty stiff competition in today’s market.
The movie is a lot of fun and the voice talent alone is impressive (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Don Rickles to name a few). This story of love, rejection, loyalty and action figures will stand the test of time and remain a classic.
Technical Stuff: Oh, so pretty. The original release of Toy Story was pretty close to perfect and they have added that little bit here to make it ideal. The picture is crystal clear, with great detail and out of this world colour. It’s perfect.
The sound is also mind-blowing. The dvd features brand new reference-quality sound mixes, including Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and a brand new DTS-ES mix. The range is amazing and the dialogue, music and effects are impressive.
Extras? There are plenty here for fans and many of them are fascinating:
o All-New "Legacy Of TOY STORY"
o All-New "Filmmakers Reflect" Featuring Academy Award-Winning Creator John Lasseter
o Exclusive Sneak Peek At Pixar's Next Animated Feature CARS
o All-New Game -- "The Claw!"
o All New - The Making of Toy Story
o Introductions By The Filmmakers
o Deleted Scenes
o Behind the Scenes: a six-part feature looking at the aspects of design, story, character, production, sound, & publicity
o Animation Production Progression Demos
Final Verdict: Any fan of this movie will snap this up and be impressed. If you already own it, it’s not unbelievably necessary to upgrade, but it sure would be fun to!