Best of Last Season TV Shows Hit DVD as New Season Debuts: Ugly Betty, Castle, Life on Mars!

Castle: The complete first season is a new crime-solving drama mixed with an unusual premise and hits BDVD on September 22, 2009. The three-disc set includes every episode of this viewer’s fave premiere season plus exclusive bonus features that provide an intriguing peek at the making of this witty and suspenseful one-hour dramedy–plus a season’s worth of bloopers and extended scenes.

Castle: The Complete First Season stars Nathan Fillion as a bestselling novelist and a New York City detective (Stana Katic) delve into real world crime, starting with a copycat killer who recreates the murder scenes depicted in his novels. Finding true life mysteries more stimulating than fiction, writer Richard Castle continues to offer his professional insights to Detective Kate Beckett– whether she wants them or not. Sparks fly and a hint of romance hangs in the air as these two strong personalities investigate some of the most puzzling crimes on the
NYPD’s docket.
The second season of Castle airs on ABC starting September 21, 2009.
Bonus Features
• Misdemeanors: Bloopers & Outtakes
• Whodunit: The Genesis of Castle -The show’s creators talk about the genesis of Castle, including insights into how the great fictional detectives and mystery writers of the past have influenced the show.
• Castle’s Godfather
• Exclusive Commentaries – Along with Nathan Fillion
MSRP: $39.99 US Feature run time: 430 Minutes
Rated: ‘TV-PG-DLSV’ (US)
Available at all mass merchants and amazon.com

Life on Mars was a personal favorite– I always watched this series and made sure to see each episode. So when it was cancelled, I was greatly disappointed because the vintage feel of 1973 drama was true and authentic. However the show was given time to wrap up the series pretty neatly and so this one and only season of Life on Mars starring Jason O’Mara, Michael Imperioli, Harvey Keitel and Gretchen Mol (truly inspirational) has just been released on DVD and definitely worth seeing– more than once.

An edgy and intriguing mystery with a paranormal twist and a stellar cast, this show from the studio behind “Lost” inspired a devoted following, Life on Mars: TheComplete Series comes in a multi-disc DVD set that includes all the episodes–, right up to its shocking final moments. Exclusive bonus features include peeks behind the scenes that offer a fun and revealing look at this one-of-a-kind series.
After a hit-and-run accident in modern-day New York City mysteriously transports police detective Sam Tyler (Jason O’Mara) back to 1973, Sam finds himself in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War, Watergate, women’s lib and the civil and gay rights movements – without a cell phone, computer, PDA or MP3 player — suddenly hurtled back in time when he’s ripped from 2008 after being hit by a car while chasing down a criminal.

Stuck in 1973 and working out of the rough and tumble 125th Precinct in Manhattan, Sam has to contend with the urban wilderness of New York, complete with a hard-living bully of a boss (Harvey Keitel) and colleagues who never met a rule they wouldn’t break to catch a bad guy. The good cop/bad cop culture of the ’70s put this 21st century hero on high alert, but before he can change the world, he has to learn to survive in it.
Bonus Features
• To Mars and Back – Viewers journey to “Mars” with Sam Tyler the cast and producers to see where the “Mars” concept originated and if viewers can figure out where it’s headed.
• Sunrise to Sunset with Jason O’Mara – An exhilarating and exhausting day experiencing Jason O’Mara’s Life on Mars.
• Flashback: Lee Majors Goes to Mars — Lee Majors steps back in the past on the Life on Mars set with cast and crew.
• Spaced Out: Bloopers from the Set
• Deleted Scenes
Available now and MSRP is about $39.99 on DVD. Get it now at all mass merchants and on amazon.com
About ready for Season 4, the DVD set of UGLY BETTY Season 3 is on counters now.
In Season Three, Betty’s success shocks her co-workers at Mode–she’s leaving the old neighborhood in Queens for a Manhattan apartment and a slot at YETI (the prestigious Young Editors Training Institute). But it wouldn’t be Betty without some hilarious setbacks along the way!

The cast of Season 3 is roughly the same cast with serious changes coming in Season 4– so this is a chance to see some favorite people before they depart. Also there are some great guest stars in Season 3 including Christine Baranski as Victoria Hartley, Bernadette Peters as Jodie, Ralph Macchio as Archie Rodriguez, Sarah Lafleur as Molly, Daniel Eric Gold as Matt, Grant Bowler as Connor Owens, Rachel Dratch as Penny and Mindy Meadows, J Rachel Maddow as herself , Joy Behar as herself, Elisabeth Hasselbeck as herself, Billie Jean King as
herself and Alec Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre.

BONUS FEATURES
• Coming Home to New York City — Ugly Betty moves from sunny Hollywood to chic New York City! There’s energy and excitement in the air as exclusive time-lapse photography records the ground-up recreation of Betty’s sets at legendary Silvercup Studios, and as cast and crews talk about their new adventure. Fans can take part in the show’s first momentous first day in Manhattan, from wardrobe fittings with Patricia Field right up until the director calls “action.”
• Look Who Keeps Popping Up — Besties Michael and Becki host hilarious pop-up video commentary that runs through an episode.
• Betty Bloops and Alternate Takes — The writers and cast of Ugly Betty share their favorite unaired moments!
• Deleted Scenes — Every Betty fan’s dream come true – a collection of informative, neverbefore- seen moments from the show reveal additional story arcs, character development and fun tidbits.
If you missed anything from Ugly Betty Season 3, now is the time to catch up and keep this season because of serious cast changes. Check this out or buy it from the usual mass merchants as well as amazon.com
Stevie Wilson