Spring/Summer 2007 Scifi TV DVD Releases

This season’s crop of TV releases doesn’t include much hard-core scifi TV, but does boast lots of cool animated series and superheroes. I’m especially interested in the release of 1975/1986’s “The Ghost Busters”; this Saturday morning live action series from Filmation preceded the 1980s movie and had a group of three going around busting ghosts, vampires and other supernatural forces with a Dematerializer. It had very little relation to what became the movie with Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray, but enjoyed a revival as Filmation’s Ghostbusters in 1986 as a result of “The Ghostbusters”’ popularity. The newer animated show featured the offspring of the original threesome. Remember how there were two animated “Ghostbusters” series on TV at the same time (the other was “The Real Ghostbusters”)? This explains why. I’m also looking forward to “The Powerpuff Girls.” It’s about time they released the episodes by season.

April 3, 2007

Twin Peaks - The Second Season

Defenders of the Earth: The Complete Series - Volume 2

The Lost Room
(miniseries)

She-Ra: Princess of Power - Season 1, Volume 2

April 10, 2007

The Batman - The Complete Third Season
(DC Comics Kids Collection)

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 2: Earth, Volume 2

Teen Titans - The Complete Third Season
(DC Comics Kids Collection)

April 17, 2007

Mork & Mindy - The Complete Second Season

The Ghost Busters - The Complete Series (1975)

Masters of Horror: Family

April 24, 2007

Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Season 3

Planet Earth
(BBC documentary, on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray)

May 1, 2007

Dinosaurs - The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

May 8, 2007

The 4400 - The Complete Third Season

Jason of Star Command - Complete Series

Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Collection 3: Green Lion

Mission: Magic! - The Complete Series

May 15, 2007

Masters of Horror: Right to Die SEE EARLIER MSTERS

May 22, 2007

Airwolf - Season 3

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 2: Earth, Volume 3

Kid Superpower Hour with Shazam! - Hero High: The Complete Series

Kyle XY - Season 1: Declassified

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Season 1, Volume 1

June 5, 2007

Dante’s Cove - Season 2

Dark Angel - Season 1
(thin pack)

Dark Angel - Season 2
(thin pack)

The Dead Zone - Season 5

Doctor Who - Stories #115-117: New Beginnings
(includes Tom Baker/Peter Davison episodes “Keeper of Traken”, “Logopolis” and “Castrovalva”)

Mission: Impossible - The Complete 2nd Season

The Outer Limits - Volume 1

June 12, 2007

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - Season 2

June 19, 2007

Animaniacs - Volume 3

Pinky and the Brain - Volume 3

The Powerpuff Girls - The Complete 1st Season

July 3, 2007

Eureka - Season 1

July 10, 2007

Beauty and the Beast - The Complete Second Season

July 24, 2007

The Crow - Stairway to Heaven

And in case you missed it:

Stargate Atlantis – The Complete Second Season

There are those who say “Stargate Atlantis” is even better than the original “Stargate SG-1,” which was cancelled by the SciFi Channel recently. If that’s true, it’s partly due to the second season of the series (2005-2006). The focus remains on the Wraith, those white-haired enemies who have a constant need to feed on humans, with plenty of action and a few new characters to add conflict. A lot of extras are included on this five-disc, 20 episode DVD set, which makes it a great deal if you like the “Stargate” universe at all.