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Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season. The final season of the science fiction spin-off arrives on DVD. This show is the first spin-off of the long running original series (which, in turn, was based on a film) took a little while to get off the ground but really got a head of steam going once the characters were fully established. The series is set in the lost city of Atlantis, which also happens to be on another planet. The fifth season sees the base taken over by Woolsey (Robert Picardo), the final defeat of Michael, the introduction of rogue Asgaard, and a showdown with a Hive ship. In other words, plenty to hold your attention.

Eureka: Season 3.0. You know, I am not sure I have seen any of season three. Not sure how I missed it, but I cannot recall anything about it. I guess it is time to catch up. The show is a lot of fun, it is lighthearted in nature but still tells interesting stories. The series is set in a hidden town populated with the brightest scientific minds in the nation.  They are there to experiment and create as they please (mostly), sometimes with disastrous results.

Eastbound & Down. This show is created by Jody Hill (Observe & Report) and stars Danny McBride (Pineapple Express, Land of the Lost). It is the story of a former major league baseball player who has returned to the hometown he had long since turned his back on to teach phys. ed. at his old middle school. I have heard good things and look forward to seeing this.

12 Rounds (also Blu-ray). If you have seen Die Hard with a Vengeance or Speed, you have a good idea where this is heading. You have a crazed killer with a vendetta against a heart of gold hero who is nigh unstoppable as he attempts to save the day. In the case of 12 Rounds, the battle between good and evil is framed with a 12-round gimmick (duh!). Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen), our bad guy, has kidnapped Fisher's fiancee (Ashley Scott) and is challenging Fisher to 12-round battle to save her. Fisher must do everything Jackson says -- successfully -- in order to have the opportunity to win her back. It is not a good movie, but you could do worse for some dumb entertainment.

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