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TV on DVD: Tuesday, August 25, 2009

by Zach Oat August 25, 2009 2:39 PM
TV on DVD: Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Welcome to the new all-TV edition of I Want My DVD! With the fall TV season on the verge of exploding all over our faces (provided that our faces are pointed at the television), the TV-on-DVD stream is in full force. Check out our guide to new and old TV shows that are just now hitting stores. Not included: most 1960s cowboy TV shows. Sorry, that's how we roll.

Torchwood: They Are Coming... to DVD

If you didn't watch the Torchwood: Children of Earth miniseries, you are seriously missing out. You should also not read this very spoiler-filled review that is below. Just know that the DVD is in stores now, and even if you aren't a fan of the show you should go buy it right this very minute, because this is one of the best things I've personally seen on television in a while. And it's an easy series to jump into for newcomers. It's just a show about three cops working at a very underground agency called Torchwood, specializing in alien crimes. Do yourself a favor. Buy it. Now. Trust me.

Caprica: Not the Battlestar Prequel We Had Hoped For

It has only been a month since Battlestar Galactica's finale left us dazed and confused, so I was looking forward to watching the DVD (available today) of the much anticipated Caprica prequel. It seemed like the perfect way to fill the void in my life since BSG went off the air. Unfortunately, this pilot (which is scheduled to air in some form or another in early 2010 on SyFy) wasn't everything I could have hoped for and more. Instead it was dull... and actually pretty boring. I'm not planning on writing off the show based on this one episode, which isn't even in its final state, but I had grander expectations for this based on the fact that the BSG mini-series was so mind-blowingly awesome. It deals with some interesting subject matter for die hard BSG fans, from the creation of Cylons and the history of the Adama family, but it is lacking some of the intensity that the BSG remake had from the get-go. Here were the things that I found most disappointing. Be warned, if you haven't watched the DVD yet, this review does contain some minor spoilers.

Skins: Get Under the Covers With TV's Steamiest Teen Drama

This UK import is more outrageous than Gossip Girl and more dramatic than Degrassi, and has way more nudity and foul language than anything you are likely to see on any form of basic cable in the United States. Kids, don't watch this one with your parents. Parents, hide this DVD from your teens and then find a nice convent to send them to, because if their lives are anything like this show, you are in for a whole world of hurt. This deliciously sinful show airs on BBC America, but the first season has just arrived stateside, so you can watch it over and over again. If any series deserved the "OMFG" tagline, it is this one.

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