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Published on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - 3:03am

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NBC Universal just sent along a press release for the DVD release of my favorite series of 2007, Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Third Season. It’s got all 20 episodes and more than 15 hours of bonus features and it just became available for pre-order at Amazon. Read on:

MEDIA ADVISORY
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON THREE

“One of the Best Dramas on TV”
--Time Magazine

ON DVD MARCH 25, 2008

FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

OVERVIEW: The adventure of one of television’s finest dramas continues with Battlestar Galactica: Season Three from the immensely popular SCI FI Channel series, the Peabody Award-winning Battlestar Galactica. The Colonies’ survivors have found their hopes of eluding their Cylon pursuers dashed by an invasion and occupation of their new home. As the fate of all human life hangs in the balance, friends become enemies, enemies become unexpected allies, and decisions are made that will haunt some people for the rest of their lives. Relive all 20 episodes of the season that challenges everything you thought you knew about the Battlestar Galactica universe. Presented in Dolby 5.1 surround sound, the 6-disc set features over 15 hours of extensive special features, including the DVD exclusive extended version of the episode “Unfinished Business” containing 25 additional minutes of never-before-seen footage.

With over 15 hours of special features presented in Dolby 5.1 surround sound, this thrilling season is a must own for any Battlestar fan!

BONUS FEATURES: The Battlestar Galactica: Season Three DVD is loaded with extras highlighted by an extended DVD exclusive version of the pivotal episode, “Unfinished Business” containing an additional 25 minutes of footage, insightful behind-the-scenes commentaries by series creator Ronald Moore and executive producer David Eick, and over 20 deleted scenes.

Disc 1
DELETED SCENES from episodes Occupation, Precipice, Exodus
Ronald Moore's Podcast Commentaries

Disc 2
DELETED SCENES from episodes Collaborators, Torn, A Measure of Salvation
Battlestar Galactica- The Resistance Webisodes
David Eick’s Video Blogs for episodes Testimonials, Who Dies, Prosthetics, Lucy and David, and Introducing Bulldog
Ronald Moore- Podcast Commentaries for episodes Collaborators, Torn, A Measure of Salvation

Disc 3
DELETED SCENES from episode Hero
HERO- Commentary with Executive Producer David Eick
David Eick Video Blogs for episodes Characters, Adama on Adama, On the Road, Episode 6 Read Through, Steve McNutt Gets a Video Blog, The Soldier’s Code: Leave No Man Behind
Ronald Moore’s Podcast Commentaries for episodes Hero, Unfinished Business with Grace Park and Tahmoh Penikett

Disc 4
DELETED SCENES from episodes The Passage, The Eye of Jupiter, Rapture and Taking a Break from All Your Worries
Ronald Moore’s Podcast Commentaries for The Passage, The Eye of Jupiter, Rapture, Taking a Break from all Your Worries

Disc 5
DELETED SCENES from episodes The Woman King, A Day in the Life, Dirty Hands and Maelstrom
Ronald Moore’s Podcast Commentaries for The Woman Kind, A Day in the Life, Dirty Hands, Maelstrom

Disc 6
DELETED SCENES from episodes The Son Also Rises, Crossroads Parts 1 and 2
Ronald Moore’s Podcast- The Son Also Rises (with actor Mark Shappard and writer Michael Angeli), Crosroads Parts 1 and 2
David Eick’s Video Blogs for episodes Takin’ A Break From All Your Worries, On The Road: Part 2, Some Guy Named Colin, Building a Better Show, Katee’s Scrapbook, Shooting

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Street Date: March 25, 2008
Pre-Order Close: February 19, 2008
Copyright: 2008 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved
Price: $59.98
Selection Number: 61101285 WS
Running Time: 15 Hours and 57 Minutes
Layers: DVD-9 Single Sided
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.78:1,
Languages/Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

The original “Superfriends,” which ran one season in 1973, was a quasi-spin-off of two episodes of the “The New Scooby-Doo” movies that teamed the Scooby gang with Batman and Robin. This explains the presence of the Shaggy-like Marvin, the Daphne-like Wendy and he Scooby-like talking Wonderdog, none of whom were featured in any DC comic title at that point. Sixteen episodes of “Superfriends” aired on ABC, then it disappeared for years.

1977’s All-New Superfriends Hour represented the show’s comeback. The superpower-free Marvin, Wendy and Wonderdog were not asked back. Extraterrestrials Zan and Jayna, the shapeshifting Wonder Twins, were introduced.

The 1977 hours were divided into four segments, and perhaps the coolest thing about the revamp was the final segment always featured a guest star, often a comic-derived Justice League icon like The Atom, The Flash, Green Lantern or Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

A press release describes two extras on the new season-one volume-one set:

“One Dimensional Goodness: The Super Friends and the Good Old Days” - In the 1970s one of the last bastions for conservative programming was the Saturday morning cartoon. This documentary examines how this trend made its way into the world of the Super Friends, and includes a comparison of the characters' treatment in future television incarnations of the Justice League as well as their appearance in comic books.

* “Origins of the Guest Stars” - Hawkman, Hawkgirl, the Atom, and Green Lantern made their first animated appearances on Super Friends during this season. Show writers and producers discuss the introduction of these beloved characters to the line-up and their DC Comics origins. Also featured will be the classic rogues gallery associated with each of these iconic heroes.

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