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New This Week

 

“Alphas”

Did “The Cape” and “No Ordinary Family” not satisfy your craving for post-“Heroes” superhero TV adventure?

A new Syfy hourlong from screenwriters Zak Penn (“Elektra,” “Fantastic Four,” “Incredible Hulk,” “X-Men: The Last Stand”) and Michael Karnow (“House of Buggin’”), “Alphas” stars David Strathairn (“Good Night, And Good Luck”) as a scientist who brings together humans with superpowers:

* Malik Yoba (“New York Undercover”) plays Bill Harken, an FBI agent who uses adrenaline to give himself increased strength, speed and immunity from pain.

* Laura Mennell (“Watchmen”) plays Nina Theroux, who’s so hot she can seduce people into doing her bidding.

* Azita Ghanizada (“General Hospital”) plays Rachel Pirzad, who can increase any of her basic senses at the expense of the others.

* Ryan Cartwright (“Mad Men”) plays Gary Bell, an autistic savant who can watch TV without a TV and listen to cell phone transmissions without a cell phone.

* Warren Christie (“Happy”) plays Cameron Hicks, whose mind is unusually well connected to his body.

It feels even more like X-Men than even the very X-Men-like “Heroes,” and its pilot is better than those offered by ABC’s “No Ordinary Family” and NBC’s “The Cape.”

While I can’t say I found any of the “Alphas” characters terribly compelling or the superpowers credible, the pilot at least is paced well enough to stem boredom.

I think my favorite thing here is the quirky performance from “Battlestar Galactica” vet Callum Keith Rennie, who plays the disdainful Pentagon official who oversees Rosen’s Alphas project.

Speaking of Rennie, I say if we exclude anything Cylon-related, “Alphas” is the best Syfy pilot in some time. So it’s stronger than “Eureka,” “Haven,” “Warehouse 13” and “Sanctuary” if that’s any measure.

HitFix says:

… Ultimately, I was more drawn in by the team's interactions than I was by either aspect of the plot, but that's probably better for the show's long-term viability. …

AOL says:

… hits some notes too hard and lacks a certain subtlety, yet there's potential in this tale, especially if it delves into the psychological cost of being extraordinary. The least interesting thing that 'Alphas' could do would be to devolve into a superhero-flavored police procedural, which is one obvious way the show could go. …

The New York Times says:

… an uneasy hybrid: a science-fiction action series that also wants to be a heart-tugging law-and-order procedural … The closest analogue, however, is probably the recently canceled “No Ordinary Family,” which, like “Alphas,” wanted to make a point of its characters’ essential ordinariness. That’s one way to engage an audience, but in the absence of strong writing or really distinctive performances, it can also be a route to inconsequentiality.… feels like the beta version.

The Los Angeles Times says:

… a fresh take on an old premise, a sit-up-and-take-notice show that, while not the fanboy catnip "Battlestar Galactica" once was, should bring many more eyeballs to the struggling network. …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says:

… not-so-boldly goes where many series have gone before. …

The San Francisco Chronicle says:

… Monday's premiere finds the misfits trying to figure out how a prisoner was murdered with a bullet from a high-powered rifle in his forehead, despite being in a locked room with no weapons. The solution may challenge credibility, but it is inventively engaging and a good way of establishing the tone for the 12-episode season. …

The Boston Herald says:

… The premiere drops enough intriguing hints about the players’ pasts without distracting from the main plot. …

Variety says:

… give "Alphas" high marks for effort and ingenuity, demonstrating a TV show needn't provide major pyrotechnics or a reinvented wheel to lay the groundwork for solid summer entertainment where the characters, somewhat refreshingly, are only sort-of super.

TV-on-Disc Calendar

Last Week
Adventure Time 1.x
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Batmunk
Big Bang Theory 1.x (Blu-ray)
Big Bang Theory 2.x (Blu-ray)
Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series (Deluxe Edition)
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Krotons
Earthworm Jim: The Complete Series
Father Dowling Mysteries 2.x
G.I. Joe 2.x
The Glades 2.x
iCarly 4.x
Jem and the Holograms 3.x
Warehouse 13 3.x

This Week

 


Alphas 1.x

 


Bonanza 3.x

 


Dan Vs. 1.x

 


Designing Women 7.x

 


Diff'rent Strokes 3.x

 


Eureka 5.x

 


The Inbetweeners: The Complete Series

 


James May's 20th Century

 


Leverage 4.x

 


Sanctuary 4.x

 


Sanctuary 4.x (Blu-ray)

 


Scooby-Doo: Laff-A-Lympics - Spooky Games

Next Week
Boss 1.x

 


Boss 1.x (Blu-ray)
Children's Hospital 3.x
Hey Arnold 2.x Vol. 2
Michael Woods' The Story Of England
The Real McCoys 1.x

 


Star Trek The Next Generation 1.x (Blu-ray)
Touched By An Angel 5.x
Touched By An Angel 5-Season Pack
The Untouchables 4.x
The Untouchables: The Complete Series

 


Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets

July 31
Blade Anime: The Complete Series
The Costume Drama Collection
Federal Men: 16 Episodes
Hatfields & McCoys
Hatfields & McCoys (Blu-ray)
The Kent Chronicles
Magic School Bus: The Complete Series
Melrose Place 7.x
Melrose Place: The Complete Series

 


Misfits 1.x

 


Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIV

 


The Story of the Costume Drama: The Complete Miniseries
Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand
Weight of the Nation: The Complete Miniseries

 


Wolverine Anime: The Complete Series

August 7
Dance Moms 1.x
Dennis the Menace: 20 Timeless Episodes
Dirty Jobs Vol. 8
The 87th Precinct: The Complete Series
Family Guy: Blue Harvest (Blu-ray)
Ghost Hunters 7.x Vol. 1
Grimm 1.x
Grimm 1.x (Blu-ray)
Gunsmoke 6.x Vol. 1
The Looney Tunes Show: There Goes The Neighborhood
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1.x Vol.1
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding

 


Parenthood 3.x
The Rookies 2.x
Snapped 5.x
Squidbillies Vol. 5
Strike Back 1.x
Strike Back 1.x (Blu-ray)

August 14
Angry Beavers 3.x Vol. 2

 


Community 3.x
Dalziel & Pascoe 6.x
Dexter 6.x

 


Dexter 6.x (Blu-ray)
Doctor Who: Greatest Show In The Galaxy

 


Doctor Who: Spearhead From Space
The Fresh Beat Band: The Wizard Of Song
Glee 3.x

 


Glee 3.x (Blu-ray)
Judge John Deed 6.x

 

Little Women: The Complete 1978 Miniseries <--- NEW!!
Pawn Stars Vol. 5
Power Rangers Super Samurai
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10.x
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Vega$ 3.x Vol. 2
Vega$: The Complete Series

August 21
Adventures of Tintin 3.x
The Closer 7.x
House 8.x
House 8.x (Blu-ray)
Mike & Molly 2.x
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1.x Vol. 1
NCIS 9.x
NCIS Los Angeles 3.x
Perry Mason 7.x Vol. 1
Revenge 1.x
The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 4

August 28
The Amazing World of Gumball
Big Time Movie

 


Boardwalk Empire 1.x (Blu-ray)
Boardwalk Empire 2.x

 


Boardwalk Empire 2.x (Blu-ray)
Carol Burnett Prime Time Specials
Danny Phantom 2.x Vol. 2

 


Deadliest Catch: Inside The Catch
Green Lantern 1.x Vol. 1
Homeland 1.x

 


Homeland 1.x (Blu-ray)
In Plain Sight 5.x
Jersey Shore 5.x
Looney Tunes Chuck Jones: Mouse Chronicles

 


Looney Tunes Chuck Jones: Mouse Chronicles (Blu-ray)
Once Upon A Time 1.x

 


Once Upon A Time 1.x (Blu-ray)
Planet Dinosaur
Poirot 6.x
Poirot 6.x (Blu-ray)
Sons of Anarchy 4.x

 


Sons of Anarchy 4.x (Blu-ray)
Spongebob Squarepants: Ghouls Fools
The Streets of San Francisco 4.x
10 Things You Don't Know About 1.x
Transformers Japanese Collection: Victory
Two and a Half Men 9.x

 


The Walking Dead 2.x

 


The Walking Dead 2.x (Blu-ray)

September 4
Alvin and The Chipmunks: Halloween Collection
Bored To Death 3.x

 


Bored To Death 3.x (Blu-ray)
Criminal Minds 7.x
Criminal Minds 7-Season Pack
Fantasy Island 2.x
Fringe 4.x

 


Fringe 4.x (Blu-ray)

 


The Good Wife 3.x
Grey's Anatomy 8.x Grounded For Life: The Complete Series <--- NEW!!
The Haunting Hour Vol. 1
The Haunting Hour Vol. 2
Haven 2.x
Haven 2.x (Blu-ray)
How To Make It In America 2.x

 


How To Make It In America 2.x (Blu-ray)
Hung 3.x

 


Hung 3.x (Blu-ray)
Ninja Turtles: Next Mutation Vol. 1
The Office 8.x

 


The Office 8.x (Blu-ray)

 


Parks and Recreation 4.x

 


Person of Interest 1.x (Blu-ray)
Roseanne 5.x ($13.48) <--- NEW!!
Roseanne 6.x ($13.48) <--- NEW!!
That '70s Show 5.x ($14.98) <--- NEW!!
That '70s Show 6.x ($14.98) <--- NEW!!
Thriller: 10 Episodes
Tom & Jerry: Tricks and Treats
2 Broke Girls 1.x

 


2 Broke Girls 1.x (Blu-ray)

September 11
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 3.x
Absolutely Fabulous: 20th Anniversary Specials
The Big Bang Theory 5.x
The Big Bang Theory 5.x (Blu-ray)
Blue Bloods 2.x

 


Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

 


Doctor Who: Vengeance of Varos
Goosebumps: One Day At Horrorland/Go Eat Worms!

 


Hammer House of Horror <--- NEW!!
Kojak 5.x
Power Rangers Samurai: Monster Bash Halloween Special
Private Practice 5.x
Psych: Psych-O-Ween
Spartacus 2.x

 


Spartacus 2.x (Blu-ray)

 


Terra Nova: The Complete Series

 

30 Rock 6.x <--- NEW!!
Up All Night 1.x
The Vampire Diaries 3.x
The Vampire Diaries 3.x (Blu-ray)

September 18

 


Army Wives 6.x
Body Of Proof 2.x
Castle 4.x

 


Get A Life: The Complete Series
Hawaii Five-0

 


Hawaii Five-0 (Blu-ray)
Inspector Lewis 5.x
The Mentalist 4.x

 


Modern Family 3.x
Modern Family 3.x (Blu-ray)
Rawhide 5.x
The Real McCoys 1.x-6.x

 


Suburgatory 1.x
Supernatural 7.x
Supernatural 7.x (Blu-ray)
Whiplash: The Complete Series <--- NEW!!

September 25
American Horror Story 1.x
American Horror Story 1.x (Blu-ray)
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Vol. 5
CatDog 2.x Vol. 2
CSI 12.x
CSI 12-Season Pack
CSI Miami 10.x
CSI NY 8.x
Desperate Housewives 8.x
Desperate Housewives: The Complete Series
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Bloody Madness
Family Guy Vol. 10
G.I. Joe Renegades 1.x (Blu-ray)
G.I. Joe Renegades 1.x Vol. 2
Gossip Girl 5.x

 


Iron Man: Armored Adventures 2.x Vol. 2
Key & Peele 1.x
Key & Peele 1.x (Blu-ray)
Lawless Years: The Complete Series <--- NEW!!
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 13.x
Portlandia 2.x

 


Portlandia 2.x (Blu-ray)

 


Portlandia 1.x/2.x
The Thick Of It 1.x-3.x
Touched By An Angel 6.x
Van Dyke and Company: The Complete Series
Wallander 3.x

October 2

 


Batman Supervillains: Catwoman
Batman Supervillains: Killer Croc
Bonanza 4.x <--- NEW!!
Doctor Who: Ambassadors of Death <--- NEW!!

 


Downton Abbey 1.x/2.x <--- NEW!!

 


Downton Abbey 1.x/2.x (Blu-ray) <--- NEW!!
Happy Endings 2.x

 


Hart of Dixie 1.x

 


How I Met Your Mother 7.x
Nikita 2.x

 


Nikita 2.x (Blu-ray)
90210 4.x <--- NEW!!
Thundercats 1.x Vol. 3
VR Troopers 1.x Vol. 1 <--- NEW!!

October 9
Bones 7.x
Peanuts: Go Snoopy Go

 


Webster: 20 Episodes <--- NEW!!
Whitney 1.x <--- NEW!!
Yancy Derringer: The Complete Series

October 16
Alcatraz: The Complete Series

 


Alcatraz: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

 


Big Bad Beetleborgs 1.x Vol.1 <--- NEW!!

 


Chappelle's Show: The Series Collection

 


Check It Out 1/x/2.x

 


Pound Puppies: Super Secret Pup Club <--- NEW!!
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales
Touch 1.x

October 23

 


Ernie Kovacs Collection Vol. 2 <--- NEW!!

 


Fantasy Island 3.x <--- NEW!!

 


Law & Order: Criminal Intent 8.x <--- NEW!!
Lost Girl 1.x
Lost Girl 1.x (Blu-ray)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 4.x (Blu-ray)

 


Star Wars: The Clone Wars 4.x (Blu-ray)

October 30

 


All in the Family: The Complete Series <--- NEW!!
Metalocalypse 4.x <--- NEW!!
Metalocalypse 4.x (Blu-ray) <--- NEW!!

November 13

 


Friends: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
History Detectives 10.x

November 20

 


Game of Thrones 1.x Collector's Edition (Blu-ray) <--- NEW!!

January 15
Being Human 4.x
Being Human 4.x (Blu-ray)

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  • July 17, 2012 7:54 AM CST

    I fucking hate that Red October cover art

    by Logan_1973

    Glad I got mine when I did, with the original artwork.

  • July 17, 2012 9:22 AM CST

    Dagnabbit

    by The Shropshire Slasher

    I knew I should have waited for a new release of HHoH...impetuous fool!

  • July 17, 2012 10:36 AM CST

    ummmmm where is metalocolypse

    by Batmangelo

    Its in the title but its nowhere to be seen! Fix yo shit

  • a paperweight egg, and a bonus disc of the first episode of season 2. Would have expected something that big for a Complete Series (down the road), or at the very least, the first two seasons. A whole lot of packaging that doesn't offer anything new (or am I wrong in thinking the egg was in some previous collection release). Sure, he bonus disc is new (I believe) but let's face it, it is kind of useless. Who buying this set wants one episode of a season they will be able to get the entire season of soon after it goes on sale (if not before - when does season 2 hit Blu?)? Obviously if it was the first episode of season 3, a sneak peak at the third season a few months before that season began, that would be worth getting. But an extra disc that will soon become a redundant possession is just a waste. Kind of like those Star Trek Fan Picked episodes DVD collections from a few years ago that would include some of the same episodes in different collections (and often they were two part episodes). I may be something of a completionist, in that I want to get them all, but I abhor redundancy especially when other similarly-themed episodes were left out of the collections in favour of these double-dips.

  • July 17, 2012 11:37 AM CST

    All In The Family, THE GREATEST Sitcom Ever Forged!!!

    by SergeantStedenko

    I'll wait until the price drops or there's an Amazon Lightning Deal, but that set is as good as bought and sitting in my collection.

  • But, as it is now, it just screams Bad 'Shop!

  • July 17, 2012 12:38 PM CST

    Baldwin and Connery on a high

    by Donkey_Lasher

  • July 17, 2012 1:23 PM CST

    All in the Family?! Oh Yeah

    by Kyle DeMattio

  • July 17, 2012 2:23 PM CST

    batmangelo

    by Hercules

    Oct. 30.

  • July 17, 2012 3:55 PM CST

    Yeah, I'm gonna end up buying that ST set by week's end

    by SergeantStedenko

    And I don't even like most of those films. But, I love the Box Art portraits. In a review on Amazon, someone said that each disc begins with an advertisement of J.J.'s Nu-Trek. Can anyone confirm that for me? That could get old, real quick.

  • July 17, 2012 4:26 PM CST

    sorry herc

    by Batmangelo

    Expected to see a pic of the box my bad

  • July 17, 2012 4:42 PM CST

    @sergeantstedenko

    by Sodomy_Joe_Shitpants

    Truth. The ads are a pain in the asshole. The films are ok at best. They aren't the cleaned up Director's Edition versions that were released on DVD. They're the original grainy spotty theatrical prints. Mostly hurtful to STTMP. I was disappointed in this buy.

  • July 17, 2012 8:29 PM CST

    That new GoT set is to correct the "controversy"

    by Cartagia

    I'd bet on it.

  • July 17, 2012 9:52 PM CST

    That's one hideous case of Photoshop botox on Alec Baldwin, there.

    by Nasty In The Pasty

    Why did they even need to do that? Baldwin was as good-looking as he ever was circa The Hunt For Red October. I can understand an aging actor wanting to look younger, but Baldwin was, what, 30 when he made that movie?

  • July 18, 2012 10:58 AM CST

    That's Alec Baldwin?

    by jim

    I thought it was some alternate universe version of the movie with Schmidt from "New Girl" playing Jack Ryan

  • July 18, 2012 11:19 AM CST

    I wouldn't make that bet, Cartagia

    by jim

    Doubtful they'd go to the expense of making such a slight change. Seems to me to be nothing more than a repackaging of stuff already available and one not yet available episode on a very soon to be redundantly useless disc.

  • July 18, 2012 10:44 PM CST

    No Bush's head on a stake, no buy dvd

    by Steve Lamarre

    Sorry, but I can't forgive the overreaction by all sides about Bush's fake head on a stake.

  • July 18, 2012 11:18 PM CST

    Game of thrones set....

    by MrH

    That Game of Thrones (region free) set can be had for about US$49 plus postage on UK Amazon. Good thing with UK Amazon if its an international order the tax is taken off. Same for the Harry Potter Wizards Collection (off topic I know). Thats like US$230 instead of $330 on Amazon UK. Just goes to show how much you can save by shopping else where.

  • The version on streaming site are already changed. Waste of fucking money. Nobody even noticed until like 4 months after that commentary was released. Reactionary asshats taking money away from an already expensive production to correct something that wasn't remotely bothersome.

  • July 19, 2012 9:05 AM CST

    3 midgets on DVD

    by vondamage

    Whatchu talking bout Mr Papadopoulos? DA PLANE DA PLANE!

  • I despise advertisements on DVDs I buy. I can barely tolerate them on stuff I rent, but there at least they make sense. Plus, having Abrams Schlock Trek shoved in my face each time before I watch an Original Series movie just seems like unnecessary torture and frankly a slap in the face to a Trekkie.