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American Gods Season One Blu-ray, DVD Review

As Game Of Thrones has shown so beautifully, it’s entirely possible to adapt a sprawling novel (or series of novels, as the case may be) into an equally impressive television show. The same can now also be said of Neil Gaiman’s 2001 fantasy novel American Gods. Though what’s great about the American Gods Season One Blu-ray and DVD is how its extras are almost as much about the original book as they are about the show.

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Exclusive Interview: “Star Trek Discovery Desperate” Hours Author David Mack

 

To coincide with the launch of a new Star Trek series, Star Trek Discovery, the good people at Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster who oversee the literary adventures of Kirk, Picard, and the rest have commissioned longtime Star Trek novelist David Mack to pen the non-canonical prequel novel Star Trek Discovery Desperate Hours (paperback, digital). But while Mack has written a number of Star Trek novels over the years — including 2004’s Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Time To Kill, 2012’s Star Trek: Vanguard: Storming Heaven, and the upcoming Star Trek: Titan: Fortune Of War — as he admitted in the following email interview, writing a book based on a show that’s still on the air made this experience rather unique.

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Exclusive Interview: “Star Trek: Enterprise: Rise Of The Federation: Patterns Of Interference” Author Christopher L Bennett

 

When Star Trek: Enterprise went off the air in 2005 after four seasons, fans of the show were understandably disappointed. But as with the other shows, being cancelled didn’t end the adventure for the original Enterprise and her crew. In Star Trek Enterprise Rise Of The Federation Patterns Of Interference (paperback, digital), writer Christopher L Bennett extends their tour of duty once again for the fifth time book in his Rise Of The Federation series, further exploring the formative years of The Federation.

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The Walking Dead The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray, DVD Review

Like most serial dramas, the zombie survival show The Walking Dead has had its good seasons and its bad. But one thing that’s been constant is that the show’s seasonal Blu-rays and DVDs have presented the show as was meant to be seen: with clean picture and tons of extras. And the same can be said about the newest one, The Walking Dead The Complete Seventh Season (Blu-ray, DVD). It’s just too bad it presents one of the bad seasons.

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The Blindspot The Complete Second Season Blu-ray, DVD Review

Like The Blacklist, Designated Survivor, and The Last Ship, the TV show Blindspot is a ridiculous, unrealistic, and over-the-top action show that’s like a weekly version of a big dumb action movie. Which is what makes it so much fun. Though what also makes the Blindspot The Complete Second Season Blu-ray and DVD so much fun is that it augments this explosive season with informative and interesting extras.

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South Park The Complete Twentieth Season Blu-ray, DVD Review

These days, the only reason to buy a TV show on Blu-ray or DVD is if you’re old school (like me) or you like the extras. So I have some good news, and some bad news, for fans of South Park and physical media: While the South Park The Complete Twentieth Season Blu-ray and DVD do have some good special features, they could’ve been presented better.

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The Last Ship The Complete Third Season Blu-ray, DVD Review

With tons of shooting, explosions, and people running after their shooting causes something to explode, the TV show The Last Ship has always felt like a really long action movie that’s been broken into smaller parts. Which is just one of the reasons why the best way to watch the latest episodes of this gripping action show is on the The Last Ship The Complete Third Season, which is out now on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Funko Announce Seraph Of The End POP! Toys

Funko have announced that they’ll release a series of POP! toys for characters from the anime and manga series Seraph Of The End this March.

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Exclusive Interview: “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Headlong Flight” Author Dayton Ward

 

While the most recent Star Trek movies kind of, sort of, but not really rebooted the saga, the Trek novels have continued the timeline of the original series, the other shows, and the previous movies. Which is how we get to Dayton Ward’s Star Trek The Next Generation Headlong Flight (paperback, digital), a new adventure for Captain Picard and crew. Though in talking to Ward about the novel, it turns out we also get there by going through a certain Canadian rock band…