For some reason, the Christmas season hits the DVD market in October. Things are even starting to build towards that now.

First, the DVD releases:

• 11:59
• Air TV, Vol. 2
• Alone in the Dark: A direct to video video game adaptation starring Christian Slater.
• Babel: Two disc special collector’s edition
• Beck – Mongolian Chop Squad III: I’ve heard good things about this one.
• The Best of the Cosby Show
• Black Book
• Bleach Volume 6: The Entry
• Broken (Unrated)
• Bug (Special Edition)
• The Cat O’Nine Tails
• Catherine Tate Show: The Complete First Season
• Cinema 16: European Short Films
• Cujo (25th Anniversary Edition)
• Davey and Goliath – The Lost Episodes
• Directors Series Bundle: 10 of the sets.
• Directors Series: All 20 entries
• Drawn Together – Season 2
• Eat My Dust (Supercharged Edition)
• Eaten Alive
• Elvira’s Movie Macabre: This volume includes “Blue Sunshine” and “Monstroid.”
• Elvira’s Movie Macabre: This volume includes “Gamera, Super Monsters” and “They Came From Beyond Space.”
• Elvira’s Movie Macabre: This volume includes “Maneater of Hydra” and “The House That Screamed.”
• Ergo Proxy, Vol. 6: Deus Ex Machina
• Eureka Seven Vol. 9 Special Edition: Includes DVD, T-shirt, artbox, soundtrack, and manga
• Evening
• Family Fun 50 Movie Pack
• The Ferryman
• Fright Night Collection: Includes “Red Eye,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “The Haunting” and “What Lies Beneath.”
• George Carlin: All My Stuff: I’m sure that “stuff” is the word used to describe things in the set, as well.
• Gravy Train
• Grounded For Life (Season Five)
• The Intruder: A pre-Trek William Shatner stars in a Roger Corman movie. How can this possibly go wrong?
• Kamichu!: Complete Collection
• The King of Queens – The Complete Ninth Season
• Knocked Up – Unrated
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 3
• The Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland Collection: Includes “Babes on Broadway,” “Girl Crazy,” and “Strike Up The Band.”
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Vol. 10: This limited edition includes a T-shirt.
• My Name Is Earl – Season 2
• Naruto, Vol. 16
• Next
• Numb3rs – The Third Season
• Opera
• Ranma 1/2: Season Three – Hard Battle 2007
• Ringu O / Rasen Double Feature
• Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Granada Television Series
• Spider Baby (Special Edition)
• Splinter
• The Stendhal Syndrome
• Stephen King Gift Set: Includes “The Langoliers,” “The Stand” and “Golden Years.”
• The Streets of San Francisco – Season 1, Vol. 2
• Streets of San Francisco – Season One: Both volumes, one set.
• Suspiria
• Tekkon Kinkreet
• Tenchi Muyo Ryo Ohki: Box Set
• The Third: The Girl With The Blue Eye, Volume 2: Tending Wounds
• Trailer Park Boys: Season 5
• Trailer Park Boys – Season 6
• The TV Set
• Twisted Terror Collection: Includes “Deadly Friend,” “Dr. Giggles,” “Eyes of a Stranger,” “From Beyond The Grave,” “The Hand” and “Someone’s Watching Me.”
• The Unit – The Complete Second Season
• The Untouchables – Season 1, Vol. 2
• The Untouchables – Season One: Both volumes, one set.
• Urban Gothic Season 2
• Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Vol. 4
• Wanderlust
• What About Brian – The Complete Series
• Witchblade, Vol. 1
• Witchblade: Starter Set

Now, the Blu-Ray releases:

• Black Book
• Gods and Generals
• Gothika
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• Tekkon Kinkreet
• Underworld (Unrated)
• The Wild Bunch
• Wyatt Earp

Here are the HD DVD releases:

• The Evening
• Freedom Vol. 2
• The Getaway (Unrated)
• Gods and Generals
• Gothika
• Knocked Up
• Next
• Patch Adams
• The Wild Bunch
• Wyatt Earp

Finally, the pick of the week. I’ve got to go with the second season of My Name Is Earl. That’s just a great show. Jamie Pressley just won an Emmy for her work on it, too.