Monday, September 21, 2009

Mysteries on TV: Castle, Law & Order SVU, and The Mentalist, Season DVDs Available This Week

Mysteries on TV

, your source for the most complete selection of detective, amateur sleuth, private investigator, and suspense television mystery series now available or coming soon to DVD, is profiling three series that have season DVDs being released this week.

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A bestselling novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and a New York City detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) delve into real world crime in .

In the premiere episode, a copycat killer recreates the murder scenes depicted in Castle's novels. Finding true life mysteries more stimulating than fiction, Castle continues to offer his professional insights to Detective Beckett -- whether she wants them or not. Sparks fly and a hint of romance hangs in the air as these two strong personalities investigate some of the most puzzling crimes on the NYPD's docket.

The Castle: Season One DVD set of 3 discs contain the 10 episodes that aired on ABC in spring 2009 as a mid-season replacement series. The DVD also features bloopers and outtakes, and featurettes showing which classic detective shows inspired the series and a write-along with Nathan Fillion. The second season opener airs tonight at 10 PM (ET/PT).

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Follow dedicated detectives Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) as they work with New York City's most heinous criminals, including abusive foster parents, neglectful doctors, vicious smugglers and sadistic kidnappers in .

Compelling guest stars this season include the return of Stephanie March as ADA Alexandra Cabot, Carol Burnett, Carol Kane, Hilary Duff, Cicely Tyson, Alex Kingston, Dabney Coleman, Martin Mull, and Ellen Burstyn, who won an Emmy for her guest appearance as Stabler's mother Bernadette.

The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season Ten DVD set of 5 discs contain the 22 episodes that aired on NBC from September 2008 through June 2009. The 11th season premieres Wednesday, September 23rd, at 10 PM (ET/PT).

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is Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis -- talents that made him appear psychically gifted -- to bring killers to justice.

At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps an elite team of detectives break their toughest cases. But no matter how many criminals he catches, Patrick never forgets his central goal: Find Red John. And bring him down.

The Mentalist: Season One DVD set of 6 discs contain the 23 episodes that aired on CBS from September 2008 through May 2009. The second season premieres Thursday, September 24th, at 9 PM (ET/PT).

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