Science Fiction

• Invader | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A Viking space capsule suddenly and unexpectedly returns to Earth from an explorative trip to Mars a journey it should not have been able to make on its own. It brings with it an armour clad alien that's hell bent on finding and sending back information in preparation for the invasion of Earth. NASA scientists take the alien to a lab for intensive investigation but are hindered by the army who seize control of it and the space capsule. When the alien inevitably escapes the killing begins and the army desperately tries to recapture or destroy it. Failure will mean the destruction of all life on Earth and the end of the human race.

• Farscape 4.2 | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Episodes 6-10 of Farscape's fourth series continue the themes set at the start of the year while concentrating on one-off adventures. John Crichton is still upset that Aeryn Sun has not confided in him about her pregnancy; Aeryn is still trying to cope with the loss of his dead copy; Chiana is trying in her lascivious way to get them back together; Scorpius and Sikozu are gradually becoming integrated into the life of the crew, and John and the others are trying to learn to trust their former arch-enemy. In "'Natural Election"', the process of choosing which of the crew shall be captain becomes more urgent when the living ship Moya is attacked by a space-dwelling plant that hangs around wormholes; "John Quixote" has Crichton and Chiana trapped in a surreal gameworld full of old friends and enemies; in "I Shrink, Therefore I Am", Crichton has to rescue his friends from bounty-hunters who have shrunk them and hidden them in their heavily-armoured bodies. Aeryn finds herself compelled to homicidal violence in "'A Prefect Murder"' and time goes wonky on her; Crichton has to get into drag and Scorpius has to vomit a lot to save their crewmates from getting caught in the cross-fire of "Coup by Clam". These are enjoyable albeit routine episodes of the most imaginative space opera ever to hit the TV screen, though they only hint at the wonders that were to come later in this final series. On the DVD: Farscape 4.2 has a wealth of special features that include two deleted scenes--one of them a touching discussion of their love lives between Aeryn and Chiana--and a text guide to swearing in the Farscape universe. There is a documentary about the special effects and a prolonged interview with Claudia Black in which she talks about how the show stretched her as an actress. It is presented in widescreen with a visual aspect ratio of 4:3 and has Dolby Digital sound. --Roz Kaveney

• Flash Gordon - Conquers the Universe | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A mysterious plague the Purple Death ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov investigating in his spaceship finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash Dale and Zarkov this time with ready-made allies waiting: Prince Barin of Arboria and Queen Fria of the frozen northern land of Frigia; where it so happens is found polarite antidote to the plague. But Ming will use all his for

• Doom | Blu Ray | (08/04/2013) from £9.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (150.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Something has gone wrong at a remote scientific research station on Mars. All research has ceased. Communication has failed. And the messages that do get through are less than comforting. It's a level 5 quarantine, and the only souls allowed in or out are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, a squadron armed to the teeth with unprecedented firepower to carry on their mission: nothing gets out alive. Special Features: Basic Training Rock Formation Master Monster Makers First Person Shoot Sequence Doom Nation Game On!

• Andromeda - Season 3 | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  The long night has fallen the greatest civilisation has crumbled. The universe falls into chaos. It is left to a man out of time Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) of the warship Andromeda Ascendant to take back the night and reform the Systems Commonwealth before all is lost. On the Andromeda Ascendant hope lives again... Episodes Comprise: 1. If The Wheel Is Fixed 2. The Shards Of Rimni 3. Mad To Be Saved 4. Cui Bono 5. The Lone And Level Sands 6. Slipfighter The Dogs Of

• The Moon - Limited Steelbook (Uhd-Blu-Ray + Blu-Ra | Blu Ray | (18/01/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Twilight Zone - Vol. 2 | DVD | (29/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It was in 1959 that ex-boxer and paratrooper turned screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This television series ran from 1959-1964 and it still looks fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series (and still does) is the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underline the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras.There are four more selected episodes from the series on Volume 2. "Time Enough at Last" (episode 8) features Burgess Meredith in a heartbreaking role as the only survivor of nuclear holocaust whose dreams are (literally) shattered before his very eyes. "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" (episode 22) is Serling at his humanitarian best, issuing a plea against prejudice and intolerance and dissecting the mechanics of mob hysteria all in the space of a half-hour television show. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" (episode 123) is one of the Zone's most celebrated set pieces, featuring a pre-Star Trek William Shatner as the paranoid passenger who sees a gremlin on the plane's wing. Directed by Richard (Lethal Weapon) Donner from a script by Richard Matheson, this episode was one of those remade in the 1983 Twilight Zone film. There is more aircraft oddity in "The Odyssey of Flight 33" (episode 54), co-written by Serling with technical dialogue assistance from a TWA pilot, giving the crew's conversation the stamp of authenticity as they plunge back and then forward in time.On the DVD: A neat animated menu with a winking eye guides the viewer "Inside the Twilight Zone", which consists of digests of background information on the individual episodes, as well as a general history of the show, season-by-season breakdown and a potted biography of Serling. --Mark Walker

• Red Dwarf : Series 8 (Limited Edition with corgi Scutter toy) | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Featuring the complete eighth series of Red Dwarf. Episodes comprise: 1. Back in the Red (Part 1) 2. Back in the Red (Part 2) 3. Back in the Red (Part 3) 4. Cassandra 5. Krytie TV 6. Pete 7. Pete II 8. Only The Good...

• Noir - Vol. 2 | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The mysteries deepen as professional assassins Mireille Bouquet and Yuumura Kirika now working together under the code name 'Noir' ply their chosen trade even as they search for the mysterious link that connects them. Is there someone out there who already knows? And if so is it the same mysterious person (or people) who've been playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with them since they first met? Secrets wrap around secrets and the body count continues to rise!

• Exodus (DVD) | DVD | (16/09/2013) from £12.76   |  Saving you £0.23 (1.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  12 astronauts volunteer to pioneer a colony on a newly discovered planet. They awake from their frozen 15 year sleep to discover that the ship has crashed and that they're trapped in their cryo-tubes. To make matters worse an alien beast breaks in and begins devouring them one by one.

• Farscape 1.4 | DVD | (04/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  An international co-production of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Australia's Channel 9 and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape is genre television at its most ambitious, inspired both by the cult appeal of Babylon 5 and the continuing success of the Star Trek franchise. Making extensive use of CGI, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, Farscape takes a visual leap beyond previous shows. Admittedly, the basic premise may be borrowed from Buck Rogers (American astronaut catapulted to far-flung galaxy populated by strange aliens), while the crew have something of Blake's 7 about them (a motley bunch of escaped convicts pursued by a relentless foe), and ideas like the living ship are borrowed from Babylon 5, but the Farscape concept has a freshness that makes it look and feel completely original. The production design is all bio-mechanical curves and the script never takes itself too seriously (fart jokes and double-entendres pop up when you least expect them). It must have been expensive to make, but it certainly looks (and sounds--in Dolby Digital 5.1) as if every penny made it to the screen. In true Buck Rogers style, Ben Browder plays leading man John Crichton as an all-American astronaut, although with a more believable sense of bewilderment; the supporting cast is a mixture of Australian and British actors, mostly disguised under heavy make-up.Box Set 4 includes four episodes, another gallery of conceptual art, and video profiles of everyone's favourite Hynerian Dominar, Rygel, as well as a profile of Moya the living Leviathan transport ship and her pilot. The episodes are: "Durka Returns", in which the crew meet the beautiful Chiana for the first time, as well as Rygel's old tormentor, Captain Durka; "A Human Reaction", where Crichton finally gets back to Earth but with unfortunate results for the rest of Moya's crew; "Through the Looking Glass" in which the crew and Moya are thrown into a dimensional schism inhabited by a strange creature; and "A Bug's Life", in which an intelligent virus is released on the ship after an encounter with Peacekeepers. --Mark Walker

• Doomwatch | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Mutant X, Series 1 Vol. 2 | DVD | (26/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Mutant X takes the useful SF trope of the mutant minority persecuted by the state and adds potentially interesting spins on which it rarely delivers. After a couple of pilot episodes that pushed into OTT visual stylishness, the show has settled into mildly repetitive though watchable blandness: for the most part it avoids story arcs and a large cast of regulars in favour of plugging its characters into the stock plots of television SF, such as doubles, vengeance crusades and untrustworthy lovers. On the DVD: Mutant X Series 1, Volume 2 contains the following episodes: "The Meaning of Death". A plague that kills mutants forces Adam to work with Mason Eckhart and the invulnerable mercenary Marlowe in the knowledge that any cure he comes up with will lead to a double-cross. "Lit Fuse". Brennan is attracted to energy-absorbing Ashley, who is being set up for betrayal by bounty-hunter Cross. When she absorbs Brennan, things get really complicated. "In the Presence of Mine Enemies". Jesse's hacker girlfriend Toni is forced by Eckhart to betray Adam's hideout Sanctuary and the computerised journalist Proxy Blue. Can the tables be turned? "Crime of the New Century". Youthful mutant firestarter Joshua is kidnapped, rescued and then turned over to the GSA by a renegade FBI agent. "Dark Star Rising". The survivors of a commando team have been altered into mutancy by scientists and want vengeance for their dead squad members. Mutant X helps them stop Eckhart getting the secret serum. The DVDs also contain trailers, a feature on the elaborate stunts and interviews with stunt coordinator Paul Rapovski, show runner Howard Chaykin and Victor Webster (Brennan). --Roz Kaveney

• The Twilight Zone - Season 3 (Colour) | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow between science and superstition and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call...The Twilight Zone! Episodes comprise: 1. Two 2. The Arrival 3. The Shelter 4. The Passerby 5. A Game of Pool 6.

• Halo - Legends | Blu Ray | (15/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Halo universe will expand on February 15th 2010, with the arrival of seven brand new animated stories.

• Skyhook | DVD | (14/04/2014) from £14.55   |  Saving you £1.44 (9.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Space is the next business frontier. The challenge is in finding a practical method to transport man equipment and resources from earth to orbit. In SkyHook a team of brilliant scientists compete to build the world's first space elevator and find themselves up against an evil corporate mercenary in this science fiction espionage extravaganza of deals and death. A material science expert is blackmailed to steal designs from the team of scientists that are on the brink of their goal. While the SkyHook team continues to pursue their dream Jamal continues his attack in an attempt to secure the 1 Billion Dollar Space prize and control the fate of the space industry.

• The Matrix Reloaded (2 Disc Special Edition) | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Neo and the leaders of the human resistance discover that Sentinels are burrowing their way towards Zion. Estimating they have perhaps just 72 hours until an all-out assault Neo must return back into the Matrix and find the keymaker to gain access to the mainframe to ensure human survival...

• Zone Of The Enders: Delores - Vol. 5 - Episodes 19-22 And | DVD | (15/12/2003) from £24.65   |  Saving you £-4.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Get ready for action as questions are answered when the war for Mars rears its ugly head. James Links is finding it's no easier to evade his enemies than it is to keep his friends! Tearful reunions and departures bring the Links family closer to their ultimate fate. In this uncertain world there are surprises and setbacks but the headstrong family bond is going to keep the Links defiant in their determination to do the right thing not only for Orbital Frame Dolores and for Mars - bu

• Lost Solace | DVD | (11/09/2017) from £6.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Spencer Cutler is a psychopath who has never felt empathy or guilt. However, a fateful encounter with a new drug is about to give him a dose of reality. As he takes a mind-bending trip down the highway of consciousness, he comes face to face with his own morality and his own twisted soul.

• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind | DVD | (03/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Close Encounters Of The Third Kind is a mesmerizing movie about earth's encounter with spaceships and alien beings as experienced by one ordinary man.