Science Fiction

• Space: 1999 - Vol. 2 | DVD | (30/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  For the time, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, which was British-made on a first-season budget of 3.25 million pounds--an astounding amount--and ran for two seasons from 1975 to 77. What keeps fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to do with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV SF predecessors such as Star Trek in which the mood is more generally convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances are: the moon and the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from its orbit and travel endlessly through space, making our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. Of course the show is not without its detractors, having been soundly lambasted for its many scientific errors. No less august a figure than Isaac Asimov criticised the show for its premise in the opening episode "Breakaway", which had nuclear explosions on the "dark side of the moon" somehow propel it out of orbit and sent it flying through space without regard for any physical laws. In "Earthbound", aliens travelling to Earth state it will take them 75 years to reach their destination, making one wonder why it didn't take the moon that long to encounter the aliens. While these are serious complaints, fans tend to remember the scientific seriousness of the series and the sense of awe created by the many strange creatures and phenomena they encounter on their journey through the galaxy. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com

• Lexx - Season 2 - Vol. 3 | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  LEXX 2.3 takes the crew of the LEXX to hitherto unseen areas of rudeness and adventure and continues the adventures where no other crew would even dare to go before! 2.11 NOOK: Xev Stan and Kai visit Nook a quiet settlement inhabited by monks -all of which haven 't seen a woman before.As Xev sends temperatures soaring can Nook survive her visit? 2.12 NORB: Mantrid 's representative arrives on the LEXX intent on showing them up close what the madman 's game is.Soon the LEXX is being taken apart from the inside out ... 2.13 TWILIGHT: On a planet with properties to heal the dead Xev brings Stan to recover from an accident.But the dead are animated and can smell their flesh -and they 're hungry ... 2.14 PATCHES IN THE SKY: Stan takes a trip into a drug-fuelled nightmare and encounters his nemesis Gigarotta.His only hope of escape has flipped because of all the patches in the sky ... 2.15 WOZ: Xev 's body is about to shut down and Stan and Kai have to take her on a magical journey to see the wonderful Wuzzard of Woz and show her there 's no place like home!

• Flash Gordon Space Soldiers - Volume 2 - Episodes 5 To 8 | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Flash Gordon fights to save Earth from Ming the Merciless in four more episodes. Episodes include: The Destroying Ray / Flaming Torture / Shattering Doom / Tournament Of Death

• Andromeda - Season 3 - Vol. 2 | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £4.09   |  Saving you £17.16 (606.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  C.06 - Slipfighter The Dogs Of War When it becomes clear that the planet Marduk has developed a weapon which can destory stars the ANDROMEDA goes to stop them but vital to the mission is a Tyr who's lost faith in his his abilities... C.07 - The Leper's Kiss Dylan discovers he has only 72 hours to prevent the assassination of a freind and sets off with Tyr and Beka on a chase for the efficient killer. But who or where is 'The Leper'. And can he be found in time? C.08 - For Whom The Bell Tolls After a routine mission Dylan discovers that something has got aboard his ship causing disruptions power failures and even ghostly aparitions - can the ANDROMEDA ascendant really be haunted? C.09 - And Your Heart Will Fly Away When Tyr disappears and the ANDROMEDA comes under attack from a shape-changing force Dylan and friends try to link the two events discovering the story of a lost love and revenge... C.10 - The Unconquerable Man Setting things to rights may be a noble intention but the reality can be somewhat different. Dylan's old colleague Gaheris Rhade is getting a second chance at restoring order to the universe - but at what cost?

• Flash Gordon Space Soldiers (3 Disc Set) | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Planet Mongo is hurtling through space threatening to destroy Earth. Flash Gordon and Dale Arden join Doctor Zarkov on his rocket ship in an attempt to reach the planet and divert it from its course. Landing on Mongo, Flash, Dale and Zarkov fall into the clutches of the merciless Emperor Ming, who imprisons Zarkov in his laboratory and then, determined to win the beautiful Dale for his bride, condemns Flash to fight for his life. Can Flash save the Earth? Will he overcome the evil Emperor Min...

• Get Backers - Vol. 4 | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £25.25   |  Saving you £-5.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The minute the Get Backers entered the Limitless Fortress they were separated. After roaming endless streets and halls fighting thug after thug they're back together again... only to find themselves stuck in a room with six exits. Which door will they choose? And can they possibly be ready for what's waiting for them on the other side? Join The Get Backers as they continue their trek through the Limitless Fortress searching for Makubex and the stolen IL. Each of our heroes gets pa

• Farscape 4.5 | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This last ever sequence of Farscape episodes is as effective and powerful a climax as those of earlier seasons. The three-parter "We're So Screwed" (a title censored by the BBC in the UK) starts with "Fetal Attraction", in which the crew of Moya attempt to rescue the pregnant Aeryn Sun from her Scarren captors and end up starting a dangerous epidemic on a space station. They get Aeryn back and lose Scorpius; in "Hot to Katratzi", the necessity of saving his worst enemy--who just knows too much to be left a captive--forces John Crichton to gate-crash the Sebacean-Scarren peace conference and bluff his way to success. Seemingly betrayed by Scorpius, John snatches victory in "La Bomba", striking another deadly blow against the Scarren empire. The title of the last episode "Bad Timing" refers both to the show's cancellation--the cast and crew felt real bitterness towards the SciFi Channel over this--and to the cliff-hanger ending; the crew of Moya have to prevent a Scarren ship finding its way through the worm-hole to Earth. Farscape was perhaps the best ever television space opera and certainly the most sexy, stylish, funny and dramatic; it will be greatly missed. On the DVD: Farscape, Series 4 Part 5 presents the shows in 16:9 format with impressively loud Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. The special features include a documentary about the cancellation of Farscape, in which the cast talk about their shock and grief and fans talk about the "Save Farscape" campaign. There are a couple of extended versions of scenes from these episodes and an extensive blooper reel, much of it hilarious. Also included is an illustrated glossary of terms from the Uncharted Territories and a collection of interesting facts about these last four episodes. --Roz Kaveney

• WarGames / WarGames 2: The Dead Code Double Pack | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Double bill of sci-fi films. In 'WarGames' (1983), David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) is a young computer whizz who hacks into what he believes is a new line of video games, little knowing that it is in fact NORAD, America's defence program. He inadvertently creates a hostile global situation, placing the world on the brink of nuclear war. Together with his girlfriend Jennifer (Ally Sheedy) and a misanthropic computer expert (John Wood), David must fight to prevent an atomic meltdown. In 'War...

• Noir - Vol. 4 - Episodes 13-16 | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £24.65   |  Saving you £-4.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In a world where no one is what they seem faith and trust become the key objectives and ultimate goal. Driven by the machinations of the mysterious Chloe Altena and an all new crime family Kirika and Mireille must fightfor their lives both at home and abroad as the action explodes across the globe. Yet even as the mystery surrounding the origins of Noir slowly begins to give up its clues the two assassins find themselves being driven apart both by conflicting emotions and by c

• Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum - Vol. 5 | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £13.48   |  Saving you £6.51 (48.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first teat of the new Eva turns into a disaster! As the giant bio-humanoid runs out of control the combined efforts of Asuka and Rei fail to stop it leaving Shinji to face the berserk monster alone...but will his compassion for the fellow child trapped inside the monster become his undoing? As Gendo unleashes the monstrous power of Unit 01's dummy plug it becomes horribly apparent that the Evas are far more than just machines. The truth behind the sinister mask of the Eva is

• Alien Encounter | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £12.25   |  Saving you £3.74 (23.40%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Gremloids | DVD | (19/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Not long ago in a galaxy too close for comfort the rebel alliance intercepted some secret transmissions from imperial leader Lord Buckethead. Buckethead and his alien cohorts mistakenly traced the transmissions to the planet Earth where they found a peculiar and frustrating new resistance at work. Now the fate of mankind is in the hands of a pest control expert a geriatric superhero and a speech impedimented alien with a coal-scuttle for a head in this outrageous comedy in the tradition of 'Spaceballs'!

• Farscape 3.5 | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £15.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (36.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The final four episodes of Farscape's remarkable third season prove conclusively that this is the show's best and bravest year to date. Powerful issues of love, loyalty and sacrifice remain to be resolved, but after enduring a vertiginous emotional roller-coaster ride in recent episodes, Moya's reunited crew have no time to recuperate as Crichton determinedly calls them to arms for their sternest challenge yet. Scorpius and his Wormhole research must be destroyed at any price. Thus the scene is set to conclude the series' biggest story arc in a climactic confrontation aboard the Peacekeeper Command Carrier. In "I-Yensch, You-Yensch" the plan is set in motion, as a canny Rygel bargains with Scorpius and gains his grudging respect during an unexpected and tragi-comic heist by two murderously incompetent criminals. Then the two-parter "Into the Lion's Den" takes everyone onto the Command Carrier, where Aeryn is confronted by her past, Crichton's subconscious finally releases its Wormhole secrets, and Crais persuades Talyn to do something extraordinarily noble. By the end, it's hard not to sympathise with poor put-upon Scorpius. In the final episode, "Dog with Two Bones", Moya's crew seem finally free to go their separate ways as a mysterious refugee helps Crichton confront his worst fears about Aeryn. Emotions reach a climax and remain tantalisingly unresolved at the cliffhanger ending. On the DVD: Farscape, Volume 3.5 carries all the usual gallery of extra features--including deleted scenes, "Info-Pods" on Rygel, Crais and Scorpius, "Farscape Facts", trailers and stills--plus of course four uncut episodes. --Mark Walker

• Smallville - Series 1-8 - Complete | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £139.99

  Smallville tells the tale of a teenage Clark Kent in the days before he was Superman. Clark must deal with a variety of individuals given powers by the green rocks keep his powers a secret cope with his friendship with a young Lex Luthor and balance the two girls in his life Chloe and Lana.

• R.O.D. The TV - Vol. 4 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £14.83   |  Saving you £5.16 (25.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Against the world! The Paper Sisters attack Doksensha's headquarters in Hong Kong to rescue Nenene although they must first defeat legions of machinegun-wielding security guards laser-firing robots and an even more dangerous foe: another Paper Master! Taking advantage of the chaos Mr. Carpenter kicks-off his own plans and the world will tremble from the conflict! Episodes Comprise: 13. Twilight Of The Papers (Part 2) 14. Paper Leaf Void 15. In The Grey Light Of The

• Stargate Atlantis - Series 4 Vol.2 | DVD | (16/06/2008) from £4.49   |  Saving you £15.50 (345.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A new Stargate team embarks on an incredible journey to the lost city of Atlantis. The team must battle to defeat a gruesome powerful new enemy known as the Wraiths quickly forge new alliances... and simply survive. Their success will dictate whether they live long enough to gather the resources needed to return home from the intergalactic adventure of a lifetime... Episodes Comprise: 5. Travellers - Imprisoned and forced to reactivate a radiation-emitting dormant Lantean spaceship Sheppard sends a distress signal that attracts a Wraith cruiser! 6. Tabula Rasa - Plant samples brought back from a new planet introduce an amnesia-inducing virus that strikes everyone in the city except Teyla and Ronon. 7. Missing - Captured in a strangely deserted settlement on New Athos by a fierce warrior tribe Teyla and Keller are threatened with death unless they betray the location of Atlantis. 8. The Seer - Teyla seeks help from a seer in her search for her lost people as the Wraith offer their help in stopping Replicators from destroying humans throughout the galaxy.

• Survivors - Series 1-3 - Complete | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Conceived by Terry Nation (the creator of the Daleks and Blake's 7) Survivors is a groundbreaking and startlingly realistic television drama series. First aired in 1975 at the height of the Cold War Survivors post-apocalyptic storylines immediately gripped the imagination of the British public and remain compelling viewing to this day. Series 1 The first series of thirteen episodes charts the onset and aftermath of a virulent plague that wipes out 99.9% of the world's population and the struggles of a lone group of survivors during the privations that follow. The action follows the experiences of three principal survivors: headstrong housewife Abby Grant enigmatic engineer Greg Preston and London secretary Jenny Richards. Series 2 This second series of thirteen episodes is set a year after the global pandemic which claimed the lives of 99.9% of the world's population and charts the continuing struggles of a small band of survivors in the dangerous new world left behind by 'The Death'. Picking up the storyline six months after the events of the first series the action follows Greg Preston as he visits Whitecross to meet up with self-sufficiency expert Charles Vaughan again. Jenny is now heavily pregnant with Greg's baby and is understandably keen to have absent medical student Ruth present at the birth. Greg is determined to locate her but catastrophe strikes while he is away and a terrible fire destroys the Grange. Reunited with Jenny and the other survivors of the blaze Greg decides they have no choice but to join the community at Whitecross. There they meet Charles partner Pet (Lorna Lewis) shepherd Hurbert (John Abineri) and carpenter Jack (Gordon Salkilld). The new year brings new perils for the survivors including: a memorable journey to the heart of rat-infested London; the menace of a deadly sniper in an episode penned by Ian McCulloch (Greg) himself; and the ever present threat of disease. Series 3 This final series of twelve episodes is set two years after the global pandemic which claimed the lives of 99.9% of the world's population and charts the continuing struggles of a small band of survivors in the dangerous new world left behind by 'The Death'.

• Star Blazers - The Quest For Iscandar - Part 1 | DVD | (01/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's 2199 and radiation from constant Gamilon bombing threatens to destroy life on Earth. Space Cruiser Argo races against time to find the planet Iscander and bring back Cosmo-DNA which can reverse the contamination. The Argo engages in spectacular battles with an enemy fleet commanded by Desslok of Gamilon. On board officers Derek Wildstar and Mark Venture wage their own private war. Chief Mechanic Sandor is revealed to be a Cyborg and Captain Avatar weakened by radiation poisoning is kept alive by Dr. Sane the ship's doctor. A quirky robot called IQ-9 takes over when the human crew need help. All this while Queen Starsha waits on Iscandar with a man from Earth the Star Blazers have given up for dead.... Please note: this is a NTSC disc.

• Space Fury | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Two American astronauts are involved in a collision with a Russian space station. One of them is more than he appears; a terrorist with plans to sabotage the mission...

• Stargate Atlantis - Series 3 - Vol. 2 | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £9.14   |  Saving you £10.85 (118.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Episodes Comprise: 1. Progeny 2. The Real World 3. Common Ground 4. McKay & Mrs. Miller