TV on DVD: 'House' Season 6, 'Vampire Diaries'
HOUSE: SEASON 6SERIES Hugh Laurie's damaged diagnostic whiz starts the season in a rehab / psych hospital, emerging a changed man. Or is he? Other characters face their own demons in this strong, pivotal season.
EXTRAS Great stuff! Featurettes cover psych hospital location shoot, soundstage re-creation, Laurie's directing debut, plus four episode commentaries. Blu-ray disc has making-of the on video-game episode, picture-in-picture "Guide to Diagnostic Medicine," cool "pocket Blu" smart-phone app enabling enhanced remote control, Wi-Fi download of extras to watch on the go.
LIST PRICE $60 DVD/$75 Blu- ray, out today from Universal.
Also outTHE VAMPIRE DIARIES: SEASON 1 Extras include making-of doc, auditions, webisodes, audiobook, more; BD has web-streamed extras from "Chuck" and "Supernatural" sets; $60 DVD/$70 Blu-ray, Warner.
NCIS: LOS ANGELES: SEASON 1 Includes two-part "NCIS" spinoff pilot; perfunctory extras on making-of, stunts, cast/ crew, sets, pilot commentary; $65 DVD/$73 Blu-ray, CBS.
SONS OF ANARCHY: SEASON 2 Socko cycle club drama has featurette on moral code, raucous cast roundtable, commentary (Blu-ray picture-in-picture); $60 DVD/$70 Blu-ray, Fox.
Out next TuesdaySUPERNATURAL: SEASON 5 Apocalypse and Lucifer, with commentaries, webisodes, more; $60 DVD/$70 Blu-ray, Warner.
CHUCK: SEASON 3 Spy guy fun, mockumentary, more; $60 DVD / $60 Blu-ray, Warner.
SMALLVILLE: SEASON 9 "Absolute Justice" featurette, commentaries, more; $60 DVD/$70 Blu-ray, Warner.
Coming to Blu-rayOct. 26 "Slings & Arrows"
Nov. 16 "The World at War"
Nov. 23 "Deadwood"