Entertainment One has some great releases for the month of October. They have a little 
something for everyone including history, comedy, science fiction and some classic television. Included in this month’s release schedule are two of my personal favorites, It Takes a Thief starring the suave Robert Wagner and the recently cancelled, Sanctuary starring the sexy Amanda Tapping. Check out the list and mark your calendars.
Coming to home video the week of October 2nd:
THIS OCTOBER, THE LOVE BOAT MEETS SEX & THE CITY IN THE ACCLAIMED STAGE PLAY FROM NAACP AWARD-WINNING WRITER/DIRECTOR JECARYOUS JOHNSON
From urban theatres award-winning writer/director JeCaryous Johnson, Entertainment One presents the stage play LOVE OVERBOARD on DVD, following its hit national stage tour.
The S.S. Love & Happiness is the cruise ship known for making romantic dreams come true. On board, meet: the captain, who seems more concerned with stalking women than steering the ship; a married couple hoping to rediscover the fire they once had; a divorced man looking to celebrate his new independence; an overly spiritual woman who is determined to wait for Mr. Right; and her best friend who prefers dating a man with a ring on his finger. Before this cruise ends, will relationships be mended and marriages be saved, or will this dream vacation be shipwrecked? Khalil Kain (For Colored Girls, Renaissance Man, Juice), Carl Payne (The Game, Martin, The Last Dragon), Joe Torry (House Party 3, Fed, Poetic Justice), Karen Malina White (Lean On Me, Malcolm & Eddie, The Cosby Show), Rhona Bennett (Men Cry in the Dark, The Jamie Foxx Show) and Tammy Townsend (Warrior, The Brady Bunch Movie, The Pest) star.
Format: DVD/Single
Run time: 110 mins.
Rating: NR
Price: $14.98srp
Street: October 2
ENTERTAINMENT ONE RE- OPENS THE CULT CLASSIC TELEVISION VAULTS TO RELEASE SEASON ONE OF THE ICONIC 60s SPY SERIES STARRING GOLDEN GLOBE® WINNER ROBERT WAGNER AND A DAZZLING LINEUP OF A-LIST GUEST STARS
Fusing the heist and espionage genres, IT TAKES A THIEF was an act
ion-adventure series that aired on ABC for two-and-a-half seasons between January 9, 1968, and March 24, 1970. Marking the TV debut of six-time Golden Globe Nominee Robert Wagner (Austin Powers, Hart to Hart), the cult classic series was inspired by Hitchcocks 1955 Cary Grant film, To Catch a Thief, and was among the last of the 1960s spy television genre. This October, Entertainment One presents IT TAKES A THIEF: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON in a 5-disc set containing all 16 digitally remastered original episodes from season one, plus an extended feature-length version of the pilot episode.
Stealing to finance his life as a playboy and sophisticate, Alexander Mundy (Wagner) was the worlds greatest cat burglar until the day he got caught. But thievery skills are an asset in the world of espionage, so Mundy is pardoned when he agrees to use his wily ways to help steal for the SIA, an American espionage agency. Technically under house arrest, Mundy then travels the world over, performing daring acts of thievery in the name of Uncle Sam. He also works closely with SIA department head, Noah Bain (70s TV mainstay Malachi Throne), his boss, aide, friend and watchdog.
The series was created by Emmy® Award winning television writer Roland Kibbee who had written for The Virginian and The Bob Newhart Show and would go on to write for Columbo and Barney Miller. And, along with Fred Astaire, who became a semi-regular as Alexanders retired burglar dad, Alister, IT TAKES A THIEF also boasted a whos who of A-list guest stars including Season Ones Raymond Burr (Perry Mason, Rear Window), Susan Saint James (Kate & Allie, McMillan and Wife), Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boat, Mary Tyler Moore), Tina Louise (Gilligans Island, The Stepford Wives), Bill Bixby (The Incredible Hulk, The Magician) and Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch, Little Women).
Format: DVD/5 Discs
Run time: 816 mins.
Rating: N/A
Price: $39.98srp
Street: October 2
THE LEGENDARY COMIC DUO FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMEDY IS DIGITALLY RESTORED IN THIS FULLY-AUTHORIZED SET FEATURING ALL 26 EPISODES FROM SEASON ONE OF THEIR LANDMARK TV SHOW
One of the greatest comedy teams in the history of show business, Abbott and Costello shared a magical 
chemistry that would take them from the burlesque stage to radio, Broadway, Hollywood and finally
to television. This October, fans of classic television comedy are invited to share the laughter and applause as Entertainment One unveils THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON. Digitally restored and re-mastered, this exclusive, fully-authorized 4-DVD collection features all the hilarious skits and ingenious wordplay that made the duo legends, including their trademark Whos on First? routine.
Beginning in 1952, the filmed half-hour series “The Abbott and Costello Show” appeared in syndication on local stations across the country. Loosely based on Bud and Lous popular radio series, the show cast the pair as unemployed actors, perpetually looking for work while struggling to pay back rent to Sidney Fields, their often frustrated landlord. From Whos on First? to Niagara Falls, from Mustard to The Lemon Bit all of Bud and Lous classic routines were incorporated into The Abbott and Costello Show. Additional fan-favorites/recurring characters included the elegant Hillary Brooke, the belligerent Mike The Cop Kelly (Gordon Jones), the malevolent and child-like Oswald Stinky Davis (Joe Besser) and the ever-gainfully employed immigrant entrepreneur Mr. Bacciagalupe (Joe Kirk).
Frequently cited as an inspiration for Jerry Seinfelds own hit series, The Abbott and Costello Show was named one of the 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME by Time Magazine in 2007 and one of the 100 Greatest TV Shows by Entertainment Weekly in 1998.
Format: DVD/4 Discs
Run time: 727 mins. + extras
Rating: N/A
Price: $39.98srp
Coming to home video the week of October 16th:
FRESH FROM THE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM, THE YOUNG LAWYER AT THE CENTER OF JOHN GRISHAMS BEST-SELLING NOVEL AND HOLLYWOODS BLOCKBUSTER FILM IS BACK IN DANGERS PATH IN THE HIT NBC SERIES
From the executive producers of Law & Order, Boston Legal and Hun
g, the NBC hit series based on John Grishams best-selling novel and the blockbuster feature film, The Firm, premieres on DVD this October in THE FIRM: THE COMPLETE SERIES. Starring Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama, A Beautiful Mind, Poseidon), Callum Keith Rennie (Californication, The Killing, Battlestar Galactica), Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers, From Dusk Till Dawn, Cape Fear) and Molly Parker (Dexter, Deadwood), the 6-disc set contains bonus features including a sneak peek featurette Origins of The Firm by John Grisham, a Josh Lucas character profile, cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
Its been 10 years since the young associate Mitch McDeere (Josh Lucas) brought down his prestigious Memphis law firm, exposing it as a front for the Chicago mob and captivating millions of readers around the world. Now, he and his family emerge from the isolation of the Witness Protection Program unaware that they are once again stepping into dangers path. As McDeere starts his own law practice in Washington, D.C., he soon discovers that old and new threats are lurking everywhere in this 6-disc set packed with every episode from the explosive primetime series.
Format: DVD/6 Discs
Run time: 990 mins.
Rating: NR
Price: $39.98srp
Coming to home video the week of October 23rd:
AS SEEN ON THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL!
EXPERIENCE THE BEGINNING OF EVIL IN AN ASTONISHING INSTALLMENT OF THE LANDMARK DOCUMENTARY SERIES CHRONICLING HITLERS RISE TO POWER, FEATURING NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN COLORIZED AND RESTORED HD FOOTAGE
Infamous for his crimes against humanity, Hitlers rise to power was as unexpected as it was devastating. Utilizing 
exclusive archive footage that has been restored, colorized and rendered in HD, APOCALYPSE: HITLER the prologue to the six-part critically acclaimed documentary Apocalypse: The Second World War is a remarkable chronicling of the Fuhrers ascent, exploring his unlikely path from mediocre student and failed artist to ruthless totalitarian dictator. As seen on the National Geographic Channel, the documentary is presented in two parts: the first episode chronicles Hitler’s life as a failed painter and far-right activist up to his election as Chancellor of Germany, while the second episode centers on his relentless rise to power and ends in 1939 and the beginning of WWII.
Format: DVD/BD/Single
Run time: 110 mins.
Rating: NR
Price: (DVD) $19.98srp/(BD) $24.98srp
Street: October 23
THIS OCTOBER, ENTERTAINMENT ONE TRANSPORTS THE STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF SYFY CHANNELS SMASH, CUTTING-EDGE SERIES TO DVD IN ONE COLLECTIBLE 18-DISC BOX SET!
Leave the world you know behind and join Amanda Tapping (Starga
te SG-1, Stargate Atlantis) as Dr. Helen Magnus on her quest to track down, study and protect the monstrous creatures that secretly live among us in one of Syfys most innovative and successful series of all time. SANCTUARY: THE COMPLETE SERIES is available for the first time ever in one collectible 18-disc box set that includes all 59 episodes of the Primetime Emmy nominee for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, an exclusive 16-page Guidebook and extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes, plus a multitude of otherworldly bonus features including audio commentary, bloopers and outtakes and deleted scenes.
The trailblazing series follows the enigmatic Dr. Magnus and her Sanctuary team featuring Robin Dunne (Dawsons Creek) as Will Zimmerman, Ryan Robbins (Battlestar Galactica, Falling Skies, Apollo 18) as Henry Foss, and Christopher Heyerdahl (The Twilight Saga, Hell on Wheels, True Blood) as Bigfoot across brave new worlds from one groundbreaking season to the next. The creative team behind this consistently inventive series includes executive producer, writer and creator Damian Kindler (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis); executive producer and lead actor Tapping; and executive producer and director Martin Wood (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis).
Format: DVD/18 Discs
Run time: 44 hrs. + extras
Rating: N/A
Price: $149.98
