Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced the DVD release of
Eli Stone - The Complete 1st Season. All 13 episodes are included of ABC's new series about a California lawyer who suddenly has visions - are they fantasy (due to his inoperable brain aneurysm), or prophecy? - and wants to use them to do good. What sounds like it could be a somewhat morbid premise, actually translates into a bright, humorous and quirky show that comes to DVD on
September 2nd. And it's packaged with bonus material:
- Extended Pilot Episode with Audio Commentary
- Acting on Faith: Eli & George Michael
- Turning a Prophet: The Creation of Eli Stone
- Creating Visions: The Effects of Eli Stone
- Inside the Firm: The Natasha Henstridge Tour
- Deleted Scenes, Bloopers
Jonny Lee Miller (
Hackers, Æon Flux film) stars as the title character, and you'll also see Natasha Henstridge (
Species films,
The Whole Nine Yards), Victor Garber (
Alias, Titanic) and Loretta Devine (
Grey's Anatomy, Boston Public) on the regular cast. As you see in the extras above, singer George Michael - a favorite of the producers - plays a big role in the course of the show, and appears in several episodes.
Other guest stars include Pamela Reed, Katey Sagal, Johnny Pacar, Thomas Cavanagh, James Remar, Mary-Pat Green, Ethan Phillips and Richard Schiff. Cost is $39.99 SRP for a 4-disc set, but you can already
pre-order it from Amazon for $27.99. Cost in Canada is CA$44.99 SRP.
