Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 22, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) use their scientific expertise to unravel clues in mysterious and suspicious deaths. Each body tells a story: who the vic- tims were, how they lived, and how they died. In the early years of the series, the team was led by the intelligent Dr. Samantha Ryan (Amanda Burton). From the eighth season on, a new lead character took over: Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox). A rotating cast surrounds the leads. “Mad Men: The Final Season, Part One” (Lionsgate) represents producers’ annoying trend of breaking full sea- sons into multiple Blu-ray/DVD releases. However, since these seven episodes have already been aired, the distribu- tor likely wanted to maximize sales by issuing them now rather than waiting over a year for the second half of the season to be aired. These episodes are set in late-1960s New York. Don Draper (Jon Hamm) seems a very different man from the one who appears in the first season. He suggests that Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) make an important pitch to a client, discusses with Ted the fulfillment of honest hard work, turns down a tryst with his secretary, and becomes more of a father to Sally, suggesting that she not be so cyn- ical about life. Joan (Christina Hendricks) has to balance loyalty to Don with the lure of a huge paycheck. And there is that surreal, wonderful song-and-dance farewell to Bert (Robert Morse), “The Best Things in Life Are Free.” As series go on, many run out of dramatic steam. Although this is true to a degree with “Mad Men,” the writing is still sharp. The characters have made such an impression that viewers cannot help peeking into their lives. Bonuses on the two-disc Blu-ray set include fea- turettes about gay-rights activists of the ‘60s, gay empow- erment, the trial of the Chicago Eight, a look inside Morse’s last day on the set, and the featurette “Technology: 1969” that chronicles the birth of the personal computer and the Internet. “Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Complete Set” (Cinedigm) is a mas- sive 32-DVD box set containing all five seasons of the original anime series. Over 86 hours of shows are included. The “Yu-Gi-Oh!” animated series originated from the graphic novels created by Kazuki Takahashi. The spinoff Japanese collectible trading card game has sold more than 25 billion cards. The game and TV series feature strate- gic play involving a combination of monsters, spells, and traps to defeat opponents. A long-running success on TV worldwide, “Yu-Gi-Oh!” has aired domestically and internationally in more than 90 countries over the past 12 years. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Yugi and his friends, who love the newest card game sweep- ing the nation and discover that there is more to the game than meets the eye. Yugi solves an old Egyptian puzzle that infuses him with the energy of an ancient spirit and thrusts him into a conflict with the fate of the world in the balance. Extras include the movie “Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds beyond Time” and a collectible booklet.