TV on DVD Buzz

Here is this week’s edition for TV on DVD Releases in the reality and documentary category.

20 Years of BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff - This release contains the performances of all 10 of the competition winners as well as a documentary about the competition.

Armageddon: Exploring the Doomsday Myth - This History Channel documentary looks at doomsday predictions. Episodes included are “Doomsday 2012: The End of Days,” “Mayan Doomsday,” “Doomsday Tech” and “More Doomsday Tech.”

Automobiles: 1955 Chevrolet - This History Channel documentary is about the 1955 Chevrolet.

Automobiles: 1968 Mustang - This is a History Channel documentary about the 1968 Mustang.

Automobiles: 1969 Plymouth Fury - This documentary is about the 1969 Plymouth Fury.

Automobiles: 1975 Firebird - This History Channel documentary is about the 1975 Firebird.

Automobiles: 1985 Buick Grand National - This History Channel documentary is about the 1985 Buick Grand National.

Automobiles: 1988 IROC-Z Camaro - This release is a documentary about the 1988 IROC-Z Camaro.

Automobiles: Honda-NSX - This is a History Channel documentary about the Honda-NSX.

Automobiles: Italian Style Ferrari & Alfa Romeo - This is a History Channel release about Ferrari and Alfa Romeo cars as race cars.

Automobiles: Mercedes-Benz SL - This is a History Channel documentary about the Mercedes-Benz SL.

Automoblies: Sports Cars - This History Channel documentary looks into the history of sports cars from the beginning of automobile history to more recent times.

The Bielski Brothers - This is a History Channel documentary about Jewish Russian brothers that helped save other Jews during World War II.

Evolve - This is a four disc set of 11 episodes of the History Channel series about evolution.

George Bush: A President’s Story - This is an A&E biography of George Bush.

The Great Depression - This release is a four part series about the Great Depression.

Honor Deferred - This is a History Channel documentary about seven African Americans being awarded the Medal of Honor more than fifty years after World War II.

Hunting Hitler - This documentary looks at the attempt to kill Hitler that came the closest to success.

Investigating History: Lincoln Man or Myth - This is one of the many Lincoln documentaries from the History Channel.

The Kennedys: An American Family Megaset - This megaset is an eight disc set of History Channel documentaries related to the Kennedys.

Lincoln: The Untold Stories - This is another Lincoln documentary from the History Channel. This one uses the source of William Herndon, who originally talked to over 250 people that knew Lincoln to make a biography, but never actually wrote the biography.

Man, Moment, Machine: Lincoln and the Flying Spying Machine - This is a History Channel documentary release.

Mega Disasters: East Coast Tsunami - This documentary looks at what would happen if a Tsunami hit the east coast of the United States.

Mega Disasters: Earthquake in the Heartland - This documentary is about the historic New Madrid earthquake and looks at the possibility of a future earthquake in the U.S. heartland.

Mega Disasters: The San Francisco Earthquake - This is documentary looks at the historic San Francisco earthquake and why it could happen again.

Mega Disasters: Tornado Alley - This History Channel documentary is about an F-5 tornado hitting Dallas. I believe it is a fictional hypothetical type show about what is expected to happen if such a thing occurred.

Modern Marvels: Desert Tech - This History Channel documentary is about transforming the desert into a place humans can live.

Modern Marvels: Earthmovers The Power to Move Mountains - This documentary is about earthmovers.

Modern Marvels: Ice Breakers - This History Channel documentary looks at ice breakers with a focus on the Great Lakes and the Northwest Passage.

Modern Marvels: Racetrack Tech - This is another release of the Modern Marvels show.

NOVA: Is There Life on Mars? - This PBS documentary is about the latest science related to if there is life on Mars.

Planet Earth, Vol. 3: Great Plains/Jungles/Shallow Seas - This release contains the episodes relating to the “Great Plains,” “Jungles,” and “Shallow Seas.”

Planet Earth, Vol. 4: Seasonal Forests/Ocean Deep - This release contains the “Seasonal Forests” and “Ocean Deep” episodes.

Slave Catchers, Slave Resisters - This History Channel documentary is about slave catchers and slave resisters. It seems the resisters/abolitionists have been portrayed a lot, but the side of the slave catcher is rarely seen, which makes this sound like an unique documentary.

Street Racing: The Need for Speed - This A&E documentary looks at the illegal street racing in Toronto.

Ultimate Collections: World War II - This is a 10 disc set of WWII documentaries from the History Channel. The documentaries include “World War II: The War in Europe,” “World War II: The War in the Pacific,” “Biography: General Douglas MacArthur: Return of a Legend,” “Okinawa: The Final Battle,” “Empires of Industry: War Planes of WWII,” “Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial,” and “Great Blunders of World War II.”

Urban Legends: The Complete Season One - This release contains 15 episodes of the show along with 45 mini myths as a bonus feature.

Vampire Secrets - This History Channel documentary goes deeper into the past than just Dracula to the vampire folk tales.

World War I: The Great War - This is a four disc set of History Channel documentaries on World War I.