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Manufacturer: Millennium Media

Everyone s favorite obsessive-compulsive house-flipper, Jeff Lewis, is back for a third season after an emotionally wrenching year. The economy has taken its toll on his business, but if anyone can figure out a way to flip things around and go from chaos to clarity, it's Lewis, one of Los Angeles' most colorful, creative renovators and real estate speculators. Surrounded by his newly single assistant, Jenni, as well as his flirtatious and feisty housekeeper, Zoila, Jeff hires some fresh new faces in the hopes of turning things around. Watch Lewis help Zoila date and reluctantly empower Jenni while managing the revolving door of colorful characters that staff his office in eleven episodes, plus never-before-seen bonus content of Jeff, Jenni, Zoila and more!

Manufacturer: A&E HOME VIDEO Brand: LionsGate

IRT: DEADLIEST ROADS sends today s toughest drivers to navigate the world s most dangerous roads as they haul their way through India s Himalayan highways, some of the most historic and lethal on the planet. From the crowded streets of Delhi, to treacherously steep, narrow and congested roads blasted into the mountainside, seasoned drivers Rick Yemm, Lisa Kelly and Alex Debogorski embark on an exhilarating, exhausting and terrifying adventure, where the difference between life and death is just a few inches...or one very blind corner.The challenges and perils are never-ending on these ancient trade routes; someone dies on them every 4.5 minutes. If Rick, Lisa and Alex aren t careful, they might wind up as casualty statistics themselves. Tight, winding roads, perilous drops, rock ceilings, weakened mountains, potholes and total roadway failure combine with the ever-present danger of avalanches, communication breakdowns, wild weather and the harder-than-it-sounds task of driving on the other side of the road to challenge, fray the nerves and risk the lives of these courageous drivers. Will they be able to adapt and overcome these dire obstacles when so out of their own elements?Experience all 10 episodes of this pulse pounding series on 3 DVDs.

Manufacturer: Discovery - Gaiam Brand: MYTHBUSTERS

From gadgets that give superheroes incredible powers to the enduring controversy over the NASA moon landing, MythBusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage have a ball testing out urban legends, exposing fakery and trying TV and movie tricks themselves. If you've ever wondered, ?Could that ever be true?? or ?How did they do that?,? don't miss these 12 fascinating episodes from Seasons 5 and 6.

Manufacturer: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Brand: ROGAN,JOE

Is fear a factor for you? Find out as you watch all the outrageous stunts, creepy insects and high-flying acrobatics of Season One - on DVD for the first time ever! This exciting two-disc collection captures every heart-stopping, pulse-pounding Season One episode where players attempt thrilling stunts that challenge their worst fears. Now you can relive all the wacky, wild, and gross moments of this smash-hit show that will have you squirming in your seat! Fear Factor is not intended to be art. It is a gross-out, "oh no he didn't eat (or do) that" game show that is intended to make the home viewer recoil in disgust (and sometimes squeal with glee). All nine episodes from the first season, which debuted in 2001, are included on the two-disc set, which includes something for everyone who likes a little ick factor in their lives: Contestants being smothered by rats. Check. Seemingly sane folks willing to be chased by attack dogs. Check. The iron-stomached wonders who'll eat animal eyeballs to win. Check. Hosted by snarky Joe Rogan (NewsRadio), who sometimes appears amazed at what people are willing to do for a prize, Fear Factor does offer some truly thrilling elements (such as the episode where the contestants hurl themselves from a telephone phone). Yes, it's not right, but there's a certain part of most of us that can't turn away from accidents. When we do this on a highway, we feel guilty. But with this show, hey, the players knew what they were signing up for. The problem with the series is that the premise grows redundant pretty fast. Each contestant must make it through three challenges. The first is usually a test of your strength or speed (see above reference to attack dogs). The second relies on creepy crawly things either being ingested or smothering your face. And finally, we have tasks that must be completed faster than the other opponents. Very few of the contestants exhibit actual fear. But revulsion? Absolutely. --Jae-Ha Kim

Manufacturer: A&E HOME VIDEO Brand: A&E Model: 5067711

Manufacturer: Discovery Channel Brand: Discovery Channel Model: 26920100

The Haunted explores the connection between animals and the supernatural realm. Animals are commonly thought to be more sensitive to the spirit world than humans are. Both in this world and beyond, animals have often been the focus of spirit encounters. Animal Planet's THE HAUNTED is a chilling brand new series that delves into the frightening true stories of animal and human hauntings. Experience real-life human and animal drama when Earthly beings meet the supernatural on THE HAUNTED.

Manufacturer: MPI HOME VIDEO Brand: Unknown

For the first time ever, join all of your favorite Girls Next Door for a sexy, fun-filled, and wild time across all six seasons of the hit E! reality show! From birthday bashes, exotic European escapades, and glamorous parties done in full Playboy style, you ll laugh along with original girls Holly, Bridget and Kendra as they give you an uncensored, unscripted peek behind the Mansion s gates into the lives of Hef s hottest girlfriends! And don t forget newcomers Crystal, Karissa and Kristina, who more than hold their own as the newest threesome to join in on the fun! Loaded with special features including commentaries with the girls on every episode and outrageous deleted and extended scenes, THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR COMPLETE SERIES box set is sure to keep you coming back to the Mansion for more again and again!

Manufacturer: CBS Home Entertainment Brand: CBS Home Entertainment Model: 28813400

A new season, a new adventure, and a new globe-spanning race. The fifth season of Emmy-Award winning THE AMAZING RACE follows the longest race yet traveling over 72,000 miles, six continents, and twelve countries, including Uruguay, Kenya, and Tanzania. This time the race has not just one beauty queen, but two, with both a former Miss Teen USA and a former Miss Texas USA competing alongside past Big Brother contestant, Alison Irwin and the fan favorite team Mirna and Charla.Descending into the depths of Osiris Shaft, 140 feet below sea level, contestants travel where no AMAZING RACE contestant has gone before, and a chocolate factory in San Carlos makes for the most delicious roadblock yet. The fun and excitement come to a dramatic stop for one team as an injury puts them out of the race permanently. It will take more than a passport to win this race around the world- find out who will cross the finish line first in this 3-disc DVD set.When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Manufacturer: Bravo Media Brand: LIONSGATE FILMS

The sun-loving girls of Southern California are back and on the prowl for steamy suburban drama, all against the dramatic backdrop of changing economic times in the wealthy enclave of Orange County, on the fifth season of Bravo's THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY. Tamra Barney, Lynne Curtin, Vicki Gunvalson and Gretchen Rossi welcome a beautiful new face to the group - Alexis Bellino, a 32-year-old stay-at-home mom with a body that defies all logic that she is indeed a mother of three small children. But, changes are in store for the girls this season as they must say farewell to longtime housewife Jeana Keough. This 5-disc set includes all 15 episodes from the sizzling 5th season of THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY, plus the 2-part reunion special.

Manufacturer: HBO Studios Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO Model: 3978183

Returning to the site of two of HBO s highest-rated adult documentaries 2002 s Cathouse: AU and 2003 s Cathouse 2: Back in the Saddle: AU these 2005 & 2007 Cathouse Editions, take viewers back to one of Nevada s premier tourist attractions: the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, a legal brothel located in a sparsely populated desert community outside of Reno. In addition to up-close-and-personal interviews with Ranch management and the women who work there (many of whom appeared in the first two specials), 17- half-hour episodes will utilize hidden cameras in the brothel s party rooms to eavesdrop on customers and working girls before, during and after sex. The series also includes footage of workshops designed to help customers (many of whom have come here with the blessing of their partners) learn about sex and become better lovers at home, as well as some wild-and-crazy revelry that takes place behind the scenes when the girls aren t working. The oldest profession is probably one occupation that Mike Rowe will never get around to for his Dirty Jobs series. Until then, we have Cathouse, a reality series broadcast on HBO that goes behind closed doors at the BunnyRanch, a legal and licensed Nevada brothel that was the subject of two previous America Undercover specials. Owned by burly Dennis Hof and run with maximum efficiency by Madam Suzette, the BunnyRanch is, excuse the pun, always hopping. There is prurient interest in watching the ladies ply their trade (shown in graphic, but not overly explicit detail), but Cathouse puts a human face on prostitution. What's a nice girl like, say, Isabella Soprano, a former prom queen and honor roll student with an infectious smile and laugh, doing in a place like this? Loving it, she assures us, "I love being able to help people." Anyone looking for a gritty expose on prostitution is advised to look elsewhere. Outside of a couple of women who "don't have what it takes" or the odd this-brothel-ain't-big-enough-for-the-both-of-us personality clashes, the BunnyRanch gals are presented as ...