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There's a moment in one of the extras on the Witchblade DVD set where Peter Mensah, who played Hector Mobius, says that the show was ahead of its time. Now, I tend to think most people involved in a project of the size and scope of Witchblade would say something similar. In this case though, there is something to it. The landscape for cable based original series was quite different in 2001, when Witchblade debuted.

While we now take it for granted that great shows are coming from the likes of TNT, FX, AMC, and USA, it was still a relatively new thing then. The idea that the show was ahead of its time comes back upon re-watching the series. With only a couple of exceptions, the odd bit of wardrobe or a tell-tale cell phone, the show looks like it could have been made last week. The story fits that mold as well. It's still relevant, and doesn't come across as outdated.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3, Vol. 4
• Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 5
• Centennial - Complete Mini-Series
• Dark Shadows - The Beginning, Vol. 5
• Freakazoid - Season 1
• Girlfriends - Season 4
• The Hills - Season 3
• Inu Yasha - Season 5
• Law and Order: SVU - Season 7
• Masters of Horror - Season 2 (Collectible Skull Set)
• Naruto The Movie 2 - Legend of the Stone of Gelel
• Robin of Sherwood - Complete Collection
• Stargate SG-1 - Continuum
• Tiny Toon Adventures - Season 1, Vol. 1
• Two Fat Ladies - Two Fat Ladies
• Witchblade - Complete Series
• The Wizards of Waverly Place - Wizard School

Actress Yancy Butler is in trouble with the law again. She was arrested on Tuesday for driving under the influence and crashing her Saab 900 into a guard rail. Butler also got into legal troubles a few years ago and just last month she argued with a former boyfriend and was charged with disorderly conduct. She was released and will be in court later this month.

All of the stories on Butler call her "fomer Witchblade star Yancy Butler," but I'll always remember her from Mann and Machine, the short-lived sci-fi action series on NBC in the 90s. It wasn't a very good show, but it was cool to see a series like that on one of the major networks, a show about two cops and the female cop is a robot!