As a child, Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) had a gift for assuming the personalities of others, which was cruelly exploited when he was kidnapped by a secret government organization. Now a grown man, Jarod attempts to find the family from whom he was stolen while coming to the aid of people in danger in this collection of episodes from the television series The Pretender. The Pretender: Season 1 features all 22 installments of the show's inaugural 1996-1997 season. Titles include "Pilot," "Every Picture Tells a Story," "Flyer," "Curious Jarod," "The Paper Clock," "To Serve and Protect," "A Virus Among Us," "Not Even a Mouse," "Mirage," "Better Part of Valor," "Bomb Squad," "Prison Story," "Bazooka Jarod," "Ranger Jarod," "Jaroldo," "Under the Reds," "Keys," "Unhappy Landings," "Jarod's Honor," "Baby Love," "The Dragon House, Part 1," and "The Dragon House, Part 2."

Joss Whedon attempted to follow up his successful series Buffy the Vampire Slayer with the science fiction-themed Firefly. Although the series failed to garner a mass audience, it did have a loyal following. Those fans will be pleased by this box set that contains every episode of the series that aired, as well as three never-before-seen episodes. All 15 episodes are presented in anamorphic widescreen. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Commentaries are available on four of the episodes. Production featurettes, a blooper reel, and a tour of the set with Whedon round out this solid package that should be of interest to genre enthusiasts as well as Whedon's fans.