Here’s a list of some of the new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week we’re particularly interested in. Plus, some old favorites (and not so favorites) coming out this week for the first time on Blu-ray.

Movies

Fast & Furious ~ Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster (DVD and Blu-ray)

Repulsion – Criterion Collection  ~ Catherine Deneuve (Blu-ray)

12 Monkeys ~ Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeline Stowe (Blu-ray)

Dragonball: Evolution ~ Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Yun-Fat Chow, and Emmy Rossum (DVD)

This Is Spinal Tap ~ Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer (Blu-ray)

Fast & Furious 4 – Movie Collection ~ Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster (DVD)

Bart Got a Room ~ William H. Macy (DVD)

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Writer and producer Jane Espenson has written, or co-written, episodes of some of the most popular and successful TV shows in recent memory. Getting her start on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Espenson also worked on hugely popular shows such as Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and one of the most celebrated series ever on TV, Battlestar Galactica.

More recently, Espenson has written for Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, wrote the BSG TV movie The Plan and she is now Executive Producer on the upcoming BSG prequel series Caprica. Recently, I had an opportunity to talk with Espenson about, among other things, The Plan, Caprica, Dollhouse budget cuts and the move to the internet from traditional media.

CHRIS ULLRICH: What can you tell us about The Plan? It supposedly shows Battlestar Galactica entirely from the Cylon perspective, correct?

JANE ESPENSON: Technically, that’s correct, but perhaps misleading. It shows events from the series from the POV of two very specific Cylons, not from the point of view of them as a group.

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As we may have said once or twice before here at The Flickcast, we really like Battlestar Galactica. Sadly, the original series has come to an end. However, as sad as that is, we at least have Caprica and the TV movie The Plan to look forward to.

Speaking of The Plan, which premieres later this year, Universal as just given us the scoop that they will be releaseing a Blu-day version of The Plan on October 27, the same day they drop the standard-def DVD.

Here’s the info from the official press release:

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A few weeks ago we showed you Grace Park discussing the upcoming BSG TV movie The Plan. Then, a bit more about The Plan was revealed when we went to a special panel discussion in Hollywood with some of the cast and producers of Battlestar Galactica. Now, thanks to Collider, we’ve got more video to share with you about The Plan and some other stuff as well.

This time around its an interview with Battlestar Galactica alumni and The Plan director Edward James Olmos. He was interviewed at the recent Saturn Awards, which took place last week in Hollywod. Among the things Olmos reveals in the interview are that The Plan will make fans want to go back and watch the entire BSG series again with a new awareness of what was going on with the Cylons, that the final script for BSG was “one of the finest scripts he’s ever read” and that he will be at Comic-Con this year in appreciation for all the fans who supported BSG.

The video doesn’t exactly dig deep or provide much in the way of new information. Still, its fun to see Olmos and hear him talk about The Plan and his work on BSG. He’s a talented, introspective and obviously grateful man who’s made a lasting impression on the history of television. Unfortunately, watching him talk about BSG just makes me miss the show that much more.

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan airs later this year on Sci-Fi Channel. Check out the video after the jump.

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Here at The Flickcast, we’re big fans of the newly departed Battlestar Galactica, which was one of the best shows on television and recently ended its four season run on Sci-Fi Channel. Fortunately, we’ve still got Caprica to look forward to as well as a tv movie called The Plan, which was written by Jane Espenson, directed by Edward james Olmos and takes place between seasons one and two of BSG.

Plus, in The Plan we will still get to see some of our favorite BSG cast members, including the lovely Grace Park who played Boomer and Athena on the show. In an interview with Park over at Sci-Fi Wire, she explains how The Plan was put together and details a bit more about her role.

“What we did was we took scenes that we already shot, that you’re going to recognize, and then either add another angle, or add some dialogue,” Park said in the interview. “So if someone whispered something in someone’s ear, which you never heard, we’re actually adding that dialogue. So it’s going to inform things on so many different levels. So it’s tricky.”

The two-hour pilot of Caprica is now available on DVD and the Web. Caprica the series starts on Sci-Fi early next year. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is due to hit the airwaves in November.