DVD Talk's Bits and Extras is back this week with another installment with a look at a DVD whose deleted scenes are actually worth watching, a Catwoman conundrum, a rant about The Village and how much a tragedy it is for a movie that should be great to be bad, some musings aboutBattlestar Galactica - The Mini Series and a confession about a newly acquired Gilmore Girls addiction.

You wouldn't expect a comedy about two stoners on a quest for hamburgers to be a landmark film, but somehow Harold and Kumar go to White Castle just might be. Rather than your standard 'Abacrombie and Fitch' decked out white guys getting stoned and looking for burgers, Harold and Kumar takes an much more unique path following the exploits of Harold an Asian American (played by John Cho) and Kumar an Indian American (played by Kal Penn). John Cho and Kal Penn may not be your typical leading men, but that's the point, they are leading men. Harkening back to the days of Cheech and Chong, Harold and Kuma again challenge Hollywood's casting perceptions and show that the cinematic world is much more than just black and white. DVD Talk editor Geoffrey Kleinman had the opportunity to talk to Kal and John just as the DVD for Harold and Kumar go to The White Castle was about to be released. Read our complete interview with Kal and John and our review of Harold and Kumar go to the White Castle- Extreme Unrated Edition DVD

At DVD Talk, we've become quite known for our Year End Top DVD Lists. In addition to our 'famous' Top DVDs of 2004 List we're happy to bring you a myriad of Top DVD lists with top DVDs in a wide variety of categories including: Top Ten TV DVDs, Top Ten Adult DVDs (plus Top Adult Asian DVDs), Top Ten DVD Documentaries of 2004, Top Ten Anime DVDs, Top Ten Packaging, Top Ten Overlooked DVDs , The Most Rewatchable DVDs, Top Ten Police Dramas on DVD, Top Ten Double-Dips, Ten DVDs that you (probably) missed, Something Weird Top 10, Top Ten DVDs You Won't Find On Any Other Top Ten List, DVD Savant's The Most Impressive DVDs and CineSchlock-O-Rama's The Best of Schlock. Find out which DVDs made the cut on our definitive DVD Talk Top Twenty DVDs of 2004 and which one was 'The King'. So be sure to read all of our Top DVD lists on almost every topic under the sun. We promise you'll discover some amazing DVDs you might never have found otherwise.

The new year starts off with a bang with a number of notable DVD releases including: Troy [Review] - an over the top epic that is actually kind of fun and definately worth checking out, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle [Review] - it's 'Dude Where's My Hamburger?' and that's a good thing, Las Vegas: S1 [Review] - guilty pleasure television, what more can you ask for? Riding Giants [Review] - another great documentary from Stacy Peralta (Director of Dogtown and Z-Boys), Millennium: S2 [Review] - the final fantastic moments of an enormous achievement in both intellectual and atmospheric storytelling and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: CE [Review] - a shameless 'double dip' for one of last years best movies. Read our List of Top Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week, and visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

With all the DVDs out late in December, it would have been easy to miss the release for Battlestar Galactica - The Miniseries - a great updated to the legendary classic sci-fi series. This week we have a special giveaway for Battlestar Galactica - The Miniseries DVD which features: Audio Commentary with Director Michael Rymer and Executive Producers David Eick and Ron Moore, Deleted Scenes and the featurette 'Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown'. We're giving away 3 copies of the Battlestar Galactica - The Miniseries so enter now for your chance to win.

With literally thousands of DVD Reviews (over 10,500 reviews!) in the DVD Talk Review Database it's easy to miss some of the notable reviews written by our staff. Some notable reviews you may have missed: Stander - one of the best and most unfortunately overlooked films of 2004, Anchorman - Legend of Ron Burgundy - one of the year's funniest comedies with great performances and memorable dialogue, Ding-a-Ling-Less - a vulgar but also sweet, clever, highly original, and extremely funny movie, Neil Gaiman's A Short Film About John Bolton - a fun film on a lot of levels from one of the most creative and entertaining writers alive today, Infernal Affairs - a simply amazing film which more than lives up to the hype, Farscape: Season 1 Collection 1 - Starburst Edition - one of the most imaginative and lavishly produced science fiction television series ever. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

In 2004 we did a LOT of talking. We interviewed actors and directors from a very diverse range of DVDs. Some of our most notable interviews in 2004 include: Morgan Spurlock - Director of Super Size Me, Wildboyz's Steve-o, Vin Diesel, Shawn Ryan: Creator of The Shield, Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini - makers of Off The Menu and American Splendor, Jim Sheridan - Director of In America, Tiger Woods, Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry for Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Adam Glasser (AKA Seymore Butts) for Family Business and the always entertaining Kevin Smith. See our Complete list of interviews from 2004.

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