House Season 6 to release on Blu-ray Disc & DVD

Universal Studios will release Season 6 of “House” on Blu-ray and DVD August 31, 2010. This will be the first season of “House” to be offered in high-def Blu-ray. The 5-disc set will be presented at 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio and 1080p resolution, with Dolby Digital 5.1 channel audio.

In this season Dr. Gregory House, played by Hugh Laurie, must work to regain his license and deal with various moral dilemmas. James Earl Jones (Star Wars), Laura Prepon (“That 70’s Show”) and David Strathairn (The Bourne Ultimatum) appear as guest stars in this season.

Omar Epps (“ER”), Olivia Wilde (Tron), Lisa Edelstein (“The West Wing”), Jesse Spencer (Uptown Girls), Peter Jacobson (Transformers), Jennifer Morrison (Star Trek), and Robert Sean Leonard provide the supporting cast.

The discs contain all 21 episodes along with behind-the-scenes interviews, commentaries, and an exclusive short. Pre-order House: The Complete Sixth Season on Blu-ray for $52.49 (Reg. $74.98).

House: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray Disc details:

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray™ Hi-Def: Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect picture and purest digital sound.

• BD-LIVE™: Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to get even more content, watch the latest trailers and more!
  • MY SCENES: Bookmark your favorite scenes from the series.
• U-CONTROL:
  • A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE: A multi-disc picture-in-picture feature.
• pocket BLU™: USHE’s groundbreaking pocket BLU app uses iPhone™, iPod® touch, iPad®, Blackberry®, Android™, Windows and Macintosh computers to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray™  player and offers advanced features such as:
  • Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
  • Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in their favorite episode.
  • Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
  • Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def.  They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
  • Keyboard: Enter data into a Blu-ray player with your device’s easy and intuitive.
• CRAZY COOL EPISODE: EPIC FAIL FEATURETTE: Features amazing visual effects from the episode “Epic Fail.”

BONUS FEATURES (DVD and BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF):

• FEATURETTES
  • BEFORE BROKEN: AN EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL SHORT: Featuring Hugh Laurie and shot on location with no script and no plan, experience House’s emotional journey at Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital from an all-new up close and intimate perspective as originally envisioned by director/executive producer Katie Jacobs in a never-before-seen original short.
  • A DIFFERENT POV: HUGH LAURIE DIRECTS: Hugh Laurie does double duty as Dr. House and director of the episode “Lockdown.”
  • NEW FACES IN A NEW HOUSE:  A discussion about the challenges and opportunities that are presented when a show must hire more than 30 new actors to perform pivotal roles in an extremely important episode.
  • A NEW HOUSE FOR HOUSE: An in-depth feature highlighting the amazing Mayfield hospital set from the two-hour season premiere episode, “Broken.”
• FEATURE COMMENTARIES
  • BROKEN COMMENTARY with director/executive producer Katie Jacobs, writer/executive producer Russel Friend & writer/executive producer Garrett Lerner.
  • 5-TO-9 COMMENTARY with series star Lisa Edelstein and writer/executive producer Thomas L. Moran.
  • WILSON COMMENTARY with series star Robert Sean Leonard and writer/supervising producer David Foster, M.D.