On September 2nd, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing THE ORIGINALS The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD. Bigfanboy.com has partnered with Warner Bros. to host a contest where we’re giving away a Blu-ray set. Just send us an e-mail and tell us what sets THE ORIGINALS apart from other shows like it, what makes it such a cool series. Make it good, no one-sentence answers please. We want these prizes to go to deserving winners. Contest is open to U.S. residents only. Make sure to include your shipping address with your e-mail. Contest ends on October 15, 2014. One entry per household – all duplicate entries will be deleted. Get those entries in a good luck!
Features:
Pilot Commentary with Creator Julie Plec and Director Chris Grismer
5 New Featurettes: 2013 Comic-Con Panel, “The Originals: Origins, The Original Vampires: A Bite-Sized Backstory, The Originals: Re-mixing History” and “The Originals” Panel at PaleyFest 2014
Unaired Scenes
SYNOPSIS: This sexy and thrilling new series centers on the Original vampire family and the dangerous vampire/werewolf hybrid, Niklaus “Klaus” Mikaelson, who, along with his siblings Elijah and Rebekah, helped build New Orleans’ French Quarter, only to be exiled a century ago. But a coven of witches desperate to reclaim its power lures the Mikaelsons back to their ancestral home, where the charismatic and diabolical vampire Marcel – Klaus’ former Protege – rules with his vampire army. The Originals bring along caskets full of revenge, unrequited love and not-so-secret plans to reclaim the heart and soul of this thriving city, and a long-smoldering war between vampires, witches, wolves and humans soon erupts. Blood ties are strong, but the lust for power – and revenge – may prove stronger. Watch all 22 thrilling episodes starring the most compelling creatures of them all: The Originals!
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
