I was about to start out this gift guide by writing some pretentious crap about the unifying power of cinema and television and how the greatest art form of the past century would make the perfect Christmas gift for that demanding loved one of yours, but then I put down the cough syrup and slapped some sense into myself.

But it is true that when you’re not sure what to buy someone as a present you can always surprise them with a fine movie or a boxed set of their favorite television series. Then as you sit back and watch their face light up with the joy of angels singing harmoniously in Heaven when they open the gift you can take a sip of spiked egg nog and let out a hearty Errol Flynn laugh because you are victorious and you didn’t even try.

That’s why we here at Geeks of Doom want to aid you in your soul-destroying quest to find that ideal DVD or Blu-ray if you’ve got the extra dough (and you drink silver chalices full of orphan tears), for that special someone in your life.

Amazon has just launched their 19 Days of Deals for video games, kicking off this sales events with Disney Day, where you can save up to 50% select Disney video games and up to 70% on select Disney digital video game downloads.

Here’s just a few of the items included in this sale:

– Disney Epic Mickey Nintendo Wii – $19.99
– Toy Story 3: The Video Game Download – $10.50
– TRON: Evolution Download – $14.00
– Toy Story Mania! Nintendo Wii – $9.99

For a huge selection of high quality MP3 albums at low prices there’s no better place to shop online than at Amazon. Every month the website hosts a wide variety of downloadable discs for $5 at their MP3 Store where each month they have 100 titles available, each of which will only set you back a single digital Abe Lincoln. Since individual MP3’s tend to sell for 99 cents at least you’re saving yourself a few bucks as well. Among the sweet deals Amazon is offering in November you’ll find titles from artists such as Lauren Hill, Bob Dylan, the Black Keys, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, John Coltrane, Kings of Leon, and Norah Jones.

There’s not a single dud in this bunch, but there’s one particular selection that has caught my attention so I’ve decided to write about it in greater detail: Tron: Legacy – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Now that Black Friday deals week is behind us, Amazon has begun the Lightning Deals for Cyber Monday Week, with limited quantities of various products for a discounted price for a 4-hour window of time. Once the item runs out, the sale is over – meaning, if you see something on sale that you want, buy it immediately before it’s gone (it could be gone as quick as 5 minutes!).

Amazon has released the Cyber Monday Lightning Deal schedule and prices for Movies & TV on DVD and Blu-ray for Monday, November 28, starting at 4:30AM PST (yes, 4:30AM PST – that’s 7:30AM EST) and running through 11:30pm PST. See list of Cyber Mondays deals here below, along with more information on how these special deals work.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011

4:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. PST

Pokemon Season 1 Box Set – Indigo League
DVD – $12.49

Evangelion: 1.11 You Are Not Alone
Blu-ray – $8.49

Trigun: The Complete Series Box Set
DVD – $14.99

The digital rental deal of the day over at Amazon today is Disney’s Tron: Legacy, which is available for rental for only $.99. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Sheen, and Bruce Boxleitner.

This deal is valid only for today, Thursday, July 14, 2011, until midnight PST. Once you activate the rental through the Amazon Instant Video service, you’ll have access to the movie for 48 hours. (There is no option at this time to purchase this digital version through Amazon Instant Video.)

If you’d like to purchase a physical copy of the movie, it’s also available as a 5-Disc Blu-ray (contains 3D & standard blu-ray, DVD & digital copy, plus the original Tron film), 4-Disc Blu-ray (contains 3D & standard blu-ray, DVD & digital copy), 2-Disc Blu-ray (standard blu-ray, DVD), and DVD (1-disc DVD).