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There are people who cannot handle fantasy. There are viewers who think that any mention of the specifically impossible (instead ...
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The latest season of Orphan Black is easily superior to Season Two for one reason: more Tatiana Maslany. Where the ...
Read More The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Season 1 DVD Review: Open Channel T for Tie-in
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On the off chance someone doesn't know about the iconic Batman TV series from the 1960s (there must be at ...
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Read More Doctor Who: The Daleks (2015) DVD Review: Purchase It Just for the Tom Baker Story
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The latest release from BBC Home Entertainment brings together a diverse collection of recent episodes to satisfy the true Doctor ...
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The BBC's Ripper Street takes place in Whitechapel of London's East End. This is the same area that Jack the ...
Read More The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show 6-DVD Collector’s Set Review
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For 23 years, from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, Ed Sullivan served as the host of ...
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As a genre, historical fiction when adapted well for film or television, can teach people about important parts of history. ...
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Time Life and Star Vista released season three of The Wonder Years on DVD May 26th and the season opens ...
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Although it has been roughly 75 years since the outbreak of the Second World War, it remains a fascinating topic. ...
Read More Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: The Show Does Several Things Very Well
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Coinciding with last night's anticipated premiere of the Sixth Season of the crazy, compelling goodness of Pretty Little Liars, was ...
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Even as a kid I knew the name Steven Bochco. I was too young to watch most of his shows ...
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When I heard they were making a second season of Broadchurch, I was both excited and a bit trepidatious. The ...
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Like much of DC's animated fare, this series has its share of fans and detractors, but not for the typical ...
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The foundation of The Mentalist had been the mystery of the serial killer Red John, who was responsible for the ...
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It has been over 75 years since World War II began, and it would seem that by now every possible ...
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Read More TV Review: The Comedians (2015) – “Pilot” / Louie – “Potluck”
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On February 24th 2015, StarVista Entertainment/Time Life released a DVD featuring three uncut episodes from the landmark television variety series. ...
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The third season of Longmire continued what had been previously established in the first two seasons as a strong crime ...
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HBO has been making must-see TV for a couple of decades now. Its original programming is consistently not only the ...
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If you listed out jobs that seem terribly unpleasant to perform, you'd likely hit upon things like garbage man, porta-potty ...
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If you took Mr. Monk with all his eccentricities, but dialed back the OCD then mixed him with Dr. House ...
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