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In the Flesh: The Complete Season Two DVD Review: The Undead Return. Again.

By Luigi Bastardo | Oct 10, 2014

As the curtain rang on the initial season of the BBC's In the Flesh last year, its fate was entirely ...

Spenser: For Hire: The Complete First Season (1985-86) DVD Review: Great ’80s Neo-Noir

By Luigi Bastardo | Oct 9, 2014

Anyone who has so much as flipped on a television set once for even only five minutes is probably quite ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Sons of Anarchy: Season 3

By Shawn Bourdo | Oct 8, 2014

In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) reminisce about Season Three of Sons of Anarchy. Shawn just started watching the ...

TV Review: The Flash (2014): ‘City of Heroes’

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 7, 2014

After two appearances in the second season of Arrow, Barry Allen/The Flash (Grant Gustin) has been spun off into his ...

The Wonder Years: Season One DVD Review: A Great Combination of Comedic Moments and Poignant Drama

By Rons Reviews | Oct 7, 2014

It was 1988. Those Happy Days had been over for a while when ABC decided to take another walk down ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Heavy Is The Head”

By Shawn Bourdo | Oct 7, 2014

In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) have instant reactions to the intense Marvel show and the episode "Heavy Is ...

From Dusk Till Dawn: Season One (2014) Blu-ray Review: Why, God, Why?

By Luigi Bastardo | Oct 3, 2014

At some point in time, it seems rather inevitable that a filmmaker may return to a completed project from their ...

The Midnight Special Six-DVD Set Review: Offers a Glimpse at 1970s America

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 30, 2014

Written by S. Edward Sousa Ask me about the 1970s and two images come to mind: Joey Ramone's jean clad ...

The Musketeers (2014) Blu-ray Review: Finally, A Reimagining Worth Viewing

By Luigi Bastardo | Sep 29, 2014

As I had iterated in a somewhat recent article, there are really only a venerable handful of classic literary characters ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Sons of Anarchy: Season Two

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 26, 2014

In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) reminisce about Season Two of Sons of Anarchy. Shawn just started watching the ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Shadows”

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 24, 2014

In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) have instant reactions to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the most fun show on network ...

Inspector Manara: Season One DVD Review: Crime-solving, Italian style

By Elizabeth Periale | Sep 22, 2014

MHz has released another international series on DVD, Inspector Manara (Il Comisario Manara). Part police procedural, part romantic comedy, it ...

Death in Paradise: Season Two DVD Review: Conventional Murder Mysteries, Unconventional Setting

By Steve Geise | Sep 17, 2014

A stuffy English investigator gets transplanted to a laidback Caribbean island to solve their murders and his own misanthropy. Even ...

Donna Detective: Season 1 DVD Review: Ahhh, Roma

By Elizabeth Periale | Sep 13, 2014

Donna Detective is one of the latest offerings from MHz Networks, which releases international television shows on DVD. Originally aired ...

Line of Duty: Series 2 DVD Review: A Tired Genre Made Good

By Mat Brewster | Sep 12, 2014

When we talk about this new golden age of television, we seem to always be talking about American TV. Certainly ...

Doctor Who: Deep Breath DVD Review: You Don’t Need to Hold Your Breath to Bring the 12th Doctor Home

By Sombrero Grande | Sep 10, 2014

The new Doctor has arrived...on DVD and Blu-ray! Doctor Who: Deep Breath sees actor Peter Capaldi stepping into the role ...

Revolution: The Complete Second and Final Season DVD Review : A Lack of Direction Leads the Show into Cancellation

By Todd Karella | Sep 7, 2014

At the end of Season One, which was reviewed by Greg Barbrick, Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Aaron (Zak Orth) succeeded ...

LEGO Ninjago Rebooted: Battle for New Ninjago City, Season Three Part One DVD Review

By Darcy Staniforth | Sep 2, 2014

LEGO has brought back Ninjago for a third season to the Cartoon Network. It begins with the Ninjas as teachers ...

Adventure Time: Princess Day and Regular Show: Rigby Pack DVDs Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 24, 2014

In addition to Complete Season sets, Warner Brothers continues to release themed DVD collections from both Cartoon Network's hit series ...

Adventure Time: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: One of the Best Shows on TV

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 23, 2014

Created by Pendleton Ward, Adventure Time is an animated fantasy filled with great imagination and humor that airs on the Cartoon ...

Regular Show: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: Another Eggscellent Season

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 21, 2014

Using variations of characters that first appeared in The Naive Man from Lolliland and 2 in the AM PM, shorts ...

A Young Doctor’s Notebook DVD Review: And You Thought Don Draper Was a Dark Character

By Mat Brewster | Aug 20, 2014

It must be a difficult experience for an actor to try and move beyond starring in a successful series.  You ...

Wizards and Warriors: The Complete Series (1983) DVD Review: Long Overdue

By Luigi Bastardo | Aug 11, 2014

Although the concept of the sword and sorcery line of adventure films had been in employment for several decades prior ...

Previewing Epic Ink, A&E’s New Tattoo Series

By Darcy Staniforth | Aug 10, 2014

Tattoos and tattoo parlors have not always been part of mainstream American culture; however, the times have changed and more ...

Beyond Westworld: The Complete Series DVD Review: …Where Everything Went Wrong!

By Luigi Bastardo | Aug 7, 2014

There are simply some ideas that look better on paper than they do on film. The impending J. J. Abrams' ...

Orphan Black: Season Two Blu-ray Review: Attack of the Clones

By Steve Geise | Aug 6, 2014

Here's some breaking news: Tatiana Maslany is amazing. Although the Emmys don't seem to recognize her existence, or the existence ...

Childrens Hospital: The Complete Fifth Season (2013) DVD Review: So Darwin Was Right, Apparently

By Luigi Bastardo | Aug 5, 2014

The work of Charles Darwin has always proven to be a bit of a cumbersome to discuss, particularly when there ...

Lovejoy: Series 1 DVD Review: Ian McShane Is a Lovable Rascal (and Might Just Teach You a Thing or Two about Antiques)

By Elizabeth Periale | Jul 30, 2014

When American audiences hear the name Ian McShane, the first image that comes to mind is most likely his gritty, ...

Chiller: The Complete Television Series DVD Review: Not Worth Your Time

By Mat Brewster | Jul 24, 2014

Horror seems uniquely suited for an anthology series. Since horror, unlike many other genres, relies heavily on big reveals at ...

Our Family Honor (1985) DVD Review: The Beginning of a Short-Lived Series

By Luigi Bastardo | Jul 23, 2014

Years before television viewing audiences found themselves frantically tuning in on a weekly basis to see what outrageous antics were ...

Bret Maverick: The Complete Series (1981-1982) DVD Review: James Garner’s Final Round

By Luigi Bastardo | Jul 21, 2014

The late great James Garner left a lasting impression upon the world of film and television, but there was perhaps ...

Hinterland: Series 1 DVD Review: The Prints of Wales

By Steve Geise | Jul 16, 2014

Although we Yanks are mostly familiar with Wales in relation to “Prince/Princess/Duchess of”, it is very much a real place ...

Musical Oddities from the Warner Archive

By Luigi Bastardo | Jul 11, 2014

While Friedrich Nietzsche is perhaps best known today by under-read Facebook users as the guy who said "Without music, life ...

Barbary Coast (1975) DVD Review: Frisco, The Western Frontier

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 5, 2014

In between starring in Star Trek and T.J. Hooker, William Shatner also led Barbary Coast, a lesser-known, short-lived TV series ...

Death Among Friends (1975) DVD Review: Lighthearted Murder Fare = Failed TV Pilot

By Luigi Bastardo | Jul 2, 2014

While many of you will no doubt agree with Christopher Lloyd's line in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ...

Search for the Gods (1975) DVD Review: What, Another Failed TV Pilot? You Bet!

By Luigi Bastardo | Jul 2, 2014

In the late '60s, a fellow named Erich von Däniken published a book entitled Chariots of the Gods?, which - ...

Death in Paradise: Season 1 DVD Review: British Mysteries with a Tropical Twist

By Steve Geise | Jul 1, 2014

Given the sheer volume of British mystery series available, it's almost essential to have a hook to differentiate from the ...

Testament (1983) DVD Review: Still Waiting for the World to Deserve It

By Luigi Bastardo | Jul 1, 2014

Every single time one of my patented and less-than-stellar efforts at conversing with a fellow human being in the interest ...

The Twilight Zone: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: A Most Unusual Program

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 29, 2014

While the Writers Guild of America just recently voted Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone the third best written series of ...

Agatha Christie: Poirot, Series 12 Blu-ray Review: Ridiculously Unrealistic Plots, Tons of Fun

By Mat Brewster | Jun 28, 2014

When it comes to Agatha Christie's writing I tend to agree with Raymond Chandler who wrote about her type of ...

The Girl in the Empty Grave DVD Review: Andy Griffith Shines in Forgotten TV Thriller

By Luigi Bastardo | Jun 27, 2014

After all-but-becoming Sheriff Andy Taylor in that long-running, still-in-syndication classic television series with the whistling theme song, Andy Griffith was ...

The Twilight Zone: Essential Episodes (55th Anniversary Collection) DVD Review: Gift It or Rent It

By Luigi Bastardo | Jun 26, 2014

The groundbreaking, thought-provoking science fiction television series The Twilight Zone is truly a gift that just keeps on-a-givin'. Who - ...

Out with the Old, In with the Even Older: The Warner Archive Presents Dr. Kildare Movie Collection

By Luigi Bastardo | Jun 25, 2014

Decades before the American public became more comfortable with the concept of watching the outrageous antics of an antisocial-and-yet-still-sociopathic doctor ...