Absolutely Fabulous 20th Anniversary Specials: Still Not Acting Their Age, Thankfully
By Gordon S. Miller |
Absolutely Fabulous debuted in Britain in 1992 and went onto become an international television sensation. Creator Jennifer Saunders pushed the ...
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Wallander Series 3 DVD Review: No Loki, Still Heavenly
By Steve Geise |
In between filming Wallander series 2 and 3, star Kenneth Branagh directed a little art house film called Thor. In ...
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Sampling The Carol Burnett Show: The Ultimate Collection: Curious Selections
By Rons Reviews |
There is no question that The Carol Burnett Show is iconic and arguably one of the best variety shows in ...
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The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show DVD Review: A Fun Romp from My Childhood
By Darcy Staniforth |
The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show came from the brilliant cartoon minds of Hanna-Barbera in 1980. This complete collection released by ...
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Frankenstein (2004) DVD Review: A Little Too Anemic to be Gothic
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mule The television miniseries Frankenstein (2004) is based on Mary Shelley's novel, is directed by Kevin Connor, and ...
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Understanding Art: Impressionism DVD Review: An Enjoyable Look at an Important Movement
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski I didn’t take any art history or art appreciation classes in college. Actually, I didn’t even ...
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Revenge: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Very Little Here You Can’t Find in a Daytime Soap Opera
By Luigi Bastardo |
Since the dawn of television itself, there have been countless attempts to turn popular big screen movies into a long-running ...
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Terra Nova: The Complete Series DVD Review: A Missed Opportunity
By Greg Barbrick |
Terra Nova was a show that I had high hopes for. When it premiered on the FOX network in September ...
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Vexed: Series 1 DVD Review: A Brief Burst of Genre-Bending Hilarity
By Steve Geise |
The hilarious opening scene of this offbeat cop show sets the tone for the rest of the series. A man ...
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The Complete Hammer House of Horror DVD Review: A Mixture of the Macabre and Mediocre
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski To horror film buffs, the name Hammer is synonymous with gothic tales of the macabre. For ...
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The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: Their Funniest Season Yet
By Greg Barbrick |
Although The Big Bang Theory got off to a rough start early on, the ratings have improved dramatically over time. ...
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Glee: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: Lower Your Expectations and Enjoy
By Dusty Somers |
The Show Severely lowered expectations are a major boon to the third season of Glee, a show I’ve long given ...
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The Lieutenant: The Complete Series Part One DVD Review: Gene Roddenberry’s First TV Series
By Jade Blackmore |
The Lieutenant, the first TV series written and produced by Gene Roddenberry, aired on NBC during the 1963-64 TV season. ...
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The Lieutenant: The Complete Series Part Two DVD Review: Gene Roddenberry Sows the Seeds of Star Trek
By Greg Barbrick |
The Lieutenant was the first TV series created by legendary Star Trek guru Gene Roddenberry. The show ran for one ...
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Injustice (2011) DVD Review: The Vigilante Barrister
By Steve Geise |
Over the course of its five episodes, this miniseries very slowly reveals its true intention. What starts out as a ...
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series: Season One Part One DVD Review: Great Writing Makes the Visuals Tolerable
By Gordon S. Miller |
Many have worn the mask of the Green Lantern over the character’s long history in the pages of DC Comics. ...
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Apollo 11: A Night to Remember DVD Review: How the British Saw the Giant Leap for Mankind
By Gordon S. Miller |
In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of man’s landing on the Moon, Acorn Media released Apollo 11 – A Night ...
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Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets DVD Review: Offers Something for Everyone
By Todd Karella |
What started off as a mere trickle of episodes for Season One, three releases with only four episodes, has finally ...
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Planet Dinosaur DVD Review: Some of the Best CGI Dinosaurs Ever
By Greg Barbrick |
The new BBC Video release Planet Dinosaur DVD contains all six half-hour episodes of the series, which originally aired in ...
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Once Upon a Time: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
By Steve Geise |
I’ve just returned from a dream world of magic populated by classic fairy tale characters experiencing modern angst. No, it’s ...
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Doctor Who: Spearhead From Space (Special Edition) DVD Review: One of the Franchise’s Very Best
By Greg Barbrick |
The first Doctor Who serial to be filmed in color was Spearhead From Space (Story #51), and originally aired January ...
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Misfits: Season One DVD Review: Anti-Superheroes Who Would Make Superman Weep
By Michelle Prather |
Oh, Misfits, so much to answer for. And “Buffy-esque snark,” as New York Magazine calls it, is a monumentally misleading ...
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Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy DVD Review: A Serviceable Children’s Adventure
By Gordon S. Miller |
Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television series featuring The Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey ...
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Misfits: Season One DVD Review: They’re No Heroes
By Steve Geise |
The review excerpt used as a marketing tagline on this series proclaims “Heroes with Buffy-esque snark”, which is a fair ...
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Leverage: The 4th Season DVD Review: Like a Needle Stuck in a Groove
By Luigi Bastardo |
When Leverage first aired on TNT several years back, the modern-day spin on the classic espionage series Mission: Impossible seemed ...
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The Costume Drama Classic Collection DVD Review: An Embarrassment of Riches
By Greg Barbrick |
Besides music, one of the greatest British exports in the field of entertainment is the “costume drama.” Programs such as ...
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Doctor Who: The Krotons DVD Review: The Typical Troughton Template
By Shawn Bourdo |
When this reviewer last visited with the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, it was the beginning of Season 5 in September ...
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Louie: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Don’t Believe the Hype
By Gordon S. Miller |
Louie is a critically acclaimed TV series on FX that follows the exploits of a fictionalized version of middle-aged, stand-up ...
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Michael Wood’s Story of England DVD Review: 2,000 Years of Tales from Kibworth
By Michelle Prather |
Michael Wood’s Story of England, a six-part documentary originally aired on BBC Four in the fall of 2010, may lead ...
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Midsomer Murders: Set 20 Blu-ray Review: Crime and Bemusement in the English Countryside
By Steve Geise |
Deep in the English countryside, there’s a fictional county with an alarmingly high murder rate. Despite its fairly low population, ...
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Wilfred: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Thank You, Australian Television
By Luigi Bastardo |
Out of all the television producing and filmmaking countries in the world, there are perhaps two that Americans love to ...
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Mondo Bastardo: Spaghetti, Sleaze, and Mysteries
By Luigi Bastardo |
It’s time to let our fingers wander through the shelves as I introduce you to a new feature, Mondo Bastardo ...
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Transformers: Prime: One Shall Stand DVD Review: The Good Outweighs the Mediocre
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski “One Shall Stand” was originally presented as a massive, seven-episode story arc during the first two ...
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The House on Garibaldi Street DVD Review: Primetime TV Nazi Hunters
By Luigi Bastardo |
Though their contributions to mankind will — thankfully — never be looked upon in a positive light by anyone other ...
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LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu: Season One DVD Review: A Fun but Lightweight Extended Toy Commercial
By Steve Geise |
Four pizza-loving teen ninjas battle the forces of evil under the tutelage of their wise old sensei. Teenage Mutant Ninja ...
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Alice: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Three Broke Girls in Search of a Voice
By Rons Reviews |
Thirty-five years before there were Two Broke Girls working as waitresses, there were three broke girls in Vera (Beth Howland), ...
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The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan: The Complete Series DVD Review: Wham-Bam, They’re in a Jam!
By Luigi Bastardo |
Ever since his very first moving picture appearance in the now-lost 1926 film The House Without a Key, Charlie Chan ...
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Elmo’s Magic Numbers DVD Review: 1-2-3 with Elmo, Max, Zoe, and Will Arnett
By Michelle Prather |
If you’re familiar with the Sesame Street franchise, you already know that the brand is fairly consistent in delivering content ...
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The Sinking of the Laconia DVD Review: A Top-Notch BBC Program
By Greg Barbrick |
The second RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson as a successor to ...
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Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp Special Collector’s Edition DVD Review: The Monkey Who Came in from the Cold
By Gordon S. Miller |
Airing on ABC, Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp was a Saturday morning kids’ show that spoofed spy movies in much the ...
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Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks DVD Review: A Very Suspenseful Story
By Greg Barbrick |
”Exterminate! Exterminate!” Don’t you just love it when the Daleks show up on a Doctor Who series? The newly released ...
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Doc Martin Series 5 DVD Review: Baby Makes Three, Doesn’t Spoil the Chemistry
By Steve Geise |
This show may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but its offbeat cast of characters continue to delight those willing ...
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This Is Civilization DVD Review: Examining the Controversial Role of Art in Civilization
By Greg Barbrick |
“Whenever I hear the word ‘culture’, I reach for my pistol,” is a line attributed to the infamous Nazi Luftwaffe ...
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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Series 2, Season 2 DVD Review: No, Joe!
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski In 1989, three years after the Sunbow-produced G.I. Joe animated series had run its course, DIC ...
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In Their Own Words DVD Review: A Great Treat for History Buffs
By Gordon S. Miller |
Athena’s In Their Own Words two-DVD set collects a pair of BBC Four television series of the same. The production ...
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Treasure Houses of Britain DVD Review: How the One-Percenters Used to Live
By Greg Barbrick |
Although I have never been to Great Britain, I am aware of the fact that some of the most beautiful ...
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Top Gear: The Complete Season 18 DVD Review: The Best Car Show in the World
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ben Platko Petrolheads rejoice: Clarkson, Hammond, May, and The Stig are back with another season of Top Gear! ...
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Civilization: The West and the Rest DVD Review: Niall Ferguson’s Cultural Arrogance Clouds This Series
By Critical curmudgeon |
British historical Niall Ferguson presents Civilization: The West and the Rest, a BBC documentary series with six episodes. The program ...
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The Code DVD Review: An Intriguing Educational Journey
By Greg Barbrick |
The new Athena two-DVD set The Code is not to be confused in any way with The Da Vinci Code. ...
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Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death Special Edition DVD Review: Delightful yet Dull
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski In the late 21st century, humankind has given up on its dreams of one day traversing ...
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