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The Good Place: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: A Great Show

The Season One finale of The Good Place ended with a massive twist, one that is impossible to avoid while ...
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Ancient Aliens: 10th Anniversary Gift Set DVD Review: A Lot Like Pro Wrestling

It's hard to believe that a full decade has passed since the first episode of Ancient Aliens aired on the ...
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Shark Week: 30th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray Review: More Bark than Bite

Available exclusively at Walmart until September, Shark Week: 30th Anniversary Collection celebrates the long-running cultural phenomenon that is Discovery Channel's ...
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The Jackie Gleason Show in Color DVD Review: Plenty of Good Stuff Here

Jackie Gleason was one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. Too bold of a statement? With an acting ...
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Jackass: Complete Movie and TV Collection DVD Review: Not for the Faint of Heart

Tied to the release of Johnny Knoxville's Action Point, Paramount has released Jackass: Complete Movie and TV Collection, an 11-disc ...
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Survival Sunday: The Walking Dead & Fear the Walking Dead Exclusive Fan Event Review

The Walking Dead (TWD) has been a ratings juggernaut for the last eight seasons. While it has declined some over ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Wrath”

In which The Walking Dead sees the wrath of Kim and Shawn. Kim: It's over, and by "it's," I mean ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Worth”

In which Kim and Shawn ruminate on the penultimate episode. Kim: Well, here we are. This was the penultimate episode ...
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The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking DVD Review

We live in the era of the parody. Entrance to the joke arena is very easy. Within moments of any ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Still Gotta Mean Something”

In which Kim and Shawn look at character pairings. Kim: My feelings about this episode would best be expressed by ...
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TV Review: Supernatural: “Scoobynatural”

Written by Staff In conjunction with the Supernatural gang meeting the Scooby-Doo gang, three Sentries (a Supernatural fan, a Scooby-Doo ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Castle in the Sky”

Although The Alienist has always been proposed as a miniseries, and its main story comes to an end in “Castle ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Do Not Send Us Astray”

In which Kim and Shawn give this week's a grade of B-. Kim: This week marks two episodes in a ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Key”

In which Kim and Shawn regain their interest in the show. Kim: It finally happened! No, Negan's not dead. No, ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Requiem”

For a miniseries called The Alienist, the second-to-last episode took some chances by making its titular character not the main ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Dead or Alive or”

In which Shawn and Kim wonder was it just the title that was incomplete or was it the episode? Shawn: ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Psychopathia Sexualis”

At the end of last week's The Alienist, Mary and Lazlo shared a kiss. It was a moment for both ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Lost and the Plunderers”

In which Shawn and Kim debate to "Just give up." Shawn: After seven seasons and nine episodes, the show finally ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Many Sainted Men”

Last week, The Alienist ended with the death of another boy prostitute, but unlike the others, this victim had just ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Ascension”

The sixth episode of The Alienist, “Ascension,” begins with a rather long glimpse at a dead horse lying in the ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Honor”

In which Kim and Shawn try to make sense of the show's disjointed timeline. Kim: Is it 2018 already? For ...
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Steven Universe: The Complete First Season DVD Review: An Adventure Well Worth Taking

Created by Rebecca Sugar, Cartoon Network's Steven Universe is an intriguing fantasy series about the adventures of the titular character, ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Hildebrandt’s Starling”

For most of The Alienist, Lazlo has had this feeling like he is the superior of the three when it ...
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The Deuce: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: The Gritty, Grimy, Mean Streets of New York

These days, New York City's Times Square is clean, shiny, and safe. It's a Mecca for tourists and families and ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “These Bloody Thoughts”

When it comes to these whodunit type of mysteries, the killer ends up being someone whom the audience already knows, ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Silver Smile”

In this third episode of TNT's The Alienist, the opening credits sequence switches from being just a quick glimpse at ...
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100 Years of Horror DVD Review: A Look Back at the Genre

When it comes to the history of horror, there have been many documentaries tracing the beginning of this rather infamous ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “A Fruitful Partnership”

In some ways, it's appropriate to have a show like The Alienist airing in today's climate to illustrate what was ...
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The Best of The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Edition 6-DVD Set Review

Time Life has been churning out DVD releases for The Carol Burnett Show over the past few years, and last ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “The Boy on the Bridge”

TNT's adaptation of Caleb Carr's The Alienist comes across as something bold and daring for the network. It has the ...
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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo: Season 1 Part 2 DVD Review: Teamwork Screamwork

It was almost two years ago that I reviewed the first volume of this series. As your resident, Scooby enthusiast, ...
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Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Still Funny? You Bet Your Bippy! 

After previously releasing the Complete Series in June 2017, Time Life is releasing Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In as Complete Season ...
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Samurai Jack: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review: Watch It!

Nearly 13 years since the end of its fourth season, the epic story of Samurai Jack concluded with this 10-part ...
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Fathom Events Presents Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Having the Doctor regenerate when he "dies" was nothing short of a genius idea. In other television programs, replacing a ...
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A Town Called Panic: The Collection Blu-ray Review: Belgium’s Greatest Export

Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar's A Town Called Panic is a stop-motion animated Belgium TV series that began in 2002. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “How It’s Gotta Be”

In which The Walking Dead finale is the Cleveland Browns. Shawn: I'm not going to lie - I'm just going ...
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Fargo: Season 3 DVD Review: Oh, You Betcha It’s Great!

It may be a while until Fargo returns to television screens, since there has been no news of a fourth ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Time For After”

In which Kim and Shawn determine what they would rather do than watch next week's episode. Kim: Well, now they've ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The King, The Widow, and Rick”

In which Shawn and Kim ask, "Why back after?" Shawn: What did you get for Thanksgiving? AMC was kind enough ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Big Scary U”

In which Kim and Shawn aren't scared and kinda annoyed. Kim: Well, we got Negan back. Apparently, everyone did. Thank ...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: The Vault Series, Volumes 1-6 DVD Review: A Great Look Back at the King of Late Night

Back in January 2017, Time Life released The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: The Vault Series in a 6-disc version ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Some Guy”

Shawn: I'm not your King. I'm not your Majesty. I ain't nothing. I'm just some guy." - Ezekiel I'm always ...
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D.C. Follies: The Complete Series DVD Review: It’s Valuable to Have Shows Like This Back on the Market

If you watched Saturday morning TV in the late '60s and through the '70s, then you knew all about Sid ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Monsters”

In which Kim and Shawn debate a character that hasn't even appeared in two episodes. Kim: Episode #3 is done. ...
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The Carol Burnett Show: Carol’s Lost Christmas DVD Review

The packaging here states “For the first time ever, Carol Burnett has opened the CBS archives to release Christmas shows ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Damned”

In which Shawn and Kim get what they asked for, but not everyone is happy about it. Shawn: How are ...
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Frasier: Christmas Episodes DVD Review: Eight Shows for Viewing

On October 10th, just in time for Halloween, Paramount released not one, but eight Christmas-themed episodes of Frasier. Each one ...
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The Honeymooners: Christmas Laughter DVD Review

CBS/Paramount has released a few TV-on-DVD collections focused on Christmas. They include Fraiser, The Brady Bunch, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Mercy”

In which Kim and Shawn discuss the type of pants one might wear while watching this zombie show. Kim: “I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract Take on TV 2017 

In which Shawn and Kim take a breath before The Walking Dead starts up again to look at what is ...
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