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TV on DVD: “Episodes: The Complete First and Second Season”
Matt LeBlanc plays a character named Matt LeBlanc in a show called Episodes.
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The Three Strike Rule: “Zen” and the Art of Murder Maintenance
Rufus Sewell’s eyes immediately lure you into watching Zen, the BBC series based on he popular Aurelio Zen novels by Michael Dibdin. Sewell, an actor better known for period dramas than contemporary murder mysteries,
Read More »TV on DVD: “Upstairs, Downstairs”
Scott Malchus reviews the rebirth of a classic British series, "Upstairs, Downstairs."
Read More »TV on Blu-ray: “Human Planet”
Human Planet (BBC/Warner Bros., 2011) Given that it’s the year 2011, we have teams of nature-loving filmmakers crawling the globe with cameras all the time, and there’s more than one 24-hour cable channel dedicated
Read More »TV on DVD: “Skins, Volume 4″
Scott Malchus feels that season four of the BBC hit series, "Skins" may be the best yet
Read More »TV on DVD: “Skins Volume 3″
Skins feels more authentic than almost every teen driven show on television. The writing is consistently excellent and these young actors will break your heart
Read More »TV on DVD: “Life on Mars” (The Original BBC Series)
Last year, both seasons of the original BBC series, Life on Mars, were released in the U.S. to little press, despite the fact that the show is considered one of the finest of the
Read More »TV on DVD: “Black Adder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition”
Writing a thorough review of Blackadder is difficult as it’s not your typical comedy program. The series, which helped make stars out of actor Rowan Atkinson and writer/director Richard Curtis, was produced for four
Read More »Bootleg City: The House of Love in Amsterdam, April ’90
The mayor’s office in Bootleg City was completely dark as I cracked open the door. “Thank God,” I thought to myself. I had absentmindedly left my Cure reissues there before Christmas and was hoping
Read More »Numberscruncher: Who Needs the Radio?
When I was a kid, I had to listen to whatever the DJ picked. One of the odder decade-end lists was Nielsen’s list of the most-played singles on radio between 2000 and 2009. It’s
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