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TV on DVD: “Glee, Vol. One: Road to Sectionals”

Scott Malchus January 17, 2010 4

The first 13 episodes of Fox’s new hit musical series, Glee, released here in a 4 DVD set, are an entertaining, yet wildly inconsistent group of episodes that sees the show finding its footing.

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TV on DVD: “Andy Barker, P.I.: The Complete Series”

Scott Malchus November 18, 2009 0

Andy Barker, P.I. was, by far, my favorite new series to premiere during the winter of 2007. Andy Richter’s second foray into half-hour comedy was a hybrid comedy/mystery series, co-created by executive producers Conan

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TV on DVD: “Blood Ties: Season Two”

Scott Malchus November 4, 2009 2

If vampires, mysteries and romance are your thing, you can do much worse than Blood Ties, the supernatural drama that aired on Lifetime in 2007. The second season collection contains the final nine episodes

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TV on DVD: “The Life & Times of Vivienne Vyle” and “People Like Us: The Complete Series”

Scott Malchus October 27, 2009 2

Reality television is always open to satire and there have been many fine examples of the genre getting sent up (The Office and Arrested Development are two shows that come to mind). The BBC

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TV on DVD: “New Tricks: Season One”

Scott Malchus October 19, 2009 1

New Tricks: Season One (2009, BBC) purchase from Amazon: DVD Call it Cold Case for the retired crowd. The BBC’s mystery series New Tricks doesn’t break any new ground as far as procedural dramas

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TV on DVD: “It’s Always Sunny in Phladelphia Season 4″

Scott Malchus October 7, 2009 7

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the twisted spawn of Seinfeld. Much like NBC’s beloved sitcom, the show centers around four friends (three males and a female). In this case, they run a bar

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TV on DVD: “Life on Mars: The Complete Series”

Scott Malchus October 7, 2009 6

Life on Mars: The Complete Series (2009, ABC Studios/Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD Being a fan of the original BBC version of Life on Mars, I was leery of the ABC version when

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TV on DVD: “Castle: The Complete First Season”

Scott Malchus September 30, 2009 1

Castle: The Complete First Season (2009, ABC Studios/Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD Castle, the ABC mystery series, proves one thing: Nathan Fillion is a star. He has charm, comic timing, and enough charisma

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TV on DVD: “Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season”

Scott Malchus September 23, 2009 0

Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season (2009, ABC Studios/Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD Instead of lamenting on the things that were wrong with the fifth season of Grey’s Anatomy, such as the sudden

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TV on DVD: “30 Rock: Season 3″

Jeff Giles September 22, 2009 12

All but dead at the other major networks, scripted comedy is alive and well at NBC; even as the Peacock tries to flush high-quality television down a lantern-jawed toilet with The Jay Goddamn Horseshit

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