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…
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Scott Malchus
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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…
Scott Malchus
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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 GreyÁ¢€â„¢s Anatomy,…
Jeff Giles
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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…
Scott Malchus
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Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season (2009, Warner Brothers) purchase from Amazon: DVD The fourth season of Supernatural kicks ass. Great mythology, plenty of action, some good doses of humor, it…
Ken Shane
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Image via CrunchBase When my grandparents emigrated from Eastern Europe, it was to Newark, N.J. that they came. My parents were born and raised in the Newark. For most of…
Popdose Staff
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Lights! Camera! Action! It’s time once again for Hollywood to take one day out of the year to congratulate itself for a job well done. Won’t you join us while we watch the 2009 Emmy Awards?
Jeff Giles
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Ah, now this is more like it. I was beginning to hate you, 2009 fall television season, what with your moderately entertaining musicals and comedy scourges who were supposed to…
Scott Malchus
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ThereÁ¢€â„¢s a killer on the loose in Melrose Place! Beware! The ’90s hit soap is back, this time on the CW, which seems to be mining the previous decade for…
Jeff Giles
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I hate Jay Leno so much. Like most hatreds, my feelings for Leno are irrational. I mean, yes, he pretty much empirically sucks, but his brand of humor is so…
Scott Malchus
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Brothers and Sisters: The Complete Third Season (2009, ABC/Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD ABCÁ¢€â„¢s durable drama Brothers and Sisters hit some road bumps in its third season. After a…
Jeff Giles
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So this is it, huh? This is what you guys were freaking out about all summer? I admit, I haven’t seen the supposedly wonderful pilot, and picking up a series…
Scott Malchus
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Greek: Chapter 3 (2009, Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD Greek, ABC FamilyÁ¢€â„¢s college based dramedy, continues to be a delight. For those of you who think itÁ¢€â„¢s just another…
Scott Malchus
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thirtysomething: the complete first season (2009, Shout Factory) purchase from Amazon: DVD In the mid ’80s, Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, a writing/producing team who had worked on the dramatic…
Scott Malchus
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Tracey Takes On… Seasons 3 & 4 (2009, Vivendi Entertainment) purchase from Amazon: DVD Here’s what I know about Tracey Ullman: She’s a gifted actress who immerses herself into her…
Scott Malchus
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OMFG, you guys, Scott Malchus has a copy of Gossip Girl: The Complete Second Season on DVD, and he’s giving it away! Find out how you can win!
Scott Malchus
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Eli Stone: The Complete Second and Final Season (2009, Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD ItÁ¢€â„¢s disappointing that the earnest, big-hearted series Eli Stone never found a large enough audience…
Scott Malchus
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Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete Second and Final Season (2009, Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD You may not recall, but there were two Á¢€Å“rich folks with problemsÁ¢€ TV shows…
Scott Malchus
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Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season (2009, Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD The hospital sitcom Scrubs pulled off something rare in the television industry last year: It jumped networks, from…
Scott Malchus
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Come with us now on a journey through time and space to the world of the Mighty Boosh. A recent appearance by the English comedy team The Mighty Boosh at…
Scott Malchus
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Mr. Rock ‘n Roll: The Alan Freed Story (2009, Eagle) Purchase from Amazon You never know what to expect when youÁ¢€â„¢re watching a made for TV docudrama like Mr. Rock…
Scott Malchus
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Torchwood: Children of Earth (2009, BBC) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray Torchwood, the BBCÁ¢€â„¢s highly acclaimed science fiction television series, returned to the small screen with an epic five-hour…
Jack Feerick
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Happy Friday, Trekkies! It’s time for another installment of How Bad Can It Be? — and this time, Jack Feerick is taking a leak all over Star Trek: The Animated Series.
Scott Malchus
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The Middleman: The Complete Series (2009, Shout Factory) Purchase from Amazon Ready for some wholesome, butt-kicking goodness? Then you need to check out The Middleman: The Complete Series, the cult…
Scott Malchus
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Leverage: The 1st Season (2009, Paramount) Purchase from Amazon Not since the late ’60s Robert Wagner series, It Takes a Thief, has a television show about thieves been so much…
Scott Malchus
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Reno 911! The Complete Sixth Season: Uncensored (2009, Paramount) Purchase from Amazon The release of Reno 911! The Complete Sixth Season: Uncensored may seem like itÁ¢€â„¢s for diehards only, but…
Scott Malchus
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Mad Men: Season 2 (2009, Lionsgate) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray Mad Men, the ’60s-era drama that airs on AMC, had a lot to live up to after its…
Scott Malchus
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Parker Lewis Can’t Lose: The Complete First Season (2009, Shout Factory) Purchase from Amazon. In 1990, the same year NBC attempted to turn Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) into a…
Scott Malchus
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Saving Grace: Season Two (2009, Fox) Purchase from Amazon. TNT’s Saving Grace stars Academy Award winner Holly Hunter as Grace (betcha didn’t see that one coming!), an Oklahoma City homicide…
Dw. Dunphy
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Dw. Dunphy bids farewell to two pop-culture icons.