FlashForward began with a kick ass premise: On a regular day the entire world’s population simultaneously blacked out for 137 seconds. Those people who didn’t die in a car crash…
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Scott Malchus
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purchase from Amazon: DVD Last year Shout! Factory released a fantastic box set of the first season of thirtysomething, the influential drama series that ran on ABC from fall 1987…
Kelly Stitzel
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Kelly Stitzel was all kinds of excited when she heard the first season of this syndicated ’80s sitcom was coming to DVD. Now that she’s seen it, how does she feel?
Scott Malchus
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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…
Scott Malchus
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For those of you who read my ramblings about television, you know how much I adore The Mighty Boosh, the British comedy series created by comedians Julian Barratt and Noel…
Scott Malchus
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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,…
Scott Malchus
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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…
Bob Cashill
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The ”Golden Age of Television” is roughly defined as that period from the early 50s to the very early 60s when productions broadcast live captivated millions of viewers. As the…
Scott Malchus
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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…
Scott Malchus
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The holidays will have a lot to offer fans of all types of entertainment, including those of us who enjoy some pretty sick and twisted stuff. For those of you…
Scott Malchus
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As a longtime Monty Python fanatic, I’ve often heard of the legendary Fawlty Towers, the British sitcom John Cleese co-created and starred in after Flying Circus had gone off the…
Scott Malchus
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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…
Scott Malchus
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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…
Scott Malchus
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New Tricks: Season One (2009, BBC) purchase from Amazon: DVD Call it Cold Case for the retired crowd. The BBCÁ¢€â„¢s mystery series New Tricks doesnÁ¢€â„¢t break any new ground as…
Scott Malchus
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ItÁ¢€™s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the twisted spawn of Seinfeld. Much like NBCÁ¢€™s beloved sitcom, the show centers around four friends (three males and a female). In this case,…
Scott Malchus
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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…
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…
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…
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…