Taxi : Season 3 The Sunshine Cab Company is back for it's third season on DVD
with crazy man Louie De Palma at the helm. Keeping this rag tag bunch
of dreamers together is once again none other than Alex Reiger, wonderfully
played by Judd Hursch, whose balanced demeanor serves as a sounding board
for his fellow cabbies.
10/16/05
Frasier : Season 6 Seattle radio's voice of reason brings us yet another season
of laughs while poking fun at high society and everyday life. Major changes
take place for the cast in Season 6 as Frasier ends up looking for a job
and Niles can no longer pine after Daphne when she gets swept up by a
new suitor.
10/14/05
Brady Bunch: Season 3 Another slice of Americana is now available in the
Brady Bunch complete 3rd season DVD set from Paramount. There is even more hilarity as the
Brady's take a trip to the grand canyon, Bobby and Cindy try to establish a new world record
and Peter realizes that it is a time for 'change'.
10/12/05
Charmed: Season 2 It is tough being a witch, acquiring new strange powers
and trying to balance your personal life, but that is what the Halliwell
sisters must do in Season 2 of Charmed. While ever so easy on the eyes,
Phoebe, Piper and Prue face much tougher foes as they attempt to recover
the Book of Shadows that is the secret to their powers.
10/8/05
Cheers: Season 6 Season 6 of Cheers begins the most important casting change
of the show to center stage as Rebecca Howe becomes the new manager of
Bean Towns favorite tavern. In contrast to Shelly Longs intellectual,
uppity drivel with bar maid Diane, Kirstie Alley's fiery corporate character
Rebecca Howe runs a tight ship
10/4/05
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy is very entertaining even if the story is all over the place. The search for the questions of life, existence and the cosmos all abound.
10/2/05
Lost : Season 1 One episode is all it took. Lost, this season's break out
new show is a mix of suspense and thrills complete with flashbacks and
a sci-fi angle. The fate of 48 passengers of a crashed Oceana jetliner
all lie within the confines of a remote island filled with mystery and
suspense.
September 2005
9/26/05
Sin City Visually stunning, emotionally captivating and thrilling
action just begin to describe Frank Miller's graphic novels brought to
life. Sin City is an amalgamation of several of his stories put on the
silver screen with an impressive cast and special effects.
9/21/05
The Muppet Show: Season 1 The entire Muppet Gang is all here complete with Fozzie
Bear's bad jokes in The Muppet Show Season 1. Jim Hensons creatures come
to life with original songs, hilarious sketch comedy, as well as the best
guest stars of their time.
9/18/05
Toy Story What exactly do toys do when they are not played with anymore? The Disney/Pixar film that brought animated features 'to infinity and beyond' is available in the Toy Story 10th anniversary edition.
9/17/05
I Love Lucy: Season 5 The leading lady of comedy inside and out leads the cast
of the Ricardos and Mertzes into the fifth hilarious season of "
I Love Lucy " After conquering New York and Hollywood Lucy sets off
to throw Europe into chaos all the while putting Ricky, Fred and Ethel
right into every scheme possible.
9/16/05
Andy Griffith : Season 3 Well Golly Gee, the complete 3rd season of the Andy Griffith
Show is available with the introduction of one the shows best characters
Gomer Pyle. Sheriff Andy Taylor is once again making the rounds and keeping
the peace in the small town of Mayberry, with the help of his trusted
albeit high strung Deputy Barney Fife.
9/15/05
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2 Season 2 of Star Trek: Enterprise is highlighted by some fantastic storylines, episodes and character development. All of this leading up to their eventual meeting with the Xindi in Season 3, the first four episodes of Enterprises sophomore season keep fans right in the middle of the action. A complete host of alien races including the Suliban, Clingon's and Andorians are present throughout season 2. There are a couple of recycled storylines and episodes that regulars know are rehashes but overall season 2 is consistantly good and kept me putting in the next DVD in sequence. Captain Archer has the undaunting task of space exploration, with the Vulcan high command doubting his every move, Klingons hell bent on revenge as well as help from old adversaries.
9/8/05
Clueless: Whatever! Edition Hard to beleive that 10 years have past since Clueless first appeared in theaters, but this adaptation of teen angst/Beverly Hills/matchmaking film is one of the best high school films in recent memory. Alicia Silverstone plays Cher, the doer of all things good at Beverly Hills High, and queen of shopping and fashion. Together with her best friend Dionne, they tackle the daunting tasks of making the unfashionable fashionable, the geeks ungeeky, and finding love in the most unlikely places. A truly fun film that helped launch the careers for such actors as Donald Faison as Dionne's boyfriend and Brittany Murphy as Tai, the oh so woeful transfer student in desperate need of some TLC.
9/5/05
Married With Children : Season 4 America's most dysfunctional family, the Bundy's, roar into their 4th season of scheming, whining and battling like never before in Fox's classic Married With Children. Al Bundy, who is thwarted at every attempt for greatness by his bon bon eating wife Peggy, clueless daughter Kelly and hard up son Bud. Season Four marks the end of an era as Steve Rhoades leaves Marcy for greener pastures and also contains classic episodes such as It's a Bundiful Life and Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics. Married With Children makes the worst out of everyday situations, putting poor Al Bundy in the midst of it. Good thing viewers like you and I are there to laugh at his every misfortune.
9/2/05
The Truman Show: Collector's Edition The Truman Show stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, who adopted by a corporation at birth, has been the star of a TV show that follows his every move. Directed by the highly acclaimed Christof, Trumans every move is televised 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From the most intimate moments to the routine of daily life Truman is in the spotlight. Jim Carey shines in his breakout dramatic role showing what happens when he tries to break through his fears and starts to realize his normal life is actually anything but normal. A warm and moving film that the entire family can enjoy.
August 2005
8/24/05
The Brady Bunch: Season 2 Nobody has been able to make the family sitcom as groovy as the Brady Bunch in Season 2. You can’t help but want the Brady’s to be a part of your family and that is why the series did so well, even if it was clean cut and somewhat predictable. With parents like Mike and Carol, no problem could ever go unresolved.
8/20/05
World Series of Poker 2004 Poker is without a doubt the hottest game going among friends, celebrities and professionals making a name for themselves all over the globe. International tournaments, online gaming and even weekly card games in your own neighboorhood have all added to the fervor. The 2004 WSOP was the year of Fossilman Greg Raymer.
8/18/05
Frasier : Season 5 Just when you thought they couldn’t be any more fun and that they had run out of all possible angles to poke fun at life, society and of course themselves, Frasier Season 5 keeps a steady stream of laughs coming! Rivalries between the cast are a big part of this installment as everyone is trying to one up each other.
8/15/05
Star Trek: Insurrection : Collector's Edition The Prime Directive is in question with Paramounts latest Star Trek release: Insurrection. Captain Picard and the Enterprise have been sent to find out why Data is malfunctioning studying a mysterious race. What Picard uncovers however is a conspiracy between a rogue Federation Admiral and brutally ruthless leader.
July 2005
7/15/05
Stripes When life gets you down and you lose everything near and dear to your heart, what is there left to do but join the army. When John Winger quits his job, loses his girlfriend and his apartment, there is really nothing left to do but just that. Bill Murray plays this average joe only as he can. Such is the movie, Stripes.
7/11/05
The Karate Kid When teenager Daniel LaRusso moved from New Jersey to California to start a new life with his mom, little did he know he would be fighting for all that matters most. It seems that making friends is a hard thing to do when you fall for the cutest girl at your new school, when her ex-boyfriend happens to be a karate punk to the highest degree.
7/9/05
Cheers: Season 5 Welcome back to the bar where ‘everyone knows your name' in the Complete 5 th season of Cheers. Indeed love is in the air as it seems everyone is talking of wedding bells. Carrying over from the season 4 finale Sam and Diane are still taking of marriage though never at the same time it seems.
7/7/05
I Love Lucy: Season 4 We are going to Hollywood ! In season 4 of TV's classic sitcom, the Ricardo's and Mertz's are headed to California to launch Ricky's movie career. Indeed the Mertz's come along and with the two couples, all of the laughter follows. Of course we know that Lucy's dreams of stardom will get in the way of everything.
June 2005
6/7/05
Clarissa Explains it All : Season 1 Before amassing her small empire, Melissa Joan Hart had a great show for teenagers that delved into the mysteries of growing up. Clarissa Explains It All is a wonderful look back at how teens deal with everything from school bullies to parents who say no. This set has all 13 original season episodes that brought the series straight into teen angst.
6/3/05
The Andy Griffith Show : Season 2 As American as Apple pie, Aunt Bea's apple pie that is. An American sitcom classic comes home with the complete season two set of The Andy Griffith Show. Set in the sleepy town of Mayberry North Carolina , Sheriff Andy Taylor is responsible for not only keeping the peace, but raising his son Opie the right way.
6/2/05
Chappelle's Show : Season 2 A mix of sketch comedy, stand up and outright hilarious comedy with outright take over your senses in season 2 of Chappelle's Show uncensored. Dave Chappelle holds nothing back and keeps nothing sacred in the second installment of his very popular comedy central show.
6/1/05
The Jeffersons : Season 3 One of the most successful spin-offs of the 70's comes full circle in The Jeffersons complete 3 rd season. Even though they are removed from their roots in Harlem , George Jefferson still has his outspoken, unrelenting stubborn ways that give Weezy (his wife Louise), his neighbors Tom and Helen and everyone around him all they can handle.
May 2005
5/22/05
Team America: World Police When the world is threatened by terrorists, only one group of heroes can be called on to save the day! From the creators of South Park and all other things unholy and offensive comes Team America World Police (TAWP). This team of puppets has the task of patrolling the world keeping it safe from terrorists.
5/16/05
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1 Fresh off the heals of Star Trek Voyager, fans and critics alike were eager in anticipation of the latest in the Star Trek series. Enterprise took the road not yet traveled and brought us into the year 2151, a time when humans began venturing away from the confines of the Vulcans to explore space and its possibilities.
5/10/05
Lemony Snicket's: A Series of Unfortunate Events Adapted from the popular series by Daniel Handler Director Brad Silbering brings to life the story of the Baudelaire orphans, who go through ‘ A Series of Unfortunate Events.' Indeed Violet, the inventor, Klaus the bookworm and the youngest Sonny, who bites everything must outwit and outperform their greedy Count Olaf .
5/7/05
All In The Family: Season 4 He's rude, crass, outspoken and the king of his own domain. Of course Archie Bunker thinks he rules his own home but his family and the neighborhood know better. The show that broke all the rules while becoming a staple of American television in the 70's comes to DVD in its Emmy Nominated fourth season.
April 2005
4/25/05
Spaceballs: Collector's Edition Comic master Mel Brooks brings to life the ultimate space spoof in his classic comedy Spaceballs. The evil Spaceballs are trying to steal ‘every last breath of fresh air from Planet Druidia.' When Druidia's princess Vespa skips out on her wedding day and is captured by the Spaceballs, it is up to rogue pilot LoneStar and his sidekick ‘Mawg' Barf.
4/20/05
King of the Hill: Season 4 The propane and propane accessory King of Arlen Texas rules once again in this Fourth Season installment of King of the Hill. Having survived jumping out of a plane, Hanks wife Peggy begins her slow recovery with the help of Hanks dad Cotton Hill. Hank Hill is often trying to turn his pre teen son Bobby into a real man.
4/15/05
That 70s Show: Season 2 It's the second season of one of grooviest shows on TV. Season Two offers some hot romance, cool comedy and Red's continuing threats to shove his foot or something else up Eric's ass. Laughter abounds in every episode of course. The writing is funny, the characters are awesome, and Tommy Chong pops in every now and then.
4/8/05
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 1 Bringing together the story of Episode II and III in the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: Clone Wars is an action packed animated delight for the die hard fan. This mini series is right on track with the battle sequences and characters. You won't find much plot or character development, rather action sequence after action sequence showing the Jedi Knights.
4/6/05
Hoosiers Hoosiers gets high marks for originality in the fact that it tells the story so well. Gene Hackman infuses the town, his team and himself with the idea that nothing is impossible. With a high school that has only 65 kids and a team that started with only 6 players he manages to show the entire state who is the best.
March 2005
3/31/05
South Park : Season 5 Truly nothing is left to chance or left alone in South Park's hysterically funny 5 th season. Highlighted by the ‘Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants' Emmy nominated episode I haven't laughed this hard at anything since the South Park Movie. The hilarity of South Park is usually derived from current events, making fun of all those involved.
3/30/05
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow The comics come to life in a way never before seen on film as Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow sets the new standard for both cinematography and computer graphics. When Giant Flying Robots start attacking New York City only one man and his team of flying aces can stop them.
3/28/05
Brady Bunch: Season One Get ready for a steady shot of nostalgia followed by a couple of Mike Brady's patented talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of Brady happiness. Finally arriving on DVD is The Brady Bunch First Season! Mike Brady and Carol Martin are both widowers who are about to get married and bring their families together.
3/28/05
Star Trek: First Contact (Collector's Edition) Star Trek First Contact offers some of the best characters, story and direction of all of the entire series. Barely surviving his last encounter with the Borg Capt Picard and the Enterprise crew are faced with saving all of humankind. The Borg have conquered time travel in an attempt to stop Earth's first manned warp capable ship.
3/27/05
I Love Lucy : Season Three That lovable redhead and her Cuban husband are at it again in the third installment of I Love Lucy. Once again loaded with all 31 original episodes and a slew of extras, season three is of course a must have. Season three offers such classic episodes as Lucy and Ethel's duet of Friendship in which they tear apart each others dress.
3/24/05
That 70s Show: Season One One of the freshest new shows in recent history provides not only nostalgia for those who grew up in the late 1970's, but laughter as well for teens and young adults alike who can still relate with all of the trials and tribulations. That 70's show follows Eric Forman and his group of friends from hanging out and smoking out in Eric's basement.
3/21/05
Simpsons Season 5 The Simpsons are the longest running program in primetime and for good reason. Season 5 includes the shows 100 th episode along with some of my favorite episodes. Americas most well known family shines as Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie do everything from adopt a pet elephant to sing in a barbershop quartet.
3/20/05
Without A Paddle Do not expect any life awakening moments or shifts of philosophy with Without A Paddle as the comedy and themes conflict with one another more so than come together. Give the writers some credit for the myriad of characters, adventure and one liners, but as far as originality goes the film doesn't receive high marks.
3/18/05
First Daughter Katie Holmes plays the role of First Daughter true to the fairy tale setting in which the film is set, dealing with her jealous roomie (played by singer Amerie Rogers), new love interest and annoying frat boys who give a particularly interesting rendition of Hail to the Chief at a party. A good date movie in a kind of fairytale setting at best.
3/16/05
The Sponge Bob Square Pants Movie Searching for the lost crown of King Neptune, Spongebob Squarepants and his friend Patrick traverse through the oceans depths to save the day. This time Spongebob must save his beloved boss Mr. Krabs from the rath of King Neptune and unravel the scheme of his arch nemesis plankton.
3/13/05
Get Shorty You wouldn't believe how some movies get made, but if you have ever wondered just how it might happen, then Get Shorty is a great satirical look at the process. Travolta is sharp and witty as the role of Chili Palmer, the cool collected Loan Shark who is bored with his old profession.
3/3/05
Cheers: Season 4 Cheers roars into its fourth season with the addition of some new faces as well as the remembrance of the late Nicolas Colasanto. The most notable highlight of season 4 were of course the introduction of Woody Boyd, the Indiana hick bartender coming to the big city. Woody certainly added his own naïve sense of the world.
3/2/05
Monster Monster tells the story of real life serial killer Aileen Wuornos, from her troubled childhood up until she was finally caught for the murders of seven men in Florida . Emotionally engaging performances both by Charlize Theron, who played Aileen and Christina Ricci, who played her friend/love interest Selby are nothing short of incredible.
3/1/05
Stand By Me : Collector's Edition For its time and all time Stand By Me ranks as one of the best from many standpoints. Four young boys from Oregon head out along the railroad tracks in search of a missing boy. Indeed this group is made up of the town misfits each with their own problems to deal with, yet on their journey they find each other. Loaded with young talent.
February 2005
2/28/05
Taxi: Season 2 In its sophomore season Taxi reached new heights adding three spectacular regular characters to the cast, all the while earning 3 Emmy Awards including its second for Outstanding comedy series. Season 2 started off very strong while ending with a whimper of sorts in the form of a not so entertaining ending.
2/21/05
Top Gun: Collector's Edition Hollywood flash meets the Navy's best in Top Gun. Tom Cruise stars as Maverick, the appropriately named high flying pilot sent to the Navy's top instructional program. Conflicted with his fathers past Maverick has to rely on his flight partner Goose and new love interest “Charlie” to get him through the dog fight of his life.
2/19/05
The Fifth Element : Ultimate Edition The Fifth Element has action, history, a great bad guy named Zorg, a beautiful “Fifth Element” and anything else you could possibly imagine in a sci-fi action flick! Throw in an extremely devout priest and an annoyingly crazy DJ and there you have a complete cast of characters who all have a hand in saving the world.
2/13/05
MacGyver:
Season 1 Big Hair, Big Adventure, and small plots are
just some of the fun that the First Season of MacGyver
has to offer fans of the ultimate secret agent/boy scout of all time.
Instead of martial arts and super gadgets Angus (yes that is his first
name) uses the principles of science and duct tape to get his way
out of and into sticky situations.
2/11/05
Charmed:
Season 1 Prue (Shannon Dougherty), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano),
and Piper (Holly Marie Combs) are three sisters who also happen to
be wicca witches each with special powers. One can use telekinesis
at will, one can freeze time and the third can see into the future.
What the girls don’t know is that with their special powers
also comes equal amounts
of peril.
2/9/05
7th Heaven
: Season 2 Although the show has gone through many iterations
in the most recent seasons, season
2 takes us back to the Camden family roots with issues of morality,
growing up and caring for a family of 6 entail. Minister Eric Camden
and wife Annie once again guide their children through tough decisions
and all that life has to offer.
2/7/05
The Jamie
Kennedy Experiment: Season 3 If you love putting people on the spot, having
them in awkward situations and laughing at the embarrassment of others
then JKX is the show for you. Who wouldn’t laugh at NHL stars
Keith Primeau and John LeClair beating up on a overzealous hockey
dad (played by Jaime Kennedy) on the ice. All this in Season
3 of JKX.
2/5/05
Alien vs.
Predator Here is a great idea for an action/adventure
sci-fi movie. Put the best Predator against the nastiest Alien and
let them battle it out for the earth. While that isn’t the exact
premise for Alien vs. Predator,
it sets the stage for a well written story, intense action and a ton
of human sacrifice.
2/2/05
King of the
Hill: Season 3 The King of propane and Arlen Texas is back for
another hysterically funny Texas sized season of laughs. Hank is a
propane salesman, who’s substitute wife Peggy and son Bobby,
live through the fun that is suburban life. Even though other animated
family series like the Simpsons get more attention, King
of the Hill is highly entertaining.
January 2005
1/31/05
Garden State Zach Braff writes, directs and stars in Garden
State, a coming of age comedy about twenty something Andrew Largeman
who returns back home to New Jersey following the news of his mothers
sudden passing. Being emotionally barren for the past nine years,
ever since he moved to L.A. to pursue an acting career.
1/18/05
The Manchurian
Candidate Decorated War Hero Raymond Shaw is about to become
Vice President of the United States. The only problem is what he thought
was the truth is just an elaborate scheme by a multi-national corporation
to eventually put a sleeper President into the white house. Denzel
Washington stars in this remake of The
Manchurian Candidate.
1/15/05
Voyager:
Season 7 After a 23 year journey from the Delta quadrant
of the Galaxy, Voyager
finally returns home against all odds and not even how one would expect
they might. It would have been much more interesting for the final
season to gradually come to the climax of the crew coming home but
syndication always ruins that.
1/4/05
I, Robot Will Smith plays the ultimate anti-robot action
hero cop in I, Robot.
30 years into the future Robots are now a part of daily life as humans
rely on them to cook their food, and care for their children. On the
eve of the distribution of the newest generation of robots, the NS-5,
leading robot scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning is found dead of an apparent
suicide.
1/4/05
Star Trek:
Voyager Season 6 The overall theme of Star Trek and with Voyager
thankfully never strays from the original theme of space exploration
and its affect on humankind. Season
6 strays occasionally but never from the incredible premise originally
set forth by its creator. With only one more season to go there is
only one more frontier to find… home.
