Fantastic Four
January 30, 2006
Capitalizing on the theatrical release of the live-action Fantastic Four movie, Buena Vista has released the animated TV show that aired in 1994 and 1995. The Fantastic Four was a popular comic book created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 1960s. It...
The Muppet Show: Season 1
January 29, 2006
For anyone who grew up in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, The Muppet Show was an integral part of their childhood. Jim Henson’s brainchild was to create a variety show hosted by dogs, frogs and monsters. The result is an ingeniously funny TV show...
The Office: Season 1
January 20, 2006
Whenever a U.S. network tries to remake a popular British sitcom it almost always fails. Roseanne’s take on Absolutely Fabulous never saw the light of day, John Larroquette’s version of Fawlty Towers was dreadful and the more recent attempt to remake...
Lost: Season 1
January 15, 2006
A man in a disheveled suit wakes up in a jungle. He looks disoriented. He gets up and begins running through the dense foliage and comes out on a beautiful-looking beach. He looks around and is confronted by an absolutely horrific scene. We don’t see...
The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons
January 13, 2006
The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons 3-DVD set features episodes between the years 1969 and 1974 that showcased popular rock music acts such as Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone. Cavett was the antithesis of most of the slickly...
Ned and Stacey: Season 1
January 3, 2006
Ned (Haden Church) is a cynical, self-absorbed advertising agency executive. Stacey (Messing) is an idealist who writes for The Village Voice. They are set-up on a blind date by their friends and its love and hate at first sight. He’s superficial and...
Superfriends: Volume
December 17, 2005
ABC ran this incarnation of the Superfriends as part of an hour-long package with Challenge of the Superfriends in the 1978-1979 season. This version featured Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman with the Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna (and...
Batman The Animated Series: Volume 3
December 15, 2005
Batman lay dormant on the animated front during the 1980s. It wasn’t until the commercial success of Tim Burton’s films that Warner Bros. green-lighted an animated series. Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski were chosen to work on the new show based on concept...
C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 4
December 6, 2005
There’s a scene in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle where the girls arrive at a murder scene and promptly discover the whereabouts of the killer by the taste of his sex-wax residue. It’s a direct nod (or homage if you want to get French)...
Dead Like Me: Season 2
December 5, 2005
Dead Like Me (2004) is yet another example of a TV show cut down in its prime. MGM and the show’s creator, Bryan Fuller, butted heads over creative differences and this led to his departure during the first season. The show survived with very little...
