DVD Review: Skins – Volume 1
Here in the United States shows like Gossip Girl and the new 90210 serve to give television viewers a healthy dose of teen angst, sex and debauchery. For years, networks have tried to deal with issues concerning teens openly and honestly. However, FCC rules about what can and can’t be shown; said and not said, […]
DVD Review: The Waltons – The Complete Eighth Season
The Waltons was created by Earl Hanmer Jr., who based the series on his 1961 novel, Spencer’s Mountain, which was made into a feature film of the same name in 1963. Hamner’s experiences growing up in the unincorporated area of Schuyler, Virginia provided the basis for many of the storylines on The Waltons. The series […]
DVD Review: The Secret Life of an American Teenager, Season One
Created and produced by Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven),The Secret Life of An American Teenager was proposed to the Fox network nearly a decade ago. Fox eventually passed on the show, as did Lifetime. Not wanting to give up on the idea, Hampton eventually drafted six scripts for the show and submitted them to a variety […]
DVD Review: Nip/Tuck – Season Five, Part One
Since Nip/Tuck debuted on FX back in 2003, the series has steadfastly remained one of my guilty pleasures. From the start, I found the show addictive–creator Ryan Murphy constantly pushed the boundaries of cable television, with plentiful amounts of sex, gore and violence. Beyond the obvious, Nip/Tuck was revolutionary because in the midst of all […]
Blu-ray Review: The X-Files, I Want to Believe
Contrary to the opinions of many others, I thought The X-Files: I Want to Believe was a very good movie. Directed by Chris Carter, and written by Carter and Frank Spotnitz. Unlike the first film, the plot does not focus on the series’ ongoing extraterrestrial-based “mytharc” and instead works as a standalone thriller/horror story, similar […]
DVD Review: The Best of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Created by comedian Jonathan Katz and producer Tom Snyder, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999. Starring Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverman, the series focused on Dr. Jonathan Katz, who was voiced by, and visually based on, […]
Blu-ray Review: The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian [3-disc DisneyFile Collector’s Edition]
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is based on Prince Caspian, the second published novel in C. S. Lewis’s fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the second in The Chronicles of Narnia film series, following The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). Work on the script began before […]
Blu-ray Review: The X – Files, Fight the Future
I am one of those people who didn’t become a fan of the X – Files until a couple of years ago, when I started watching the series on DVD. In all honesty, I still haven’t watched all nine seasons yet. That being said, I guess I was a good person to test the theory […]
DVD Review: Studio One Anthology
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing about a lot of different boxed sets that might be the perfect gift for someone on your list this holiday season. Over the past three weeks, I have been completely engrossed in the six DVD, approximately 982 minute, Studio One Anthology put out by Koch Vision […]
DVD Review: Hannah Montana – The Complete First Season
Until a couple of weeks ago, I was a complete Hannah Montana neophyte. I had watched a few minutes of the show here and there on the Disney Channel, but I don’t think I ever sat down and watched a full episode of the series. Because I’m a reader of magazines like Vanity Fair, Rolling […]