DVD Review: The Fugitive: Season One – Volume Two
Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen), falsely accused of murdering his wife, escapes custody while en route to Death Row and must elude police and Lt. Philip Gerard (Barry Morse), who is consumed with his capture. Kimble must perpetually relocate and change his name while he continues his mission to find the real killer, a one-armed […]
DVD Review: Gunsmoke: The Second Season, Volume 1
During its first season on CBS, Gunsmoke wasn’t in the top thirty in the television ratings. It was during the series second year that that the show caught on, eventually becoming the year’s seventh most popular program. From then on, Gunsmoke became one of the most popular westerns in television history, running for twenty seasons […]
DVD Review: Love American Style – Season One, Volume 1
In the fall of 1969, the American landscape was changing. Earlier that year, “the summer of love” had changed how many of the youth and their elders discussed such previously taboo subjects as dating and sex. With the seventies upon us, there was a new openness associated with social issues that was being reflected in […]
DVD Review: Frasier – The Complete Ninth Season
Frasier was like the Energizer bunny of television shows. The darn thing wouldn’t go away; it just kept running and running. Entering the show’s ninth season, the Frasier staff was rocked by personal tragedy when David Angell, the series’ executive producer and co-creator was killed on American Airlines flight 11, which struck the World Trade […]
DVD Review: I Love Lucy -The Complete Sixth Season
I Love Lucy is generally regarded as one of the best comedies in television history. Lucille Ball remains one of the funniest comediennes ever to grace the small screen. As I Love Lucy entered its sixth season on CBS in 1956-57, the show was number one in the ratings and a financial success.
DVD Review: Nip/Tuck: The Complete Third Season
From the day Nip/Tuck premiered on FX on July 22, 2003, it was clear this wasn’t your run of the mill standard cable medical show. Nip/Tuck pushed the boundaries of medical ethics, sex, and family values and seemed to enjoy every minute of it — kind of E.R. meets the sex of N.Y.P.D. Blue meets […]
DVD Review: Frasier: The Complete Eighth Season
The character of Frasier Crane was a fixture on television for 20 years. Actor Kelsey Grammer first played the role on Cheers in 1984. When Cheers ended its run in 1993, Grammer continued the role on Frasier, which premiered later that same year. Frasier was nominated for a total of 37 Emmys during the series’ […]