If this is Tuesday (May 3), there are new releases of TV on DVD desperately waiting for you to press play. Here are some that might catch your fancy. Penn & Teller: Bullshit! The Eighth Season or the eight-season pack for some exhorbitant price. Melrose Place: The Sixth Season, Volume 2 NCIS: The Sixth and... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD, sort of: Don Knotts the standup
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter is not TV on DVD, strictly speaking, so not really part of what I usually do with this regular Tuesday listing of new DVD releases of TV shows, specials and re-releases. But those of us who recall Don Knotts know him from TV, either from Three's Company (1976-84) or... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD: Friday Night Lights makes one last pass
"Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose." Except fans of Friday Night Lights DO lose because the acclaimed drama about life in a one-game town is coming to an end, starting its final, fifth-season run on Friday, April 15, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. The good news? You don't have to wait until April 15... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD: Who Do You Think You Are? Season One
I am late to the game (what’s new) on Who Do You Think You Are?, but I’ve enjoyed the sampling I’ve done of Season 2 now on NBC Friday nights. A particular highlight was Kim Cattrall’s return to the U.K. to trace a grandfather who’d gone awol from the family. The hour was riveting and... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD Feb 15, 2011: Is that a Dead Man’s Gun in your hands? From HELL?
Dead Man's Gun: Season 1 Cursed gun, forged in HELL (of course), brings trouble to whoever finds it in this 1997-99 western anthology series, narrated by Kris Kristofferson and exec produced by Henry Winkler. Can't remember where I saw it (Showcase, my guess), but I do recall thoroughly enjoying a half a dozen or so... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD coming soon: Dexter, Dollhouse, Dirty Sexy Money, and that’s just the Ds
Lazy days of summer. And a lazy week for distributors of TV on DVD, who have coughed up only a measly few light-weight releases (Reba: Season 6, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection 3). So I took that as a sign to look at what's ahead. I'll post a link to this post at the... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD: Lost but not alone with Locke, Christian, Walt and the shoes
"I'm convinced the shoes have something to do with it." Now, if you walked by my desk about 10 days ago and heard me make this statement to a colleague, would you know what "it" I was talking about? And THAT, my friend, is the difference between you and sad nerds like me who, nearly... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD: Deadliest Catch
Oh sure, you eat crab. Maybe even do hand to hand combat with the can opener to get at the crab. But do you know how hard the poor devils work to bring you the crab? Of course, if you watch Deadliest Catch, I'm preaching to the converted. While the Discovery Channel series that follows... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD
Let's see. Computer ate my homework. I had a bad day at the office. My mother was giving me grief. Naw. I don't have the heart to lie. I'm a day late and a blog post short. It's been a busy week and I spent the weekend getting caught up on Battlestar Galactica. Holy Butch... Continue Reading →
TV on DVD: Make ‘Em Laugh
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America is a new television miniseries on PBS that looks at the evolution of humour in the U.S. I, having been raised in front of the tube in the 1960s by Clem Kadiddlehopper and Carole Burnett, am keen to see it: it starts Wednesday night at 8 p.m.... Continue Reading →