Monday, September 22 2003
John Denver and the Muppets: Rocky Mountain Holiday
Hearing the late Henson perform as Kermit again, so warm and enthusiastic, yet so perilously close to flippering out, is a joy unto itself.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Second Season
A show that asks us to 'assume nothing' very often lets the perps go free when the evidence doesn't prove substantial enough to secure arrests.
Tuesday, September 9 2003
Tuesday, September 2 2003
The Whole Bean
What comes through on this DVD set is Mr. Bean's staunch dedication to childishness, in the best possible sense.
Profiler: Season One
Profiler's first season was, for the most part, terrific -- innovative, socially progressive, emotionally complex.
The Best of Designing Women
The situation introduced at the start of each episode served as a catalyst for the women's discussions about issues that mattered to them, namely, their bodies, sex, and men.
Monday, August 11 2003
The New Avengers ‘76: Season One
Macnee is as winsome and disarming as ever, so much so that when Steed gets play -- and he does -- it's easy to see why.
Monday, August 4 2003
Frasier: The First Season
In Frasier's freshman season, those episodes pitting father against son are by far the most entertaining and touching.
Monday, July 28 2003
Kiss Me Kate
Culminates with 'Brush Up Your Shakespeare,' a musical tribute to the Bard sung by the two thugs, looking comically uncomfortable in their 16th garb.
Monday, June 30 2003
Ronald Reagan: A Legacy Remembered
'One of the things about the Presidency is that you're somewhat apart.'
Charlie’s Angels: The Complete First Season
As one fan observes, 'Charlie's Angels' represented an 'escape from traditional feminine constraints, at least as far as '70s television was capable.'
Monday, June 23 2003
Cheers: The Complete First Season
Like Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in 'It Happened One Night', Sam and Diane's sexual tension is channeled through their verbal sparring.
Tuesday, June 17 2003
S.W.A.T.: The Complete First Season
When the regular police force are in trouble, they call S.W.A.T.
The Greatest ‘70s Cop Shows
You've got righteous heroes, nasty villains, police being called 'pigs' or 'the fuzz.'
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fourth Season
That is, the season that many fans have called out as disjointed and erratic, maddening and disappointing. To a point, the complaint is justified, as Joss Whedon and company tend to concede. But only to a point.
Monday, June 2 2003
The Jeffersons: The Complete Second Season
On occasion, The Jeffersons made some attempt to offer social commentary, but it was difficult for a show so laden with crude humor to suddenly get serious.
Wednesday, May 28 2003
Dark Angel: The Complete First Season
Max was like, queen of the one-liners; what you wish you could think of, she would say.
Monday, May 12 2003
Monday, May 5 2003
Married With Children, Volume 1: The Most Outrageous Episodes
Married With Children is smart as hell, its writers are sharper than a set of Ginsu knives, and its actors have impeccable timing.
