Recent TV DVD Reviews

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Friday, October 2 2009

Traffik

By Ian Chant

Film after film has borrowed the structure of this epic British miniseries, but few have used it to effect achieved by the original Traffik.

Tuesday, September 29 2009

The Patty Duke Show

By Christel Loar

Naturally, the confusion about the identical cousins' identities and hijinks surrounding switcheroos is there, but the bulk of the show centers on the relationships between these two girls and their family.

Tuesday, September 22 2009

Important Things with Demetri Martin

By Andrew Winistorfer

Airing a show featuring a comedian best known for support roles in The Daily Show and Flight of the Conchords might have been one of their riskier properties for Comedy Central -- but it works.

Thursday, September 17 2009

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

By Christel Loar

A satirical commentary on sleazy daytime talk-show television, the modern version of the age-old obsession with fame, status and success, and the cult of one's own perceived celebrity.

Wednesday, September 9 2009

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: The Complete First Season

By Bruce Dancis

As long as HBO keeps airing original, first-rate productions like this, it will remain essential to discerning viewers.

Monday, August 31 2009

The Mighty Boosh: Series 1, 2 and 3

By Christel Loar

It's a television show. It's a comedy. It's an adventure. It's the place where inspiration, imagination and a hint of hallucination collide to create brilliant comedic, escapist entertainment.

Sunday, August 30 2009

The Shape of the World

By Ian Chant

The history of cartography is, in a close to literal sense, the history of the entire world, and it is this fact that finds this documentary covering an amount of territory that is ultimately too big.

Tuesday, August 25 2009

Dexter: The Complete Third Season

By J.M. Suarez

Dexter's façade of normalcy has gotten more credible and he begins to believe that he can truly live the life he has created for himself.

Sunday, August 23 2009

Designing Women: Season Two

By J.M. Suarez

Quick, smart and frank, these women were let loose to create the kinds of characters that are still vibrant, 20 years later.

Friday, August 21 2009

The Middleman: The Complete Series

By J.M. Suarez

Sometimes its cleverness gets the best of it, but The Middleman’s mix of cynicism, innocence, and quirk makes for a hugely enjoyable and original show.

Thursday, August 20 2009

Prison Break: Season 4

By Jake Meaney

Hitting the ground running, the show charges forward recklessly and heedlessly, it’s sole concern to maintain forward momentum, even at the expense of continuity and consistency

Wednesday, August 19 2009

The Terry Jones Collection

By Stuart Henderson

Jones is simply reminding us that hubris is the worst of all historical errors. To presume that whatever we need to do to sustain our position is justified, is to head full bore toward the precipice.

Monday, August 17 2009

Edge of Existence

By Alistair Dickinson

This show’s top-notch filming, hip soundtrack, and the host’s ‘everyman’ demeanor help it stand out from the crowd.

Wednesday, August 12 2009

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

By Dan Heaton

There's a fine line between improving a dated product and gouging fans, and this release falls right in the middle.

Early Edition: The Second Season

By Rachel Kipp

Equal parts sweet and old-fashioned, the show’s regard for newspapers isn’t the only thing that feels of another era.

Monday, August 10 2009

Torchwood: Children of Earth

By Evan Sawdey

It'll be hard for the show to ever be darker than Children of Earth, and even harder for it to ever be more compelling.

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