Recent TV DVD Reviews

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Monday, November 3 2003

The Family Guy, Vol. 2 (Season 3)

By Jennifer D. Wesley

While The Family Guy's humor often obliterates the boundaries of good taste, it also espouses faith in the American Family.

Tuesday, October 7 2003

The Tick - The Entire Series

By Stephen Kelly

'Someone's got to don the oven mitts of all that's right and strangle the red-hot throat of all that's wrong.'

Monday, September 22 2003

The Saint Megaset

By James Oliphant

Simon Templar embroils himself in international intrigue because, well, there just isn't much else to do in Monte Carlo than help beautiful women out of jams.

John Denver and the Muppets: Rocky Mountain Holiday

By Jesse Hassenger

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

By Stephen Kelly

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

24: Season 2

By Cynthia Fuchs

'This is a red meat show. People kill people and go eat a sandwich right after.'

Tuesday, September 2 2003

The Whole Bean

By Jesse Hassenger

What comes through on this DVD set is Mr. Bean's staunch dedication to childishness, in the best possible sense.

Profiler: Season One

By Cynthia Fuchs

Profiler's first season was, for the most part, terrific -- innovative, socially progressive, emotionally complex.

The Best of Designing Women

By Stephen Tropiano

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

By John G. Nettles

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

By Stephen Tropiano

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

By Stephen Tropiano

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

By Michael Christopher

'One of the things about the Presidency is that you're somewhat apart.'

Charlie’s Angels: The Complete First Season

By Todd R. Ramlow

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

By Stephen Tropiano

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

By Marco Lanzagorta

When the regular police force are in trouble, they call S.W.A.T.

The Greatest ‘70s Cop Shows

By Stephen Kelly

You've got righteous heroes, nasty villains, police being called 'pigs' or 'the fuzz.'

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fourth Season

By Cynthia Fuchs

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

By Stephen Tropiano

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.