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DVD review: “Ghosts: Season One- Four” (2022)

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“Ghosts: Season One - Four” (2022) Comedy Sixty Two Episodes Developed by: Joe Port and Joe Wiseman Featuring: Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman,Sheila Carrasco, Devan Chandler Long, Rebecca Wisocky and Román Zaragoza Isaac: “Nigel…” Nigel: “Yes, Isaac?” Isaac: “Will you make me the happiest ghost on the entire property?” Nigel: “No, I will make you the second happiest. …

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DVD review: “The Onedin Line” (1971 – 1980)

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"The Onedin Line" (1971 - 1980) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Ninety One Created by: Cyril Abraham Featuring : Peter Gilmore, Anne Stallybrass, Jessica Benton and Howard Lang James Onedin: "The wind blows free for any man's use." There are television dramas that entertain for a season, others that capture a particular era, and then …

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DVD review: “Karen Pirie Series 1 and 2” (2022 – 2025)

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"Karen Pirie Series 1 and 2" (2022 - 2025) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Six Based on Inspector Karen Pirie series by Val McDermid Featuring : Lauren Lyle, Chris Jenks and Zach Wyatt "You are maddening, Pirie, you know that right? You're blinkered, you're obsessive. And sometimes you are extraordinarily rude. But... you, and I will …

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DVD review: “Bergerac: Series 1 – 9” (1981 – 1991)

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"Bergerac: Series 1 - 9" (1981 - 1991) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Eighty Seven Created by: Robert Banks Stewart Featuring : John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Louise Jameson, Annette Badland, Deborah Grant, Cécile Paoli, Celia Imrie and Thérèse Liotard Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac: "Jersey is an island. It's nine miles by five. And …

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DVD review: “French and Saunders Series 1 – 6” (1994 – 2005)

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French and Saunders Series 1 - 6 (1994 - 2005) TV Series/Comedy Episodes: Forty Eight Created and Featuring : Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders Jennifer: "A lot of our viewers seem to be having a lot of trouble discerning the difference between a pension scheme and a unit trust." Dawn: "Oh yes, I get that one …

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Blu-ray review: “Stingray” (1964-1965) 

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“Stingray” (1964-1965)  Television Thirty nine Episodes Created by: Gerry and Sylvia Anderson Featuring: Ray Barrett, Robert Easton, David Graham, Don Mason and Lois Maxwell Opening Theme: “Stand by for action, we’re about to launch Stingray Stingray StingrayStingray Stingray Marineville i am calling all battle stations, Anything can happen in the next half hour Stingray Stingray” Released recently on Blu-ray is the 1960s English …

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Blu-ray review: “Night Gallery” (1969 – 1973)

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“Night Gallery” (1969 - 1973) Anthology/Horror 43 Episodes Created by: Rod Serling Produced by: Jack Laird & William Sackheim Rod Serling: “Good evening, and welcome to a private showing of three paintings, displayed here for the first time. Each is a collectors' item in its own way - not because of any special artistic quality, …

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Blu-ray review: “Cinema of Powell & Pressburger – Collection One (Imprint Collection Limited Edition)”

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Cinema of Powell & Pressburger - Collection One Drama Directed by: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Sister Clodagh: [to Mr. Dean] "You are objectionable when sober, and abominable when drunk!" The Powell & Pressburger Collection One Blu-ray boxset (Imprint Collection #456–#461) gathers six seminal films from the first phase of the legendary British filmmaking partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, …

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Blu-ray review: “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974 – 1975)

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“Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974 – 1975) Television / Sci-Fi Twenty Episodes Created by: Jeff Rice Featuring: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage and Ruth McDevitt Carl Kolchak: [voiceover] "Buck Finemann, seventy two years old. Cantankerous old geezer. No-one liked him much, but they allowed him to play poker with them once a week because he …

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Blu-ray review: “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons” (1967 – 1968)

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“Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons” (1967 – 1968) Television / Sci-Fi Thirty Two Episodes Created by: Gerry and Sylvia Anderson Featuring: Sylvia Anderson, Ed Bishop, Gary Files, Cy Grant, Donald Gray, David Healy, Janna Hill, Martin King, Francis Matthews, Paul Maxwell, Liz Morgan, Lian-Shin, Charles Tingwell, Jeremy Wilkin, Neil McCallum and Shane Rimmer The Mysterons: [Their last line, from series finale] “This is the voice of the Mysterons. We know you can hear us, …

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DVD Review: “The Rockford Files: Series 1 – 6” (1974-1980)

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“The Rockford Files: Series 1 - 6” (1974-1980) TV Drama One Hundred and Twenty Three Episodes Created by: Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell Featuring: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Gretchen Corbett and Stuart Margolin Jim Rockford: [to the hood who has just kidnapped him] "Does your mother know what you do for a …

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DVD Review: “Workaholics: Series 1 – 7” (2011-2017)

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“Workaholics: Series 1 - 7” (2011-2017) TV Comedy Eighty Six Episodes Created by: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Kyle Newacheck, Connor Pritchard and Dominic Russo Featuring: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Jillian Bell, Maribeth Monroe and Erik Griffin Adam Demamp: "I'm like one of those dragons from Avatar!" When Workaholics premiered, it arrived disguised as a …

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DVD Review: “The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 1 – 11” (2014-present)

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“The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 1 - 11” (2014-present) TV Drama Forty Three Episodes Featuring: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Nic Sampson, Jarod Rawiri, Cristina Serban Ionda, Pana Hema Taylor and Rawiri Jobe Kristin Sims: “Jacinta O'Connor, I'm arresting you for the murders of Nate Dunn and Evelyn Dunn. You have the right to remain silent.” Jacinta O'Connor: “It's a little late for that.” "The Brokenwood …

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DVD Review: “Hacks Series 1 – 3” (2021 – 2024) 

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“Hacks Series 1 - 3” (2021 - 2024) Television Series / Comedy Twenty Seven Episodes Created by: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky Featuring: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo and Mark Indelicato Ava: [during the heated exchange that takes place the first time Ava and Deborah meet] …

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DVD Review: “Are You Being Served? Series 1 – 10” (1972 – 1985) 

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“Are You Being Served? Series 1 - 10” (1972 - 1985)  Television Series / Comedy Seventy Episodes Created by: Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft Featuring: Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Arthur Brough, Nicholas Smith, Larry Martyn, Harold Bennett, Arthur English and James Hayter Mrs. Slocombe: [removes her gas mask] "What about this …

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Blu-ray Review: “Bewitched: Seasons 3 & 4” (1966 – 1968)

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"Bewitched: Seasons 3 & 4" (1966 - 1968) Comedy / Television Sixty Episodes Created by: Sol Saks Featuring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Dick Sargent and David White Uncle Arthur: [to Endora] "When I think of you as a blood relative, I long for a transfusion." The gradual high-definition restoration of Bewitched has been one of …

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Blu-ray Review: “Bewitched: Seasons 5 & 6” (1968 – 1970)

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"Bewitched: Seasons 5 & 6" (1968 - 1970) Comedy / Television Sixty Episodes Created by: Sol Saks Featuring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Dick Sargent and David White Uncle Arthur: [to Endora] "When I think of you as a blood relative, I long for a transfusion." With the high-definition restoration of Bewitched continuing across its later …

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Blu-ray Review: “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Series One” (1962)

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"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Series One" (1962) Mystery / Television Running Time: 3000 minutes Created by: Alfred Hitchcock Featuring: James Mason, Robert Redford, Vera Miles, Peter Falk, Jayne Mansfield, Angie Dickinson, Tony Randall, John Forsythe, Peter Graves, Gene Barry, William Conrad, Bob Crane, Dean Stockwell, Diana Dors, Dabney Coleman, Gig Young, Christopher Lee, Martin Landau, …

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DVD Review: “The League of Gentlemen” (1999 – 2017) 

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“Upstart Crow Series 1 - 3” (2016 - 2020)  Television Series / Comedy Twenty Two Episodes Created by: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Featuring: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Edward: "Hello, hello. What's going on? What's all this shouting? We'll have no trouble here." When The League of Gentlemen first aired on the …

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Blu-ray Review: “Doctor Who – Season One” (2024) 

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“Doctor Who - Season One” (2024)  Television Series Sci-Fi Eight Episodes Written by: Russell T Davies Featuring: Ncuti Gatwa  Ruby Sunday: "Who are you?" The Doctor: "I'm the Doctor!" The arrival of Doctor Who: Season 1 (2024) on Blu-ray marks a pivotal moment in the show’s long and often tumultuous history. After the 60th anniversary specials successfully reignited global …

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