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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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DVD Review: “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” (1994-1997)

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“Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” (1994-1997) Animated / Television Fifty-two Episodes Created by: Gábor Csupó, Peter Gaffney and Igor Kovalyov Featuring: Charlie Adler, Christine Cavanaugh, David Eccles, Gregg Berger, Jim Belushi and Tim Curry Ickis: "Hey, Krumm, I think you're having a bad hair day." When Nickelodeon’s Aaahh!!! Real Monsters first premiered in 1994, it felt like nothing else on …

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DVD Review: “Upstart Crow Series 1 – 3” (2016 – 2020) 

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“Upstart Crow Series 1 - 3” (2016 - 2020)  Television Series / Comedy Twenty One Episodes Created by: Ben Elton Featuring: David Mitchell, Liza Tarbuck, Rob Rouse, Gemma Whelan and Mark Heap Will: [Repeated line on having a good idea] "Hang on. Hang the futtock on!" Upstart Crow (2016–2020), written by Ben Elton, is a clever, affectionate, and …

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Blu-ray review: “The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993)

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“The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993) Drama Twenty Episodes Created by: H.E. Bates Featuring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks and Catherine Zeta-Jones Sidney Charles 'Pop' Larkin: “This calls for a cocktail!” Once again recently released on DVD is the now constant favorite David Jason starring “The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993), a relatively short lived television show that is now …

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DVD Review: “Bottom Series 1 – 3” (1991 – 1995) 

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“Bottom Series 1 - 3” (1991 - 1995) Television Series / Comedy Eighteen Episodes Created by: Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall Featuring: Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall Richie: [on various occasions seducing women, well, trying anyway] "May I say, what a SMASHING blouse you have on?" In the pantheon of British sitcoms, there are a few that …

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DVD Review: “The Ren & Stimpy Show” (1991 – 1995) 

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“The Ren & Stimpy Show” (1991 - 1995)  Television Series / Comedy Fifty Two Episodes Created by: John Kricfalusi Featuring: John Kricfalusi, Billy West, Gary Owens, Harris Peet, Cheryl Chase, Alan Young, Jack Carter, Bob Camp and Michael Pataki Stimpy: “Happy-happy, joy-joy.” It's a testament to its unique brand of grotesque humor and shocking originality that, even decades after its debut, The Ren & Stimpy …

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DVD Review: “The Good Life” (1975 – 1978) 

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“The Good Life” (1975 - 1978)  Television Series / Comedy Thirty Episodes Created by: John Esmonde and Bob Larbey Featuring: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington Tom: “Hello, girls. Had a good gossip?” Barbara: “No, we've been playing strip poker with the postman.” "The Good Life," known in the United States as "Good Neighbors," is a quintessential British sitcom that first …

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DVD review: “Darby and Joan: Series Two” (2022-present) 

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“Darby and Joan: Series Two” (2022-present)  Television Series Seven Episodes Created by: Phillip Gwynne and Glenys Rowe Featuring: Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi Detective Inspector Liz Darby: “You also have Joan, and that makes you vulnerable.” Jack Darby: “No. That makes me tougher.” "Darby and Joan" returned for its second series, bringing back the unlikely duo of retired detective Jack Darby (Bryan …

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DVD Review: “Ballykissangel Series One – Six” (1996-2001) 

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“Ballykissangel Series One - Six” (1996-2001)  Television Series Fifty-eight Episodes Created by: Kieran Prendiville  Featuring: Dervla Kirwan, Stephen Tompkinson, Tony Doyle and Tina Kellegher Father Peter Clifford: "Assumpta, I'm a Catholic priest."  Ballykissangel is one of those rare television dramas that manages to be both quaint and quietly profound. First broadcast on BBC One in 1996, the series ran for six seasons and …

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DVD Review: “Seaway” (1965-1966) 

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“Seaway” (1965-1966)  Television Series Thirty Episodes Created by: Abraham Polonsky Featuring: Stephen Young, Austin Willis and Cec Linder "Seaway" is a Canadian drama series that aired during the 1965–1966 television season. Set against the backdrop of the newly constructed Saint Lawrence Seaway, the series offers a compelling blend of adventure, drama, and crime-solving narratives. Despite its brief run of 30 episodes, "Seaway" …

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DVD Review: “Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials” (2023) 

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“Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials” (2023)  Television Series Sci-Fi Three Specials Written by: Russell T Davies Featuring: David Tennant and Catherine Tate The Doctor: “I really do remember, though. Every second with you. I'm so glad you're back, 'cause it killed me, Donna. It killed me, it killed me, it killed me.” Donna Noble: “We can have more days, can't we? …

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DVD review: “Eureka” (2006 – 2012) 

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“Eureka” (2006 – 2012)  Television Series Seventy Seven Episodes Created by: Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia Featuring: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Debrah Farentino, Jordan Danger, Ed Quinn, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Niall Matter, Matt Frewer, Tembi Locke and James Callis Marshall Jack Carter: [about heat signatures in the morgue] “I swear if this turns into a zombie attack, I am quitting!” Eureka is a captivating blend of science fiction, drama, and comedy that …

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DVD Review: “Judge John Deed” (2001 – 2007) 

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“Judge John Deed” (2001 – 2007)  Television Drama Twenty Nine Episodes Created by: G.F. Newman Featuring: Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove, Barbara Thorn, Louisa Clein and Simon Ward Judge John Deed: [sentencing the producer of a TV game show after a contestant has died] “Celebrity. The pursuit of the talentless, by the mindless. It's become a disease of the twenty-first century. It pollutes our society, …

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DVD Review: “The Durrells” (2016 – 2019) 

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“The Durrells” (2016 – 2019)  Television Drama Twenty Six Episodes Created by: Simon Nye Featuring: Keeley Hawes, Milo Parker, Josh O'Connor, Daisy Waterstone and Callum Woodhouse Spiros Halikiopoulos: “Mrs. Durrells, I love to help, and your family gives me so many chances.” The Durrells, a charming British television series based on Gerald Durrell’s autobiographical trilogy, captures the whimsical adventures of the Durrell family …

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Blu-ray review: “The Adventures of Merlin” (2008 – 2012) 

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“The Adventures of Merlin” (2008 - 2012)  Television / Fantasy Sixty Five Episodes Created by: Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy Featuring: Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, John Hurt and Nathaniel Parker [introduction to each episode] The Dragon: [voiceover] “In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on …

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