DVD review: “Fresh Fields” (1984 – 1986) 

“Fresh Fields” (1984 - 1986)  Television Twenty seven Episodes Created by: Peter Frazer-Jones Featuring: Julia McKenzie, Anton Rodgers, Ann Beach, Fanny Rowe, Ballard Berkeley, Debby Cumming, Daphne Oxenford, Philip Bird and John Arthur "Fresh Fields" is a British television sitcom that aired from 1984 to 1986, with four series and 26 episodes in total. The show follows the lives of a middle-aged couple, …

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DVD review: “Anger Management” (2012-2014)

"Anger Management" (2012-2014) Television One hundred Episodes Created by: Bruce Helford Featuring: Charlie Sheen, Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith, Daniela Bobadilla, Noureen DeWulf, Michael Arden, Derek Richardson, Barry Corbin, Brian Austin Green and Laura Bell Bundy Sean: “I don't know what's going on here, but I am totally on Jen's side.” "Anger Management" is a television sitcom that aired from 2012 to 2014. The show stars Charlie Sheen as …

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DVD review: “Britannia III” (2019)

“Britannia III” (2019) Television/Historical Drama Ten Episodes Created by: Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson Featuring: Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Mackenzie Crook, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Eleanor Worthington Cox “When I look over my shoulder (what happens then?)What do you think I see? (Mm)Some other cat looking over (shadoop, shadoop)Over his shoulder at me” – Season of the Witch, Donovan Released recently …

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DVD review: “Alphas: Season One and Two” (2003 – 2005) 

“Alphas: Season One and Two” (2003 - 2005)  Television Twenty Four Episodes Created by: Zak Penn and Michael Karnow Featuring: David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada, Laura Mennell, Malik Yoba and Erin Way Trey Lockerbie: [singing] “Don't take "no" for an answer / 'nd there's no telling where we've been... / 'Cause people don't understand, understand, understand / People don't understand / People like me.” …

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DVD review: “Murder Investigation Team” (2003 – 2005) 

“Murder Investigation Team” (2003 - 2005)  Television Twelve Episodes Created by: Paul Marquess Featuring: Samantha Spiro, Lindsey Coulson, Diane Parish and Michael McKell DC Rosie MacManus: [Looking at a picture of the victim's daughter] “Poor cow! She's got no one now! DI Vivien Friend: She'll get used to it.” Released recently on DVD is the drama “Murder Investigation Team” (2003 - 2005) which …

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DVD review: “Jason King” (1971 – 1972) 

“Jason King” (1971 - 1972)  Television Twenty Six Episodes Created by: Dennis Spooner and Monty Berman Featuring: Peter Wyngarde, Anne Sharp, Ronald Lacey and Dennis Price  Jason King: “Whenever I feel the urge to exercise, I lie down until it passes.” Released recently on DVD is the English drama “Jason King” (1971 - 1972), he was a fictional character who first appeared in …

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DVD review: “Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)” (1969 – 1970)

“Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)” (1969 – 1970)  Television Twenty Six Episodes Created by: Dennis Spooner Featuring: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre Sidney Crabbe: “I've always said the only good copper is a dead copper, and the only good dead copper is a good dead copper in pain.” Released recently on DVD is the 1960s created television drama “Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)” (1969 – 1970) …

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Blu-ray/DVD review: “Decision to Leave”

“Decision to Leave” (2022) Drama Running Time: 139 minutes Written by: Jeong Seo-kyeong and Park Chan-wook Directed by: Park Chan-wook Featuring: Tang Wei and Park Hae-il Seo-rae: “The moment you said you loved me, your love is over. The moment your love ends, my love begins.” Released recently on DVD and Blu-ray is Korean writer/director Park Chan-wook’s follow up …

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DVD review: “Magnum P.I.: Season 4” (2021)

“Magnum P.I.: Season 4” (2021) Television Twenty Episodes Developed by: Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim Featuring: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill and Tim Kang Detective Gordon Katsumoto: “Still don't get why you guys are doing this.” Thomas Magnum: “Mike and Terry wanted to free these people, and it cost them their lives. We didn't know them but they're still our …

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DVD review: “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons” (1967 – 1968)

“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: “Joe 90” (1968 – 1969)

“Joe 90” (1968 – 1969)  Television / Sci-Fi Thirty Episodes Created by: Gerry and Sylvia Anderson Featuring: Keith Alexander, Sylvia Anderson, Rupert Davies, Gary Files, Len Jones, Martin King, David Healy, Jeremy Wilkin, Liz Morgan and Shane Rimmer Released recently on DVD is the 1970s science fiction series “Joe 90” (1968 – 1969), one of the many series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson using their self-named and patented ‘Supermarionation’ that has …

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DVD review: “Cuckoo” (2012 – 2019) 

“Cuckoo” (2012 - 2019)  Television / Comedy Thirty Three Episodes Created by: Robin French and Kieron Quirke Featuring: Andy Samberg, Taylor Lautner, Andie MacDowell, Greg Davies, Tamla Kari, Esther Smith, Tyger Drew-Honey, Helen Baxendale, Matt Lacey and Kenneth Collard Cuckoo: “I gave this speech on our wedding day. Now I’d like to give it again with clothes on and you, our family, present.” Recently released on …

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DVD review: “The Larkins: Series One” (2021) 

“The Larkins: Series One” (2021)  Television / Drama Six Episodes Written by: Simon Nye and Abigail Wilson based The Darling Buds of May by H. E. Bates Directed by: Andy De Emmony Featuring: Bradley Walsh, Joanna Scanlan, Sabrina Bartlett and Tok Stephen Jasmine Brown: “Angela and I graduated through virginity together.” Recently released on DVD is “The Larkins: Series One” (2021) which is only the most recent …

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DVD review: “The Tomorrow People” (1973 – 1979) 

“The Tomorrow People” (1973 - 1979)  Television / Science Fiction Sixty Eight Episodes Created by: Roger Price Featuring: Nicholas Young, Elizabeth Adare, Peter Vaughan-Clarke, Philip Gilbert, Stephen Salmon, Sammie Winmill, Dean Lawrence, Mike Holoway, Misako Koba and Nigel Rhodes John: “I wonder if all those people who are desperate to have a close encounter of some kind have ever really thought about what …

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DVD review: “Lewis: The Complete Series” (2006-2015)

“Lewis: The Complete Series” (2006-2015) Television Forty Episodes Created by: Colin Dexter Featuring: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Rebecca Front, Clare Holman, Angela Griffin and Steve Toussaint [examining the scene of a murder - the victim has been hit over the head with a large mirror] Dr. Laura Hobson: “The jugular vein and carotid arteries were sliced right through.” DS James Hathaway: “By a piece of …

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DVD review: “Good Girls: Season Three” (2020)

"Good Girls: Season Three" (2020) Television/Drama Eleven Episodes Created by: Jenna Bans Featuring: Christina Hendricks, Retta, Mae Whitman, Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Isaiah Stannard and Matthew Lillard Jane Boland: [narrating] “Girls today can be anything. CEO, Olympic gold medalist, even a Supreme Court Justice. We've finally broken that glass ceiling. And, wow, sure looks good from the top.” "Good …

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DVD review: “Keeping Faith – Season 1 – 3” (2021)

“Keeping Faith – Season 1 - 3” (2021) Television Drama Twenty Episodes Created by: Matthew Hall Featuring: Eve Myles, Hannah Daniel, Matthew Gravelle, Bradley Freegard, Mark Lewis Jones, Mali Harries and Aneirin Hughes Megan: "People just don't go missing, even I know that." Released recently on DVD is season 1,2 and 3 of the Welsh drama "Keeping Faith" that features Eve Myles in …

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DVD review: “Good Girls: Season 1 – 4” (2018-2022)

"Good Girls: Season 1 - 4" (2018-2022) Television/Drama Fifty Episodes Created by: Jenna Bans Featuring: Christina Hendricks, Retta, Mae Whitman, Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Isaiah Stannard and Matthew Lillard Jane Boland: [narrating] “Girls today can be anything. CEO, Olympic gold medalist, even a Supreme Court Justice. We've finally broken that glass ceiling. And, wow, sure looks good from the …

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DVD review: “Stingray” (1964-1965) 

“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 DVD is the 1960s English …

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DVD review: “Melrose Place” (1995-1999) 

“Melrose Place” (1995-1999)  Television Two hundred and Twenty Six Episodes Developed by: Darren Star Featuring: Linden Ashby, Josie Bissett, Thomas Calabro, David Charvet, Marcia Cross, Kristin Davis, Rob Estes, Brooke Langton, Laura Leighton, Amy Locane, Jamie Luner, Alyssa Milano, John Haymes Newton, Johnny Drama, Lisa Rinna, Kelly Rutherford, Doug Savant, Grant Show, Andrew Shue, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Jack Wagner, Vanessa A. Williams,Daphne Zuniga and Heather Locklear Dr. Michael Mancini: "It's this building... it makes people nuts. It must be something …

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