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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: “Sentimental Value” (2025)

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"Sentimental Value" (2025) Drama Running Time: 133 minutes Written by: Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier Directed by: Joachim Trier Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning Press: "Your movie is a Netflix production. Will it be released in theatres?" Gustav Borg: "Well... how else would you watch it?" The DVD release of Sentimental Value arrives …

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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: “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: “Doctor Who: The War Games” (1969)

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“Doctor Who: The War Games" (1969) Television Ten Episodes Directed by: David Maloney Written by: Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke Featuring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury The Doctor: "All these evils I have fought, while you have done nothing but observe! True, I am guilty of interference. Just as you are guilty of failing to use …

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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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