Post by: Tom on November 16, 2012, 10:47:20 PM
TV Finales marathon
After having concluded my TV pilots marathon I thought I'd give a finales marathon a go.
I will only watch finales which I have either seen before, or if I think watching it will not spoil me the rest of the series.
Post by: Tom on November 18, 2012, 05:35:18 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5027626216740.4f.jpg) | 3rd Rock from the Sun: Season Six (2000/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115082/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun)
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So we bid farewell to a true sitcom classic. 3rd Rock's brilliant ensemble cast has made it one of television's most unique, original and outragious sitcoms hailed by critics, adored by fans and honoured with Emmy Awards. Presentend here are all 20 episodes of the final season containing some of 3rd Rock's most memorable episodes and featuring guests slots by the likes of John Cleese and Elvis Costello.
3rd Rock From the Sun
Season 6.19 The Thing That Wouldn't Die (Part I)
Writer: Dave Jeser (Screenwriter), Matt Silverstein (Screenwriter), Dave Lewman (Original Material By), Joe Liss (Original Material By)
Director: Terry Hughes
Cast: John Lithgow (Dick Solomon), Kristen Johnston (Sally Solomon), French Stewart (Harry Solomon), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Tommy Solomon), Simbi Khali (Nina), Elmarie Wendel (Mrs. Dubcek), Wayne Knight (Officer Don), Jane Curtin (Mary Albright), Ileen Getz (Judith), Mindy Spence (Sam), Chad Einbinder (Rico)
To conclude this series they have Mary finally finding out about Dick. It is a little fast, how she accepted this fact (they should have done this earlier in the season and deal with this in more than one episode), but it was fun to watch her expressions when Dick asked her to think about the last six years with the knowledge that he is an alien and how much sense it makes.
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3rd Rock From the Sun
Season 6.20 The Thing That Wouldn't Die (Part II)
Writer: Dave Goetsch (Screenwriter), Jason Venokur (Screenwriter), Christine Zander (Original Material By)
Director: Terry Hughes
Cast: John Lithgow (Dick Solomon), Kristen Johnston (Sally Solomon), French Stewart (Harry Solomon), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Tommy Solomon), Simbi Khali (Nina), Elmarie Wendel (Mrs. Dubcek), Wayne Knight (Officer Don), Jane Curtin (Mary Albright), Ian Lithgow (Leon), David DeLuise (Bug), Chris Hogan (Pitman), Danielle Nicolet (Caryn), Ileen Getz (Judith), Ron West (Dr. Strudwick), Elvis Costello (Himself)
Second part of the series finale. Not that much fun as hardly anything is happening.
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Post by: Tom on November 25, 2012, 08:21:55 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/09/097368525047f.jpg) | The 4400: Season Four (2007/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389564/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_4400)
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The 4400™: The Fourth Season continues the incredible story of 4400 people who were suddenly abducted and are later mysteriously returned to Earth. Though they have no memory of their otherworldly experiences, some now possess special powers, both good and bad. This 4-disc collectible set of this unique and critically acclaimed series includes exclusive featurettes, audio commentaries with the cast and the filmmakers, deleted scenes and 13 episodes that will blow your mind.
The 4400
Season 4.13 The Great Leap Forward
Writer: Scott Peters (Created By), René Echevarria (Created By), Ira Steven Behr (Writer), Craig Sweeny (Writer)
Director: Scott Peters
Cast: Joel Gretsch (Tom Baldwin), Jacqueline McKenzie (Diana Skouris), Patrick Flueger (Shawn Farrell), Chad Faust (Kyle Baldwin), Conchita Campbell (Maia Rutledge), Megalyn Echikunwoke (Isabelle Tyler), Jenni Baird (Meghan Doyle), Bill Campbell (Jordan Collier), Jeffrey Combs (Kevin Burkhoff), Penny Johnson (Rebecca Parrish), Kaj-Erik Eriksen (Danny Farrell), Richard Kahan (Marco Pacella), Kavan Smith (Agent Garrity), Chilton Crane (Susan Farrell), Pascale Hutton (Abigail Honeycutt), Graeme Duffy (Brady Wingate), Jennifer Spence (Joanna), Carrie Genzel (Reporter), Paul Duchart (Minister), Ted Cole (Dr. Griffith), Pablo Silveira (Paramedic), David MacInnis (Ambulance Driver), Beulah Wong (Triage Nurse), Nneka Croal (Agent Ashmore)
This series finale was planned as a season finale and ends on a cliffhanger. The series got cancelled after the finale was already shot. But I still works as a series finale
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Post by: Tom on November 25, 2012, 08:50:44 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/04/043396075405f.jpg) | Action: The Complete Series (1999/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206467/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_(TV_series))
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Way too edgy for network TV, this funny, uncensored, naming-names series peels off the glitter of Hollywood moviemaking and exposes the duplicitous but totally addictive, behind-the-scenes truth. Campy, uncesored and very controversial, this "too-close-to reality" show features guest stars that include Keanu Reeves, Salma Hayek, Scott Wolf and Sandra Bullock.
Superstar producer Peter Dragon (Jay Mohr, host of TV's "Last Comic Standing") builds his stellar career on the three pillars of show business - prostitution, nepostism and dishonesty. Adding to that an ego as big as a Beverly Hills mansion, the aptly named Dragon and his cohorts manage to be politically incorrect, backstabbing, phony, petty, pissy and most of all -- ingeniously funny!
Action
Season 1.13 Last Ride Of The Elephant Princess
Writer: Chris Thompson (Created By), Jim Vallely (Writer), Ron Zimmerman (Writer)
Director: Vahan Moosekian
Cast: Jay Mohr (Peter Dragon), Illeana Douglas (Wendy Ward), Jarrad Paul (Adam Rafkin), Jack Plotnick (Stuart Glazer), Buddy Hackett (Uncle Lonnie), Lee Arenberg (Bobby G.), Terry Rhoads (Guy), Stuart Pankin (Bill Rothstein), Harris Laskawy (Elliot Rothstein), James Leo Ryan (Man)
Like with the pilot I was bored with the episode. So much so, that I didn't even pay enough attention, if this episode provided a proper series or even season finale :laugh:
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Post by: Tom on November 25, 2012, 10:38:08 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/02/027616087676f.jpg) | The Addams Family: Volume Three (1965/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057729/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(TV_series))
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Brace yourself for more macabre mayhem and monstrous madness - it's time, once again, to pay a call on the Addams Family, television's creepiest clan, as they wreak hilarious havoc on their unsuspecting victims. This time, love is in the air, and it seems that everyone - Pugsley, Ophelia, Uncle Fester, and even Lurch - is being bitten by the bug! Gomez, meanwhile, is burglarizing houses in his sleep, and it's curtains for the new neighbors when Morticia tries her hand at decorating. Now, complete your collection and prepare for a scare with the frightfully funny final volume of The Addams Family. It's drop-dead hilarious.
The Addams Family
Season 2.30 Ophelia's Career 08.04.1966
Writer: Charles Addams (Original Characters By), Harry Winkler (Writer), Hannibal Coons (Writer)
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Carolyn Jones (Morticia Addams), John Astin (Gomez Addams), Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester), Ted Cassidy (Lurch), Blossom Rock (Grandmama), Lisa Loring (Wednesday), Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley), Ben Wright (Mr. Rudolpho), Ralph Rose (Signor Bellini), Felix Silla (Cousin Itt), Thing (Itself)
Just like any other episode. There is nothing which would tell that this is the final episode of the series. If you enjoy the other episodes, you will also enjoy this one.
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Post by: Tom on November 25, 2012, 11:18:36 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5060067000493.4f.jpg) | The Adventures of Mini-Goddess: Volume 4: The Skuld Files (1999/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title//) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Mini-Goddess#The_Adventures_of_Mini-Goddess)
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SUPER SMALL = SUPER CUTE!
Whenever Keiichi leaves the house, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area - including their clueless rat sidekick, Gan. Whether it's life trapped in a jar of miso paste or the revolt of Urd's clones, the goddess adventures are dangerously funny!
SKULD: The sweet little sister of the goddess trio, Skuld's innocence counters the fact that her mechanical inventions frequently cause Gan bodily harm!
The Adventures of Mini-Goddess
Season 1.48 Korekara dounaru no? 29.03.1999
Writer: Kosuke Fujishima (Original Material By), Shouji Yonemura (Screenwriter), Chinatu Houjou (Screenwriter), Atsuhiro Tomioka (Screenwriter), Shinzo Fujita (Screenwriter)
Director: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Cast: Kikuko Inoue (Belldandy), Yumi Toma (Urd), Aya Hisakawa (Skuld), Mitsuo Iwata (Gan-chan), Tadashi Nakamura (Narrator), , Anthony Mozdy (Gan-chan), Wendee Lee (Urd), Sherry Lynn (Skuld), Ruby Marlowe (Belldandy), William Frederick (Narrator)
This episode acknowledges that it is the last episode. As this series is just taking the characters of the series "Ah! My Goddess" and having fun with them, it is often very meta. Here the goddesses and Gan-chan think what they should do as this is the last episode. They decide to celebrate. Funniest moment in this episode is, when Gan-chan dreams (multiple times) that the goddesses had made a lot of clones of him, saying how else he thinks he would have survived the series :laugh:
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Post by: Tom on November 26, 2012, 08:10:19 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/01/012569825192f.jpg) | Adventures of Superman: Seasons Five and Six (1957/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044231/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Superman_(TV_series))
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Crime doesn't pay. Not when SUPERMAN is around. Yet that won't stop METROPOLIS miscreants feverishly bent on malevolent misdeeds. A deadly KRYPTONITE ray gun, knights in armor, anti-memory vapor, a gizmo that zaps bad guys across phone lines, even a mind-reading burro who taps out responses (and who has suspicions about CLARK KENT!) - all are called into futile service to thwart the MAN OF STEEL.
"You can set your watch on it" JIMMY OLSEN says about Superman always showing up in the nick of time. The good news for series fans is that he shows up again and again in these 26 flights of fantasy that complete the six season Adventures of Superman. George Reeves returns as the caped hero: stalwart, caring and with a sense of humor...a pairing of star and role that continues to win fans the world over.
The Adventures of Superman
Season 6.13 All That Glitters
Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem (Writer), Whitney Ellsworth (Writer)
Director: George Reeves
Cast: George Reeves (Superman / Clark Kent), Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen), Noel Neill (Lois Lane), John Hamilton (Perry White), Robert Shayne (Inspector Henderson), Phillips Tead (Professor J. J. Pepperwinkle), Len Hendry (Nick Mitchell), Jack Littlefield (Elbows Logan), Richard Elliott (Mr. Gobey), George Eldredge (John Salem), Paul Cavanagh (Delbert Carter), Myrna Fahey (Miss Dunn)
I only ever saw this series on DVD. But I only have finished the first two seasons so far. It has been some time since then, so I don't remember, if the early episodes were also this bad. It is like they are parodying themselves. Like they made the dialog and story so ridiculous, that there won't be no chance, they wouldn't be cancelled.
Superman/Clark is hardly in this episode. I am not sure if it is only because George Reeves directed the episode, or if this is regularly the case for later episodes.
Also I am not a fan of Noel Neill as Lois Lane. I think the first season's Lois Lane, Phyllis Coates, has the looks and attitude of a proper Lois. Not Noel Neill though.
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Post by: DSig on November 26, 2012, 08:13:46 PM
Post by: Tom on November 26, 2012, 10:23:19 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/63/631595074574f.jpg) | Ah! My Goddess: Season One (2005/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0872301/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah_My_Goddess#Anime)
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Kosuke Fujishima's unforgettable story of every hapless college boy's dream comes to life! Keiichi Morisato is an engineering student, top driver of his campus racing club, and not very lucky with the ladies. While calling for take-out food one evening, a wrong number puts him in contact with the "Goddess Hotline." One misplaced wish later, Keiichi find himself blessed with Belldandy, the perfect girlfriend and a goddess in every sense of the word. Unfortunately, she doesn't have any idea how to act in the human world, and her presence quickly gets Keiichi kicked out of the dorms. Fortunately for Keiichi, his troubles have just begin!
Ah! My Goddess
Season 1.24 Aa! Itsumo Kimi to Tomo ni? 07.07.2005
Writer: Kosuke Fujishima (Original Material By), Hiroshi Watanabe (Screenwriter)
Director: Hiroaki Goda
Cast: Kikuko Inoue (Belldandy), Masami Kikuchi (Keiichi Morisato), Yumi Toma (Urd), Aya Hisakawa (Skuld), Chafuurin (Urn of Hakushon the Demon King), Miki Itoh (Lind), Miwa Kouzuki (Reporter), , Eileen Stevens (Belldandy), Drew Aaron (Keiichi Morisato), Vibe Jones (Urd), Annice Moriarty (Skuld), Mike Pollack (Urn of Hakushon the Demon King), Evelyn Lanto (Lind), Alissa Brodsky (Reporter)
This is not the last episode in this set, but it was the last episode which was aired for the first series, and it concludes the season's storyline. It is a good episode.
The DVD contains two further light-hearted episodes which play after the finale. They were produced especially for the DVD release.
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Post by: Tom on November 27, 2012, 09:22:52 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/70/704400098109f.jpg) | Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy: Season Two (2006/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0872301/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah_My_Goddess#Anime)
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The song may say "Thank heaven for little girls" - but who is college student Keiichi Morisato supposed to thank when three honest to goodness living Goddesses move in and take over his life? And should he really be all that grateful?
After all, in most mythologies, close relationships between mortals and immortals usually lead to mortifying complications, so we're already talking about an extremely mixed blessing! And when a FOURTH Goddess suddenly appears, that blessing becomes more like a curse! They may just be trying to help, but sometimes it seems that Belldandy, Skuld, Urd and Peorth might be less concerned with Keiichi's safety than they are with establishing a pecking order and ownership rights!
The delicate celestial balance that exists between human and goddess is thrown into complete and utter chaos in Ah! My Goddess 2 - The Complete Collection!
Ah! My Goddess
Season 2.24 Ah! The Song of Love That Shakes the Heart!
Writer: Kosuke Fujishima (Original Material By), Akira Watanabe (Screenwriter)
Director: Hiroaki Goda
Cast: Eileen Stevens (Belldandy), Drew Aaron (Keiichi Morisato), Vibe Jones (Urd), Annice Moriarty (Skuld), Juliet Cesario (Peorth), Veronica Taylor (Chihiro Fujimi), , Kikuko Inoue (Belldandy), Masami Kikuchi (Keiichi Morisato), Yumi Toma (Urd), Aya Hisakawa (Skuld), Rei Sakuma (Peorth), Yuka Imai (Chihiro Fujimi)
I decided to watch this episode as finale, even though it is a bonus episode produced for the DVD release coming after the finale. It is a nice episode provided some emotional closure.
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Post by: Achim on November 28, 2012, 08:36:30 AM
Like with the pilot I was bored with the episode. So much so, that I didn't even pay enough attention, if this episode provided a proper series or even season finale :laugh:The cover made it look like Extras, Ricky Gervais' excellently hilarious show. But seeing your review I don't even have to ask any more questions... :laugh:
Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 05:07:26 PM
| [tom]013023194298f.jpg[/tom] | Ai Yori Aoshi: Volume 5 "With All My Heart" (2001/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339953/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Yori_Aoshi)
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When Aoi falls ill, everyone at the Sakuraba mansion falls apart trying to fill her shoes with the necessary household chores. Then, Kaoru invites Aoi to visit someone special, she finds herself being introduced to Kaoru’s mother’s grave as someone important in his life. As their love for each other truly blossoms, Kaoru and Aoi encounter a severe frost - Aoi’s father forces Aoi to return home in an attempt to separate her from Kaoru forever!
Ai Yori Aoshi
Season 1.24 Aoi
Writer: Kou Fumizuki (Original Material By), Kenichi Kanemaki (Writer)
Director: Katsuichi Nakayama
Cast: Soichiro Hoshi (Kaoru Hanabishi), Ayako Kawasumi (Aoi Sakuraba), Akiko Hiramatsu (Miyabi Kagurazaki), Satsuki Yukino (Tina Foster), Kaori Mizuhashi (Taeko Minazuki), Sayaka Narita (Mayu Miyuki), Haruko Momoi (Chika Minazuki), Kenyu Horiuchi (Saionji), Kazuya Nakai (Suzuki), Makoto Higo (Sato), Yuka Inoguchi (Uzume), Masara Takashima (Aoi's Mother), Narumi Hikada (Young Kaoru), Kenji Utsumi (Aoi's Father), , Barbara Goodson, Dave Wittenberg, Doug Stone, Kay Jensen, Kirsty Pape, Walter Lang, Lia Sargent, Michelle Ruff, Ron Allen, Sue Beth Arden, Wendee Lee
A good conclusion to the first series (especially considering the manga still ran at the time and the story wasn't concluded yet), but not as good as I remembered it.
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Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 05:37:31 PM
| [tom]013023230491f.jpg[/tom] | Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi: Volume 3 "Destiny" (2003/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398413/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Yori_Aoshi)
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Can they stay together?
What a time for suprises for all the friends! Kaoru and Aoi go on a date together and spend their time reminiscing and enjoying each other's company. The two end up spending the evening at a hotel... Later, the residents of Sakuraba mansion decide to go to a spa resort and Kaoru winds up seeing more than he was meant to! Digital cameras can be so much fun - the gang decides to take some pictures themselves, dressing up in costumes and outfits that turn out to be very fun. Tina then takes a trip back home to America, leaving the rest of the household worried and missing her... will she ever come back?
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
Season 1.12 Kizuna
Writer: Kou Fumizuki (Original Material By)
Director: Katsuichi Nakayama
Cast: Soichiro Hoshi (Kaoru Hanabishi), Ayako Kawasumi (Aoi Sakuraba), Akiko Hiramatsu (Miyabi Kagurazaki), Satsuki Yukino (Tina Foster), Kaori Mizuhashi (Taeko Minazuki), Sayaka Narita (Mayu Miyuki), Haruko Momoi (Chika Minazuki), Kimiko Koyama (Natsuki Komiya), Mamiko Noto (Chizuru Aizawa), Yuka Inoguchi (Uzume), Mami Koyama (Tina's Mom), , Dave Wittenberg, Julie Ann Taylor, Kay Jensen, Kirsty Pape, Lia Sargent, Michelle Ruff, Midge Mayes, Scott Page-Pagter, Sue Beth Arden, Wendee Lee
This episode is more about concluding Tina's storyline (a supporting character), than about the two main characters. I don't remember how much resolve they brought to those two in the previous episodes. But I know it was definately different than the manga ending (which was also still running when this series was produced).
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Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 06:15:20 PM
| [tom]031398201212f.jpg[/tom] | ALF: Season Four (1989/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090390/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALF_(TV_series))
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"Just think of me as a Melmacian babe magnet!" ALF is back for an encore! That smart-mouthed, always loveable alien keeps us laughing in this fourth and final season. With a special appearance by David Spade, ALF dreams he becomes the world's best comic and, in addition to his already unusual diet, he's addicted to cotton and triest to munch on Willie's pants! Finally, ALF can't resist the chance to settle a new planet with a couple of long-lost extra-terrestrial friends. Will we ever be the same without him? Well, of all the planets in the universe, we're glad he picked this one!
ALF
Season 4.24 Consider Me Gone
Writer: Tom Patchett (Created By), Paul Fusco (Created By), Steve Pepoon (Screenwriter), David Silverman (Screenwriter), Stephen Sustarsic (Screenwriter), Victor Fresco (Screenwriter), Ian Praiser (Story By)
Director: Nick Havinga
Cast: Max Wright (Willie Tanner), Anne Schedeen (Kate Tanner), Andrea Elson (Lynn Tanner), Benji Gregory (Brian Tanner), Richard Fancy (Colonel Halsey), Doug Ballard (Lieutenant Alden), Larry Poindexter (Sergeant Armstrong), Sherman Howard (Officer), Paul Fusco (Gordon "ALF" Shumway), Charles Nickerson (Eric Tanner)
This has a WTF ending. I always thought it was a ballsy move to do, and I am a little disappointed, that it was not planned as the series finale, but only a season cliffhanger. As a series finale you wouldn't have expected to end it this way. There was a TV movie resolving the ending years later, but in my opinion it didn't do it justice.
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Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 06:42:34 PM
| [tom]097361393049f.jpg[/tom] | Andy Richter Controls the Universe: The Complete Series (2002/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307716/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Richter_Controls_the_Universe)
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The rules of comedy are about to be broken in Andy Richter Controls The Universe, one of the funniest sitcoms in TV history. A bored writer of instruction manuals, Andy spends his office hours daydreaming about what his life could, should and ought to be. Starring in his outlandish fantasies are his unlucky-in-love boss Jessica (Paget Brewster), best buddy Keith (James Patrick Stuart), quirky pal Byron (Jonathan Slavin) and Andy's secret object of desire, Wendy the receptionist (Irene Molloy). Featuring the Emmy®-nominated series' 14 episode run – plus 5 that were never shown on network TV – this it cutting edge lunacy at its irreverent best, a mirth-quaking 10 on the Richter scale!
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Season 1.19 Charity Begins D Block
Writer: Victor Fresco (Created By), Dave Jeser (Writer), Matt Silverstein (Writer)
Director: Andy Ackerman
Cast: Andy Richter (Andy Richter), Paget Brewster (Jessica Green), Irene Molloy (Wendy McKay), Jonathan Slavin (Byron Togler), James Patrick Stuart (Keith), Charlie Robinson (Warden), John Bliss (Mr. Pickering), Jim Beaver (Craig), John Eric Bentley (Doctor), Rex Lee (Asian Man), Lee Rutera (Skeeter), Walter Williamson (Silbert Danforth)
A great TV show which was cancelled much too soon. Sadly the last episode was just a run-of-the-mill episode and isn't even a season finale. It was good, but not as funny as other episodes of this series.
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Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 08:19:09 PM
| [tom]5039036019446.4f.jpg[/tom] | Angel: Season Five (2003/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162065/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_%28TV_series%29)
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Angel
Season 5.22 Not Fade Away
Writer: Joss Whedon (Original Material By), David Greenwalt (Original Material By), Jeffrey Bell (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: Jeffrey Bell
Cast: David Boreanaz (Angel), James Marsters (Spike), J. August Richards (Charles Gunn), Amy Acker (Illyria), Andy Hallett (Lorne), Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndam-Pryce), Vincent Kartheiser (Connor), Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald), Dennis Christopher (Cyvus Vail), Sarah Thompson (Eve), Julia Lee (Anne Steele), Leland Crooke (Archduke Sebassis), Stacey Travis (Senator Helen Brucker), Adam Baldwin (Marcus Hamilton), Ryan Alvarez (Pee Pee Demon), David Figlioli (Bartender), Mark Colson (Izzy)
It looks like it has been eight years since I have watched this episode.
It is a good episode and it gives the characters some closures. And even though I like the ending overall, I still have the feeling to being left a little unsatisfied:
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Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 08:55:45 PM
| [tom]631595073676f.jpg[/tom] | Aoi & Mutsuki: A Pair of Queens! (1999/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title//) | Wikipedia (http://)
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Aoi was raised as a normal boy on Earth. Little did he know he was the heir apparent to Mito, the Queen turned Space Pirate of an alien race that chooses their sex at puberty. Aoi fell in love with Mutsuki, the policewoman who was chasing Mito, and the three of them saved the Universe. The only side effect was that Aoi had blossomed into a beautiful young woman. Now a malevolent entity calling herself the true Queen of the Universe appears with enough power to destroy entire planets. Aoi must defend her new throne, but she needs Mutsuki's help. Mutsuki must come to terms with her own feelings for Aoi so they can defend Earth together and become the galaxy's first royal pair of queens.
Space Pirate Mito: A Pair of Queens!
Season 1.13 A Final Goodbye
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo (Screenwriter)
Director: Takashi Watanabe
Cast: Tomoko Kawakami (Mito), Soichiro Hoshi (Aoi Mitsukuni), Kyoko Tsuruno (Mutsuki Nenga), Yumiko Kobayashi (Masatsuki Nenga), Sakiko Tamagawa (Sobo), Motoko Kumai (Sabu), Yuu Asakawa (Shin), Omi Minami (Kafuko), Machiko Toyoshima (Miyako Okubo), Takayuki Okada (Tendo), Masashi Yabe (Sega), Chiemi Chiba (Konami), Sayaka Ohara (Hiroko), Mikako Takahashi (Azuki), Saori Higashi (Ota), Ayako Kurasaki (Shizumi), Takayasu Usui (Nandabu), Taro Masuoka (Nibaul), Hidenari Ugaki (Kishu), Takuma Suzuki (Owari), Hideyuki Hori (Lanvan), Kazuhiko Inoue (Kagero Mitsukuni)
Also the final episode bored me and didn't keep my interest.
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Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 09:38:29 PM
| [tom]024543244394f.jpg[/tom] | Arrested Development: Season Three (2005/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development_(TV_series))
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In this Emmy-winning comedy's hilarious third season, Michael Bluth finally realizes that it's his Uncle Oscar serving time in prison, not his father. Reluctant to spring Oscar due to the effect it may have on the family business, Michael decides that the only fair thing to do is to find his father and place him under house arrest. Yet once found, George Sr. insists he was tricked into working with the Iraqis, leaving Michael no choice but to investigate his father's outrageous claim. But it isn't until Michael and Buster go to Iraq on a rescue mission to save Gob that the depth of the devious plot is revealed-and Michael learns which family member is the real brains behind all the madness.
Arrested Development
Season 3.13 Development Arrested
Writer: Richard Day (Original Material By), Mitchell Hurwitz (Original Material By), Chuck Tatham (Screenwriter), Jim Vallely (Screenwriter)
Director: John Fortenberry
Cast: Jason Bateman (Michael Bluth), Portia de Rossi (Lindsay Bluth Fünke), Will Arnett (George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II), Michael Cera (George-Michael Bluth), Alia Shawkat (Mae "Maeby" Fünke), Tony Hale (Byron "Buster" Bluth), David Cross (Tobias Fünke), Jeffrey Tambor (George Bluth Sr./Oscar Bluth), Jessica Walter (Lucille Bluth), Ron Howard (Narrator), Ed Begley, Jr. (Stan Sitwell), Mae Whitman (Ann Veal), Charlie Hartsock (Ted), Brandon Killham (Young Michael), Somer Dice (Young Lindsay), J. J. Wall (Uncle Paul), Justin Lee (Annyong), Jim Cramer (Himself), Ryan Ashley (Hot Sailor Bix), Jason Young (Hot Sailor #2), William B. Wesley (Hot Sailor #3), Scott Fowler (Hot Sailor #4), Steve Bermundo (Hot Sailor #5), Ron Howard (TV Executive)
I know that they are currently planning to do another season of this series, eight years after its cancellation, but I still count this as the series finale (at least for now).
I liked it. As I did like the whole series. But I can understand that it had a hard time staying on the air.
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Post by: Tom on January 26, 2013, 10:12:42 PM
| [tom]702727132629f.jpg[/tom] | Azumanga Daioh (2002/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339955/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh)
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In Miss Yukari's English class, every day is an adventure.
First off, there's the airhead teacher herself. She may have graduated from high school, but she sure hasn't left. And with the arrival of two transfer students - a ten-year-old prodigy and a space cadet - it's going to be an intersting class! Between handling enormous assignments, dodging murderous volleyballs, and eduring endless rivalries, summer vacation should serve as a welcome break for the weary student - unless your teachers come with you! Getting through three years alive with this motley crew is going to be an adventure!
Azumanga Daioh
Season 1.26 Graduation Ceremony 20.09.2002
Writer: Kiyohiko Azuma (Original Material By), Ichiro Okouchi (Screenwriter)
Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori, Toru Takahashi
Cast: Jessica Boone (Chiyo Mihama), Kira Vincent Davis (Ayumu Kasuga), Mandy Clark (Tomo Takino), Nancy Novotny (Koyomi Mizuhara), Christine Auten (Sakaki), Allison L. Sumrall (Kagura), Luci Christian (Yukari Tanizaki), Monica Rial (Minamo Kurosawa), Tiffany Grant (Kaorin), Hilary Haag (Chihiro), Andy McAvin (Kimura), John Swasey (Principal), Shelley Calene-Black (Announcer), Shelley Calene-Black (Additional Voice), Jessica Boone (Additional Voice), Luci Christian (Additional Voice), Mandy Clark (Additional Voice), Kira Vincent Davis (Additional Voice), donaldo (Additional Voice), Jason Douglas (Additional Voice), Hilary Haag (Additional Voice), Allison L. Sumrall (Additional Voice), John Swasey (Additional Voice), , Tomoko Kaneda (Chiyo Mihama), Yuki Matsuoka (Ayumu Kasuga), Chieko Higuchi (Tomo Takino), Rie Tanaka (Koyomi Mizuhara), Yuu Asakawa (Sakaki), Houko Kuwashima (Kagura), Akiko Hiramatsu (Yukari Tanizaki), Aya Hisakawa (Minamo Kurosawa), Sakura Nogawa (Kaorin), Akane Omae (Chihiro), Koji Ishii (Mr. Kimura), Mamoru Fujimoto (Principal), Naoki Yanagi (Male Student A), Hiroyuki Yoshino (Male Student B), Ryoko Nagata (Female Student A)
A great conclusion to the series. Throughout the 24 episodes we saw the girls going through their three years of Japanese high school. And in this episode they are graduating and it is fairly emotional. This episode suggests that the friendships they have built throughout this series will last even after everyone will go their separate ways.
And I really liked how true to the manga they stayed with this series, even though the manga was a four-panel comic strip and you wouldn't think it would be fitting for such a series.
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Post by: Tom on January 27, 2013, 08:43:22 PM
| [tom]7321921242755.5f.jpg[/tom] | Babylon 5: Season Five: The Wheel of Fire (1998/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105946/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5)
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Babylon 5
Season 5.22 Sleeping in Light 25.11.1998
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski (Writer), J. Michael Straczynski (Created By)
Director: J. Michael Straczynski
Cast: Bruce Boxleitner (John Sheridan), Claudia Christian (Susan Ivanova), Jerry Doyle (Michael Garibaldi), Mira Furlan (Delenn), Richard Biggs (Stephen Franklin), Bill Mumy (Lennier), Jason Carter (Marcus Cole), Stephen Furst (Vir Cotto), Jeff Conaway (Zack Allan), Patricia Tallman (Lyta Alexander), Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar), Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari), Wayne Alexander (Lorien), Romy Rosemont (Publicist), David Wells (Commander Nils), Sharon Annett (Mary), Dan Sachoff (Aide), Lair Torrant (Ranger), Kent Minault (Captain of the Guard), J. Michael Straczynski (Technician)
One of the best series finales ever. Set about twenty years after the events of the series, it makes up a very nice epilogue.
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Post by: Tom on January 27, 2013, 09:46:26 PM
| [tom]704400067891f.jpg[/tom] | Beck: The Complete Series (2004/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434662/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BECK:_Mongolian_Chop_Squad)
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Music is Life
Koyuki Tanaka was feeling the rut, though he's only a teenager. Between the sheltered and stifling grind of school and the girls that spend their time not noticing him... Every day was just another day of being a total nobody. Enter Ryusuke: a local rock n' roller haunted by a shady reputation. Together they form Beck, a dynamic band that just might be the salvation of the stagnant music scene. Sure, it's going to take hard work and obsession to make it, but there's something special in the sound. If the guys can stay true to their vision, the world awaits. Music can change their life, sometimes against your will. Just remember... When it's live, anything can happen.
Beck
Season 1.26 America
In this final episode the main characters get to go on a live-tour in America, like they dreamed of the rest of the series. A nice episode.
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Post by: Tom on January 27, 2013, 10:20:29 PM
| [tom]085392425723f.jpg[/tom] | The Ben Stiller Show: The Complete Series (1992/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103360/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ben_Stiller_Show)
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The Los Angeles Times called it "Rip Roaring Hilarious." Entertainment Weekly called it "SCTV with Better Hair." The Fox Network called to cancel the show after twelve episodes.
Now for the first time on DVD you can see all twelve episodes of the Emmy® Award winning The Ben Stiller Show as well as an originally unaired thirteenth episode AND nearly an hour of unaired sketches, outtakes and rare, behind-the-scenes footage with commentaries by the entire cast and writing staff.
So sit back and watch as Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick and Bob Odenkirk lead an inspired array of sketches and deft parodies with guest stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Miller, Flea, Garry Shandling, Susan Anton, and many, many more.
The Ben Stiller Show – you will wish it had survived an entire season.
The Ben Stiller Show
Season 1.13 Episode 13
Writer: Ben Stiller (Created By), Judd Apatow (Created By), Judd Apatow (Writer), Robert Cohen (Writer), David Cross (Writer), Brent Forrester (Writer), Jeff Kahn (Writer), Bob Odenkirk (Writer), Dino Stamatopoulos (Writer), Ben Stiller (Writer)
Director: John Fortenberry
Cast: Ben Stiller (Host/Regular Performer), Andy Dick (Regular Performer), Janeane Garofalo (Regular Performer), Bob Odenkirk (Regular Performer), Francis Bay (Gertrude), Shannon Dobson (Cupid Woman), Dana Gould (Otto), Sherman Hemsley (Himself), Whit Hertford (Kreepee Kid), Jeff Kahn (The Edge and Jacques' Assistant), John F. O'Donohue (Engineer), Isabel Sanford (Herself), Jim Trenton (Cupid Man), Howie Mandel (Himself)
I didn't find this last episode all that funny. Maybe at the time it was something refreshing, but the jokes that work have been seen many times since (or maybe even had been already at the time). Which is sad because this series had a great cast. Best one probably is Bob Odenkirk, who later did Mr. Show.
I don't really remember any of the other episodes, except that I also didn't really enjoy the first episode when I watched it in my pilot marathon.
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Post by: Tom on January 27, 2013, 10:21:24 PM
Post by: Tom on January 27, 2013, 11:06:48 PM
| [tom]5050582549423.4f.jpg[/tom] | Bionic Woman: The Complete Series (2007/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0880557/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Woman_%282007_TV_series%29)
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Join one of TV's most stunning breakout heroines as the action-packed series Bionic Woman leaps onto DVD! From executive producer David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) comes this gripping re-imagining of the universally beloved character.
Jamie Sommers is a hard-working woman struggling to take care of her younger sister. But after a serious, life-threatening accident, Jamie is saved by a top-secret procedure that makes her much more than just an ordinary woman... it makes her superhumanly bionic. Starring hot newcomer Michelle Ryan, as well as Miguel Ferrer (Crossing Jordan), Molly Price (Third Watch), Will Yun Lee (Witchblade), Lucy Kate Hale (How I Met Your Mother), and guest stars Isaiah Washington (Grey's Anatomy) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), it's a non-stop thrill ride unlike anything you've seen before!
Bionic Woman
Season 1.08 Do Not Disturb
Writer: Jason Smilovic (Writer)
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Cast: Michelle Ryan (Jaime Sommers), Miguel Ferrer (Jonas Bledsoe), Molly Price (Ruth Truewell), Will Yun Lee (Jae Kim), Lucy Hale (Becca Sommers), Kevin Rankin (Nathan), Brian Markinson (Vincent Aldridge), Michael Brock (Nick), Brent O'Connor (Valet Parker/Matt), Ben Cotton (Javier), Julia Keilty (Hotel Desk Lady), Jonathan Kralt (Dreadlock Dude), Juno Ruddell (Spa Therapist), Sherry Klassen (Gift Shop Clerk), Justin Sain (Bodyguard #1), Gerald Paetz (Bodyguard #3)
As this series was cancelled very early in its run, this last episode is just another run-of-the-mill episode. Though I enjoyed it. Nice is, that at least we got a nice subplot of how Jaime has to decide if she should tell her little sister about her new work and her powers.
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Post by: Tom on January 28, 2013, 10:56:27 PM
| [tom]883929012954f.jpg[/tom] | Birds of Prey: The Complete Series (2002/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312098/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(TV_series))
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Who will stand up to villains now that a heartbroken Dark Knight has mysteriously vanished? Never fear, New Gothamites, a trio of champions is ready to take wing - and Helena, the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, is among them. She calls herself Huntress and crime is her prey. Teenaged Dinah is the youngest of the group, learning as she goes and gifted in clairvoyance. And overseeing the awesome threesome's high-tech nerve center is Batgirl. Left wheelchair-bound by The Joker, she has reinvented herself as Oracle, the team’s cyber expert. Huntress, Dinah, Oracle: They are the Birds of Prey. Fighting together. Living together. And soaring into adventure together in 13 breathtaking live-action episodes.
Birds of Prey
Season 1.12 Feat of Clay & Devil's Eyes
Writer: Adm Armus (Writer), Kay Foster (Writer), Hans Tobeason (Screenwriter), Adam Armus (Story By), Melissa Rosenberg (Story By)
Director: Joe Napolitano, Robert J. Wilson
Cast: Ashley Scott (Helena Kyle/Huntress), Dina Meyer (Barbara Gordon/Oracle), Rachel Skarsten (Dinah Lance), Shemar Moore (Det. Jesse Reese), Ian Abercrombie (Alfred Pennyworth), Mia Sara (Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn), Shawn Christian (Wade Brixton), Robert Patrick Benedict (Gibson Kafka), Ian Reed Kesler (Chris Cassius), Kirk Baltz (Clayface), Patrick Fischler (Dr. Will Kroner), Steve Hytner (Dr. Franklin Rominic), Brad Blaisdell (Guard #1), Ted Underwood (Guard #2)
This is another series which was cancelled early. But here they at least got a chance to a last two-parter to conclude the main storylines of this season. Which is a luxury not a lot of series get to do in similar circumstances.
So they had to put a lot of stuff into these episodes, which makes the conclusion of these storylines a little rushed. But at least we get a resolution for them. Like the two love interests for the two main characters. One of them finally get together after a season of teasing. The other gets to find out about the crime fighting and all (thanks to Alfred where he pulls the same stunt he did in the first Batman movie with Vicky Vale). Another thing which comes out of nowhere: The resolution of whom killed the mother of Huntress.
The music replacements in this DVD release is something which really bothered me. One thing I mentioned before is the removal of the great theme song. The other big replacement is the final showdown. In the original aired version, they played T.a.t.u.'s "All the Things She Said", which worked really well. Also it was the first time I had ever heard the song. Although I have to admit, you would not notice these replacements, if you haven't seen the original version.
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Post by: addicted2dvd on January 29, 2013, 01:17:20 AM
I was waiting the entire run of the series for her to tell her little sister. Just when they were finally getting around to it... they canceled the series. I was so disappointed. I don't know how they would have gone about it... but the way I would have enjoyed seeing it go down is Jaime deciding NOT to tell her... but then end up having to when her sister sees her use her bionics in one way or another. Having the decision forced onto her.
I also enjoyed Birds of Prey quite a bit myself! :thumbup:
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Post by: Tom on February 01, 2013, 11:05:35 PM
| [tom]5051892077118.4f.jpg[/tom] | Chuck: Season Five (2011/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0934814/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_(TV_series))
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Chuck is back with new missions, a new business - and no intersect. the stakes are high as Chuck sets out to become a full-fledged spy. But without the CIA backup, Chuck will have to rely now more than ever on John Casey, Sarah Walker and a new intersect - Morgan Guillermo Grimes.
Across all 13 episodes of this thrilling final season, Chuck will find that his wits, his friends and his family are the only backup he needs.
Chuck
Season 5.13 Chuck Versus the Goodbye
Writer: Josh Schwartz (Created By), Chris Fedak (Created By), Chris Fedak (Writer)
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Cast: Zachary Levi (Chuck Bartowski), Yvonne Strahovski (Sarah Walker), Joshua Gomez (Morgan Grimes), Ryan McPartlin (Captain Awesome), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Big Mike), Vik Sahay (Lester Patel), Scott Krinsky (Jeff Barnes), Sarah Lancaster (Ellie Bartowski), Adam Baldwin (John Casey), Angus MacFadyen (Nicholas Quinn), Linda Hamilton (Mary Bartowski), Bonita Friedericy (General Beckman), Mekenna Melvin (Alex McHugh), Mark Pellegrino (Hector), Vladimir Kulich (Renny Deutch), Jessie Heiman (Fernando), Michael Kawczynski (Skip), Ilka Urbach (German Woman), Robert Duncan McNeill (Operative), Alexander Von Roon (Lutz), Lawrence Stachowiak (Larry), Daniel Samadani (Daniel), Gabrielle Eisenstadt (Gabbie), John Jurgens (John), Natasha Soudek (Wienerlicious Girl)
As I just finished watching this series, I am posting this review out of order. This last season was a nice watch. I really enjoyed it. And we got a nice conclusion to the series.
And I have to admit, that I am happy that contrary to rumors I had read when this season first aired
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Post by: Tom on February 09, 2013, 07:15:54 PM
| [tom]5014503100124.4f.jpg[/tom] | The Black Adder (1983/United Kingdom) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084988/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Adder)
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Set in England at the end of the War of the Roses, we soon find out that the history we know is a Tudor fiction. In fact, Henry VII did not actually win the battle of Bosworth Field; he lost and though Richard III died in the battle, his nephew King Richard IV (who certainly was not smothered while still a boy in the Tower of London) reigned on for some years. The story focuses on Richard IV's younger son Prince Edmund, a sniveling coward who calls himself the 'Black Adder'. Assisted by his grungy servant Baldrick and the moronic Lord Percy, Edmund plots his rise to greatness.
Black Adder
Series 1.06 The Black Seal
Writer: Richard Curtis (Writer), Rowan Atkinson (Writer)
Director: Martin Shardlow
Cast: John Carlisle (Murdered Lord), Bert Parnaby (Cain, A Blind Beggar), Roy Evans (Abel, A Blind Beggar), Forbes Collins (Trusting Father), Des Webb (Person of Unrestricted Growth), John Barrard (Retired Morris Dancer), Mad Gerald (Himself), Perry Benson (Pigeon Vendor), Paul Brooke (Friar Bellows), Big Mick (Jack Large), Roger Sloman (Three Fingered Pete), Patrick Malahide (Guy of Glastonbury), John Hallam (Sir Wilfred Death), Patrick Allen (The Hawk), Ron Cook (Sean, The Irish Bastard), Robert East (Harry, Prince of Wales), Elspet Gray (The Queen), Brian Blessed (King Richard IV), Rowan Atkinson (The Flat Adder), Tony Robinson (Baldrick), Tim McInnerny (Percy, the Poisoner)
Still my least favorite Blackadder series. At is a good ending though.
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Post by: Tom on February 17, 2013, 07:31:33 PM
| [tom]5014503101923.4f.jpg[/tom] | Blackadder 2 (1984/United Kingdom) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088484/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder_II)
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The Historic Second Series
England 1558-1603. The filthy genes of the Blackadder dynasty bubble back to the surface of the melting pot of history as Lord Edmund, arrogant peer-about-town, swaggers back with a big head and small beard in search of grace and favour from stark raving mad Queen Bess. Accompanied by a small rabble of be-ruffed riff-raff - bottom-breath Baldrick and pea-brained Percy - the serpentine Lord Blackadder lower the whole tone of England's Golden Age.
Black Adder
Series 2.06 Chains
Writer: Richard Curtis (Writer), Ben Elton (Writer)
Director: Mandie Fletcher
Cast: Rowan Atkinson (Edmund Blackadder), Tim McInnerny (Lord Percy), Tony Robinson (Baldrick), Miranda Richardson (Queen Elizabeth I), Stephen Fry (Lord Melchett), Patsy Byrne (Nursie), Hugh Laurie (Prince Ludwig), Max Harvey (Torturer), Mark Arden (1st Guard), Lee Cornes (2nd Guard)
This is probably my favorite Blackadder series. And also the final episode is great. It also has an unexpected twist at the end.
This episode guest-stars Hugh Laurie, you will become a regular in the third series.
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Post by: Tom on February 17, 2013, 08:58:45 PM
| [tom]794051156129f.jpg[/tom] | Black Adder III (1987/United Kingdom) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092324/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder_the_Third)
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England 1768-1815. A golden age of wealth, power and discovery though not for Edmund Blackadder Esq. In a situation that can rightly be seen as something of a slump in the fortunes of the previously aristocratic Blackadder family, Edmund is now butler and gentleman's gentleman to the "mini-brained" Prince Regent.
Black Adder
Series 3.06 Duel and Duality
Writer: Richard Curtis (Writer), Ben Elton (Writer)
Director: Mandie Fletcher
Cast: Rowan Atkinson (Edmund Blackadder, butler to the Prince), Tony Robinson (Baldrick, a dogsbody), Hugh Laurie (The Prince Regent, their master), Helen Atkinson-Wood (Mrs. Miggins, a coffee shoppekeeper), Stephen Fry (The Duke of Wellington, a famous soldier), Gertan Klauber (King George III, a mad Monarch)
I always liked the third series. And it has a good final episode. The one which has a good outcome for Blackadder himself.
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Post by: Tom on February 17, 2013, 09:48:59 PM
| [tom]794051156228f.jpg[/tom] | Black Adder IV: Black Adder Goes Forth (1989/United Kingdom) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096548/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder_Goes_Forth)
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The Western Front 1917: There's disorder in the ranks when that numb-headed ninny, Captain Blackadder, stumbles onto the battlefields of WWI and discovers that people are trying to kill him. The British may be able to defeat the Germans, but it's unlikely they'll ever survive a comic assault by Blackadder.
Black Adder
Series 4.06 Goodbyeee
Writer: Richard Curtis (Writer), Ben Elton (Writer)
Director: R Boden
Cast: Rowan Atkinson (Captain Edmund Blackadder), Tony Robinson (Private S Baldrick), Stephen Fry (Gen. Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett), Hugh Laurie (Lt. Hon. George Colthurst St. Barleigh), Tim McInnerny (Captain Kevin Darling), Geoffrey Palmer (Field Marshal Haig)
The fourth and last series of Blackadder is also good. Although I like the second and third better. But this series has a very well done ending. Probably the best of all series.
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Post by: Tom on February 17, 2013, 10:47:08 PM
| [tom]5030305106300.4f.jpg[/tom] | Blood Ties: The Complete Series (2006/Canada) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808013/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Ties_%28TV_series%29)
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After witnessing a horrific demonic murder at the side of a Toronto roadway, private investigator Vicki Nelson finds herself on a collision course with another citizen investigating the case. He is Henry Fitzroy - former Duke of Richmond, cutting-edge graphic novelist and 470-year-old vampire.
To solve the brutal murder, Vicki finds herself collaborating, against her better judgement, with the suave and seductive Fitzroy. The relationship soon progresses beyond a purely professional arrangement, complicating her long term love affair with ex-partner Detective Mike Celluci... and pretty well everything else in her life.
Blood Ties
Season 1.22 Deep Dark
Writer: Tanya Huff (Original Material By), Peter Mohan (Created By), Peter Mohan (Writer)
Director: James Dunnison
Cast: Christina Cox (Vicki Nelson), Dylan Neal (Mike Celluci), Kyle Schmid (Henry Fitzroy), Gina Holden (Coreen Fennel), Françoise Yip (Kate Lam), Keith Dallas (Dave Graham), Eileen Pedde (Crowley), Greg Bryk (Father Cascioli), Kathryn Kirkpatrick (Madame Andrea), Ryan Booth (Bouncer), Elisa King (Stripper), Reese Alexander (Cop #1), Rob 'Sluggo' Boyce (Cop #2), Katie Pezarro (Hannah Tam), Gerry South (Cab Driver)
This is a series, I enjoyed somewhat. But I can see why it was cancelled after only one season. Sadly it ended with nothing really resolved.
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Post by: Tom on February 17, 2013, 11:26:58 PM
| [tom]013023261693f.jpg[/tom] | Bottle Fairy: Volume 2: Autumn and Winter (2003/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0933425/) | Wikipedia (http://)
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As they continue their studies into human society, our four fairies learn about the meaning behind holidays like New Year's and Valentine's Day. They're also schooled on the all-important subject of sports. With this much knowledge and perseverance they should definitely be able to become human! But with a strange education like this - reading, writing and 'rithmatic doesn't seem to be part of their curriculum - what sort of humans will they turn out to be?
Bottle Fairy
Season 1.13 And Then
Writer: Yuiko Tokumi (Original Material By), Hideki Shirane (Screenwriter)
Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Cast: Nana Mizuki (Kururu), Kaori Nazuka (Chiriri), Yui Horie (Sarara), Ai Nonaka (Hororo), Kisho Taniyama (Sensei San), Haruko Momoi (Tama Chan), Yugo Takahashi (Announcement on the Train), Keiji Okuda (Old Man on the Train), Megumi Nasu (Student), Asami Imai (Fossil Excavation Club Leader), Makiko Ohmoto (Baseball Club Manager), Chie Nakamura (Scout), Ken Takeuchi (Fan A), Yukimasa Obi (Fan B), , Mia Bradly (Chiriri), Jennifer Sekiguchi (Hororo), Mari Daniel (Kururu), Vicky Green (Sarara), Yuri Lowenthal (Sensei-san), Riva West (Tama-chan), Amie Hill (Student), Amie Hill (Baseball Club Manager), Amie Hill (Talent Scout), Sabrina Weisz (Fossil Excavation Club Leader)
The first twelve episodes was teaching the four bottle fairies about Japanese customs. One for each month. This last episode has the bottle fairies being transformed into a human girl with the character traits of all four. A nice episode, but they could have done more with the idea.
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Post by: Tom on February 18, 2013, 10:07:54 PM
| [tom]5060000500226.4f.jpg[/tom] | The Brittas Empire: Series Seven (1996/United Kingdom) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101054/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brittas_Empire)
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Gordon Brittas goes from strength to strength. Despite his failed endeavour, and despite the endeavours of both his staff and his wife to depose him, Whitbury Leisure Centre continues to thrive.
Brittas continues to dream up new schemes to promote and improve the centre including a bungee jump, sequential staff reviews and computerisation - all with the usual Brittas diplomacy, aplomb and mayhem. Julie, heavily pregnant, embraces the bungee jump whereas Tim tries everything he can to avoid it at all costs. Meanwhile Colin has several tons of elephant manure delivered in a bid to find his engagement ring, lost at the zoo. The ring holds the key to his future happiness with Mrs Harcourt.
Julie is enjoying armed police protection and the constant body searches begin to irritate Brittas; Helen however does not share this irritation particularly as a certain PC Edwards is not such a bad looking chap! Helen is studying to be a therapy counsellor and needs to understand the benefits of both giving...and receiving! Maybe the body searches aren't such a bad thing after all.
Finally, the goings on at Whitbury bring about the attentions of Roger Ferguson, Investigative Journalist. Brittas believes this to be a serious documentary, begins coaching his staff in television presentation techniques and recruits a good looking male model as a stand in for Colin! Colin's rat takes a swim in the pool and there follows a strange outbreak of Bobula fever. Will Whitbury survive?
The Brittas Empire
Series 7.08 Curse of the Tiger Women
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Cast: Michael Burns (Colin), Judy Flynn (Julie), Chris Barrie (Brittas), Harriet Thorpe (Carole), Tim Marriott (Gavin), Pippa Haywood (Helen), Jill Greenacre (Linda), Russell Porter (Tim), Stephen Churchett (Councillor Druggett)
An average episode which brings some closure to one of the final storylines. But I am not sure about the ending. On the one hand it is fitting, but on the other hand I don't like when
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Post by: Tom on February 18, 2013, 10:09:35 PM
| [tom]5039036016001.4f.jpg[/tom] | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Seven (2002/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_%28TV_series%29)
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As the seventh, and final season begins, Buffy the Vampire Slayer takes a surpprising and typically innovative turn with the re-opening of the High School (famously obliterated at the end of the third season). This startling development will foretell new challenges and threats, which promise that the battle agains evil is far from over.
And so the fight continues...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Season 7.22 Chosen
Writer: Joss Whedon (Screenwriter)
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Head (Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), David Boreanaz (Angel), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Indigo (Rona), D. B. Woodside (Principal Wood), Felicia Day (Vi), Mary Wilcher (Shannon), Demetra Raven (Girl at Bat), Katie Gray (Indian Girl), Lisa Ann Cabasa (Injured Girl), Ally Matsumura (Japanese Girl), Kelli Wheeler (School Girl), Jenna Edwards (Trailer Girl), Julia Ling (Potential with Power #2)
A series finale I really enjoyed. Even though it's really a cop out in how they defeat this unbeatable villain. But it provided some really cool scenes (before and after).
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Post by: Tom on April 11, 2013, 09:13:22 PM
| [tom]828768078891.5f.jpg[/tom] | Berlin, Berlin: Complete Series (2002/Germany) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312097/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin,_Berlin)
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Berlin, Berlin
Season 4.20 Melbourne, Melbourne
Writer: David Safier (Writer)
Director: Franziska Meyer Price
Cast: Felicitas Woll (Lolle), Rhea Harder (Sarah), Alexandra Neldel (Vero), Jan Sosniok (Sven), Matthias Klimsa (Hart), Maverick Quek (Tuhan), Moritz Paul Harder (Baby Ben), Alexa Wiegandt (Silvia), Fabio Beyer (Daniel), Kai Lentrodt (Harald), Christoph Hagen Dittmann (Fred), Thomas Neumann (Pfarrer), Andreas Rüdiger, Franka Berlin, Alexander Sheer (Lenny)
A good last episode. It resolves the main relationship dramas. And there is a little twist:
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Post by: Tom on April 13, 2013, 07:26:43 PM
| [tom]I21BACC7FF098DC4C.5f.jpg[/tom] | Die Camper: Staffel 7-9 (2003/Germany) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118281/) | Wikipedia (http://)
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Die Camper
Season 9.13 Winterzauber
I only ever saw the first season of this series and stopped watching it in the beginning of the second season when the whole cast was replaced which really bothered me. I bought this DVD set with all nine seasons, because it is the only way to get the first season on DVD. And as the set cost me only as much as usually a single season sells, it was a good deal.
I decided to watch the final episode for this marathon even though I didn't watch the rest. This is a series, where you can watch any episode and not having missed anything. And as I doubt I will watch all the nine seasons any time soon.
The final episode is just an average episode. Not hinting in any way that this is the end of the series. It is nice enough to watch, but nothing special.
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Post by: Tom on April 13, 2013, 08:16:24 PM
| [tom]025192083396f.jpg[/tom] | The Cape: The Complete Series (2011/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1593823/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cape_(2011_TV_series))
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He's righteous. He's heroic. He's The Cape.
Vince Faraday (David Lyons, E.R.) is an honest cop on a corrupt police force. When he's framed for murder and presumed dead, he finds that he must go into hiding - leaving behind his wife, Dana (Jennifer Ferrin, Life on Mars), and son, Trip (Ryan Wynott, Flash Forward). Determined to battle the criminals who now control his hometown, Vince takes the law into his own hands and becomes The Cape-his son's favorite comic book superhero. Featuring an incredible supporting cast, including James Frain (The Tudors), Keith David (Death at a Funeral), Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Dorian Missick (The Manchurian Candidate), Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Vinnie Jones (Snatch), it's the action-packed series that has critics raving, "'The Cape' is cloaked in awesome." (OK! Magazine)
The Cape
Season 1.10 Endgame
Writer: Tom Wheeler (Created By), Christine Roum (Writer)
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Cast: David Lyons (Vince Faraday/The Cape), Keith David (Max Malini), Summer Glau (Orwell), James Frain (Peter Fleming/Chess), Jennifer Ferrin (Dana Thompson-Faraday), Ryan Wynott (Trip Faraday), Dorian Missick (Marty Voyt), Martin Klebba (Rollo), Vinnie Jones (Dominic Raoul/Scales), Mather Zickel (Travis Hall), Elise Neal, Brian Howe, John Gleeson Connolly, Yara Shahidi, Myles Lamonte, Demetrius Grosse, Wendy Burch (News Anchor), Raymond Ma (Tian Zhao), Samantha Sloyan (Blonde Reporter), Tom McCafferty (ARK Officer), Ritu Lal (Reporter #1), Voltaire Sterling (Reporter #2), Brian Ibsen (Reporter #3), Alan Deane (Shopkeeper)
A boring series and a rather boring last episode. No wonder, that it was cancelled so soon. Also this episode (even if the name suggests it) doesn't really resolve the series.
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Post by: Tom on April 13, 2013, 09:34:24 PM
| [tom]097360537543f.jpg[/tom] | Cheers: Season Eleven (1992/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083399/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers)
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It's the cozy little Boston bar where everybody knows your name ... raise a glass to Cheers ™- the Emmy® Award-winning smash-hit television series that kept the laughs uncorked for 11 seasons. In Cheers™: The Final Season, it's finally last call, as the milestone comedy ends its historic run with Sam (Ted Danson) rebuilding the bar after Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) sets it on fire. Meanwhile, Norm (George Wendt) gets audited, Cliff (John Ratzenberger) gets promoted, and Lillith leaves Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) in order to live in a biosphere. And as Woody (Woody Harrelson) runs for city council and Carla (Rhea Perlman) sees her daughter get married, Sam invites Diane Chambers back to Boston, then pretends he's married to Rebecca! The uproarious sitcom goes out with a bang, with a 28-episode set. A toast to Cheers ™... and many happy returns!
Cheers
Season 11.25 One For The Road (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Writer: Glen Charles (Created By), Les Charles (Created By), James Burrows (Created By), Glen Charles (Writer), Les Charles (Writer)
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Ted Danson (Sam Malone), Kirstie Alley (Rebecca Howe), Rhea Perlman (Carla Tortelli), John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin), Woody Harrelson (Woody Boyd), Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane), George Wendt (Norm Peterson), Tim Cunningham (Tim), Steve Giannelli (Steve), Alan Koss (Alan), Shelley Long (Diane Chambers), Kim Alexis (Herself), Mike Ditka (Himself), Anthony Heald (Kevin), Jackie Swanson (Kelly Boyd), Paul Willson (Paul)
A great last episode. It brings a good closure to the series and its characters.
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Post by: Tom on April 13, 2013, 10:10:29 PM
| [tom]828767607399.5f.jpg[/tom] | Chobits: Complete Collection (2002/Japan) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326672/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobits)
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Hideki Motosuwa is a poor country guy who just moved to the city to further his study. One day on his way home from work, he discovers a 'Persocom', a maiden-shaped robot laying in the dumpster, discarded and wrapped up in bandages.
Chobits
Season 1.24 Chii Der Mensch, der für Chii bestimmt ist
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An okay episode and it concludes the story. But this series was never one of my favorites.
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Post by: Tom on April 13, 2013, 10:45:19 PM
| [tom]786936145335f.jpg[/tom] | Clerks: Uncensored (2000/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210413/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerks#Clerks:_The_TV_Show)
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Based on Kevin Smith's cult comedy classic, this outrageous anthology brings together every hilarious episodes of Clerks: Uncensored - including 4 never before seen anywhere! It's the continuing adventures of clerks Dante and Randal, two guys just trying to make the best of menial labor! With constant interference from the outlandish Jay and Silent Bob - follow the clerks' wildly improbable antics from one riotous episode to the next! Filled with big laughs and hysterical jabs at popular culture - anyone who enjoys fun, irreverent comedy won't want to miss it!
Clerks
Season 1.06 Episode 6
Writer: Kevin Smith (Original Characters By), David Mandel (Writer), Kevin Smith (Writer)
Director: Steve Loter
Cast: Jeff Anderson (Randal), Jason Mewes (Jay), Brian O'Halloran (Dante), Kevin Smith (Silent Bob), Alec Baldwin (Leonardo Leonardo), Kevin McDonald (Pinhead), Mark McKinney (Pinhead), Jeff Bennett (Various), Tara Strong (Various), Diana Devlin (Various), Dan Etheridge (Mr. Plug), Walt Flanagan (Walt the Fanboy), Bryan Johnson (Steve-Dave), Matthew Maher (Various), Michele Maika (Various), Brian Posehn (Mooby-Shirted Fan), Kevin Michael Richardson (Announcer/Morpheus), Lisa Spoonauer (Caitlin), Julia Sweeney (Upset Mother), Frank Welker (Various)
A good episode. Seems like they already knew that they were cancelled when producing the episode, or they really just like to make fun of themselves. This episode jokes that the series is unsuccessful because it is not like the movie. So this episode is more like the movie, just with some crazy stuff going on outside of the store.
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Post by: Tom on April 14, 2013, 12:29:00 AM
| [tom]025193205421f.jpg[/tom] | Columbo: Seasons Six and Seven (1976/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1466074/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbo_(TV_series))
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It's time to dust off the rumpled trenchcoat one last time as the final two seasons of 'Columbo' come to DVD for the first time ever! Reunite with four-time Emmy® winner Peter Falk as he takes on some of his most deceptive mysteries yet and asks all the right questions in his trademark offbeat style. Along for the final cases are a host of guest stars that include William Shatner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kim Cattrall and Ed Begley, Jr. The landmark crime series of the 1970s comes to a captivating conclusion in these final episodes, but you can always count on everyone's favourite police lieutenant to say, "Oh, there's just one more thing..."
Columbo
Season 7.05 Make Me a Perfect Murder 28.02.1978
Writer: Robert Blees (Writer), Richard Levinson (Created By), William Link (Created By)
Director: James Frawley
Cast: Peter Falk (Columbo), Trish Van Devere (Kay Freestone), Laurence Luckinbill (Mark McAndrews), James McEachin (Walter Mearhead), Ron Rifkin (Luther), Lainie Kazan (Valerie Kirk), Bruce Kirby (TV Repairman), Kip Gilman (Jonathan), Patrick O'Neal (Frank Flanagan), Milt Kogan (Dubbing Chief), Dee Timberlake (Madge), Don Eitner (Pete Cockrum), Morgan Upton (Ames), Joe Warfield (Al Staley), George Skaff (The Producer), Jerome Guardino (Sgt. Burke), Susan Krebs (Wendy), H. B. Haggerty (Masseur), Buck Young (Guard), James Frawley (Roark), Socorro Swan (Nancy)
A great Columbo episode. One of my favorites. I chose to watch this episode for this marathon, because it was the last episode, when Columbo was still a TV series. What followed were TV movies. And as I have seen the last TV movie not long ago, I wanted to go further back in the series.
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Post by: Tom on April 14, 2013, 08:22:35 PM
| [tom]026359284328f.jpg[/tom] | The Comeback: The Complete Only Season (2005/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434672/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comeback_(TV_series))
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For fallen star Valerie Cherish - former B-list sitcom actress desperate to revive her career - no proce is too high to pay for clinging to the television spotlight. Valerie agrees to be the subject of an intrusive reality television show, with cameras following her every move as she lands the part of "Aunt Sassy" in a tedious new sitcom, Room and Bored.
Lisa Kudrow stars in this uncomfortably funny and insightfully biting comedy series from writer Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City).
In the spirit of reality television, there seems to be no end to the humiliating circumstances Valerie Cherish will endure, all in the name of fame.
The Comeback
Season 1.13 Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
Writer: Michael Patrick King (Writer)
Director: Michael Patrick King
Cast: Lisa Kudrow (Valerie Cherish), Malin Akerman (Juna), Robert Bagnell (Tom Peterman), Lance Barber (Paulie G), Robert Michael Morris (Mickey), Laura Silverman (Jane), Damian Young (Mark Berman), Lillian Hurst, Kellan Lutz (Chris), Vanessa Marano (Franchesca), Jason Olive (Jesse), Kimberly Kevon Williams (Shayne), Anna Belknap, Dan Bucatinsky (Billy), Bill Escudier, Bayne Gibby (Gigi), Nathan Lee Graham, Marc Grapey, Marilu Henner (Herself), Willa Holland (Kalla), Michael Kopelow, Misi Lecube, Ted Michaels, Patrick O'Connor, Colby Paul, Jon Sklaroff, Brady Smith, Robert Tevis, Tom Virtue, Jay Leno (Himself)
As a conclusion to this series it works well. Overall I am not a big fan of this series. But as a parody of celebrity reality television shows it is well made.
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Post by: Tom on April 14, 2013, 09:03:59 PM
| [tom]778854172593.3f.jpg[/tom] | Corner Gas: Season Six (2008/Canada) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397138/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Gas)
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How do we Canadians say farewell to a dear friend? We tap a keg and wake up the next morning on a stranger's futon. The morning haze will be flooded with memories of Brent switching to self serve; Oscar, Emma and Lacey canoodling in the new hot tub; how Davis landed himself in sensitivity training by Karen's hand; and when Wanda and Hank found themselves 'celebrities' during the Turn Off Your TV Week competition against Wullerton (spit). And did you dream it, or did a mighty wind blow the sign right off the roof of The Ruby? Yes, maybe you should have stopped at nine, but for now, don't hold back. Chug! Chug! Chug! Cheers to six hilarious seasons of great Canuck-O-Vision. You'll never look at Saskatchewan the same way again - or that new friend's futon.
Corner Gas
Season 6.19 You've Been Great, Goodnight
Writer: Brent Butt (Created By), Brent Butt (Writer), Kevin White (Writer)
Director: David Storey
Cast: Brent Butt (Brent LeRoy), Gabrielle Miller (Lacey Burrows), Fred Ewanuick (Hank Yarbo), Eric Peterson (Oscar LeRoy), Janet Wright (Emma LeRoy), Lorne Cardinal (Davis Quinton), Tara Spencer-Nairn (Karen Pelly), Nancy Robertson (Wanda Dollard), Ivan Fecan, Susanne Boyce, Ed Robinson, Scott Henderson, Louise Clarke, Brent Haynes, Traces Boulton, Anne-Marie Lapointe, Cavan Cunningham (Fitzy), Barry Kennedy (Kelly), Denny Park (Tank Top), Brent Haynes (Fan), Brad Grass (Bed Sales Person), Gregg Schwartz (Hunky Guy), Katy Storey (Melissa), David Storey (Guy), Kevin White (Last Scene Guy)
A great last episode. As this series is based on the stand-up of the main character, the main character starts doing stand-up about his life. So we come full circly. Almost. Even though Brent has success as a stand-up, he decides not to pursue it.
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Post by: Tom on April 14, 2013, 09:54:28 PM
| [tom]634991332293f.jpg[/tom] | The Cosby Show: Season Eight (1991/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086687/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosby_Show)
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The Cosby Show appeared on NBC from 1984 to 1992, becoming one of the most popular programs in the history of television. The Cosby Show depicted a close-knit and prosperous African-American family (The Huxtables) that dwelled in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff (OB-GYN) and Clair (attorney) Huxtable were a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting, positive environment. The Cosby Show held TV's #1 slot for a record 5 consecutive years (1985 to 1990) and stayed in the Top 20 shows for all eight seasons it was on NBC.
Enjoy all of the legendary final season episodes, such as "With This Ring" and "There's No Place Like This Home". The Cosby Show Season 8 contains 24 original, uncut episodes. Relive the love and laughter all over again for the first time!
The Cosby Show
Season 8.24 And So We Commence (Parts 1 & 2) 30.04.1992
Writer: Ed. Weinberger (Created By), Michael Leeson (Created By), William Cosby Jr. (Created By), Janet Leahy (Writer), Gordon Gartrelle (Writer), Courtney Flavin (Writer), Hugh O'Neill (Writer)
Director: Jay Sandrich
Cast: Bill Cosby (Cliff Huxtable), Phylicia Rashad (Clair Huxtable), Sabrina Lebeauf (Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux), Geoffrey Owens (Elvin Tibideaux), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Theo Huxtable), Tempestt Bledsoe (Vanessa Huxtable), Keshia Knight Pulliam (Rudy Huxtable), Raven-Symoné (Olivia Kendall), Erika Alexander (Pam), Earle Hyman (Russell Huxtable), Clarice Taylor (Anna Huxtable), William Thomas, Jr. (Dabnis Brickey), Ethel Ayler (Carrie Hanks), Joe Williams (Al Hanks), Deon Richmond (Kenny), Allen Payne (Lance Rodman), Karen Malina White (Charmaine Brown), Gary Gray (Nelson Tibideaux), Jessica Ann Vaughn (Winnie Tibideaux), Anthony Thomas (Commencement Announcer)
A very good last episode. A love it that they made a montage of all the different opening credits. I always enjoyed this episode very much since I first saw it. It is one of the best family sitcom finales that I know.
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Post by: Tom on April 15, 2013, 09:39:17 PM
| [tom]5027182612109.4f.jpg[/tom] | Crime Traveller: The Complete Series (1997/United Kingdom) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118292/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_Traveller)
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Meet the most unconventional investigative duo of any time - JEFF SLADE and HOLLY TURNER, in the mystery adventure series Crime Traveller.
Sleuths come and go, working on intuition, luck and clues, but Slade and his science officer colleague Holly are armed with something extra in their fight against crime - their very own Time Machine.
Invented and developed over the years by Holly's father, quantum physicist Professor Fredrick Turner, the Time Machine is a bizarre mixture of DIY technology, but it works. Unfortunately the Professor disappeared during one of his time travel experiments, leaving his daughter convinced that he is still out there somewhere, stuck in another dimension.
Holly is now in charge of the Professor's extraordinary legacy, which is kept hidden in her apartment. When Slade, a charming maverick detective, discovers the Time Machine's existence, he convinces Holly to use it in order to solve major crimes. The scene is set for a rollercoaster ride, through the present and the past.
High speed chases and intriguing puzzles are solved with the aid of their unreliable Time Machine, in this stylish, fast-paced drama.
Crime Traveller
Series 1.08 The Broken Crystal
Writer: Anthony Horowitz (Created By), Anthony Horowitz (Writer)
Director: Rick Stroud
Cast: Michael French (Jeff Slade), Chloë Annett (Holly Turner), Sue Johnston (Grisham), Paul Trussell (Morris), Richard Dempsey (Nicky), Christopher Villiers (Marlowe), Angela Pleasance (Mrs Beavis), Godfrey James (Webb), Bob Goody (Danny), Jack Chissick (Frank), Mark Penfold (Chapman), Jeffrey Perry (Accountant), Paul Bentley (Guard), Jennifer Gibson (Secretary)
A good episode. And almost like a normal episode, but at least it has problem of the broken time machine with a hard to replace broken part, which puts further travels into doubt, which make it work a little more as a final episode.
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Post by: Tom on April 16, 2013, 08:03:45 PM
| [tom]043396016170f.jpg[/tom] | The Critic: The Complete Series (1994/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108734/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic)
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From the producers of "The Simpsons" comes this hilarious animated sitcom about Jay, a New York movie critic and cable television host.
Pudgy and balding, Jay is not a well-liked man. His unsympathetic boss makes his life miserable, his ex-wife hates him, his adoptive parents barely tolerate him, and even the makeup lady treats him with disgust.
Fortunately for Jay, he has his 11-year-old son Marty and one very unlikely friend, Jeremy Hawke, the Australian film hunk.
Jon Lovitz provides Jay's distinctive voice as a single father who searches for happiness while satirizing life and the movies in this irreverent comedy.
The Critic
Season 1.23 I Can't Believe It's A Clip Show
Writer: Al Jean (Created By), Mike Reiss (Created By), Tom Brady (Writer), Richard Doctorow (Writer), Al Jean (Writer), Ken Keeler (Writer), Mike Reiss (Writer), Joshua Sternin (Writer), Steve Tompkins (Writer), Jeffrey Ventimilia (Writer), Patric Verrone (Writer), Jon Vitti (Writer)
Director: D.R.L. MacMoortler
Cast: Jon Lovitz (Jay Sherman), Nancy Cartwright (Margo Sherman), Christine Cavanaugh (Marty Sherman), Gerrit Graham (Franklin Sherman), Doris Grau (Doris Grossman), Judith Ivey (Eleanor Sherman), Nick Jameson (Vlada Villamiravitch), Maurice LaMarche (Jeremy Hawke), Charles Napier (Duke Phillips), Park Overall (Alice Tompkins), Kath Soucie, Russi Taylor (Penny Tompkins), Milton Berle, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A good episode with some fun movie parodies.
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Post by: Tom on April 21, 2013, 08:23:27 PM
| [tom]5014437129833.4f.jpg[/tom] | Sabrina: The Teenage Witch: Season Seven (2002/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115341/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina,_the_Teenage_Witch_(TV_series))
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Romance is in the air as the Seventh and Final Season of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch™ arrives on DVD for the very first time. Now that Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) is no longer a teenage witch, her aunts decide to move back to the Other Realm. Yet, Sabrina still needs to keep her magic powers in check as she and friends Roxie (Soleil Moon Frye) and Morgan (Elisa Donovan) move back into the aunts’ old Victorian house. Meanwhile, Sabrina has landed a job as a writer for the hip music magazine Scorch, where she meets her future fiancé Aaron (Dylan Neal). But with her former crush Harvey (Nate Richer) being egged on by mischievous cat Salem (voiced by Nick Bakay), who knows which guy Sabrina will choose? Included on 3 discs are all 21 Season Seven episodes of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch™, including the extremely romantic – –but hilarious – series finale!
Sabrina: The Teenage Witch
Season 7.21 What a Witch Wants / Soul Mates
Writer: Archie Comics (Original Characters By), Nell Scovell (Created By), Suzanne Gangursky (Writer)
Director: Scott Marshall
Cast: Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina Spellman), Elisa Donovan (Morgan), Nick Bakay (the voice of Salem), Soleil Moon Frye (Roxie), Caroline Rhea (Aunt Hilda), Faith Prince (Shirley Jacobs), Dylan Neal (Aaron), David Leisure (Purser / Bob Bermuda), Robert Picardo (Bob Jacobs), Patrick Kerr (Doubt), Alley Mills (Diana), Doug Sheehan (Edward), Emily Hart (Amanda), Derek Baynham (Soccer Player #1), Craig Young (Soccer Player #2), Ian Lyons (Waiter), Joe Howard (Minister), Nate Richert (Harvey)
The last few days I did have a Sabrina marathon, watching the last few seasons which were still in my unwatched pile. The last episode was actually cut together from the last two episodes. This is noticable, because the two half do not have a common story. The only episode of the last few seasons I ever saw before was the very last one. Even though I had stopped following Sabrina in the fourth season when it first aired on German television, I was curious about the finale. It is a good conclusion to the series.
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Post by: Tom on April 27, 2013, 01:06:26 AM
| [tom]097360270945f.jpg[/tom] | Taxi: Season Five (1982/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077089/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_%28TV_series%29)
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The groundbreaking, Emmy® Award-winning sitcomTaxi completes its marvelous run with this sparkling 3-disc must-have collection: Taxi: The Final Season. Called one of the 50 greatest shows of all time by TV Guide, the fifth and final season of this critically acclaimed comedy garnered an impressive 3 Emmy® Awards (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Judd Hirsch; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Carol Kane; and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Christopher Lloyd). Fueled by the incomparable ensemble talents of Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza and Andy Kaufman, the final season of the Sunshine Cab Company's outrageous escapades set new standards of excellence that may never be matched for fun, laughter, tears, joy and sheer pedal-to-the-metal hilarity.
Taxi
Season 5.24 Simka's Monthlies
Writer: James L. Brooks (Created By), Stan Daniels (Created By), David Davis (Created By), Ed. Weinberger (Created By), Holly Holmberg Brooks (Writer)
Director: Harvey Miller
Cast: Judd Hirsch (Alex Reiger), Danny DeVito (Louie De Palma), Marilu Henner (Elaine O'Connor-Nardo), Tony Danza (Tony Banta), Christopher Lloyd (Jim Ignatowski), Carol Kane (Simka Dahblitz-Gravas), Andy Kaufman (Latka Gravas), Howard Witt (The Immigration Officer)
I have finished now watching the last season of Taxi. There were some fun episodes. The last episode is rather average. And it is not any conclusion for the series. But at least there was some nice character centered episodes before it.
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Post by: Tom on May 10, 2013, 10:50:23 AM
| [tom]5027182612710.4f.jpg[/tom] | Caroline in the City: Season Four (1998/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111910/) | Wikipedia (http://)
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Cartoonist Caroline Duffy has her professional life just the way she wants it. The comic strip she lovingly created, "Caroline In The City", has turned into merchandising gold with an array of greeting cards, books and colourful calendars... and now, finally, her personal life has taken a turn for the better.
In the final series Caroline and her manic depressive assistant Richard are finally together, but will the course of true love ever run smooth or will fate once more conspire against them, along with a vengeful father-in-law and Caroline's over active imagination.
Meanwhile, after the unexpected demise of Eagle Greeting Cards, Del is organising focus groups to determine why sales are down, and Annie is planning drastic measures to prevent losing any more roles to more "well-endowed" women. And as for Charlie... Well, that's another story.
Caroline in the City
Season 4.22 Caroline and the Big Move (Part 2)
Writer: Fred Barron (Created By), Marco Pennette (Created By), Dottie Dartland (Created By), Marco Pennette (Writer), Michael Sardo (Writer)
Director: Ted Wass
Cast: Lea Thompson (Caroline Duffy), Eric Lutes (Del Cassidy), Malcolm Gets (Richard Karinsky), Amy Pietz (Annie Spadaro), Andy Lauer (Charlie), Anthony Tyler Quinn (Randy), Candice Azzara (Angie), Earl Holliman (Fred Duffy), Edie McClurg (Margaret Duffy), Lisa Passero (Signora Fabiana), Bob Shauger (Man), Robert Bock (Minister)
This is the first time that I saw the last season of Caroline in the City. I enjoyed the series finale, but sadly it ended on a cliffhanger.
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Post by: Tom on July 17, 2013, 08:04:32 PM
| [tom]5030697022042.4f.jpg[/tom] | Journeyman: The Complete Series (2007/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948538/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journeyman_(TV_series))
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Journeyman
Season 1.13 Perfidia
I really enjoyed this short series, and I also liked its finale. Even though it was cancelled and they didn't get a chance to do a proper series finale, I feel that this episode brings good closure.
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Post by: Tom on July 28, 2013, 04:19:48 PM
| [tom]8717344748735.9f.jpg[/tom] | Being Erica: Season Four (2011/Canada) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149608/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Erica)
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Being Erica
Season 4.11 Dr. Erica 12.12.2011
Writer: Jana Sinyor (Created By), Aaron Martin (Writer), Jana Sinyor (Writer), Jana Sinyor (Original Material By), David Fortier (Original Material By), Ivan Schneeberg (Original Material By)
Director: Chris Grismer
Cast: Erin Karpluk (Erica Strange), Adam Fergus (Adam Fitzpatrick), Reagan Pasternak (Julianne Giacomelli), Kathleen Laskey (Barb Strange), Joanna Douglas (Samantha MacIntosh), Michael P. Northey (Ivan), Morgan Kelly (Brent Kennedy), Sebastian Pigott (Kai Booker), Michael Riley (Dr. Tom), Devon Bostick (Leo), Jadyn Wong (Rachel), Joanne Vannicola (Dr. Naadiah), Tatiana Maslany (Sarah), Jana Sinyor (Jana), Aaron Martin (Aaron), Lauren Collins (Young Barb), Suzy Joachim (Amanda), Graham Greene (Dr. Arthur), Shanda Bezic (Young Amanda), Grace Arianna Kirby (Child Erica), Joseph D'Aguanno (Child Leo)
"Being Erica" is a great series, which I can definately recommend. Also the final episode is a good conclusion to this series.
The last season on the other hand has disappointed me somewhat. Not that it doesn't have good episodes. It does. But the last episode of the previous season promised a specific direction that the series will take, but in my opinion it did not live up to it.
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Post by: Tom on August 03, 2013, 04:19:54 PM
| [tom]5039036045391.4f.jpg[/tom] | Dollhouse: Season Two (2009/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135300/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series))
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From creative mastermind Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) comes the stunning final season of this sexy, provocative thriller that that will reveal all the secrets and complete your collection!
As Dollhouse continues to provide its elite clientele with "actives" – human beings imprinted with the personas of whomever the client wants them to be – its mind-altering technology spins dangerously out of control. Now, an unlikely alliance must attempt to destroy the sinister corporation behind the facade. And, as the lovely, lethal active Echo (Eliza Dushku) struggles with the memories of her past, she must unlock the deadly secret that will ultimately determine the fate of all mankind.
Dollhouse
Season 2.13 Epitaph Two: Return
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Maurissa Tancharoen (Writer), Jed Whedon (Writer), Andrew Chambliss (Writer)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Eliza Dushku (Echo), Harry J. Lennix (Boyd Langton), Fran Kranz (Topher Brink), Tahmoh Penikett (Paul Ballard), Enver Gjokaj (Anthony Ceccoli), Dichen Lachman (Priya Tsetsang), Olivia Williams (Adelle DeWitt), Felicia Day (Mag), Summer Glau (Bennett Halverson), Adair Tishler (Caroline Farrell), Alan Tudyk (Alpha), Zack Ward (Zone), Nate Dushku (Clive Ambrose), Noah Harpster (Matthew Harding), Christian Monzon (Romeo), Brandon Dieter (T), Jim Lindsey (Active), Maurissa Tancharoen (Kilo)
This was the first time that I have watched this series. When it originally aired, I stopped after the first few episodes. Am I glad that I gave this series another chance. My thought was that it really paid off that I gave Firefly a second chance. Now Joss Whedon has proven, that he has yet to disappoint me.
This series really got good after the first few episodes, when the focus switched from the single mission episodes to the arc episodes which focused on the other dollhouse employees.
The final episode is a great conclusion. Even though this series did not have a long life, it got the chance to do a proper ending. Personally I prefer series, which only are one or two seasons long. Then it is easier to rewatch at some point.
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Post by: Tom on November 02, 2013, 03:59:19 PM
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Gilmore Girls
Season 7.22 Bon Voyage
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino (Created By), David S. Rosenthal (Writer)
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Cast: Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore), Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore), Scott Patterson (Luke Danes), Melissa McCarthy (Sookie St. James), Keiko Agena (Lane Kim), Yanic Truesdale (Michel Gerard), Liza Weil (Paris Geller), Sean Gunn (Kirk), Matt Czuchry (Logan Huntzberger), Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore), Edward Herrmann (Richard Gilmore), Kathleen Wilhoite (Liz), Liz Torres (Miss Patty), Sally Struthers (Babette Dell), Michael Winters (Taylor Doose), Jackson Douglas (Jackson), Todd Lowe (Zach), Ted Rooney (Morey Dell), Rose Abdoo (Gypsy), John Cabrera (Brian), Rini Bell (Lulu), Aris Alvarado (Caesar), Christiane Amanpour (Herself), Rich DiDonato (Man #1), Patty Malcolm (Woman #1), Michael A. Bachmann (Charlie), Robert Lee (Man #2), Inger Jackson (Woman #2)
I have now finished this series and I have to admit, that I enjoyed it more than expected. I enjoyed all seven seasons and never got bored with it.
I had feared that the series will end on a cliffhanger, because I had read that fans are not happy with the finale and that there was trouble with the network and the series got cancelled earlier than planned. But I have to say, that I am satisfied with the way that the series ended.
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Post by: Tom on November 22, 2013, 05:33:10 PM
| [tom]6867445002891.4f.jpg[/tom] | Misfits: Series Three (2011/United Kingdom) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1548850/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_(TV_series))
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Resident delinquents – Simon, Kelly, Alisha and Curtis – are joined on community service by new kid on the block Rudy. Rudy gets a rude awakening in his first few days as he learns that with the keys to the infamous locker room comes a great deal of running and screaming and, in some instances, killing.
The gang are back with all-new superpowers. So just how did that trade-off with Seth the superpower dealer, go down? Do any of them have a superpower that's even a tad useful?
With Seth still trading powers, zombies on the loose, havoc being wreaked with events from the past and even more havoc being wreaked in the present, things haven't got any quieter for our gang...
Misfits
Season 3.08 Episode 8
Writer: Howard Overman (Writer), Howard Overman (Created By)
Director: Jonathan van Tulleken
Cast: Joseph Gilgun (Rudy), Iwan Rheon (Simon), Lauren Socha (Kelly), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Curtis), Antonia Thomas (Alisha), Robert Sheehan (Nathan), Matthew McNulty (Seth), Alex Reid (Sally), Jessica Brown Findlay (Rachel), Danny Sapani (Tony), Mark Heap (Jonas), Charlotte McDougall (Woman), Matthew Steer (James)
Not really the final episode of the series, but the last episode of the set I have. I plan to buy the rest also, but I feel that this episode works well for as a finale for the series. Especially as it is the last episode of most of the original main cast.
Thankfully we got some closure for these characters and I am happy that the storyline with Simon and Alisha came full circle.
So far, my favorite series is the second one, closely followed by the third.
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Post by: Tom on January 10, 2014, 09:12:41 PM
| [tom]5039036040884.4f.jpg[/tom] | Boston Legal: Season Five (2008/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402711/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Legal)
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In its spectacular fifth and final season, Boston Legal tackles some of today's most inflammatory—and sometimes irreverent—social and moral issues, from teen pregnancy and the death penalty to sex surrogates and Alzheimer's. Now, as Crane, Poole & Schmidt faces financial ruin, its brilliant attorneys face chaotic caseloads filled with malpractice, murder, love and lust. There's a surprise engagement—or two—and, of course, the bittersweet final act of this remarkable series. Starring Emmy® Award-winners James Spader, Candice Bergen, John Larroquette and William Shatner, Boston Legal remains one of the most vibrant, dramatic, hilarious and consistently brilliant shows on television. Case closed!
Boston Legal
Season 5.12 Made in China / Last Call
Writer: David E. Kelley (Created By), David E. Kelley (Screenwriter), David E. Kelley (Story By), Susan Dickes (Story By), Lauren MacKenzie (Story By)
Director: Bill D'Elia
Cast: James Spader (Alan Shore), John Larroquette (Carl Sack), Christian Clemenson (Jerry "Hands" Espenson), Tara Summers (Katie Lloyd), Candice Bergen (Shirley Schmidt), William Shatner (Denny Crane), René Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Chuck McCann (Judge Byron Fudd), Bess Armstrong (Penelope Kimball), Ming Lo (Hyung Lee), Jack Shearer (Justice Antonin Scalia), John Posey (Chief Justice Roberts), Raymond Ma (Zhu Chang), Vito D'Ambrosio (Justice Samuel Alito), Jim Jansen (Marshall Kennedy), Steven Anderson (Walter Seymore), Jim Turner (Father Joseph Martin), Pamela Dunlap (Adams), Kevin Cooney (Atty. Smith), Marianne Muellerleile (Evelyn), John Thaddeus (Detective John Stephenson), Chris McGarry (Mark Pinnard), Michael Holden (Rabbi Saul Levine), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Atty. Elisa Brooks), Stu Levin (Justice Breyer), Roz Witt (Justice Ginsberg), Walter Addison (Justice Kennedy), Lee Duncan (Justice Thomas), Pamela Shaddock (Marshall of the Court), Ping Wu (Chinese Businessman #1), Joey Yu (Chinese Businessman #2), Peter Kim (Chinese Businessman #3), Jim Lau (Chinese Businessman #4), Ewan Chung (Chinese Businessman #5), Elaine Tan (Lisa), Randall Barnett (Evans), Eugene Boles (Reid), Paul Buxton (Thomason), Frank Stirling (Underwood), Soren Hellerup (Xavier), Elgin Brown (Zinberg)
An enjoyable last episode. The best thing in this series is the bromance between Denny and Allan, which they played up more and more during the series. And here in the series finale they jump the shark on purpose (even mentioning it in one of they typical breaking of the fourth wall comments), and they both get married to each other :laugh:
My favorite season was the fourth one. That may be because of Jerry joining the main cast and the introduction of Katie. I think those two made a great team and it was nice having more than two characters to be invested in. That was not the case of most of the other characters.
The thing which made me most curious about this series was Bill Shatner. He was nominated every season for an Emmy and won one of them. And he even got a Golden Globe for his role. That was something which I couldn't quite believe. But now having seen him in this series, I have to admit, that he has earned his nominations and awards. He was great in this series.
Post by: DSig on January 11, 2014, 12:25:24 AM
Post by: Tom on January 15, 2014, 10:49:57 PM
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One Day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. Day after day, the phenomenon continues. And a secret British institution named Torchwood seems to hold the answers...
CIA agents Rex Matheson and Esther Drummond investigate the only two surviving members of the team – Gwen Cooper, who has retreated to a remote Welsh hideaway with her husband and new baby, and the mysterious, brilliant Captain Jack Harkness. But they soon find themselves on the same side, fighting the greatest threat to humanity ever known – humanity itself.
Torchwood
Series 4.10 The Blood Line
Writer: Russell T Davies (Created By), Jane Espenson (Screenwriter), Russell T Davies (Screenwriter), Russell T Davies (Story By), Visual Effects by Lion Visual Effects)
Director: Billy Gierhart, Visual Effects by Lion Visual Effects
Cast: John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Mekhi Phifer (Rex Matheson), Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond), Kai Owen (Rhys Williams), Bill Pullman (Oswald Danes), Lauren Ambrose (Jilly Kitzinger), Candace Brown (Sarah Drummond), Sharon Morgan (Mary Cooper), William Thomas (Geraint Cooper), Marina Benedict (Charlotte Wills), Paul James (Noah Vickers), John de Lancie (Allen Shapiro), Tom Price (Sgt. Andy Davidson), Teddy Sears (Blue Eyed Man), Frances Fisher (The Mother), Benito Martinez (Captain Santos), Chris Butler (The Cousin), McKenzie Applegate (Girl), Veronica Diaz (Female Soldier), Noemi Del Rio (Sandra Morales), Fernando Fernandez (Young Male Soldier), Cici Lau (Chinese Woman), Laura Waddell (Cat One Nurse)
A not so good conclusion to a good show. This last season has a good premise, but ten episodes was too much for it. They should have done a five episode story arc like in the third season and I think it would have been much better. Also I thought that Jack and Gwen became more and more out of character as this season went on.
And to make it worse, it ended on a cliffhanger.
Post by: DSig on January 16, 2014, 04:41:14 AM
Post by: Tom on January 25, 2014, 09:55:04 PM
 | The Office: Season Nine (2012/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series))
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Join the Scranton gang for the ninth and final season of the groundbreaking, Primetime Emmyr Award-winning hit series, The Office. Andy's back in charge as regional manager at Dunder Mifflin, but a journey of self-discovery leads to unexpected consequences. Jim lands the job of his dreams, but he and Pam must now adjust to a long-distance relationship. Meanwhile, Dwight steps up on the family farm; Darrel looks at new career opportunities; and Erin struggles with matters of the heart. And... everyone is excited to finally see the long awaited documentary about their lives in the office, an event nine years in the making.
The Office
Season 9.23 Finale
The final season of The Office was a let down for me. The series has been one of my favorites, but it went on now too long until they didn't have any good ideas anymore. Some of the characters became a joke. Especially Andy this last season.
The finale itself was okay. I enjoyed it. Luckily the last season dealt a little with the airing of the documentary. And this last episode is set one year after the documentary has aired. Maybe it would have been better, if the documentary would have started airing toward the beginning of this season, and we could have seen the cast dealing with impact throughout the season.
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Post by: Tom on January 13, 2022, 12:08:49 PM
Season 1.13 Caged Bird
Writer: Krista Vernoff (Writer)
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Caroline Dhavernas (Jaye Tyler), Katie Finneran (Sharon Tyler), Tyron Leitso (Eric Gotts), Lee Pace (Aaron Tyler), William Sadler (Darrin Tyler), Diana Scarwid (Karen Tyler), Tracie Thoms (Mahandra), Neil Grayston (Alec), Jeffrey R. Smith (Mall Security Guard), Glenn Fitzgerald (Bank Robber), Jewel Staite (Heidi), Elissa Lansdell (Reporter), Diego Fuentes (Cop #1), Susie Dias (Cop #2), Demetrius Joyette (Shoplift Kid), Bryan Hart (Night Cleaner), Michael Anthony (Costumer #1), Stefanie Drummond (Costumer #2), Scotch Ellis Loring (Muse Voice (voice))
A great show with only great episodes (except one: "Totem Mole" was garbage full of unindented racism). This last episode is just as good as the others. And a good conclusion. I have read how the series would have continued if it had another season or two. Could have been interesting, but could also have been bad. This way we got one great season without a major cliffhanger.
Post by: Tom on January 28, 2022, 08:51:56 AM
Season 8.23 Final Approach (Parts 1 & 2)
Writer: David Angell (Created By), Peter Casey (Created By), David Lee (Created By), Michael Sardo (Writer), Ian Gurvitz (Writer)
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr., Jeff Melman
Cast: Tim Daly (Joe Hackett), Steven Weber (Brian Hackett), Crystal Bernard (Helen Chappel Hackett), David Schramm (Roy Biggins), Rebecca Schull (Fay Cochran), Tony Shalhoub (Antonio Scarpacci), Amy Yasbeck (Casey)
This was my second attempt at watching the complete series. At first try, I stalled after Season 3. Now I have finally have seen the complete series. I bought it initially, because I am a fan of Cheers and this is created by the same persons. Also there are a few guest appearances by Cheers characters. Norn, Cliff, Frasier, Lillith and Rebecca each appeared once. I had hoped for more appearances. The one from Frasier worked for me. The others felt forced.
Overall I only enjoyed the series a little. I didn't buy the main romance in this series. The got together early on, then broke up a few seasons and seem to have been valid and they didn*t really seem to miss each other really. But then suddenly they are soulmates again. But even when they were back together, they couldn't agree on much.
The finale was okay but I expected more. It was a good conclusion but not a bigger spectacle that I was expecting.
Post by: Tom on February 07, 2022, 09:30:47 AM
Season 10.13 Der Umzug
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Cast: Walter Sedlmayr (Franz Schöninger), Elmar Wepper (Helmut Heinl), Max Griesser (Moosgruber)
I enjoyed revisiting this series. In the past I always watched it, when I caught it on TV. This is now the first time, that I watched it all through in order. In my opinion the episodes got stronger as the series went on. There were a lot of well known Bavarian actors in this series. But it was very noticable, that in the later seasons they used the same ones again and again for different guest characters. Even inside single seasons.
This last episode was good, but not really a series finale kind of deal. It was mainly about one of the main character and his family and how they move to another apartment. The second time in this series. I also noticed, that one of the three main characters wasn't even present in this episode. And even wasn't there in the last few episodes.
Post by: Tom on February 18, 2022, 08:24:32 AM
 | Undeclared: The Complete Series (2001/United States) IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273028/) | Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undeclared)
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College life as seen through the eyes of Steven Karp, a freshman determined to reinvent himself at a new school. Faced with dilemmas as miserable as being "sexiled" to the rec room while roommates use the bedroom and as dire as confronting a girlfriend's jealous stalker-ex-boyfriend, Steven and his new friends tackle the challenges of higher education. Named one of Time magazine's top ten television shows of 2001 and praised for its "pitch perfect" casting, Undeclared is "one of the cum laude comedies of the new season . . . a sneaky funny hoot with endearingly offbeat characters." (Los Angeles Times)
Undeclared
Season 1.18 Eric's POV
Writer: Judd Apatow (Original Characters By), Judd Apatow (Writer), Nicholas Stoller (Writer)
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Jay Baruchel (Steven Karp), Carla Gallo (Lizzie Exley), Charlie Hunnam (Lloyd Haythe), Monica Keena (Rachel Lindquist), Christina Payano (Tina Ellroy), Seth Rogen (Ron Garner), Timm Sharp (Marshall Nesbitt), Loudon Wainwright (Hal Karp), Ben Stiller (Rex), Jason Segel (Eric), David Krumholtz (Greg), Kyle Gass (Eugene), Jarrett Grode (Perry), Sarah Ann Morris (Janice), Kim Fifield (Alice), Leroy Adams (Adam), P. B. Smiley (P.B.), Alex Breckenridge (Celeste)
A nice little series. The last episode was fun, but nothing special. Jason Segel plays a derailed ex-boyfriend really well. You saw hints of this with his character in Freaks & Geeks. But here it is a completely different level.
Post by: Tom on March 21, 2022, 10:33:35 AM
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Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl
Season 2.26 Pumuckl und die Musik
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Cast: Gustl Bayrhammer (Meister Eder), Hans Clarin (Pumuckl (voice))
It was a real joy revisiting this series. I enjoyed every minute of it.
This last episode features Meister Eder's Stammtisch (his friends from the pub) visiting him. They often featured and all were played by famous older Bavarian actors from the 80s. All of them I often see in different episodes of "Weißblaue Geschichten", which I also currently revisit.
Pumuckl had a chance given by Meister Eder, to make himself noticed by these friends. But Pumuckl chose not to (except to one of the friends).
Post by: Tom on April 25, 2022, 09:07:55 AM
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Weißblaue Geschichten
Season 1.42 Ein Haus zum Verlieben / Einladung mit Hindernissen
I greatly enjoyed this Bavarian anthology series. Even though it is still ongoing (every few years an episode or so), it is very unlikely that a further DVD set comes. Also the new era of the show is not a must-see for me. See below for my reasons.
The series started out as a "Gustl Bayrhammer" vehicle. He as a well known and very likable Bavarian actor. He also starred as Meister Eder in Pumuckl which I recently reviewed. The first ten episodes or so, he starred in every single story of each episode. My favorite part of the series. The next ten episodes or so, he cut back (maybe because of health reasons) and usually only starred in one of 3-4 stories of each episodes. But appeared as a narrator in-between stories.
Then sadly Gustl Bayrhammer passed away. The series continued without him. Without a main figure head. Though for the next 15 episodes or so it seemed that Willy Harlander (another known Bavarian actor, who for example played Meister Eder's best fried in a few Pumuckl episodes) appeared at least in one story of each episodes. Though sometimes only in a very minor part.
Then he also sadly passed away. The next few episodes had still a few well known actor famous for their roles in Bavarian productions (e.g. Hans Clarin (voice of Pumuckl) appeared in quite a few.
The last few episodes I watched seemd to be under changing production companies. For a while it seems to be more of an Austrian production. The quality of the stories got a little worse, but I still enjoyed most of them. But without any recognizable faces for me, it is not that much of interest to me anymore. Though if there should be a third boxset with further episodes, I will probably buy it, if it is not too expensive.
This last episode I watched consisted of two stories. Both of which I quite enjoyed.