Category Archives: Classic Television

Disneyland USA – Walt Disney Treasures (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Disneyland USA – Walt Disney Treasures (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Disneyland U.S.A. Walt Disney Treasures (Disney-2001) The Disney Company, in all its market-hogging magic, can trace its TV legacy back to the medium’s inception, in 1954. It was that year in which the fledgling, struggling ABC network invested millions of dollars in the construction of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. In return, Walt … Continue reading →

The Office – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Office – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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The Office Season One – 2004 (Universal Home Video-2005) In most cases, television never gets the office environment right, and most real-life office slaves – who watch TV precisely to escape their pointless daytime duties – don’t seem motivated enough to write angry letters about the infuriatingly glaring inaccuracies. Office comedies are usually put together … Continue reading →

The Brady Bunch – The Complete Second Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Brady Bunch – The Complete Second Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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The Brady Bunch The Complete Second Season 1970-1971 (Paramount Home Video-2005) The second season of The Brady Bunch is a letdown only in that there are absolutely no commentaries or extras – not even from its tireless promoter and executive producer Sherwood Schwartz – nor from any of its cast members, most of whom are always game for … Continue reading →

Dragnet 1967 – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Dragnet 1967 – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Dragnet 1967 Season 1 (1967-1968) (Universal-2005) It’s easy to be hard on Dragnet 1967, with its obvious squareness, its sexlessness, its lack of (intentional) humor and its blatant modesty. However, the only real weak link in its chain is its obsessive need to deliver an easy, uninspiring payoff. Each cop-n-criminal tale is a success story – no cold … Continue reading →

Bewitched (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bewitched (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BEWITCHED (2005) Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Steve Carell, Heather Burns, Jim Turner, Stephen Colbert, David Allen Grier, Michael Badalucco, Carol Shelley, Katie Finneran, James Lipton, Conan O’Brien, Ed McMahon, Mo Rocca, Kate Walsh, Amy Sedaris and Richard Kind. Screenplay by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. Directed … Continue reading →

Quincy M.E. – Seasons 1 & 2 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Quincy M.E. – Seasons 1 & 2 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Quincy M.E. Seasons 1 & 2 (1976-1978) (Universal-2005) During the opening credits of Quincy, M.E., Jack Klugman is giving a demonstration of his job to a bunch of uniformed LA cops. With the theme music swinging in the background, he somberly intones, “Gentlemen, you are about to enter the fascinating sphere of police work: the world of … Continue reading →

Tom Wopat – State of Bliss
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Tom Wopat – State of Bliss

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TOM WOPAT STATE OF BLISS By Ronald Sklar Tom Wopat had the nerve to forge a solid show business career that boldly defied the odds. Born and raised among seven other siblings on a dairy farm in rural Wisconsin, he is now – you’ll never guess — a veteran Broadway actor and singer who has played … Continue reading →

Entourage – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Entourage – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Entourage The Complete First Season 2004 (HBO Video-2005) Entourage moves like an entourage – messy, aimlessly, shark-like, looking for trouble and always finding it. The next great HBO series screeches up next to you and dares you to jump in the ride. According to this savvy show, it seems that The New Hollywood is nothing … Continue reading →

Murphy Brown – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Murphy Brown – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Murphy Brown The Complete First Season (1988-1989) (Warner Home Video-2005) The 1988 premiere season of Murphy Brown is here, that of the big shoulder pads and the big hair and the grand entrances. The topical, media-savvy, name-dropping series is bound to get dusty, unless you still appreciate Dan Quayle potshots and Iran Contra jokes and broken typewriter ribbons; … Continue reading →