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Charles in Charge – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Charles in Charge – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Charles in Charge The Complete First Season (1984-1985) (Universal-2006) Scott Baio, formerly of Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi fame, plays Charles, a stylin’ mid-80s college student (dig those skinny ties, suspenders and sweater vests) who decides to pay for his tuition and get free board by playing nanny for a suburban couple and their group of precocious kids. It … Continue reading →

Alyson Hannigan Makes Her Dates
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Alyson Hannigan Makes Her Dates

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ALYSON HANNIGAN MAKES HER DATES by Brad Balfour Though 29-year-old actress Alyson Hannigan made her rep as Willow Rosenberg, the dorky lesbian sorceress pal of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she has really established herself as a new comic talent through her work in films like those in the American Pie series of films and her new TV show How … Continue reading →

The Best of the Electric Company (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Best of the Electric Company (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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The Electric Company The Best of the Electric Company (Shout! Factory-2006) HEY, YOU GUYS! Just when you thought you couldn’t recapture any more of your TV-watching childhood, The Electric Company has surprisingly and blessedly come to DVD. Nowhere near as good as you remember it – with crude graphics, cheesy synthesizers and overlong segments (it’s stuffed to the … Continue reading →

I Love Lucy – The Complete Fourth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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I Love Lucy – The Complete Fourth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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I Love Lucy The Complete Fourth Season (1954-1955) (Paramount-2005) Do we really love Lucy, or have we been brainwashed to think we do, like in The Manchurian Candidate? When the laughter subsides, is Lucy truly deserving of our love? Is she as overwhelmingly funny as we are led to believe? Does the Empress have no clown … Continue reading →

Music Scene – The Best of 1969-1970 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Music Scene – The Best of 1969-1970 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Music Scene The Best of 1969-1970 (Volumes 1 & 2) (MPI Home Video-2000) The train wreck that is Music Scene – an uncomfortable, pre-Saturday Night Live mix of youthful comedy and popular music – is worth watching if only for its noble attempt to do what it did before what it did was done right. This ABC variety … Continue reading →

Jeremy Piven – Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man
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Jeremy Piven – Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man

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Jeremy Piven Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man By Marcie Somers It’s 10 a.m. in Los Angeles and Jeremy Piven’s day has long since begun. He’s had several meetings and reviewed his lines before he heads to a rehearsal for his hit TV show, Entourage. After that, he’s off to the American Music Awards. In … Continue reading →

Kathryn Morris – Cold Case, Hot Career
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Kathryn Morris – Cold Case, Hot Career

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KATHRYN MORRIS COLD CASE, HOT CAREER by Jay S. Jacobs Unlike the cases investigated by her TV alter ego, Detective Lilly Rush of the Philadelphia PD, there is nothing cold about Kathryn Morris. She is the face of Cold Case, the Sunday night police drama which has quietly become one of television’s biggest hits.  The solidly crafted … Continue reading →

Gilmore Girls – The Complete Fifth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Gilmore Girls – The Complete Fifth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Gilmore Girls The Complete Fifth Season (2004-2005) (Warner Brothers-2005) Cleverness is not a term that you often hear used for television series.  You find shows that are quirky, or intelligent, or strive for importance.  It’s sadly rare that you run across a show that is truly whip-smart.  Gilmore Girls is one of those special shows.  It is … Continue reading →