The Munsters The Complete Series (1964-1966) (Universal-2008) Over four decades since it first went off the air, The Munsters remains alive in all of its monstrous splendor in a little nook known as syndication heaven. A newly released collection The Munsters – The Complete Series culls all 70 episodes of the classic 60s show. Watching these episodes again, one is … Continue reading
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Bewitched – The Complete First Season – In Color (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Bewitched The Complete First Season – In Color (1964-1965) (Sony-2006) When Bewitched premiered in the fall of 1964, it was so high-concept that during its first few episodes, it needed a narrator to tell us that Samantha was a witch. This introduction was written ironically, being that she was supernatural and yet just like us, using favorite … Continue reading
That Girl – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
That Girl Season One (1966-1967) (Shout! Factory-2006) Like one of Marlo Thomas’ minidresses, That Girl perkily sashayed into TV history as a feminist-era earthshaker. It gladly took credit for bravely paving the way for the likes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and even – according to this DVD’s liner notes – Murphy Brown and Ally McBeal. We could argue and … Continue reading
Bewitched (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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
The Munsters – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
The Munsters The Complete First Season – 1964 (Universal-2004) Other than the Seavers on Growing Pains, was there ever a more shockingly grotesque suburban TV family than the Munsters? America’s automatic response, of course, is The Addams Family, but don’t even go there. Sure, the Addams were creepy, kooky and altogether ooky, but they were far from … Continue reading