The Man Show Season One – Volume One (Red Distribution-2003) When Comedy Central actually lives up to its name, the result is raw and raucous. With the hilarious The Man Show debuting in 1999 (and this first season now available on DVD), the comedy channel proves that there isn’t any shame in getting your chauvinism on — in fact, its … Continue reading
The Night Stalker / The Night Strangler Double Feature (MGM-2004) Description: Back in 1972, TV movies were still new enough that they were not stuck in the hard and fast rules they suffer by now. Back then it didn’t have to be about a brave person fighting a disease. Or a woman being mistreated by … Continue reading
Monk Season One (Universal-2004) Description: Tony Shalhoub plays Adrian Monk, “the defective detective.” He is a brilliant sleuth; however he also is obsessive-compulsive, germ-phobic, afraid of heights and afraid of crowds. The San Francisco police use him because of his skill as a crime-solver, but he makes everyone around him crazy. Particularly Sharona (Bitty Schramm), … Continue reading
Freaks and Geeks The Complete Series (Shout! Factory-2004) Description: Freaks and Geeks started out as an above average cop on The Wonder Years formula. (Why isn’t that great show on DVD yet, particularly its perfect first few seasons?) It didn’t quite get a whole season on NBC (1999-2000). However, this little show about growing up in the early 1980s … Continue reading
Barney Miller The First Season – 1975 (Columbia Tri-Star-2004) In 1975, New York City was on the verge of financial and moral ruin. Criminals ran rampant in the streets and terrorized the weary riders of the graffiti-drenched subways. Times Square was bursting with X-rated peep shows and drug-addicted hustlers. The city’s plea for Federal help resulted … Continue reading
The Ed Sullivan Show Rock ‘n’ Roll Classics (Rhino-2002) Your tolerance of the variety show format is equally proportional to the amount of hours you’ve viewed MTV since 1981. More than two decades have passed since the rest of television adapted to the now-taken-for-granted style of the quick-edited, odd-camera-angled, sound-bit, irony-heavy entertainment presentation. You are … Continue reading
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