24: Legacy Season One (2017) (Fox Home Video – 2017) It’s a little disorienting to return to the universe of 24 without Kiefer Sutherland’s scowling super-Fed Jack Bauer saving the world. However, Sutherland has left the role behind. He’s now saving the world as President in Designated Survivor. What is CTU going to do? This … Continue reading
Father Knows Best Season One (1954) (Shout! Factory-2008) A fresh look at Father Knows Best does nothing to answer that chicken-or-the-egg dilemma which has haunted us for over a half century: was family life in the 1950s really this stable, or did television devise a set of standards for happy living so impossible to attain that it could … Continue reading
St. Elsewhere Season One (1982-1983) (20th Century Fox Home Video-2006) If for any other reason, screen this St. Elsewhere DVD to see how far we’ve come in defining the term “good television.” For those of you old enough to remember how good this show was, you’ll be amazed, disappointed – and heartbroken – at how badly it has aged. It’s the … Continue reading
Magnum P.I. The Complete Second Season (1981-1982) (Universal-2005) Magnum PI is the epitome of guy wish fulfillment. What would life be like if you lived in a tropical paradise, staying rent free in the huge guest house of a reclusive millionaire novelist? You have full access to a late-model Ferrari, the white sands and the sparkling … Continue reading
The Greatest ’70s Cop Shows (Columbia Tri-Star-2004) It’s a baffling mystery: this DVD is called The Greatest ‘70s Cop Shows, and yet Columbo is nowhere to be found here. What we do get is the ‘70s sloppy seconds: Starsky and Hutch, Charlie’s Angels, SWAT, The Rookies and Police Woman. Don’t bother looking for the quality you think you remember: good writing and believable situations … Continue reading
Sex and the City The Complete First Season (HBO-2000) The Complete Second Season (HBO-2001) The Complete Third Season (HBO-2002) Sex and the City is the story of four gay men frolicking in a fantasy fairyland version of Manhattan. From its hideous opening credits of a badly lit and cosmetically starved Sarah Jessica Parker (admit it: doesn’t … Continue reading
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