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TV Shows
Tuesday, 30 March 2004 |
Written by
Bryan Dailey
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title:
Penn And Teller: Bullshit!: The First Season
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studio:
Showtime Entertainment
MPAA rating:
TV 14
starring:
Penn Jillette, Teller
release year:
2004
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture rating:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Bryan Dailey
The title “Bullshit!” may seem harsh, but after watching this
hard-hitting yet funny three-disc documentary, which attempts to expose
many of the concepts and ideas that are sold to the world as truth, it
seems quite fitting. There is a lot of bullshit in the world and Penn
and Teller are out to expose it. In the opening episode, Penn
eloquently states that they are not calling anyone on the show a liar,
a fraud or a cheat. They are merely going to lay the facts out and
then, if they don’t believe what they see, they will call “Bullshit’ on
a particular person or concept. This way they can’t get sued for
slander or false accusations. I don’t know if this argument would hold
up a court of law ...
Tuesday, 24 February 2004 |
Written by
Bryan Dailey
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title:
Chappelle’s Show – Season 1 Uncensored
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studio:
Paramount Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
David Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Paul Mooney, Charlie Murphy, Ice T, Carson Daley, Michael Rapaport, Mario Cantone, Dee Snyder
release year:
2004
film rating:
Five Stars
sound/picture rating:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Bryan Dailey
Dave Chappelle is the funniest man in comedy right now, hands down.
Chris Rock held the title and it was Eddie Murphy before that. Some
might argue that George Carlin or Robin Williams own that crown, but
for my money, Dave Chappelle is the best on TV today. He’s not the
greatest impressionist and his voice could be considered by some to be
grating, but he has an uncanny ability to write and perform sketches
that touch on current events and draw from pop culture of the ‘70’s.
‘80s and ‘90s, all with a black, street-smart edge in a fresh new way.
Someone once told Chappelle that his comedy is too black ...
Tuesday, 20 January 2004 |
Written by
Paul Lingas
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title:
The Simple Life
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studio:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
TV L
starring:
Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie
release year:
2003
film rating:
One and a Half Stars
sound/picture:
One and a Half Stars
reviewed by:
Paul Lingas
It’s amazing how spoiled people can actually become but still maintain
at least a veneer of decency. Teaming ever-more-famous Hilton heiress
Paris Hilton and not-doing-too-bad-herself Nicole Richie, daughter of
Lionel, “The Simple Life” is yet another in what is becoming a
staggeringly long list of reality shows and is at times enthralling,
appalling, humorous, tedious and just plain bizarre.
Tuesday, 13 January 2004 |
Written by
Mel Odom
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title:
Irwin Allen’s Lost In Space:
The Complete First Season
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studio:
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris
release year:
1965
film rating:
Three Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Mel Odom
On October 16, 1997, a full thirty-two years into the future from 1965
when the television series first aired, the Robinson Family blasted off
from Earth and commenced their journey through space to colonize Alpha
Centauri. The journey lasted three years on television before a
disastrous remake of “Cleopatra” cost 20th Century Fox tremendously and
ate into the TV show budgets. Irwin Allen, the producer, creator and
director of the series, decided not to return “Lost In Space” for a
fourth season because he felt the requested cuts would hurt the quality
of the show.
Tuesday, 09 December 2003 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
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title:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fifth Season
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studio:
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Marc Blucas,
Michelle Trachtenberg, Emma Caulfield, James Marsters, Anthony Stewart
Head, Claire Kramer
release year:
2000-2001
film rating:
Four-and-a-Half Stars
sound/picture:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
Almost a year after it has ceased airing new episodes, “Buffy the
Vampire Slayer” is still garnering acclaim as one of the best TV series
ever, spawning scholarly conferences and tomes of analysis – along with
the more expected byproducts of a hit cult series, like conventions,
novel tie-ins and best-selling DVD sets.
“Buffy” Season 5 is one of the show’s best, setting the tale of the
“one girl in all the world” tapped to fight the forces of darkness in a
somewhat new direction. The first three seasons were set largely in and
around Sunnydale High School, playing with the metaphor that high
school is hell. Of course, in “Buffy,” ...
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