Into the Blu

The Simpsons, to me, had at least 10 seasons of being the best cartoon (and sitcom) on television. By season 11 and 12, it show signs of straining but persevered to put out more solid comedy. By the 13^th and 14^th season, the magic had faded and mediocrity reigned meaning that South Park, with the release of season 14 as well as currently airing their 15^th season, can take over as having more consistently hilarious seasons then those veritable cartoon comedy Gods, the Simpsons. Continue Reading

Human Target brings to life the comic book character Christopher Chance. Living in San Francisco Christopher works as a kind of private bodyguard who protects whoever hires him. He completely immerses himself into the lives of his clients, effectively becoming a “Human Target.” Recently the show has been picked up by FOX for a second season which began airing in November, 2010. Prior to this review I haven’t watched the show, but have always been intrigued by its premise. Continue Reading

Every decade or so a sitcom comes along that is so turned in to the modern American family, that it is an instant classic and wildly popular. Shows like Ozzie & Harriet, Happy Days, The Cosby Show and Everyone Loves Raymond come to mind. Yes, they are all very different in terms of style, given that they occurred in very different eras, where the idea of just what an American family consisted of came to evolve. Also subject to the same type of evolutionary process is the type of material and issues that could be the subject matter of a prime time TV show. Continue Reading

I must say that I find it amazing that a modest sci-fi movie hit from 1994 has spawned now three television series, from the original Stargate SG-1 to Stargate Atlantis to the subject of today’s review Stargate Universe. While I enjoyed the original film, I can’t say that I was a huge fan of SG-1 and have not liked Stargate Atlantis at all. How will Stargate Universe stack up against the prior two series? For yours truly, it is easily the best of the bunch and well worth a look. Continue Reading

Being one of the few people I know who is not a huge Star Wars fan, only seeing the original trilogy and The Phantom Menace, I was pretty bewildered when I heard that not only was there an animated film that was made to fit within the new trilogy, but there was an entire television series that predated the film… And this isn’t even that series! This is a new unrelated series that takes places throughout the Star Wars chronology at different times. Confused? Let’s see if it’s worth figuring out.

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It is incredible to consider that almost eleven years has passed since The Sopranos debuted on HBO.  Generally regarded as one of (if not) the best American television series in the history of the medium, it blazed a groundbreaking trail for subsequent edgy cable dramas like Mad Men, Rescue Me, and The Shield. Continue Reading

Wow, has it really been 20 years since The Simpsons has been on the air? I can still remember when the Simpsons appeared as a regular short feature on the old Tracy Ullman show before the folks at Fox decided to make it into a 30 minute show. Now into their 21st season (and still going strong), The Simpsons 20th season has now made its way to Blu-ray and is the subject of today’s review. Continue Reading

My Name is Earl was part of NBC’s comedy line-up from 2005 and was abruptly canceled in 2009, ending the show on a cliffhanger that unfortunately would never be concluded. With the final season, the question arises of does the season take a dive in quality, making it clear why NBC pulled the plug, or does it do the season justice. So is karma still a funny thing? Continue Reading

As a life long resident of the Philadelphia area, I must say that I enjoy the TV series, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Yes it is crude and disgusting and often paints the City in a bad light and is filled with some of the dumbest and most disagreeable characters imaginable. However, regardless of how crude it can get, it is almost always hilarious. In keeping with the season, the gang is back with a Christmas special which arrived this week on Blu-ray. I was anxious to give it a spin. Continue Reading

As I am sure anyone could glean from my prior review of the Star Trek films on Blu-ray, I am a real Star Trek fan, although I won’t go so far as to consider myself a Trekker or Trekkie or whatever the current nomenclature is these days. However, I am old enough to have watched all 3 seasons of the original series that ran on TV in the 1960′s and then again in syndication and loved when the first few films made it to the big screen. Continue Reading

It may be hard to believe with the plethora of HD channels available now via DBS, cable cos and telecos, but there was a time during the first two years of HD broadcasts that there was almost no HD programming available to watch. There was only one HD cable channel, HBO, and the major broadcast networks, some of which had maybe one show in HD available each day or, in the case of PBS, ran nothing but a loop hour after hour. Even worse was Fox, which at the beginning, didn’t think that HD was even necessary, broadcasting in 480p widescreen which they believed the viewing audience would find to be good enough. Needless to say, those of us who were very early adopters of HD, were hungry for almost any kind of HD programming and would watch shows that we normally might not have given a second thought to just because they were in HD. Continue Reading

I have been a huge fan of Torchwood since season one ran on HDNet back in 2007. Season one featured some incredible writing, making it one of the most original and interesting sci-fi TV series I have ever seen. Season two was even better, with better character development and stronger story lines. Torchwood is not a series that is afraid to take risks, such as killing off several central characters. Continue Reading