The summer boom approaches.
First, the genre releases:
- The
Batman –
Training For Power: The first three episodes of
The
Batman, the latest animated incarnation of
Batman which
has nothing to do with Paul Dini or Bruce Timm. - The
Day After
Tomorrow (2 Disk Set): A collector’s edition
release of a movie
already available, this time with a coupon for
Fantastic
Four. - I,
Robot:
Like the item above, it’s a two disk set with a
Fantastic
Four coupon. - Mission
Mars
Collection: Three classic Mars movies in one
collection. - Samurai
Jack –
Season Two: The title says it all. - Super
Friends
Vol. 2: This was the year of the Wonder Twins.
Now, the non-genre releases:
- Airwolf
–
Season One: The show about the really cool
helicopter. - Andy
Griffith
Show – Season Two: One of the few old sitcoms that
still holds
up. - The
Aviator: This was supposed to be an excellent
film, and won many
Oscars. It just didn’t seem to appeal to a mass
audience. - Dick
Van Dyke
Show – The Complete Series: A 25 DVD set with
every episode ever
made. - Fat
Actress –
Season One: A semi-biographical production from
Kirstie Alley. - The
Godfather,
Part II: Previously available only in a box set,
parts 2 and 3 are
now available individually. - The
Godfather,
Part III: Completing the availability of the
individual films in
the series. - The
Job – The
Complete Series: Well reviewed, not well
rated. - MASH
– Season
Eight: This was one of the best sitcoms on the
air, that withstood
several cast changes. - Newsradio
–
The Complete First and Second Seasons: I really
enjoyed this
series. Stephen Root and Phil Hartman were fantastic,
and rounded out
a well assembled cast. I still laugh when I think
about the “Foghat”
line.
Finally, the pick of the week. If you’ve been reading
this column a
while, you won’t be surprised: Batman:
The Animated
Series Vol. 3 will complete the run of the
Dini/Timm series on
DVD. Now this is great animated Batman. The
first two
volumes were picks of the week, and they were very
well done. I’ve
preordered my copy of this one, and hope to have a
review ready in
time for the Batman theme week we have
leading up to
Batman Begins in June.
genre
Huh, I would have thought that a show abut a really cool helicopter might have been part of the whole “genre” thing… as ill defined and vague as that is : )
Hollywood’s “really cool” gauge often pushes out into the realm of the barely believable, if not sometimes outright fantastic.
Oh Baby, Newsradio
Not only did I like Newsradio, but I love it. Before Phil Hartman was killed, I thought it was the funniest show on TV (funnier than Seinfeld much of the time). It had the sitcom formula laced with absurdity and really good acting/characters (and my imaginary love affair with Moira Tierney began)…
And FINALLY I can get Godfather Part II without committing the sin of buying Part III. It’s about bloody time – I’m not collector enough to want that last piece of garbage.
It came out last week but I picked up and watched Team America: World Police. I found it hilarious but, then again, make enough blow job jokes and I’ll endorse just about anything…although, was it just me or was the uncensored puppet sex just a TAD bit over the line (it went from funny to hilarious to grossing me out)? Anyway, definitely worth a view by anyone who liked South Park: BLUC.