Blake’s 7 is something I got into about six months ago and I can’t stop watching it. This is seriously good television. Don’t worry about the 70s low-budget BBC visual effects or the tragic costumes because the story and the characters will suck you in and not let you go.
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This week’s column just barely gets posted before the releases hit.
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I tried to e-mail this to the other authors before I left on vacation, but it seems that e-mail didn’t get through. Here are last week’s picks, a week late. The picks for tomorrow’s release list will go up tonight.
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Here are this week’s picks.
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Another week, and another round of releases. Quality tends to improve through January and February as you distance yourself from Christmas.
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The volume of releases has picked up a bit, but we don’t see a great change in quality for another week or two.
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I should mention that several of this week’s releases are coming on January 2 instead, due to the holiday. Still to come over the long weekend: a review of “Blade Runner: The Final Cut,” the wrap up to “World War Hulk” and “History of the Marvel Universe – Incredible Hulk.”
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Due to the upcoming holiday, I’m assuming many people will be far too busy to check the site and browse online shopping. As a result, and also due to the extremely short list of releases that week, I’ve combined releases from both weeks into a single (pair of) column(s). Also, as Christmas Day is a Tuesday, the bulk of the releases are coming out on Wednesday, December 26 instead.
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If you like Harry Potter, classic films, or Criterion Collection directors, this is going to be a great week for you.
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Remember last week when I told you to save your pennies for this week? This is why. There were no less than seven serious contenders for the Pick of the Week. This is an excellent week to finish your Christmas shopping.
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