Tis the season to watch TV, since it’s getting downright frigid outside, and also because you couldn’t pay me to see most of the new movies out now in theaters (hey, Marty—I’ll settle that little argument for you: The Irishman and all the Marvel movies both stink equally…but at least they stink in 3D).
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‘Seasons of the Heart’ (1994): Good performances lift film about awful people
Sometimes you just need some soap-opera suds to kick off the holidays.
Continue reading ‘Seasons of the Heart’ (1994): Good performances lift film about awful people‘M*A*S*H’: A remarkable artistic achievement – thanks to its early years
If you’re like me (poor you), you keep your remote handy to check out the local digital stations that air old-timey television, channels like MeTV, Cozi, and Antenna (don’t even mention Retro TV to me—they ditched my city right when the Althea and Nick Bellini fights were getting good on The Doctors). Twenty years ago, if you had told me I’d actively seek out television showing edited classics interspersed with commercials, I’d have said you were crazy.
Continue reading ‘M*A*S*H’: A remarkable artistic achievement – thanks to its early yearsMice, cavemen, & Garfield: 3 forgotten animated Thanksgiving specials
With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approaching, you know what I’m thankful for?
Continue reading Mice, cavemen, & Garfield: 3 forgotten animated Thanksgiving specials‘The Paul Lynde Halloween Special’ (1976): KISS, Carol Brady join Lynde for one wacky show
A deliciously camp, waking nightmare.
Continue reading ‘The Paul Lynde Halloween Special’ (1976): KISS, Carol Brady join Lynde for one wacky show‘Honey West’: Action heroine far better than 60s audiences thought
‘M Squad’: Lurid, late ’50s actioner forever packs a punch
A wonderfully lurid, pulpy TV actioner.
Continue reading ‘M Squad’: Lurid, late ’50s actioner forever packs a punch‘Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart’ (1996): Light, funny end to the Hart reunion films
Who knew the last Hart would be so amusing?
Continue reading ‘Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart’ (1996): Light, funny end to the Hart reunion films‘Donny & Marie’: A taste of the ’70s, some of the duo’s best episodes
They’re perfect, dammit, and you know it.
Continue reading ‘Donny & Marie’: A taste of the ’70s, some of the duo’s best episodes‘Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season’ (1996): Penultimate reunion film clunky, but enjoyable
A worthy villain for the Harts and some spiffy Australian locales smooth over this bunglesome retread mystery.
Continue reading ‘Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season’ (1996): Penultimate reunion film clunky, but enjoyable‘Elvis: The Miniseries’ (2005): Slick production tiptoes around big questions
2022 marks the 45th anniversary of the death of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Elvis Presley.
Continue reading ‘Elvis: The Miniseries’ (2005): Slick production tiptoes around big questions‘Hart to Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarter Time’ (1995): Innocuously sedate, fitfully amusing mystery
The Harts return…courtesy of televangelist Pat Robertson!
Continue reading ‘Hart to Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarter Time’ (1995): Innocuously sedate, fitfully amusing mystery‘Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart’ (1995): A snappy mystery, one of the best Hart reunions
Okay…are we friends again?
Continue reading ‘Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart’ (1995): A snappy mystery, one of the best Hart reunions‘Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die’ (1994): Disappointing reunion film not up to standard
I knew it, I knew it. The minute I start making friends….
Continue reading ‘Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die’ (1994): Disappointing reunion film not up to standard‘Love Island’ (Season 1): US opens border, allows in UK smut
I hate reality TV. But after seeing all the half-naked contestants in promos for Love Island on CBS, I’m gonna give it shot. Continue reading ‘Love Island’ (Season 1): US opens border, allows in UK smut
‘Sheena’ (Season 1): 2000s take on jungle heroine an agreeable time-filler
Perfectly acceptable first-run syndicated tripe, as Xena meets Baywatch in the Disney/M-G-M Studios Florida jungles.
Continue reading ‘Sheena’ (Season 1): 2000s take on jungle heroine an agreeable time-filler‘The Disappearance’ reappears on American cable
Why waste 6 episodes of a perfectly good Canadian “event” series? Continue reading ‘The Disappearance’ reappears on American cable
‘Hart to Hart: Crimes Of The Hart’ (1994): Alluring leads make for light, entertaining mystery
Another entertaining Hart to Hart reunion movie.
Continue reading ‘Hart to Hart: Crimes Of The Hart’ (1994): Alluring leads make for light, entertaining mystery‘Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart’ (1993): Solid performances in true crime dramatization
Mill Creek Entertainment has released a DVD and digital download combo pack of Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart,
Continue reading ‘Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart’ (1993): Solid performances in true crime dramatization‘Hart to Hart: Home Is Where The Hart Is’ (1994): A laid-back, meditative mystery for the Harts
A sweet, low-key little surprise.
Continue reading ‘Hart to Hart: Home Is Where The Hart Is’ (1994): A laid-back, meditative mystery for the Harts