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Primeval V3

The third volume of Primeval contains the thirteen episodes of the show’s fourth and fifth series/season, and the first for the new incarnation of ARC – but not to worry, if you haven’t watched the show’s first three seasons, there’s a quick saga sell/previously on that brings you completely up to date. And it’s definitely worth jumping on board here because this is one smart, exciting show.

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Grade: B+

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Archer S2 DVD

Although I’m not a huge fan of live action TV shows in which the characters are all reprehensible beyond redemption [*cough* It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia *cough*], the morally repugnant characters of the FX cult hit Archer are funny beyond all reason. The Season Two DVD set is a real killer in that regard.

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Grade: B+

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Sarah Jane Adventures S4

Sarah Jane Smith may well be the most beloved companion in the long history of Doctor Who. As evidence, I submit the fourth season DVD set of The Sarah Jane Adventures – the second and lighter of two spinoffs, and a collection of ripping yarns that will entertain Whovians of any age. Clearly, Sarah Jane is popular enough to sustain a series that only ended when she did.

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Grade: A-

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The-Help-Cover

Today’s release of The Help on DVD is cause for celebration because the film plays just as well on the small screen as on the big one. It’s also cause for great disappointment because of this lovely, lovely film getting terribly wronged by whoever put the bonus features together – they consist of two deleted scenes and a music video – total time: nine minutes, fifty-two seconds!

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Whitechapel 1

Detective Inspector Joseph Chandler is on the fast track, checking off the requirements to make it to the top. When he’s sent to Whitechapel to take charge of a murder investigation – a simple domestic, everyone says – things turn out to be so very not simple. Despite the doubts of his men – and especially tough, streetwise Detective Sergeant Ray Miles – he comes to believe that the murder is part of a series that will duplicate the infamous Jack the Ripper kills from Victorian times! This is the premise of the first series/season of Whitechapel – Now on DVD as Whitechapel: The Ripper Returns.

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Super 8 Delivers On DVD!

Posted by   on November 22, 2011

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Super 8 is J.J. Abrams’ first film to not be a sequel or reimagining. It’s a tale of innocence lost and found; the magic of making movies and an alien creature that may or may not be a monster. Although the DVD release is more than a bit short on extras [a commentary and two short featurettes], it still delivers great entertainment – and what features there are, are choice.

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Grade: A

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The-4-Complete-Ed-Sullivan-Shows-Starring-The-Beatles

One of the biggest Pop Cultural moments in the last 100 years happened February 9, 1964 when television host Ed Sullivan uttered the immortal words – “Ladies and Gentleman: The Beatles,” and the rest as they say is History. The funny thing about that moment is, it’s often replayed but I’ve never saw the full performance. Did you know the Beatles played five songs that night? Did you know that 60s Batman Villain Frank Gorshin (actually funny!) was on that show? Or that the cast of Oliver performed as well. It’s odd to think that yes, it was a history making show but what must it have been like to follow the Beatles American debut? The folks at Shout Factory have captured these moments in their new DVD Set – The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows starring The Beatles.

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Grade: B

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