Naked City: 20 Star-Filled Episodes

1/2 previously released, the other 1/2 new to dvd!
10 of the episodes in this 20 episode set were released by Image Entertainment between 2003-2006. The same 10 are included in the 40 episode set being released in January. The other 10 are new to dvd-Sweet Prince of Delancy Street, Down the Long Night, To Walk in Silence, Tombstone for a Derelict, Bullets Cost Too Much, Prime of Life, Lady Bug Lady Bug, One of the Most Important Men in the Whole World, Line of Duty, The Pedigree Sheet. I don't understand why Image isn't releasing complete season sets of Naked City but, I'll probably purchase this release in order to see 10 more episodes I've never seen. Love this show!

How to Milk Maximum Profit from a 50-Year-Old TV Show aka Image Entertainment's Treatment of and Release Strategy for Naked City
Seven years ago I fell in love with Naked City reruns on TV. So I bought the three Series of Naked City releases by Image Entertainment. The good news was that they chose some great episodes. The bad news was that, rather than releasing full seasons, they put together compilations. My bad for not reading the description more carefully. On the other hand, you take what you can get when you love a classic TV show. Naked City - Set 1 [TV-Series 1958-1963], Naked City - Set 2 and Naked City - Set 3. In addition to the collections they also released a plethora of single episode DVDs.

OK, so we fast-forward five to seven years and, lo and behold, Image Entertainment is releasing not one but two "new" Naked City compilations: "Best of Naked City" and "Naked City: 20...

At last, two first season episodes
The later seasons of NAKED CITY are celebrated, and rightly so, but the original, one-season incarnation (actually called THE NAKED CITY) with James Franciscus and John McIntire is a gem in its own right, thanks in part to those two actors. Stirling Silliphant, later of ROUTE 66 and the film IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (among much else), wrote both episodes featured here. I believe he wrote all or most of the first season. These two episodes (one features Peter Falk, the other Diane Ladd) have a poetic if dated feel, but they are a snapshot of both New York in the late '50s and the artistic aspirations of the best TV creative talent of the day. I would hope the entire season would finally be released (the previous releases all focus on the later verison).

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Top Gear: Complete Second Season

Cars and comedy
I like the British version of top gear, but when this show came out, I perfer this one now. I feel like this version does give us cool cars(that most of us cant afford anyways) and some incredibly funny moments. Each guy does some incredibly stupid things in this season.

I would recommend it to anyone who likes cars and some laughs with it.

Much improved over season one
The first season of the US version of Top Gear was hit and miss. In trying to be an almost exact replica of the British version, too many things felt overly scripted and forced, and tried to shoehorn the three US hosts into being copies of Clarkson, May and Hamster, which they most definitely aren't. Still, they had some good challenges, and their "specials" especially were good fun to watch.

Fortunately the US producers of Top Gear quickly realized where their show's strengths lay, and season two (and seasons 3 and 4 after that) are basically nothing but "specials." The hosts thrive in this environment, and quickly become a lot funnier and interesting to watch, especially once their identities get settled and they stick to them, and they don't have to try to be as dry and sarcastic as the British trio.

Though the US show still imitates the British show here and there in the types of specials it does, it definitely tries to divest itself from its British idol...

Warning Parents - Explicit Language
Now, let me first preface this review by saying that I am not a person offended by language when I watch movies or shows. However, as a parent, you must be warned....there is some strong language in this. My son is a huge fan of the series on television. When his birthday came up, I thought he would love to watch this when we go on trips. So, needless to say, I was a bit shocked to hear (in the space of 5 minutes) the "F-Bomb" and "Axxhole". At first I thought I was just hearing things. However, that was not the case. I blame the manufacturer for not putting a rating on the product or a warning for language. I believe this to be a HUGE oversight...they should realize that there are younger viewers for the show. I just wanted to let other parents know before buying that this is an unedited version of the show. Which again, is fine for an adult....but not for children. I am giving a 1 star for not "clearly" warning parents.

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The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 3

When TV Was Original and Worth Watching
I could not wait for the Six Million Dollar Man to come out on DVD. Like most 40-50 year olds, this was my favorite series when growing up in the 70's. Sure the special effects are not all CGI and glossy like they are today, but they're not bad for the time and heaven knows even the worst stript and plot for TSMDM is ten times better than half of the sci-fi trash that is put out there now days. Lee Majors was made for the role and may be more assoicated with it than just about any actor could be with a role. I agree with most that season Two was probably better overall, but this is the first season we all got to see Steve Austin take on that other 70's icon "Bigfoot". That alone makes this five stars. Harve Bennett was on top of his game when producing this series and Richard Anderson as Oscar Goldman may be as famous for that role as Majors was with Austin. I will not bore you with episode lists and views on each one, but I will say if you love sci-fi and if you grew...

BIGFOOT WAS SCARY
I too, along with all the other posters here, remember the Bigfoot episodes the most, as a 7 or 8 year old at the time this season came out. I remember thinking how real it was, I had no idea there was a man in a suit. To me it was REAL!! I remember watching while sitting on the floor with my back to the couch, in between my dad's legs and holding on to one of his calves terrified. YET I couldn't look away!! I watched but knew I was safe with my dad. And that long tunnel, oh man, THAT was creepy as hell as a child. But they were great episodes, the first time and then again the 2nd time Bigfoot appeared later in the series. The Bigfoot episodes were so great, many, if not most of the other episodes are rather forgettable but still fun to watch. The Sonny Bono episode was totally weird and laughable. But I still love the show. STEVE WAS DA MANNNNN!!!!

Takes me back to memory lane!
This 1975-76 Season was awesome along with the fact that THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN ran on ABC for 4 years and was based on a novel Cyborg by Marty Caiden and referred to a former astronaut Col. Steve Austin(Lee Majors)who nearly died after being seriously injured on a mission and gets rescued by Agent Oscar Goldman(Richard Anderson)from the Office of Scientific Intelligence and gets rebuilt by Dr. Rudy Wells(Martin E. Brooks)with surgical bionic implants very similar to his love-interest Jamie Sommars(Lindsay Wagner)on its spin-off series THE BIONIC WOMAN which premiered on ABC in the Winter of 1976.

As a result Steve's bionic capabilities, Steve had an infrared left-eye kind of like Jamie had an amplifying right-ear, plus Steve and Jamie would often team up together on cases in crossover episodes of both THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN and THE BIONIC WOMAN.

Lee Majors had opened the minds and hearts of audiences all across the world to an era when we were starving...

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Superheroes and Bakers Unite! [HD]

great
it was fun - the family is honest - shows life beind the scenes - great baking tips - great

Sweet as Apple Pie
I love this show. My husband has a hard time listening to it with all the yelling and such, but I get a kick out of it. Buddy and his team make amazing cakes. Very complicated and designed well. <3

Its cake Boss! What else r u looking for
The family, the unimaginable talent, the laughs, the journey of growth, the desire to want to travel there and order 1 of everything, the iconic Italian American generational success story-- I Love this show! Its clean and great for the whole family.

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Toy Warrior and Kiddo the Super Truck - Double Feature

The Toy Warrior was excellent
Excellent family movie for our six year old son and family. It was good original content and characters with a good storyline.





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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)

Just watched the first 5 minutes. Amazing! But a series will never happen.
I feel your pain my friends but the only way this could've become a series is if it were sold to TNT or perhaps AMC! They are the only channels showing anything bold or even remotely considered sci-fi. That would be a show called "Falling Skies", the single closest thing to sci-fi on American television. Shame.

The actual SYFY channel has completely abandoned all things science fiction. A few years ago MGM was taken over by new management and they immediately decided to cancel the following: SG:A, SG:U, the new SG-1 movie (SG: Revolution), and the new SG:A movie (SGA: Extinction).

As long as this current bunch of skin-jobs is in charge we will never get real sci-fi. Instead we get a steady diet of rediculous monster movies with horrible acting and direction. We get fed one ghost hunting show after another. We're up to 5 of those shows now right? Oh and my personal favorite - wresting. Wrestling? What the fraaaaak? I just cant wait to see steroid injected men all...

Backstory : Bill Adama & the First Cylon War
The Time: The first Cylon War. The Place: Battlestar Galactica. Ensin Bill Adama is a young man right out of Viper Training, and sent on his first mission. Of course its top secret, and of course the fate of the war hangs on it, and of course he fracks a beautiful woman. Altho you can watch it bit by bit on line, it'll be far more fun to own the DVD, since the extra scenes often made Battlestar Galactica DVDs far more interesting, and complete. Also producer/developer/writer Ron's video commentary could be used for a college class in creative writing, since he's always revealing more than just dropped scenes and insider banter, but insights into his creative process. As for the film itself, its impressive. The computer graphics are along the line of PROMETHEUS. THe camerawork include a lot of bright lights shining into the lense, for realistic atmosphere, as well as outrageous futuristic technology. From the first moments of a viper battle, thru the latest technology inside the...

Frakking awesome!
I'm ordering this already based just on the first two web episodes that just came out. Everything is just so... Galactica... the young Adama is perfect, the look, the music, the effects, the story so far....frakking loving it! My biggest hope is this does so well they do a new series. Please Mr. SyFy channel - make this into a full series now!

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Celtic Thunder: Mythology

Mythology Takes CT to the next Level
From the first time I saw Celtic Thunder perform on a PBS Special, I've been hooked. As fans, we've heard hints of something new coming, but just whispers about it, and nothing concrete about the direction. When they announced "it" would be in February, I could barely wait. Since it got here last week, I've played the DVD repeatedly. It is obvious that Sharon Browne and David Munro of Celtic Thunder have hit yet another one out of the park with "Mythology." Their talent has been to put the best people that they can find together, and let them do what they do best. Even the Mythology set is new and different - a huge Celtic Cross along with replicas of ancient stones on which appear visions of the past or the future. In an age where everything is run by computers, this whole undertaking represents the best of technology along with a practiced-eye toward what works well on stage.

Two years ago, when they lost two popular members of the group, there was some question...

Amazon version is Great, but the Deluxe version is OUTSTANDING!!!
WARNING: May Contain Spoilers.

Regular is Great but Deluxe version is outstanding, although there are some more familiar songs on the Deluxe such as The House of the Rising Sun, The Thunder Rolls and The Boys of Summer. Seven Drunken Nights is slightly changed on this album for comedic purposes, lines are the same except George doesn't say his BALD head, he just says head. Danny Boy is sung by Emmett alone and it starts a bit differently before going into the regular Danny Boy song.

The set is awesome, it has a big celtic cross in the middle of the stage. One of the best sets since the very first dvd's.

Neil Byrne plays the piano on Rock n Roll Kids which is only on the deluxe version, so if you want to hear and see him play that you will need the deluxe version. GOOF: They goofed in the printed booklet and sleeve, the booklet says Neil/Ryan performed Rock N Roll Kids and the sleeve says Neil/Colm. The booklet is correct on this song. For alot of...

The Best One Yet!
I was lucky enough to receive my copy of Mythology six days before the release as I pre-ordered it from the official site. Yes, there is a deluxe version (which I ordered) which has more tracks and A LOT of bonus footage but for those who either can't afford it or just want the basic version this is perfect.

I have been a fan of Celtic Thunder since the very first show and I have to say that this is the best show to date. The set is very striking and I thought that the stage being a large Celtic cross would be destracting but it adds to the feel of the show and drives the message home that the lads have gone back to their Celtic roots. Add in traditional dancers, powerful musical numbers, and some of the best musicians on the planet and you have a show that can't be described without sitting down and just watching it.

Whether you have been a fan for years or if you've just been introduced to Celtic Thunder you don't want to miss out on 'Mythology'! Trust me, you...

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