tv collections/documentaries

  • Alias: Season One — This show makes me want to be a CIA operative. This show is also my favorite show. I first started watching this show recently, and was bummed that I missed out on the first couple of seasons. Well, luckily, I got this first season as a Christmas gift, and needless to say, it has made my month!! This show is so amazing. It helps that it is produced by the same guy that did Felicity. I will definitely be getting season 2. I want to fly all over the world in secret disguise just to kick some ass and come home for a new assignment. AWESOME! Love this show.
  • Alias: Season Two — My name is Sydney Bristow, and I am a double agent working for the CIA, posing as an agent for what I thought was a secret black ops division of the CIA known as SD-6. If you have no idea what this means, then that means you need to start with season one. I have seen all of both seasons, and let me tell you, the drama and action are just as intense with every new episode. I really enjoy how this show revels in the cliffhanger, leaving the viewer salivating for more. Bring me Sydney Bristow, NOW! Feel the excitement, dance the dance of life with me.
  • Alias: Season Three — Okay, you should all know by know, that Alias is definitely my favorite show. Hands down, this show gets better as time goes on. I would think that the Rambaldi thing would have gotten old, but they always find some way to make it more fresh and interesting each episode. I got this DVD set from my good friend Daphne, for my birthday, and I am so happy to have it. I absolutely love this show, and I know that I will get tons of enjoyment reliving season three over again! YEAH!
  • Alias: Season Four — Not my favorite season, but it was totally worth it for the last few episodes of the season. That finale kicked serious ass.
  • Alias: Season Five — This is the final season of my beloved Alias, but, all things must come to an end, and good things must follow those rules. It really is too bad, because this season started off great, and only got better, which made me wonder why they just called it quits. Either way, the series finale was so awesome, that it almost makes you want to forget that it is the end. Either way, I can enjoy the whole series now, again, and again. And I will.
  • American Dad: Vol. 1 — While it doesn’t pack the punch Family Guy does, it certainly packs a comedy wallop. If you like Family Guy, you will like this show; it is by the same people. Great premise, with just the right amount of political commentary.
  • Broadway: The American Musical — A really long and in-depth view on the history of Broadway. There are several performances captured in this series, and they even chronicle, dare I say it… WICKED! The additional scenes include an in-depth description and performance of "For Good". Love it!
  • Dark Angel: Season One — It had a little bit of a slow start, but I really got into the whole “post-apocalyptic” feel of the show. It is also a treat to see Jessica Alba as the kick ass, genetically enhanced Max, who seriously carries the show. If you are looking for an enjoyable action show, with a little bit of sci-fi mixed in, check out Dark Angel… I know that I am enjoying it.
  • Fahrenheit 9/11 — Find out the real truth about the Bush family and the Bush administration. Go on, I dare you. They tripple checked the facts in this movie to ensure it was accurate. And it is. It is also very moving, and wonderfully done. Thank you Michal Moore. Thank you for giving us what the media should… the truth.
  • Family Guy: Vol. 1 — This is the best animated comedy show ever. Seriously. You can TRY not to wet your pants when you watch it, but if you have a sense of humor you may just go tinkle. “You will erect a statue in the town square…. WE HAVE SPOKEN!” “Peter, do you hear yourself when you talk?” “Eh, I drift in and out.”
  • Family Guy: Vol. 2 — Best cartoon show ever. Period. It is also the ONLY SHOW to come back after being cancelled, based solely on DVD sales. Now that is impressive. This show comes on cartoon network almost every night. This DVD set contains the controversial, When You Wish Upon A Weinstein, nice.
  • Family Guy: Vol. 3 — All I have to say, is thank God this show is back. Here’s to many more volumes of this fantastic show!
  • Family Guy Vol. 4 — Would you expect anything less?
  • Felicity Season 1 — Stop Laughing… I love this show. For all intensive purposes, I am Felicity. That is why I love this show. I really cannot say enough about it, so I will just say that it is a show that makes you feel and respond to your emotions. That cannot be bad, can it?? NO!
  • Nick Frost’s: DANGER! 50,000 Volts! — I absolutely love Nick Frost, who is about as adorable as they come. In this series, he takes dangerous situations, and shows how they can be deadly, while teaching you how to avoid them, or survive them. The best part, is that he is doing so in a totally mocking and silly way, often at the expense of his unsuspecting “expert adviser”. I think that the writing is a bit spotty at parts, but overall, this is laugh out loud funny, because Nick seriously delivers. I am going to be getting more British television series with the fabulous Nick Frost… this was just the first one that happened to be Region One!
  • Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List Season 1 — Wow, what can I say about Kathy, other than I freaking LOVE HER??? Seriously, she is a total laugh riot, and always has the ability to send me straight into stitches. I love her show, and am so glad that it finally came to DVD so that I could go back and watch at a whim. This season also contains the stand up special “Kathy Griffin is not Nicole Kidman”, which is hilarious. I am glad to add this to my library!!
  • Heroes: Season One — Holy cow! It is so rare when a show this good comes along, and it actually gets backed by the channel it comes on!!! I was at the edge of my seat each week waiting for my Heroes fix, and I couldn’t wait to get it on DVD! If you love comic book type movies as much as I do, you will love this show; it combines the superpowers with the conspiracy and intrigue that make comic movies so good. Throw in a villain, and you are all set! I can’t wait for season two!
  • Heroes: Season Two — I ended up getting Season Two, because it was so long because of the writer’s strike, that I forgot some of the plot elements from this very short, but very good season. I’m glad to have this gem in my collection.
  • Hyperdrive — A hilarious space romp of a comedy from Nick Frost, this is kind of like Star Trek with a sense of humor. Well done, and quite funny, I definitely enjoyed every episode of this show. I just wish they were longer!!! This show is a great example of why I am glad I have a region free player; so I can import these goodies from the UK!
  • Invasion — I should have known: whenever I really fall for a show, it gets canceled. This show was no exception. It was a great concept; sort of invasion of the body-snatchers type plot, but with more natural and unnatural phenomena going on. You will be pulling for the characters you like, and hating the “bad guys”. I was sad to see this show canceled, because it had just started to get really interesting, and I was really excited to see where it was going to go, and then bam! Canceled. Oh well… at least I can enjoy it on DVD!
  • Kitchen Confidential: The Complete Series — I still can’t get over that this show was canceled after only a few episodes aired. It is seriously funny, well written, and well made. I loved every single episode of this series, and I am just sad that there isn’t more to be had. At least I get to enjoy it on DVD; which was honestly a blessing, because there are more than twice the amount of aired episodes on this collection to enjoy! Definitely good television that wasn’t allowed to shine.
  • The L Word: Season One — I didn’t watch this show until the season was totally over, and I caught the re-runs on Showtime, so I felt like I really missed out, and had to have this. This show is magnificent, one of the best on TV right now. It is easy to get wrapped up in each of these character’s lives, and you will enjoy every moment of the journey. I love this show! (It makes me want to be a hot lesbian living in LA!)
  • The Mole: Season One — I absolutely love this show. It is definitely the smartest reality show they have ever had, and too bad, because I think that is in part what made it get cancelled. Bring this show back. This is seriously one of the only reality shows that I would ever consider going on, but only on one condition. I want to be the mole!
  • Prison Break: Season One — I got a hell of a deal on this ($10!!!!), so I went ahead and picked it up. I am really glad I did, too, because this season was fantastic. It also gave us the background that we were missing, and we can’t wait to pick up season two in the near future. Great show.
  • Queer as Folk Season 1 — Groundbreaking television, even if it was cable television, and naked men??? YES! This is a great show, and it takes a very candid and sweeping look at gay life in the case of a group of friends. Not all gay people are like this, but a lot of them would pretend that they aren’t, when they actually are.
  • SNL: Best of ‘06-07 — I think that this was a special or something, because I saw it at Starbucks, and I ended up getting it much cheaper online. I have to say, that just for the opening sequence with Jack Gyllenhaal singing “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” from Dreamgirls, this is a must own.
  • Spaced: The 3 Disc Collectors Edition — A true testament of hilarity from British television. It is the brain-child of my favorite Simon Pegg, along with Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright, and shows many of the pre-cursor brilliance that would later be expanded for Shaun of the Dead. This is not only a hilarious show, but one of sheer entertainment. This is a must have in any serious British comedy fan’s collection. Fuck yeah, boy!
  • Torchwood: Season One — After watching the new Dr. Who, and becoming a MAJOR fan, I had to check out this little “spin off” program with the hotter than hot Captain Jack Harkness. Well, I am glad that I tuned in, because this quickly became another amongst my favorite shows. I had to get season one, especially for the episode where Jack and Jack share that passionate kiss; it is amazing.
  • We Know Where You Live (REMIX!) — I’ll openly admit; I bought this because Simon Pegg was in it. That being said, it is a really random comedy show that does have its moments, but unfortunately, those moments are few and far between. It goes from some very silly and laugh out loud skits to complete over done duds. I will give it another go at some point when I am in the mood to have some randomness to laugh at; overall, a little disappointed, but it is good to see the Pegg nevertheless.

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