Classic TV Rewind: The Equalizer

March 22, 2014 | Posted in CULT TV | By

The Equalizer Season 1 on DVD.

Another great action series of the 80s, one which had a more thoughtful and serious tone than many others of the decade, was The Equalizer. The series ran for four seasons on the CBS network, from 1985 – 1989, and

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The 90s: The Greatest Decade of Genre TV?

March 19, 2014 | Posted in CULT TV | By

The X-Files poster art

Today, genre television (that is, programming that is science fiction, fantasy or horror-themed) is seeing a significant upsurge in popularity. There are well-liked cable and network series such as The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Hannibal, Sleepy Hollow, American Horror

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Classic TV Rewind: Riptide

March 18, 2014 | Posted in CULT TV | By

Riptide DVD set

Riptide was an Amercian television series which aired for three seasons from 1983-1986 on NBC—and it’s one of my favorite “long lost” TV shows of the 80s as well. Created by Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo, Riptide was similar

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Bravo’s Top Chef: How I Would Fix It

December 18, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

Top Chef Season 11 - available on Amazon Instant Video

Has Top Chef Jumped the Shark? 5 things I’d change about the increasingly tired Bravo cooking competition I’ve been an on-again/off-again viewer of Bravo TV’s Top Chef since the beginning of the “reality” series, now some eleven seasons ago (not

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My Review of “The Apprentice” Season 1 (US version, no spoilers)

October 7, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

Mystery Writers by Nana B Agyei on Flickr

“The Apprentice” is TV series, initially happening in the US about several candidates trying to become the apprentice of the multibillionaire Donald Trump. The success of the series was so big that several seasons were made after that, even outside

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Why I Have TV Series on DVD

October 7, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

Mystery Writers by Nana B Agyei on Flickr

Even if it seems strange to some people, there are several reasons to buy TV series DVDs instead of simply watching them when they are aired. And I am not only speaking about nostalgia for old series that are no

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