This time of year, what do The Great American Dream Machine, Better Call Saul and dozens of other great DVD boxed sets have in common? They’re all gift suggestions from myself, here or on NPR’s Fresh Air, or from other TVWW editors and writers…

2015

Nov

TWO NEW SERIES STREAM FRIDAY, AND BOTH ARE WELL WORTH WATCHING - 'MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE' ESPECIALLY By David Bianculli

The best new series of the year is about to drop on Amazon Friday, with every episode of Season 1 available at once: The Man in the High Castle, based on the Philip K. Dick novel…

2015

Nov

THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE By David Bianculli

I’ve been waiting for a collection of this groundbreaking 1971-72 PBS series to be released on home video for decades – ever since I bought my first Sony Betamax in 1977. Well, it took a while, but here it is...

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