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2013
May
6
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER: THE COMPLETE SERIES By David Bianculli
 
 
Not only is this a well-timed gift for Mother’s Day, but it features one of the most iconic TV moms in history: Barbara Billingsley as  June Cleaver, the unflappable nucleus of the nuclear Cleaver household...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
29
POLICE SQUAD: THE COMPLETE SERIES By David Bianculli
 
 
Two years after making the disaster-movie spoof film Airplane!, Jim Abrahams and David and Jerry Zucker turned to the small screen for a weekly satire of TV detective shows. They made only six episodes before ABC canceled Police Squad!, but what an inspired, loony comedy...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
21
CHEERS: THE COMPLETE SERIES By David Bianculli
 
 
The amazing spirit of Boston, in the wake of the capture of the second Marathon bombing suspect, is what made me think of this series at this moment. But at any time, the complete collection of this classic 1982-1993 NBC series is worth owning...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
5
BASEBALL: A FILM BY KEN BURNS (INCLUDES THE 10TH INNING) By David Bianculli
 
 
Baseball is in the air, and on the sports pages, again, which is the perfect time to revisit Baseball. Ken Burns and company, after producing such superlative and exhaustive works as The Civil War, did it again with this outstanding 1994 documentary series...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
13
THE OFFICE – COMPLETE SERIES (SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) By David Bianculli
 
 
This isn’t the NBC version of the workplace mockumentary series. It’s the original British version, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant...Whether or not you’re a fan of the Americanized version, you should love this one. It’s got more laughs, better performances...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
4
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY By David Bianculli
 
 
I’m not referring to the 2005 movie version of Douglas Adams’ giddily inventive sci-fi comedy, though that has its moments. This is the two-DVD release of the 1981 BBC-TV miniseries (imported to the U.S. soon afterward), bringing to life the same dark, hilarious plot as the BBC Radio 4 series in 1978...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
25
DANGER UXB By David Bianculli
 
 
The UXB in the title of this 1979 British miniseries is military shorthand for “Unexploded Bomb,” and the story takes place in England in 1940..it’s The Hurt Locker for a previous generation – and just as gripping...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
17
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: THE COMPLETE SERIES By David Bianculli
 
 
In a few more months, this boxed set’s title no longer will be accurate, since a new collection of episodes is being produced later in 2013 for Netflix...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
1
HOUSE OF CARDS TRILOGY: THE ORIGINAL UK SERIES REMASTERED By David Bianculli
 
 
This newly remastered version of Andrew Davies’ brilliant 1990 miniseries trilogy goes on sale Feb. 5, and is the perfect companion viewing experience for those who plan to watch Netflix’s new Americanized remake (or who already have)...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
23
PLANET EARTH: THE COMPLETE BBC SERIES By David Bianculli
 
 
With the PBS Nature series currently saluting natural-history TV host Sir David Attenborough with a new three-week retrospective, it’s a fine time to point out some of his best work, available at great rates on Amazon and elsewhere...