'The Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special' DVD Review

It was December 3th, 2017 on a Sunday night that 15.4 million viewers enjoyed the return of Carol Burnett back to CBS. Original cast members Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner joined Carol on the original sound stage that they had worked some 50 years before. They looked at clips and revisited with each other. They laughed and sang and enjoyed each other’s company as they had all those years  before. Carol did her Q&A again with the audience as she had for years. Tom Selleck and Pat Boone we’re there to ask Carol questions. Her guests tried to recreate her famous Tarzan yell. Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Tracee Ellis Ross all tried to make a go of it but it was Steve Carell was the one who pulled it off.

Stephen Colbert, Steve Lawrence, Bernadette Peters, Kristin Chenoweth and Carol came together and performed a brand new number that all enjoyed. Special guests like Jon Batiste, Beth Behrs, Jim Carrey, Harry Connick Jr., Jay Leno, Martin Short, Steve Martin and Kaley Cuoco were there to perform and enjoy the evening.

It was Harry Connick Jr., and Carol singing the shows theme song “I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together “ that brought most of us to tears. We all watched Carol Burnett and enjoyed the show those many years ago.

Time Life brings this beautiful show back to us on DVD on September 25th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are superb. This is definitely a must for that personal library and you will watch it over and over. So by all means and take a step back in time and enjoy the best of TV and 'The Carol Burnett Show'.

'Midsomer Murders Series 20' DVD Review

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and his partner Detective Sergeant Jaime Winter (Nick Hendrix) are once again doing their jobs solving the murders of the local villages in probably the most murderous County in England. Along with the local pathologist Dr. Flour Perkins (Annette Badland) and the two Detectives solve each and every murder.

'Midsomer Murders Series 20' DVD offers us six new cases such as 'Death of the  Small Coppers' where a butterfly collector is murdered in a manner that is similar to the way he kills his butterflies. The episode 'Drawing Dead' is about the murder of a super model who is attending a local comic festival being held in Carver County. 'Til Death do us Part' is about the murders of local brides. This one hits home when the murder is of friend who was supposed to be married. 'Send in the Clowns' is about the Ferabbees Circus where a sinister clown is killing off circus acts one by one. There are two more episodes on this DVD that deal with murders in Causton. 'The Ghost Of Causton Abbey' is about the death of a man who is boiled alive. You see the old Abbey is turned into a brewery even though the place is cursed. Finally, in the final story 'The Lions of Causton', a death occurs at the local rugby club. All these stories make this a must for all who enjoy Midsomer Murders.

Series 20 has a list of who’s who when it comes to guest stars. For instance, Jemma Redgrave, Ann Eleonora Jorgensen, Michael Byrne, Ellie Haddington, Tamzin Outhwaite, Peter Egan, Andrew Gower and Don Gilet raps up the list of guest stars for these wonderful stories. Acorn brings these stories to DVD on September 25th, 2018. The sights and sounds are exquisite and the quality of the DVD is excellent. So add this to your personal library and enjoy.

'Feral' Blu-ray Review

The zombies are out again. A group of student friends are out on a camping trip. They are enjoying themselves and truthfully are having a blast. Then one of the group becomes infected with a disease that eventually turns them into a cannibalistic zombie. Unfortunately, it doesn’t stop there and one by one more of the group become infected and turn into a zombie. Eventually, it comes down to only two friends that are not infected. Alice (Scout Taylor-Compton) and Jules (Olivia Luccardi) are friends but one would say that they are not the best of friends. This camping trip was to bring the two girls closer.

Alice had just broken up with Jesse (Brock Kelly) so that she could be with Jules. The funny thing about this is that Jesse brought a girl named Gina (Landry Allbright) on the trip. Alice and Jules are in the cabin between them they have a shotgun and each other to stand against their friends the zombies. They understand that they have a tough fight ahead of them but it is Alice who turns out to be the toughie of the two.

Now can we say that this film is simply just another in a long line of zombie thrillers. I’m sure some people would say yes but the lesbian hero aspect is new. The students in the woods and the zombies are definitely not nothing new. Can you say that this is an enjoyable film? Yes very much so. A good zombie film is always a great way to spend some time.

Scream factory brings this wonderful zombie thriller comes to Blu-ray on October 2nd, 2018. The sights and sounds are fantastic. The quality of the Blu-ray is excellent. This is definitely one that you will want to add to your personal library. So don’t waste any time and pick one up as soon as it gets released.

'Murdoch Mysteries: Home For The Holidays' DVD Review

Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) is a Toronto Detective that embraces the new forensic technology. He is very methodical and some would even say he is somewhat dashing. He is always involved in Toronto’s most horrendous murder cases.

Murdoch and his wife Dr. Julia Ogden (Helene Joy) are wanting to take some time and enjoy the Christmas holidays. They figure that they will head down to Victoria, British Columbia and spend some time with Murdoch’s brother Jasper (Dylan Neal) and his family. Now the trip is somewhat uneventful but when they arrive it seems that all heck breaks loose. A murder takes place at an archaeological site and they become involved. This murder kind of puts a jinx on the holiday spirit. Back in Toronto Constable Crabtree (Jonny Harris)and Constable Higgins (Lachlan Murdoch) are wanting to impress their ladies before a skiing outing takes place. Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) invests in a money making scheme with his wife and the funny part is it’s with a man named Ponzi. All in all this is a wonderful holiday treat for all to watch. Kate Hewlett, Jake Epstein and Megan Follows guest star in this holiday treat.

'Murdoch Mysteries' is always a joy to watch and this story is just about one of the best. You can sit and watch this one over and over. Acorn brings this holiday treat to us on DVD on September 18th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are perfect. 'Murdoch Mysteries' has been around for eleven seasons and could very easily go for another eleven. The show is set in Edwardian Canada and this adds a certain flare to the show. The fact that they use forensic technology that we take for granted nowadays also makes it very interesting. So don’t waste any time and pick this one up for that personal library of yours.

'The Good Karma Hospital Series 2' DVD Review

Dr. Ruby Walker (Amrita Acharia)has moved to a coastal town in Southern India. She arrived in India looking for work and found one in a low funded, stressful hospital. The funniest thing is that it is what she needed. She left England to get away from a horrible heart break. In other words she needed desperately to find a new beginning. Good Karma Hospital is in rural India but is a beautiful place to work.

Dr. Lydia Fonseca (Amanda Redman) is a very determined boss but she is what Walker needs to further her career. Now Lydia’s boyfriend Greg (Neil Morrissey) is trying to help Paul, a man who lost his wife recently and run his own beach bar at the same time it makes for some interesting moments in his relationship with Lydia. Walker spars with her colleague Dr. Gabriel Varma (James Krishna Floyd) and if Varma wasn’t so standoffish the two would get along much better. You see Walker finds him extremely attractive but she just can’t seem to break his walls down.
Walker has found a new found love interest in Varma. She is continuing to grow as a doctor under the tutelage of Fonseca and she is getting all the experience in a hospital that cries out for help. The scenery is breathtaking and adds a certain charm for Walker. All in all she made s good decision when she moved to rural India.

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This show is one of Acorn's best. It’s got a wholesome storyline but adds a certain amount of exotica that comes forth in a subtle way. Acorn brings this wonderful show to DVD on September 4th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are exquisite and perfect. This show is a must for all those personal libraries out there. So don’t waste any time and pick this one up today.

'Mambo Cool' DVD Review

Chris Gude is an anthropologist turned film maker who brings to the screen a story of what some would consider the underbelly or seedier side of a city. Medellin is a South American city with the usual sickness and perversion that most big cities have in common. Back alleys with the usual drug deals, prostitution, murder and rape that brings together the down and out citizens who simply are trying to live Day by Day. The people survive by their wits. Some receive money from the government. There are those who rob or steel to supply their habit or their belly. Their are those who simply leave their swank apartment to buy their drugs and hope it’s what they pay for. This documentary takes a good look at what it is to live on the streets of a cultural decayed city.

Now what makes this an interesting experience is how it is all put together. David Oquendo brings a form of street music that is melancholy at best. Jose Ignacio Pardo and Felipe Loaiza brings a form of cinematography that is addictive at best. Chris Gude lived in Medellin for several years. His work to him to these same depraved streets and brought him to the point of wanting to show the world just how sad it can be. With the flick of a match Gude brings everything together very gently and actually interesting to say the least.

IndiePix Films brings this seedy story to DVD on September 11th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and fantastic. The sights and sounds are superb and beautiful. This is definitely one to see and it should be added to your personal library. Watching this film should be considered a must as we all should be aware of what goes on around us. Enjoy.

'Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete Sixth Season' DVD Review

Dan Rowan and Dick Martin began the sixth and final season of Laugh-In on September 11th, 1972. Their final show aired March 12th, 1973 and when I was watching the show for the last time I knew TV would never be the same. The show was nothing more than remarkable. The joke wall, The Fickle Finger of Fate, Here comes the judge, where the best parts of the show. They made you laugh and laugh and laugh. We would watch the show and then talk about it the next day at school. Lily Tomlin was great as the operator. The cast and the guests cracking jokes on the joke wall would keep us laughing all the way through the week.

The final season guest list was spectacular. Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, Johnny Carson, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr., Phyllis Diller, John Wayne would make us laugh and enjoy comedy at its best. The cast of Ruth Buzzi, Lilly Tomlin, Arte Johnson, Gary Owens, along with Dan Rowan and Dick Martin would bring joy to our hearts especially during such troubling times. Vietnam War as well as Watergate and college protests would be the headlines of the day. The opportunity to laugh at some of those terrible things made it a little better.

New cast members would include Patti Deutsch, Jud Strunk, Willie Tyler and Sarah Kennedy and they fit in right away with the old Timers quite well. The show was groundbreaking from the get go and would never stop all along the way.

Time Life brings this final season to us on DVD on September 4th, 2018. The re-mastered final season is excellent on DVD. I mean the quality of the six DVD set is perfect. The sights and sounds are exquisite. Purely and simply this is history of TV at its best. It will make a beautiful addition to that personal library and you will always watch the show over and over again. So get this one quick and enjoy the last season of Laugh-In.