'800 Words, Season 3, Part 1' DVD Review

George Turner (Erik Thomson) and his family have moved from Australia to New Zealand and love the coastal town of Weld. George works as a newspaper columnist and one would think the news game would be rather boring. The townspeople are kind of quirky but the scenery is beautiful. Our story continues with last seasons boating accident. The townsfolk are mounting a search and rescue mission to try and locate survivors. Not only is George tied into this story as newsworthy but his daughter Shays (Melina Vidler) boyfriend is one of the missing.

George’s son Arlo (Benson Jack Anthony) is facing relationship difficulties but thinks all will be fine. George is thinking that he may becoming a father again with his editor Jan (Bridie Carter) as she goes into labor. Problem is the paternity is not known and the twins might not be his.
George wants to help his friend Woody (Rick Donald) out of an interesting predicament that could cost him his upcoming marriage.

George tries to be involved in all his family and friends lives but sometimes it’s just to much to handle. Life is good in New Zealand but it has its up and downs. This series is a heartwarming story with some comedy thrown in.

Acorn brings this wonderful series to DVD on October 23th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are superb. This will make a wonderful addition to the personal library and with the holidays coming up this would be a perfect gift for the holidays. Our show also stars Emma Leonard, Michelle Langstone, and Jonny Brugh. So enjoy the action and love the scenery and to be perfectly frank sit back and enjoy one of the best from down under New Zealand style. George will keep you glued to your TV as he muddles through the daily life of a coastal hideaway off the New Zealand coast.

'Anna Karenina' DVD Review

This adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s romantic novel has to be one of the best ever made for the small screen. The passionate love affair of a married woman, an aristocratic one to boot and a count who is a Russian soldier leaves most who have seen this wanting more.

Helen McCrory plays Anna and Kevin McKidd plays Count Vronsky. Our story takes place in 19th century Russia after Anna takes a train ride to Moscow. Along the way she meets Count Vronsky and the two begin a passionate love affair. It’s almost love at first sight if you can believe such a thing. The problem about Russian Aristocracy is the gossip that goes along with it. Anna’s husband played by Stephen Dillane catches wind of what his wife has been up to and that’s where all hell breaks loose. If the two lovers had shown a little more discretion it’s possible that no one would have been the wiser. Least of all Anna’s husband would not have known what his wife was up to.

The cast of Douglas Henshall, Paloma Baeza, Mark Strong, and Amanda Root rounds out our stars officially. Acorn does a wonderful job with this DVD. This version of Anna Karenina was first shown way back in 2001 on PBS Masterpiece Theatre. The DVD came out on October 16th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are superb. The passion that comes from our story has to be one of the best ever written or shown for TV. This is going to make a wonderful addition to the personal library or could become a beautiful gift during this holiday season. So don’t waste any time and pick this one up today. It will make for a beautiful afternoon with that special loved one and enjoy love at its best.

'East West 101, Series 3 (The Final Season)' DVD Review

Detective Zane Malik (Don Hany) has handed in his resignation from the Major Crime Squad. He has reached his breaking point with the craziness of society. He wants to be with his family and start a new life far from the death and murder that has been his life for so many years. Unfortunately, Malik’s wife and son have been involved in a car accident that was a hit and run. He becomes angry and wants to catch the culprit that would do this to his family.

Malik being the cop that he was finds out that the person involved in the hit and run was also involved in s robbery of an armored car that left four people dead. Now the police are investigating the incident and it is led by Superintendent Patricia Wright (Susie Porter). As Malik continues to investigate on both the hit and run and the robbery he has words with a former army officer by the name Neil Travis (Matt Noble). Travis believes the robbery was done by Muslim terrorists, but Malik believes there is more to the robbery than just simple terrorism.

Malik for years was working in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. His Major Crime Squad was the best of the best when it came to catching the worst of the worst of the area. For most people, when the retire, resign quit they simply walk away and never look back. Malik is not ordinary when it comes to Crime it’s in his blood. He wants to find out the truth of what happened to his wife and son.
Acorn brings the finale of this wonderful show to DVD on September 25th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are perfect. This will make a wonderful addition to that personal library and you will be able to watch it over and over. Enjoy.

'Sando' DVD Review

Victoria “Sando” Sandringham (Sacha Horler) is fantastic as the “package deal queen “ of a furniture empire. The problem is that she is a pain and the family knows it. At the wedding of her daughter Susie (Krew Boylan) Sando has a Faux Pas and the family cuts her out of the family. They wanted to cut her out of the business but that doesn’t take place for another ten years. Now, Sando is literally left with nothing and actually has no where to go.

Sando  has always been a loose cannon but it’s the loss of everything that makes her a look at her life and reconsider the approach she has taken. Sando will do anything to win her business and  that includes making up with the family. The funny thing is that while Sando does her best to get back into the family good graces, Sando realizes that her family has problems of their own. Her daughter Suzie is always going at it with her brother Eric (Dylan Hesp) whom she finds to be a dim wit. Sando finds out that her ex husband Don (Phil Lloyd) is having an affair with a very young girl. The young girl is actually his daughters best friend. The funny thing about all this that is going on is that Sando can be so selfish that she could actually blow everything on her own.

This Australian comedy is one of the best. It compares with the show 'Arrested Development' and in some ways could be better. It’s a barrel of laughs from start to finish but you better keep on your toes or you could miss out on a laugh or two. Acorn brings this wonderful comedy to DVD for us on September 25th, 2018. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are exquisite. So you just might want to pick this one up and add it to that personal library of yours. So enjoy quality comedy from the land down under.