Actors & Directors
- Rowland Rivron
- Simon Brint
- Jennifer Saunders
- Derek Lyons
- Dawn French
Release date: 2003-09-30 Run time: 30 min. Creator: Emma Cornish Price: £5.60
Review French & Saunders: Living in a Material World [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / BBC Warner:
Actors & Directors
- Courteney Cox
- Jennifer Aniston
- Kevin Bright
- Matthew Perry
- Lisa Kudrow
- David Schwimmer
- Gary Halvorson
Release date: 2003-10-27 Run time: 84 min. Creator: Courteney Cox RRP: £9.99 Price: £0.98
Review Friends - Series 8 - Episodes 17-20 [VHS] [2002] / Warner Home Video:In a welcome change of pace, the relationship complications in this volume of Friends Series 8 fall upon Phoebe as "The One With the Tea Leaves" hooks her up with a stellar cameo from Alec Baldwin. He reappears for the elder Gellers' 35th wedding anniversary party in "The One in Massapequa", where it turns out some white lies have been bandied about to cover Rachel's pregnancy. Then, in what seems like a complete standalone episode, "The One With Joey's Interview" has Matt LeBlanc on top form preparing to be interviewed by Soap Opera Digest. Naturally he goofs things up big time. His next disaster occurs when hosting a new quiz show, but this is all secondary in "The One With the Baby Shower" to Rachel realising how scatty her maternal instincts are while her own mother gets underfoot. This episode features an impressively emotional performance from Aniston as she comes to terms with her pregnancy. -Paul Tonks.
Actors & Directors
- Yeardley Smith
- Harry Shearer
- Julie Kavner
- Dan Castellaneta
- Nancy Cartwright
Release date: 2004-11-02 Run time: 128 min. Creator: Matt Groening Price: £5.57
Review The Simpsons Christmas 2 [DVD] [1990] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / 20th Century Fox:
Actors & Directors
- Matthew Perry
- Matt LeBlanc
- Lisa Kudrow
- Jennifer Aniston
- Courteney Cox
Release date: 2003-10-27 Run time: 88 min. Creator: Marta Kauffman RRP: £9.99 Price: £0.66
Review Friends - Series 8 - Episodes 5-8 [VHS] [1995] / Warner Home Video:In the second volume of Friends Series 8, the next stage of Rachel's pregnancy is coping with everyone else's reactions and expectations. Immediately in "The One with Rachel's Date" we learn that Ross can't distinguish between father and friend. While their relationship grows ever more complicated, Phoebe just can't sit still as she moves from an infatuation with a sous-chef to her twin sister's fiancé (guest star Sean Penn). "The One with the Halloween Party" is when they meet, making for typically daft fun with the gang in costume: Monica is Catwoman, Phoebe is Supergirl, Chandler is The Velveteen Rabbit, Ross is Spudnik and Joey is Chandler! Penn's cameo continues into "The One with the Stain": while Rachel prays for an old lady to kick the bucket so she can get her apartment, Monica is concerned about the Maid she arranged. But that's nothing compared to her concerns over "The One with the Stripper" that she inadvertently arranges for Chandler! Highlights of this volume include meeting Rachel's explosive father, seeing her hand out cheques instead of candy at Halloween and learning why Chandler should be called Muriel instead of Toby. -Paul Tonks.
Actors & Directors
- John Di Maggio
- Peter Avanzino
- Katey Sagal
- Tress MacNeille
- Billy West
- Maurice LaMarche
Release date: 2009-02-24 Run time: 89 min. Creator: Michael Rowe Price: £13.23
Review Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder [DVD] [2009] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / 20th Century Fox:
Actors & Directors
- Danielle Fishel
- David Kendall
- William Russ
- Rider Strong
- Betsy Randle
- Ben Savage
- Jeff McCracken
- David Trainer
- John Tracy
Release date: 2005-08-23 Run time: 491 min. Creator: Jeff Sherman Price: £121.95
Review Boy Meets World: The Complete Third Season [DVD] [1993] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Buena Vista Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Lisa Kudrow
- Matt LeBlanc
- Jennifer Aniston
- Matthew Perry
- Courteney Cox
Release date: 2006-11-14 Run time: 22 min. Creator: Marta Kauffman Price: £183.66
Review Friends: Complete Series Collection (40pc) [DVD] [1995] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Warner Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Marilu Henner
- Tony Danza
- James Burrows
- Jeff Chambers
- Will Mackenzie
- Jeff Conaway
- Danny DeVito
- Ed. Weinberger
- Judd Hirsch
Release date: 2005-09-13 Run time: 1621 min. Creator: David Davis Price: £34.92
Review Taxi: Seasons 1-3 [DVD] [1980] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Paramount:
Actors & Directors
- David Trainer
- William Russ
- Rider Strong
- Jeff McCracken
- Betsy Randle
- Micky Dolenz
- Ben Savage
- Danielle Fishel
Release date: 2004-11-23 Run time: 506 min. Creator: Jeff Menell Price: £83.95
Review Boy Meets World: The Complete Second Season [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Buena Vista Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Charles A. Nichols
- Andreas Deja
- Leonard Maltin
- Clyde Geronimi
- Ollie Johnston
- Pinto Colvig
- Jack Hannah
- Jack Kinney
- Ben Sharpsteen
- Frank Thomas
Release date: 2004-12-07 Run time: 266 min. Creator: Bill de la Torre Price: £15.48
Review The Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto: 1930-1947 [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Rip Torn
- Roberts Blossom
- William Dear
- Richard Riehle
- Mara Wilson
- Fredric Lehne
Release date: 2004-07-06 Run time: 89 min. Creator: Mara Wilson Price: £5.68
Review Balloon Farm [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Jose Element
- Roy Billing
- Patrick Read Johnson
- Tom Amandes
- Christopher Lloyd
- Brittany Byrnes
Release date: 2001-09-04 Run time: 93 min. Creator: R.L. Stine Price: £3.61
Review When Good Ghouls Go Bad [DVD] [2001] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / 20th Century Fox:
Actors & Directors
- John Ritter
- Bob Priest
- Priscilla Barnes
- Mary Cadorette
- Dave Powers
- Michael Ross
- Suzanne Somers
- Joyce DeWitt
Release date: 2006-10-03 Run time: 550 min. Creator: Bernard West Price: £11.93
Review Three's Company: Season 8 [DVD] [1981] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Anchor Bay:
Actors & Directors
- John Cleese
- Graham Chapman
- Eric Idle
- Terry Gilliam
- Terry Jones
Release date: 1999-10-04 Run time: 90 min. Creator: John Howard Davies RRP: £12.99 Price: £4.84
Review Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Best Of Monty Python's Flying Circus - Vol. 1 [VHS] [1969] / 2 Entertain Video:The coming together of the Python team is regarded as the birth of modern comedy, though each of the six members had been doing similar sketch work prior to this first, 1969 series, of whose highlights this video consists. The most revolutionary aspect of Python was its eschewal of punch lines, preferring as they did bizarre, surreal links and quantum leaps into the imagination of animator Terry Gilliam. Inevitably, Python has dated. Sketches such as the Upper Class Twit of the year and the "Wink-wink, nudge nudge" man are worn down by familiarity. There's some clunky stereotyping and "Oo, ducky"-style gay references. That said, much of this still stands up. Hells Grannies and the race to find the World's Funniest Joke are fine, idle-driven documentary spoofs while the Batley Townswomen's Guild's re-enactment of Pearl Harbour is intelligently ridiculous. John Cleese, however, stands literally and metaphorically head and shoulders above the rest. His and Chapman's sketches, involving a mountaineering expedition leader with double vision and an arts TV interviewer who can't get past the etiquette of how to refer to his guest ("Eddie baby. [+]
") are pursued to their absurd non-conclusions with the remorseless logic of a top-drawer barrister. -David Stubbs.
Actors & Directors
- Lisa Kudrow
- Jennifer Aniston
- Courteney Cox
- Matt LeBlanc
- Matthew Perry
Release date: 2003-10-27 Run time: 83 min. Creator: Marta Kauffman RRP: £9.99 Price: £1.98
Review Friends - Series 4 - Episodes 13-16 [VHS] [1995] / Warner Home Video:Season 4: The New Year begins by telling the fans in no uncertain terms that it's over for Ross and Rachel. There are a few episodes of pure silliness-such as "T. O. W. Chandler in a Box" after he kisses Joey's girlfriend-then two distinct story arcs take over. Usually when an actress falls pregnant, a show will hide them behind objects or in bigger clothes. For Kudrow it was decided to celebrate the fact on-screen by having her carry a child for her brother Frank (Giovanni Ribsi) and his wife. Being Phoebe, it naturally gets weird when "T. O. W. [+]
The Embryos" reveals she'll be having triplets. The hilarity resulted in an Emmy for her hard work. Subplot number two came with the arrival of British babe Emily (Helen Baxendale), who rapidly steals Ross's heart. The same episode ("T. O. W. Joey's Dirty Day") also features an amazing cameo from Charlton Heston giving Joey acting tips. But this couldn't have prepared fans for the stars and shocks of the gang's trip to London in the two-part finale "T. O. W Ross' Wedding". Somehow squeezed into the budget were: Richard Branson, Tom Conti, Sarah Ferguson, Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Saunders and June Whitfield. At the climax of what should have been the perfect wedding, the year ends by telling the fans in no uncertain terms that it'll never be over for Ross and Rachel. -Paul Tonks.
Actors & Directors
- Windsor Davies
- Melvyn Hayes
- Donald Hewlett
- Michael Knowles
- Don Estelle
Release date: 1998-10-26 Run time: 90 min. Creator: Graeme Muir RRP: £10.99 Price: £4.99
Review It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Meet The Gang [VHS] [1974] / Acorn Media:
Actors & Directors
- John Thaw; Reece Dinsdale
Release date: 2007-06-04 Run time: 225 min. Creator: John Thaw; Reece Dinsdale RRP: £13.99 Price: £10.50
Review Home To Roost - The Complete Fourth Series [DVD] / Network:
Release date: 2005-11-14 RRP: £9.99 Price: £10.78
Review Tis The Season To Be Jolly [DVD] / Rikki Fulton:
Release date: 2009-03-09 Run time: 256 min. RRP: £19.99 Price: £16.84
Review My Super Sweet 16 Seasons 1 & 2 [DVD] [2005] / My Super Sweet 16:
Actors & Directors
- Claude Kerven
- Christopher Guest
- G.E. Smith
- Don Pardo
- Mike DeSeve
- Aviva Slesin
- Lenny Pickett
- Tim Meadows
- Robert Smigel
- Darrell Hammond
Release date: 2007-12-04 Run time: 90 min. Creator: Beth Cahill Price: £31.41
Review Saturday Night Live: The Complete Second Season [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Universal Studios:
| Models & Brands: French & Saunders: Living in a Material World [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Friends - Series 8 - Episodes 17-20 [VHS] [2002], The Simpsons Christmas 2 [DVD] [1990] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Friends - Series 8 - Episodes 5-8 [VHS] [1995], Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder [DVD] [2009] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Boy Meets World: The Complete Third Season [DVD] [1993] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Friends: Complete Series Collection (40pc) [DVD] [1995] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Taxi: Seasons 1-3 [DVD] [1980] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Boy Meets World: The Complete Second Season [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], The Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto: 1930-1947 [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Balloon Farm [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], When Good Ghouls Go Bad [DVD] [2001] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Three's Company: Season 8 [DVD] [1981] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Best Of Monty Python's Flying Circus - Vol. 1 [VHS] [1969], Friends - Series 4 - Episodes 13-16 [VHS] [1995], It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Meet The Gang [VHS] [1974], Home To Roost - The Complete Fourth Series [DVD], Tis The Season To Be Jolly [DVD], My Super Sweet 16 Seasons 1 & 2 [DVD] [2005], Saturday Night Live: The Complete Second Season [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] |