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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Kojak 50th Anniversary Marathon on get; Monk Returns December 8 on Peacock
Kojak is turning 50! To celebrate, Great Entertainment Television (get.) will be airing the highest rated episodes from IMDB's rankings October 23 through October 29. Kojak, staring Telly Savalas, aired its first episode in 1973. The series follows "a bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city" (IMDB). Kojak airs on get. weeknights at 10pm ET.
A gift for you all in honor of Tony Shalhoub's birthday, a first look at Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie 🤩. Streaming December 8, only on @PeacockTV. Monk returns to solve one last, very personal case involving his beloved stepdaughter Molly (Caitlin McGee), a journalist preparing for her wedding. It's been twelve years since the world has seen a fresh installment of Monk. The world has changed mightily in those intervening years and Monk 2023 reflects the changing world. Starring Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Traylor Howard, Melora Hardin, and Hector Elizondo.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Reelz Announces May Premieres, Including Love Boat Special; Hulu Hockey Comedy Shoresy Premieres May 27
REELZ announced its May 2022 premieres with 14 new originals including the tragic passings of revered TV stars Ricardo Montalbán, Telly Savalas and James Garner. The new original special The Love Boat: Happily Ever After celebrates the charming TV series with its stars including Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan and Ted McGinley discussing how fast moving romance on a slow moving ship became must-see TV. The May 2022 lineup begins on Sunday, May 1 at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT with The Love Boat: Happily Ever After about the unexpected smash hit show that captivated audiences of all ages and its hijinks on the high seas are just as appreciated now as they were four decades ago. Now in The Love Boat: Happily Ever After stars from the show including Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan and Ted McGinley share their experiences of its signature blend of romance, drama and laughs along with stories of filming at exotic ports of call and many guest stars who would later become big stars including Tom Hanks, Courteney Cox and Michael J. Fox. Also celebrated for its stellar guest stars and its own island-sized dose of escapism the TV series Fantasy Island showed viewers a unique resort island with an equally enigmatic host in Mr. Roarke played by Ricardo Montalbán. His onscreen charisma was bolstered by the physicality he brought to his roles and he was known to be a fit and healthy man so what happened to bring about his fatal catastrophic heart failure? On Sunday, May 1 at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT Autopsy: The Last Hours of... "Ricardo Montalbán" examines his life with a look at the health issues he faced and whether a childhood condition impacted his health later in life.
If he was a fictional character on the 1970s crime drama series Kojak Scarfo would no doubt have been a tough case for Lt. Theo Kojak. The charming detective with his famous bald head was known for fiercely going after criminals and was played brilliantly by Telly Savalas. On Sunday, May 15 at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT Autopsy: The Last Hours of... "Telly Savalas" celebrates his storied career and investigates his final days including what caused the sudden decline in his health as he appeared to be leading a full and busy life just weeks before his passing. So what is the truth behind the death of TV's favorite detective? Also premiering on Sunday, May 15 is the story of another star who like Savalas exuded a signature magnetism on screen. Autopsy: The Last Hours of... "James Garner" at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT shows how he dazzled audiences for more than 50 years starting with his undeniable charm as the cheeky and reluctant hero on 1950s hit Maverick. As a stoic and private man Garner secretly battled with ill health for more than 30 years but what exactly caused his heart to fail and did a lapse in medical care ultimately seal his fate?
Tell your mom... Shoresy premieres May 27 on Hulu! Shot on location in Sudbury, the hockey comedy series Shoresy features bench boss Jared Keeso in the titular role, alongside a cast of certified beauticians and absolute legends - from sci-fi stars to real life big hitters. Tasya Teles (The 100) stars as Nat, with Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat (Tribal) as Sanguinet, Blair Lamora (Paranormal Nightshif t) as Ziigwan, and Keilani Rose (Flimsy) tapped as Miigwan. From, Blainville, QC, rapper Jonathan-Ismael Diaby stars as Dolo, with former Montral Canadien, author, and actor Terry Ryan as Hitch. Ryan McDonell (The Crossing) stars as Michaels, with Max Bouffard (Letterkenny) as JJ Frankie JJ, and former Kahnawake Condor and MMA fighter Andrew The Canon Antsanen joining the cast as Goody. Legendary all-time tough guy Jon Nasty Mirasty, former 'Canes centre Brandon Nolan, and three time Stanley Cup winner, Jordan Nolan star as Jim, Jim, and Jim, respectively, with Listowel's Keegan Long as Liam, and North Bay’s Bourke Cazabon as Cory.
The debut season of Shoresy guest stars Laurence Leboeuf (Transplant), Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall), Jonathan Torrens (Trailer Park Boys), Jacob Tierney (Letterkenny), Camille Sullivan (Trigger Me"), Eliana Jones (Northern Rescue), Kim Cloutier (Letterkenny), Michala Brasseur (Grand Army, The Handmaid's Tale) as well as social media star and podcaster Lysandre Nadeau.
Monday, December 06, 2021
getTV Acquires The Rockford Files, Here Come the Brides; Disney's Secrets of Sulphur Springs Premieres Jan. 14
getTV has acquired The Rockford Files and Here Come the Brides to begin January 3, 2022. The Rockford Files is poised to join the regular weekday line-up at 8:00 p.m. ET, while the short-lived Here Come the Brides will probably be on weekends in the westerns block. Currently, getTV airs a mix of sitcoms and dramas on weekdays including Amen, Good Times, All in the Family, Sanford & Son, Walker Texas Ranger, Kojak, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels and Hart to Hart. On weekends some of those also air but also some westerns such as Shane, Hondo, The Outcasts, Casey Jones, Guns of Paradise, Hawkeye, Barbary Coast and Bret Maverick. As for The Rockford Files, it was last seen on TV on COZI TV after a run on MeTV, while Here Come the Brides has popped up on Antenna TV, INSP and Decades in recent years.
Disney Channel will kick off 2022 with an adventure-filled season two premiere event for Secrets of Sulphur Springs. On Friday, January 14, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, viewers will enjoy two back-to-back episodes of the popular time-travel adventure series centered around the mysterious Tremont Hotel, with new episodes every Friday on Disney Channel. An initial batch of episodes will also be rolled out on Disney+ and the MVPD VOD platforms around the linear launch. In season two of Secrets of Sulphur Springs, Griffin and Harper unravel new mysteries about The Tremont, and Harper follows the real ghost back to the 1930s to learn more about her family's deep-seated connection to the hotel. When the power source to the time machine is unintentionally taken and the portal disappears, Harper becomes trapped in the past with her great-uncle Sam and great-great-grandfather Elijah, while her great-grandmother Daisy is left to navigate the present. With help from Savannah from her new life in 1962, the friends attempt to fix the time machine and bring back the portal before it's too late and their lives are forever changed.
Returning for season two are series regulars Preston Oliver (This Is Us) as Griffin Campbell; Kyliegh Curran (Doctor Sleep) as Harper Dunn as well as Harper's great-grandmother, Daisy Tremont; Elle Graham (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret) as Savannah; Josh Braaten (American Horror Story) as Griffin's father, Ben Campbell; Kelly Frye (Criminal Minds) as Griffin's mother, Sarah Campbell; Landon Gordon (Coop and Cami Ask the World) as Griffin's younger brother and Zoey's twin, Wyatt Campbell; Madeleine McGraw (Toy Story 4) as Zoey Campbell; and Diandra Lyle (American Woman) as Harper's mother, Jess Dunn. Recurring stars this season include newcomer Johari Washington as Topher Dunn, Harper's brother; Ethan Hutchison (Queen Sugar) as young Sam Tremont, Harper's great-uncle as seen in the 1930s; Eugene Byrd (Bones) as adult Sam Tremont, as seen in the 1960s; Kenneisha Thompson (Radiant) as Grace Tremont, Harper's great-great-grandmother; and Robert Manning Jr. (Person of Interest) as Elijah Tremont, Harper's great-great-grandfather.
Thursday, November 07, 2019
COZI TV's Thanksgiving Weekend Unexpected Guests Marathon; MeTV Salutes Veteran's Day with M*A*S*H
Make some extra room at the table for a few Unexpected Guests throughout Thanksgiving week. Starting Thanksgiving Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 8AM and concluding Sunday, December 1 at midnight (check local listings), COZI TV's special, four-day Unexpected Guests marathon will include many of America's most well-known personalities making Guest appearances in The Office, Will & Grace, The Nanny and more. Visit COZITV.com for episode and schedule information.
The national multicast network's Unexpected Guests marathon will include appearances by Ray Romano, guest starring in The Office and The Nanny. Carol Burnett and Frank Sinatra will make appearances in Magnum P.I., Flip Wilson will join the Six Million Dollar Man, and Kevin Bacon will guest star on Will & Grace. Also appearing will be Ed Harris in Rockford Files and Richard Gere in Kojak. Throughout the week, viewers will also spot musical legends such as Elton John, Ray Charles and Madonna, in addition to hall-of-fame athletes including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dick Butkus and Joe Namath.
MeTV Network will celebrate one of the most powerful and riveting broadcast television events in history with "MeTV Remembers the M*A*S*H Finale," airing Veterans Day, Monday, November 11 from 7:00-10:00pm ET/PT. The final episode of M*A*S*H, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," was directed by star Alan Alda and captivated the country when it first aired, becoming the most watched dramatic television event in history with more than 100 million viewers tuning in to see how the 4077th wrapped up their last days of the Korean War. For this special three-hour event, MeTV has assembled many of the cast and creators of M*A*S*H, including Alda, Jamie Farr, Loretta Swit, Gary Burghoff, Mike Farrell, Burt Metcalfe and others to share their memories of this landmark event, offering viewers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the making of the groundbreaking finale and its impact on popular culture.
Monday, February 01, 2016
MeTV Winter 2016 Schedule with The Incredible Hulk; Disney XD Airing Sci-Fi Sitcom in Fall 2016
In early January, Mama's Family and The Patty Duke Show joined MeTV, and starting Monday, February 8, they welcome two more new additions: Diagnosis Murder and The Incredible Hulk! And that's not all, they've got a few other surprises in store for you, too, like the return of Kojak and The Twilight Zone. The legendary Dick Van Dyke stars in Diagnosis Murder as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor with sleuthing in his blood, and the series will air weekdays at 11am. In The Incredible Hulk, while researching the hidden human capacity for superhuman strength, Dr. David Banner subjects himself to a life-altering experiment, as the series will air Saturdays at 7pm following Batman, which moves to 6:30pm. The return of The Twilight Zone will be weeknights at 12:30AM and Kojak weeknights at 2AM.
We mentioned Batman is moving times, but so will a few other series. The Big Valley will air Monday-Saturday at 12PM. The Rockford Files moves to weeknights at 1AM. The MeTV Mystery Movie will air weeknights at 3AM. Welcome Back, Kotter will air Saturdays 4AM, 4:30AM, 6AM & 6:30AM, while The Alfred Hitchcock Hour airs Sundays at 3AM. And finally, Thriller moves to Sundays at 4AM. View the full schedule so you don't miss on any of your faves. That's Memorable, That's Me!
Disney XD has ordered MECH-X4" formerly MTX!, a new live-action sci-fi adventure comedy series centered on a heroic team of four teenage boys who take on the responsibility of controlling a giant robot in order to protect their city from danger. Production is currently underway in Vancouver for a scheduled fall 2016 premiere on Disney XD. The series stars newcomer Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan Walker, a freshman at Bay City High who has technopathy - the extraordinary ability to control technology with his mind. His talent mysteriously awakens MECH-X4, a giant 120-foot robot built by an elusive genius-in-hiding to defend their town against impending doom. Ryan recruits his two best friends and his older brother to help him operate MECH-X4. When monsters suddenly begin to descend upon their city, the four must quickly learn to work as a team in order to pilot the robot that is their only hope of saving their town, and ultimately the world, from mass destruction.
Also starring alongside Potvin are Kamran Lucas as Ryan's genius friend Harris and Pearce Joza (Lab Rats) as his quirky friend Spyder. Raymond Cham (Teen Beach 2) stars as Ryan's older brother Mark.
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Digital Digest: The Donna Reed Show Season 5 DVD News; The Streets of San Francisco - Season 4 (Volume 1 and Volume 2) DVD Review; Kojak - Season Five DVD Review
Welcome to Digital Digest! This week, the news is painfully slow... but we've got a double review weekend with our reviews of The Streets of San Francisco - Season 4 (Volume 1 and Volume 2) as well as Kojak - Season Five. And if you've been following our blog for the past few weeks, you'll know that we have a new blog feature which we're going to unveil this week... keep reading and you'll find our new feature, Follow Me, at the end of today's blog!
We've stumbled upon a very slow news week this week, but there has been one major highlight for fans one of the "original" classic sitcoms. This week, Mary Owen announced on the We Love The Donna Reed Show Facebook page that the fifth season of The Donna Reed Show is scheduled to be released on December 4. Of course, Owen is certainly "in the know" on these issues... after all, she is the daughter of Donna Reed and she is also the one who licensed the DVD rights to MPI! Still, we must stress that while we have no doubt that this set will likely be released soon, MPI has been known to slightly delay some DVD releases, and the December 4 date may not be set in stone yet. But we'll let you know more when we know more!
New content has been added to Amazon Prime, and this time, it includes recent episodes of popular NBC series! This week, it was announced that Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, and Friday Night Lights, and more would be added to the service... and they're already available! If you subscribe to the service, which costs about $80 a year (or half that amount if you have a college/university e-mail address), you can watch unlimited streaming episodes of these series.
Fans of the classic sitcom Family Ties are waiting to get the final two seasons on DVD, and although we'd like to say that we have good news to report on this, we don't... but you can buy digital copies of the episodes on iTunes! This actually appeared on the service a few weeks ago, but you can finish out your collection with episodes to keep through iTunes. Of course, if you want a streaming option, the episodes are also still available on Netflix.
(4/5 stars)
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Kojak is back one last time, for Kojak - Season Five! The final season of the classic detective drama starring Telly Savalas as he tries to solve all of the major crimes and murders on the streets of New York City. Created by Abby Mann, the series ran from 1973-1978 on CBS and created a legacy that lasted with TV movies going into the '80s and '90s.
The season begins with "The Queen of Hearts is Wild," where a witness in the murder of a police officer could help Kojak a lot... if her boyfriend didn't hate him. A psychotic killer thinks he is getting messages to kill from a talk show host in "A Strange Kind of Love." In "Laid Off," a laid-off police officer takes a bribe to support his sick wife. It's all out gang war in "Cry for the Kids." In "Once More From Birdland," a singer is determined to prove that father who has been in prison for 14 years is innocent. Kojak is out to find a missing $6 million. A model receives anonymous messages warning of a murder in "Letters of Death." In "Tears for All Who Loved Her," Crocker gets involved in romance while investigating a murder.
In the two-part episode "The Summer of '69," Kojak goes back in time eight years to when he killed a suspect in a murder case... but now he realizes that he may have killed the wrong guy. Kojak poses as a murdered private detective to find out why the man was killed in "Case Without a File." A detective is up against his wife's divorce lawyer after an arsonist destroys his boat in "I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer." Kojak considers leaving the police department to become a private investigator for a law firm in "Justice For All." A surgeon may be performing unnecessary surgeries to pay off gambling debts in "Mouse." In "Chain of Custody," Kojak's reaction to an incompetent prosecutor gets him suspended from the force. Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big-time gamblers in "The Captain's Brother's Wife."
Kojak helps a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man in "No License to Kill." In "The Halls of Terror," Kojak goes undercover in a hospital in an attempt to solve a string of murders. A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse in "May the Horse Be With You." In "Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton," a photographer becomes the prime suspect in a phony kidnapping and jewel theft. Crocker is taken hostage while transporting a prisoner back to New York in "60 Miles to Hell." The season ends with "In Full Command," where a disgruntled inspector (played by Danny Thomas) is willing to do anything to boost his career... no matter how awful.
Once again, the set is packaged in a standard Viva-case. The cover art shows Kojak in front of the New York City skyline, while the back has several cast photos and gives a brief description of the season. Inside the case, you'll find the six discs, which just have the series logo and a grayscale photo of the Brooklyn Bridge on them. The episode titles, descriptions, and airdates are printed inside the case.
The menus for this set have evolved a bit with the new opening credits used for this season. The menu starts like the opening credits of the series with the flashing letters of the series title and the opening theme song playing in the background. The main menu gives options of Play All, along with a list of the episodes, with a head shot of Kojak to the right of the episodes. Chapters are placed at all of the commercial breaks.
There really aren't any concerns with the video and audio quality, but it isn't perfect. It looks about like any filmed series from the '70s would look on DVD without a whole lot of remastering. There is a little bit of grain and debris, but it isn't out of control. The mono audio is fine for the most part. Unfortunately, there are no subtitles or closed-captions.
(4/5 stars)
DIGITAL NEWS
We've stumbled upon a very slow news week this week, but there has been one major highlight for fans one of the "original" classic sitcoms. This week, Mary Owen announced on the We Love The Donna Reed Show Facebook page that the fifth season of The Donna Reed Show is scheduled to be released on December 4. Of course, Owen is certainly "in the know" on these issues... after all, she is the daughter of Donna Reed and she is also the one who licensed the DVD rights to MPI! Still, we must stress that while we have no doubt that this set will likely be released soon, MPI has been known to slightly delay some DVD releases, and the December 4 date may not be set in stone yet. But we'll let you know more when we know more!
New content has been added to Amazon Prime, and this time, it includes recent episodes of popular NBC series! This week, it was announced that Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, and Friday Night Lights, and more would be added to the service... and they're already available! If you subscribe to the service, which costs about $80 a year (or half that amount if you have a college/university e-mail address), you can watch unlimited streaming episodes of these series.
Fans of the classic sitcom Family Ties are waiting to get the final two seasons on DVD, and although we'd like to say that we have good news to report on this, we don't... but you can buy digital copies of the episodes on iTunes! This actually appeared on the service a few weeks ago, but you can finish out your collection with episodes to keep through iTunes. Of course, if you want a streaming option, the episodes are also still available on Netflix.
UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW
Tuesday (September 4) brings a flood of DVDs to the market, including a bit of the old and new. We'll start with the new. One of my favorite series (and to be honest, it took me a long time to warm up to it) returns to DVD and Blu-ray, with The Office - Season Eight (DVD, DVD/Blu-ray/Ultraviolet). Another NBC favorite heads to DVD with Parks and Recreation - Season Four. The CBS series 2 Broke Girls debuts on DVD with 2 Broke Girls - The Complete First Season (DVD, Blu-ray). HBO has How to Make it in America - The Complete Second Season (DVD, Blu-ray). We wrap up the new with ABC's release of Grey's Anatomy - The Complete Eighth Season.
Now onto the old! Most of it comes from Mill Creek and their releases from the Carsey-Werner library. These releases include Roseanne - The Complete Fifth Season, Roseanne - The Complete Sixth Season, That '70s Show - The Complete Fifth Season, That '70s Show - The Complete Sixth Season, and Grounded for Life - The Complete Series
We will have reviews for most (if not all) of these sets in the next few days.
Now onto the old! Most of it comes from Mill Creek and their releases from the Carsey-Werner library. These releases include Roseanne - The Complete Fifth Season, Roseanne - The Complete Sixth Season, That '70s Show - The Complete Fifth Season, That '70s Show - The Complete Sixth Season, and Grounded for Life - The Complete Series
We will have reviews for most (if not all) of these sets in the next few days.
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Blog DVD Review: The Streets of San Francisco - Season 4, Volume 1 and Volume 2 (CBS, $39.98 each)
by skees53
Lt. Mike Stone (Karl Malden) and Inspector Steve Keller (Michael Douglas) are back together again one final time in The Streets of San Francisco - Season 4, Volumes 1 and 2! While the fourth season isn't the final season of the series, it is the last season to feature Stone and Keller as the team working together to solve crimes in San Francisco, as the fifth (and final) season saw Douglas leaving the series to go on to bigger things in his own career. But before we get to that season, we still have this season of the classic team of Stone and Keller as the men solving crimes on the streets of San Francisco on these two volumes of the fourth season!
As we've done with many other recent DVD season sets split into volumes (with both released on the same day), we're combining both volumes into one review. The sets are pretty similar, and we'll be careful to make any distinctions between each volume.
Volume 1 begins with "Poisoned Snow," where a narcotics officer has had too much and puts some cocaine out on the street laced with cyanide. Mark Hamill guest stars. A sniper targets a high-rise building and agrees to stop, for a price, in "The Glass Dart Board." In "No Place to Hide," drug smugglers in a maximum security prison are working to get the wives of the inmates to do their dirty work... or else. In "Men Will Die," the head of a rape survivor organization is out for revenge, and it could be deadly. Vera Miles guest stars. Robert Hegyes and Maurice Evans guest star in "School of Fear," where a former teacher (Evans) realizes he has had enough of delinquent students after an ex-colleague is murdered by one, and decides to take delinquent students hostage in his a school of his own. Meredith Baxter and Gerald McRaney guest star in "Deadly Silence," where Stone's life is at risk after he kills a robber.
In "Murder by Proxy," Stone and Keller investigate what a shady land developer may have to do with a neighborhood besieged by robbery and murder. John Ritter and Sorrell Booke guest star. A jewelry store owner is killed by a group of sailors in "Trail of Terror." A jewel heist that resulted in the death of a cop is complicated when a pathological liar who claims to have witnessed the crime in "Web of Lies." Stone and Killer believe that a radio show host (Larry Hagman) killed is pregnant girlfriend in "Dead Air." A missing crate of guns intensifies an investigation of a deadly gang rivalry in "Merchants of Death." In "The Cat's Paw," Stone's latest case mixes too much business with pleasure.
Volume 2 begins with "Spooks for Sale," where Stone and Keller are put in the middle of a burglary case involving high-tech espionage and rival businessmen. Tom Selleck guest stars. Stone and Keller investigate the murder of a teacher in "Most Likely to Succeed." In "Police Buff," a wannabe cop with a police scanner becomes a vigilante... with deadly results. Robert Reed guest stars in "The Honorable Profession," where a doctor treats a mortally wounded cop... except he is an imposture and Stone's only witness. A bishop is shot in "Requiem for Murder," but the case is complicated when he protects the shooter. A cop goes undercover as a bookie after his gambler brother is killed by a hitman in "Underground."
In "Judgement Day," a string of murdered judges leads to the son of a disbarred lawyer. Stone's investigation of retired circus brothers turns him into a clown in "Clown of Death." In "Superstar," a tough New York City cop comes to San Francisco to pursue his partner's killer. An undocumented immigrant is suspected of killing an immigration officer in "Alien Country." The season ends with "Runaway," where a hunt for a criminal is impeded by the fugitive's teen daughter, who is also searching for her long-lost father.
The episodes appear to be unedited, with runtimes as follows:
Volume 1
Disc 1:
1. "Poisoned Snow" (50:03)
2. "The Glass Dart Board" (50:05)
3. "No Place to Hide" (50:05)
4. "Men Will Die" (50:02)
Disc 2:
5. "School of Fear" (50:04)
6. "Deadly Silence" (50:36)
7. "Murder by Proxy" (50:35)
8. "Trail of Terror" (50:37)
Disc 3:
9. "Web of Lies" (50:34)
10. "Dead Air" (50:31)
11. "Merchants of Death" (50:03)
12. "The Cat's Paw" (50:36)
Volume 2
Disc 1:
1. "Spooks for Sale" (50:35)
2. "Most Likely to Succeed" (50:35)
3. "Police Buff" (50:35)
4. "Honorable Profession" (50:23)
Disc 2:
5. "Requiem for Murder" (50:32)
6. "Underground" (50:34)
7. "Judgment Day" (50:33)
8. "Clown of Death" (50:35)
Disc 3:
9. "Superstar" (50:37)
10. "Alien Country" (50:35)
11. "Runaway" (50:34)
We've got a Viva case for the sets once again (which I'm sure will continue for the final season when that one is released in a few weeks), with each set featuring a different photo of Stone and Keller on the cover. Volume 1 uses a red color scheme for the background behind the series title, while Volume 2 uses a blue color scheme. The back of each case describes the episodes on each volume, and gives a few episode snapshots. Inside each case, you'll find the three discs, which have no artwork other than the series logo on a gray background. Episode titles, descriptions, and airdates are printed inside the case, as is typical for CBS releases.
The menus on the set are like the previous releases. The main menu on both volumes has Stone and Keller on them, with videos playing in the background along with the theme song. Options from the main menu include Play All, Episodes, and Subtitles. Once you select Episodes, you get an animated transition to the list of episodes, which has an episode snapshot in the background. Chapters are placed throughout each episode at all of the appropriate places.
Once again, I feel that CBS has hit audio and video perfection (or close to it) with these episodes. While the episodes aren't perfect (what is?), they do look really good and I don't think that there is really anything to complain about. Of course, the entire series has been remastered in HD, and these episodes really show that. The mono audio is very loud and clear, without any real issues. And each episode contains English subtitles.
We don't have any special features yet again for the series.
Once again, we have two more decent releases of a season of the series, but of course, we're still without special features. But it is great to see that they have truly cleaned up these episodes to as close to perfection as is likely even possible. We're only a few weeks away from the fifth (and final) season of the series, so it won't be long until we'll have the entire series on DVD. The fifth season has already been remastered into HD, so I don't believe that there will be any problem with quality on that set either. That there were some reunion movies for this series well after the final season, so hopefully we'll see those somewhere along the way as well. If you're a fan of '70s police dramas, you're certain to enjoy this set.
As we've done with many other recent DVD season sets split into volumes (with both released on the same day), we're combining both volumes into one review. The sets are pretty similar, and we'll be careful to make any distinctions between each volume.
Volume 1 begins with "Poisoned Snow," where a narcotics officer has had too much and puts some cocaine out on the street laced with cyanide. Mark Hamill guest stars. A sniper targets a high-rise building and agrees to stop, for a price, in "The Glass Dart Board." In "No Place to Hide," drug smugglers in a maximum security prison are working to get the wives of the inmates to do their dirty work... or else. In "Men Will Die," the head of a rape survivor organization is out for revenge, and it could be deadly. Vera Miles guest stars. Robert Hegyes and Maurice Evans guest star in "School of Fear," where a former teacher (Evans) realizes he has had enough of delinquent students after an ex-colleague is murdered by one, and decides to take delinquent students hostage in his a school of his own. Meredith Baxter and Gerald McRaney guest star in "Deadly Silence," where Stone's life is at risk after he kills a robber.
In "Murder by Proxy," Stone and Keller investigate what a shady land developer may have to do with a neighborhood besieged by robbery and murder. John Ritter and Sorrell Booke guest star. A jewelry store owner is killed by a group of sailors in "Trail of Terror." A jewel heist that resulted in the death of a cop is complicated when a pathological liar who claims to have witnessed the crime in "Web of Lies." Stone and Killer believe that a radio show host (Larry Hagman) killed is pregnant girlfriend in "Dead Air." A missing crate of guns intensifies an investigation of a deadly gang rivalry in "Merchants of Death." In "The Cat's Paw," Stone's latest case mixes too much business with pleasure.
Volume 2 begins with "Spooks for Sale," where Stone and Keller are put in the middle of a burglary case involving high-tech espionage and rival businessmen. Tom Selleck guest stars. Stone and Keller investigate the murder of a teacher in "Most Likely to Succeed." In "Police Buff," a wannabe cop with a police scanner becomes a vigilante... with deadly results. Robert Reed guest stars in "The Honorable Profession," where a doctor treats a mortally wounded cop... except he is an imposture and Stone's only witness. A bishop is shot in "Requiem for Murder," but the case is complicated when he protects the shooter. A cop goes undercover as a bookie after his gambler brother is killed by a hitman in "Underground."
In "Judgement Day," a string of murdered judges leads to the son of a disbarred lawyer. Stone's investigation of retired circus brothers turns him into a clown in "Clown of Death." In "Superstar," a tough New York City cop comes to San Francisco to pursue his partner's killer. An undocumented immigrant is suspected of killing an immigration officer in "Alien Country." The season ends with "Runaway," where a hunt for a criminal is impeded by the fugitive's teen daughter, who is also searching for her long-lost father.
The episodes appear to be unedited, with runtimes as follows:
Volume 1
Disc 1:
1. "Poisoned Snow" (50:03)
2. "The Glass Dart Board" (50:05)
3. "No Place to Hide" (50:05)
4. "Men Will Die" (50:02)
Disc 2:
5. "School of Fear" (50:04)
6. "Deadly Silence" (50:36)
7. "Murder by Proxy" (50:35)
8. "Trail of Terror" (50:37)
Disc 3:
9. "Web of Lies" (50:34)
10. "Dead Air" (50:31)
11. "Merchants of Death" (50:03)
12. "The Cat's Paw" (50:36)
Volume 2
Disc 1:
1. "Spooks for Sale" (50:35)
2. "Most Likely to Succeed" (50:35)
3. "Police Buff" (50:35)
4. "Honorable Profession" (50:23)
Disc 2:
5. "Requiem for Murder" (50:32)
6. "Underground" (50:34)
7. "Judgment Day" (50:33)
8. "Clown of Death" (50:35)
Disc 3:
9. "Superstar" (50:37)
10. "Alien Country" (50:35)
11. "Runaway" (50:34)
We've got a Viva case for the sets once again (which I'm sure will continue for the final season when that one is released in a few weeks), with each set featuring a different photo of Stone and Keller on the cover. Volume 1 uses a red color scheme for the background behind the series title, while Volume 2 uses a blue color scheme. The back of each case describes the episodes on each volume, and gives a few episode snapshots. Inside each case, you'll find the three discs, which have no artwork other than the series logo on a gray background. Episode titles, descriptions, and airdates are printed inside the case, as is typical for CBS releases.
The menus on the set are like the previous releases. The main menu on both volumes has Stone and Keller on them, with videos playing in the background along with the theme song. Options from the main menu include Play All, Episodes, and Subtitles. Once you select Episodes, you get an animated transition to the list of episodes, which has an episode snapshot in the background. Chapters are placed throughout each episode at all of the appropriate places.
Once again, I feel that CBS has hit audio and video perfection (or close to it) with these episodes. While the episodes aren't perfect (what is?), they do look really good and I don't think that there is really anything to complain about. Of course, the entire series has been remastered in HD, and these episodes really show that. The mono audio is very loud and clear, without any real issues. And each episode contains English subtitles.
We don't have any special features yet again for the series.
Once again, we have two more decent releases of a season of the series, but of course, we're still without special features. But it is great to see that they have truly cleaned up these episodes to as close to perfection as is likely even possible. We're only a few weeks away from the fifth (and final) season of the series, so it won't be long until we'll have the entire series on DVD. The fifth season has already been remastered into HD, so I don't believe that there will be any problem with quality on that set either. That there were some reunion movies for this series well after the final season, so hopefully we'll see those somewhere along the way as well. If you're a fan of '70s police dramas, you're certain to enjoy this set.
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Blog DVD Review: Kojak - Season Five (Shout! Factory, $44.99)
by skees53
Kojak is back one last time, for Kojak - Season Five! The final season of the classic detective drama starring Telly Savalas as he tries to solve all of the major crimes and murders on the streets of New York City. Created by Abby Mann, the series ran from 1973-1978 on CBS and created a legacy that lasted with TV movies going into the '80s and '90s.
The season begins with "The Queen of Hearts is Wild," where a witness in the murder of a police officer could help Kojak a lot... if her boyfriend didn't hate him. A psychotic killer thinks he is getting messages to kill from a talk show host in "A Strange Kind of Love." In "Laid Off," a laid-off police officer takes a bribe to support his sick wife. It's all out gang war in "Cry for the Kids." In "Once More From Birdland," a singer is determined to prove that father who has been in prison for 14 years is innocent. Kojak is out to find a missing $6 million. A model receives anonymous messages warning of a murder in "Letters of Death." In "Tears for All Who Loved Her," Crocker gets involved in romance while investigating a murder.
In the two-part episode "The Summer of '69," Kojak goes back in time eight years to when he killed a suspect in a murder case... but now he realizes that he may have killed the wrong guy. Kojak poses as a murdered private detective to find out why the man was killed in "Case Without a File." A detective is up against his wife's divorce lawyer after an arsonist destroys his boat in "I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer." Kojak considers leaving the police department to become a private investigator for a law firm in "Justice For All." A surgeon may be performing unnecessary surgeries to pay off gambling debts in "Mouse." In "Chain of Custody," Kojak's reaction to an incompetent prosecutor gets him suspended from the force. Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big-time gamblers in "The Captain's Brother's Wife."
Kojak helps a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man in "No License to Kill." In "The Halls of Terror," Kojak goes undercover in a hospital in an attempt to solve a string of murders. A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse in "May the Horse Be With You." In "Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton," a photographer becomes the prime suspect in a phony kidnapping and jewel theft. Crocker is taken hostage while transporting a prisoner back to New York in "60 Miles to Hell." The season ends with "In Full Command," where a disgruntled inspector (played by Danny Thomas) is willing to do anything to boost his career... no matter how awful.
The episodes appear to be unedited, although one does run about a minute shorter than the rest. I'm not sure if there is anything actually missing, though. Runtimes as follows:
Disc 1:
1. "The Queen of Hearts is Wild" (49:19)
2. "A Strange Kind of Love" (49:28)
3. "Laid Off" (49:14)
4. "Cry for the Kids" (49:26)
2. "A Strange Kind of Love" (49:28)
3. "Laid Off" (49:14)
4. "Cry for the Kids" (49:26)
Disc 2:
5. "Once More From Birdland" (49:23)
6. "Caper on a Quiet Street" (49:27)
7. "Letters of Death" (49:25)
8. "Tears for All Who Loved Her" (49:24)
6. "Caper on a Quiet Street" (49:27)
7. "Letters of Death" (49:25)
8. "Tears for All Who Loved Her" (49:24)
Disc 3:
9. "The Summer of '69 (Part 1)" (49:26)
10. "The Summer of '69 (Part 2)" (47:53)
11. "Case Without a File" (49:27)
12. "I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer" (49:22)
10. "The Summer of '69 (Part 2)" (47:53)
11. "Case Without a File" (49:27)
12. "I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer" (49:22)
Disc 4:
13. "Justice for All" (49:27)
14. "Mouse" (49:26)
15. "Chain of Custody" (49:27)
16. "The Captain's Brother's Wife" (49:26)
14. "Mouse" (49:26)
15. "Chain of Custody" (49:27)
16. "The Captain's Brother's Wife" (49:26)
Disc 5:
17. "No License to Kill" (49:25)
18. "The Halls of Terror" (49:28)
19. "May the Horse Be With You" (49:23)
18. "The Halls of Terror" (49:28)
19. "May the Horse Be With You" (49:23)
Disc 6:
20. "Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton" (49:28)
21. "60 Miles to Hell" (49:27)
22. "In Full Command" (49:27)
21. "60 Miles to Hell" (49:27)
22. "In Full Command" (49:27)
Once again, the set is packaged in a standard Viva-case. The cover art shows Kojak in front of the New York City skyline, while the back has several cast photos and gives a brief description of the season. Inside the case, you'll find the six discs, which just have the series logo and a grayscale photo of the Brooklyn Bridge on them. The episode titles, descriptions, and airdates are printed inside the case.
The menus for this set have evolved a bit with the new opening credits used for this season. The menu starts like the opening credits of the series with the flashing letters of the series title and the opening theme song playing in the background. The main menu gives options of Play All, along with a list of the episodes, with a head shot of Kojak to the right of the episodes. Chapters are placed at all of the commercial breaks.
There really aren't any concerns with the video and audio quality, but it isn't perfect. It looks about like any filmed series from the '70s would look on DVD without a whole lot of remastering. There is a little bit of grain and debris, but it isn't out of control. The mono audio is fine for the most part. Unfortunately, there are no subtitles or closed-captions.
There are no special features again this time. It would have been nice to have seen more of the "family interviews" to discuss the end of the series.
It is hard to believe, but we've reached completion for this series... and we've really gotten everything imaginable. Every single episode of the series has been released, every single movie (including the pilot and ABC Mystery Movies) has been released, and they've been mostly (all?) unedited as far as I can tell. Combined with the nice interviews included on some of the earlier releases, fans of Kojak should be pleased with what we've managed to get with these DVDs... especially since the series seemed to have been abandoned after the release of the first season in 2005, only to be revived less than a year ago to bring us the four remaining series and all of the movies. Fans of the series won't want to miss out on this set to complete their collection.
(4/5 stars)
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FOLLOW ME
Before we jump in full-force to this new section of Digital Digest, we thought that we should briefly introduce what we'll be doing here every week. In recent years, we've seen a lot of our favorite sitcom stars and other people (and even things) connected to sitcoms become more social with their fans through Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks out there. In our new feature, we will highlight Twitter accounts or Facebook pages that we think are worth following, with each one being presented in a different way. We're kicking off this feature with a theme for the month of September, where we'll feature stars of some of the new fall series. Now, enough with the intro... let's jump into this full-fledged!
Who to Follow: Matthew Perry (Twitter), star of NBC's Go On (premieres September 11)
Claim to Fame: Chandler Bing in the NBC series Friends, and starred on series which were much less successful such as Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Mr. Sunshine
Tweets/Status Topics: Like many currently active celebrities, he likes to talk about the current happenings in his career and the daily life along the way. Lately he has been mostly discussing Go On, leading into the debut in just a few weeks. He does Tweet personal things about his life and family not related to his career, though, and also tends to get really active with his Tweets around Stanley Cup time.
Pick of the Tweets: "Sitting down to watch my first episode of Downton Abbey. Will everyone kindly get off my back about it now please?!?" (May 1, 2012)
Who to Follow: Matthew Perry (Twitter), star of NBC's Go On (premieres September 11)
Claim to Fame: Chandler Bing in the NBC series Friends, and starred on series which were much less successful such as Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Mr. Sunshine
Tweets/Status Topics: Like many currently active celebrities, he likes to talk about the current happenings in his career and the daily life along the way. Lately he has been mostly discussing Go On, leading into the debut in just a few weeks. He does Tweet personal things about his life and family not related to his career, though, and also tends to get really active with his Tweets around Stanley Cup time.
Pick of the Tweets: "Sitting down to watch my first episode of Downton Abbey. Will everyone kindly get off my back about it now please?!?" (May 1, 2012)
That's all for this week. Until next time, keep it digital!
Friday, June 08, 2012
MeTV Summer 2012 Schedule Has Green Acres, The Mothers-in-Law; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 11, 2012)
Every weeknight this summer MeTV is different! From television's pioneers to groovy cats and campy classics, MeTV delivers a colorful assortment of action and drama, comedy and adventure all summer long. The "Summer of Me" starts Monday, June 18 and runs through September 3 and even has two new sitcom additions: Green Acres and The Mothers-in-Law! Check out the new primetime "Summer of Me" block schedule:
Mary & Dick & Bob & Ralph Mondays
8:00pm - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8:30pm - The Dick Van Dyke Show
9:00pm - The Bob Newhart Show
9:30pm - The Honeymooners
Groovy Tuesdays
8:00pm - The Brady Bunch
8:30pm - The Mothers-in-Law
9:00pm - That Girl
9:30pm - Love, American Style
Hillbillies & Hooterville Wednesdays
8:00pm and 8:30pm - The Beverly Hillbillies
9:00pm and 9:30pm - Green Acres
Summer Camp Thursdays
8:00pm and 8:30pm - Batman
9:00pm and 9:30pm - Get Smart
Comedy Classic Fridays
8:00pm and 9:00pm - The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
MeTV's two newest acquisitions will receive multiple airings every week. Green Acres will have two episodes aired Wednesdays at 9:00pm, as mentioned above, and two more episodes on Saturdays at 6:00pm & 6:30pm. The Mothers-in-Law will have one episode aired on Tuesdays at 8:30pm in "Summer of Me" and two more episodes on Sundays at 2:00pm & 2:30pm. As for the rest of the schedule, Hogan's Heroes moves to weekdays at 5:00pm and 5:30pm, while Kojak is leaving the schedule completely. View the full schedule (effective Monday, June 18) here. Discuss the schedule here.
It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of June 11-15, 2012, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVR's (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!
Monday, June 11, 2012
- Eric Andre (Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Watch Eric on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
- Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) - Jack appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Jerry O'Connell (Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly on Monday and Tuesday, so check your listings.
- David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me) - David is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
- Tom Arnold (Roseanne/The Jackie Thomas Show/The Tom Show) - Tom guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Patrick Duffy (Step by Step) - Patrick visits NBC's Today between 7-9am. The new Dallas premieres on TNT on June 13.
- Tyler James Williams (Go On/Everybody Hates Chris) - Tyler stops by The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
- Patrick Duffy (Step by Step) - Catch Patrick on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with other Dallas cast members at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Raven-Symoné (That's So Raven/Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/The Cosby Show) - Raven drops by LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) - Melissa appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
- Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny is a guest on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
- Lena Dunham (Girls) - Watch Lena on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
- Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory/Roseanne) - Johnny visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) - Yvette guest co-hosts a repeat of The Nate Berkus Show, so check your local listings.
- Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Catch Jada on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12am on ABC.
- Don Rickles (C.P.O. Sharkey/Daddy Dearest) - Mr. Warmth appears on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
- Max Greenfield (New Girl/Modern Men) - Max is a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
- Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/The Knights of Prosperity/Hot Properties) - Sofia appears on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Christina Applegate (Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Married with Children) - Christina stops by LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope) - Watch Martha on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Joel McHale (Community) - Joel guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Laura Linney (The Big C) - Laura visits LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Digital Digest: Kojak - Season Four DVD Review
Welcome to this week's edition of Digital Digest! We are back with all of your regular news, a look ahead at Tuesday's releases, and our Click of the Week. Also, this week, we have a review of Kojak - Season Four, which may seem weird considering that it hasn't even been a whole month since the release Kojak - Season Three (read that review here), but Shout! Factory is moving moving very quickly on these releases and rapidly approaching the end of the series. Let's get started!
DIGITAL NEWS
The story on the DVDs of Cagney & Lacey have been trickling out slowly over the past six months or so, and it certainly appears that every effort is being made to bring out a top-notch release when it does come. This week, some new details were announced about this release which only serve to intensify the hype. As previously mentioned, the release will contain every episode of the series, even including the "semi-lost" first season (it isn't exactly lost, it is just that the corporate powers-that-be at MGM decided to skip that season when they released it on DVD on DVD) and the pilot movie. But there will also be new interviews (a rarity for VEI) on this release, and perhaps a few other special features. The sets which will be sold online will even be personally autographed by the stars of the series, as well as creator Barney Rosenzweig. As of right now, the release is projected to be sometime later this year (fall), but this is going to be a huge release, so it is not entirely out of the realm of possibility that a delay could be necessary... but hopefully that speculation (which is ONLY speculation on our behalf) is off base. You can follow up on releases for this set by reading Rosenzweig's blog.
Are you trying to buy that Benson - The Complete Second Season DVD set, but not having much luck? It was supposed to be released on April 3, but it still is not shipping from amazon.com, and although it did briefly ship from Warner Archive, it is no longer even listed on that website. Well, our reviewer for this set has not yet received his review copy, but I did receive a personal copy which I purchased from Warner Archive. And even though I did briefly enjoy the episodes, it didn't take me (like the posters on our own message boards did in this thread) long to realize that this particular release is a disaster which was most likely pulled because it is full of defects. The first defect in this release won't be too noticeable if you aren't familiar with the series, but if you are familiar with it, you will notice that the entire first episode of the season was somehow left out. From there, things are generally acceptable for the remainder of the first two discs, but once you hit Disc 3, you'll find episodes which are completely out of order, and for some reason, the first two episodes of the third season at the end of the disc (which wouldn't be a bad thing if it was a special feature, but it is an obvious flaw). Most likely, this release has been pulled due to these issues, but we honestly don't know if that is the reason. We also have no idea if there will be any type of disc replacement program for the small number of people who actually received the set. Finally, we don't know when the release will finally be available (again, in the case of Warner Archive). However, we are going to withhold doing any review for this release for now in hopes that Sony fixes these problems before the set is actually released, and until then, we very strongly advise that nobody, even if you are a huge fan of the series, even consider purchasing this set. Hopefully, we'll be able to change this recommendation when/if there is an improved release.
Timeless Media Group has another very rare vintage police drama from the early '60s coming to DVD in August. On August 7, the studio will release all 30 episodes of the series 87th Precinct, with 87th Precinct - The Complete Series, under license from NBCUniversal. Since this show is so rare that even we don't know much about it, we'll share the information that the studio has provided through their press release:
Are you trying to buy that Benson - The Complete Second Season DVD set, but not having much luck? It was supposed to be released on April 3, but it still is not shipping from amazon.com, and although it did briefly ship from Warner Archive, it is no longer even listed on that website. Well, our reviewer for this set has not yet received his review copy, but I did receive a personal copy which I purchased from Warner Archive. And even though I did briefly enjoy the episodes, it didn't take me (like the posters on our own message boards did in this thread) long to realize that this particular release is a disaster which was most likely pulled because it is full of defects. The first defect in this release won't be too noticeable if you aren't familiar with the series, but if you are familiar with it, you will notice that the entire first episode of the season was somehow left out. From there, things are generally acceptable for the remainder of the first two discs, but once you hit Disc 3, you'll find episodes which are completely out of order, and for some reason, the first two episodes of the third season at the end of the disc (which wouldn't be a bad thing if it was a special feature, but it is an obvious flaw). Most likely, this release has been pulled due to these issues, but we honestly don't know if that is the reason. We also have no idea if there will be any type of disc replacement program for the small number of people who actually received the set. Finally, we don't know when the release will finally be available (again, in the case of Warner Archive). However, we are going to withhold doing any review for this release for now in hopes that Sony fixes these problems before the set is actually released, and until then, we very strongly advise that nobody, even if you are a huge fan of the series, even consider purchasing this set. Hopefully, we'll be able to change this recommendation when/if there is an improved release.
Timeless Media Group has another very rare vintage police drama from the early '60s coming to DVD in August. On August 7, the studio will release all 30 episodes of the series 87th Precinct, with 87th Precinct - The Complete Series, under license from NBCUniversal. Since this show is so rare that even we don't know much about it, we'll share the information that the studio has provided through their press release:
"Manhattan's 87th Precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the long-running series of novels by Ed McBain. Storylines focus on neighborhood crime, and the tight-knit lives of the officers of the 87th and their families: Steve Carella (Robert Lansing) and his deaf/mute wife, Teddy (Gena Rowlands), rookie Bert Kling (Ron Harper), long-time veteran Roger Havilland (Gregory Walcott) and the wryly philosophical Meyer Meyer (Norman Fell). Each gripping story features performances from the top rung of the acting profession, including Jack Albertson and Beverly Garland (Killer's Payoff), Robert Culp (The Floater), Dennis Hopper (My Friend, My Enemy), Jeanette Nolan (Idol in the Dust), Peter Falk (The Pigeon) and many more!"
UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW
Tuesday (April 17) is a day for animated fans, with two releases from the Fox Sunday night lineup. Those releases include American Dad! - Volume 7 (read our review), which is a somewhat misleading title as it actually contains the entire sixth season of the series, as well as Bob's Burgers - The Complete First Season (read our review). Warner Home Video brings some classic '70s family fun to DVD with their release of Eight is Enough - The Complete First Season. We hope to have a review of this set soon. Finally, Lionsgate has more episodes of a current TBS sitcom, with Meet the Browns - Season Five. We received our review copy of this set just yesterday, but we should have a review before Tuesday's release.
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Blog DVD Review: Kojak - Season Four (Shout! Factory, $44.99)
by skees53
Lieutenant Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) is back in Kojak - Season Four, a six disc set containing 24 more episodes of the classic detective drama, with episodes from the 1976-1977 season. Now charging full-force into the late '70s, the series has evolved into an even edgier and more exciting series than it ad been in the past, and (hopefully) at the end of each day, Kojak will get to the bottom of each and every crime.
Crime takes a personal toll on Kojak when his niece is kidnapped in "Birthday Party." The mistress of a fellow detective is murdered in "A Summer Madness." In "Law Dance," Kojak must search for the killer of a key witness in a murder trial. Kojak is on the hunt for a slasher who murders out of greed in "Out of the Shadows." A child molester abuses his diplomatic immunity in "A Need to Know." In "An Unfair Trade," a police shooting of a Puerto Rican youth causes community outrage. A drug-addicted girlfriend of a cop accidentally kills her boyfriend's partner during a drug bust in "A Hair-Trigger Away." In "My Silence Betrayed," Kojak is on the case of a few waterfront murders.
In "A Shield for Murder," a wealth political leader is determined to make sure that Kojak doesn't open up a two-year old matricide case, but why? A princess and her servant seek to recover family jewels in "The Pride and the Princess." A private eye who can't seem to stay out of Kojak's way returns in "Black Thorn." Kojak investigates the murder of a construction kingpin in "Where Do You Go When You Have No Place to Go?" In "Dead Again," a woman's pleas for help are going unheard, and perhaps by the time they are heard, it will be too late. Kojak's godson is mixed up in gang activity in "The Godson." In "The Condemned," a boxer is accused of murder, and decides to take church parishioners hostage.
A wealthy ecologist's wife plans the perfect murder in "When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead." A Puerto Rican cop goes undercover in his old neighborhood in "I Was Happy Where I Was." In "Kojak's Days," what starts out as a simple death investigation becomes very complicated rather quickly. A gambling addiction causes a veteran officer to begin to behave unethically in "Monkey On a String." In "Kiss It All Goodbye," Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model, putting his career in jeopardy. Kojak has to work with a female detective which he doesn't exactly like in "Lady in the Squad Room." A nun... yes, a nun... is out for revenge in "Sister Maria." The season ends with "Another Gypsy Queen," where a Gypsy woman wants to find and kill the man responsible for the mass murder of her own family.
In "A Shield for Murder," a wealth political leader is determined to make sure that Kojak doesn't open up a two-year old matricide case, but why? A princess and her servant seek to recover family jewels in "The Pride and the Princess." A private eye who can't seem to stay out of Kojak's way returns in "Black Thorn." Kojak investigates the murder of a construction kingpin in "Where Do You Go When You Have No Place to Go?" In "Dead Again," a woman's pleas for help are going unheard, and perhaps by the time they are heard, it will be too late. Kojak's godson is mixed up in gang activity in "The Godson." In "The Condemned," a boxer is accused of murder, and decides to take church parishioners hostage.
A wealthy ecologist's wife plans the perfect murder in "When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead." A Puerto Rican cop goes undercover in his old neighborhood in "I Was Happy Where I Was." In "Kojak's Days," what starts out as a simple death investigation becomes very complicated rather quickly. A gambling addiction causes a veteran officer to begin to behave unethically in "Monkey On a String." In "Kiss It All Goodbye," Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model, putting his career in jeopardy. Kojak has to work with a female detective which he doesn't exactly like in "Lady in the Squad Room." A nun... yes, a nun... is out for revenge in "Sister Maria." The season ends with "Another Gypsy Queen," where a Gypsy woman wants to find and kill the man responsible for the mass murder of her own family.
The episodes appear to be unedited, with runtimes as follows:
Disc 1:
1. "Birthday Party" (49:42)
2. "A Summer Madness" (49:40)
3. "Law Dance" (50:14)
4. "Out of the Shadows" (50:15)
2. "A Summer Madness" (49:40)
3. "Law Dance" (50:14)
4. "Out of the Shadows" (50:15)
Disc 2:
5. "A Need to Know" (49:36)
6. "An Unfair Trade" (49:38)
7. "A Hair-Trigger Away" (49:38)
8. "My Silence Betrayed" (50:12)
6. "An Unfair Trade" (49:38)
7. "A Hair-Trigger Away" (49:38)
8. "My Silence Betrayed" (50:12)
Disc 3:
9. "A Shield for Murder" (1:38:02)
10. "The Pride and the Princess" (49:41)
11. "Black Thorn" (49:39)
Disc 4:
12. "Where Do You Go When You Have No Place to Go?" (49:41)
13. "Dead Again" (49:42)
14. "The Godson" (49:40)
15. "The Condemned" (49:28)
13. "Dead Again" (49:42)
14. "The Godson" (49:40)
15. "The Condemned" (49:28)
Disc 5:
16. "When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead" (49:31)
17. "I Was Happy Where I Was" (49:42)
18. "Kojak's Days (Part 1)" (49:31)
19. "Kojak's Days (Part 2)" (48:24)
17. "I Was Happy Where I Was" (49:42)
18. "Kojak's Days (Part 1)" (49:31)
19. "Kojak's Days (Part 2)" (48:24)
Disc 6:
20. "Monkey on a String" (49:29)
21. "Kiss It All Goodbye" (49:17)
22. "Lady in the Squad Room" (49:32)
22. "Lady in the Squad Room" (49:32)
23. "Sister Maria" (49:29)
24. "Another Gypsy Queen" (49:26)
The packaging on this release is just a standard Viva-case, which is actually very nice considering how large this set would be otherwise. On the cover, there is a large photo of Kojak, and on the back, there are a series of episode snapshots and a general description of the series. Inside the cast, you'll find the six discs, all of which have the New York City skyline with a greenish tint. Each disc contains four episodes, except for Disc 3 which contains three (one is a double-length episode) and Disc 6 which contains five. And if you are interested in episode titles and descriptions, you'll find them printed inside the cast, along with original airdates.
The menus on this release are pretty much identical to the previous release. The main menu has an animated transition, along with the theme music playing in the background. Eventually, when you get to the main menu, you have options of Play All, as well as a listing of each episode on the disc. As soon as you select an episode, it plays immediately, with chapters placed throughout the episode.
The video and audio quality for this set is perfectly fine. There is a slight bit of grain and debris which comes naturally with the age of the series, but it really isn't as bad as one would come to expect. The audio is in mono (as originally aired), but it is certainly loud and clear enough. The episodes are neither closed-captioned nor subtitled.
There aren't any special features included this time, but it is somewhat understandable. Shout! Factory did a great job with the interviews for their release of the Kojak - Season Three, as well as their release Kojak - The Complete Movie Collection, and there really isn't a whole lot more to be said or done.
This is another decent release of the classic series, even if there aren't any special features this time. It is great that Shout! Factory has not only taken over this series over six years after Universal abandoned it after just one release, but has in fact released additional seasons of this series at a very steady pace. With that being said, we are down to just one last season of the series (season five) remaining to be released, and hopefully we'll get that by the end of this year. It would really be nice if we could get the first season re-released as well (since Universal did a shoddy job with the double sided discs there). Still, this release, despite not having anything extra or exciting, is a great step towards getting this series to completion.
(4/5 stars)
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CLICK OF THE WEEK
TV by the Numbers (tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com) - Every Sunday on our blog, we give you details for how well (or how poorly) all of your favorite sitcoms did when it comes to the Nielsen ratings for the previous week. If you haven't been checking this out, it provides great information and analysis for the broadcast network sitcoms. But, as we just indicated, we only cover the network sitcoms in greatest detail, so with the end of the 2011-2012 TV season rapidly approaching, where can you turn to for daily updates on ratings, with full tracking of ratings for all series on both the broadcast networks as well as the cable networks? TV by the Numbers is a great place for this constantly updated and in-depth analysis.
The site is very user-friendly and easy for even web novices to navigate, and provides ratings and detailed analysis for all of the broadcast. One of the nice features that they have is a renew/cancel index, where they predict the likelihood of a series returning or not based not only upon the actual numbers, but also other factors such as how close the series is to making it to syndication, production costs for the series, and ratings relative to the rest of the lineup on the network or even the specific night which it airs. The cable ratings are very interesting to look at as well, and provide some surprising insights, such as the ratings for the week ending April 8, 2012 where the #5 cable program of the week was, of all things, a Saturday night airing of the Nickelodeon series iCarly. They even provide a daily cable top 100 ratings list, where you'll frequently find virtually daily "champions" including The Big Bang Theory on TBS, Family Guy on Adult Swim, and plenty of awful reality series featuring names which we honestly should never known or heard of such as "Kardashian." Although visiting to the website and leaving comments isn't going to save all three flavors of CSI (or whatever your favorite series is) from being canceled at the end of this season (and by the way, this site is leaning towards one or both of the Miami or NY series being canceled), it is still fun to see what is going on with the networks and where your favorite series stand.
That's it for this week. Until next time, keep it digital!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Digital Digest: Kojak - Season Three DVD Review
Happy St. Patrick's Day and welcome to Digital O'Digest! No, we haven't really changed our name, and we aren't even going to turn the blog green today. You'll have plenty of time to enjoy your holiday after you check out our news for this week, as well as Tuesday's upcoming releases, and our Click of the Week. And this week, you'll feel especially lucky after you read our review of Shout! Factory's upcoming release of Kojak - Season Three. So with all of that said, we'll go ahead and bring you what we bring you every Saturday--a little pot of gold about bringing the digital world and television together!
DIGITAL NEWS
We've been keeping you up-to-date on the happenings of the 2012 PaleyFest here in Digital Digest over the past few weeks, mostly because they have provided opportunities for fans at home to have a "look inside" on their events, and as we had already mentioned, those videos would be available on Hulu. But when? The time for that is now! There are far too many of these clips for us to cover each one individually, but you can find the clips on the respective pages for Community, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, and New Girl.
Speaking of Hulu, we thought we would tell you about some of their recent additions (and by recent, we mean a couple of months... we apologize for not keeping up the pace!) additions to their ever growing online library of video. Recently, series including The New Three Stooges, The Comedy Shop, and Celebrity Bowling. Admittedly, we can't say that any of these were great programs, but all of them do have their "classic television" ties and are worth checking out an episode or two (or as was the case for me, a few minutes of an episode) just for fun.
Amazon Prime subscribers have a lot of new material at their fingertips these days as well. The latest content agreement comes from Discovery Networks. Clearly, the deal doesn't include anything that is of real interest to us, as just about all of their content is reality series, but there are several popular series that fans will be happy to see online, all with their $79.99 per year (you can get it for half price if you have a valid *.edu email address) pricing structure.
Looking for that release of Saved by the Bell - The Complete Collection which we mentioned a few weeks ago? Well, you may have a hard time finding it in stores, because it is NOT coming from Lionsgate as the individual season sets did. In fact, it is not even a United States release, but rather a Canadian release. However, if you are interested in the series, it is in fact a Region 1 release (meaning that it will play on DVD players in the United States) and it is out on DVD from the Canadian distributor Alliance Films Media. The thirteen-disc set contains the five "regular" seasons of the series (that means no Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which has still not made it to DVD), as well as the two reunion movies featuring the original cast, Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style and Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas.
We've known for quite some time that the series Car 54, Where Are You? is coming to DVD in April, but if you try to find it what was the scheduled release date of April 10, you would literally be asking "where are you?" That is because the set has been delayed by two weeks, and will now be released on April 24. So there is no need to worry. We will, in fact, be getting the entire second season, and the episodes will be in order of when they actually aired this time and not that incredibly bizarre "order of popularity" as the first season was presented.
The sun has set on HBO's Entourage and now the series has already gone from a series which defined the current era to somewhat of a time capsule of the '00s (don't bother informing VH-1, though, I'm sure they're so past that and working on their '10s retrospectives). The time capsule gets closed on June 12 with HBO's release of Entourage - The Complete Eighth Season. As has been the case for the past few seasons, it will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray.
Finally, we know that voters across America are trying to decide on their choice for president in 2012 (even Roseanne Barr has her eyes on the White House, sort of), but there is another election that we specifically want you to take part in, and no, you won't hear anybody talking about eating grits in this one... although if the TV series Alice would be released on DVD in complete series sets, perhaps we could be talking about kissing grits. Our point here is that Home Media Magazine is now taking your votes for their home media awards for "the best of the best." The ballot includes categories for best current series on home media, best vintage series on home media, best complete series set, and more. The candidates in this election are all decisively highly qualified, but only one can be "the best," and you can help decide that! Additionally, you don't even have to be over 18 or a citizen of the United States. We suggest that you read more about the TV specific categories in this article from TVShowsOnDVD.com, and then when you finish that, head on over to the poll. Oh, and if you need a bit of help making your decisions, you can always check out our DVD reviews page, because we've done our own non-partisan candidate questionnaires of many of these!
UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW
Tuesday (March 20) brings a highly anticipated release from MPI, with that release being the classic (and largely forgotten) series, My Living Doll - The Official Collection: Volume 1. The release contains eleven episodes from the first twenty five. The other episodes are still lost and/or unrestored, for the time being, but the producers hope this will change and have ambitious plans to eventually bring us as many of the episodes as possible, if not all of them. You can read our review of this excellent set here. That isn't the only set that MPI has in the works for Tuesday, though. There is also a new release of The Lucille Ball Specials, with the final one, The Lucille Ball Specials - Lucy Moves to NBC. You can read our review of this DVD here. Mill Creek brings one of the Carsey-Werner sitcoms to Blu-ray for the first time ever with That '70s Show - Season One (Blu-ray). We hope to have a review of this set, one of the few (if not only) '90s sitcoms to ever make it to Blu-ray, as soon as possible. Warner Home Video continues their releases of the cult classic series Scarecrow and Mrs. King, with Scarecrow and Mrs. King - The Complete Third Season. Finally, Shout! Factory continues their releases of the classic series Kojak, with Kojak - Season Three. We have a review of this set today in Digital Digest.
BLOG FEATURE REVIEW
Blog DVD Review: Kojak - Season Three (Shout! Factory, $44.99)
by skees53
Lieutenant Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) reports back for duty in the latest release of the classic detective series Kojak. The edgy police drama was among the "new breed" of police dramas from the '70s that didn't stick to the storylines of police dramas of earlier days, and dealt with tough issues such as coldblooded murder, the mafia, cop killers, rapists, and more. It certainly wasn't a series about a few purse thefts or bunco artists. The award-winning series ran for five seasons on CBS, and served as the backdrop for several made-for-TV movies that aired primarily on ABC in the late '80s and early '90s. Now, all 23 episodes of the action-packed 1975-1976 season are available together on DVD in the United States (it was actually released some time ago internationally) for the first time ever.
The third season kicks off with "A Question of Answers," a double-length episode where Kojak attempts to clear the name of a wrongly imprisoned man. In "My Brother, My Enemy," Kojak has to figure out how to protect a detective who accidentally shot a boy. Kojak's nephew is in danger of ending up like a friend who overdosed in "Sweeter than Life." A visit to a local Catholic school to give a lecture on rape suddenly turns into a murder investigation when a priest is killed in "Be Careful What You Pray For." In "Secret Snow, Deadly Snow," Kojak is out to get a drug dealer who shot a man who was already dead. In "Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death," a woman really regrets seeing a body being dumped into the harbor. A cop battling alcoholism impedes Kojak's latest investigation in "Out of the Frying Pan..." In "Over the Water," a mobster's son puts out a contract on Kojak's life. One of Kojak's colleagues finds out that people aren't always how they used to be in "The Nicest Guys on the Block." Kojak interferes with an FBI investigation when he thinks that they are wrong in "No Immunity for Murder." A trip to Nevada to pick up a witness turns out to be much more in "A Long Way from Times Square."
Kojak is on the trail of a car-theft ring that seems very bizarre in "Money Back Guarantee." In "A House of Prayer, A Den of Thieves," a death complicates a counterfeiting investigation. It isn't such a great Christmas while Kojak is investigating why a man shot a woman at a bar in "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars." Kojak is out to defend a man that he doubts is guilty of the murder of a prostitute in "The Forgotten Room." In "On the Edge," Kojak is concerned about a fellow detective's obsessive work habits. Kojak has to prevent a murder in "A Wind from Corsica." In "Bad Dude," Kojak is trying to figure out why a recently arrived private detective wants to be a killer's next target. Kojak is accused of taking a bribe in "The Frame." In "Deadly Innocence," a hit-and-run death of a police chemist becomes complicated very quickly. An 18-year-old murder case is reopened in "Justice Deferred." In "Both Sides of the Law," Kojak is out to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings. The season ends with "A Grave Too Son," where an undercover cop is murdered, and of course, Kojak is on the case.
The episodes appear to be unedited, with runtimes as follows:
Disc 1:
1. "A Question of Answers" (1:40:58)
2. "My Brother, My Enemy" (50:25)
3. "Sweeter than Life" (49:56)
Disc 2:
4. "Be Careful What You Pray For" (49:06)
5. "Secret Snow, Deadly Snow" (50:29)
6. "Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death" (50:00)
7. "Out of the Frying Pan..." (50:08)
Disc 3:
8. "Over the Water" (50:12)
9. "The Nicest Guys on the Block" (49:51)
10. "No Immunity for Murder" (50:07)
11. "A Long Way from Time Square" (50:07)
Disc 4:
12. "Money Back Guarantee" (50:29)
13. "A House of Prayer, A Den of Thieves" (50:08)
14. "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars" (50:28)
15. "The Forgotten Room" (50:27)
Disc 5:
16. "On the Edge" (49:48)
17. "A Wind from Corsica" (50:28)
18. "Bad Dude" (50:29)
19. "The Frame" (50:29)
Disc 6:
20. "Deadly Innocence" (50:20)
21. "Justice Deferred" (50:28)
22. "Both Sides of the Law" (50:28)
23. "A Grave Too Soon" (50:25)
When Shout! Factory released the second season of the series just a few short months ago (their first release after taking over the series from Universal), they used slimcase packaging, which was unusual considering that Shout! had mostly gone to Viva cases by then. Well, now, for the third season, we actually DO have Viva case packaging. The cover art has a photo of Kojak with a shot of the New York City skyline in the background. On the back, there are a few episode snapshots, along with a brief description of the season, including the unique tagline that the studio gave to describe Kojak: "Bald, bold, and badass." Inside the case, you'll find the six discs, with each containing four episodes (except Disc 1, which contains the double-length pilot and two more episodes). The bonus feature can be found on Disc 6. The disc artwork is rather basic, with the series logo and the New York City skyline in an orangish-brown color scheme. All of the episode titles are printed inside the case, and a brief description and original airdate is listed with each episode.
The menus on the set are very basic, but also very nicely done. An animated transition plays on the main menu that is similar to the opening credits, while the opening theme song plays in the background. Once the menu comes up, you have options of Play All and a listing of all of the episodes on the disc. Each episode contains chapters that are placed appropriately throughout the episode.
As the case usually seems to be for, well, all of these '70s police dramas from Universal, the video and audio quality of the episodes is very good. I honestly couldn't really find any defects to complain about, although it does show a bit of age for sure. The audio is presented in mono (as it originally aired), and seems to be pretty loud and clear. Unfortunately, the episodes are neither closed-captioned nor subtitled.
The DVD set actually has one special feature, and it is actually a pretty nice one. On Disc 6, there is an interview featurette (16:26) where we get to see a few interviews with those involved with the show, as well as many of those related to Savalas. In a sense, this is basically a continuation of the interview featurette that was featured on Kojak - The Complete Movie Collection. Among those interviewed here are Kario Salem, Brian Murray, Alan Metzger, Christina Savalas, Ariana Savalas, Selwyn Raab, Christopher Savalas, Gus Savalas, Angie Dickinson, Robert Dorfman, Dan Frazer, Roger Robinson, Geoffrey Erb, and Candace Savalas. Hopefully, I didn't forget anybody in that long and extensive list which seems to include all of his surviving family members! It is obvious that his family is really dedicated to the legacy left in his role of Kojak, which is something that is very rare (but also very nice) to see. I think that the interviews on these sets have been very nice, and if special features continue on future releases, I honestly think that these are more than sufficient. It is just too bad that Telly Savalas himself is no longer with us, because I believe that he would have contributed even more to these great interviews.
I never really watched this series much until recently (primarily when I started to watch it on MeTV), but surprisingly, it has quickly become one of my (many) favorite police dramas. The stories and crimes presented on the series were unique and really pushed the edge in the era that the episodes aired. I certainly believe that fans of police dramas of all eras will love this series, including the ones of the modern era. Of course, you shouldn't expect to find all of the excessive (and if you ask me, obnoxious) flash and glitz that the current series have, but that leaves plenty of time in each episode to develop a great storyline. Shout! Factory has already announced Kojak - Season Four for a May 1 release (only six weeks after this release!), so that'll leave only one more season of the series to be released. But in the meantime, check out this set... and to borrow (and mangle and rearrange) a famous quote, "you'll love it, baby."
(4/5 stars)
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CLICK OF THE WEEK
allinthefamilysit.com - We made a reference this week to us being Digital "O'Digest," which we aren't, but that does transition us into our Click of the Week, a website about a series starring Carroll O'Connor (of course, that was his real name). Of course, O'Connor's best known sitcom role was his starring role as Archie Bunker in the classic series All in the Family. And allinthefamilysit.com is, as the name suggests, a website that is all about the classic sitcom.
The website is hardly a newcomer to the internet. Like many of the websites that we bring you as our Click of the Week, this is one of those websites that has been around since the earliest days of the internet. In fact, the website has been around since 1995, a time when most of us probably didn't even know what the internet was. But the website is a content-filled website (and, unlike many websites of that era, still regularly updated) which has all of the basics such as an episode guide and FAQs, and goes a little bit beyond that. For example, there is a page dedicated to Archie-isms, which explains all of the unusual vocabulary which comes from Archie's mouth throughout the series. You'll find plenty of archived news articles on the site, which you can read the full text of. And if you are looking for photos, the website has a very large image gallery which you can browse. In short, the website is great when it comes to historical archive materials, and fans of the series should check it out.
That's it for this week. Until next time, keep it digital!
DIGITAL NEWS
We've been keeping you up-to-date on the happenings of the 2012 PaleyFest here in Digital Digest over the past few weeks, mostly because they have provided opportunities for fans at home to have a "look inside" on their events, and as we had already mentioned, those videos would be available on Hulu. But when? The time for that is now! There are far too many of these clips for us to cover each one individually, but you can find the clips on the respective pages for Community, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, and New Girl.
Speaking of Hulu, we thought we would tell you about some of their recent additions (and by recent, we mean a couple of months... we apologize for not keeping up the pace!) additions to their ever growing online library of video. Recently, series including The New Three Stooges, The Comedy Shop, and Celebrity Bowling. Admittedly, we can't say that any of these were great programs, but all of them do have their "classic television" ties and are worth checking out an episode or two (or as was the case for me, a few minutes of an episode) just for fun.
Amazon Prime subscribers have a lot of new material at their fingertips these days as well. The latest content agreement comes from Discovery Networks. Clearly, the deal doesn't include anything that is of real interest to us, as just about all of their content is reality series, but there are several popular series that fans will be happy to see online, all with their $79.99 per year (you can get it for half price if you have a valid *.edu email address) pricing structure.
Looking for that release of Saved by the Bell - The Complete Collection which we mentioned a few weeks ago? Well, you may have a hard time finding it in stores, because it is NOT coming from Lionsgate as the individual season sets did. In fact, it is not even a United States release, but rather a Canadian release. However, if you are interested in the series, it is in fact a Region 1 release (meaning that it will play on DVD players in the United States) and it is out on DVD from the Canadian distributor Alliance Films Media. The thirteen-disc set contains the five "regular" seasons of the series (that means no Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which has still not made it to DVD), as well as the two reunion movies featuring the original cast, Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style and Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas.
We've known for quite some time that the series Car 54, Where Are You? is coming to DVD in April, but if you try to find it what was the scheduled release date of April 10, you would literally be asking "where are you?" That is because the set has been delayed by two weeks, and will now be released on April 24. So there is no need to worry. We will, in fact, be getting the entire second season, and the episodes will be in order of when they actually aired this time and not that incredibly bizarre "order of popularity" as the first season was presented.
The sun has set on HBO's Entourage and now the series has already gone from a series which defined the current era to somewhat of a time capsule of the '00s (don't bother informing VH-1, though, I'm sure they're so past that and working on their '10s retrospectives). The time capsule gets closed on June 12 with HBO's release of Entourage - The Complete Eighth Season. As has been the case for the past few seasons, it will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray.
Finally, we know that voters across America are trying to decide on their choice for president in 2012 (even Roseanne Barr has her eyes on the White House, sort of), but there is another election that we specifically want you to take part in, and no, you won't hear anybody talking about eating grits in this one... although if the TV series Alice would be released on DVD in complete series sets, perhaps we could be talking about kissing grits. Our point here is that Home Media Magazine is now taking your votes for their home media awards for "the best of the best." The ballot includes categories for best current series on home media, best vintage series on home media, best complete series set, and more. The candidates in this election are all decisively highly qualified, but only one can be "the best," and you can help decide that! Additionally, you don't even have to be over 18 or a citizen of the United States. We suggest that you read more about the TV specific categories in this article from TVShowsOnDVD.com, and then when you finish that, head on over to the poll. Oh, and if you need a bit of help making your decisions, you can always check out our DVD reviews page, because we've done our own non-partisan candidate questionnaires of many of these!
UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW
Tuesday (March 20) brings a highly anticipated release from MPI, with that release being the classic (and largely forgotten) series, My Living Doll - The Official Collection: Volume 1. The release contains eleven episodes from the first twenty five. The other episodes are still lost and/or unrestored, for the time being, but the producers hope this will change and have ambitious plans to eventually bring us as many of the episodes as possible, if not all of them. You can read our review of this excellent set here. That isn't the only set that MPI has in the works for Tuesday, though. There is also a new release of The Lucille Ball Specials, with the final one, The Lucille Ball Specials - Lucy Moves to NBC. You can read our review of this DVD here. Mill Creek brings one of the Carsey-Werner sitcoms to Blu-ray for the first time ever with That '70s Show - Season One (Blu-ray). We hope to have a review of this set, one of the few (if not only) '90s sitcoms to ever make it to Blu-ray, as soon as possible. Warner Home Video continues their releases of the cult classic series Scarecrow and Mrs. King, with Scarecrow and Mrs. King - The Complete Third Season. Finally, Shout! Factory continues their releases of the classic series Kojak, with Kojak - Season Three. We have a review of this set today in Digital Digest.
BLOG FEATURE REVIEW
Blog DVD Review: Kojak - Season Three (Shout! Factory, $44.99)
by skees53
Lieutenant Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) reports back for duty in the latest release of the classic detective series Kojak. The edgy police drama was among the "new breed" of police dramas from the '70s that didn't stick to the storylines of police dramas of earlier days, and dealt with tough issues such as coldblooded murder, the mafia, cop killers, rapists, and more. It certainly wasn't a series about a few purse thefts or bunco artists. The award-winning series ran for five seasons on CBS, and served as the backdrop for several made-for-TV movies that aired primarily on ABC in the late '80s and early '90s. Now, all 23 episodes of the action-packed 1975-1976 season are available together on DVD in the United States (it was actually released some time ago internationally) for the first time ever.
The third season kicks off with "A Question of Answers," a double-length episode where Kojak attempts to clear the name of a wrongly imprisoned man. In "My Brother, My Enemy," Kojak has to figure out how to protect a detective who accidentally shot a boy. Kojak's nephew is in danger of ending up like a friend who overdosed in "Sweeter than Life." A visit to a local Catholic school to give a lecture on rape suddenly turns into a murder investigation when a priest is killed in "Be Careful What You Pray For." In "Secret Snow, Deadly Snow," Kojak is out to get a drug dealer who shot a man who was already dead. In "Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death," a woman really regrets seeing a body being dumped into the harbor. A cop battling alcoholism impedes Kojak's latest investigation in "Out of the Frying Pan..." In "Over the Water," a mobster's son puts out a contract on Kojak's life. One of Kojak's colleagues finds out that people aren't always how they used to be in "The Nicest Guys on the Block." Kojak interferes with an FBI investigation when he thinks that they are wrong in "No Immunity for Murder." A trip to Nevada to pick up a witness turns out to be much more in "A Long Way from Times Square."
Kojak is on the trail of a car-theft ring that seems very bizarre in "Money Back Guarantee." In "A House of Prayer, A Den of Thieves," a death complicates a counterfeiting investigation. It isn't such a great Christmas while Kojak is investigating why a man shot a woman at a bar in "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars." Kojak is out to defend a man that he doubts is guilty of the murder of a prostitute in "The Forgotten Room." In "On the Edge," Kojak is concerned about a fellow detective's obsessive work habits. Kojak has to prevent a murder in "A Wind from Corsica." In "Bad Dude," Kojak is trying to figure out why a recently arrived private detective wants to be a killer's next target. Kojak is accused of taking a bribe in "The Frame." In "Deadly Innocence," a hit-and-run death of a police chemist becomes complicated very quickly. An 18-year-old murder case is reopened in "Justice Deferred." In "Both Sides of the Law," Kojak is out to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings. The season ends with "A Grave Too Son," where an undercover cop is murdered, and of course, Kojak is on the case.
The episodes appear to be unedited, with runtimes as follows:
Disc 1:
1. "A Question of Answers" (1:40:58)
2. "My Brother, My Enemy" (50:25)
3. "Sweeter than Life" (49:56)
Disc 2:
4. "Be Careful What You Pray For" (49:06)
5. "Secret Snow, Deadly Snow" (50:29)
6. "Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death" (50:00)
7. "Out of the Frying Pan..." (50:08)
Disc 3:
8. "Over the Water" (50:12)
9. "The Nicest Guys on the Block" (49:51)
10. "No Immunity for Murder" (50:07)
11. "A Long Way from Time Square" (50:07)
Disc 4:
12. "Money Back Guarantee" (50:29)
13. "A House of Prayer, A Den of Thieves" (50:08)
14. "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars" (50:28)
15. "The Forgotten Room" (50:27)
Disc 5:
16. "On the Edge" (49:48)
17. "A Wind from Corsica" (50:28)
18. "Bad Dude" (50:29)
19. "The Frame" (50:29)
Disc 6:
20. "Deadly Innocence" (50:20)
21. "Justice Deferred" (50:28)
22. "Both Sides of the Law" (50:28)
23. "A Grave Too Soon" (50:25)
When Shout! Factory released the second season of the series just a few short months ago (their first release after taking over the series from Universal), they used slimcase packaging, which was unusual considering that Shout! had mostly gone to Viva cases by then. Well, now, for the third season, we actually DO have Viva case packaging. The cover art has a photo of Kojak with a shot of the New York City skyline in the background. On the back, there are a few episode snapshots, along with a brief description of the season, including the unique tagline that the studio gave to describe Kojak: "Bald, bold, and badass." Inside the case, you'll find the six discs, with each containing four episodes (except Disc 1, which contains the double-length pilot and two more episodes). The bonus feature can be found on Disc 6. The disc artwork is rather basic, with the series logo and the New York City skyline in an orangish-brown color scheme. All of the episode titles are printed inside the case, and a brief description and original airdate is listed with each episode.
The menus on the set are very basic, but also very nicely done. An animated transition plays on the main menu that is similar to the opening credits, while the opening theme song plays in the background. Once the menu comes up, you have options of Play All and a listing of all of the episodes on the disc. Each episode contains chapters that are placed appropriately throughout the episode.
As the case usually seems to be for, well, all of these '70s police dramas from Universal, the video and audio quality of the episodes is very good. I honestly couldn't really find any defects to complain about, although it does show a bit of age for sure. The audio is presented in mono (as it originally aired), and seems to be pretty loud and clear. Unfortunately, the episodes are neither closed-captioned nor subtitled.
The DVD set actually has one special feature, and it is actually a pretty nice one. On Disc 6, there is an interview featurette (16:26) where we get to see a few interviews with those involved with the show, as well as many of those related to Savalas. In a sense, this is basically a continuation of the interview featurette that was featured on Kojak - The Complete Movie Collection. Among those interviewed here are Kario Salem, Brian Murray, Alan Metzger, Christina Savalas, Ariana Savalas, Selwyn Raab, Christopher Savalas, Gus Savalas, Angie Dickinson, Robert Dorfman, Dan Frazer, Roger Robinson, Geoffrey Erb, and Candace Savalas. Hopefully, I didn't forget anybody in that long and extensive list which seems to include all of his surviving family members! It is obvious that his family is really dedicated to the legacy left in his role of Kojak, which is something that is very rare (but also very nice) to see. I think that the interviews on these sets have been very nice, and if special features continue on future releases, I honestly think that these are more than sufficient. It is just too bad that Telly Savalas himself is no longer with us, because I believe that he would have contributed even more to these great interviews.
I never really watched this series much until recently (primarily when I started to watch it on MeTV), but surprisingly, it has quickly become one of my (many) favorite police dramas. The stories and crimes presented on the series were unique and really pushed the edge in the era that the episodes aired. I certainly believe that fans of police dramas of all eras will love this series, including the ones of the modern era. Of course, you shouldn't expect to find all of the excessive (and if you ask me, obnoxious) flash and glitz that the current series have, but that leaves plenty of time in each episode to develop a great storyline. Shout! Factory has already announced Kojak - Season Four for a May 1 release (only six weeks after this release!), so that'll leave only one more season of the series to be released. But in the meantime, check out this set... and to borrow (and mangle and rearrange) a famous quote, "you'll love it, baby."
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CLICK OF THE WEEK
allinthefamilysit.com - We made a reference this week to us being Digital "O'Digest," which we aren't, but that does transition us into our Click of the Week, a website about a series starring Carroll O'Connor (of course, that was his real name). Of course, O'Connor's best known sitcom role was his starring role as Archie Bunker in the classic series All in the Family. And allinthefamilysit.com is, as the name suggests, a website that is all about the classic sitcom.
The website is hardly a newcomer to the internet. Like many of the websites that we bring you as our Click of the Week, this is one of those websites that has been around since the earliest days of the internet. In fact, the website has been around since 1995, a time when most of us probably didn't even know what the internet was. But the website is a content-filled website (and, unlike many websites of that era, still regularly updated) which has all of the basics such as an episode guide and FAQs, and goes a little bit beyond that. For example, there is a page dedicated to Archie-isms, which explains all of the unusual vocabulary which comes from Archie's mouth throughout the series. You'll find plenty of archived news articles on the site, which you can read the full text of. And if you are looking for photos, the website has a very large image gallery which you can browse. In short, the website is great when it comes to historical archive materials, and fans of the series should check it out.
That's it for this week. Until next time, keep it digital!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Digital Digest: April Showers of DVD Releases; Kojak - The Complete Movie Collection DVD Review
Happy Saturday and welcome to Digital Digest! We are very happy to say that we have a very busy news week this week, perhaps one of our biggest ones in months. And of course, we have our preview of Tuesday's releases and a review of Shout! Factory's upcoming release of Kojak - The Complete Movie Collection. Let's get going!
April is going to be a very busy month for DVD releases, but what will perhaps be the most anticipated release is a series that Warner Home Video is releasing on DVD in season format for the first time ever: Eight is Enough! Finally, the Bradford family is coming to DVD with the April 17 release of Eight is Enough - The Complete First Season. The classic '70s comedy-drama ran for five seasons, and the first season only included nine episodes. But in any case, I'm sure that fans will be happy to see this series make it to DVD.
We mentioned just two weeks ago in our 2012 DVD Preview that there were rumors of Car 54, Where Are You? - The Complete Second Season would be coming to DVD in February, but at that time, it was just that--a rumor. But now, there is confirmation that the second (and final) season of the classic series is coming to DVD, just not in February. Look for Car 54, Where Are You? - The Complete Second Season to arrive on DVD on April 10.
Laverne & Shirley appeared to be an abandoned series with no new releases for almost four years, but that is all about to change on April 10. This week, CBS Home Entertainment announced their upcoming release of Laverne & Shirley - The Fifth Season. There is no word on whether the series related to it (Happy Days and Mork & Mindy) will also have follow-up releases anytime in the near future, but hopefully they will later this year. We'll let you know when and if we know!
The really surprising announcement from CBS Home Entertainment, though, is the announcement of the complete series of a short-lived series from the early '90s starring Bob Newhart. On April 3 (yes, another date in April!), look for Bob - The Complete Series on DVD. The DVD set will contain all 33 episodes of the short-lived series. Speaking of Bob Newhart, there is still no word as to what is going on with his first series, The Bob Newhart Show. The final two seasons have been available to pre-order on amazon.com for months, but they don't appear to be on the way anytime soon.
Yet another April release on the horizon is Designing Women - The Complete Sixth Season. On April 3, Shout! Factory will bring the next-to-last season of this series on DVD, bringing it one step closer to completion. Hopefully, we will see the series completed by the end of the year.
A series that Shout! Factory will complete by the end of the year, though, is Adam-12. While Adam-12 - Season Six isn't even out yet (it will be on Tuesday), Adam-12 - The Final Season (the official title for the seventh and final season) will be out on yet another day in April, on April 10. The series appeared to be abandoned at one point in time, so it is great to see it get all the way to the seventh season finally.
After all of those April releases, we end with one release that is actually coming a bit earlier than April, in fact, in March. On March 27, just ahead of the premiere of the sixteenth season, South Park - The Complete Fifteenth Season heads to DVD and Blu-ray! The three disc DVD set (and two disc Blu-ray) set will contain plenty of special features.
UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW
Tuesday (January 17) has two releases from Shout! Factory, one which will only be sold as a Shout! Select title and the other that will have a regular retail release. The Shout! Select title that is being released on Tuesday is Webster - Season Four, and the regular retail release is Adam-12 - Season Six. So far, we have not received review copies of either of these.
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Blog DVD Review: Kojak - The Complete Movie Collection (Shout! Factory, $29.98)
by skees53
Ever wonder "who loves ya, baby?" Apparently, it is Shout! Factory, as they have recently licensed the classic detective series Kojak for release on DVD. Their next release in the classic series, though, is not one of the five seasons of the series, but rather a collection of all eight of the movies related to the series starring Telly Savalas, beginning with the 1973 pilot movie, movies from 1985 and 1987, and all five of the movies that aired as part of the ABC Mystery Movie series (in rotation with other franchises) in the 1989-1990 TV season.
The first movie included in this set is 1973's "The Marcus-Nelson Murders" (2:18:46), which actually served as the pilot movie for the series and was not included in Universal's original release of the first season. In this movie, Kojak suspects that a black youth who confessed to a murder of two white women is innocent of the crime, and was in fact coerced by the police into a confession by unethical means. Look for appearances by Lawrence Pressman and Ned Beatty in this movie.
Next up is 1985's "The Belarus File" (1:34:32), where Kojak investigates the death of several elderly Russian men. But it becomes disturbing is when Kojak finds who is behind the murders, and how their existence in the United States is with the full knowledge and approval of the US government. In 1987's "The Price of Justice" (1:35:24), the bodies of two young boys are found in the Harlem River, and all evidence seems to point to their mother being the obvious suspect. But Kojak is a smart guy and he is pretty sure that is wrong. So is she innocent, and if so, can he prove it?
The remaining five movies are all from the 1989-1990 season, as part of ABC's Mystery Movie rotation. These begin with "Ariana" (1:36:01), where an enemy of Kojak's and a drug lord use a pretty Greek woman to bait a trap for Kojak. In the next movie, "Fatal Flaw" (1:34:28), Kojak investigates the murder of a writer responsible for a mob exposé, but in the process, discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame (played by Angie Dickinson). Also look for Don King and Sally Jessy Raphaël in this one. In "Flowers for Matty" (1:35:29), Kojak puts himself into "high society" to investigate some arts thefts that may be tied in with some major crime. In "It's Always Something" (1:35:59), Kojak's latest investigation leads him to being framed as a suspect in the murder of a call girl. The final movie, "None So Blind" (1:36:04), has Kojak becoming suspicious of a wealthy department store owner and his family after the death of an accountant. Jerry Orbach and Rip Torn both appear in this movie
The packaging for the set is very basic, with the set being in a standard Viva case. On the cover, we have a large photo of Kojak sucking a lollipop and standing in front of the New York City skyline. There are several snapshots from the movies, as well as another large photo of Kojak on the back of the case. Inside, you'll find the four discs, all of which have the same artwork as the cover art. There is also a listing of all of the movies, along with descriptions for each one, printed inside the case. The set contains eight movies, and each disc contains two of those movies.
The menus on the set are basic, but very nicely done. They are fairly identical on each disc, with a large photo of Kojak on the main menu, with options of Play All and a listing of the episodes. In the background of all discs, we have the Mike Post ABC Mystery Movie theme from 1989-1990 playing, which is actually really nice to hear on the set, even if it doesn't exactly fit in on the first disc. Chapters are placed throughout each movie.
All of these movies look and sound great. Of course, the 1973 pilot looks worse than the rest of the set, but that is understandable, as it is the oldest movie on here. The audio sounds great all throughout the set. But one thing that I did find interesting about the video is the aspect ratio. The first three movies are presented in full-screen, as one would expect, but the five ABC Mystery Movie ones are presented in anamorphic widescreen. This is an interesting choice, and I'm honestly not sure how it affects this set. For me, I think it made the movies look even better, but some fans may disagree with that assessment. Unfortunately, there are no subtitles or closed-captioning on any of the movies.
Surprisingly, the set does have one special feature, and it is even a special feature that was produced exclusively for this set. On Disc 4, we have the "Who Loves Ya Baby" featurette (31:46), where we have a very nice documentary covering Kojak. This featurette isn't exactly about just the movies, but most of the footage used here is from the movies. Most of the interviews here consist of members of Telly Savalas' family (members of his family often appeared in Kojak), but we also see a few other people, including Angie Dickinson, who starred in the "Fatal Flaw" movie.
Watching this set was actually the first time I've ever truly watched Kojak. I have seen bits and pieces of a few episodes here and there over the years, but I have never actually sat down and watched the series at length, much less full-length movies. But I really enjoyed this set, and wish that there were more of these movies. I really like the detective series where the detectives don't see everything in the world in black or white, and actually have some depth perception and are capable of getting it right without resulting to corruption. And Theo Kojak manages to do that. Honestly, I have to admit that most of the movies on here (aside from the pilot, of course) reminded me of some of the prominent detective series of the 80s, such as Hunter or Miami Vice, but I don't really see that as a bad thing. After all, those were also great series. And I think that fans of series such as those, and naturally fans of Kojak, are guaranteed to love this set.
(4/5 stars)
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Surprisingly, the set does have one special feature, and it is even a special feature that was produced exclusively for this set. On Disc 4, we have the "Who Loves Ya Baby" featurette (31:46), where we have a very nice documentary covering Kojak. This featurette isn't exactly about just the movies, but most of the footage used here is from the movies. Most of the interviews here consist of members of Telly Savalas' family (members of his family often appeared in Kojak), but we also see a few other people, including Angie Dickinson, who starred in the "Fatal Flaw" movie.
Watching this set was actually the first time I've ever truly watched Kojak. I have seen bits and pieces of a few episodes here and there over the years, but I have never actually sat down and watched the series at length, much less full-length movies. But I really enjoyed this set, and wish that there were more of these movies. I really like the detective series where the detectives don't see everything in the world in black or white, and actually have some depth perception and are capable of getting it right without resulting to corruption. And Theo Kojak manages to do that. Honestly, I have to admit that most of the movies on here (aside from the pilot, of course) reminded me of some of the prominent detective series of the 80s, such as Hunter or Miami Vice, but I don't really see that as a bad thing. After all, those were also great series. And I think that fans of series such as those, and naturally fans of Kojak, are guaranteed to love this set.
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CLICK OF THE WEEK
Just My Show (www.justmyshow.com) - This week, our Click of the Week is a more general pop culture website rather than a website just about television, but don't worry. We aren't becoming the VH-1 of websites, but instead we bring you this website because in the midst of the content that can be found on it, a great chunk of it (really, a majority) is TV related content on it. So with that long-winded introduction, what exactly is Just My Show? Well, we've actually mentioned it on our blog (though not in Digital Digest) several times in recent years. It is a website that has some very nice interviews with pop-culture icons, particularly classic TV stars, in a convenient podcast form.
There are many different ways to get started with the website, but I suggest going with the alphabetic list that is presented. This seems to make the navigation and finding a celebrity that you may be looking for rather simple, though some may prefer other means of navigating. From there, you can find links to all of the shows, featuring guest stars such as Harry Anderson, Chris Burke, Gary David Goldberg, Dave Madden, Marion Ross, Alan Young, and many others. Many of these are not isolated interviews, but many of the podcasts feature multiple guests, and run anywhere from 10 minutes up to an hour (with most near the 30 minute mark). And the website is on top of the technology curve as well; although you can certainly sit at your computer and listen to these interviews, they are also available to download from iTunes to your iPod, iPhone, or any other of the numerous portable devices. There is a lot to listen to here, and it is definitely worth checking out.
That's all for this week. Until next time, keep it digital!
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