Thursday, May 31, 2007

The Monkees TV Series

The Monkees DVD



The Monkees was an award-winning musical comedy series about misadventures of quartet pop rock band finding their way and success in music industry. Meeting various tv and movie stars, the band have to adapt their knowledge and talents along with them as well as in performances and off-camera matters.


Robert Michael “Mike” Nesmith, David Thomas “Davy” Jones, George Michael“Micky” Dolenz, Jr. and Peter Halsten “Peter Tork” Thorkelson were The Monkees, their extreme talents and performances are featured in music comedy show making people laugh. They encounter interesting events and tying-up their country-folk-rock songs in these fast-moving comedy series. The Monkees tv series original ran was from September 1966 to March 1968 in two seasons with 58 episodes.


Casts:
  • David Thomas Jones on vocals, percussion, guitar and drums on live
  • George Michael Dolenz Jr. on vocals, drums, keyboards and guitar
  • Robert Michael Nesmith on guitars and vocals
  • Peter Halsten Thorkelson on bass, keyboards, banjo, guitar, trombone and vocals

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet Action Series

The Green Hornet, based on radio series with the same name and inspired from Batman series success, was 1960s action martial arts tv show about masked crime fighter in more serious and realistic scenes compared to slightly comedic Batman and fighting against normal criminals and protagonists of the society.


Young and daring Britt Reid publisher/owner of newspaper company “The Daily Sentinel” in Washington D.C., he was the masked crusader The Green Hornet fighting against evil organized crime groups with the assistance of trusted people and his gadgetries specially the high-tech rolling arsenal, “Black Beauty” with see through 4-mile video camera. Only The District Attorney Frank P. Scanlon, Britt's attractive secretary Lenore 'Casey' Case and his faithful kung fu master servant Kato knows Britt's heroic identity but the police and public consider him as ruthless criminal so he had to retreat after nabbing the bad guys.


The Green Hornet action series completed 26 episodes in one season aired from September 1966 to March 1967.


Casts:

  • Van Williams as Britt Reid
  • Bruce Lee as Kato
  • Wende Wagner as Lenore 'Casey' Case
  • Lloyd Gough as Mike Axford
  • Walter Brooke as District Attorney Frank P. Scanlon
  • William Dozier as the Narrator


Saturday, May 26, 2007

Blossom Comedy Series

Blossom Teen Sitcom

The Blossom family comedy series created by Don Reo about bright sassy girl and her daily life around at school and at home with her charming musician father and two sweet elder brothers.


Blossom Russo starred by Mayim Bailik, a 13-year warm, intelligent, sweet sissy girl in her wild imaginations. When her mother left them to pursue her career, her father Nick working as session musician was left to raise and exemplary father to Blossom and her elder brothers, eldest Anthony recovering from drug & alcohol addiction and stereotypical jock naïve Joey. Blossom usually hang-out with her sweet, fast-talking best friend Six LeMuere as her partner in crime and trouble, but with Blossom's wild fantasy, she always get advices from scenes with famous celebrity in her mind. As Blossom grow up, she made her beautiful and fair person together with her growing family, her father remarries again to Carol with now step-sister Kennedy while Anthony married to Shelly and soon new baby joined their family.


Blossom teenage sitcom completed 5 seasons of 114 30-minute episodes aired from January 1991 to May 1995 on NBC.


Casts:
  • Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo
  • Ted Wass as Nick Russo
  • Jenna Von Oy as Six LeMuere
  • Joey Lawrence as Joey Russo
  • Michael Stoyanov as Anthony Russo
  • David Lascher as Vinnie Bonitardi
  • Finola Hughes as Carol Russo
  • Courtney Chase as Kennedy
  • Samaria Graham as Shelly Russo
  • Barnard Hughes as Buzz Richman

Blossom DVD

Thursday, May 24, 2007

It Takes A Thief

It Takes A Thief Action Series


Casts:
  • Robert Wagner as Alexander Mundy
  • Fred Astaire as Alistair Mundy
  • Malachi Throne as Noah Blain
  • Ed Binns as Wally Powers
  • Joseph Cotten as Mr. Jack
  • Susan Saint James as Charlene 'Charlie' Brown
  • John Russell as William Dover
  • Than Wyenn as Hans Schiller
  • James McEachin as Earl Danton
  • Fernando Lamas as Francisco Arascan
  • Jill Donohue as Gabriella

It Takes a Thief was an award-winning action spy tv series about one of the world's greatest cat burglar and professional thief but the time come he made one mistake – getting caught. Serving on prison, he was offered by special government agency to use his special talents for the government in exchange of his freedom.


Smooth, suave, sophisticated and professional thief Alexander Mundy who got the c;l learned all his skills from his also retired professional thief father, Alister. After years of pilfering, he got arrested and sentenced to serve in San Jobel Prison. SIA, a secret government agency, learned and contacted Alex for a special offer, to use his burglary skills and undetected entry on premises on target missions in exchange of his full pardon and he easily agreed. Alex travels around the world performing his daring act of thievery for US government, after gaining his freedom, he continued working with SIA and usually teamed with his father, Alister.


It Takes A Thief completed 66 black and white episodes in total of 3 seasons aired from January 1968 to March 1970 on ABC.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Jem

Jem Musical Cartoon Series


Jem was an animated musical tv series create by Hasbro, a fashion, action/adventure show about a girl with her earrings transform her into a holographic image alter ego popular singer named Jem with a band called Holograms, in their glamorous exciting adventures around the world touching people's heart with their hit songs.


Jerrica Benton was the owner of a foster home for young girls The Starlight Foundation and The Starlight Music company. Before her father died, he gave her a very special gift called Synergy, a holographic computer system that can create realistic holograms of things virtually and an star-shaped earrings, it transform Jerrica into a glamorous pop singer Jem. With the band Holograms compose of Jerrica's young sister Kimber plays on keyboard, Shana Elmsford plays drum, Aja Leith on guitar and Raya Carmen Alonso as new drummer when Shana left, and along with Jerrica's boyfriend and manager Rio Pacheco, they travel and take adventures in US, France, Italy and China together with music. But with a competing band called Misfits, they take even further new journey around US, Mexico, Shangri-La and England.


Jem beloved 80's pop rock cartoon series outrageously excelled in 3 seasons ran from October 1985 until May 1988 with total of 65 episodes.

Jem DVD

Casts:

  • Samantha Newark as Jem & Jerrica Benton
  • Britta Phillips as Jerrica Benton singing voice
  • Cindy McGee as Shana Elmsford
  • Cathianne Blore as Kimber Benton & Aja Leith
  • Linda Dangcil as Raya Carmen Alonso
  • Michael Sheehan as Rio Pacheco
  • Patricia Alice Albrecht as Pizzazz & Phyllis Gabor
  • Ellen Bernfeld as Pizzazz singing voice
  • Townsend Coleman as Riot & Rory Llewelyn
  • Charlie Adler as Eric Raymond
  • Kath Soucie as Minx & Ingrid Kruger
  • Bobbie Block as Roxy & Roxanne Pelligrini
  • Marlene Aragon as Synergy
  • Louise Dorsey as Jetta & Sheila Burns
  • Vicki Sue Robinson as Rapture/Phoebe Ashe
  • Ellen Gerstell as Rapture & Phoebe Ashe
  • Susan Blu as Stormer & Mary Phillips

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Mod Squad

Mod Squad TV Series

Casts:
  • Michael Cole as Pete Cochran
  • Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes
  • Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes
  • Tige Andrews as Capt. Adam Greer

Mod Squad action thriller tv series created and based on true experience of former LA Police Officer Bud Ruskin in 1950s, the series was a police drama featuring three young hippie crime-fighters in not typical crime drama shows incorporate ideas mostly made 'contemporary' with simple fashion and technology, but the show worked because of its redefined clothes, styles, language, attitudes and timing of one black, one white and one blonde casts.

Tough Undercover Agent Captain Adam Greer working to bust drug rings among youth and catch crime-lords, on his sympathetic manner he recruited three hippie dropped out from their straight society and were on probation; African-American Afroed ghetto Linc Hayes arrested on riot, blonde Julie Barnes daughter of San Francisco prostitute stalk-away and arrested for vagrancy and Pete Cochran caught after stealing a car. He made them special youth squad undercovers to infiltrate youth subcultured/counter-cultured, criminals who prey teenagers and deal against drugs and racial politics.

Mod Squad completed 123 1-hour episodes in total of 4 seasons aired from September 1968 to August 1973 on ABC.


Mod Squad DVD

Thursday, May 17, 2007

The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol Action TV Series


Casts:
  • Christopher George as Sgt. Sam Troy
  • Justin Tarr as Pvt. Tully Pettigrew
  • Gary Raymond as Sgt. Jack Moffitt
  • Lawrence Casey as Pvt. Mark Hitchcock
  • Eric Braedenas Capt. Hans Dietrich

The Rat Patrol action adventure series based on true to life British Attack Corps on World War II, about the elite 4-man team commandos of 111th Armor Recon connected with the Long Range Desert Group who wreaked havoc against Rommel's Afrika Korps in Second World War.

Impossible Odds.. Impossible tasks... were the missions of the elite force was led by American cncharismatic Sergeant Sam Troy with his team, Private Mark “Hitch” T. Hitchcock, Private Tully Pettigrew and British patrolman Sergeant. Jack Moffitt, riding their modified jeep truck transport in treacherous desert terrain and loaded with heavy .50 caliber machine guns. They wrote great chronicles in their North Africa invasion and joining forces with other allied groups in this irregular-war against German nemesis led by DAK Captain Hauptmann Dietrich.

The Rat Patrol produced two seasons of 58 colored episodes aired from September 1966 to September 1968 on ABC.

The Rat Patrol DVD

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Dinosaurs TV Series

The Dinosaurs Family

Casts:
  • Kevin Clash as Baby Sinclair
  • Jessica Walter as Fran Sinclair
  • Sally Struthers as Charlene Sinclair
  • Christopher Meloni as Spike
  • Pons Maar as Roy Hess
  • Jason Willinger as Robbie Sinclair
  • Leif Tilden as Robbie Sinclair
  • Stuart Pankin as Earl Sinclair
  • Sam McMurray as the Voice of Roy Hess
  • Suzie Plakson as Monica DiVertibrae
  • Florence Stanley as Grandma Ethel
  • Sherman Hemsley as B.P. Richfield
  • Gary Owens as the Narrator


Dinosaurs children show created by muppet master Jim Henson was a sitcom-style series about talking dinosaurs living in modern world act like human – wear dress, go shopping, watching television, held down 8 hours job, etc.

Like mixed elements of families The Flinstones and The Simpsons living in average working-class life, Sinclair dinosaur family living in 60, 000, 003 BC headed by father Earl Snead Sinclair job to push over trees which are used for petroleum and other organic matter in WeSaySo Development Corporation with his co-worker and girl timid best friend Roy Hess. Earl was married to Fran and they trying hard to support and raise their three children 15-year old Robert “Robbie” Mark attending La Brea High School, very materialistic 12-year old daughter Charlene and house true master, Baby Sinclair. The family joined by cranky widowed grandma Ethel, they live in happy life with their friends, neighbors and Earl's Boss B.P. Richfield.

Dinosaurs children tv series originally ran from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994 completed four seasons with 65 episodes.

Dinosaurs DVD

Saturday, May 12, 2007

8 Simple Rules Dramedy

8 Simple Rules TV Series

8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter was a drama sitcom created by Tracy Gamble, a series about couple living in Detroit Michigan raising their three children with the rules:


  1. Use your hands on my daughter and you'll lose them after.

  2. You make her cry, I make you cry.

  3. Safe sex is a myth. Anything you try will be hazardous to your health.

  4. Bring her home late, there's no next date.

  5. Only delivery men honk. Dates ring the doorbell. Once.

  6. No complaining while you're waiting for her. If you're bored, change my oil.

  7. If your pants hang off your hips, I'll gladly secure them with my staple gun.

  8. Dates must be in crowded public place. You want romance? Read a book.

Paul Hennessy with his wife Cate and their two daughters Bridget and Kerry and son Rory simple living a simple family life implementing 8 simple rules, not only good for dating but also for family relationship. One morning Paul went to grocery store to get milk, he suffered a massive heart attack. Cate now find herself in precarious position raising their three teenagers while holding her full time nurse job in nearby hospital. Her father Jim separated from his wife was there spending days for home improvement and giving little relief, guidance and comfort for his grandchildren while Cate's wayward nephew C.J. moves in sharing trouble humors and questionable advice to the kids.


8 Simple Rules completed 76 with 22-minute running time episodes in total of 3 seasons aired from September 2002 to April 2005 on ABC.

8 Simple Rules DVD

Casts:

  • John Ritter as Paul Hennessy
  • Katey Sagal as Cate Hennessy
  • Kaley Cuoco as Bridget Hennessy
  • Amy Davidson as Kerry Hennessy
  • Martin Spanjers as Rory Hennessy
  • Billy Aaron Brown as Kyle
  • James Garner as Jim Egan
  • David Spade as C.J. Barnes

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Savannah Drama Series

Savannah TV Series


Savannah drama series produced by Spelling Production and created by Constance Burge, was a soap opera about three female best friends Reese Burton, Peyton Richards and Lane McKenize bonded together since high school in all happy times, bad times, conflicts, revenges but they kept their friendships alive, they grew up in Savannah, Georgia.

Aspiring newspaper writer Lane become a successful journalist in New York, she returned to Savannah on her best friend and a stereotype millionaire-daughter Reese with Travis Peterson, but he was having affair with Peyton. Lucille Richard, Peyton's mom has few secrets with Reese's father Ed Burton while Tom Massick planning his revenge over Ed who he think responsible on his father's death. The three girl's loyal friendship was rocked by adultery, fraud, conspiracy, infidelity, revenge and murder but always find ways to make it through.

Savannah soap opera lasted only two seasons ended in cliffhanger soap-style after 32 episodes ran from January 1996 to February 1997.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Felicity TV Series

Felicity tv series created by J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, a story about college life experiences of shy and beautiful Felicity Porter making it through in a rough and difficult four years in University of New York just to follow her since high school crush Ben Covington.

Felicity's plan were always dictated by her doctor parents, to take up medicine in Stanford University, she suddenly changes her mind after reading the comment by her long time crush Ben signed on her high school yearbook, she decided to follow him and take a course at UNY. Felicity find it how hard shifting to education course she have to face for the next four years, and with regard to Ben, they quickly swept into a romantic triangle that brings discovery and heartaches. With her new friends Noel Crane, Julie Emrick and Elena Tyler, they are always there to comfort and help her to learn stick up for herself, adapt life changes even not achieve her dream romance, Felicity find herself rewarded with ultimate journey towards her adulthood maturity.

Felicity DVD


Felicity Casts:
  • Keri Russell as Felicity Porter
  • Scott Foley as Noel Crane
  • Scott Speedman as Ben Covington
  • Tangi Miller as Elena Tyler
  • Greg Grunberg as Sean Blumberg
  • manda Foreman as Meghan Rotundi
  • Amy Jo Johnson as Julie Emrick
  • Ian Gomez as Javier Clemente Quintata

Saturday, May 5, 2007

NewsRadio Comedy Series

NewsRadio TV Series

NewsRadio comedy tv series created by Paul Simms was a sitcom within a fictional workplace of the Number 2 news radio station in New York City, the WNYX NewsRadio. The series explores the politics, crises and relationships between hilarious co-workers and turn their office as comedy workplace humors, laughs and gags, headed by the haggled, sarcastic wit and coffee addicted new news director Mr. Dave Nelson.

Dave's staff were his anchormen; egocentric insubordinate Bill McNeal and beautiful Catherine Duke, Dave's secretary and office confidante Beth in her ridiculous outfits; a news reporter and office weird guy Mr. Matthew Brock, an aspiring supervising producer Lisa Miller and the all-around technician and fix guy Joe Garelli, together they surprise each other with their back-and-fort banter. WNYX was owned by eccentric extrovert billionaire, Mr. Jimmy James who desperately looking for a wife but he is a kind man knows some of his employees' secrets and showing a father-loving figure to his employees.

The NewsRadio comedy series completed 5 seasons with 97 episodes aired from March 1995 to May 1999.

NewsRadio on DVD

The NewsRadio Casts:
  • Dave Foley as Dave Nelson
  • Stephen Root as Jimmy James
  • Andy Dick as Matthew Brock
  • Maura Tierney as Lisa Miller
  • Joe Rogan as Joe Garrelli
  • Vicki Lewis as Beth
  • Phil Hartman as Bill McNeal
  • Khandi Alexander as Catherine Duke

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

The Untouchables

The Untouchables TV Series

The Untouchables crime drama tv series was based from real life effort and experience of US Justice Department Agent Eliot Ness as he enforce prohibition in Chicago in 1930s. A show about the elite group of law enforcement officers headed by tough and incorruptible Special Agent Eliot Ness, they are called “The Untouchables”, they engaged themselves in a battle against big organized crime groups and gang lords around Chicago, Illinois.

Ness' special team agents fight crimes, corruptions, alcoholism and dirty game of sex by known Mafia big bosses like Al Capone, Frank "the Enforcer" Nitti, Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik, Joe "the Teacher" Kulak and others. The series centered mainly on Ness' attempt to bust up mobster Al Capone who rule around Chicago with absolute power and business supplying poor quality of liquor at high prices with a back up hired gunners terrorizing stores who refuse to buy his alcohol, but Ness' small dedicated team swore to bring them down. The series completed four seasons aired from October 1959 to May 1963 with total of 118 sixty-minute episodes.

Catch Complete The Untouchables TV Series on DVD



The Untouchables Casts:
  • Robert Stack as Eliot Ness
  • Walter Winchell as Narrator
  • Nicholas Georgiade as Agent Enrico Rossi
  • Abel Fernández as Agent William Youngfellow
  • Paul Picerni as Agent Lee Hobson
  • Steve London as Agent Jack Rossman