Showing posts with label 1990's. Show all posts
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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

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

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

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Two of a Kind Comedy Series

Two of A Kind TV Series

ABC's Two of A Kind under Miller-Boyett Production was a another situational comedy series about relationships and misadventures of a father raising his twin daughters. Good, funny, romantic and often witty writings of the show plus perfect acting and dialogs of Olsen twins and other casts made the series even genuinely funnier and become crowd favorite.

The story line about a single father science professor Kevin Burke raising his 12-year old twin daughters Mary-Kate and Ashley. Kevin always taking things with scientific explanations except figuring out how to control his perfectly opposite twins. Tomboyish Mary Kate spends his time playing sports, hanging with guys and trying to perfect her curve ball while prim proper girlie girl Ashley is a straight-A and love dating with boys. College professor Kevin hires one of his student Carrie as part-time nanny for the twin, a 26-year old beautiful quick to speak her mind girl who late at college after exploring the world. As twin thinks Carrie was their dream-sitter, they join force and set aside their differences to make chemistry between their by-the-book father Kevin and beautiful Carrie.

Comedy series Two of A Kind completed 22 episodes aired from September 25, 1998 till July 9, 1999 on ABC, now available on DVD.

Two Of A Kind DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD


Two Of A Kind Casts:
  • Christopher Sieber ........... as Kevin Burke
  • Mary-Kate Olsen ........... as Mary-Kate Burke
  • Ashley Olsen ........... as Ashley Burke
  • Sally Wheeler ........... as Carrie Moore
  • David Valcin ........... as Eddie Fairbanks
  • Ernie Grunwald ........... as Paul
  • Samantha Smith ........... as Nancy Carlson
  • David Lascher ........... as Matt Burke

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Two Guys and A Girl Comedy Series

Two Guys and A Girl TV Series


Originally titled “Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place” for first two seasons and changed to Two Guys and A Girl, a situational comedy TV series about exact what title says, follows the long friendships of two guys and a girl who met in college and live in the same building. These funny and entertaining show was being canceled after four seasons due to poor ratings, but the remarkable good writing plus great harmonic performances of the characters marked as one of the brilliant comedy series for many.

Three twenty-something friends who met in college share a Boston apartment and hang out. Roommates Michael “Berg” Leslie Bergen and Peter “Pete” Dunville both attended graduate school at Tuffs University and both working at Boston pizzeria parlor in Beacon St. owned by Bill while regular customer the old man Mr. Bauer always tells about great moments in his life, actually the famous scenes from movies. Upstairs live Sharon Carter who work as spokesperson for Immaculate Chemicals and always hanging out with aimless Berg who eventually decided to attend medical school and become a doctor while Pete choose to be firefighter leaving his architectural classes. They share comedy about life, love and friendship around the place and finally meet lasting relationships and success in the end.

Two Guys and A Girl comedy series completed 4 seasons with total of 81 episodes aired from March 1998 till May 2001, now available on DVD.

Two Guys and a Girl DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD

Two Guys and A Girl Casts:
  • Ryan Reynolds ........ as Michael Leslie "Berg" Bergen
  • Richard Ruccolo ........ as Peter "Pete" Dunville
  • Traylor Howard ........ as Sharon Carter-Donnelly
  • Jennifer Westfeldt ........ as Melissa
  • Jillian Bach ........ as Irene
  • Nathan Fillion ........ as Johnny Donnelly
  • Julius Carry ........ as Bill
  • Suzanne Cryer ........ as Ashley Walker
  • Giuseppe Andrews ........ as Germ
  • David Ogden Stiers ........ as Mr. Bauer

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

"Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

Are You Afraid of the Dark?” was 1990's popular Saturday night TV series by Nickelodeon, a scary, pretty creepy but very entertaining show that features tales and story themes of paranormal phenomena such as magic, haunted houses, ghosts, curses, aliens, witches, etc. A group of teenagers that do different things, go to different schools and meet different friends in normal days and each week they gather together sitting around a campfire and draws on one thing, the dark. They are called 'The Midnight Society', swapping strange scary stories and tales, a storyteller toss a birch bark powder to heighten the fire and say "Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story... Tales of..." and share things that go bump in the night.

The source of interesting stories from adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories, some episodes like from the books written by R.L. Stine, the Goosebumps. Memorable recurring characters were Sardo with his magic tricks (Sardo's Magic Mansion selling magical things), and Dr. Vink (a mad scientist, sorcerer and response when his name mispronounced “Vink with a va-va-va, his popular riddle "What is lighter than air, can be seen by the naked eye, and if put in a barrel, will make the barrel lighter? - a Hole). Viewers remember some memorable episodes like Tales of the Laughing in the Dark, Tale of the Twisted Claw, Tale of the Lonely Ghost and many more, the show catch up not only young audience but also appreciated by older, new fresh ideas, variable characters, and multiple unnatural force stories covered the series. Even casts changed every now and then, the same new interesting spooky & scary tales and stories, one of the best shows in the 90s.

Are You Afraid of the Dark TV series was aired August 1992, canceled on April 1996, relaunched on April 1999 and ended on June 2000, completed total of 7 seasons with 91 episodes, now available on DVD.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? DVD at TV Shows on DVD


Are You Afraid of the Dark Casts:

  • Ross Hull ........... Gary (Seasons 1-5)
  • Jodie Resther Kiki ........... (Seasons 1-5)
  • Raine Pare-Coull ........... Betty Ann (Seasons 1-5)
  • Jason Alisharan ........... Frank (Seasons 1-4)
  • Rachel Blanchard ........... Kristen (Seasons 1-2)
  • Nathaniel Moreau ........... David(Seasons 1-2)
  • Jacob Tierney ........... Eric (Season 1)
  • Joanna Garcia ........... Samantha (Seasons 3-5)
  • Daniel DeSanto ........... Tucker (Season 3-7)
  • Codie Wilbee ........... Stig(Season 5)
  • Elisha Cuthbert ........... Megan (Season 6-7)
  • Vanessa Lengies ........... Evangeline "Vange" (Season 6-7)
  • David Deveau ........... Andy(Seasons 6-7)
  • Kareem Blackwell ........... Quinn (Season 6-7)

Recurring Roles:
  • Aron Tager ........... Doctor Vink (Episodes Phantom Cab, Midnight Madness, Dangerous Soup, Cutter's Treasure 1 & 2)
  • Richard Dumont ........... Sardo (Episodes Super Specs, Dark Dragon,Carved Stone, Cutter's Treasure 1 & 2, Door Unlocked, Oblivion & Time Trap)

Monday, March 12, 2007

"Quack Pack" - Disney's Animated TV Series

The - Quack Pack - Adventures

Quack Pack, a Walt Disney's animated TV series, follows the adventures of triplet nephews Huey, Dewey & Louie with their Uncle Donald Duck. The triplets from being young innocent, tow-headed tykes & more serious characters especially in 1987 “Duck Tales”, they are now grown denser, hot blooded & hormonal teenagers (portraying like human in adolescence) attracted & love to chase girls while their “Uncle D” in his middle-age, frantic less-compelling guardian & very loving “parent” to the three, as well as Daisy in her modern 90's women. The great revolution of character personalities plus humor--biting, sarcastic, witty and intelligent story lines give mark of success to the series.

In Quack Pack, nephews tormenting under the parenting concern of their Uncle Donald who was working as cameraman of his love interest, career-driven reporter, Daisy in a television news show called “What in the World”. The triplets with their new individual personalities and hip lingo attire, the leader Huey in his red collared shirt with sleeves rolled up over a matching T, the smart Dewey in his sports something mop-top/mushroom haircut & blue-toned pinstripe baseball jersey with blue T-shirt underneath, and the a bit clueless but sweet Louie now entails backwards green baseball cap & tank top sando. The boys in their saccharine cuteness, wacky hysterical teenage hood adventures, attractions with human ladies, their silly slapstick heavy comedy & playing practical jokes with their hapless Uncle D, they always get in trouble.

A year of the triplets adventures in Quack Pack TV series from September 1996 until September 1997, completed 1 season with 35 episodes, now available on DVD.

The Quack Pack DVD at TV Shows on DVD


Quack Pack Voice Casts:
  • Donald Duck ....... voice by Tony Anselmo
  • Daisy Duck ....... voice by Katie Souchie
  • Huey Duck ....... voice by Jeannie Elias
  • Dewey Duck ....... voice by Pamela Adlon
  • Louie Duck ....... voice by Elizabeth Daily
  • Ludwing Von Duck ....... voice by Corey Burton
  • Gwumpki ....... voice by Pat Fraley
  • Kent Powers ....... voice by Roger Rose

Friday, February 16, 2007

"Babylon 5" - Epic Sci-Fi Novel TV Series

Conceived as a novel for television, Babylon 5 TV series is well mastered and noted for its heavy reliance on pre-planned, arc-driven story telling being prevalent to science fiction and drama tv shows for its five years of run. Its story about a giant five-mile long, 2.5 million ton, cylindrical space station and rotating colony called Babylon 5, built to be a gathering place for fostering peace through diplomacy, trade and cooperation. Babylon 5 is a dream given form- a dream of a galaxy without war, where species from different worlds can live side by side, peace among various alien races, a sanctuary providing grievances and negotiations between councils from different planets and major species; Earth Alliance (Humans), Federation (Minbari), Centuari Republic (Centuari), Narn Regime (Narns) and Vorlon Empire (Vorlons).

Babylon 5 was set in the 23rd century (2258-2262 AD), after the great war by odd friendships between planets resulting sabotage and destruction of first four Babylon Space stations (Babylons 1, 2 and 3 failed to operate while Babylon 4 vanished 24 hours after its full operation). Babylon 5 (which substantially smaller from first 4 Babylons), takes part between interstellar political conflicts, fight fascistic government and promote peace among races. The story was created by J. Michael Straczynski, with Neil Gaiman & Harlan Ellison, packed with groundbreaking special effects as well as in set ups and character customs, great cast English accents and more realistic heart felt sound effects contribute to success of the series.

Babylon 5, a multi-award winning TV series from Emmy, Hugo, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers of America, etc. was debuted from January 1994 and lasted until November 1998, completed 5 seasons with 110 episodes, now available on DVD.

Monday, February 12, 2007

"Due South" - Adventurous Dramedy

Due South TV police dramedy created by Paul Haggins, was a Canadian-made series (also award-winning in Canada), succeed with high rating series both in US, UK and Canada, one of a kind show being canceled too early (only 3 seasons in US and 4 seasons in Canada).

Due South is a story line of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Mountie) Benton Fraser moved to Chicago to investigate and solve the murder of his father. Fraser was accompanied by a white deaf Inuit half wolf named Deifenbaker, who lost his hearing when icy water burst his eardrum but have ability to read lips, and Fraser adopted him after saving his life. Fraser after solving his father's case, he uncovered a plot of a company who builds dam but slowly killing the environment and soon the company was shut down. Fraser decided to stay in Chicago, worked for Canadian consulate, made friends local police and partnered with a tough, streetwise and cynical cop, Detective Ray Vecchio, together they fight crimes but entirely confused on each other's way of doing things. Fraser with his supernormal detective abilities, being a polite country boy, morally centered,trusting introvert characteristics confused Vecchio's extrovert, sharp dresser, street-wise and city boy attitude, but the two got along famously; they've derive comedy in outrageous plots and their incredible on-screen chemistry.

Due South was premiered on September 1994 and it's last episode on season 2 aired May 1996 titled "Flashback" where Fraser lost his memory on his after being thrown from the speeding van of diamond thieves. Ray race to get Fraser's memory back and to solve the case (Fraser to remember the van's license plate), Ray recounting to Fraser the times and friendships they have together.

Cacth Due South DVD now available at TV Shows on DVD

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

"My So Called Life" ::.

A hanged up tv series lasted only for one season but everybody love it and it was a show that many could relate to. A story about 15 years old girl sophomore Angela Chase living in not usually mentioned but realistic family in mid-nineties, with all trials and difficulties being a teenager dealing with parents, friends guys and school. The show brought out issues like child abuse, homophobia, teenage alcoholism, homelessness, adultery, kinky sex, school violence, censorship, and drug use, among many others as these are introduced in the beginning of each episode and how they are resolved in the end. Most plot of the show revolves Angela's daydreaming about Jordan Catalano, life, friends and experiences as a high school student.

My So Called Life was canceled due to low ratings and inline in air time with some shows like Mad About You, Friends and many others but the network didn't see as audience love it as it was too good for TV .Viewer's comment on My So Called Life have great potential and very interesting especially for who remember these days and in the same age range with Angela.

My So Called Life runs only in one season with total of 19 episodes now available on DVD at TVAddicts.tv

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Judging Amy TV Series

A story about three generation women living together as they confront the personal and professional dilemmas in their changing, challenging lives. A real-life story about single mother Amy Madison Gray raising her young daughter Lauren, be a Family Court judge and live with Amy's opinionated mother Maxine in Hartford, Connecticut. Amy have to re-establish & balance her new life with her relatives and new friends and also her love life. Judge Amy make name for herself by her unusual methods, sentences and stubbornness but sometimes get her in trouble. Last episodes Amy quits judiciary and run for U.S. senate and try to prevent passing laws ending the juvenile justice system.

Main Characters:
  • Amy Madison Gray, played by Amy Brenneman - After divorcing her husband, Amy Gray returns to her childhood home with her daughter and becomes a judge on Hartford's family court, trying to go on with her life. Balancing her new job, her family and trying to rebuild her love life isn't easy, but she keeps trying.
  • Maxine McCarty Gray, played by Tyne Daly - Amy's widowed mother. A social worker for DCF (the Department of Children and Families), she retired once but returns to the job at the start of the series, and she's willing to do whatever it takes to help the children in her care, even bending the law. She's an opinionated, strong willed woman, very set in her ways and capable of holding long grudges (she hasn't spoken to her brother in over 12 years) but loving to her family.
  • Vincent Gray played by Dan Futterman - Amy's younger brother, with whom she has always been closest.
  • Kyle McCarty played by Kevin Rahm - Amy's cousin, the son of Maxine's estranged brother Richard. A former medical student who was expelled because of problems related to his addiction to drugs.
  • Peter Gray, played by Marcus Giamatti - Amy's older brother. He inherited the family business from his father and he's good at it, even if it wasn't his first choice in life. He's a good but grey man who sometimes surprises people with some outbursts.
  • Gillian Gray, played by Jessica Tuck - Peter's wife. A controlling woman with a good heart who completely loves her husband. She is usually well-meaning, but also often obsessive and nerve-wracking.
  • Lauren Cassidy, played by Karle Warren - Amy's daughter, 6 years-old at the start of the series. A mostly well-adjusted girl going through the pains of childhood and pre-adolescence with divorced parents but a loving family. As a young girl, she struggles over her father's relationship with Leisha, whom she likes at first.
  • Bruce van Exel, played by Richard T. Jones - Amy's Court Services Officer, who eventually becomes her friend. The series addresses a number of issues of their cross-racial friendship and how each feels differently about it.
  • Donna Kozlowski, played by Jillian Armenante - Amy's clerk. An eccentric woman from a wealthy family, from whom she's estranged. Donna is intellectually a genius (she finishes her law degree in one and a half years) but socially awkward.

A worth watching tv series Judging Amy DVD completed 6 seasons and total of 138 episodes aired from 1999 to 2005, now on dvd available at DVDAvenue.tv

Thursday, December 28, 2006

"X-Men Cartoon" TV Series

The X-Men was debuted on 1960 by Marvel Comics Universe, the team was first known as Allies for Peace compose of its original line up Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman and Jean Grey, a group of mutants (human evolution having genetic quirk with powers beyond normal humans) founded by Professor Charles Francis Xavier who aims to get mutants and humans live together in peace. He train young mutants to protect themselves from the world and from mutant threats of arch nemesis Magneto and his brotherhood of evil mutants and try to rule the world with powers.

In 1970's comics issue of All-new, All-different X-Men introduced the original team with new characters such as Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Thunderbird and the most notable Wolverine. While on 1980's Uncanny X-Men new characters appeared such as Rogue, Shadowcat, Dazzler, Psylocke, Longshot and Forge in comic book nicknamed "X-Books".

In 1990's, Marvel revised the entire X-Men line up with addition of characters such as Jubilee, Gambit, Bishop,and more. X-Men Cartoon TV Series was produced by Marvel, with total of 5 Seasons and 77 episodes now available at TVDVDPlanet.com

Monday, December 18, 2006

"Nash Bridges" - 1990s Action Hit TV Series

A story about smart-alecky top notch San Francisco Police Inspector/Investigator Nash Bridges starred by Don Johnson. Lieutenant Bridges is acting head and boss of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) . SIU cases range widely from burglary to murder, with members going undercover frequently.

Together with his partner and best friend Joe Dominguez taking down plaques of the city from powerful with immense wealth right on down to scum at the bottom of the ladder. The core team of the SIU are Nash Bridges as the Head, Joe Dominguez as second rank officer, Harvey Leek computer and surveillance expert, and Evan Cortez a young and ambitious policemen emulate to be younger Nash.

But Nash's lifelong and great achievements in his profession, he's a divorced single father of his 16-year old girl Cassidy, lack of his attention and care because of his career.

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