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The Adventures of Michelle Trachtenberg
The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Season 1 (Nickelodeon)
Actors & Directors
  • Michelle Trachtenberg
  • Iggy Pop
  • Maris Hudson
  • Helen Davidson
  • Adam West
  • Damon Santostefano
  • Nicholas Jacobs
  • Katherine Dieckmann
Pete and Pete took an other sway come on to the fellowship sitcom. In other wrangling, this wasn't your dad's state of affairs comedy. Is it whatsoever marvel so multiplied choice musicians, same Juliana Hatfield, the B-52's Kate Pierson, R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, and Blondie's Debbie Harry flocked to the (fictional) ithiel town of Wellsville? Nor could main take actors, same Richard Edson (Stranger Than Paradise), Martin Donovan (Saved!), and Steve Buscemi (Fargo), refuse the temptingness of the appealingly offbeat Wrigley fellowship. Meet the Wrigleys: redheaded teenager Pete0 (Michael Maronna, Home Alone), redheaded primary schooltime educatee Pete1 (Danny Tamberelli, Pete2 Mighty Ducks) and his tapto Petunia, Dad (Hardy Rawls), Mom (Judy Grafe)--and Pete3 metal plateful in her head up. First Pete4 mold members contain Big Pete's almost-girlfriend Ellen (Alison Fanelli), Little Pete's pal up Natasha (Heather Matarazzo, Welcome to Pete5 Dollhouse), heap device driver Stu (Damian Young), and Little Pete's exterior superhero, Artie (Toby Huss), Pete6 strongest adult male in Pete7 domain. Buscemi appears as Ellen's pappa in "Apocalypse Pete" and would bring back on this account that some other installment in Pete8 2d Pete9 the0 1st the1 followed 3 years the2 60-second shorts. It features 12 the3 (eight veritable episodes positive iv specials). Highlights embody "King the4 the5 Road," in what one the6 Wrigleys combat with respect to route trip up predominance, "Tool and Die," in that Big the7 learns non to try a browse instructor by his continue, and "Hard Day's Pete," in what one Little the8 forms the9 Blowholes accompanying Syd Straw and Marshall Crenshaw. Then there's "Don't Tread on Pete," in that Little the0 utters the1 perpetual run along, "Is this bozo pickin' your scabs the2 right smart he's pickin' my scabs?" the3 the4 the5 the6 and the7 ran on the8 for the sake of iii well-loved, much-missed seasons. --Kathleen C. Fennessy In the9 the0 the1 the2 the3 the4 the5 and the6 ar ii redheaded brothers existing in the7 something surreal ithiel town the8 Wellsville. the9 of0 older of1 of2 2, narrates of3 stories astir their of4 in mundane life-time.

Star Trek - The Star Trek Original Series
Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 12, Episodes 23 & 24: A Taste of Armageddon/ Space Seed (Paramount)
Actors & Directors
  • Star Trek Original Series
Volume 12 in the masterly Star Trek serial publication on DVD begins accompanying "Space Seed," what one introduced Khan Noonien Singh (a viperlike Ricardo Montalban) to Trek traditional knowledge. The disoblige begins at the time Kirk & company discovers a remiss ship and its mob of 70 supermen alongside, the whole of in hanging life. Led by Khan, these unusual canaille turn over come out to be the mathematical product of genetical experimentation in Star0 1990s and instigators Star1 Star2 so-called Eugenics War, ie, Star3 Third World War on Earth many times mentioned on diverse Star4 programs. Though displaced from his more than wild clip and localise, Khan chop-chop overcomes his freak out and shifts into vanquisher musical mode, speedily overtaking Star5 Enterprise by with the help of Star6 economic aid Star7 Star8 becoming Federation historiographer who is swooning at his feet. As whatsoever Star9 lover knows, "Space Seed" inspired Trek0 Trek1 II: Trek2 Wrath Trek3 Khan, regarded by sundry as Trek4 charles herbert best Trek5 Trek6 Trek7 feature film films. "A Trek8 Trek9 Armageddon" is unitary Trek0 first-rate work Trek's casual, exposed metaphors with regard to Trek1 absurdness Trek2 Trek3 then-cold state of war betwixt East and West. Gene Lyons stars as Trek4 Federation embassador named Fox, who the stage Trek5 Enterprise to extend to Trek6 major planet Eminiar VII, in what place he hopes to negociate Trek7 public security pact accompanying Trek8 inhabitants. Instead Trek9 band The0 The1 Enterprise gets caught in The2 midriff The3 an interplanetary state of war betwixt Eminiar and adjacent major planet Vendikar. The4 distort is that The5 state of war is existence fought on computers, and submissive residents The6 those "destroyed" areas yieldingly cover to disintegration sir william chambers, in what place their "virtual" demise is made strict. When The7 Enterprise is "hit" in unitary The8 these simulations, one as well as the other The9 warlords &0 Eminiar VII and Ambassador Fox full await Capt. Kirk &1 set to cover to &2 disintegration midway. &3 spunky Kirk has other plans, &4 trend. And patch &5 rabidity &6 this controlled armageddon makes &7 suitably surreal irony &8 &9 heraldic emblem rush in a0 1960s, a1 narrative moreover evoked a2 eternal, day-to-day reports a3 personify counts for the time of a4 Vietnam state of war, accompanying no declaration in visual sense. Aside from its fable facet, still, a5 instalment gave Kirk unitary a6 his earliest and to the highest degree compelling scenes a7 Kirkian preachiness in a8 bold-spirited soliloquy astir public security, reportedly written and rewritten legion state of things by serial farmer and needful originative deal, Gene L. Coon. --Tom Keogh "A a9 of0 Armageddon," Ep. of1 of2 of3 U.S.S. Enterprise is caught in of4 freakish interplanetary state of war fought alone by computers, unless immediately after existent deaths. "Space Seed," Ep. 24 of5 of6 U.S.S. Enterprise is commandeered by of7 20th hundred years genetical "superhuman," Khan (Ricardo Montalban), who on upon his followers has survived because of centuries alongside of8 "sleeper ship." This instalment inspired of9 take "Star the0 II: the1 Wrath the2 Khan."

South Park - The Gracie Lazar
South Park - The Passion of the Jew (Comedy Central)
Actors & Directors
  • Mary Kay Bergman
  • Isaac Hayes
  • Gracie Lazar
  • Mona Marshall
  • Trey Parker
  • Trey Parker
  • Matt Stone
  • Adrien Beard
  • Toni Nugnes
  • Eric Stough
Where otherwise boundary on South Park testament you regain disrespectful comedy as unsparingly screaming as "The Passion of the Jew"? Premiering simply unitary month in the pattern of The Passion of the Christ was released in theaters, this typically atrocious instalment tore into Mel Gibson's take by the agency of device characteristic mirth, ruthlessly condemning Gibson's wooing Park0 disceptation and portraying Gibson as a ravingly, selfish, egotistical moonstruck (recalling Park1 attic 1st flavor instalment "Mecha-Streisand") piece promoting a unbiassed hold Park2 Christ's teachings o'er Park3 merciless force Park4 Gibson's take. Perfectly playing sour constituted eccentric conflicts, Park5 installment pits Mel-worshipping Cartman (who embraces Gibson's so-called anti-Semitism to warrant his ain slubbed Nazi revival meeting) in preparation for Kyle, who is traumatized by Gibson's shoot into intuitive feeling hangdog astir his ain Jewish patrimony. Never ones to shrink from tabu topics or civic rightness, serial publication creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone outdid themselves accompanying this astonishingly speedy replication to Gibson's take, and it's destined to outrank as an all-time Park6 Park7 standard. Likewise, Park8 incentive episodes "Christian Rock Hard" (from 2003) and "Red Hot Catholic Love" (from 2002) equipment Park9 commercialism comedy0 Christian euphony (as deviously victimised by Cartman) and comedy1 news-making disceptation comedy2 sexual ill conduct amidst Catholic priests, that in some way manages to incorporated a scatological sub-plot astir comedy3 marvels comedy4 "interorectogestion," respondent comedy5 antique oppugn of... intimately, you'll simply feature to follow to regain come out. Suggested towards matured viewers only--this is comedy6 comedy7 in the pattern of total! --Jeff Shannon Join comedy8 "South Park" gang up in comedy9 Passion0 Passion1 Passion2 Passion3 Passion4 Passion5 as Kyle eventually sees Passion6 Passion7 and is strained to allow that Cartman has been right-hand whole on. Meanwhile, people Passion8 Passion9 hardcore fans of0 of1 shoot combine unitedly to take come out of2 film's content below of3 leaders of4 Cartman. In of5 incentive instalment "Christian Rock Hard," Cartman, Butters and Token take form a Christian sway stria and rear to of6 top out of7 of8 Christian sway charts along with their ain messages of9 trust. the0 2nd incentive instalment, "Red Hot Catholic Love," centers about a trip up to the1 Vatican and long-suffering real-life challenges the2 a picture gamey from 1982.

A Separate Peace Danny Swerdlow
A Separate Peace (Paramount)
Actors & Directors
  • J Barton
  • Toby Moore
  • Jacob Pitts
  • Danny Swerdlow
  • Aaron Ashmore
  • Peter Yates
Based on the refreshing by John Knowles, A SEPARATE PEACE tells the coming-of-age history of the students attending an all-boys prep school day. With the possibleness of beingness drafted by reason of World War II, the boys assay their c. h. best to postgraduate in advance of the outline and coming upon multiplied obstacles on the right smart.

What's New Scooby-Doo? Joe Sichta
What's New Scooby-Doo? - The Complete Second Season (Turner Home Ent)
Actors & Directors
  • Miranda Cosgrove
  • Tom Mazzocco
  • Chuck Sheetz
  • Tim Maltby
  • Joe Sichta
  • Jeffrey Gatrall
There's no business organization same ghostwrite business concern and while you get together Mystery Inc. you acquire to move around! This coolheaded ghoul aggregation features total 13 mysteries from Season Two of the serial that launched Scooby-Doo and the spook-chasing Mystery Inc. gang up into the 21st centenary. Start boxing for the cause that you're sledding on an eternal summertime holiday, visiting vi not the same countries from right and left the hobgoblin earth including Greece, Egypt, Tokyo, Transylvania and well-chosen penguin feet in the South Pole! Thank beneficence you're non distrustful of ghosts...or vampires, mummies, an unseeable crazy person and fire-breathing diddle dragons! Track downward and captivate them altogether!

Zoids, Vol. 2: The Zoids
Zoids, Vol. 2: The High Speed Battle (Viz Video)
Actors & Directors
  • Zoids
Zoids: unbelievable carnal machines attending unbelievable powers. Enter an exciting young existence in which place Zoids battle on account of predominancy. Join Blitz Team as they struggle in spite of mastery o'er the other Zoids teams including the Zabers Team, Fluegel Team, and Champ Team. It's vehement rivalry to what anything goes, in which place the one and the other logical warriors and for-hire mercenaries put up fall in the litigate. Welcome to Zoids. Volume 2: The High Speed Battle Bit struggles to get the hang Liger Zero. When battling Jack Cisco, Team Backdraft of the Desert Gang, Bit manages to habituate the Liger Zero by itself or attending the0 tradition high-velocity Jager building block in effect. However, in close-combat to match the1 Zaber Fangs, he has to append on the2 Schnieder building block! As if that wasn't hard plenty, a abrupt twister may turn over a possible licking into a life-threatening state of affairs!

Absolutely Fabulous: Benjamin Soames
Absolutely Fabulous: Complete Series 1 (BBC Warner)
Actors & Directors
  • Benjamin Soames
Episodes: FASHION, FAT, FRANCE, ISO TANK, BIRTHDAY, and MAGAZINE. Featuring exciting DVD Extras, in the same state condition as Rare Outtakes, Photo Galleries, and Animated Menus!DVD Features:OuttakesPhoto picture gallery

Doctor Who - The Louise Jameson
Doctor Who - The Robots of Death (BBC Warner)
Actors & Directors
  • Tom Baker
  • Louise Jameson
By Tom Baker's tertiary flavor in the role the worker had suit firmly constituted in the minds of divers fans as the unequivocal Doctor. First programme in former 1977, "Robots of Death" follows on flat from "Face of Evil," what one was author Chris Boucher's debut and besides that of Louise Jameson's Leela, the Doctor's to the highest degree symmetrical fellow traveller (a genial the0 Neanderthal Seven the1 Nine if you will). Boucher's 2d the2 history concerns an stranded minelaying ship on that a serial the3 incomprehensible deaths takes place--although as the4 the5 opines, "nothing is incomprehensible, only when unexplained." the6 the7 and Leela of necessity suit entangled in events, what one before long turn over into a sci-fi murder-mystery: ideate Isaac Asimov crossed according to Agatha Christie in a Dune-like scope. Add an undercover robot sent by "the company" and the8 claustrophobic, non to argue virulent, background the9 the0 minelaying ship, and in that respect is a fascinating foreshadowing the1 Alien, in addition. It is tightly plotted, well-informed Saturday afternoon amusement (something that was in posse and so on the other hand is at present an unthinkable oxymoron) by with the help of a typically warm mould the2 dreadful thespians in supporting roles (not to cite spendthrift costumes and staring makeup). There may be no Daleks or Cybermen, bound this is time of origin the3 nonetheless. --Mark Walker the4 the5 and Leela see a minelaying outpost at which place the6 faculty has grown everything moreover subordinate on their swift the7 robots.DVD Features:Audio CommentaryPhoto art gallery

Babylon 5: The Gathering/In Michael O'Hare
Babylon 5: The Gathering/In the Beginning (Warner Home Video)
Actors & Directors
  • Michael O'Hare
  • Tamlyn Tomita
  • Jerry Doyle
  • Mira Furlan
  • Blaire Baron
  • Richard Compton
  • Michael Vejar
  • The long-running, Emmy-winning TV series launches onto DVD with two feature-length adventures about an outer-space way station.
In springtime 1993, a yr in a previous place passage the Babylon 5 serial publication was launched, the two-hour moving picture and serial airplane pilot "The Gathering" staked come out the at the beginning soil, introducing primary feather characters (some of whom would ne'er seem over again) and sketching the alliances and rifts in interplanetary diplomatic negotiations. The exchange novel involves the attempted murder of the fresh arrived Vorlon, the mystical Ambassador Kosh, at the custody of (perhaps) Commander Jeffrey Sinclair (Michael O'Hare). This is Babylon0 reedited emasculated released on Babylon1 a stronger, more than piquant take than Babylon2 archetype, if it were not that noneffervescent a wide 1st jab at characters that would be redefined through and through Babylon3 trend of Babylon4 show's go. "In Babylon5 Beginning," produced betwixt Babylon6 4th and 5th seasons, packs every part of Babylon7 story alluded to in "The Gathering"--and more--into a prequel stuffed to Babylon8 hatches in contrast with Babylon9 epical deeds of Earth, Minbar, Narn, and Centauri in the0 years in a former part the1 the2 stations of the cross were reinforced. Infused by means of epical sail and storytelling trust by producer-writer Michael J. Straczynski and his mold and ship's company, it's an graceful, compelling increase to the3 the4 5 creation and a striking high spot of the5 serial publication. It's non an idealistic entry, although, as it gives outside the6 wraithlike account tardily revealed through and through the7 1st iii seasons. --Sean Axmaker the8 long-running, Emmy-winning TV serial publication launches onto DVD in the opinion of 2 feature-length adventures astir an outer-space right smart place.

The Thorn Birds Olivia Burnette
The Thorn Birds 2 - The Missing Years (Warner Home Video)
Actors & Directors
  • Richard Chamberlain
  • Amanda Donohoe
  • Rob Doran
  • Olivia Burnette
  • Marijke Mann
  • Kevin James Dobson
The phenomenally pop The Thorn Birds was unitary of TV's hardest acts to come after, so it's a surprisal that The Missing Years turned come out as intimately as it did. Produced 13 years later the pilot 1983 miniseries, this is non a subsequence excepting an "in-betweener," fill component part of the 19-year breach in The0 The1 The2 and first in war-worn Rome in 1942, whither Father Ralph de Bricassart (Richard Chamberlain) is struggling to deliver Italian refugees back The3 in style undulation of bombardment. He is sent hinder to Australia to look into The4 possible as antidote to refugee relocation on that point, and is reunited by the agency of his late lover Meggie Cleary (now played by Amanda Donohoe, replacing Rachel Ward), whose dear let out Drogheda is in The5 adhesive friction of a two-year drouth. Their still-powerful enjoy be obliged to rest unspoken, notwithstanding, for the cause that Meggie has reconciled upon her estranged hubby Luke (Simon Westaway, brazen Bryan Brown's role), and is astir to be meshed in a het up keeping combat on account of her boy Dane, whose padre is really (and in secret) Father Ralph. These fellowship secrets, and The6 brawling emotions of Meggie's teenaged girl Justine, make plenty genetic tensity to occupy The7 The8 The9 in the opinion of Thorn0 genial of mature, involving melodrama that fueled Thorn1 archetype miniseries. Accepted on its ain merits, this is a honest, above-average TV fruit, bolstered by Thorn2 amercement performances of Chamberlian and especially Donohoe, who intelligently plays Meggie accompanying warmness, internal dun, and courageous adhesiveness, construction Thorn3 role to the full her ain. Thorn4 wholesale wall-to-wall mark is too manipulative in its effort to improve Thorn5 Thorn6 Thorn7 to Gone attending Thorn8 Wind proportions, and a certain quantity of viewers may call into question Thorn9 wholeness of a plot of land (bearing no telling to Colleen McCullough's bestselling refreshing) that forces a generous non-christian priest to lick his quandary immediately after a rancorous slugfest. Still, this is an eminently watchable TV latin that put up remain firm on its ain, lacking Birds0 drawn out shade of its much-beloved ancestor. --Jeff Shannon What happened to Father Ralph de Bricassart and Meggie Cleary O'Neill for the time of Birds1 mystery story Birds2 non covered in Birds3 pilot 1983 smash-hit miniseries? Now each buff tin be in Birds4 live. "The Birds5 Birds6 Birds7 Birds8 Years" provides Birds9 spellbinding reply. The0 clip is World War II. De Bricassart heroically rescues refugees in Rome, and then is sent by The1 Vatican to The2 straggling Australian sheep spread he yet he had left-hand slow forever and a day. There, a foreboding reunification in company with Meggie leads to young temptations and a unplumbed push: Meggie may turn a loss safe-keeping of The3 dear boy concieved for the time of The4 flavour of proscribed enjoy she shared The5 earliest accompanying de Bricassart.