Monday, May 28, 2007

How The West Was Won

How The West Was Won TV Series

Casts:

  • James Arness as Zeb Macahan
  • Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Culhane
  • Bruce Boxleitner as Luke Macahan
  • Kathryn Holcomb as Laura Macahan
  • Vicki Schreck as Jessie Macahan
  • William Kirby Cullen as Josh Macahan

How The West Was Won western action tv series loosely based on 1963 film with the same name, about cavalry scout who turned as father for his four nieces and nephews left by his late brother, they now deal with frontier life problems with nature, Indians and town under civil war.


Ten years from rugged mountain, Zeb Macahan returned to his brother Timothy in Virginia to help for long trip of his brother's family but unfortunately, Timothy and his wife Kate killed on the journey when Civil War began on their way. Zeb orphaned Luke the eldest, Laura who turning in her womanhood, tomboyish Jessie and the youngest teenager Josh, with the help of Kate's widowed sister Molly, they make it through hardships, dangers and perils caused by renegades, nature and Indians, plus Luke being accused as murderer after defensing himself but killing three men, Zeb has to rescue and help Luke to prove his innocence.


The show completed 3 seasons with 25 episodes aired from February 1977 to April 1979.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers Sitcom

Cast:

  • Mark Linn-Baker as Larry Appleton
  • Bronson Pinchot as Balki Bartokomous
  • Melanie Wilson as Jennifer Lyons
  • Rebeca Arthur as Mary Anne Spencer
  • Jim Doughan as Jimmy
  • Allan Graf as Richard
  • Candi Milo as Gina Morelli
  • F.J. O'Neil as Mr. Wainright
  • George Wyner as Marvin Berman
  • Ernie Sabella as Mr. Donald "Twinkie
  • JoMarie Payton as Harriette Baines Winslow

Perfect Strangers sitcom created by Dale McRaven, comedy show about two people living inther perfectly different lifestyles and attitudes who have to share in an apartment. Humors and laughters brought by their opposite cultures resulting to troubles but it works to rescue each others.


Naïve and idealistic Balki Bartokomous was new to America finding his luck in the big city of Chicago found his cousin Larry Appleton, a high-strung, panicky and hyper-ventilative who escaped from their big family and live in the city. Since Balki got nowhere to go, Larry have to share his apartment and deal with their opposite attitudes but when help calls, each other was always there. In the final seasons, great new things comes on cousins' way, they got promoted on their own position in Chicago newspaper office, The Chicago Chronicles and finally Larry married to his girlfriend Jennifer and Balki to their roommate Mary Anne.


Award-winning comedy series Perfect Strangers completed total of 8 seasons with 150 episodes aired from March 1986 to August 1993 on ABC.


Perfect Strangers DVD

Friday, May 18, 2007

The District

The District TV Series

Casts:
  • Craig T. Nelson as Chief Jack Mannion
  • Sean Patrick Thomas as Detective Temple Page
  • Elizabeth Marvel as Detective Nancy Parras
  • Roger Aaron Brown as Deputy Chief Joe Noland
  • David O'Hara as Detective Danny McGrego
  • Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Kevin Debreno
  • Lynne Thigpen as Director of Adm. Services Ella Mae Farmer
  • Justin Theroux as Press Secretary Nick Pierce
  • Jayne Brook as Deputy Mayor Mary Ann Mitchell

The District police drama series inspired from real-life experiences of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple, a pertinacious crime-fighter with his revolutionary tactics and efforts that he incredibly dropped Washington, D.C.'s crime rate to 50 percent.

Despite the city of have the most numbers of Law Enforcement Agencies around the world, Washington was demoralized and agencies were ineffective as they still has the highest crime rate in US. The city hired Police Commissioner Jack Maple, portrayed by Police District Chief Jack Mannion in the series, the movie-quoting lounge-singing former NYPD Cop well-known as the underdog champion and an avowed crime-fighter with his dedicated team, they take over crime-ridden and drug-infested streets of the city. They successfully cut crime rate to half and made the city safely and ideal place to live.


The District Action Drama series completed 89 60-minute episodes in total of 4 seasons aired from October 2000 to May 2004 on CBS.

The District DVD


Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Courage The Cowardly Dog TV Series

Courage The Cowardly Dog

Casts:
  • Marty Grabstein as Courage, the Cowardly Dog
  • Thea White as Muriel Bagg
  • Lionel G. Wilson as Eustace Bagg
  • Simon Prebble as The Computer
  • Paul Schoeffler as Katz, Dr. Vindaloo, M.D. Quack, Snowman
  • Stephen Root as Basil the Burglar
  • Arnold Stang as Monk
  • Mary Testa as Shirley the Medium
  • Fred Melamed as Spirit of the Harvest Moon
  • Ashley Albert as Storm Princess
  • Jim Cummings as Cajun Fox

Courage the Cowardly Dog animated series created by John R. Dilworth was about a cowardly fuchsia dog named Courage being abandoned when he was a puppy, found and adopted by old Scottish woman. Despite his owner's husband usually scare Courage, he was the defender and savior of the family against monsters, aliens, curses, natural disasters and other evil forms.


Courage found new home with Muriel Bagge after being abandoned when his parents was sent in outer space for an experiment, Courage now live in town Nowhere, Kansas. Muriel moves to cook, sit on her rocking chair watching television, play her sitar and talk to Courage while her old grumpy farmer husband Eustace Bagge dislikes Courage, usually scares him with giant green mask. Courage was always afraid of every mundane creepy, scary things and paranormal events happening in Nowhere town, but with the help of his computer, he was always ready to kick villain monsters, aliens, zombies and other evil forces away, facing them usually not by super strength method but by a game or contest and he win either by convincing villains to leave crime life or by tricking them out.

Courage the Cowardly Dog cartoon series was originally ran all it's 52 episodes in 102 individual segments from November 1999 to November 2002 with total of 4 seasons on Cartoon Network.

Courage The Cowardly Dog DVD


Friday, May 11, 2007

Family Ties Comedy Series

Family Ties TV Series

Family Ties tv sitcom was created by Gary David Goldberg as a motive, uproarious and thought-provoking show in successfully domestic comedy series ran for seven years. The series focus on how political leftwings with liberal viewpoints in Reagan-era couple try to raise their children with conservative, liberal democrats and republican mindsets.

Public station manager Steven Keaton with his successful architect wife Elyse, they were hippies with their liberal viewpoints during the 1960s, abandon the Peace Corps ways to raise their children and hoped that they would adopt the same value but how they wonder why their children posses strong conservative views. Their first son Alex was over-achieving Reagan-devotee and member of Young Republican, while their daughter Mallory was an underachiever, music obsessed and seems having a never ending crush over boys and Jennifer was an intelligent observer, a precocious youngster just wanted to be a normal kid. Their family filled with fun and laughers while seriously tackles about teen pregnancy, censorship, pills addiction and racial minority. Baby boy Andrew later join as the youngest of Keaton family.

Family Ties comedy series strongly ran for seven seasons in 7 years from September 1982 until May 1989 with total of 180 episodes on NBC.

Family Ties DVD


Family Ties Casts:
  • Michael Gross as Steven Keaton
  • Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton
  • Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton
  • Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton
  • Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton
  • Brian Bonsall as Andrew 'Andy' Keaton
  • Scott Valentine as Nick Moore

Friday, May 4, 2007

Marcus Welby, M.D. TV Series

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. was one of the most popular doctor show US television, a medical drama series created by David Victor about Dr. Marcus Welby, a general family doctor practitioner in his unorthodox way of treating patients. Dr. Welby has a young doctor assistant and partner, Dr. Steven Kiley who is directly opposite to Dr. Welby's way of treating his patients, in his radical, strait-laced method, they were both working part-time in Lang Memorial Hospital.

The show focused on two doctor's directly reverse manners towards patients but they intelligently handled many kinds of common and uncommon medical cases such as brain damage, venereal disease, epilepsy, breast cancer, leukemia, painkiller addiction, depression and many others. The doctors were assisted by loyal secretary Consuelo Lopez and also with Kathleen Faverty, another secretary. On personal part of the doctors, Myra Sherwood was Dr. Welby's girlfriend, his daughter Sandy with her son Phil while Janet Blake was Dr. Kiley's wife working as public relations director.

The series completed 169 60-minute episodes for total of 7 seasons aired from September 1969 to July 1976, now available on DVD.

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Everybody Loves Raymond Comedy Series

Everybody Loves Raymond TV Series

Everybody Loves Raymond was one of the most critically acclaimed sitcom and a long running comedy series ran for nine years from September 1996 till May 2005 for the total of 9 seasons with 210 episodes. The show was about Raymond Brone and his family, having lovely and caring wife Debra, 12-year old daughter Ally and 8-year old twin Geoffrey and Michael, having a good job as newspaper sportswritter and living in a nice house at Long Island but with a bad news, Ray's parents and brother was always there bringing conflict to their almost perfect family.

Their seemingly perfect family living in peace and harmony was being annoyed by Ray's obnoxious parents Frank and Marie who just live across the street always knocking on their door and trying to infiltrate Ray's home. And as well as Ray's jealous self-doubting divorced brother Robert working as a sergeant policeman always dropping over on their house and getting on their way, but in the end he married Debra's best friend Amy.

Catch Everybody Loves Raymond DVD


Everybody Loves Raymond Casts:
  • Ray Romano as Raymond "Ray" Barone
  • Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone
  • Doris Roberts as Marie Barone
  • Brad Garrett as Robert Barone
  • Peter Boyle as Frank Barone
  • Monica Horan as Amy MacDougall Barone
  • Madylin Sweeten as Ally Barone
  • Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey Barone
  • Sullivan Sweeten as Michael Barone

Friday, April 20, 2007

Three's Company Sitcom

Three's Company Comedy Series

Three's Company, American sitcom loosely based from British sitcom 'Mad About the House', was a successful comedy series from late mid 70s until mid 80s. A comedy show about two girls living in a apartment got a new guy roommate but the landlord doesn't agree so he have to pretend a gay. After finally successful third pilot episode, the show completes it's casts and the series after six episodes made it in the Nielsen's Top Ten in ratings.

Two girls living together in Santa Monica Apartment 201; down-to-earth brunette Janet Wood and ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow lose their cook roommate Eleanor leaving the room a day after the house party but they eventually found a new one. A drunk guest left sleeping in their bathroom named Jack Stripper, Janet and Chrissy ask him if he would like to move in with them. Navy veteran Jack aspiring as chef and culinary student easily agrees but they got one problem, the uptight hard-nose landlord Mr. Stanley Roper doesn't agree for girls with a guy so Jack has to pretend to be a gay. Fun, humors and slapstick-prone misadventures comes around as the trio hide things behind Mr. Roper even his wife Helen knows true Jack, she doesn't mind. Jack also find difficulties as a swinging bachelor not to suppress his interests with the girls. End of series Janet married with man Phillip Dawson, sassy nurse Teri Alden moved to Hawaii for a job and Jack moved with his girlfriend Vicky Bradford.

The Three's Company comedy series premiered on Spring March 1977 and lasted until September 1984 for the total of 8 seasons with 172 episodes, now available on DVD.

Three's Company DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD


The Three's Company Casts:
  • John Ritter ......... as Jack Tripper
  • Suzanne Somers ......... as Chrissy Snow
  • Joyce DeWitt ......... as Janet Wood
  • Norman Fell ......... as Stanley Roper
  • Audra Lindley ......... as Helen Roper
  • Don Knotts ......... as Ralph Furley
  • Priscilla Barnes ......... as Terri Alden
  • Jenilee Harrison ......... as Cindy Snow

Thursday, April 5, 2007

The Incredible Hulk - 70s TV Series

The Incredible Hulk TV Series

Based from fictional character superhero created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby and first appeared in Marvel Comic Universe in May 1962, The incredible Hulk action TV series was produced and hit the small screen in 1978 with starring concept where Bill Bixby as Dr. David Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. With the same story concept from the comic books where Dr. Banner exposed from gamma radiation, when he feel under abnormally high emotional stress, transform himself into a strong, scary, green-colored monster called Hulk. Many changes have been made from this series produced/written by Kenneth Johnson oppose on comic book, some where Dr. Robert Bruce name changed to 'David' and profession as nuclear physicist into medical doctor/researcher, rather than being exposed to atomic explosion into gamma rays by laboratory accident, and some major characters were dropped all for sake of realism.

Brilliant/genius scientist Dr. Bruce Banner suffer trauma from loss of his wife in a car accident, he conduct a research, a strange phenomena of gamma radiation where humans can temporarily gain superhuman levels of strength, so he bombards his body to test and prove his theory with higher dose of radiation but nothing happens and he initially considered the experiment failed. On heavy rainstorm evening while driving home, he got flat tire where got injured with lug wrench, the stress, pain and anger triggers him into his first transmogrification - whitish-green color eyes, giant 7-feet tall muscular and powerful monster with bright green skin – after he destroy whatever threatens him, he morphs back to normal human with amnesia and tattered clothing. Banner drifts from place to place, using different identities while trying to find cure for his condition, but making him angry now has mind control, he uses his incredible power to deal with people problems, fight crimes and catch bad guys without killing anyone.

The Incredible Hulk action TV series was aired from March 1978 until May 1982, completed 5 seasons with 83 episodes, catch now on DVD.

The Incredible Hulk DVD at TV Shows on DVD


The Incredible Hulk Casts:
  • Lou Ferrigno ............... The Incredible Hulk
  • Bill Bixby ............... Dr. David Bruce Banner
  • Diana Muldaur ............... Dr. Helen Banner
  • Jack Colvin .............. Jack McGee
  • Michael Santiago ................ Father Costa
  • Gerald McRaney ................ Chief Frank Rhodes
  • Marc Alaimo ............... Captain Holt
  • Billy Green Bush ............... Sheriff Carl Decker
  • Victoria Carroll ............... Rose

Saturday, March 31, 2007

The Looney Tunes Cartoon TV Series

Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD

Way back 1930, Warner Bros. started developing a series of musical animated shorts to promote their music - Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes were born. The two series storylines were based from Warner's vast music library, in 1934 Merrie Melodies produced in color while Looney Tunes (sometimes misspelled 'Looney Toons') in black & white and produced in color on 1943. Looney Tunes become the umbrella for WB's various recurring characters, the success in many medium specially in television, successfully become children favorites to grow up with.

Some Looney Tunes character appearance histories: long cartoon favorite Bugs Bunny (to the talent voice of Mel Blanc) first appeared in 1940 in Looney Tunes Porky Pig film “Porky's Hare Hunt”, Porky with his dog, 'Zero', hunting a rabbit who can pull himself out of a hat, fly with his ears, bounce on his head and like a bug that put Porky in the hospital, that's why he was called 'Bugs Bunny'. The most infamous short cartoon 'A Wild Hare' in 1940, featured a matured Bugs Bunny who did not fear danger from hunters, he simply sat beside next to Porky and calmly asked, "Eh, What's Up Doc?”, the producers then demanded more film from the rabbit. Porky Pig character began in 1935 “I Haven't Got A Hat” of Merrie Melodies, as a humorously stammering character loosely based on the 'Our Gang' live action shorts and his popular trademark voice in closing titles "Th-th-That's all, Folks!" WB's second hit star was Daffy Duck, an insaned counterpart to mild-mannered Porky Pig, he was first featured in 1937's short "Porky's Duck Hunt", bouncing around with his head and the yelling trademark “Woo hoo! Woo hoo!”. The cute & lovable but brutal yellow canary, 'Tweety Pie' appeared in "A Tale of Two Kitties" in 1942 while the lisping alleycat Sylvester Cat as WB's most versatile character appeared on 1945's “Life with Feathers”, Tweety and Sylvester paired in 1947's 'Tweetie Pie', the short where WB cartoon won it's first Oscar. The small but dangerous loud speaking cowboy 'Yosemite Sam' appeared on 1945's “Hare Trigger”, a loud, cranky and stubborn outlaw cowboy against Bugs Bunny.

In 1949 in the short “Fast and Furry-ous”, debuted the smiling gray-purple bird with incredible speed 'Road Runner' with trademark sound 'Beep Beep', as well as featuring the eternal loser “Wile E. Coyote” who despite of genius plans and tricks, he always failed to catch his prey, Road Runner and ending up blown up, flattened, mangled or dropped from dizzying heights.

Warner Brothers released The Looney Tunes Golden Collection started on 2003, volumes (Volume 5 on 2007) of broad selection of Looney Tunes black & white and colored animated shorts created from 1930s until 1960s, now available on DVD.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

"Static Shock" Animated TV Series

- Static Shock -

Static Shock, based from the Milestone comic books notably Blood Syndicate (published by DC Comics) with the same title created by Dwyane McDuffie & produced by Warner Brother, no doubt to be one of the finest, mass appealing with high quality animated TV series of 2000. For almost half decade of the show, it holds strong ratings for its four seasons, nominated and won many awards from Humanitaz Prize and Daytime Emmy Awards. Viewers found the series cool & very entertaining for having light-hearted episodes, funny dialogues with a good storyline depicting real life characters in more realistic situations audience can relate such as schoolings, gangs, social issues, family problems, death, racism, judging by appearance, etc.


Typical African-American teenager Virgil Ovid Hawkins, high school student in a fictional city in Dakota, got in big trouble being pressured to join a street gang where one night they got involved in a major rumble in a chemical storage yard. Police interrupt by tear gassing the place, accidentally detonates series of chemical explosions, Virgil and others exposed in mutagenic gas, he discovered his powerful ability to project & control electromagnetic electricity at his will while others who called themselves “Bang Babies” from being bullies now gain superpower, they terrorize people around the city. Virgil use the identity of “Shock”, with his inventive and genius best friend Richie Foley(later also gained special power and call himself “Gear”), even had a day job & facing normal kids pressure with peers, gangs, family & growing up, they decided to be superheroes, they patrol the sky, fight crimes & super-powered villains/bad Bang Babies(some later back into normal kids) and make positive difference for community as they save the city.

Static Shock Cartoon TV was premiered on September 2000 and lasted until May 2004, total of 4 seasons and 52 episodes. now available on DVD.


Static Shock DVD at TV Shows on DVD


Static Shock Voice Casts:

  • Phil LaMarr.............. Virgil Hawkins / Static
  • Jason Marsden .............. Richie Foley / Gear
  • Michele Morgan ............. Sharon Hawkins
  • Kevin Michael Richardson ............. Robert Hawkins

  • --------- Recurring Roles ---------------
  • Kadeem Hardison ................. Rubberband Man
  • Brian Tochi ................ Shiv
  • Danica McKellar ............ Frieda
  • Maria Canals ............ Shelly Sandoval
  • Kimberly Brooks ............ Puff
  • Tia Texada ............ Talon
  • Crystal Scales ............ Daisy
  • Michele Morgan ............ Sharon
  • Danny Cooksey ............ Hotstreak
  • Kevin Michael Richardson ............ Kangor
  • Kerrigan Mahan ............ Edwin Alva
  • Matt Ballard ............ Carmen Dillo
  • Gary Sturgis ............ Ebon

Static Shock Allies:
  • Adam Evans / Rubberband Man
  • Alfred
  • Anansi
  • Dr. Anoyke
  • Chief Barnsdale
  • Batman
  • Bullock and Gordon
  • Clark Kent / Superman
  • Flashback
  • Green Lantern
  • Hoop Squad
  • Justice League
  • Richie Foley / Gear
  • Robert Hawkins
  • Robin
  • Sharon Hawkins
  • Shenice Vale / Shebang
  • Virgil Hawkins / Static
Static Shock Villains:
  • Brainiac
  • Edwin Alva
  • D.J. Rock
  • Harley and Ivy
  • Heavyman
  • Imgora and Onini
  • The Joker
  • Jokerz
  • Kobra
  • Mrs. Moore (Darcy)
  • Omnara
  • Osebo
  • Prof. Odium
  • Sinestro
  • Specs and Trapper
  • Speedwarp
  • Starburst
  • Timecode
  • Toyman
Good Bang Babies:
  • Adam Evans / Rubberband Man
  • Derek / D-Struct
  • Nails
  • Nightbreed
  • Permafrost
  • Richie Foley / Gear
  • Virgil Hawkins / Static

Bad Bang Babies:
  • Aquamaria
  • Boom and Mirage
  • Carmendillo
  • Chainlink
  • Dwayne & Aron
  • Ebon
  • Ebon / Hotstreak
  • Ferret
  • Frankie / Royce
  • Francis Stone / F-Stop / Hotstreak
  • Hyde
  • Kangor
  • Leech
  • Omnefarious
  • Madelyn
  • Puff and Onyx
  • Ragtag
  • Replay
  • Replicon
  • Run, Jump & Push
  • Shiv
  • Slipstream
  • Talon
  • Tamara Lawerence
  • Tantrum
  • Tarmack

Thursday, March 8, 2007

"Coach" - Brilliant Sports Comedy TV Series

– The Coach Comedy TV Series –

The Coach TV series was one of the most underrated and best sports comedy show of it's time. With it's tight comic scenes, good writings, strong & talented actings in every episodes, a lively theme songs, all bring success to the series; being on top 20 in Nielsen ratings for it's seasons, many awards and nominations from ASCAP, Emmy and Golden Globe and the delightful fun they bring to their viewers of all ages. Beside from being very funny & energetic TV series, Coach also has a great on-screen chemistry, a family-friendly show with touching storylines with balance discussion on its theme: winnings, losings, academic performances, campus politics, relationships and also, dreams.


Story revolves on an old-fashioned college football team head coach Hayden Fox of the fictional Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles (creator modeled Hayden after actual University of Iowa football coach Hayden Frye). Coach Fox loves to eat, sleep but a no-nonsense man with great passion on football while his television reporter fiancé Christine Armstrong who doesn't share sports passion at all leading their relationship in friction, and he deal with his daughter Kelly emerging in her womanhood. But Coach was able to balance his attention and sincere care for the women of his life with his football sports program trying his best make things work out. Coach Fox was aided by his two loyal assistant coaches, the stuttering kind-hearted Fox best friend Luther Van Dam and a perpetual dim-witted student Dauber Dybinski, together their sketchy logic and kind-heart towards their job bring comic humors as they deal with annoying and nagging athletic director Howard Burleigh and ladies basketball coach Judy Watkins. In the final episodes, Coach Fox fulfilled his ultimate dream, he become head coach of a professional NFL team (fictional expansion team of Orlando Breakers) and reminisce their college coaching years.


Award winning performances of Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox and Jerry Van Dyke as Luther Van Dam in this sports comedic Coach TV series, aired from February 1989 and lasted until May 1997, with the total of 9 seasons with 200 episodes, now on DVD.


The Coach DVD at TV Shows on DVD


Coach Casts:
  • Craig T. Nelson as Football Head Coach Hayden Fox
  • Jerry Van Dyke as Asst. Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam
  • Kris Kamm as Stuart Rosebrock
  • Bill Fagerbakke as Dauber Dybinski
  • Clare Carey as Kelly Fox
  • Pam Stone Coach Judith "Judy" Watkins
  • Shelley Fabares as Christine Armstrong Fox
  • Kenneth Kimmins as Howard Burleigh

Saturday, March 3, 2007

"Scrubs" – A Comedy with Deep Thought TV Series

- Scrubs –

Scrubs is one of a kind sitcom tv show with different approach to the medical television genre and reality, a brilliantly written, fresh and enjoyable tv series that successfully became a cult hit by amazingly combined funny & humorous scenes with deep thoughts of learnings.

The series story and experience of a wacky fresh-faced medical intern Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian, a new doctor in the fictional Sacred Hearts Hospital (a teaching hospital), as he narrates his everyday personal life and hilarious experiences where humor and tragedy meets, and how he bravely embarks his healing career and medical profession in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffs and patients. Together with his friends and colleagues; a highly competitive, surgical intern Dr. Chris Turk (J.D's long-time best friend & college buddy), a beautiful neurotic co-intern Dr. Elliot Reid, a tough caring slightly jaded Latina nurse Carla Espinosa (always help and advise JD and Turk's girlfriend), they face their professions and love interests with the abrasive, worldy cruel mentor and supervisor Dr. Percival “Perry” Cox, a kind fatherly and Medicine Chief Dr. Robert Bob Kelso, and a predatory hospital Janitor (who often takes offense to J.D.). Their drama comedic adventures in Scrubs (filmed at North Hollywood Medical Center) filled with verbal wits, slapsticks, fantasy sequences, dealing with death, tragedy, reality (authority, complex, race) but not preachy, they get good & better physicians and learns a lot about the covered side of the medical profession.

Scrubs TV Series (with many award nominations and winnings) was premiered on October 2001 and continuously running seasons (season 6 on 2007 with episodes most entitled with “My ____”) of funny, great casts performance and classy scripts series. Scrubs Seasons 1-6 with 120 episodes are available on DVD.


Scrubs Casts:


  • Zach Braff - Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian
  • Sarah Chalke - Dr. Elliot Reid
  • Donald Faison - Dr. Christopher Turk
  • Ken Jenkins - Dr. Bob Kelso
  • John C. McGinley - Dr. Perry Cox
  • Judy Reyes - Nurse Carla Espinosa
  • Neil Flynn - The Janitor

Saturday, February 24, 2007

"The Phil Silvers Show" - 50's Finest Comedy TV Series

Marked as one of the best in 50's and the all-time great sitcom, The Phil Silvers Show won three consecutive Emmy Awards for the Best Comedy Series and marked number one comedy show in US for amazingly very short time - in shows just first two episodes, even every episodes were cherished and discussed today. The shows long-lasting success believed comes from two essential factors: first, the Phil Silvers' performance and strengths as a comic actor (fast-talking, quick-witted, razor-sharp, a gambler, a leader of men), he was blessed with great sharpness as he deliver lines with speed & guile and marvelously ad-libbing when the situation required; while the second reason is the show creator Nat Hiken, a writer who could bring a show into it's finest, his economical script writings (sentences in just few words) he has the ability to maintain story lines within an episode, he can introduce denouements in scripts and thinks improbable solution to which he must find an even more absurd premise for a job.

The Phil Silvers Show (also entitled “You'll Never Get Rich” and “Sergeant Bilko”), a situational comedy TV series of Phil Silvers as US Army Master Sergeant Ernest “Ernie” Bilko, the head of a hidden small motor pool camp and army station of Fort Baxter in Roseville, Kansas. In Bilko's motor-pool, privates were scruffy, lazy, unattractive slobs, do as little work as possible, they never paraded and were almost fearful of weaponry. The humor boost as he attempts to manipulate those around using selective flattery, false naïveté, pulling rank, etc. With his system (by conniving, bluffing, bribing, cheating, gambling, lying, finagling, etc.), he leech his fellow man (even top brass), and wheedle money he smell through various get-rich-quick scams and con games (poker games, tank rides and other elaborate rackets). Sergeant Bilko's ultimate skill – audience watches as he unwittingly makes matters worse for himself and realize his error, he employ his quick thinking in order to make amends by predicting thoughts of others and how long people will think them. However, Sergeant Bilko's has a good moral quality with a heart of gold, he never benefits at the expense of others, faced with innocent victims, his conscience kicks in and use his mental resource to resolve problem.

The Phil Silvers Show completed 4 great seasons with total of 142 episodes of humors and laughs for it's airing from September 1955 until September 1959, now available for DVD collection.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

"The Rockford Files" - 70'S Finest Detective Series


As one of the most notable tv series for it's quality writings, The Rockford Files certainly was the best private eye series which gained grace and success in television screen, and ranked at or near the top in polls of viewers, critics, and mystery writers. A multi-award winning TV series for it's casts and episodes, The Rockford Files enjoyed high ratings until it's final season, it's reruns and syndications constant followed by it's loyal cult. The series credited with superbly-plotted mysteries and brilliant writing of Stephen J. Cannell (a professed aficionado of the hard-boiled detective genre) with producer Roy Huggins, and ensemble with easy charm & charisma, a no-nonsense approach and wisecraking wit performance of James Garner (with his remarkable performance and persona in Maverick, 1957-1962) as Jim Rockford, the "America's favorite private eye".

The Rockford Files is the story of an ex-convicted (imprisoned for five years for an armed robbery he didn't commit and was later pardoned), Jim Rockford who turned into a Private Investigator who specialized in handling closed cases and those police given up (to avoid conflict with police and investigators), as a cool, calm detective who loves to mouth off and talk to make way out of trouble instead of using his fists, the one who takes time but always solves the crime. Jim was assisted by his true pal Sgt. Dennis Becker (later became Lieutenant in following season)helps him get important information about cases, Jim's attorney and girlfriend Elizabeth Davenport who always bail him out of jail, Jim's former cell mate Evelyn "Angel" Martin who involved in illegal things and constant source of aggravation but loyal pal to Jim, and his adviser was his father Rocky, (semi-retired truck driver and fisherman) who always worry to him advises to get another job. Jim live in a house trailer on the beach at Pacific Coast Highway in LA and later in Cove Road in Malibu, drives gold Pontiac Firebird with just a press in the backseat printing instant business card, and rarely bring a gun which he always used only to point and not shoot.

Viewers like the show as they see Jim Rockford was James Garner and vice versa in this award winning TV series, premiered from March 1974 and lasted until January 1980 on NBC, for the total of 7 seasons with 131 episodes, now on DVD.

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Car 54, Where Are You?

"Car 54, Where Are You?" is a classic Emmy award-winning comedy TV series on 1960's. A series featuring an unforgettable pair of hilarious police officers who are characterized extremely different but in every episode, never failed to make the viewers laugh no matter how bad they feel.

The misadventures of short, noisy dim-witted but friendly Officer Gunther Toody partnered with tall stiff, quite-shy but smart Officer Francis Muldoon of the fictional NYPD 53rd precinct with their patrol vehicle Car 54. Together they fight crimes in New York with all their best and dealing at the same time with their personal lives like their overbearing wives and officious boss, Captain Anderson. The partners were specially assigned to protect an important witness who will testify against crime lords and mafias, but their adventures turn into comedy with their errors and predicaments they got involved. The excitement is there as the audience never k
now what will happen next, seemed like they encounter more comedy than crime and making the viewers keep on laughing.

The memorable show's theme lyrics:

There's a holdup in the Bronx!
Brooklyn's broken out in fights!
There's a traffic jam in Harlem
That's backed up to Jackson Heights!
There's a scout troop short a child!
Krushchev's due at Idlewild!
Car 54, where are you?!

The successful comedy duo in Car 54, Where Are You completed 3 seasons with total of 60 episodes, aired from 1961 to 1963, now available on DVD.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Multi Awarded Drama - Joan of Arcadia

Millions of people speak to God, what if God spoke back?

What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home


Joan Osborne's song "One of Us" is the opening song of the drama TV series Joan of Arcadia. The story about an average 16 year old teenage girl, Joan Girardi living with just a typical ups and down of life and family in a fictional town Arcadia, but having special communication with strange people appeared as young children, teenage boys, elderly ladies, transients or just a passers by introducing themselves as God. God talks to Joan and give specific directions to do things and perform special tasks to correct situations, making her act strange to others and try to keep a normal teenage existence.

The show handled religion impressively by being never preachy, authors' personal view is not flaunted and not offensive in the presence of religious themes. The series show the interest in raising questions of faith, do what we believe right and our choices to make a difference in this world.

Joan of Arcadia won many awards and many nominations from Emmy, Humanitaz Prize, People's Choice Award, special the "Best Dramatic Series" for the first season (only few for many TV shows). Completed 2 seasons with 45 episodes, aired from 2003 to 2005 on CBS.

Joan on Arcadia now available on DVD at TVAddicts.tv

Monday, January 22, 2007

.:: Multi-Award Winning Dramedy - The Wonder Years::.

The story that depicts the real life; happiness, changes, traumas, problems and enjoyment that everybody experienced. The series goes as Kevin reminisce and narrates his teenager junior high school life who encounters puberty, deal with ups and downs, take adventure and hanging out with his girlfriend Winnie and geeky but cool best friend Paul. Old Kevin narrates how their friendship goes up and down, face many problems such as health issues, break ups, confusion and misunderstanding but they always keep trust for all things they share and honesty to the one they love.

In the final episode, Kevin and Winnie got deep argue about as their relationship got worst due to third parties. The elders who help on that day drop them off the heavy rain for them realize what's happening and discuss how things change and remember the things they've used to share. In the final epilogue, Paul went to Harvard for college while Winnie ends up studying Art History in Paris & writing up with Kevin for the next eight years. Old Kevin narrates when he greet Winnie as she comes back to US, accompanied by his wife and his infant son and tells:

" Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers, the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house like a lot of other houses, a yard like a lot of other yards, on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is, after all these years, I still look back, with wonder."

The Dramedy story of The Wonder Years was created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens and won multiple awards from Emmy, Golden Globe, Humanitaz Prize and many more. Run six seasons with total 115 episodes aired from 1988 to 1993, a perfect example real life adventure now on DVD at TVAddicts.tv

Friday, January 12, 2007

Multi-Awarded Comedy TV Series - Mad About You

A well-written, funny and thoughtful sitcom tells the story about a newly-married couple showing marriage life behind closed doors. A comedy tv series of totally different neurotic couple, Jaime and Paul Buchman and how they do their best against struggles & inconveniences of daily life, learn to savor the everyday miracles and stay in love with pointing out gentle humor of domesticity. Charming and creative husband Paul (Paul Reiser) working as documentary filmmaker is also extremely careful and analytic while free spirited wife Jaime (Helen Hunt) is a public relation expert.

See how they bring fun and thoughts of married life together with some wacky, crazy relatives and snooty neighbors with funny pet all in one show, and in the end comes their cute baby daughter Mabel. With total of 164 episodes in 7 seasons aired from 1992 to 1999, Mad About You compiled almost 16 Golden Globe and Emmy Awards including Best Comedy TV series and Outstanding Lead actress for Helen Hunt.

Catch Mad About You DVD available at TVAddicts.TV




Mad About You Characters:

Paul Buchman was born and raised in New York City. He attended NYU Film School and, in 1980, was named the school's "Most Promising Filmmaker." He is now a successful documentarian, specializing in films for such cable networks as the Explorer Channel and PBS. Paul has two sisters, Debbie and Sharon, who both have kids. His mother Sylvia, and his father, Burt, continue to live in the city, in the apartment where he was raised. Paul's best friend since childhood is his cousin Ira. Paul married Jamie Stemple in 1992, and they reside in Greenwich Village with their dog, Murray. Called "Paulie" by his cousin Ira. His wedding ring has the date of his marriage to Jamie inscribed on it; he has lost the ring twice, one time in a hot dog vendor's cart. Gave Jamie a cotton candy machine for their second anniversary. He thinks he looks like a young Ronald Coleman. Jamie thinks he's more Gregory Peck-ish. A guy overhearing them felt Paul bore a closer resemblance to Charles Laughton.


Jamie Stemple-Buchman was born at 12:01 am, with a full head of hair, in New Haven, Connecticut, to proud parents Gus and Theresa Stemple. After a rosy childhood that she shared with her sister Lisa (with whom she shares a psychic bond), she went on to attend Yale University. At Yale, she had seven boyfriends, but never decided on a major. At 18, she wrote a short story, entitled "New Haven," about her college experiences. On moving to New York, she took a job at Farrer-Gantz Public Relations, eventually rising to the position of Regional Vice President. After leaving Farrer-Gantz to continue her education, Jamie started her own public relations firm, which was eventually consolidated into City Hall's press department, under Director of Communications Lance Brockwell. When Brockwell set his sights on the Mayor's mansion, he selected Jamie as his campaign manager. In December of 1989, Jamie met Paul Buchman, and the couple were married in 1992. Paul and Jamie are currently expecting their first child on. Paul first described her as "pushy and pretty with a sexy voice." Jamie keeps a diary on computer disk. Met Paul at a news stand; stole his copy of the New York Times. Actually married Paul in a secret, dawn ceremony, on the street the day of their formal wedding.

Ira Buchman, Paul's first cousin, is a native of Sheepshead Bay, Long Island. A fun-loving guy who is always looking for an angle, Ira first appeared in the episode "Wedding Affair." A bandleader who plays lead saxophone, Ira has recorded many demos, and still harbors dreams of seeing a recording of his work released. Years ago, Ira started working for Paul's father, Burt, managing Buchman's Sporting Goods store; when Burt recently retired, he gave the store to Ira, who has adjusted quite well to his new responsibilities. Jamie has described Ira as "ubiquitous." He gave Paul and Jamie an "object d'art" clock for their first anniversary. He is a member of Gambler's Anonymous and has been known to slip. His SAT scores were lower than Paul's.

Lisa Stemple is Jamie Buchman's long-suffering sister, Lisa Stemple, was born with no hair (her parents called her cue ball), and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. She has numerous psychological issues, most of them stemming from her childhood. The greatest component of Lisa's love/hate relationship with her sister is her extreme jealousy of Jamie's success in her love life and career; until her relationship with Sanford Klarik. She once went so far as to blame Jamie for all her problems in an interview with her psychiatrist that became a chapter of a book called "Manics." In recent months, her engagement to multimillionaire Klarik seemed to have changed her outlook as much as it has changed her luck. As hostess of Jamie's bridal shower, she served soda and gum. Sobbed through Paul and Jamie's entire wedding ceremony. Does her laundry at Paul and Jamie's apartment. Career moves have included work as a model at a boat show, a job as assistant to Murray the dog during his show-biz career, and writing fortunes for cookies "on spec."

Murray is, in Paul Buchman's words, "a Flatbush pound collie shepherd." He is seven years old (forty-nine in dog years). Paul and Ira found him in Central Park when he was a very small puppy, upon which occasion Ira fed him a turkey sandwich. Murray wore a tag, and when Paul called the phone number on it, the owner asked if Paul wanted to keep the dog. Since Paul had just broken up with an old girlfriend, he welcomed the companionship. Paul met Jamie while walking Murray to the newsstand one night. He's no genius but he has a vibe ... a basic "Murrayness." Has a white spot and from a litter of 14 puppies. Murray's former owner was Alfred Urbont, who referred to Murray as "Swifty," and still has Mona, Murray's Mom. In The Murray Box: baby teeth, first collar, ball, Hard Rock Cafe shirt, Obedience School Certificate (indicating a flunk in "Sit"), tag. He has been lost, towed and kidnapped. Fathered a litter with the snooty Conways' prize showdog, Sophie. Dreams of an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Show-biz aspirations crushed when he bit his agent.


Thursday, January 11, 2007

1950's Perry Mason TV Series

Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney works in difficult criminal cases and free his client by digging deep to the case revealing the truth and unmasking the actual murderer in courtroom showdown. He often make traps and trick the true criminal to admit guilt establish his client's innocence by dramatically demonstrating the guilt of another character. The very popular classic mystery tv series Perry Mason starred by Raymond Burr was written by Erle Stanley Gardner was aired from 1957 to 1966.

Perry Mason is a real tv show that will surely exercise viewer's mind. Completed 12 seasons with total of 271 episodes now available on DVD at TVAddicts.TV


The Perry Mason Titles by Volume.:

  1. Vol 1: Case of Restless Redhead (1957)
  2. Vol 1: Case of Baited Hook (1957)
  3. Vol 1: Case of Prodigal Parents (1958)
  4. Vol 2: Case of Empty Tin (1958)
  5. Vol 2: Case of Silent Partner (1957)
  6. Vol 2: Case of Crooked Handle (1957)
  7. Vol 3: Case of Calendar Girl (1959)
  8. Vol 3: Case of Blushing Pearl (1959)
  9. Vol 3: Case of Fraudulent Photo (1959)
  10. Vol 3: Case of Terrified Typist (1958)
  11. Vol 4: Case of Stuttering Bishop (1959)
  12. Vol 4: Case of Purple Woman (1958)
  13. Vol 4: Case of Caretaker's Cat (1959)
  14. Vol 5: Case of Black-Eyed Blond (1958)
  15. Vol 5: Case of Nervous Accomplice (1957)
  16. Vol 5: Case of One-Eyed Witness (1958)
  17. Vol 6: Case of Runaway Corpse (1957)
  18. Vol 6: Case of Gilded Lily (1958),
  19. Vol 6: Case of Demure Defendant (1958)
  20. Vol 7: Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma (1959)
  21. Vol 7: Case of Sleepwalker's Niece (1957)
  22. Vol 7: Case of Sulky Girl (1957)
  23. Vol 8: Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1958)
  24. Vol 8: Case of Desperate Daughter (1958
  25. Vol 8: Case of Unwelcome Bride (1961)
  26. Vol 9: Case of Mystified Miner (1962)
  27. Vol 9: Case of Mythical Monkey (1960)
  28. Vol 9: Case of Bogus Books (1962)
  29. Vol 10: Case of Angry Mourner (1957)
  30. Vol 10: Case of Daring decoy (1958)
  31. Vol 10: Case of Lazy Lover (1958)
  32. Vol 11: Case of Jaded Joker (1959)
  33. Vol 11: Case of Cowardly Lion (1961)
  34. Vol 11: Case of Violent Vest (1961)
  35. Vol 12: Case of Angry Astronaut (1962)
  36. Vol 12: Case of Dodging Domino (1962)
  37. Vol 12: Case of Bartered Bikini (1959)
  38. Vol 13: Case of Singing Skirt (1960)
  39. Vol 13: Case of Prudent Prosecutor (1960)
  40. Vol 13: Case of Treacherous Toupee (1960).