Hail, Taxi. It’s great to finally have one of the defining sitcoms of the 1970s available on DVD to take out for a spin. This character-driven humane comedy from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show rolled out of the garage with a full tank of gas: a lightning-in-a-bottle ensemble, smart, witty, and compassionate […]
The World According to Garp
The story chronicles the life of T. S. Garp (Robin Williams), the illegitimate son of a feminist mother, Jenny Fields (Glenn Close). Jenny wanted a child but not a husband. A nurse during World War II, she encounters a dying ball turret gunner known only as Technical Sergeant Garp who was severely brain damaged in […]
The Waltons: The Series
The Waltons’ nearly 10-year run on network television grew out of the popular, 1971 made-for-TV movie The Homecoming, which was derived from a Depression-era, rustic setting (“Walton’s Mountain”), and characters based on Earl Hamner Jr.’s autobiographical novel Spencer’s Mountain–itself the source for a very nice 1963 feature film starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara.That’s a […]
Grey’s Anatomy: The Series
Just when you wanted to say “Oh no, not another hospital drama,” Grey’s Anatomy turns into one of the most addicting series on television. With no big stars and no hype, the ABC series debuted last spring as a mid-season replacement and became a bonafide smash in its nine-episode season. The series, a hybrid of […]
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