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Lexx: Series 4, Vol. 1

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 2.5 of 5

Final disintegration of LEXX 1 out of 5 stars.
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In series 4, the writers of LEXX ill-advisedly abandoned their early commitment to avoiding earth, with REALLY boring results. From the stunning and artistic special effects of the first series to the pedestrian world of TV sitcoms, dufuss politicians, and landscapes at best like Lodi on a bad day, is a long way to plunge. The only good thing to be said is that they at least blow everything up at the end. Series 1 is stupendous, and series 2 and 3 are excellent. Avoid series 4.

Editorial Review:

Sexy, smart, and wholly unpredictable after the stylish achievement of Series 3, Lexx kicks off its fourth go-round with a daring idea. After breaking away from dueling planets Water and Fire, the strange antiheroes of Lexx drop into the middle of America's cultural and political pathologies. Thus we find pouty-lipped Xev (Xenia Seeberg), raised in a box to be a slavishly accommodating lover to men, ironically plunged into the lesbian hysteria of a Texas women's prison and later unable to convince a gun-toting, trailer-park mama's boy to bed down with her. Meanwhile, Kai (Michael McManus), Last of the Brunnen-G, grows mired in the stupidity of a doomsday cult, and neurotic Stan (Brian Downey) gets trapped in the machinations of Prince (Nigel Bennett), the former Fire ruler who now runs an imperial ATF out of Washington. Ridiculous, funny, surprisingly poignant, Lexx still insinuates powerful character arcs into its goofy mix. --Tom Keogh

The League of Gentlemen - The Complete Series 2

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

DAVE ... You're not DAVE ... 5 out of 5 stars.
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After a flabbergasting first season, the League of Gentlemen pick up their bizarre world of Royston-Vasey exactly where they left off, but infuse it with nitroglycerin with the arrival of a circus and its Al Jolson made up figure of Papa Lazarou. The scene where he kidnaps another wife (apparently he calls all of them Dave) and puts her in a lions cage with the rest of his collection, hosing them down ... well, it almost drove me insane ... with laughter. I felt like my reality had been changed.

The League's brand of humor mixed with horror might not be for everyone, but I loved it. If you like Monty Python's The Meaning of Life's brand of disgusting satire, the League of Gentlemen is the next logical step.

Editorial Review:

Take a look into the extremely unique and surreal local world of Royston Vasey. Featuring the strongest collection of characters you will ever see; all played with extraordinary range by three actors/writers. This set includes each hysterical episode from series two, as seen in the UK. This truly original Britcom has been likened to Shaun of the Dead and "Monty Python meets Twin Peaks"; customers will want to watch these unedited, original UK versions over and over again to take in what they missed the first time!

DVD Features:Audio Commentary:Local Gossip (Commentary)Biographies:Local People (Character Biographies) Music Clips:Royston Vasey TunesOther:Behind the Scenes: Series 2Territorial ArmyPhoto gallery:Series 2 Scrap Book

Lexx: Series 2, Vol. 4

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

best lexx dvd yet 5 out of 5 stars.
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i'm definately a big lexx fan, but i didnt get hooked on the show until the third season and therefore had not seen the majority of the second season episodes. So lucky day for me i've been seeing them for the first time on this series of dvds. the episodes really start heating up and getting good here on volume 4. everything about the show from the writing to xenia seeberg's performance as eva haberman's replacement for zev/xev has gone up about 10 notches. the special features on this disc were about 80% as good as ones on the other discs, but the real bonus is having these fantastic episodes for your collection. if you are a lexx fan you should already own this! if you've never seen lexx before then you should start it right and get the original 4 movies ("i worship his shadow" "supernova" "eating pattern" and "giga shadow"). As already mentioned they are only available in canada (on dvd... you can buy the VHS version here on amazon under the original title "tales from a parallel universe") but i got the dvds easily enough on ebay. so there you have it. LEXX IS GOOD!

Editorial Review:

Space nerd Stanley Tweedle and the motley crew of the simpleton living ship Lexx continue to wander around a video-game galaxy as the universe is devoured around them by the voracious Mantrid and his army of disembodied arms. They fight off the hungry undead corpses (who look suspiciously like the zombie Templars of Tombs of the Blind Dead) in "Twilight," take a trip through Stanley's guilt-riddled dreams in "Patches in the Sky," meet the not-so-wonderful Wuzzard when they attempt to reset Xev's expiration date in "Woz," and slam into an interstellar net spun by a monstrous mind-controlling spider in "The Web." Behind the farcical black humor and morbid running gags (does Stanley have to blow up every planet he sees?) is an increasingly melancholy edge as the universe disappears around the crew and Stanley faces up to his cowardice and irresponsibility. For Lexx, that's almost deep. --Sean Axmaker

LOVEJOY - COMPLETE SERIES 6

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Please note that this is a PAL, Region Free DVD and requires PAL capable DVD player. It will not play on all standard North American DVD players. Please read the item technical description carefully. ----------------------------------- Synopsis: All ten episodes from the sixth series of the popular drama focusing on the charismatic antique dealer, poised ever more precariously on the knife edge of the law. Episodes include: 'Fair Exchange', 'Day Of Reckoning', 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow', 'Double Edged Sword', 'Guns And Roses', 'Last Of The Uzkoks', 'Breaking The Broker', 'Fruit Of The Desert', 'Holding The Baby' and 'Last Tango In Lavenham'.

Lexx: Series 4, Vol. 2

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

The second volume from the fourth season of Lexx is leaner, more accessible, and funnier than its wild-eyed predecessor's relentless satire. While volume two begins with a swift (and Swiftian) assault on the lunacy of reality television, most of its energy is reserved for a suite of connecting stories that find sexy Xev (Xenia Seeberg), dead-man-walking Kai (Michael McManus), and vainglorious Stan (Brian Downey) on a comically perilous global journey. Convinced he's the king of Newfoundland, Stan drops by to claim his throne in "The Rock," only to collide with thickheaded locals, a troublesome doppelganger, and fresh mischief from longtime nemesis and American ATF boss Prince (Nigel Bennett). The best episode, however, "Walpurgis Night," finds our antiheroes in Transylvania, where Dracula and the old gang discover their classic legend undone by jaded extraterrestrial interference. This may not be Lexx at its most inventive, but it's solid comedy. --Tom Keogh

Lexx: Series 2, Vol. 5

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Once you've been bitten by the Lexx bug, wacky wonders await you with every new episode. This volume compiles the last four episodes of the show's second season (1998), and you'll marvel at what this Canadian-German coproduction gets away with, given its modest budget and the ingenuity of its three-man creative team of "Human Beans" led by creator and frequent writer-director Paul Donovan. The show's eagerness to experiment is proven in "Brigadoom," a sci-fi musical that tells Kai's backstory entirely in song--with surprisingly impressive results. "The Net" finds the Lexx trapped in a giant spiderlike snare, leaving Stanley (Brian Downey) under a dangerous alien influence. "Brizon" and "End of the Universe" end the second series as the Lexx is inexorably drawn into the Dark Zone after an epic fight with Mantrid's multiplying drone arms. Confused? Don't worry--with enough teasing sex talk, offbeat humor, and wild special effects, Lexx can seduce even the most resistant sci-fi purist. --Jeff Shannon

The L Word Season One Disk 2 Episode 5 - 8

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The L Word Season 1 Disc 2 5 out of 5 stars.
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Brought this disk because I purchased season 1 at a discount video store and disk 2 was missing. Received disk in perfect condition. Watch the disk and no skips at all throughout the disk. Overall perfect & satisfied with purchase!

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Episodes 5 - 8.

Lexx: Series 3, Vol. 1

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Beware: Frontal Nudity 5 out of 5 stars.
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I was one of the ones who frowned at the series when it first aired on the Sci-Fi channel, but for some reason I started picking up the DVD's with Season 2, and found it to be actually enjoyable and now I've just picked up S3-V1, and while it has a new spin on the series (season three has a continuing story format divided into 13 chapters) I found the unedited scenes to be quite a surprise.

Where Season two had a few almost passive nude or suggestive scenes, season three has a few scenes that are not recommended for younger viewers. While cut out or re-formatted for airing on the Sci-Fi channel, there are some scenes especially in "Gametown" & "Boomtown" which uses some rather extensive waist-up female nude scenes, and not just in passing either, some rather touch-feely type stuff. Don't get me wrong, I don't see anything wrong with it (I actually found myself pausing once or twice) it's just not recommended for the younger audiences is all.

As for the stories themselves, they are very well told, and the nude scenes that exist fit very well into the story. And what's great about season three, while it helps to have seen season two, you don't HAVE to have seen it (unlike where you had to follow the movies to catch onto the early season two episodes).

I believe (like with many cult series') that LEXX will have a greater following now that the series is ended.

Editorial Review:

Lexx drifts into new territory in the third season when the giant insect-ship and its motley crew awaken from a 4,000-year hibernation circling a pair of planets locked in orbit and gripped in war. Hot-blooded Xev (Xenia Seeberg, the show's answer to Angelina Jolie) falls for the cunning Prince (sinister and seductive Nigel Bennett) of the desert planet Fire, while dead-man-walking Kai is adopted by the passive, pleasure-loving inhabitants of cool, clear Water. The four uncut episodes in this collection launch a season-long interplanetary epic of love, war, betrayal, and seduction, the latter complete with nudity unseen on TV broadcasts. The writing is inconsistent, but the goofy humor and villainous plots add enough odd bounces to keep it interesting, and the inventive set designs and digital effects (more imaginative than convincing) create a unique world for the series. The final episode ends on a cliffhanger concluded in Lexx 3.2. --Sean Axmaker

Little House on the Prairie (Christmas at Plum Creek / The Creeper of Walnut Grove)

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Great DVD 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Again, Little House on the Prairie is outstanding! My 1 year old even loves it. Its honest, clean humor viewing that teaches lessons everyone can take to heart.

One From The Heart....One For Fun..... 5 out of 5 stars.
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This review refers to the Double Feature DVD(Goodtimes Video) of "Little House on the Prairie" Epsiodes "Christmas at Plum Creek" and "The Creeper of Walnut Grove"...

Goodtimes Video has made another great transfer of two vintage episodes from the Little House series. Although two very different stories, both will leave you smiling.

First up is a holiday classic episode. In "Christmas At Plum Creek",you'll feel the love as you may be reminded of "The Gift of the Magi". It is the first Christmas in Walnut Grove for the Ingalls family. Ma and Pa, Mary and Laura busy themselves trying to get just the right presents for each other. Their days are filled with joyous secrets, loving sacrifices, smiles and tears.Will Laura give up her beloved pony "Bunny" so Ma could have a stove? Even little Carrie will make your heart swell as she remembers the true meaning of the holiday.
This one includes the Olsen family....Harriet at her most Scroogelike self, Nels is affable as always, and mean ole Nellie!
And it's always a delight to see Mrs. Whipple make an appearance.

"The Creeper of Walnut Grove" is just plain fun. The youngins will love this one! Laura and Andy Garvey(a very young Patrick Laborteaux)form their own detective agency, when a serial thief is stealing food from the mouths of the good people of Walnut Grove. They set traps, which naturally backfire and leave poor Pa with green hair, Nellie and Wille covered in flour and Harriet,... well, lets just say you have to see this one for yourself! But Michael Landon is always sure to give us some poignant moments as well,... a young boy, studying to become the town's future Doctor cares for his proud father after a heart attack(try not to think about the fact that they fed him ham, eggs, and apple pie to restore his health..who knew about cholesteral back then anyway!)It's a fun episode, that includes the Garveys,Miss Beadle, and Reverend Alden who also provides us with a good chuckle in this one.

Each episode runs about 45 minutes, so at an hour and a half(no need to flip the disc, they are both on the same side) this is a pretty good deal. The picture is nice and clear, with good color(a bit dated), and the sound is pretty decent in Dolby Digital Mono. These episodes are from 1974 and 1977, and no matter how often I watch them, they still make me laugh and cry!

If you loved this series, you'll be happy to have this on DVD,to enjoy whenever the mood strikes.

Go get those Kleenex, you Know You'll need em and...Enjoy.....Laurie

Editorial Review:

: From the woods of Wisconsin and the plains of Kansas to Minnesota, the Ingalls fight to build and hold onto a new home, facing the danger of an untamed wilderness on the American frontier of the 1870's.

Christmas at Plum Creek - In this unforgettable holiday classic, the members of the Ingalls family work to make their very first Christmas at their new home in Plum Creek a memorable one full of joy, tears, and a whole lot of love.

The Creeper of Walnut Grove - The patience of several townspeople is tested when a series of petty thefts prompts Laura (Melissa Gilbert) and Andy Garvey (Patrick Laborteaux) to turn amateur sleuths to track down the perpetrator.

Great Hotels Season 1 - Episode 8: Bellagio - Las Vegas

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Take a lively armchair visit to some of the exceptional resort hotels throughout the United States. Along the way, host Samantha Brown experiences first-hand what makes these hotel destinations popular, appealing, unique, and memorable. Each episode presents an entertaining "story" of up to two different hotel destinations, complete with encounters and eccentricities that creatively show and tell what makes each hotel a great experience. Episode 8: Las Vegas - a city that thrives on superlatives. It's the largest city in Nevada...and although it sits in the northern half of the Mojave Desert, that doesn't keep it from being one of the top tourist destinations in the country. Samantha Brown is on her way to a hotel that is one of the newer additions to the Las Vegas skyline, an experience a hotel that even by Vegas standards is in a class of its own: Bellagio. Bellagio was built to provide another dimension to Las Vegas: exquisite and sophisticated elegance and beauty. From its upscale boutiques (Giorgio Armani, Prada, Tiffany & Co., Yves St. Laurent, and Gucci), to an ultimate dining experience where guests are surrounded by original Picasso masterpieces, to the only fine arts gallery within a Las Vegas Casino, Bellagio is an original! This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.