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         <title>The Client List: The Complete First Season</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:58:34 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59425"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B00AHQQHFE.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review</B>:<BR><BR>"The Client List" is a bit of a departure for Lifetime (not that I'm complaining, mind you) and certainly a rather interesting choice for actress Jennifer Love Hewitt after several seasons of "Ghost Whisperer" on CBS.<BR><BR>"Client" stars Hewitt as Riley Parks, a young Texas housewife and former cheerleader who finds herself in trouble when her husband isn't finding work due to an injury and they're getting deeper and deeper in the financial hole.<BR><BR>She eventually spots a potential opportunity at a "massage therapy spa" outside town called the Rub (is it just me, or does a massage parlor called "The Rub" kind of scream both what it is and "police raid?"). She's stunned to find that the women in the spa provide a "happy ending" to the gentlemen that come through the door. While she's initially shocked, she realizes she needs the money and starts to turn on the charm as the op...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59425">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>To Catch A Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:01 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58421"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B009INAJWO.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review</B>:<BR>Microlending. While the term has not really taken off in the United States as much as it has globally, services like Kickstarter and especially Kiva have given the concept more focus on the global stage. Popularized as a way to fight poverty in developing nations, microlending involves small lands to people in developing nations who do not have any sort of collateral or other history that would traditionally be required for a loan at a bank.<BR><BR> For example, when someone goes to Kiva, they see a list of tons of stories of business people across the world who are looking for small loans to fund their business (everyone from a taxi driver in Mongolia wanting to purchase an electric car to a shop owner in Ecuador to a farmer in Peru.) Over time, the borrower pays back the loan and the Kiva lender is paid back - although without interest, probably due to regulations. Other peer-to-pee...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58421">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Counting Cars: Season 1</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:41:22 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60234"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B00AY9V3DU.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review</B>:<BR>"Pawn Stars" certainly has become a huge hit for the History Channel, not only collecting solid ratings for the network, but spawning a series of shows both entertaining ("Counting Cars", "American Restoration") and amusing but uninspired ("Cajun Pawn Stars").<BR><BR>"Pawn" follows the Harrison family - Richard ("Old Man") Harrison, Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison. They're joined by Corey's childhood friend, Chumlee, and other cast, er - employees. The series follows the employees as they encounter customers who bring in rare and exotic (and sometimes weird) items to sell. When the employees run into difficulty regarding knowledge of an item, they call on a series of experts - in  the case of cars, they call on Danny Koker, of the Vegas auto restoration shop, "Count's Kustoms".<BR><BR>The series is at a bit of a disadvantage compared to the other shows due to the narrow focus, but still...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60234">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Touched By an Angel: The Sixth Season</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:04:23 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58139"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B008F283XG.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Show Review</U>:<BR><BR>CBS has continued to become a ratings powerhouse over recent years by adapting and shifting with what viewers want. "Touched by An Angel" saw viewers apparently looking for more emotional, spiritual fare (while I can't say I was a real watcher of the genre, what happened to that "7th Heaven", "Touched", "Joan of Arcadia" genre that was around for a while?), as the series managed to score significant ratings wins for at least the first handful of seasons before the series started to fall off around the fifth season. Still, the series was commercially and critically successful while also managing to offer up a spin-off ("Promised Land".)<BR><BR>For those unfamiliar, the series follows angels interacting with humans and trying to set them on the right path. The main two leads are Monica (Roma Downey) and Tess (Della Reese) - Monica is the angel trainee (another spin-off could ha...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58139">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Men at Work: The Complete First Season</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:38:13 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59871"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B00AHQO3L4.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Show Review</U>:<BR><BR>Network television remains in decline in quality and ratings have suffered as a result - once "Must See TV" destination NBC now finds itself in last, with ratings for "NBC Nightly News" scoring better ratings at times than <A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/12/nbc-ratings-lowest-ever_n_2862714.html">the network's prime-time line-up</A>. Elsewhere, ABC's best offerings ("Happy Endings" and "Don't Trust the B- In Apartment 23") are either cancelled or on the brink. Meanwhile, cable has become more competitive, taking away network shows ("Cougar Town") and creating cult hits ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".)<BR><BR>"Men at Work", the latest sitcom from cable channel TBS...isn't exactly a good example of what cable has to offer. The show doesn't reinvent the sitcom wheel - in fact, the series is rather generic, following four 30-something friends Milo, Tyler, Gib...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59871">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Duck Dynasty: Season 2</title>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60753"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B00AQAZZ1S.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><I>Review</I>:<BR><BR>"A &amp; E" has become something of a reality powerhouse in recent years. Despite arguments about the quality of programming heading South (which I'm not going to argue with, especially given how cable networks often seem as if their latest idea is to create carbon copies of prior ones - "Storage Wars New York" continues to dilute a franchise that's already become watered down), cable channels continue to create hits like "Storage Wars" and "Duck Dynasty", which remain cheap to make and bring in the audiences that cable channels are looking for.<BR><BR>"Duck Dynasty" is the latest hit for A &amp; E, and it's a rather amusing little series. The show follows the Robertson family, who started a business over 20 years ago when Phil Robertson started making duck calls out of Louisiana cedar trees. Years later, the duck call business has since exploded, and turned the family into millio...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60753">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Jersey Shore: Season Six</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:36:22 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59273"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B009G5C8Q4.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Currentfilm.com Review:</B><BR> <BR> Not that long ago, MTV stated it was going to make a push into shows with a more positive social message. This resulted in "The Buried Life", a series that stands out as one of the best the channel has ever offered, with moments that were genuinely moving. While the teens in that show wanted to achieve their goals ("Tell a Joke on Late Night TV"), they also helped others make their dreams (reunite with a family member) come true, as well.<BR> <BR> There's "The Buried Life", then there's "Jersey Shore", a series that makes "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" look like "Masterpiece Theater". That's not to say that there's no entertainment value in watching the folks of "Jersey Shore", who appear to have graduated from Derek Zoolander's Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too.<BR><BR> The only problem is that the en...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59273">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Hot in Cleveland: Season Three</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:40:45 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58029"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B0095FJHWI.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR>We get it, Betty White, old people can be funny and foul-mouthed. "Golden Girls" was wonderful and we thanked you for being a "friend" in the '80's, but retirement called and it isn't a fan of "Betty White's Off Our Rockers" (where seniors play pranks on young people, who look utterly confused - "was I just punked by AARP?" - after the seniors run off; they may as well have titled it "Stupid Old People Tricks"), either. While White does get a few laughs in a supporting role in this series, bring back the old Betty White.<BR><BR>Airing on TV Land (just try and find it), the series was produced by Suzanne Marin ("Frasier") and Sean Hayes, taken from an original idea by famed producer Lynda Obst. The series - which feels like it would have been a better fit on Lifetime, WeTV or Oxygen - is, shall we say, comfortable. <BR><BR>It's light and occasionally gets a good laugh, but it's fam...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58029">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Swamp People: Season 3</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:40:45 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59500"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B00AAQHNC2.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR>There are some shows on The History Channel where an argument can be made how much historical content they deliver - with Pawn Stars, one can point to the fact that the show's "characters" at least provide a good deal of detail about the information regarding all of the various items that find their way into the store.<BR><BR>With "Swamp People", we get a title card before the episodes that informs us that "The way of life depicted in this series goes back 300 years." The way of life in this case revolves around a group of people living in the swamp who hunt gators. Doesn't hunting in general go back quite a ways?<BR><BR>There's nothing of great historical significance here - there could have been a few little discussions about the history of the area or other aspects, but there's really not much beyond the core of the characters hunting. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it'...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59500">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>30 Nights of Paranormal Activity With the Devil</title>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59504"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B00AAQHO2Q.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Review</U>:<BR><BR>"Storage Wars" has become one of cable's most successful reality shows and enough of a hit at  A &amp; E apparently felt the need to run the show into the ground by creating two spin-offs. While I'll largely bypass discussing the lack of ideas evident with TV programming and the lack of understanding about why the original works as well as it does (not only concept, but casting - see also "Pawn Stars" - why the original works as well as it does it because of the people), I'll say that I continue to find the original entertaining.<BR><BR>The concept is simple and straightforward. If someone does not pay for their storage unit at a Public Storage-type facility, the contents are put up for auction. The unit is opened and people cannot go in and look, they have to bid sight-unseen on what may be inside. Certain clues (how people wrapped things, etc) may indicate the level of items tha...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59504">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59953"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B008CRC506.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a>A bright spot in a time period where network TV seems to continue to lose ground to cable ("Game of Thrones", "Breaking Bad" and a number of other newcomers), "Smash" has managed to be a much-needed standout for NBC's line-up. At its core, the series isn't anything audiences haven't seen before, but the series manages to bring a great deal of talent to the table and strong performances and writing help lift it above the norm.<BR><BR>The series may appear as if it's coming after the success of "Glee" (and singing shows like "The Voice", which sometimes feels as if it's on 8 days a week) and trying to capitalize on the musical genre, but it's clear after watching the series that this is not only a different animal, but it stands on its own quite well.<BR><BR> The Spielberg-produced series stars "American Idol" runner-up Katherine McPhee as Karen, a somewhat mouse-y young woman with a big voice, who decid...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59953">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57910"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B008UQURRM.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Review</U>:<BR><BR>"Red Vs. Blue" is an internet series that is filmed using the "Halo" video games (and as the sequels of the original game have improved graphically, so has "Red Vs. Blue".) While the series has improved technically over the seasons (thanks to technical improvements in the sequels and the use of additional effects), the writing was outstanding from the outset and has improved further in the years since, as the series has added richer plots and surprisingly effective moments of drama.<BR> <BR> Of course, there's also the occasional action sequence, although the humor of much of the series (especially the original run of 100 episodes) is that two separate groups supposed to be fighting each other rarely fight and when they do, they do so quite unsuccessfully. The voice acting is also top-notch, giving the characters personalities strong enough to more than overcome the fact that the ...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57910">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59125"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B008NNY9XU.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><I>Review</I>:<BR><BR>"A &amp; E" has become something of a reality powerhouse in recent years. Despite arguments about the quality of programming heading South, cable channels continue to create hits like "Storage Wars" and "Duck Dynasty", which remain cheap to make and bring in the audiences that cable channels are looking for.<BR><BR>"Duck Dynasty" is the latest hit for A &amp; E, and it's a rather amusing little series. The show follows the Robertson family, who started a business over 20 years ago when Phil Robertson started making duck calls out of Louisiana cedar trees. Years later, the duck call business has since exploded, and turned the family into millionaires.<BR><BR>Yet ... they all still dress like a backwoods ZZ Top. The charm of the series and what makes it fairly engaging TV is that you have this ordinary, hardworking family who haven't changed their ways despite their success, and oft...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59125">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56877"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B005PYL8VQ.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a>Although it would seem as if the franchise has started to wind down a little, "CSI" remains one of the most successful shows that the CBS Network has produced in recent years, so it's understandable that the popular mystery/drama has spawned not one, but two spin offs - the first of which saw sun-soaked mysteries popping up near the beaches of Miami.<BR><BR>The show focuses on lead detective Horatio Caine (David Caruso, finally making his comeback), who solves - with his forensics crew - some of Miami's toughest cases. They go through blood stain evidence, ballistics and every other possible detail relating to the case. Helping Caine are Calleigh Dusquene (Emily Procter), recovery expert Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez) and others.<BR> <BR> The show often spends the hour going through one distinct, standalone crime. Although the focus often hovers around the Caruso character, the supporting players do good ...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56877">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57704"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B008KNC3TK.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><BR><B>Review:</B><BR>The History Channel certainly deserves credit for continuing to provide quality content exploring various topics throughout the ages. However, the question to any similar cable channel likely becomes this: how do you keep up and attract new audiences? <BR><BR>The History Channel has done a commendable job in this regard, coming up with a series of new reality shows that can be at least tied in some regard to the remainder of their content. While the biggest success is the highly entertaining "Antique Roadshow"-meets-Vegas show "Pawn Stars", "Top Shot" is another good entry from the channel. Still, with recent shows like "Cajun Pawn Stars", one wonders if ideas are starting to run a little thin.<BR><BR>"Shot" stars former "Survivor" star Colby Donaldson (who actually makes for a pretty good host, although it often does seem like he's trying to imitate Jeff Probst) in a competition ...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57704">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57601"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B008VF0XPS.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a>Warren Miller has enjoyed a lengthy career putting out movies that highlight skiing, and has been filming skiing (and snowboarding, as we see in some segments here) for over fifty years. The documentary filmmaker doesn't have the same level of involvement with his latest films, but despite being handled by others (although still released under the Warren Miller Productions banner), the films may not resemble Miller's great works, but still do a reasonably good job documenting the skills of some of the brightest stars on the slopes today.<BR><BR>"...Like There's No Tomorrow" starts in promising fashion after a goofy start, with a terrific ski sequence whose highlights are a number of point-of-view sequences that are nothing short of thrilling. Then, as with other films from the production company, the picture travels around the world, looking at various stories of "adventure sports" (well, largely of th...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57601">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56555"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B004YM6JF0.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR><center> <IMG SRC="http://www.currentfilm.com/images7/gossipgirls1.jpg"><BR> </center> <BR> "Gossip Girl" is the latest effort from "O.C." creator Josh Schwartz, and the series has become just as much of a hit as "The O.C." was early on. "Gossip" is based upon the books by Cecily von Ziegesar and stars Blake Lively ("Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") as socialite Serena Van der Woodsen who, as the series opens, is arriving at Grand Central Station, fresh from a stint in boarding school after she'd fallen too far into her partying ways.<BR> <BR> When she arrives back at home, she's a changed person - quiet, a little withdrawn - but that doesn't last for very long, as she's quickly drawn back into drama, opening with a chilly reception from her former pal, Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), as Blair has gotten comfortable in a higher social rank during Serena's absence. Serena also...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56555">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56405"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B0058YPJ2W.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Review</U>:<BR><BR>"Happy Endings" is one of the best sitcoms on network television today. That isn't because the series is reinventing the wheel - in fact, the premise of the series is entirely unremarkable. The series revolves around a group of friends - Happy Endings follows the lives of six close-knit friends living in Chicago: married yuppies, businessman Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.) and wife Jane (Eliza Coupe, last seen during the last season or two of "Scrubs", and a much better fit here); ditzy Alex (Elisha Cuthbert), a boutique owner and Jane's younger sister; Dave (Zachary Knighton), who used to be engaged to Alex until she broke it off; slacker Max (Adam Pally) and single Penny (Casey Wilson).<BR><BR>The series was originally more focused on the aftermath of the break-up between Dave and Alex, but thankfully the series has shifted much more to crafting situations between the group and developi...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56405">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58407"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B007IMOW8E.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR>As part of a new group of shows that attempt to take the core concept of "Antiques Roadshow" and spin it for a new and wider audience, "American Pickers" is a pleasant change in that it hits the road and ventures across rural America in the search for rare items. That's not, however, to say that the series isn't without its share of flaws (although some of these issues seem to have lessened as the show goes on.)<BR><BR>The series stars the Laurel and Hardy pairing of Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz (who find a Laurel &amp; Hardy promotional piece at one point and make a few jokes about the similarities), who run the antique store Antique Archeology in Le Claire, IA. While they are from the Midwest, they often head across the country in an attempt to dig up antiques from just about anywhere. They often head out and around the (very) back roads of the US in order to find treasures, but c...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58407">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56828"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B008B4LRMC.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>The Movie:</B><BR><BR>While not a fan of all Britcoms, I stumbled across my favorite many years ago while browsing through cable channels one afternoon. "Absolutely Fabulous", one of the most popular of the Britcoms of the recent era, has come back more times than "Family Guy". The series concluded a tremendously successful original run, returned for a bit, then was gone again until this past year.<BR><BR> The show starred Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as Edina and Patsy, two women who consume excessive amounts of alcohol and drugs while attempting to stay hip and high-fashion even while they're getting older. Edina's daughter Saffron (Julia Salwaha) consistently threaten to ruin their fun with those things called "morals".<BR><BR> While the two women are delightfully childish and hilariously mean, the daughter's intelligence eventually wins in the end and only makes the two seem more absurd a...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56828">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58262"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B007I1Q4F4.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Review</U>:<BR><BR>"Cajun Pawn Stars" is a prime example of what's wrong with reality programming. It's nothing against the Southern aspect in the slightest (it could be "Canadian Pawn Stars"...eh?), it's simply the matter of taking an idea that works well and mining everything out of it until the audience tires of it.<BR><BR> It's one thing to make something similar to another popular show, but efforts like "Storage Wars: Texas" and "Cajun Pawn Stars" don't even require slightly new ideas - they're essentially the same show, different location, different people. Even I could come up with a new idea: take Chumlee when "Pawn" isn't filming, and have him drive across the country, visiting with different pawn shops large and small, watching transactions, chatting up customers and seeing some of the shop's coolest items. Still pawn, but more variety and Chumlee as a dopey version of Rick Steves as he dr...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58262">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58199"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B0083SBJXS.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Review</U>:<BR><BR>"The Avengers" brings together many of the heroes from the Marvel universe who have already been featured in their own various films. The pictures have been constructed in an engaging "web" that, in some ways, is tied together in "The Avengers", and will likely be woven in single films (there are already "Iron Man", "Captain America" and "Thor" sequels in the works) whose stories lead back to another "Avengers" film (which is already hinted at in the post-credits scene from this film) somewhere down the line.<BR><BR>"The Avengers" opens with Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor's adopted and power-mad brother, breaking into a secret lab and taking the tesseract, a glowing blue cube that has the power to open gateways to other universes. He brainwashes Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Professor Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard) so that he can have both a worker and a warrior, and goes about a plan that...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58199">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>Katy Perry: Part of Me (Blu-ray)</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:16:55 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58197"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/ts1348345005.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><U>Review</U>:<BR><BR>Before starting this review, lets take a step back and re-focus for this one. This is not going to be a film that will sweep the Oscars, so lets take a look at it from the standpoint of parents who are wondering if it's appropriate to buy or if the teen target audience is going to like it.<BR><BR>"Part of Me" is music/concert doc that follows Katy Perry throughout 2011 as she goes out on her "California Dreams" world tour, which is pretty much a year of the singer's life - we see all the ups and downs (personal and professional) and in-between are performances from the singer.<BR><BR>What's a little unexpected is that, for a film that is geared towards a teen audience, the picture feels more adult. I could have easily seen a chirpy concert film complete with candy cane wipes transitioning from scene-to-scene. Instead, we get a rather slick package from directors Dan Cutforth and J...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58197">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:05:10 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56550"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B006YGCEPS.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a>"Mike and Molly" is surprisingly refreshing. A comedy based on two people who met at overeaters anonymous certainly had the potential to veer in the wrong direction, but thanks to the charming, comedic performances (especially McCarthy) and entertaining storylines "Mike and Molly" manages to focus less on where they met, and more on where they go from there. <BR><BR>Mike (Billy Gardell), a police officer, and Molly (Melissa McCarthy), a school teacher do take some time in season one getting their relationship going, but once they do it's enjoyable to watch as their bond grows deeper, depicting a wonderful on-screen couple that feels both genuine and likeable. Not since Paul and Jamie Buchman ("Mad About You") have I invested in the idea that these two people could actually be a real couple, in the real world. McCarthy and Gardell work wonderfully off one another, and the writers focus occasionally on t...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56550">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>10 Things You Don't Know About: Season 1</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:46:20 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56584"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B0083HXK86.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B> Review:</B><BR> <BR> "10 Things You Didn't Know About" sees the History Channel moving back towards focusing on history rather than the mix of history and reality that the channel has tried (and successfully, with shows like "Pawn Stars") to feature in the last few years. "10 Things You Didn't Know About" is also on History 2 (which is likely a channel that many don't know about), but it's a start in the attempt to offer a little more straightforward education versus edutainment.<BR><BR>Slightly jazzed-up in order to catch the audience's attention versus dry historical factoids, the series follows historian David Eisenbach as he narrates a series of historical factoids (although historical factoids presented with non-PBS things like zippy wipes and sound effects), re-enactments and man on the street interviews (where people on the street are surprised in the first episode to find out that Benjamin ...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56584">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:47:12 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55555"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B003Y5HWLS.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR>How to summarize "Franklin and Bash", really? Pretty good show with a bad title that sounds like an '80's cop drama? The whole thing sounds a little like a "Family Guy" riff (they're lawyers - and they don't play by the rules!) - and the series fills a category where there's been such a dry spell: legal dramas. <BR><BR>All kidding aside, the series is a snappy legal drama that leans heavily towards the lighter side. The show stars Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Jared Franklin and Peter Bash, two young lawyers and best friends who are recruited by a giant law firm after they score a win against them in a very high-profile case.<BR><BR>They are recruited by the giant firm of Infield-Davis and senior partner, Stanton Infield (a terrific Malcolm McDowell), who sees something he's fond of in the approach of the two lawyers, who he's been following for some time. They are assi...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55555">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:59:29 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56117"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B007HLFVM2.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR>I've noted recently that reality TV on cable seems to have run out of ideas. "Pawn Stars" is a lot of fun, but - and nothing against the South - do we really need "Cajun Pawn Stars", as well as seemingly several loud "Pawn" rip-offs from generally loud TruTV (whose reality shows, we are reminded on the channel's website, are not reality, but "actuality." Oy.)<BR><BR>A particularly unfortunate sub-genre of reality is the "stage parent" genre, popularized by shows like "Toddlers and Tiaras", a train wreck of a series that had parents "coaching" (if one wants to call it that) through beauty pageants.<BR><BR>"Dance Moms" is just as bad, but it's at least so bizarro-world that I found it rather fascinating. There's so much that's so wrong about this series that it's difficult to know where to begin. I'd say this would make a great "Saturday Night Live" skit, but I'm not sure anything c...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56117">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56331"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B007CO5E30.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR><B>Currentfilm.com Review:</B><BR> <BR> Not that long ago, MTV stated it was going to make a push into shows with a more positive social message. This resulted in "The Buried Life", a series that stands out as one of the best the channel has ever offered, with moments that were genuinely moving. While the teens in that show wanted to achieve their goals ("Tell a Joke on Late Night TV"), they also helped others make their dreams (reunite with a family member) come true, as well.<BR> <BR> There's "The Buried Life", then there's "Jersey Shore", a series that makes "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" look like "Masterpiece Theater". That's not to say that there's no entertainment value in watching the folks of "Jersey Shore", who appear to have graduated from Derek Zoolander's Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too.<BR><BR> The only ...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56331">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57241"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B004YM6IZ6.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR>Cable networks continue to push ahead of the network competition, with both pay and basic cable networks continuing to find success with shows like "Burn Notice", "True Blood" and more. "Notice" is a newer series for USA and stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, a former CIA Operative who received his "Burn Notice" in season one - the notice meaning that he'd suddenly and inexplicably been blacklisted from the agency.<BR><BR>As a result of getting "Notice"'d, Michael gets left out in the cold, with little in the way of resources and no knowledge of who slammed the door on his career. Trying his best to start over in Miami, Michael finds help in the form of spy Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell), ex-IRA member and ex-girlfriend Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar). With little other choice, Michael tries to start over, taking on random jobs in order to bring in money while trying to uncover more about...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57241">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:24:26 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55478"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B0058YPNPK.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a>One of Lifetime's more compelling shows, "Drop Dead Diva" takes inner beauty to new levels in the hour-long dramedy that manages to present the idea of beauty within without ever feeling heavy-handed. While "Drop Dead Diva" does have its fair share of dramatic moments, the overall feel of the series is light and playful. With engaging characters that are multidimensional and never become stereotypes, "Drop Dead Diva" not only defines the main character's inner beauty, but also the people around her. And while I'm all for the message behind the series, I'm also appreciative that the series is well written and presents its take on beauty in an intelligent and even playful manner. <BR><BR>Deb's (Brooke D'Orsay) life changed forever when she got into a car accident on the way to an audition. Before the accident, Deb seemed to have it all: good looks, a budding career and her dream fiance, named Grayson (Ja...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55478">Read the entire review</a></p>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57135"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B005TZFYQQ.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a>Those who've watched the film "Domino" (based upon real-life bounty hunter Domino Harvey) may be interested in the A &amp; E series "Dog: The Bounty Hunter", which was spun off from a special called "Take This Job", which profiled unusual careers. The series follows real-life bounty hunter "Dog" Chapman who, with the help of his family (wife Beth; Dog's brother, Tim; Dog's son, Leland; Dog's daughter, Lyssa and Dog's nephew, Justin), tracks down criminals on the Hawaiian islands and occasionally elsewhere.<BR><BR>The series jumps between Dog's home life and professional life as Dog takes care of his family both at home and while chasing down the bad guys. Given that it's a profession that one hears so little about (I'm guessing intentionally, as the hunters probably don't want every trick of the trade to get out), it's interesting to see the way that Chapman and his crew operate (although I'm unsure if...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=57135">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>IRT Deadliest Roads: Season 2</title>
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         <link>http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55469</link>
         <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:28:14 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55469"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B007I1Q4MC.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>The Movie:</B><BR><BR>After the success of "Deadliest Catch", a series of additional shows covering extremely difficult jobs popped up on various cable channels. All of the shows are incredibly intense and compelling, but there are certainly quite a few edge-of-your-seat moments in "Ice Road Truckers". The series, which airs on the History Channel, focuses on a band of truck drivers who drive massive rigs across frozen wasteland to haul vital supplies off to remote areas. Fox has apparently even gotten the rights from the History Channel to do a feature film based upon the series.<BR><BR>"IRT" is, however, not "Ice Road Truckers". Well, not exactly. The producers wanted to expand the concept and "IRT" sees a trio of pairings -  Hugh Rowland and Rick Yemm, Lisa Kelly and Dave Redmon, and newer drivers Tim Zickuhr and Agustin "Tino" Rodriguez. The groups go on various dangerous deliveries to remote ar...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55469">Read the entire review</a></p>
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         <title>The Wild Thornberrys: Season Two, Part 2</title>
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         <link>http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=54054</link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:10:13 PDT</pubDate>
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               <p><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=54054"><img src="http://images.dvdtalk.com/covers/B006UKX6IC.jpg" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" border="0"></a><B>Review:</B><BR><BR>Unlike the Rugrats (featured in two movies), I was entirely unfamilar with the "Wild Thornberries" going into the feature film. Apparently one of the more recent efforts of cable channel Nickelodeon, "Thornberrys" features the family of the title - Father is the host of a nature show, while mom operates the camera. Young Eliza (voiced by Lacey Chabert) once saved a tribal chief from a warthog, so she has been given the gift of being able to communicate with animals. Her sister is a regular teenager, almost always embarassed by the actions of her younger sibling.<BR><BR>The series is another take on the "Dr Dolittle" theme, but it offers reasonably good writing, enjoyable stories and a solid set of voice talent. While the series wasn't part of the last of what I'd call the "end of an era" in kids' programming (which ended in the early '90's, with treasures like "Duck Tales"), but a...<a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=54054">Read the entire review</a></p>
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