Posts from — May 2008

“Spaced” is finally coming to dvd in America (says Pajiba).

“Spaced” is the UK television show where Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg honed their comedic chops. Before slaying audiences with Shaun of the Dead, Pegg was the quintessential slacker, Tim Bisley.

IMDB summarizes it pretty well:
“Tim Bisley and Daisy Steiner rent a flat pretending to be a couple. There, they meet the alcoholic land lady Marsha, the disturbed and troubled painter downstairs Brian, Tim’s best friend the war-crazy Mike, Daisy’s best friend fashion designer Twist, and their pet dog Colin. What follows is the groups hilarious and witty adventures.”

Most uberfans with all-region dvd players bought the show’s two seasons already as an import. The rest of the fans can re-live the laughs with the US release on July 23rd supposedly with new commentary!

Another favorite show of my mom’s was “In the Heat of the Night”.

I had no idea it was based on a film (with Sidney Poitier, no less!) until I went to college. The tv show starred Carroll O’Connor (”All in the Family”) as the Chief Bill Gillepsie and Howard E. Rollins Jr(Ragtime) as Virgil Tibbs, Chief of Detectives. It tackled similar racial issues as the film. Both works strived to show how a southern white chief (despite his racist misgivings) could learn to work and respect his black lieutenant.

The show ran for eight seasons with half of the run on NBC and the other half on CBS. Regardless of the channel, it was on in my household for most of those years. My mom still watches the re-runs. So every time I catch an episode on TV Land, I remember all the times my mom would be curled up on the couch with her “In the Heat of the Night”.

Sad but true, I’ve been keeping up with “Moonlight”, a vampire detective show starring Alex O’Loughlin.

It’s not very good, actually some of the dialogue is down right terrible, but it’s a guilty pleasure that I can’t seem to shake. I’m not like those crazy fans giving blood or anything. I can relax and laugh at this show instead of how serious I need to be for “Lost”.

I’d mostly forgotten about it due to the strike gap, but yesterday, I noticed two episodes waiting for me on my Tivo DVR. As it turns out there’s only two more eps left to go. CBS has been quite mum on saying if it’ll be renewed. But hey, didn’t it win a People’s Choice award? That’s gotta count for something. Plus, Mick St. John is pretty easy on the eyes (despite his Criss Angel wardrobe), so I’m sure it’s doing well with the female demographic.

“Moonlight“, a thinly veiled “Angel” rip-off, airs Fridays at 9pm on CBS.

“DuckTales” is another old school cartoon favorite of mine. It follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his three nephews, Launch Pad — their bungling pilot, Gyro — the inventor, and Mrs. Beakley — the housekeeper. Scrooge & the gang travel the world seeking treasure and adventure. Meanwhile, The Beagle Brothers or Magica De Spell always try to steal Scrooge’s money either by breaking into the vault or casting a spell.

I can’t believe it was on for only three seasons (1987-1990). There are still episodes that are new to me airing on Toon Disney. I do remember watching the movie, DuckTales: The Treasure of the Lost Lamp), in theaters though back in 1993. And many days, the “DuckTales” video game was paused on my Sega Genesis (since there were no such things as memory cards back then). I bet the kids today would deem the show unfit for their plasma television lifestyle.

Watch the intro (with lyrics typed out!) here.

The digital switch-over is coming up in 2009, so I’m in the market for a new hd television. If I’m such a tv lover, I guess it’s only right that I start catching up to current technology. Guess the Panasonic TV/VCR combo will have to go in the dumpster…

Or better yet why not recycle? If you live in California, it’s pretty simple to drop off your e-waste. Find a list of centers here.

Thanks Ideal Bite for the green tip.

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