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The third and final season of the future-set “Batman Beyond”
consisted on 13 episodes, 12 of which ran between September 2000 and April 2001. These deal with the Royal Flush gang stymied when no one wants to pay for the release of kidnap victim Paxton Powers, a superman who steals a valuable isotope from Wayne-Powers, a dissolving Inque and her daughter, an ex-con employed at Wayne-Powers, a supersmart gorilla, a two-part tango with the Kobra gang, and the return of Zeta the synthoid.
A third-season “Batman Beyond” two-parter, “The Call,” features Superman trying to discover which Justice League member is trying to kill the others. In a nifty bit of casting Christopher McDonald, who played Jor-El in the first episode of “Superman: The Animated Series,” gives voice here to the aged Kal-El. Aquagirl, Micron, Warhawk and Green Lantern turn up too. The hour served as a dry-run for the “Justice League” series that would follow.
The “Beyond” series finale, an episode titled “Unmasked” that flashed back to Terry McGinnis’ early days as Batman, premiered December 18, 2001, delayed from September due to the 9/11 attacks.
But the real end to the “Batman Beyond” storyline can be found in “Epilogue,” the last episode found on the Justice League Unlimited Season One set. Which provides a handy segue to …
Justice League Unlimited: The Complete Second Season contains the last 13 episodes of the series. When it ran on Cartoon Network, it was billed as both “Justice League Season Five” and “Justice League Unlimited Season Three.” Super-confusing!
But, to clarify, the new set contains the big Legion of Doom season that started with Gorilla Grodd breaking Lex Luthor out of prison. Black Adam, Deadman and the true Hawkman, Carter Hall, finally put in appearances. Malcolm McDowell returns as Metallo. Wonder Woman looks after the corpse of Viking Prince. The Flash gets a museum. Non-powered heroes like Green Arrow and Vigilante have to deal with a super-soldier. Flash and Luthor swap bodies. Roulette pits Black Canary and Huntress against Vixen and Hawkgirl. Supergirl joins the Legion of Super-Heroes. Geek bliss, at least for those of us weaned on the DC Comics universe.
NewsRadio: The Complete Fifth season was the final season of the show and the only without the great Phil Hartman, a.k.a. Troy McClure a.k.a. Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. But “Newsradio” benefited from many elements, and series mastermind Paul Simms was still cranking out first-rate scripts in season five.
One of the best things about season five is it introduced the hilarious Patrick Warburton as Johnny Johnson, a quietly sinister rival to Jimmy James. Also? Jimmy becomes a fugitive, Matthew loses Jimmy’s $7 billion fortune, Joe invents Joe-jitsu, puts the break room on the Internet and invents a smart drink that turns Matthew into Smatthew, and Lisa regains her Boston accent, gains a hot assistant (Tiffani Amber-Thiessen) and marries Johnny Johnson.
The season ends with Jimmy James moving the entire staff to rural New Hampshire (where Simms says it would have remained had the series been renewed for a sixth season).
Twenty-two episodes, gag reel, commentaries and deleted scenes are included.
The Wild Wild West: The Complete Second Season was the first color season of an insanely entertaining CBS adventure that brilliantly slapped together two commodities hot in the mid-1960s: James Bond and the TV Western. It was about a pair of Secret Service agents – James West and Artemus Gordon – who thwarted American enemies at the behest of President U.S. Grant. The result was wild, and wildly influential, steampunk sci-fi craziness.
Season two introduced Boris Karloff as the Maharaja of Ramapor, Victor Buono as Count Manzeppi, John Astin as Count Sazanov, Carroll O’Connor as Fabian Lavendor and Ida Lupino as Dr. Faustina.
Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford’s appearance in season two’s “Night of the Returning Dead” was directly responsible for launching Richard Donner’s feature career. Donner directed that episode - and when Davis and Lawford decided to make “Salt and Pepper” together for the big screen, they brought Donner aboard to helm.
Dwarf actor Michael Dunn returned to the role of Dr. Miguelito Loveless several times in season two, most memorably in “Night of the Raven,” which features the tiny Loveless utilizing a potion that shrinks his adversaries to the size of mice.
Finally, if “Hawaii Five-0” has the best title theme in the history of TV, I believe “The Wild Wild West’s” can claim all-time runner-up.
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Two weeks ago the excellent, extra-intensive “Twilight Zone” sets were selling for as much as $87.99 per season. Here’s what they run this week:
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Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
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Defenders of the Earth Vol. 2
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The Ghost Busters: The Complete Series
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me want them all. just. need. money.
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I did a Phil Hartman/Newsradio bit in another TalkBack earlier today/yesterday...that was a great show
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I loves me some NewsRadio.
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I mentioned last week in the Buffy "season 8" talkback that if Buffy took off, i'd love to see Simms try and continue season 6 in New Hampshire...specialspecial, i'm with you, Newsradio, great show...in fact, i'm going to leave here and go pop in season 1 or 2 and have me a good time...
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no pun intended. Sad to see it only went 3 seasons, but hell, ROME is only going two....
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Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited, Miami Vice Seasons 3 AND 4! Luckily, I don't have to spend a single cent on any of it! My birthday was last month, I just asked a lots of best Buy gift cards! Plus, I used some of that to snag Casino Royale (which I'll end up double dipping when the "ultimate edition" comes out). In any case, I'm glued to the television set until Thursday when I work again. -NJM
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also, catherine bell on the cover of the JAG dvd? a saucy, saucy minx.
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All you had to say to get me interested in the wild wild west boxset was no will smith.
Never got into Batman Beyond which is a shame as i loved the animated series, just didn't like the way it was drawn -
Season 4 was the show's pure pinnacle. but i guess if i own the relatively lackluster season 1-2 set, might as well get the equally lackluster season 5. it IS patrick warburton, after all. and all the DB Cooper stuff is rather funny.
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Now I've seen everything!
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The problem was that the audience (including me) never recovered from the shock of Hartman's death!
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A good one with another dwarf playing the good doctor.
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I probably won't buy season 5 of Newsradio until it's under $20. I liked some of the eps (S'Matthew, Joe-Jitsu, "A mix of kung-fu, karate, and a bunch of crap I made up"), but Lovitz lacked as a regular, being much funnier in his two previous guest appearances. Plus, no Khandi Alexander. :o( Also sad to see the last two Dini/Timm-verse show releases. Dana Tan was fucking HOT. I hope Terry got to hit that...
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All I remember from this season was the first episode. Matthew was totally destroyed by Bill's death, which I understand wasn't far from the truth insofar as Andy and Phil were concerned. That episode was just....sad....as.....hell. It still bums me out to remember losing Phil to that crazy bitch.
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I know the 1st season releases of both shows didn't sell that well, but they have to release the rest of the seasons. I'd love to have a complete collection of both shows. It amazes me on some of the other shows they release, but 2 of the greatest 80's sitcoms, no thanks. At least Doogie Howser got released.
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When the hell are they putting out BSG season 3 on DVD? They usually put out the first half before the second half comes out. What's the deal? Are they waiting to put it out after the whole season is over?
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Come on. It's gotta be coming soon, right?
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When does the Mike Bay biopic directed by Bol Wevel come out?
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You cant be funny either.
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So is this the box set that features the end of the series against Darksied all braniaced up and fighting everybody. and does this also include the time travel epp where the greenlantern and hawkgilrs son is revealed.
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at deepdiscount.com until 3/31. free shipping on all items. I don't work for them, just got some really good deals from them lately
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The ep where Bill got a "man-servant" from an ad in the newspaper. Then the ep where Bill was building his "street cred" by using really bad slang when selling Rocketfuel Malt Liquor. "Gazziza Dilznoofus it's Bill McNeal saying get with the crezappy taste of Rocketfuel Malt Liquor... Rocketfuel's got tha upstate prison flavor that keeps you ugly all night long. So when you wanna get sick remember, nothing makes yo' feet stank like Rocketfuel Malt Liquor... DAMN! It's crezappy!!!"
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Jimmy James going to Japan to do a live reading of Super Karate Monkey Death Car at the Budokan.
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"Feel my skills donkey donkey donkey donkey donkey."
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The first episode where they're all dealing with Phil Hartman's death was just a bit too real. You could really see the shock in everyone's face, and it definitely affected the performances. I really got the impression that they were just reeling from it. Unfortunately, as funny as Jon Lovitz can be, he was not the right character to replace him and the show suffered. Hartman's death left a pompous-ass-sized hole in the cast that Lovitz's goofy persona couldn't fill. Still, four incredible seasons that still hold up ten years later.
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and brings in a piano. NewsRadio was a fantastic show, and although the 5th season obviously suffered, and the fact that Lovitz had been on twice before as different guest characters, didn't help, but it still has good stuff in it. The whole Dave "pure evil" stuff is great, and Lovitz's "I'd much rather have sex than gender" bit I enjoyed. It's a shame though that Hartman died and that NBC hated the show (said the characters were too mean, and then you look at how Will and Grace became a staple of their network for almost a decade), as it could have gone on for a few more years easily.
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There's three settings...there's Shiatsu Mode, Swedish Mode...and WEEKEND IN THAILAND!! The two greatest pleasures...tobacco, and whatever this thing is doing to my pelvis.
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When the hell did that become rare? They couldn't give the damn things away for awhile...they were like 20 bucks at Best Buy. Pfft. Guess mine's goin' up on eBay.
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Although it's really a Dave episode. Also, it looks like the first season of Larry Sanders is being re-issued with a new cover.
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was a great show. It's ironic that Hartman's crazy wife was the one who managed to effectively end the show, after NBC's poor treatment couldn't.
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Anyone who remembers Letterman when he was good remembers Larry 'Bud" Melman.
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"When Johnny comes marching home again, He's Gay! He's Gay!" The Public Domain is probably in my Top Ten episodes of any sitcom all-time. I honestly think I hurt myself from laughing so hard the first time I saw it, when Bill just flattens Paul Gleason and then meekly proclaims 'I panicked'. And Dave's barely contained glee afterwards is priceless as well. Great show, but still wavering on whether or not I'll pick up Season 5. Anybody who ran out and got it and can provide detail on the commentary tracks would be appreciated. The ones on Season 4 were a bit sparse compared to the previous sets.
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"and then there's joe....he hits things..."
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That was on the previous set, I believe it's called "Once and Future Thing" and features my fave exchange of the series when present-Bruce meets future-Bruce: "Are criminals still superstitious and cowardly?"--"Yep"--"Good enough for me."
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Please. I'm dying.
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What, you really need your weekly dose of "Lost Sucks, Heroes Rules" that badly?
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Tonight is going to be the most important, myster-revealing episode of Lost ever and we don't even have a talkback.
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I forgot about this McNeal quote. Phil Hartman had a wonderful way of delivering a line. "There comes a time in every friendship when you have to say, I never liked you - get lost."
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He was absolutely awesome on SNL--arguably the strongest cast member of that whole lot. (And I really do have fond memories of that period.) But ever since then, he's been pretty much mediocre in everything. The only thing of his since SNL that I've really enjoyed is The Critic.
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David Janssen? Richard Kimble? The One-Armed Man? Lieutenant Gerard? Where the heck is this TV classic? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?
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