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Published at:  Aug 14, 2008 2:53:25 AM CDT

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I am – Hercules!!





“Some Spider-Man shit there!”

Emmy voters may not like HBO’s “The Wire,” but everybody else seems to. The critics can’t stop raving. Entertainment Weekly picked it as the 11th best series to debut in the last 25 years. “Watchman” author Alan Moore picked it as the best American series of all time.

“The Wire’s” fifth and final season, streeting today, may be my favorite. It took a cue from sister drama “The Sopranos” by trafficking through its final season in wholesale whacking, bringing to grisly ends some of the franchise’s most familiar and beloved creations. And as someone whose spent some time in newsrooms I may have been more engrossed than most in the storylines that depicted Gus Haynes’ Baltimore Sun floundering in the shadow of the World Wide Web.

Many a character introduced in prior seasons – Marlo Stanfield, Omar Little, Jimmy McNulty, Tommy Carcetti, Beadie Russell, Lester Freamon, Bunk Moreland, Cedric Daniels, Rhonda Perlman, Kima Greggs, Ellis Carver, Herc Hauk, Leander Sydnor, Jay Landsman, Bill Rawls, Ervin Burrell, Proposition Joe Stewart, Norman Wilson, Dukie Weems, Michael Lee, Snoop Pearson, Chris Partlow, Bubbles Cousins – remained central to the fifth lap around pay cable, while others – Prez Pryzbylewski, Nick Sobotka, Avon Barksdale, Bunny Colvin, Stan Valchek, Cutty Wise and The Greek – just stopped by for curtain-call cameos.

The series-ending montage is a corker, leaping ahead months to reveal the fates of Carcetti, Haynes, Valchek, Daniels, Pearlman, Dukie, Michael, Chris, Bubbles and ethically challenged journalist Scott Templeton. Stellar storytelling. Hopefully everybody saw the first four seasons on sale yesterday.




“Balls so dry, they explode like dust.”

Its cover depicts a scene from “Guitar Queer-O,” but the eleventh season of “South Park” will inevitably be remembered for its already-separately-issued “Imaginationland” trilogy.

Extras are limited to mini-commentaries:

* “With Apologies To Jesse Jackson.” (Commentary length: 4:42) Learn that series mastermind Trey Parker wanted to do a “nigger episode” for years, but didn’t have a compelling catalyst until a “Seinfeld” regular started screaming the n-word on stage at the laugh factory. The boys confirm that the dwarf Cartman beats up is based on the twin dwarf millionaires famous for their late-night informercials.

* “Cartman Sucks.” (Commentary length: 4:08) Learn that the idea of Cartman photographing himself doing gay stuff to a sleeping Butters emerged from material cut from the much earlier episode about skiing in Aspen.

* “Lice Capades.” (Commentary length: 3:35) Learn that in the original version, the lice didn’t speak English, let alone Bruckheimer-style dialogue.

* “The Snuke.” (Commentary length: 4:25) Learn that Trey Parker started watching “24” with season five and the arrival of Charles Logan. Learn that Cartman approximated Jack Bauer’s voice by always being out of breath. Learn that the whole cast and crew of “24” watched this episode from the CTU set.

* “The Fantastic Easter Special.” (Commentary length: 5:07) Trey reveals this is one of his five favorite episodes ever. Learn that Parker did not enjoy “The DaVinci Code” but did watch it several times to research this episode. Learn that series producer Anna Garafino is a devout Catholic.

* “D-Yikes.” (Commentary length: 4:38) Learn that Parker doesn’t like this episode much. Learn that when this episode was written plans were already afoot to restore Mrs. Garrison’s penis. Learn that both Parker and series co-creator Matt Stone hated “300,” directed by Zack Snyder, which they deem really light on story. Learn that they loved the remake of “Dawn of the Dead,” also directed by Snyder, and ultimately credit “Dawn’s” greatness to its writer (James Gunn, who did not work on “300”).

* “Night of the Living Homeless.” (Commentary length: 4:45) Learn that Parker has seen Snyder’s “Dawn of the Dead” remake 25 times. Learn that Parker lives in Brentwood but hates nearby Santa Monica because it’s overrun by homeless. Learn that when Parker and Stone were roommates in Los Angeles, they were witness to an entire homeless begging business set up on an 405 on-ramp outside their window.

* “Le Petit Tourette.” (Commentary length: 4:20) Learn that, due to language issues, Parker considered making this into a special episode that could only air on Comedy Central after midnight. Learn that Parker liked NBC’s “To Catch A Predator” but thinks host Chris Hansen should no longer have a job in journalism.

* “More Crap.” (Commentary length: 2:55) Learn that Parker’s dad loved this episode, which was inspired by “King of Kong.” Learn that if this episode (which prominently features Emmy statues) causes the show to never win another Emmy, Parker believes it was worth it.

* “Imaginationland.” (Commentary length: 3:00) Learn that the “Imaginationland” trilogy surprisingly features commentaries different than the one long one recorded for the separate “Imaginationland” DVD.

* “Imaginationland Episode II.” (Commentary length: 3:35) Learn that Parker’s favorite shows include “24,” “Lost” and “Battlestar Galactica.” Learn that Comedy Central took out an ad billing this as an “exciting conclusion” because Parker decided only very late in the process to expand the story into a trilogy.

* “Imaginationland Episode III.” (Commentary length: 1:52) Learn this episode’s recap was inspired by “Return of the King.” Learn that Parker tells people he believes in both Jesus and Santa Claus.

* “Guitar Queer-O.” (Commentary length: 3:20) Learn that the New York Times published a story about this episode’s worth in terms of product placement for Guitar Hero. Learn that the scene in which Randy picks up and plays a real guitar was inspired by a real incident involving series sound producer Bruce Howell.

* “The List.” (Commentary length: 3:25) Learn that this is a favorite episode of Stone’s girlfriend. Learn that Abraham Lincoln was added to the story two days before the episode aired.


“Aliens! A winged man and a bird!”

DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures compiles the earliest non-print appearances of some of DC’s iconic superheroes, as they appeared on CBS Saturday mornings as part of 1967’s “Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventures.” These turn out to be considerably more watchable than Hanna Barbera’s later “Super Friends.”

Disc 1

The Atom Cartoons
Invasion Of The Beetle-Men (1967)
The Plant Master (1967)
The House Of Doom (1967)

The Flash Cartoons
The Chemo-Creature (1967)
Take a Giant Step (1967)
To Catch a Blue Bolt (1967)

Green Lantern Cartoons
Evil is as Evil Does (1967)
The Vanishing World (1967)
Sirena Empress of Evil (1967)

Disc 2

Hawkman Cartoons
Peril from Pluto (1967)
A Visit To Venus (1967)
The Twenty Third Dimension (1967)

Justice League Of America Cartoons
Between Two Armies (1967)
Target Earth (1967)
Bad Day on Black Mountain (1967)

Teen Titans Cartoons
The Monster Machine (1967)
The Space Beast Round-Up (1967)
Operation: Rescue (1967)


The line-up for the “Justice League” cartoons was the silver-age versions of Superman, Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkman, and The Atom. No Batman, Wonder Woman or Martian Manhunter, with his disturbing bald head. Aquaman is glimpsed in the introductory titles but is inexplicably absent from the action.

Jericho fans will be disappointed to learn the Teen Titans line-up was limited to Aqualad, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl and Speedy. No Robin either.

Batman and Robin – stars of a live-action ABC series at the time – wouldn’t make their animated debuts until the following season, when CBS launched Filmation’s “The Batman/Superman Hour” immediately subsequent to the live-action show’s cancellation.

The set comes with a 40-minute documentary, “Animation Maverick: The Lou Scheimer Story,” a look at the Larry Harmon Studios vet who launched Filmation with “The New Adventures of Superman,” which apparently revolutionized Saturday morning television. He turns out to be a surprisingly witty and likeable fellow.



The 20-episode first season of “Tru Calling” didn’t know what it was doing. It was created Jon Harmon Feldman, a terrible writer who earlier scripted “Dawson’s Creek” and “American Dreams,” then went on the completely horrible “Reunion” and “Big Shots.”

For the six-episode second season, Fox hired much better writer-producers – Jane Espenson (“Battlestar Galactica”), who had worked with star Eliza Dushku on “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” and Richard Hatem, creator of ABC’s “Miracles” – and, boy, did the show get a whole lot better just before it died. Do those final six episodes justify this set’s current $41.99 pricetag? No, sir, they do not.

For those keeping track, the show was about a morgue attendant (Dushku) who would keep traveling one day back in time to prevent untimely deaths. The great Zacharius Galifianakis, one of the Comedians of Comedy, played her boss.





Herc’s Popular Pricing Pantry



If you’ve longed to examine what Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen were up to between “Freaks and Geeks” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” the price for the hilarious Undeclared: The Complete Series has just fallen to $25.99.

The first two seasons of “Veronica Mars” have just fallen to $19.99.



From the Earth To The Moon keeps whipping back and forth between $19.99 and $51.99 and it’s back now to $19.99.






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Ben 10 4.x
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Days That Shook The World 1.x
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
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Epic Conditions: The Weather Channel
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Family Ties: The First Four Seasons
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Heroes & Heroines
Hotel Babylon 2.x
Laredo 2.x Vol. 1
Life In Cold Blood: The Complete Miniseries
Lonesome Dove: Collector's Edition
Lonesome Dove: Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)
Masters of Science Fiction: The Complete Series
Robin Hood 2.x
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Route 66: The Complete Series
The Saddle Club Vol. 1
Sensitive Skin 1.x/2.x
Star Trek 2.x Remastered
Sunset Tan 1.x
Terminal City: The Complete Series
Wild China: The Complete Miniseries
Wild China: The Complete Miniseries (Blu-ray)
Wire in the Blood: Prayer of the Bone



This Week


Blue Murder Vol. 3


Caroline in the City 1.x


Comedy Central's Kenny Vs. Spenny 1.x


Dave's World 1.x


DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures


The Eon Kid 1.x Vol. 1


First Amendment Stand-Up 2.x


Frightfully Funny Collection Vol. 1


Love Boat 1.x Vol. 2


Prison Break 3.x


Prison Break 3.x (Blu-ray)


The Racing Game: The Complete Miniseries


South Park 11.x


That Girl 4.x


Tom & Jerry Tales Vol. 5


Tru Calling: The Complete Series
Wall Street Warriors 2.x


The Wire 5.x



Next Week
Adventures of Sir Lancelot: The Complete Series
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers Vol. 2
The Buccaneers: The Complete Series
College Hill 5.x
Dexter 2.x
George of the Jungle (2008) 1.x
Girls Behaving Badly: Chelsea Handler Exposed!
Gossip Girl 1.x
House 4.x
Justice League 1.x (Blu-ray)
Married With Children 9.x
Perry Mason 3.x Vol. 1
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1.x
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1.x (Blu-ray)
Transformers Animated 1.x
Wayside 1.x
William Tell: Best Of 1.x



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Afro Samurai 1.x
Afro Samurai 1.x: Director's Cut
Afro Samurai 1.x: Director's Cut (Blu-ray)
Alfresco: The Complete Series
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Haunting of Riverdale
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Spells Spells Trouble
Banacek: Best Of
Battle 360 1.x
B.L. Stryker: Best Of
Casper: Trick or Treat
Casper & Wendy: Scare Up Some Fun
Charles in Charge: Best Of
The Crow - Stairway to Heaven: Best Of
Curious George: Sails With Pirates
Dirty Jobs Vol. 3
Discworld Collection
Duchess of Duke Street: The Complete Series
Entourage 4.x
Everybody Hates Chris 3.x
Everybody Hates Chris: Three Season Pack
Fat Albert's Halloween Special
Heroes 1.x (Blu-ray)
Heroes 2.x
Heroes 2.x (Blu-ray)
History Channel: Shockwave 1.x
Honeymooners In Color Vol. 4
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NCIS: Five Season Pack
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UFO Hunters 1.x
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    Readers Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 4:37:45 AM CDT

    Love DVDS

    by mrfan

  • Aug 12, 2008 4:51:59 AM CDT

    Hey Herc! Trent Reznor's maybe doing a NIN Year Zero HBO Show!

    by iamnicksaicnsn

    YEAH! Great album, genius musician. Hope he can pull together a great Sci-Fi show that's worthy of HBO.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 5:01:35 AM CDT

    Caroline in the City

    by bloo

    ashamed to say I enjoyed that show back in the mid-late 80s but I certainly wasn't looking for it on DVD nor expecting it to come out, what's next The Single Guy, Boston Square. I just don't see the reasons behind it, but I digress, I would like to see Bob Newharts shortlived BOB again, just out of curosity I remember enjoying it

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 5:33:53 AM CDT

    Learn that the South Park Episode of 24...

    by therealharold

    ...was shockingly lame, and that when the cast of 24 watched it at the CTU set, they turned it off half-way through.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 6:17:24 AM CDT

    Ziggy Sobotka in Season 5 of Wire?

    by john-locke

    Sorry Herc but that was Nick Sobotka.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 6:59:29 AM CDT

    Why do those "complete series" boxed sets...

    by nasty in the pasty

    ...almost always have the discs in those HORRID paper slipcases that are all but guarantees to scratch the hell out of the discs if you take them out to watch frequently?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 7:04:26 AM CDT

    FINALLY! MICHAEL PALIN COLLECTION!

    by chrth

    It's about FUCKING TIME. UK has had this for like 2 or 3 years now. Totally getting it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 7:07:50 AM CDT

    Where is KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY???

    by uncle stan

  • Aug 12, 2008 7:08:06 AM CDT

    That chick in the Black Lagoon banner...

    by nasty in the pasty

    ...has a great ass.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 9:04:16 AM CDT

    The Snuke episode was disappointing.

    by jonquixote

    The other episodes that year were awesome. The one I'll remember though is NAGGERS. That's an all-time, all-tv classic.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 9:10:28 AM CDT

    Yeah No Ziggy...

    by reynard muldrake

    Just Nick and Johnny 50 from the docks...woulda been a crazy cameo, I bet he's a drug mule for Avon inside, hahaa

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 9:41:19 AM CDT

    count duckula and other "small shows"

    by bouncy x

    thats the problem with tv-on-dvd sometimes, you'll get very rare,obscure or just smaller shows released but then if that first season doesnt sell as well as they hope, they abandon it. sometimes they luck out and a new company picks up the rights and finishes it off but thats rare. oh and the anal, sad, must-see-tv addict that i was has to mention that Caroline in the City aired in the middle to late 90s, not 80s. But yeah i'm sad because i remember Single Guy and Boston Square. lol

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 9:49:03 AM CDT

    Where the hell is MAX HEADROOM?

    by spyguy

    Twenty minutes into the future, but twenty fucking YEARS for a DVD set.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 10:25:13 AM CDT

    Once again.. where is Parker Lewis Cant Lose?

    by baron karza

    I know, but I like to post shit.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 10:46:46 AM CDT

    you're right Bouncy X

    by bloo

    I even knew it was the 90s I watched it in college along with the other 2 I mentioned I have no idea why I typed 80s

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 11:50:51 AM CDT

    Dave's World

    by skimn

    Your standard CBS sitcom (see Rules Of Engagement, ironically), which did include, I believe, the first time Patrick Warburten appeared in a series.Blue Murder...thats no woman, thats a man, baby...ahem, "Miss" Quentin, nice photo obscuring your obvious adam's apple.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 12:11:47 PM CDT

    Caroline in the city got this guy to watch...

    by eriamjh

    ... because of that smoking hot, dancer neighbor of hers!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 12:12:32 PM CDT

    Boston Square had the Invisible Man in it!

    by eriamjh

    Vince Ventresca, that is.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 12:43:36 PM CDT

    Sopranos Blu-Ray?

    by mcpot

    No mention of the Sopranos set in Blu-Ray. I hope that this is available in HD.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 12:44:35 PM CDT

    BAH!

    by victorvondoom

    DOOM awaits "Rubik: The Amazing Cube!" Anything else is a distant second!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 4:09:24 PM CDT

    I hate the Scrubs covers

    by drewlicious

    They always look like the poster to some lame improv troupe. On a related note Neil Flynn is part of a ridiculously funny improv troupe called "Beer Shark Mice."

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 5:09:08 PM CDT

    Love the Wire

    by charlie_allnut

    I only recently watched it, but I am glad I waited since I got to watch it straight through. One of the best series ever. Also love those Palin shows...good light Sunday night viewing.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 5:29:38 PM CDT

    Baron Karza, I'm with you! We want Parker Lewis!

    by mrgonev5

    Damn I want that show on dvd!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 5:30:30 PM CDT

    Why is there a best of The Crow STH?

    by mrgonev5

    Why is there a best of dvd? The whole series is out on dvd already.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 5:47:35 PM CDT

    Ah, Starlost!

    by dennismm

    Devon is a man of the "earth," a hardy, simple but loving man. Who will we cast? Our program's creator, Harlan Ellison, described Keir Dullea as looking like he'd been shrink-wrapped until the time the camera was pointed at him. He was, like William, Hurt, "A giant slice of Tip-Top Bread!"

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  • Aug 12, 2008 7:26:18 PM CDT

    Tom & Jerry Tales

    by big jim

    "12 Cartoons from the kid-pleasing TV series""kid-pleasing"? Mediocre never sounded so bland.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 7:37:20 PM CDT

    What about Poltergeist The Legacy Season 2?

    by james_o'nasty

    Anyone? Please?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 7:50:46 PM CDT

    Dull-yea's dispassionate acting style....

    by rben

    worked in "2001" because let's face it, the movie wasn't really about the characters but all of mankind and how they "evolved".Lockwood did his usual fine job mirroring his great performance in the 2nd star trek pilot. i think the only reason dullea was hired in the first place is because someone thought: "hey, instant sci-fi tie-in!" still, the worst actor ever to appear in a genre thing has to be david hedison in "voyage". i never got why irwin allen wanted him so badly. he makes actors like dullea and roy thinnis look like brando! As to whether starlost is worth 36 friggin bucks. hey, knock it down to 10 bucks, then we'll talk. (maybe it'll be at war-mart or dollar general in the discount bin someday.) it's the same reason i'm leery of getting masters of science-fiction even with the two unaired eps. 6 eps for 15 dollars? hell, you can get one of those theme x-files collections for 15.00 and they have like, what 15 eps on each of em. price realistically, folks!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 7:53:50 PM CDT

    Filmation JLA better than HB's Superfriends?

    by nyj_et

    What!? SF had way better shows. "The Final Challenge", "Wanted: The Superfriends", "Seeds of Doom", "The Fear", I could go on and on.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 10:21:14 PM CDT

    Gonna have to buy Sports Night again

    by boingo2000

    And from the looks of things, it's not going to be much cheaper then it was the first time I bought it.

    Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

    Still, nice to have a decent set for it finally.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 12, 2008 11:00:41 PM CDT

    A DOCTOR WHO CARTOON?!?!?!?!?!

    by rickslamu2

    Danger Will Robinson! Scanners detect cash-in crappiness in the area!!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 13, 2008 1:20:41 AM CDT

    Bloo & Bouncy...

    by hillvalley

    ... The anal TV geek in me has to point out that the show was "Boston Common", not square. Unless we're thinking of different shows, but "Common", "Caroline", and "The Single Guy" all shared that graveyard of cancelled NBC "Friends" clones that aired weekday afternoons on USA (sandwiched between 9 episodes of "Wings"). I'm guessing you guys watched that block of programming everyday as I did:)

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 13, 2008 2:17:05 AM CDT

    Brotherhood Season 2, Band of Brothers BluRay

    by thewaqman

    probably only things I'm getting. Oh and that Mystery Science Theatre set too.

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  • Aug 13, 2008 2:21:26 AM CDT

    hillvalley

    by bloo

    was it Boston Common, I'll take your word for it as I'm too lazy to lok it up and yes I watched it on USA sandwhiched inbetween Wings but also watched each and every one of those first run on NBC...yeah....

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  • Aug 13, 2008 2:22:20 AM CDT

    hillvalley

    by bloo

    was it Boston Common, I'll take your word for it as I'm too lazy to lok it up and yes I watched it on USA sandwhiched inbetween Wings but also watched each and every one of those first run on NBC...yeah....

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  • David Tennant and Freema Agyeman reprise their roles as the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones and Anthony Stewart Head is the bad guy. It's definitely worth your valuable time and money.

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  • Aug 13, 2008 11:32:25 AM CDT

    Filmation Super Heroes

    by snookeroo

    Bought a copy of this. It's fun to watch if you fondly remember these old cartoons (as I do). However, very little effort has been put into the set -- the prints are in horrible shape; sloppy errors, too: Birdman (who was a character from Hanna-Barbera, a rival animation studio) is featured on the menu screen, not Hawkman.The set does, however, have a nice DVD case.These episodes were produced as filler "guest appearance" episodes for the "Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure". Even with the low production values, these still are better fare than the later "Super Friends", if for no other reason than the material is treated seriously (as seriously as the Silver Age gets, anyways), not campy/kiddie.

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  • Aug 13, 2008 12:44:04 PM CDT

    DarkHawke

    by dennismm

    Harlan Ellison believed he was too good to work on "Starlost" for good reason - he created it, poured months of sweat and research and tutoring of semi-competent writers into it, fought to push back the tide of stupidity the producers were cramming into the show - and got out of it a huge, steaming pile of shit. The pilot script ("Phoenix Without Ashes") is pretty damned good. Not fantastic, but pretty damned good, good enough to win the Writer's Guild best dramatic episodic teleplay award for that year. Take a peek at that, or read the novelization by Edward Bryant (very faithful to the original script) and compare to the pilot itself, "Voyage of Discovery." If someone treated me like that, I'd not only refuse to let them use my name, I'd bounce them off the wall for a few minutes while I reminded them why they hired the most famous SF TV writer in the world.


    But, yeah - STARLOST? I agree.

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  • Aug 13, 2008 5:36:44 PM CDT

    Starlost? Old CTV crap on DVD?

    by tangcameo

    omg this must be a sign of the world circling the bowl. Of all of Canadian television out there, why does one of the WORST CTV/Toronto-made shows get on DVD? Why don't they bundle it with "The Trouble With Tracy" and double its value to $0. I could understand something like Swiss Family Robinson or Night Heat or even one of the Some American Movie: The Series types coming out on DVD BUT THIS?!!!! There've been better shows that had their master tapes wiped (Frightenstein, Puttnam's Prairie Emporium) than this effluence. Maybe they'll bundle it with Dullea's stinker Canadian feature film Paperback Hero. lol

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  • Aug 13, 2008 9:27:30 PM CDT

    Starlost: "Can I be of assistance?"

    by rben

    Believe it or not, i can still remember the floating head of knowledge computer simulation guy who would swim into view and say coldly to the amish yokels dullea and the others: Can i be of assistance? For some reason that amused me and still does years later. i have a weird head and little things just stick inside the cranium. Alot of people will get this just out of curiousity as in: how bad can it really be and hopefully ellison will get his cut and not get screwed (again!) i still remember his article about it where the producers had the characters refering to the size of the ark as a few hundred yards instead of millions of miles long. someone needs to sneak ellison's script (or the dvd) under ronald d. moore's nose and ask: can you do anything with this? can you imagine what ellison's original
    script would look like under Mr. BStarG hisself? WOW....

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  • Aug 13, 2008 9:33:50 PM CDT

    and while we're at it.....

    by rben

    give ellison's I Robot script to steven spielburg! by the way, i don't recall the characters in ellison's script being Amish types either. Pretty much blown opportunities all around. I'm cringing at what will be done to Asimov's Foundation. (that's right, i'm looking at you Will Smith!)

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  • it was the 11th to debut? My math isn't great but that statement must make it at least 24 years old I'd say. Wow, I knew it seemed like forever between season but I didn't realise it was *that* much.

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  • Aug 14, 2008 3:48:36 PM CDT

    Amish!

    by dennismm

    Yup, Devon, Garth and wassername were some type of Amish. They didn't use that word so as not to offend the real, peaceful Amish who didn't condemn heretics to death. That was in Ellison's script, because he wanted the strongest conflict between the world Devon knew and the often highly technologized civilizations he'd meet while moving through the Ark. I only saw one or two episodes during the original run, tuning in because I heard Ellison was connected. Even at 13 I was very disappointed by the cheap production values and the poor acting.

    They made it in Toronto? For some reason I thought it was in Vancouver or Yellowknife or somewhere pretty remote at the time. Have to go back and reread "Somehow, I Don't Think We're in Kansas, Toto."

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  • Aug 14, 2008 9:48:38 PM CDT

    The Invaders....In Color!

    by rben

    been slowly watching the first season eps. Entertaining even though it doesn't make a lick of sense. (the olympics has tabled alot of my watching. i'll probably resume after they are over.) i still think that thinnis was too much of a pretty boy for the role plus his obsessive motivation was never really explained i.e. no mention at least so far in my watching of his architect job, what happened to it, what he's doing for money, etc. Oct. 20 will be an interesting one for HercVault though what with The Starlost and Man From UNCLE both out that week. And as uneven as Invaders is, i still want to complete my collection so i wonder when the 2nd final season will come out?

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  • Aug 16, 2008 1:50:43 AM CDT

    Okay, not to be negative

    by heavenlykid

    I try and be a positive talkbacker (I wasn't always like this, until I decided to only talkback when sober) but I have to say, if you're going to include Futurama three in the banner headline, I'm expecting a little bit more than a tiny line way near the bottom. I understand you just found out it's coming out, but since people are clicking on the link looking for it, maybe a bit of a preamble before you start the article, say...saying something like 'lots of cool stuff coming out this week, and here's the new announcements...' kind of thing. Again, all respect to those who do the work but this is like the ninth time I've scrolled for something in the banner headline that was barely a blip in the article. Okay, that's all. Keep up the good work Herc.

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  • Aug 17, 2008 1:20:45 AM CDT

    DennisMM

    by tangcameo

    You can tell whether its Toronto or Vancouver by who stars in the show and whether it was CTV or CBC who aired it. Most of Robin Ward's career was in and around Toronto and CTV shows were mostly filmed in Ontario.
    Vancouver, BC at the time was mostly CBC (ie The Beachcombers).
    And Yellowknife? That's about as likely as ABC filming Lost in Nome, Alaska.

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