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Ray’s Reviews: Game of Thrones – The Complete First Season Collector’s Edition
HBO Home Entertainment 652 min./11 episodes/7 discs (Blu-ray) and 10 episodes/2 discs (DVD) (plus extras) Rated: TV-MA $99.97 Available November 20 Grade: 4 stars (out of 4) In case you missed the first release of Game of Thrones first season several months ago, … See More
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Ray’s Reviews: Boardwalk Empire – The Complete Second Season
HBO Home Entertainment 720 min. (plus extras) Rated: TV-MA $59.99 (DVD)/$79.98 (Blu-ray) Available August 28 Grade: 4 stars (out of 4) By now, this brainchild of creator Terence Winter has amassed dozens of awards including a pair of Golden Globes, countless … See More
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season HBO Home Entertainment $79.98 (Blu-ray), $59.99 (DVD), 10 episodes on five discs, app. 600 mins. plus extras 3.5 stars Reviewed by Brent Frankenhoff HBO’s Emmy-award winning series, adapting the fantasy novels by George … See More
Ray’s Reviews: Boardwalk Empire – The Complete First Season
HBO Home Entertainment 732 min. (plus extras) Rated: TV-MA $59.99 (DVD)/$79.98 (Blu-ray) Available January 10 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) There are reasons that Boardwalk Empire won eight Emmy Awards after this first season. This fictionalized retelling of the personal and … See More
Ray’s Reviews: The Kids in the Hall – The Complete Series Megaset
A&E Home Entertainment/Broadway Video Distribution LLC 2,701 min. (plus extras)/109 episodes/22 DVDs Not Rated $99.95 Available May 24 Grade: 4 stars (out of 4) In 1989, HBO launched a new series that changed the face of sketch comedy. The Kids in the … See More
Posted in Reviews and Retroviews Tagged A&E, Bruce McCulloch, Buddy Cole, CBG, Danny Husk, Dave Foley, HBO, Kevin McDonald, Kids in the Hall, KITH, Mark McKinney, Ray Sidman, Ray's Reviews, Scott Thompson Leave a comment
Ray’s Reviews: True Blood – The Complete Third Season
HBO Home Entertainment 720 min. (plus extras)/12 episodes/5 DVDs Not Rated DVD: $59.99/Blu-ray: $79.98 Available May 31 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) Apparently, the creators of HBO’s wildly popular supernatural series True Blood heard the critics who regularly described the first … See More
Ray’s Reviews: Flight of the Conchords – The Complete Collection
Flight of the Conchords – The Complete Collection HBO 690 min. (plus extras)/2 seasons, 22 episodes/5 DVDs Not Rated $49.99 Available Aug. 24 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) Fans of the absurd, the dry, and the deadpan of humor … See More
Ray’s Reviews: Bored to Death – The Complete First Season
Bored to Death – The Complete First Season HBO 220 min. (plus extras)/8 episodes/2 DVDs Not Rated $39.98/$49.99 (Blu-ray) Available Sept. 21 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) The first aspect that stands out with this half-hour comedy from HBO is … See More
Posted in Reviews and Retroviews Tagged Bored to Death, CBG, HBO, Jason Schwartzman, Jim Jarmusch, Oliver Platt, Ray Sidman, Ray's Reviews, Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis Leave a comment