DVD Verdict: P.S. Colbert

Blood of the Vine: Season 1

2013-06-14

Quote: "But for the funny accents, subtitles, and the provincial architecture, one can easily be forgiven for expecting the likes of Columbo, Jessica Fletcher, or McMillan and Wife to drop in any moment and bust these cases wide open."

Blood of the Vine: Season 2

2013-06-14

Quote: "One big problem is this program seems to have painted itself into a corner, whereby each story trajectory is basically the same."

Gunsmoke: The Eighth Season, Volume 1

2013-06-05

Quote: "Enter Oscar nominee and bona-fide box office superstar Burt Reynolds."

Gunsmoke: The Eighth Season, Volume 2

2013-06-05

Quote: "It's another sad fact that real tragedy often tends to inspire creativity, and this here set is as about as fine a collection of Gunsmoke episodes as I've yet come across."

The Flat

2013-06-04

Quote: "The Flat doesn't lead to skulduggery, the Holy Grail, or anything that will reduce power structures to pillars of salt. Rather, the secrets revealed here astound because they've remained secrets for so long."

Henry Jaglom Collection, Volume 2: Three Comedies

2013-05-29

Quote: "To hear people talk, you might think Jaglom's films were devised on another planet, but they're often a great deal earthier than most standard multiplex fare."

Laverne & Shirley: The Sixth Season

2013-05-19

Quote: "I've never much enjoyed this show, despite its having one of the most likable casts ever assembled. Too much social retardation all bottled up on the same sound stage."

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

2013-05-18

Quote: "A wonderful counter-balance to the historical view of twentieth century Jews, primarily as victims of the Holocaust, and country club restrictions."

Baby Sister (1983)

2013-05-17

Quote: "Too tame by a long shot."

Fourplay

2013-05-17

Quote: "Having appreciated the abundance of talent on display here, I certainly look forward to what these filmmakers come up with next."