TV on DVD for November 10th
Another slow week for the current big network shows, but there are a number of interesting packages hitting the store shelves this week. First up — complete with some very cool packaging — is the complete collector’s set from G.I. Joe. You’ll also see complete series sets from Dawson’s Creek, Justice League, and Show Me Yours. My pick of the week is a series of sets from late-70s British drama The Sandbaggers. The Cold War shenanigans of MI6 are always a good place to start. The rest of the list is after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
My So-Called Life – CliqueClack Flashback
When it comes to dramatic, whiny, overly angsty teenagers there is one and only one show that I will applaud: My So-Called Life. Unfortunately for me, and for this gem of a show, I was one of the many people who missed out on it when it was first on the air. My So-Called Life always struggled for ratings, as it was up against the juggernaut known as Friends. In retrospect, I really wish I had watched this instead of Friends back when they were pitted up against each other. I did end up watching the show in repeats when MTV reran it. That was before I was too old to watch MTV.
Former stars of smart teen shows spice up dumb adult ones – Guest Clack
Today’s guest clacker is Kelly Bedard, who’s guest clacked for us once before.
If there’s one thing that I took away from last week’s Private Practice (other than the urge to vomit after that horrendous Violet/Pete hookup), it was a sense of nostalgia for the quality teen programming of yesteryear. Week after week, Chris Lowell’s Dell is the most charming and engaging character on the show; a surprisingly mature rock, if you will, surrounded by a sea of sex-crazed adolescents in the bodies of 40-year-olds.
And every week I can’t help but remember when Lowell was on shows that were actually about adolescents but were full of interesting, thoughtful and diverse characters. Veronica Mars, and even Life as We Know It, were miles ahead of Lowell’s current gig in terms of maturity, a sad fact when comparing a show about teenage boys to a show about grown-up doctors.
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