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1.The Wire : Complete HBO Season 1 starring: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison, Larry Gilliard Jr.
directed by: Brad Anderson, Clark Johnson, Clément Virgo, Edward Bianchi, Gloria Muzio
April 18, 2005
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DVD : The Wire : Complete HBO Season 1
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After Soprano's came to an end last year over here in blighty last year I was wondering would another series come along to give it a run for it's money.

I'm not sure what people think of David Chase's Mafia Epic but I can imagine cries of overrated being called out, I personally found utterly engrossing TV and simply sublime, I was somewhat sad to see it end but grateful Chase chose it to go out on high and yes I was perfectly happy with the opened ended abrupt ending to the final episode. Chase never was going to do conventional.

While I admit Showtime's Dexter started to fill that void, the 1st season was a great intro to the world of Miami's most interesting serial killer the 2nd season took the concept and ran with ... Read More:

2.Casino Royale [2006] starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green, Claudio Santamaria, Jeffrey Wright
directed by: Martin Campbell
September 17, 2007
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DVD : Casino Royale [2006]
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What a refreshing change from the last few cheesy, old-fashioned, out-dated, badly scripted bonds. Hurrah for Daniel Craig, Jason bourne has nothing on you

3.The Complete West Wing: Seasons 1-7 (44 Disc Box Set) starring: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe
directed by: Jason Ensler
November 06, 2006
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DVD : The Complete West Wing: Seasons 1-7 (44 Disc Box Set)
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Damn you Amazon for not allowing 10 stars! Along with "the Wire" the best television series of this or for that matter any other decade. The scripts are sharp enough to cut diamonds. The characters are the most memorable to hit the screens in years. And with Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff, Alison Janney, Rob Lowe, Alan Alda et al you have the strongest actors on the box. There are also occasions when Aaron Sorkin's scripts are transcendent. Let's hope that Barrack Obama pulls him to write some of the forthcoming inauguration speech (ok it should be great in any case). It would be up there with Kennedy's or Roosevelt. The West Wing, The Wire, The Soprano's, Six Feet Under etc are all evidence that while the American century may be over they still dominate ... Read More:

4.No Country For Old Men [2007] starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly MacDonald, Stephen Root
directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
June 02, 2008
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DVD : No Country For Old Men [2007]
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I watched this film 'cold', without looking at trailers and reading reviews or 'the book'. So her is my lasting impression.

The characters were excellent and the story moved through action sequences and general dialogue without a pre-set pattern so, in short, the viewer could be shocked at any moment. This was used to great effect in many scenes, to the benefit of the storyline, until the 'end' of the film.

However, after watching almost everything there was to see, then getting ready for some sort of finale to answer a whole list of questions and discover the, 'who', 'what', 'where', 'when', 'why' of the whole film, we are suddenly greeted with the 'end credits'.

My wife and I (Not Mr Meldrew) could not believe it ... Read More:

5.Stardust [2007] starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Clare Danes, Charlie Cox, Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller
directed by: Matthew Vaughn
February 25, 2008
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DVD : Stardust [2007]
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I'm not normally a fan of "family entertainment" or "fantasy" films ("Lord of the Rings" being an exception.) Even the thought of sitting through Harry Potter (I had to turn it off after 10 minutes) bores me. However, when I saw that Danes, De Niro and Pfeiffer were starring in "Stardust", I decided to give it a go. From beginning to end, it was a delight. I won't go into details about the plot, that's been written about enough. One of the great pleasures of the film is the light hand with which it is handled without ever diminishing the intensity of the various aspects of the story: the romance, the evil, the adventure. As a result, the film moves along more swiftly than its running time would suggest. Hats off to the director for accomplishing this ... Read More:

6.Mock The Week - Too Hot For TV [2005] starring: Frankie Boyle, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Russell Howard, Dara O'Briain
November 26, 2007
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DVD : Mock The Week - Too Hot For TV [2005]
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I am a fan of the TV show, seen them all, so when I saw this in the sale had to give it a try. Some of the stuff in this is so outrageous that I am a little suprised it made it on DVD, but I am glad it did. Some of the stuff on this had me crying with laughter. A must purchase (unless you are easily offended!)

7.The Wire: Complete HBO Season 2 starring: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman, Idris Elba
directed by: Daniel Attias, Edward Bianchi, Elodie Keene, Ernest R. Dickerson, Rob Bailey
October 10, 2005
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DVD : The Wire: Complete HBO Season 2
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With the 1st season setting the scene and introducing the characters the 2nd season does that rare thing of being even better, Though the story does still contains the continuing Barksdale story with Stringer Bell holding the reins as Avon alongside his nephew are incarcerated due the conclusions of the investigation in season 1. It is the new strand that drives the 2nd series even more. It introduces the tragic tale of the Sobotka's, a family of Batimore Dockers who's head Frank sometimes goes to not exactly legitimate methods to keep the money coming in but is a generous but compromised man. So when he rubs childhood adversary Deputy Commissioner Valchek up the wrong way with a incident that concerns amongst such things as Church stained glass window, Valchek blackmails ... Read More:

8.Planet Earth : Complete BBC Series (5 Disc Box Set) [2006] starring: David Attenborough
directed by: Alastair Fothergill
November 27, 2006
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DVD : Planet Earth : Complete BBC Series (5 Disc Box Set) [2006]
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My brother just bought this for me (I put him up rent free for months when he came back from traveling). One of the best things he has ever got me. There are five DVDs and I've already watched three, I've only had it a week.

When you watch it your just in awe of the scenery, it's beautiful. There is a purposefully made score for it that just adds to the enjoyment. As for people that say they can't hear David Attenborough because of the music, they must be deaf the music always quietens down when he talks. I love the Planet Earth Diaries parts, it's very enjoyable to watch.

I may be wrong but I think this was the first or first major nature progamme to be filmed fully in HD and it's all the better for it.

9.Brideshead Revisited - Complete Series [1981] starring: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, John Le Mesurier, John Gielgud, Jeremy Irons
directed by: Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
September 01, 2008
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DVD : Brideshead Revisited - Complete Series [1981]
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This is a staggeringly good piece of TV drama which has justifiably become a classic. It's hard to imagine any producer today taking the time to explore a novel in the way this adaptation does, a full 11 episodes which allow the viewer to luxuriate in the story and thoroughly explore the characters. There has always been debate over whether there was a mythological "Golden Age of TV", but I think the early 1980s saw something quite remarkable at Granada Studios, at least in the field of period adaptations, and Brideshead might just be the pinnacle.

Evelyn Waugh's novel is a heady evocation of time and place, as well as an exploration of spirituality, and the series captures all this with consummate skill, from the glorious period detail to the brilliant script by John ... Read More:

10.High School Musical Encore/ High School Musical 2 (Duo Pack) [2006] by: High School Musical
starring: Zach Effron, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Drew Seeley, Ashley Tisdale
July 21, 2008
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DVD : High School Musical Encore/ High School Musical 2  (Duo Pack) [2006]
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This is a staggeringly good piece of TV drama which has justifiably become a classic. It's hard to imagine any producer today taking the time to explore a novel in the way this adaptation does, a full 11 episodes which allow the viewer to luxuriate in the story and thoroughly explore the characters. There has always been debate over whether there was a mythological "Golden Age of TV", but I think the early 1980s saw something quite remarkable at Granada Studios, at least in the field of period adaptations, and Brideshead might just be the pinnacle.

Evelyn Waugh's novel is a heady evocation of time and place, as well as an exploration of spirituality, and the series captures all this with consummate skill, from the glorious period detail to the brilliant script by John ... Read More:

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