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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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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.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:

3.The Complete Fawlty Towers [1975] starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Bernard Cribbins
directed by: Bob Spiers, John Howard-Davies
October 03, 2005
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DVD : The Complete Fawlty Towers [1975]
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Fawlty Towers is (of course) as good as comedy gets and this package is a bargain. However completists may want to be patient. Rumour has it that John Cleese is preparing commentaries for all 12 episodes in preparation for an extra special re-release. I believe he needs the money to pay for his divorce!

4.Band Of Brothers - Complete HBO Series commemorative gift set (6 Disc Box Set) [2001] starring: John Adams, James Alley Jr., Brendan Carr, Lynn 'Buck' Compton, Dominic Cooper
November 05, 2002
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DVD : Band Of Brothers - Complete HBO Series commemorative gift set (6 Disc Box Set) [2001]
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5.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 ... Read More:

6.Blackadder: Complete Collection - BBC Series 1-4 & The Specials starring: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Brian Blessed, Stephen Fry
directed by: Martin Shardlow, Mandie Fletcher, Richard Boden
October 03, 2005
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DVD : Blackadder: Complete Collection - BBC Series 1-4 & The Specials
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Though it's nice to have the entire Blackadder collection in one neat DVD-set, there's no comparison between Season One (1983) and the subsequent three seasons.

The 1983 series was directed by Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder) and Richard Curtis. Though Brian Blessed is a superb actor, the dialogue is mildly amusing at best. It simply can't hold a candle to the 1985, 1987 and 1989 seasons - all directed by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. Season 2 is set in the first Elizabethan Era (late 16th century). Miranda Richardson is hilarious as Queen Elizabeth and it also features a young(ish) Stephen Fry as Lord Melchett. Season 3 is probably my favourite; it's set in the Regency period (early 19th century) where Hugh Laurie excels as Prince George. In one classic episode called ... Read More:

7.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.

8.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:

9.The Wire: Complete HBO Season 3 starring: Dominic West, Idris Elba, Michael K. Williams, Sonja Sohn
February 05, 2007
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DVD : The Wire: Complete HBO Season 3
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after the 1st 2 series, 1st=4star, 2nd=5 star, this is a let down, so only 3 stars.
the whole "hamsterdam" thing is gargage and the actors know it, they look a bit embarrased at having to do something that is not believable and it shows.
overall, its messy and lacks focus.
have even debated with myself to stop watching it and get on with something else instead, whereas the 1st 2 series were riviting.
after this, i dont know if i'll give series 4 a go.


10.Friends: Complete Series 1 - 10 (30 Disc Box Set) [1995] starring: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry
October 02, 2006
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DVD : Friends: Complete Series 1 - 10 (30 Disc Box Set) [1995]
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I must be missing the point with this series,really I must.I watch it,a character makes an inane comment and the audience burst into uncontrollable laughter while I sit there stoney faced.I mean,the series ran for a few years so millions must have loved it.It is so unfunny that it goes beyond my comprehension.I know everyone has different tastes but why is this so popular?From what I have seen it's a group of pretty people sitting around drinking coffee.Then one of them starts to sing an incredibly unfunny song and there it is again,complete hysterics.

I might sound like a miserable swine but when American comedy is done well it is brilliant.'Bilko' was fabulous and 'Frasier' definitely had it's moments.'Friends'is unbelievably overrated in my opinion and gains an extra star because Courtney ... Read More:

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