retro trailer: ‘Victor Victoria’
RIP Blake Edwards (1922–2010).
dvd/vod/streaming
to give or to keep: ‘Space: 1999: The Complete Season One’ blu-ray
I have vague memories of Space: 1999 from when I was a kid, but now that I’ve been dipping into it again, for the first time since forever, I can see that I’m going to have to rewatch the entire series anew: it’s a lot thinkier and a lot more intriguing than I remember.
to give or to keep: ‘The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Collection’
Nostalgic GenXers will revel in this trip down bionic memory lane. This 40-DVD, fanatically complete collection will impress even the most hardhearted geek on your list.
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Slave’
This has absolutely no potential to be exploitive, right? Young naked blond woman with the word “slave” emblazoned behind her head? Nah…
retro trailer: ‘Miracle on 34th Street’
Neat! A meta trailer from before meta was cool.
to give or to keep: ‘The World at War’ on blu-ray
Students of history and World War II buffs will love this new blu-ray edition of the classic 1970s ITV documentary that looked back at the war in obsessive detail…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Trek Stars Go West’
When Gene Roddenberry tried to explain to NBC execs that his new show Star Trek would be “Wagon Train to the stars,” he had some evidence to back himself up…
to give or to keep: ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’: Vol. XIX Limited Edition
This is the best MST3K gift set yet, and not just because it includes a six-inch-tall, startlingly lifelike figurine of Gypsy, the robot stranded spaceman Joel Robinson created to run his orbital life raft.
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Season 5 DVD/blu-ray giveaway at Bad Astronomy
I wouldn’t normally link to someone else’s giveaway, but since I’m no longer doing these kinds of giveaways and everyone should have Doctor Who box sets in their possession, here ya go.
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Sid & Marty Kroffts Saturday Morning Hits’
Could be an oh-yes! DVD if you’re looking for something to trip your brain up next time you get stoned…
