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Silence of the Lambs follows the Hero’s Journey Template:

Introduce Hero and Capabilities [Clarice tackling the FBI assault course].

Herald brings the Call to Adventure [Jack Crawford sends Clarice to visit Lecter (her Supernatural Aid)].

Threshold Guardian [Dr Chiltern obstructs Clarice’s visit to Lecter].

Refusal [Lecter refuses to help].

Overcoming Refusal [Lecter’s cell mate is rude and causes Lecter to help Clarice by way of apology]. Lecter sends Clarice to the First Threshold [the garage].

Physical Separation / Belly of the Whale [Lecter says he’ll help Clarice catch Buffalo Bill].

Antagonism developed [Buffalo Bill kidnaps senator’s daughter].

Transformation / Road of Trials x 3 [Clarice controls the police officers; analyses the dead body in Clay County ; learns about the cocoon].

Resistance to the Meeting with the Oracle [Dr Chiltern obstructs Clarice from seeing Lecter before he is moved].

Journey to the Sword [Lecter journeys to meet the Senator].

Seizing the Sword [Clarice gets the info she needs, which Lecter has written in the case files; Clarice learns the significance of Silence of the Lambs].

Rebirth through Death [Lecter escapes and kills].

Reward [Clarice knows Lecter will not come after her].

Atonement with the Father [Clarice learns that Buffalo Bill can only covet what he sees].

Apotheosis [he’s making a skin suit].

Ultimate Boon [Crawford has (allegedly) found Buffalo Bill].

Refusal [Crawford tells Clarice not to come to Chicago but go to Belvedere instead].

Magic Flight [Senator’s daughter attempts to escape].

Rescue from Without {Clarice directed toward Mrs Lipman].

Crossing the Return Threshold [Clarice enters buffalo Bills House].

Master of the Two Worlds [Clarice and Buffalo Bill gun battle].

Freedom to Live [medals, graduation, Lecter confirms he has no plans to call on Clarice].

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With a slew of movies coming out that have been modeled after popular books, it seems to be a prevalent theme that the book is almost always better than the movie. Perfect case in point is the latest release “The DaVinci Code”, an adaptation of the wildly popular and controversial work of fiction by author Dan Brown. I loved the book, couldn’t put it down. But the movie was average.

If I would have only seen the movie and not read the book, I would have walked out of the theater with the conclusion that I would not have wanted to read such a mediocre book. Of course for every status quo, there are always exceptions to the rule. The movies “Angela’s Ashes” based on Irish novelist Frank McCourt’s story of a poor Irish family ended up being an excellent film, well acted with a perfect cast and authentic feel.

Another example of a good movie based on a book is the autobiography about an embittered Vietnam veteran, Ron Kovic, played in the big screen adaptation by Tom Cruise (before he was annoying). The film ended up being a heart breaking protrayal of a man who served his country in good faith, and then lost his legs and seemed to be cast off and forgotten by the very government he fought to protect.

Let’s not also forget an excellent silver screen adaptation of the novel Dr. Zhivago, played by Omar Sharif, and the story of his unrequited love for Lara Antipova, played by the beautiful Julie Christie. This masterpiece of a film was directed by David Lean with a true authenticity and loyalty to the story. It seems that if the director and actors really know the story, this is when the best results occur.

The trouble is when a movie is just thrown together, without the time being taken to maintain the integrity of the written story, and the money to make the sets as realistic as possible, or sometimes it’s just plain old misdirection.

Take for example the adaptation of the science fiction novel Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard. The movie, featuring John Travolta dressed in alien garb, ended up being a gross misinterpretation of the story, as well as the brunt of several jokes around Oscar time, due to its poor reception from audiences and critics.

Or how about the unforgettable Ishtar starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty? This atrocity was the brunt of jokes for years after its dismal release as the most boring movie ever made. And what about this list of bombs that originated as well spun novels and novellas, only to be poorly translated to the big screen?

- Dangerous Minds
- Dune
- The First Wive’s Club
- Freaky Friday
- Girl Interrupted (this may just be my opinion though)
- The Ghost and the Darkness
- Little Women

And the list goes on. Just goes to show, the majority of the time, one’s imagination can produce far more vivid and emotionally moving images than that of a Hollywood director, or any amount of special effects.

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A sequel to the 1994 movie Stargate, Stargate SG-1 is one of the premiere science-fiction series on television. First airing in July 1997, the show has been nominated for 7 Emmys and 23 Saturn Awards. The brainchild of creator Dean Devlin, producer of such Hollywood blockbusters as Independence Day (1996) and The Patriot (2000), Stargate SG-1 chronicles the further adventures of the Stargate Command (SGC) as Earth and its citizens advance forward into a new era of space exploration in the aftermath of Dr. Daniel Jackson’s discovery of the galaxy’s numerous stargates…

Stargate SG-1 follows the exploits of the SG-1 Unit (i.e. the “explorer” unit) of Stargate Command. When a new code is broken that reveals the location of stargates throughout the galaxy, Earth and its inhabitants are given the ability to travel through time to any point they wish instantaneously. Earth’s military sends out stargate (SG) teams to scour the universe for new technologies, new planets, and methods of defense against the oppressive Goa’uld. Brigadier General Jonathan “Jack” O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) is the commanding officer of SG-1. He’s accompanied by Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), the brilliant professor whose investigations originally helped uncover the existence of the stargates, and fellow teammates Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Teal’c (Christopher Judge). Together, they face numerous obstacles as they attempt to uncover the many mysteries of the universe…

The Stargate SG-1 (Season 5) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere “Enemies” in which SG-1 and Jacob Carter are trapped in another galaxy with Apophis. Meanwhile, Teal’c is brainwashed into being a dedicated follower of Apophis, and the SG-1 can’t get him to remember what has happened… Other notable episodes from Season 5 include “Rite of Passage” in which Cassandra develops telekinetic powers that threaten to end her life, and “Last Stand” in which Osiris begins a war with all of the combined System Lords, prompting a peace summit to convene on a massive space station…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Stargate SG-1 (Season 5) DVD:

Episode 89 (Enemies) Air Date: 02-12-2001
Episode 90 (Threshold) Air Date: 02-19-2001
Episode 91 (Ascension) Air Date: 02-19-2001
Episode 92 (The Fifth Man) Air Date: 03-04-2001
Episode 93 (Red Sky) Air Date: 10-02-2001
Episode 94 (Rite of Passage) Air Date: 10-02-2001
Episode 95 (Beast of Burden) Air Date: 10-09-2001
Episode 96 (The Tomb) Air Date: 10-16-2001
Episode 97 (Between Two Fires) Air Date: 10-23-2001
Episode 98 (2001) Air Date: 10-30-2001
Episode 99 (Desperate Measures) Air Date: 11-06-2001
Episode 100 (Wormhole X-Treme!) Air Date: 11-13-2001
Episode 101 (Proving Ground) Air Date: 11-27-2002
Episode 102 (48 Hours) Air Date: 12-04-2002
Episode 103 (Summit) Air Date: 12-11-2002
Episode 104 (Last Stand) Air Date: 12-18-2002
Episode 105 (Fail Safe) Air Date: 01-08-2002
Episode 106 (The Warrior) Air Date: 01-15-2002
Episode 107 (Menace) Air Date: 01-29-2002
Episode 108 (The Sentinel) Air Date: 02-05-2002
Episode 109 (Meridian) Air Date: 02-12-2002
Episode 110 (Revelations) Air Date: 02-19-2002

About the Author

Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Stargate SG-1 (Season 5) DVD.

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Satellite TV is a Liberator or the first time in history, India’s Republic Day was seen live all over Asia on Star TV, and the fuming politicians and intellectuals of Pakistan could do nothing about it.

The budget speech of Dr Man Mohan Singh ;will be broadcast all over Asia by Zee TV, and once again the censors in Pakistan, Burma and elsewhere will be helpless to prevent their countrymen from tuning in. What Doordarshan and the external affairs ministry could never have accomplished, in spreading the message about India’s economic Renaissance, is being done through the purely commercial channels of satellite TV.

Whatever else you may call this, this is not cultural imperialism imposed by the west on India. On the contrary, it is the spread of cultures of all Asian countries to one another. The new liberalism means the Indians can see Pakistani programmes, and Pakistanis Indian programmes. For decades Pakistan refused to allow the import of Indian films on the ground that Pakistan’s film industry will be ruined by the competition. Today, Zee TV and Jain TV are beaming down umpateen Hindi films to Pakistani audience. Yet Pakistan’s film industry has certainly not been destroyed. Only the monopoly of Pakistani rulers and vested interests has been broken.

Indian viewers can bow see excellent plays on Pakistan TV beamed down by satellite, which are generally far superior to the stuff dished out by Doordarshan. This has dismayed self-righteous Indians who think Indian viewers are gullible fools who must be protected from Pakistani propaganda by wise Indian intellectuals. There is of course another possibility-that TV viewers are quite wise enough, and the self-righteous intellectuals are the gullible fools.

NOT DECULTURISED: Indian viewers have now been exposed for a long time to TV programmes from BBC and Pakistan, and India has not been subverted or deculturised in the process. It is evident that Indian viewers are quite capable of deciding what they wish to absorb or reject from foreign programmes, and neither need nor want protection from the self-righteous crowd.

Indeed, this follows from democracy itself. In a democracy, ordinary people, illiterate or otherwise, are deemed wise enough to select their rulers. And yet the self-righteous intellectuals would have you believe that the same voters are not wise enough to choose their TV programmes. It is no accident that many of these intellectuals are (or have been) Marxists, who have long peddled the theory that the washed masses must be protected from their personal preferences by golden-hearted leftists, who have the moral right to shoot those who disagree.

Democratic governments can claim to represent the people of their country. But many also claim the right of determine what their people can watch, which is not democracy but monopoly. Democracy is about the freedom of people to choose, not the freedom of politicians and intellectual goons to impose their views on the masses. Earlier, technology enabled governments to exercise a TV monopoly. But satellite TV has broken that monopoly, and allowed people to choose what they wanted to see. This is not imperialism but liberation.

Imperialism implies that a foreigner is using force to enter India against the wishes of Indians. Satellite TV is not and cannot be forced on viewers, who have the option to tune in or not. Those who complain about cultural imperialism are in fact cultural monopolists, wishing to imprison the minds and tastes of viewers in pre-determined cages. Fortunately satellite technology has destroyed those cages. That is a tragedy only for the self-appointed guardians of culture.

UNPARALLELLED VEHICLE: Satellite TV should be seen as an unparalleled vehicle for spreading Indian culture, ideas and views to the rest of Asia, and eventually to the whole world. Programmes like The India Show and India Business Report of Star TV do far more for India’s image that anything that Indian embassies or All India Radio ever could. Stat TV an Zee TV beam many advertisements of Indian companies all over Asia, but carry virtually no ads from Pakistani or Bangladeshi companies. This shows how satellite TV has transformed India’s clout as an audience into international commercial clout of national importance.

From Amjad Ali Khan to Baba Sehgal, from Sonal Mansingh to Jasmine Barucha, Indian performers are now visible all over Asia and Indian films and TV shows have an unparalleled foreign audience. Because of the language barrier, many such programmes have a limited reach in South East Asia. But there is not langurge barrier in the case of Pakistan, with whom satellite TV is building cultural bridges, which politicians and intellectuals oppose.

India and Pakistan will not reconcile their political differences in the near future. But when that day comes, I believe the reconciliation will owe a debt to the cultural cross-fertilisation that satellite TV provides today regardless of religion or nation.

Keith Londrie II is a well known author. For more information on Satellite TV, please visit Satellite TV for a wealth of information. You may also want to visit keith’s own web site at http://keithlondrie.com/

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Featuring a motley band of eccentric baseball teammates, Major League ranks as one of the best sports comedies ever produced. Released in 1989, it follows the story of the then hapless Cleveland Indians (winners of numerous division titles in the decade since) who are inherited by their dead owner’s self-absorbed, bitchy wife, Rachel Phelps. Uncovering a clause in the team’s contract that will allow her to move the team to Miami if attendance falls below two million for the year, Phelps does everything in her power to make the Indians not just lovable losers, but the worst team in baseball history. The result is a memorable and unorthodox adventure into the annals of baseball playoff history…

Hiring Lou Brown (James Gammon), an ex-Toledo Mud Hens manager turned tire-shop manager, as the new leader of the Indians, Rachel Phelps constructs a team destined to finish in last place. It’s all part of a scheme designed to land her in the far more preferable and climate-friendly city of Miami. To keep Brown company in the dugout, she imports an entire team of oddballs, rejects, and misfits. Among them are the charismatic Willie Mays Hayes (Wesley Snipes), a lightning bolt speedster who can’t hit, Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger), an aging catcher with bad knees, Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) a high-priced, low-talent free-agent acquisition, Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert), a power-hitter who can’t hit a curveball to save his life, and Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn (Charlie Sheen), a fireball pitcher who can’t hit the broad side of a barn. It all adds up to a pathetic display of baseball futility the likes of which major league baseball has never been seen before, and most likely, will never see again.

Longtime Indians announcer Harry Doyle (Bob Uecker) provides a plethora of hilarious one-liners and perfect comic relief while, with whiskey in hand, he follows a magical season in the history Cleveland’s troubled franchise. In fact, Uecker’s outtakes alone would make for an extremely entertaining sketch comedy. Off-the-field stories also crop up with Jake’s pursuit of his old flame Lynn Wells (Rene Russo), and Ricky Vaughn’s affair with rival teammate Roger Dorn’s wife Suzanne (Stacy Carroll).

But in the end, only one thing in the world can motivate this strange amalgam of rejects to develop into a contender - a mutual dislike of Rachel Phelps. Punishing the team for each win, she eventually has them flying to games in an antique bi-plane and traveling cross-country by bus. Can the team overcome their personal demons, internal conflict, and an owner determined to see them lose? It’s a load of fun finding out…

Written and directed by the multitalented David S. Ward, creator of such Academy Award-winning films as The Sting (1973) and Sleepless In Seattle (1993), Major League is an amazingly well-written comedy classic that truly delivers. As far as comedies go, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one better than this. Love of baseball is a plus, but not a necessity for one to enjoy it. In the end, a funny movie is a funny movie, and a good laugh is a good laugh. Both extend far beyond the boundaries of the sports world. As such, I wager a shot of Bob Uecker’s whiskey that you’ll fall in love with these Cleveland Indians…

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Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Major League (DVD).

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Nominated for four Academy Awards, and winner of Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, The Incredibles is one of the best animated films ever produced. A cross between Toy Story, Superman, and Office Space, it provides an endless array of action sequences, visual creativity, and well-delivered humor. Director Brad Bird (who’s directed a few episodes of The Simpsons) not only creates a memorable film, but also voices one of the star characters of The Incredibles, Edna Mode. And following in the rich tradition of animated classics such Bambi (1942), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and The Lion King (1994), Walt Disney Pictures teams up once again with Pixar Animation Studios (with whom it collaborated on Finding Nemo) to produce a film both children and adults will love with equal verve and passion…

The Incredibles is set in the fictional cartoon township of Metroville (a hybrid of Superman’s two homes, Metropolis and Smallville). Metroville is home to a number of miraculous superheroes who do everything from hunting down evil murderers to saving cats stuck in trees. Foremost among the superheroes is Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) who resembles Superman in both strength and style. Shortly after Mr. Incredible’s marriage to the vivacious Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), a surge in civil lawsuits and other unwarranted torts are brought against the superheroes by the people they save, who cite numerous damages to their person as a result of being saved. The rash of legal action, and the strain it places on the local governmental budget, turns the tide of public opinion against the superheroes and forces them underground.

Harbored by the government witness protection program, Mr. Incredible has assumed a new identity - that of Bob Parr, an ordinary middle-class suburbanite who works as an Insurance Claims Specialist. Cowering in his cubicle, Bob Parr must deal with the typical travails of a 9-to-5 job, a boss he hates, and regulations he feels are immoral and hurtful to the company’s clients. Meanwhile, Elastigirl is now known as Helen Parr, and she’s grown comfortable in her new role as a housewife rearing the couple’s three suppressed-superhero children - Violet (a shy girl with the ability to turn invisible), Dash (a cocky boy with the ability to run super fast), and Jack Jack (a baby with no as-of-yet-known super powers). All goes well until Mr. Incredible, anxious to return to life of helping people, is approached by a super secret government organization hoping to enlist his aid. When it turns out to be part of an elaborate conspiracy hatched by the evil Syndrome (Jason Lee), a former Mr. Incredible sycophant turned bad, Elastigirl and the entire Parr family must risk blowing their cover in order to save Mr. Incredible, and the world, from certain doom…

The Incredibles deserves a spot on anyone’s list of the Top 100 films ever made. It really is that good. The musical score, composed by Michael Giacchino (know for his work on Alias), sneers at today’s digital multi-track recording in favor of the old-school analog recordings of the 1960s in its effort to recreate the jazz-orchestra ambience often associated with the golden age of comic books. This attention to the form and detail of the story sets the tone for The Incredibles. And that’s why the film is an absolute must-see. Its meticulous blend of sound and visuals, coupled with an utterly hilarious - if not ingenious script - makes The Incredibles a solid contender for the best film of 2004…

Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of The Incredibles (DVD).

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First telecast in the Fall of 1996, Everybody Loves Raymond became an instant favorite among TV audiences, a love affair that would last for nine memorable seasons. Following on the heels of a series of successful sitcoms starring stand-up comics - Seinfeld, Home Improvement, The Drew Carey Show, etc., Everybody Loves Raymond drew upon the comedic talents of Ray Romano who plays the role of the title character Ray Barone…

A successful Long Island-based sportswriter, Ray and his wife Debra (Patricia Heaton) enjoy a happy marriage and the company of their three children - daughter Ally (Madylin Sweeten) and twin sons Geoffrey (Sawyer Sweeten) and Michael (Sullivan Sweeten). But they also happen to live directly across the street from Ray’s parents, Frank (Peter Boyle) and Marie (Doris Roberts), who take it upon themselves to enter their son and daughter-in-law’s house whenever they wish (without knocking) and dispense advice and sometimes insults. Joining Frank and Marie is Ray’s brother Robert (Brad Garrett), a divorced policeman, who periodically lives with Frank and Marie and is often jealous of Ray’s idyllic life. Together, they create the perfect loving and dysfunctional family…

The Everybody Loves Raymond DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere in which Debra and Ray, sick of Ray’s parents and brother showing up uninvited, conspire to keep their nosy relatives out of the house… Other notable episodes include “Frank, The Writer” in which Ray’s father attempts to become a newspaper columnist like his son, and “Turkey or Fish” in which Debra and Marie engage in an unofficial competition to see who can cook the best Thanksgiving dinner… The Season 1 DVD also includes guest appearances by sports icons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Terry Bradshaw, Barry Bonds, Katarina Witt, Tommy Lasorda, Marv Albert, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Desmond Howard…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Everybody Loves Raymond (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 09-13-1996
Episode 2 (I Love You) Air Date: 09-20-1996
Episode 3 (I Wish I Were Gus) Air Date: 09-27-1996
Episode 4 (Standard Deviation) Air Date: 10-04-1996
Episode 5 (Look, Don’t Touch) Air Date: 10-11-1996
Episode 6 (Frank, The Writer) Air Date: 10-18-1996
Episode 7 (Your Place Or Mine?) Air Date: 10-28-1996
Episode 8 (In-Laws) Air Date: 11-01-1996
Episode 9 (Win, Lose Or Draw) Air Date: 11-08-1996
Episode 10 (Turkey Or Fish) Air Date: 11-22-1996
Episode 11 (Captain Nemo) Air Date: 12-13-1996
Episode 12 (The Ball) Air Date: 12-20-1996
Episode 13 (Debra’s Sick) Air Date: 01-03-1997
Episode 14 (Who’s Handsome?) Air Date: 01-17-1997
Episode 15 (The Car) Air Date: 01-31-1997
Episode 16 (Diamonds) Air Date: 02-07-1997
Episode 17 (The Game) Air Date: 02-21-1997
Episode 18 (Recovering Pessimist) Air Date: 02-28-1997
Episode 19 (The Dog) Air Date: 03-03-1997
Episode 20 (Neighbors) Air Date: 03-10-1997
Episode 21 (Fascinatin’ Debra) Air Date: 03-17-1997
Episode 22 (Why Are We Here?) Air Date: 04-07-1997

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Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Everybody Loves Raymond (DVD).

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Turning the television world flat on its head, The Flintstones became the first animated hit series in prime time history. Set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock, the show explored the lives of ancient cave dwellers through the lens of a modern lifestyle, with bird beaks acting as phonograph needles, elephant trunks as vacuum cleaners, and fireflies as light bulbs. With its measured use of top-grade humor and clever visuals, The Flintstones became an instant smash hit - spawning decades of syndicated re-runs, spin-offs, and thousands of derivative products…

The Flintstones (Season 3) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere “Dino Goes Hollyrock” in which Fred hears about a tryout for a new animal star on a hit TV show. He trains Dino for the part, but gets more than he bargained for when the director gives Dino the lead… Other notable episodes from Season 3 include “Baby Barney” in which Barney pretends to be Fred’s baby after Fred tells his rich Uncle Tex he named his son after him, and “The Surprise” in which Fred is jealous of Barney’s attention to his visiting nephew, at least until Wilma reveals to Fred that a baby of their own is on its way…

Below is a list of episodes included on The Flintstones (Season 3) DVD:

Episode 61 (Dino Goes Hollyrock) Air Date: 09-14-1962
Episode 62 (Fred’s New Boss) Air Date: 09-21-1962
Episode 63 (Invisible Barney) Air Date: 09-28-1962
Episode 64 (Bowling Ballet) Air Date: 10-05-1962
Episode 65 (The Twitch) Air Date: 10-12-1962
Episode 66 (Here’s Snow in Your Eyes) Air Date: 10-19-1962
Episode 67 (The Buffalo Convention) Air Date: 10-26-1962
Episode 68 (The Little Stranger) Air Date: 11-09-1962
Episode 69 (Baby Barney) Air Date: 11-09-1962
Episode 70 (Hawaiian Escapade) Air Date: 11-16-1962
Episode 71 (Ladies Day) Air Date: 11-23-1962
Episode 72 (Nuttin’ but the Tooth) Air Date: 11-30-1962
Episode 73 (High School Fred) Air Date: 12-07-1962
Episode 74 (Dial S for Suspicion) Air Date: 12-14-1962
Episode 75 (Flash Gun Freddie) Air Date: 12-21-1962
Episode 76 (The Kissing Burglar) Air Date: 01-04-1963
Episode 77 (Wilma, the Maid) Air Date: 01-11-1963
Episode 78 (The Hero) Air Date: 01-18-1963
Episode 79 (The Surprise) Air Date: 01-25-1963
Episode 80 (Mother-In-Law’s Visit) Air Date: 02-01-1963
Episode 81 (Foxy Grandma) Air Date: 02-08-1963
Episode 82 (Fred’s New Job) Air Date: 02-15-1963
Episode 83 (The Blessed Event) Air Date: 02-22-1963
Episode 84 (Carry On, Nurse Fred) Air Date: 03-01-1963
Episode 85 (Ventriloquist Barney) Air Date: 03-08-1963
Episode 86 (The Big Move) Air Date: 03-22-1963
Episode 87 (Swedish Visitors) Air Date: 03-29-1963
Episode 88 (The Birthday Party) Air Date: 04-05-1963

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Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of The Flintstones (Season 3) DVD.

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Based on a Richard Hooker novel of the same name, MASH was released in 1970 as a full-length feature film by 20th Century Fox before experiencing widespread success as a groundbreaking television sitcom in the Fall of 1972. The show’s brilliant integration of drama and comedy made it one of the most celebrated shows in TV history, culminating in an eleven year prime time series stint. The 1983 series finale of MASH made history as the program with the single largest audience in television history, beating out several SuperBowls and the fabled “Who Shot J.R.” episode of Dallas. With the proliferation of new television mediums, it’s a record likely to never be broken…

The sitcom is set in South Korea during American involvement in the Korea War (with M*A*S*H standing for “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital”). Buffered from the front lines by a mountain range and a minefield, the men and women of MASH were tasked with patching up wounded American soldiers. Unique to its genre, the cast of MASH was unusually large. Surgeons Dr. Benjamin Pierce (Alan Alda) and Dr. “Trapper” John McIntyre (Wayne Rogers) play the roles of excellent doctors who enjoy women and booze, while Dr. Frank Burns (Larry Linville) and Nurse Practitioner Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan (Loretta Swit) play foil to the two men’s shenanigans (due to a contract dispute, Rogers’ character was later replaced by Dr. B.J. Hunnicutt - played by Mike Farrell). The character of Frank Burns was also later replaced by Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester (David Ogden Stiers)…

Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) provides comic relief with his early attempts to procure a discharge by dressing in women’s clothing, and Father Francis Mulcahy (William Christopher) adds flavor to a diverse cast of characters. Also rounding out the cast are Lt. Col. Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson), Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly (Gary Burghoff), and Col. Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan)…

The MASH (Season DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere “Too Many Cooks” in which Private Paul Conway boosts the morale of the MASH unit by whipping up gourmet meals in the mess hall. Only Colonel Potter, beset by his own personal problems, fails to enjoy the new atmosphere… Other notable episodes from Season 8 include “Private Finance” in which a South Korean mother misinterprets Klinger’s true intentions toward her daughter when he offers her financial aid, and “Stars and Stripes” in which conflict comes between B.J. and Charles when they’re tasked with writing an article on patient they recently saved…

Below is a list of episodes included on the MASH (Season DVD:

Episode 170 (Too Many Cooks) Air Date: 09-17-1979
Episode 171 (Are You Now, Margaret?) Air Date: 09-24-1979
Episode 172 (Guerilla My Dreams) Air Date: 10-01-1979
Episode 173 (Good-Bye Radar: Part 1) Air Date: 10-08-1979
Episode 174 (Good-Bye Radar: Part 2) Air Date: 10-15-1979
Episode 175 (Period of Adjustment) Air Date: 10-22-1979
Episode 176 (Nurse Doctor) Air Date: 10-29-1979
Episode 177 (Private Finance) Air Date: 11-05-1979
Episode 178 (Mr. and Mrs. Who?) Air Date: 11-12-1979
Episode 179 (The Yalu Brick Road) Air Date: 11-19-1979
Episode 180 (Life Time) Air Date: 11-26-1979
Episode 181 (Dear Uncle Abdul) Air Date: 12-03-1979
Episode 182 (Captain’s Outrageous) Air Date: 12-10-1979
Episode 183 (Stars and Stripes) Air Date: 12-17-1979
Episode 184 (Yessir, That’s Our Baby) Air Date: 12-31-1979
Episode 185 (Bottle Fatigue) Air Date: 01-07-1980
Episode 186 (Heal Thyself) Air Date: 01-14-1980
Episode 187 (Old Soldiers) Air Date: 01-21-1980
Episode 188 (Morale Victory) Air Date: 01-28-1980
Episode 189 (Lend a Hand) Air Date: 02-04-1980
Episode 190 (Goodbye, Cruel World) Air Date: 02-11-1980
Episode 191 (Dreams) Air Date: 02-18-1980
Episode 192 (War Co-Respondent) Air Date: 03-03-1980
Episode 193 (Back Pay) Air Date: 03-10-1980
Episode 194 (April Fools) Air Date: 03-24-1980

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Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the MASH (Season DVD.

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