Sweeter Live [Blu-ray]

I heart Gavin
I love Gavin Degraw. I saw this tour live and I love he made a concert version. Just keep in mind he talks between each song...for a few minutes.

No Surround sound?
C'mon Gavin. Give us 5.1. Performance is great but is only in Stereo. Picture quality is good. Not a great live BR



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The Goode Family: The Complete Series

Even Gooder Than Remembered
I am a TV on DVD reviewer who received an advance copy of this set. This review IS based on that set.

This review may get my home pelted with cage-free organic eggs, but watching Shout Factory's complete series DVD set, which is being released on January 8, 2013, of the 13-episode 2009 animated comedy "The Goode Family" prompted anger that the series did not last longer. A Christmas wish is that it be revived in the same manner as "Family Guy" and "Futurama."

I do not intend to offend anyone but wish to communicate both that "Goode" is an excellent show and that my personal experiences show that that series expertly lampoons a very influential segment of the American population.

Mike Judge, who brought us the cult classic film "Office Space" and the anti-"Goode Family" hit series "King of the Hill," produced this show about fanatically liberal and progressive couple Gerald and Helen Goode. These folks make Green Party members seem like Tea...

The Goode Family a forgotten classic!
It is too bad this show didn't have a longer run on prime time broadcast. This show had a lot in common with the much longer running King of the Hill. The humor and animation were similar in tone and appearance. This short lived series shows a flip side to the more down-home theme of King of the Hill. The Goode Family depicted a more liberal, super-environmentally conscious family. The Goode Family was to the liberal side, as King of the Hill was to the conservative side. In both series, the viewer of opposing viewpoints can find plenty to laugh at, and anyone with a fair sense of humor on either side can understand the satire and see plenty of honest introspection within the extremes of whatever side their on. The Goode Family was not preachy even as it addressed what many would consider to be liberal topics and concerns. I wish the series would have lasted longer!
I would think that anyone who enjoyed King of the Hill would enjoy The Goode Family as well!

A short-lived TV series from Mike Judge is finally available.
Never shown in its entirety (not all the episodes from the only season were broadcast), this friendly skewering of hippies, tree huggers, vegans, liberals and others on the left side of the political spectrum by the creator of BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD, KING OF THE HILL, OFFICE SPACE and IDIOCRACY is funny yet thoughtful and never really mean to those it makes fun of. The voice talent is top notch and there are some parts that will make you laugh out loud, whether you are a commie pinko or proto-Fascist. Highly recommended.

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Nova: Mystery of Easter Island

Experimental Archaeology and the Moai of Easter Island
This NOVA episode is about the moai ("giant head" statues) of Rapa Nui. The documentary examines who created the statues, and how they were made, but focuses more on how the huge monuments were transported from where they were carved to where they stand today. Previous hypotheses involved dragging them on sleds or rolling them on logs, but some contemporary archaeologists give credence to oral traditions, which say the moai "walked" to their destinations. The film crew follows a team of scientists as they create a realistic replica of a typical moai, and attempt to use ropes and muscle to "walk" it down a primitive road.

This episode also explores the mystery of what happened to the original inhabitants of Rapa Nui. Archaeologists discuss the evidence of severe environmental degradation and ensuing hostilities, but they discredit the overly-simplistic myth of self-destruction through "ecocide." The commonly-held notion that cutting down all the trees ruined the island--and...

Good Portrayal of What Happened on Easter Island
This represents a good overview of what happened on Easter Island. It also illustrates good archaeology and how method of the field can be used to gain insights.

Most interesting but not a lot of Easter Island!
This is a short doco filmed in Hawaii about how the Easter Island Moais might have been moved. Having visited Easter Island several times I was very interested in the subject matter and was glad to see this disc. It is however very short, and has almost no Easter Island content at all. An excellent rent but overpriced and the Hawaiian experiment made the title a little misleading.

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Dance Moms: Season 2, Volume 1

It was missing a episode
I was upset because it was missing a episode!!!!!!!!! Somebody should let the season maker know cause I'm sure I wont be the only one who's upset.

I love this show
I love this show me and my sister watch dance moms all the time I'm glad they are coming out with season 3

Love dance moms
Love dance moms, was so happy when it arrived.

Is anyone else missing episode 9 though? Not on the disc :(

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Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Best Of Widget

He's Not Just a Sidekick!
My kids are huge fans of Wow Wow Wubbzy so they were super excited to watch The Best of Widget! I am also a fan because this is one of my secret weapon shows! By that I mean that when I need to get something done without my kids distracting me, I can put on Wow Wow Wubbzy and they are glued to the TV!

The Best of Widget is exactly that; the episodes with Widget at his finest! Now while Widget is the star of this DVD, Wubbzy still gets his screen time! They are just episodes where it's centered around Widget so never fear Wubbzy fans; he will still be a star!

The Best of Widget is a collection of 7 episodes (one is a bonus) and includes the additional bonus features: coloring and activity sheets and music videos. The total run time is 70 minutes which is perfect for the attention span of my three and four year olds. They are broken up into the individual episodes which are only about ten minutes each so that's nice if you need to interrupt to break for meals,...

Episode Listing
This DVD contains seven episodes from the Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! cartoon. Amazon doesn't always do a good job on their DVD episode listings so here are the episodes that are included on this DVD:

1. Widget's Wild Ride
2. Gotta Dance
3. Gidget Super Robot
4. Eggs Over Easy
5. Widget Gets The Blooey Blues
6. The Super Fixers
7. Where's My Wiggle Wrench?

Widget gets time to shine
Does your kid love Widget? This is the DVD for you!
This DVD has the fan favorite episodes starring Widget. In these episodes she learns how to dance, that she doesn't need to have a lucky item to be her best & how to deal with a sad day. Widget shows girls how to be enthusiastic about what they love to do and that they don't have to be the girliest girl around. Yet she still wants to be a ballerina. A good addition to any children's library.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Return of Darth Maul

Great episodes, a few questionable editing choices
The last four episodes of The Clone Wars Season 4 were definitely a highlight for the series. With the return of Darth Maul, there was a lot of tension. This set presents all four as an 88-minute movie and overall I really enjoyed seeing the episodes in this format. While I found most of the editing choices to be wonderful, a few cuts felt like they undermined the tension.

First, the episodes don't play in the same order they aired. In fact, this is very much an edited directors cut with portions of some episodes played out of order. For example, the entire movie starts with the scene from "Brothers" in which Savage Opress leaves Coruscant as he takes off to find Maul. Then we get the Nightsister episode Massacre, almost exactly as it originally aired. Then we get the rest of "Brothers" - well, almost. Then comes "Bounty", again almost exactly as aired. Finally, the movie ends with "Revenge".

On the one hand, I like the editing in that it frames the entire four...

Revenge... Let's Start There!
Darth Maul Returns to the Star Wars Universe in this movie version of 4 Season 4 Clone Wars episodes. The movie is (IMHO) very weel put together and paced. I actually missed the episode where Ventress became a Bounty Hunter so it was nice to see that tale. There is alot going on in this story and some very cool questions come to mind (but I'll let you see that unfold yourselves).

I do hope that Lucasfilms will release a movie version ( as there was a limited theatrical release of these episodes) of the fallout between Ventress & Dooku leading to Savage's Introduction. I feel that would have been a great lead up to this DVD movie.

My biggest recommendation though, get this at Target. They are selling it for 9.00, but get it!!!

Good Episodes for a Budget release
This DVD is Available now at Traget Stores across the nation, no need to pay scalper prices online. If you cant wait for the entire season 4 set that will be out on 10/23/12, then I guess you can get this now, or wait until 1/8/13 when this will hit the mass market if you dont live close to a Target store.

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Fury - The Tribute Collection - 23 Episodes

Great TV Show
I have purchased the other "Fury" titles on Amazon but those other dvd's only had a few episodes on them. At least this release has 23 episodes--the picture quality and audio are satisfying but not great in my opinion----I do not think that the episodes have been remastered. My only other beef with this release is the marketing-----why do they call these episodes the "Lost Episodes"?--they are not lost, they have just not been put on dvd before. And I think all these episodes are from Season 1(1955)---why don't they just say Season 1? And the front cover of the dvd package bothers me as well. The picture is of Peter Graves, William Fawcett, and that is not Joey in the picture---that's his friend Packy---why is he on this front cover? All of my dvd in this package work fine except for disc #2---the "play all" selection did not work--it would return back to the main menu all the time----but you can click on the individual episodes and they work fine. But I do commend Mill Creek...

Fury-The Lost Episodes
I have read the other reviews and although I do agree with some of the negative comments, I am giving this set a 5 star rating.

This set is the first season of Fury and it contains all of the episodes except for three (Timber, Wonder Horse, and Pirate Treasure). The episodes are in order of the original air date. All episodes have the complete beginning and ending theme music for season one. I think the quality is excellent, but that is subjective.

To address some of the negative comments:

1)I emailed Mill Creek and asked why they put the same ending credits on all of the episodes and their answer was that they could only find one episode that contained an end credit that was in good enough condition to include on the set.

2)Yes, Mill Creek messed up and put a picture of Jimmy Baird (PeeWee) on the box front, but Bobby Diamond's picture is on the back and on all of the DVDs.

It's nice that the DVDs are manufactured using metal,...

A Home for the Outcast and the Throwaway
"Fury" is more than just a simple story of a special relationship between a boy and his horse. It touches upon themes of redemption in very real ways. Joey is an orphan boy, whose rage at having nobody to love him, almost lands him in juvenile corrections. Fury is a maverick and wild black stallion who no one but Joey eventually can reach. Jim Newton is a heartbroken widower who believes Joey could fill the gaps in his life, depleted by the untimely deaths of his wife and son in a car accident. This program relates through different episodes of a relationship forged by a boy , a horse and a man seeking to recapture purpose in life that is never contrived and upholds the reality of virtue, trust and self sacrifice- qualities which are not emphasized enough in today's society. "Fury" returns baby boomer viewers to a time where wholesomeness dictated programming.

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