DAVINCI'S INQUEST SEASON 1

A short blurb from Acorn Media about Da Vinci's Inquest Season 1: A richly talented ensemble cast joins award-winning actor Nicholas Campbell in this critically acclaimed crime series. With this complete first season comprising 13 thrilling episodes, you can savor the delicately nuance drama of Da Vinci's Inquest from the very beginning.
Da vinci's Inquest is a Canadian Drama Series in the vein of Quincy ME and CSI about a Coroner in Vancouver, British Columbia. The show stars Nicolas Campbell as Dominic Davinci, a crusading Doctor who seeks the justice in the cases that he investigated. This set includes the first 13 episodes of the series. What I like about this show is the plots and problems that they deal with and the style of the show is not your typical flashy CSI style but straight storytelling. The series ran from 1998 to 2005. Also in this set are a trailer for the series and Cast Filmographies.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! All discs have a Play All feature. All episodes are approx 47 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono.

Disc 1- 1. "Little Sister" Pt 1
2. "Little Sister" Pt 2
3. "Little Sister" Pt 3
4. "The Quality of Mercy"

Disc 2- 5. "Known to the Ministry"
6. "We All Fall Down"
7. "The Stranger Inside"

Disc 3- 8. "Gabriel"
9. "The Most Dangerous Time"
10. "The Bridge"

Disc 4-11. "Final Chapter"
12. "The Hunt"
13. "The Capture"

Extras

Disc 1: Trailer for series-(02:17)
Cast Filmographies

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: None

Verdict

Defiantly a cross between CSI and Quincy M.E. Very stylish and made before CSI. Season 2 should be just as good!

Rating; ****!

DAVINCI'S INQUEST SEASON 2

A short blurb from Acorn Media about Da Vinci's Inquest Season 2: Combining the intricate realism of Law & Order with the high-tech forensics of CSI, Da Vinci's Inquest has a social and moral resonance that makes it truly unique. In this complete season, you'll see why Da Vinci's Inquest has earned international acclaim and devoted fans.

The continuing stories of Dominic Davinci are in this next set of 13 episodes from the award winning series 'Davinci's Inquest". In this season sees the genius of Davinci's red light district and safe injection site for sex workers and drug addicts and other stories include a story about bodies turning up in the backyard of a senior boarding house. This series has won countless awards including the Gemini award for Best Dramatic Series for nearly all the seasons it was on the air as well as Best Performer in a Series for Nicolas Campbell. This set also includes an interview with series creator Chris Haddock and a photo gallery, a Chris Haddock Bio and Cast Filmographies.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! All discs have a Play All feature. All episodes are approx 47 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono.

Disc 1- 1. "A Cinderella Story" Pt 1
2. "A Cinderella Story" Pt 2
3. "The Hanged Man"
4. "Tommy's on the Corner"

Disc 2- 5. "His Wife"
6. "Sister's Light"
7. "A Nice Home in the Country"

Disc 3- 8. "Blues In A Minor"
9. "The Looking Glass"
10. "The Lottery"

Disc 4-11. "Bang Like That"
12. "Fantasy"
13. "Reality"

Extras

Disc 1: Interview with Creator Chris Haddock (05:10)
Photo Gallery (20) pictures
Chris Haddock Biography
Cast Fimographies

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: None

Verdict

One of the better crime shows from the North Country! Season 3 will hopefully be out soon.

Rating; ****!

DAVINCI'S INQUEST SEASON 3

A short blurb from Acorn Media about Da Vinci's Inquest Season 2: Combining the intricate realism of Law & Order with the high-tech forensics of CSI, Da Vinci's Inquest has a social and moral resonance that makes it truly unique. In this complete season, you'll see why Da Vinci's Inquest has earned international acclaim and devoted fans.

The continuing stories of Dominic Davinci are in this next set of 13 episodes from the award winning series 'Davinci's Inquest". In this season sees Davinci being snubbed by a promotion and having to deal with a bean-counting boss and being haunted by the demons from his past. This series has won countless awards including the Gemini award for Best Dramatic Series for nearly all the seasons it was on the air as well as Best Performer in a Series for Nicolas Campbell. This set also includes a behind the scenes with actor Donnelly Rhodes and the city of Vancouver and a photo gallery, a Chris Haddock Bio and Cast Filmographies.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! All discs have a Play All feature. All episodes are approx 47 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono.

Disc 1- 1. "That's the Way the Story Goes"
2. "Bring Back The Dead"
3. "It's A Bad Corner"
4. "Do You Wanna Dance?"

Disc 2- 5. "The Hottest Place In Hell"
6. "This Shit Is Evil"
7. "An Act Of God"

Disc 3- 8. "All Tricked Up"
9. "Better Broke Than Naked"
10. "You See How It Begins"

Disc 4-11. "Its Backwards Day"
12. "The Sparkle Tour"
13. "I'm an Anomaly and an Anachronism but I'm not Alone"

Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: Behind the Scenes with Donnelly Rhodes- (04:39)
Behind the Scenes in Vancouver- (05:16)
Photo Gallery-20 Pics
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)
Chris Haddock Biography- (Text Only)

Verdict

A great series from Canada in its 3rd Season. Season 4 will be out in the near future.

HUDSON BROTHERS RAZZLE DAZZLE SHOW

Back in the mid 1970's a Saturday morning show that was funnier than all the rest! "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show" was one of the most popular shows on Saturday mornings starring Brett, Mark and Bill Hudson, a singing trio that was popular on the radio in the 1970's and which the brothers did 2 more series, The Hudson Brothers Show and Bonkers! Bill Hudson is also the father of Kate Hudson, the actress. For the first time in any format, the complete 16 episode series is now finally available. Filmed in Toronto the show also starred Billy Van of the "Hilarious House of Frankenstein" and Murray Langston later known as the Unknown comic. Special features on this set also include Best of the Hudson Brothers Summer series and the character Chucky Margolis in a few skits!

VIDEO

The video quality is great! Digitally remastered and restored for the first time on DVD.
All episodes are approx. 21 minutes long. There is also a Play All feature.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Is also in Mono but very clear!

Disc 1- 1. "Episode 1"-with Billy Van
2. "Episode 2"
3. "Episode 3"
4. "Episode 4"
5. "Episode 5"
6. "Episode 6"
7. "Episode 7"

Disc 2- 1. "Episode 8"
2. "Episode 9"
3. "Episode 10"
4. "Episode 11"
5. "Episode 12"
6. "Episode 13"

Disc 3- 1. "Episode 14"
2. "Episode 15"
3. "Episode 16"

Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: Best of the Hudson Brothers Show-(16 Mins)
Chucky Margolis-Birthday-(05:29)
- Band Practice-(06:04)
- Baseball Team-(04:07)

Verdict

If you are a fan of Saturday Morning TV shows, get this set!

INTELLIGENCE SEASON 1

A short blurb from Acorn Media about Intelligence Season 1: From Vancouver's mean streets to its high-rise offices, Intelligence shows the shifty nature of undercover information-gathering where your deadliest enemy can become your closest confidant and treachery is taken for granted.
Intelligence is a Canadian Drama Series that aired on the CBC that was created by Chris Haddock who also created Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall. The series is about a crime boss (Ian Tracey) who becomes an informant for the Vancouver Organized Crime Unit to clean up the city from violence and corruption. The series also stars Matt Frewer. This set includes the first 13 episodes of the series including the pilot. The series premiered in 2006. Also in this set are behind the scenes featurette with cast & character biographies. This set is uncut and unrated with coarse language.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! All discs have a Play All feature. All episodes are approx 44 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono.

Disc 1- 1. "Intelligence" Pilot-(90 Mins)
2. "Where Good Men Die Like Dogs"-with Matt Frewer
3. "A Champagne Payday

Disc 2- 4. "Don't Break Your Brother's Heart"
5. "Jimmy's Got a Money Machine"
6. "Where There's One, There's Another"
7. "Pressure Drop"

Disc 3- 8. "Love and War"
9. "Clean & Simple"
10. "Cleaning Up"
11. "Things Change"

Disc 4- 12. "Not an Nice Boy"
13. "Dante's Inferno"
14. "Down but not out"

Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: Behind The Scenes Featureette
Character Biographies-(Text Only)
Cast Filmographies-(Text Only)
Chris Haddock Biography-(Text Only)

Verdict

I liked the first season. Gritty, but not for children. Well done! Looking forward to Season 2!

INTELLIGENCE SEASON 2

Intelligence is a Canadian Drama Series that aired on the CBC that was created by Chris Haddock who also created Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall. The series is about a crime boss (Ian Tracey) who becomes an informant for the Vancouver Organized Crime Unit to clean up the city from violence and corruption. The series also stars Matt Frewer. This set includes 12 episodes of the second series. The series premiered in 2006. This set is uncut and unrated with coarse language.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! All discs have a Play All feature. All episodes are approx 44 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono.

Disc 1- 1. "A Man Escapes"
2. "A Man Is Framed"
3. "A Man Underground"

Disc 2- 4. "A Man and a Woman Betrayed"
5. "Love and Company"
6. "Something in the Air"

Disc 3- 7. "A Sweetheart Deal with the Devil"
8. "Flipping the Script"
9. "A Woman Inside"

Disc 4- 10. "The Heat Is On"
11. "A Dark Alliance"
12. "We Were Here Now We Disappear"

Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: Behind The Scenses-(28 Mins)
Character Biographies- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)
Chris Haddock Biographies- (Text Only)
Steppin' Razor- (04:40)- Music Video

Verdict

I liked the first season. Gritty, but not for children. Well done! Looking forward to Season 3!

KING OF KENSINGTON-SEASON 1

I remember watching this show on my local CBS station late night in the late 1970's in Tampa, Florida. The show was great! It was one of the first Canadian sitcoms and one of the most popular and loved series in Canada. The series starred Al Waxmen as Larry King, a mom & pop grocery store owner that has a huge heart and helped people out. Larry also had a group of friends that he would hang out with. Many now well-known stars had their break on this show. A 12-year old Mike Myers (Austin Powers) was in an episode of this series. Up until Al Waxmen's death in 2001, Myers kept in touch with Waxmen. Myers also name the heroine of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery by the last name of Kensington, in honor of the show. Other guests include Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas from the TV series: Second City Television". This 2-disc set consists of the first 16 episodes and also has 2 Audio Commentaries from the creator of the series as well as a vintage "60 Minutes" type news program that interviewed Waxmen in 1978.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! Outdoor scenes for the opening theme music is grainy, but that was the practice with programs in the 70's. Each episode runs approx 22 mins long.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Is also in Mono but very clear!

Disc 1- 1. "Variety Store"
2. "Hot Line Host"
3. "Mr. Help & The Tax Audit"
4. "Save Old George"
5. "Where's Cathy?"
6. "Half Way Home"-with Eugene Levy
7. "Lady Who Came To Dinner"
8. "The Gambler"

Disc 2- 1. "Joy Of Kensington"-with Andrea Martin
2. "The Real Mrs. King"
3. "Scouts Honor"-with Mike Myers
4. "The Christmas Show"
5. "The Detroit Story"-with Dave Thomas
6. "Cathy's Hobby"
7. "Duke's Dilemma"
8. "Delma's Decision"

Extras

Disc 1: Audio Commentary by the show's creator for "Half Way Home"

Disc 2: Audio Commentary by the show's creator for "Scouts Honor"
Interview with Al Waxmen- (1978) (18:15)

Verdict

By all means, get this show on DVD! It's worth the buy! Bring on Season 2!

Rating: *****!

RED GREEN SHOW-1998 SEASON

A short blurb from Acorn Media about "The Red Green Show-1998 Season": As Red says, "You Have To Grow Old, but you don't have to mature". Eight years into its 15-year run, The Red Green Show showed no signs of maturity. Join Red, Harold, and all the guys at Possum Lodge for a year's worth of doing what men do when women aren't around-and some things that are even worse.

My absolute favorite show from the North is the "Red Green Show"! I first saw this show on my local PBS station and fell in love with the goofy character that inhabited Possum Lake. This set is from the 1998 season, 8 years into the run of the show. There are 14 episodes on 4 discs and I loved every minute of it. The set also includes Red and Harold character biographies.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! There is also a Play All feature.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is also in Mono.

Disc 1-
1. "Harold's Leaving"
2. "House Moving"
3. "Neither Rain of Sheet"
4. "The Cult Visit"
5. "College Life"

Disc 2-
6. "The New Monument"
7. "Free Apricots"
8. "The Mayor Race"
9. "Better to Give Than Receive"
10. "Town Service Contract"

Disc 3-
11. "It's a Wonderful Red Green Christmas"
12. "Life Cycle"
13. "Mad About You"
14. "Bingo was his Name"

Extras

Disc 1- The Red File (Text about Character Red Green)
The Harold File (Text about Character Harold)

Disc 2- None

Disc 3- None

Verdict

A very funny Canadian TV series. One of the best! I highly recommend it!

Rating: *****!

RED GREEN-1999 SEASON

A short blurb from Acorn Media about "The Red Green Show-1999 Season": The complete ninth season of the public television hit's 15-year run also sees Harold leave the Lodge for corporate life in the big city (with frequent visits from his uncle, of course).

Join Red, Harold, and all the guys at Possum Lodge for a year's worth of doing what men do when women aren't around-and some things that are even worse.

This set is from the 1999 season, 9 years into the run of the show. There are 16 episodes on 3 discs and I loved every minute of it. Harold now works in the big city and Red visits him from time to time and Red build a hot-air balloon that is made from a bus! Ranger Gord now is begins his series of educational cartoons. The set also includes Red and Harold character biographies and production notes written by Red Green's alter ego, Steve Smith.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! There is also a Play All feature.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is also in Mono.

Disc 1-
1. "Harold's Job"
2. "The Fishing Derby"
3. "Lady In Red"
4. "The Bachelor Auction"
5. "Angel"
6. "School Bus Blimp"

Disc 2-
7. "Coup De Grass"
8. "Rent A Wreck"
9. "Curse of the Mummy"
10. "Roll Out The Barrels"
11. "No Retreat"

Disc 3-
12. "The Battle Call"
13. "Hurricane Doug"
14. "Guinness World Records"
15. "The Auto Club"
16. "Too Much Information"

Extras

Disc 1- Character Biographies (Text Only)
Production Notes from Steve Smith (Text Only)

Disc 2- None

Disc 3- None

Verdict

A very funny Canadian TV series. One of the best! I highly recommend it!

Rating: *****!

RED GREEN-2000 SEASON

This set is from the 2000 season, 10 years into the run of the show. There are 19 episodes on 3 discs and I loved every minute of it. Red has his hands full this season with taking care of a foster child and helping run Dalton's Emu ranch! Red actually runs out of duct tape this season! The set also includes character biographies and production notes written by Red Green's alter ego, Steve Smith.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! There is also a Play All feature.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is also in Mono.

Disc 1-
1. "A Merry Red Green Christmas"
2. "Sausage Envy"
3. "Foster Child"
4. "What A Dump"
5. "Winston's Wedding"
6. "Man of the Year"

Disc 2-
7. "Survivor"
8. "Historic Site"
9. "Twinning"
10. "Lunar Eclipse"
11. "Barter Starter"
12. "Out of the Woods"
13. "Cheap Jeep"

Disc 3-
14. "DNA All the Way"
15. "Who Wants to be a Smart Guy?"
16. "The Beaver Dam"
17. "The Dandruff Foundation"
18. "Damn You Emu"
19. "No Duct Tape"

Extras

Disc 1- Character Biographies (Text Only)
Production Notes from Steve Smith (Text Only)

Disc 2- None

Disc 3- None

Verdict

A very funny Canadian TV series. One of the best! I highly recommend it! Five more seasons to go!

RED GREEN-2001 SEASON

This set is from the 2001 season, 11 years into the run of the show. There are 17 episodes on 3 discs and I loved every minute of it. Red's nephew Harold is back at Possum's Lodge and Red builds a castle car and a lawn mower coffee maker. The set also includes character biographies and production notes written by Red Green's alter ego, Steve Smith.

VIDEO

The video quality is great! There is also a Play All feature.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is also in Mono.

Disc 1-
1. "New Job In Town"
2. "Gladiator"
3. "The Whooping Crane"
4. "Back To Nature"
5. "Dalton's Hot Gift"
6. "Viva Las Possums"

Disc 2-
7. "Y2 Cans"
8. "The Ghost of Possum Lodge"
9. "The Chainsaw Races"
10. "Something In The Heir"
11. "Daredevil"
12. "Mike Goes Straight"

Disc 3-
13. "Xmas In July"
14. "The Fishing Derby"
15. "Masquerade Marathon"
16. "Harold's Dilemma"
17. "Red Green Does New Year's"

Extras

Disc 1- Character Biographies (Text Only)
Production Notes from Steve Smith (Text Only)

Disc 2- None

Disc 3- None

Verdict

A very funny Canadian TV series. One of the best! I highly recommend it! Four more seasons to go!

SLINGS & ARROWS-COMPLETE SERIES

Slings & Arrows is a Canadian TV series set in a Shakespearian festival loosely based on the Stratford festival that I once attended in 1974 when visiting relatives in Canada. The Series star is Paul Gross, once star of the CBS series "Due South". The show is about a troubled Shakespeare company. Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross) was in a production of "Hamlet" a number of years ago and had a nervous breakdown on stage and was sent to a mental facility. Years later, he is running a small bankrupt theater company and is asked to take over for the New Burbage Festival when the artistic Director is killed by an oncoming truck. The series ran for 3 seasons and 18 episodes. Created by on of the Kids In The Hall alumni Mark McKinney. The set also includes cast interviews, bloopers, deleted and extended scenes, photo galleries and production notes.

VIDEO

The video quality is excellent! Each episode runs approx 50 mins.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.

Disc 1- 1. "Oliver's Dream"
2. "Geoffrey's Return"
3. "Madness in Great Ones"

Disc 2- 4. "Outrageous Fortune"
5. "A Mirror Up to Nature"
6. "Playing the Swan"

Disc 3- 7. "Season's End"
8. "Fallow Time"-with Geraint Wyn Davies
9. "Rarer Monsters"

Disc 4-10. "Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair"
11. "Steeped In Blood"
12. "Birnam Wood

Disc 5- 13. "Divided Kingdom"-with William Hutt
14. "Vex Not His Ghost"
15. "That Way Madness Lies"

Disc 6- 16. "Every Inch a King"
17. "All Blessed Secrets"
18. "The Promised End"

Disc 7- Bonus Disc-See Extras

Extras

Disc 1- Trailer- (04:23)
Bloopers- (06:35)
Deleted & Extended Scenes- (03:39)
Production Notes- (Text Only)
Character Filmographies-Text Only
Lyrics to Cheer Up Hamlet & Call The Understudy

Disc 2- none

Disc 3- Cast Interview with Martha Burns and Stephen Ouimette- (14:10)
Trailer- (03:58)
Deleted & Extended Scenes- (14:20)
Production Notes- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)

Disc 4- Cast Interview-Michael Polley and Graham Harley- (07:55)
Bloopers- (09:54)
Photo Gallery-23 pictures
Lyrics to Mackers and Call the Understudy

Disc 5- Interview with Paul Gross- (17:02)
Trailer- (04:35)
Deleted & Extended Scenes- (19:44)
Cast Filmographies-(Text Only)
Production Notes- (Text Only)

Disc 6- Interview with Susan Coyne- (09:26)
Bloopers- (08:51)
Extended scenes of King Lear- (11:00)
Photo Gallery-39 pictures
Song Lyrics

Disc 7- A Look Behind The Scenes Featurette- (08:58)
Interview with Martha Burns- (08:50)
Interview with Stephen Ouimette- (09:34)
Interview with Graham Harley- (04:06)
William Hutt on the Set- (02:35)
Cast & Crew on the Set- (05:32)
Director on the Set Pt 1-(06:30)
Director on the Set Pt 2-(09:32)
Director on the Set-Pt 3-(11:24)

Verdict

An interesting take on a Shakespearian festival it also marked the last performance of Strafford Actor William Hutt.

Rating; *****!

STARLOST-THE COMPLETE SERIES

There was so much going for this series and it horribly went wrong! First 20th Century Fox was going to distribute the show and it was going to be filmed in England then it switched to Canada and ended up being shot on videotape and the special effects were shot with a higher form of Croma-key which made Doctor Who look like their special effects were done by ILM! The stories were equally bad which led the creator of the series Harlan Ellison to use his pseudonym Cordwainer Bird. Having said all of that, I found watching the series actually enjoyable. Yes some stories dragged and some were god awful but the series also had some really good talent such as Sterling Hayden, John Colicos, Barry Morse, Perry Rodriguez, Simon Oakland, Ed Aames and Walter Koenig which made the show watchable. The only extra is the original promo film that the producers showed to the affiliate syndicated stations around the country. The video quality is fantastic considering that it was shot on video and the only other way I was able to watch it was very poor copies that floated around sci-fi conventions.

VIDEO

The video quality is very good considering its age! All discs have a Play All feature. All episodes are approx 50 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono.

Disc 1- 1. "Voyage of Discovery"-with Sterling Hayden
2. "Lazarus From The Mist"-with Frank Converse
3. "The Goddess Calabra"-with John Colicos and Barry Morse
4. "The Pisces"-with Lloyd Bochner

Disc 2- 9. "Children of Methuselah"
10. "And Only Man Is Vile"-with Simon Oakland
11. "Circuit of Death"-with Perry Rodriguez
12. "Gallery of Fear"

Disc 3- 17. "Mrs. Smith of Manchester"-with Ed Aames
18. "The Alien Oro"-with Walter Koenig
19. "Astromedics"
20. "The Implant People"-with Donnelley Rhodes

Disc 4- 24. "The Return Of Oro"-with Walter Koenig
25. "Farthing's Comet"-with Edward Andrews
26. "The Bee Hive"-with William Hunt and Antoinette Bower
27. "Space Precinct"-with Richard Arden

Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: Starlost Sales Pitch Promo-(07:33)
Dark Star Trailer-(01:28)

Verdict

A rare series that was almost forgotten! Thanks to VCI for brining it to DVD and also thanks to Chris Rowe for his help!

WILD HORSE HANK

Wild Horse Hank is a film to DVD for the first time! The movie stars Linda Blair. It is about a young woman that saves a herd of horses from becoming dogmeat by taking the horses across some treacherous territory to a protected park. The other members of the cast are the late Richard Crenna as Hank's father and Al Waxmen from "King of Kensington" and "Cagney and Lacey" fame. The movie was shot at Dinosaur Provincial Park and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. There is an Audio Commentary by Linda Blair.

VIDEO

The video quality is not great! The movie is 95 minutes long.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.

Disc 1- 1. "Wild Horse Hank"-Movie-with Linda Blair, Richard Crenna and Al Waxmen (95 Mins)

Extras

Disc 1: Audio Commentary by Linda Blair

Verdict

A well-done production. A good children's movie! Well worth the buy!