Bill & Ed's DVD Adventures

Bill's back with a preview of the special Rock 'n' Roll Edition of TelevisionChronicles.com, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the premiere of The Monkees on NBC, plus in-depth features on The New Monkees, The Beatles animated series from the '60s, the short-lived Elvis series from the '90s, interviews with New Monkee Marty Ross and Monkees photographer Henry Ditz, and much, much more. What We've Been Watching: Amazing Stories, Season One; The Point; House, Season Two; Fun with Dick and Jane (2005); United 93 What We're Waiting For: The Busy Body, The Paper Chase (TV series) Plus ... another surprise appearance by Bill's dog. Join Bill and his special guests Monkees scholar Gary Strobl, and ex-New Monkees Marty Ross and Dino Kovas as they discuss the 40th anniversary of The Monkees and the New Monkees experience on Talking Television with Dave White, Tuesday, September 12 at 10:30 pm ET, 7:30 pm PT on Share-a-Vision Radio www.ksav.org. Join Ed along with Dave White as they interview Janet and Kathy Lennon on Talking Television with Dave White, Tuesday, September 19 at 10:30 pm ET, 7:30 pm PT, also on Share-a-Vision Radio www.ksav.org.

Ed flies solo for this edition (Bill will be back next time). Ed reads from an email sent by a listener, and also has two recommended picks: Trilogy of Terror: Special Edition and Shock Treatment: 25th Anniversary Edition. What We've Been Watching: The Rockford Files, Season Two; Weeds, Season One What We're Waiting For: Ellery Queen (NBC, 1975-1976)

 

Here's the lowdown on this latest episode: What We're Watching: The 40-Year-Old Virgin; Amazing Stories, Season 1; Sports Night - The Complete Series; Alfie (2004); Alice in Wonderland (1983 Irwin Allen TV production); Ultimate Avengers 2 What We're Waiting For: Metropolis (1984 Giorgio Moroder restoration); The Magician (TV series) We also discuss the August edition of Television Chronicles, so if you haven't checked it out yet, swing by www.televisionchronicles.com. Cheers, Bill

Hi gang Sorry to be a bit tardy rolling this one out. No featured topic this time around, but here's the lowdown on the usual segments: What We're Watching - Grand Prix; Purple Rain; End of the Spear; My Summer of Love; Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1; The Incredible Hulk, Season 1; The Invisible Man, Season 2 What We're Waiting For - Dan August; The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

Okay, another long one. Not exactly a surprise at this point, I'm thinking. But now that I've brought it up, what do you guys think? Are you okay with these long ones? Do you think we should move heaven and earth to come in at a shorter length? If so, what segments do you think we should eliminate, because it seems pretty obvious that the only way we're going to shorten these to any meaningful degree is to cut a segment or two from our format. So if you think we should do that, what do you think we should cut? Inquiring podcasters want to know. But enough of that. Here's what's on tap this time around: What We're Watching: Crash (2004); Closer; Civilisation; Time Tunnel; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV); The Advs. of Brisco County Jr. Featured topic: Summertime TV What We're Waiting For: Silver Bears; Monster Squad (TV) Also, we talk about the July edition of Television Chronicles, online now at www.televisionchronicles.com. And of course, the occasional wandering off the path on some tangent. Enjoy

We ran a little long again, even though we ended up not incorporating a featured topic. Nevertheless, I think you'll find this edition pretty meaty even without it. In any case, because of the length, this one's split into two segments. Here's the rundown: What We're Watching: Under Fire; Stories of the Century redux; 16 Blocks; Shopgirl; Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang Ed's Podcast Picks: Family Affair, Season 1; The Color Honeymooners What We're Waiting For: Buffalo Bill; T.H.E. Cat

Since a big chunk of our first show was devoted to introducing ourselves and giving a history of Television Chronicles, we felt like we short-changed our featured topic (in addition to running about twice as long as we'd intended), so we decided to revisit our first topic of super-hero comic book adaptations. Of course, wouldn't you know it, by trimming down the length of the show, we still didn't get a lot more of the featured topic covered, but we'll continue to tweak things like length to see what works best. Here are some highlights of Show #2: What's Coming Up: Includes Super Tuesday from Warner Bros. What We're Watching: Northern Exposure, Wild Wild West, Branded What We're Waiting For: The Fugitive, Phantom of the Paradise Plus, the return of Bill's Squeaky Chair and a cameo by his dog. Enjoy.

Featured Topic: Comic Book Super-Hero Adaptations