I'm glad Battlestar Galactica ends this Friday night -- only because I can now start watching it over again from the beginning, on DVD, in uninterrupted marathon sessions. That's the ideal way to absorb this landmark series' escalating stakes and ever-keener insights...

2009

Mar

TV WORTH BUYING: 'MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.' BOX By Diane Werts

Another great deal on another collectible TV classic. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ...you get all four seasons of the '60s spy saga with Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo and David "Ducky" McCallum as Illya Kuryakin, working together across the Iron Curtain to thwart the nefarious forces of THRUSH...

2009

Mar

CLASSIC FLICK PICKS: RONALD REAGAN, WESTERN MUSICALS, MORE By Diane Werts

While it's great to know what's worthy on TV tonight, it's even better to plan ahead, especially when it comes to movie classics and film festivals. Here are some of this week's cinematic must-sees...

2009

Mar

THINGS TO COME: DAVID CHASE EYES HOLLYWOOD IN 'RIBBON OF DREAMS' By Diane Werts

David Chase's next project for HBO after his triumph with The Sopranos will be something even cooler for classic movie nuts like me -- Ribbon of Dreams, "a miniseries about the invention of cinema and subsequent growth of the Hollywood film industry"...

2009

Mar

TV WORTH BUYING: 'I LOVE LUCY' DVD SALE By Diane Werts

The complete series of I Love Lucy is Thursday's deal of the day at Amazon.com...that's an amazing buy for 34 discs with 194 episodes plus extras -- lost pilot, cast commercials, backstage footage, writers' reminiscences...

2009

Mar

WATCH ONLINE: MARCH MADNESS STREAMS FREE By Diane Werts

CBSSports.com's free online streams of March Madness on Demand start with Sunday's live "Selection Show" and continue with live game action throughout the annual three-week championship of NCAA men's basketball...

2009

Mar

WATCH THIS: 'DOCTOR WHO' REGENERATION MARATHON By Diane Werts

Back in 2005, fans of the UK's 40-year-old fantasy cult fave Doctor Who were hopeful but not necessarily optimistic. The BBC franchise that began back in 1963 as a somewhat cheesy kids' adventure was being reinvented -- yet again -- much like The Doctor himself...

2009

Mar

WEIRD & WILD: JONAS BROTHERS + PURITY RINGS = 'SOUTH PARK' By Diane Werts

South Park is back for its 13th season Wednesday, with another stew satirizing a tasty menu of topical ingredients...

2009

Mar

WATCH THIS: 'BREAKING BAD' MARATHON By Diane Werts

Bryan Cranston's Emmy-winning turn on Breaking Bad runs allatonce this Friday night, in a seven-hour first-season marathon. It's a must-see, for catching up with this smart, funny, shocking series before the second season starts on AMC Sunday night...

2009

Mar

WEIRD & WILD: THERE'S 'LIFE ON MARS' (AND DEATH ON 'MARS') By Diane Werts

Big week on Mars. Some bad news: ABC cancels the American version of the retro copfest Life on Mars, ending its run after this single season...

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