Jul 5 2009

24 (Season 3) DVD Review – You Must Know This Review.

Originally aired in late Fall of 2001, 24 immediately built a cult following of dedicated fans and critics, establishing itself as one of the best new television series of the decade. Founding on the interesting premise that each episode should account for one hour in a day, the show follows the exploits of a James Bond-like government agent named Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland stars in the role of Bauer who often grapples with personal problems as well as world-altering crises. At first glance, 24 could easily be confused with a blockbuster Hollywood action thriller, but it’s so much more…

Season 3 begins almost three years after Jack’s successful thwarting of a terrorist conspiracy to nuke Los Angeles. An extremely powerful drug kingpin, Ramon Salazar, has recently been captured and imprisoned due to Jack’s efforts, but the Salazar case is far from over. Ramon’s brother contacts federal authorities and threatens to release a deadly virus on the American public unless his brother is immediately freed. Yet again, Jack is tasked with hunting down the terrorists in a 24 hour timeframe… Will he succeed? Or will innocent people die in mass?

The 24 (Season 3) DVD features a number of breathtaking episodes including the season premiere in which a dead body is tossed just outside of a healthcare facility in Los Angeles. The Counter Terrorism Unit quickly learns that the body is infected with a deadly virus, a blatant signal of blackmail when the unit learns of a threat to release the virus at large unless drug lord Ramon Salazar is let out of prison. Meanwhile, President Palmer is preparing a presidential debate in the company of his brother (also his chief-of-staff) and his doctor (also his girlfriend), and Kim who now works at CTU with Jack has secretly been dating her father’s partner, Chase Edmunds… Other notable episodes from Season 3 include (#53) in which Jack is taken hostage in an inmate riot while trying to break Ramon out of prison, and (#71) in which Jack is on the verge of discovering the location of the deadly vials… Read more other articles about pos health insurance and humana one health insurance.

Below is a list of episodes included on the 24 (Season 3) DVD:

Episode 49 (12:00 A.M. – 1:00 A.M.) Air Date: 10-28-2003
Episode 50 (1:00 A.M. – 2:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-04-2003
Episode 51 (2:00 A.M. – 3:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-11-2003
Episode 52 (3:00 A.M. – 4:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-18-2003
Episode 53 (4:00 A.M. – 5:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-25-2003
Episode 54 (5:00 A.M. – 6:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-02-2003
Episode 55 (6:00 A.M. – 7:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-09-2003
Episode 56 (7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-16-2003
Episode 57 (8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-06-2004
Episode 58 (9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-13-2004
Episode 59 (10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-27-2004
Episode 60 (11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-03-2004
Episode 61 (12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-10-2004
Episode 62 (1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-17-2004
Episode 63 (2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-24-2004
Episode 64 (3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-30-2004
Episode 65 (4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-06-2004
Episode 66 (5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-18-2004
Episode 67 (6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-20-2004
Episode 68 (7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-27-2004
Episode 69 (8:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-04-2004
Episode 70 (9:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-11-2004
Episode 71 (10:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-18-2004
Episode 72 (11:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M.) Air Date: 05-25-2004

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Jul 5 2009

Felicity (DVD) Review – Another Useful Review Article.

Nominated for 2 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes, including Best TV Series – Drama, Felicity gathered a large cult following in its short four season stint. Premiering on the WB network in September 1998, the show (along with Dawson’s Creek) helped ignite a firestorm of highly successful original series on behalf of the upstart network, with such hit shows as Angel (1999), Gilmore Girls (2000), and Smallville (2001). The brainchild of writer J.J. Abrams (creator of the two hit series Alias and Lost), Felicity follows the life of a recent high school graduate, not through seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4, but through Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years. Similar in genre to its contemporary, Dawson’s Creek, Felicity’s cast is of approximately the same age, but the setting is college instead of high school…

Felicity begins when the star of the series, Felicity Porter (Keri Russell), graduates from high school. Having harbored a four-year crush on classmate Ben Covington (Scott Speedman), despite the fact they’ve never talked, Felicity musters the courage in the aftermath of their commencement ceremony to ask him to sign her yearbook. When Ben writes some surprising comments, Felicity decides to follow him to fictional University of New York (UNY) instead of pursuing her goal of pre-med at Stanford. Against her parent’s wishes, she enrolls in the school and moves cross country where she becomes roommates with Meghan Rotundi (Amanda Foreman), a girl whose lifestyle clashes with her own, and where she meets resident advisor Noel Crane (Scott Foley) who immediately develops a crush on her. When Ben learns of the true reason for Felicity’s enrollment, he’s both flattered and a little uncertain about Felicity’s mental stability. In the ensuing four years, Felicity goes through the basic trials and travails of a maturing college student, experiencing the ups and downs of life, love, and adulthood…

The Felicity DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere in which Felicity makes the big move to UNY. While there, she meets her new roommate and the resident advisor Noel Crane. She also makes quick friends with aspiring musician Julie. After telling Ben of her true motivations for attending UNY, he’s apprehensive about starting a relationship, and Felicity announces that she’d just like to be friends. However, she gets jealous when she finds Ben and Julie together. Meanwhile, Felicity takes advantage of her job with the college and reads Ben’s entrance essay, an inspirational piece about his dead brother. But she later learns that Ben has no brother at all… Other notable episodes from Season 1 include “Thanksgiving” in which Felicity cancels her plans to return home for Thanksgiving in order to stay with Julie so that she will not be alone, and “Assassins” in which Noel and Felicity break off their relationship after each learns of the other’s unforgivable actions… Read more other articles about budget car insurance and commercial van insurance.

Below is a list of episodes included on the Felicity (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 09-29-1998
Episode 2 (The Last Stand) Air Date: 10-06-1998
Episode 3 (Hot Objects) Air Date: 10-13-1998
Episode 4 (Boggled) Air Date: 10-20-1998
Episode 5 (Spooked) Air Date: 10-27-1998
Episode 6 (Cheating) Air Date: 11-03-1998
Episode 7 (Drawing the Line: Part 1) Air Date: 11-10-1998
Episode 8 (Drawing the Line: Part 2) Air Date: 11-17-1998
Episode 9 (Thanksgiving) Air Date: 11-24-1998
Episode 10 (Finally) Air Date: 12-15-1998
Episode 11 (Gimme an O!) Air Date: 01-19-1999
Episode 12 (Friends) Air Date: 01-26-1999
Episode 13 (Todd Mulcahy: Part 1) Air Date: 02-09-1999
Episode 14 (Todd Mulcahy: Part 2) Air Date: 02-16-1999
Episode 15 (Love and Marriage) Air Date: 02-23-1999
Episode 16 (The Fugue) Air Date: 03-02-1999
Episode 17 (Assassins) Air Date: 04-20-1999
Episode 18 (Happy Birthday) Air Date: 04-27-1999
Episode 19 (Docuventary) Air Date: 05-04-1999
Episode 20 (Connections) Air Date: 05-11-1999
Episode 21 (The Force) Air Date: 05-18-1999
Episode 22 (Felicity Was Here) Air Date: 05-25-1999

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