profil de Mark Savary

Validation of the Sixth Doctor..., Jui 3 2004

Like many Whovians, I've always harbored a dislike for Colin Baker's portrayal of the Doctor. Abrasive, argumentative, and rude, it seemed as if this Doctor was a throwback to his original incarnation. While being crotchety seemed to fit the elderly William Hartnell and added to his charm as Doctor Who, in the younger Colin Baker the effect was rather off-putting.

However, I have to say that in retrospect, the lad was actually pretty darned good. I've picked up a few of Colin's adventures on DVD, and have come away with a new appreciation of his take on the Doctor.

The Second Doctor and Jaime visit a space station on behalf of the Time Lords. Some scientists have been tinkering with a… Lire la suite

The Bell Tolls for Captain Midnight...., Mai 28 2004

Dave O'Brien leaps into battle against evildoers as the famous radio adventurer Captain Midnight. Midnight seeks to protect a scientist and his daughter from invention-stealing bad guys out to wreck America's defense effort. The bad guys, lead by Ivan Shark and his daughter Fury, stoop to new lows as they battle the Captain and plot to destroy our war effort.

O'Brien fills the role of Midnight well, despite looking and sounding a bit like a young Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman from "The Six Million Dollar Man").

Dorothy Short as the scientist's daughter, Joyce Edwards, is mostly suitable as a sort of love interest for Midnight, but mostly useless in every other capacity. She brings… Lire la suite

Excellent offering from Universal..., Mars 12 2004

Like both the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope DVD releases before it, the Universal A&C set is a shockingly good deal. Universal, while perhaps not pulling out quite all of the stops, has nonetheless offered up one of the most generous DVD sets on the market.

With eight A&C movies, in chronological order, pristine processing and transfers, production notes and trailers for each film, and a nice gatefold keep case, the fan of A&C can't possibly go wrong with this purchase. And all this for the price of an average new single DVD release! Way to go, Universal!

Contained in the set are all three of A&C's service comedies, ("Buck Privates," "In the Navy" and… Lire la suite