The legacy of being a Bond Girl, what does it mean?  This documentary takes a look at the beautiful actresses who have starred in the Bond series and have been come to be named as Bond Girls.

Enjoy!

When your parents sell your soul what’s a guy to do?  If your name’s Sam Oliver you go to work as the Devil’s bounty hunter tracking down souls who have escaped from Hell.  Quirky and off-beat this show only managed one season on the air but it’s now available on DVD, and fans of comedy, horror, and good ol’ fashioned fun, should give Reaper a chance.

When 30 Rock originally aired I wasn’t impressed.  To me the first season which was slightly less fun than staring at color bars, was painfully unfunny.  So it was with more than a little trepidation when I sat down to watch the second season on DVD.  Imagine my surprise when it turned out that while I wasn’t watching the show began to find the funny.  Check out our review for the Complete Second Season on DVD inside the Full Diagnosis.

With the release of a complete set of Beauty and the Beast available today in one collection we look back at our reviews of all three seasons of the fairy tale of Vincent and his Catherine.

The fairy tale has been done on stage, screen, and television, but rarely with such flair as the modern retelling involving a poetic beast from down below and a beautiful Assistant District Attorney with a penthouse view of Manhattan.  Check out our review of all three seasons in the Full Diagnosis.

Inside the Full Diagnosis you’’ll find the full episodes for the season premieres of The Big Bang Theory, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother, and CSI: Miami.  Plus inside you will find a special early premiere of Chuck  which won’t hit TV until next week!  Enjoy!

Pushing Daisies is a murder-mystery fairy tale about a pie maker, his private eye partner, his boyhood love he brought back from the dead, her weird aunts, and much more.  It’s not your average TV show.  The first season is now available on DVD and we’ve got the review inside the Full Diagnosis.

A Philly bar, endless amount of dysfunction, jokes about rape, death, sex offenders, kittens trapped in a well, that Marky-Mark movie, ejaculating bums, and North Korea.  That’s right folks, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.  Check out our review for the complete third season now available on DVD inside the Full Diagnosis.

Sometimes you take a chance a new show and it pays off.  Today we look at just such a show.  The Big Bang Theory takes nerd chic and mixes it with the possibility of a male/female odd couple when a sexy waitress moves in across the hall from two physicists.  Consistently funny with more more than a few comic, sci-fi, video game, and pop culture references, it’s worth checking out.  Take a gander our review of the complete first season on DVD inside the Full Diagnosis.

With the first season now complete we look back at USA’s In Plain Sight starring Mary McCormack as a US Marshall dealing with her protectees, and her even more screwed-up family life.  It’s not one of USA’s best original shows, but it has shown some promise.  Check out our review of its first season inside the Full Diagnosis.

After a couple of years working on the animated Superman cartoon Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and their team returned to the mean streets of Gotham to present The New Batman Superman Adventures.  The hourlong block was divided into an episode of Superman and an episode of Batman including a few crossover episodes.  The new Batman episodes revamped the look of the show into a darker and sleeker look while keeping the original style.  Dick Grayson had moved on, Tim Drake would become the new Robin, Batgirl joined the team, and Batman took to the streets of Gotham to pursue the cowardly lot of villains.  For reviews of previous seasons click here for Season One, Season Two, and Season Three.

The third volume of Batman: The Animated Series continues with final 28 original episodes from the series which includes the few episodes that were released under the title The Adventures of Batman and Robin.  All three volumes make a great collection, but this final volume is the best of the bunch.  With a host of returning villians and a stable of new characters introduced here the creators have enlarged Batman’s world and allowed for more variation from episode to episode.

Batman the Animated Series continues in a strong second season that gives us Robin’s origin, the Riddler, the importance of Commissioner Gordon in Batman’s fight on crime, Hugo Strange, Zatanna, and an assault on all things robotic.  Season Two picks-up and improves upon the preceding episodes and the series begins to truly take shape and give us some great episodes.

Producers Erick Radomski and Bruce Timm give us the beginning of the best animated super-hero television show of all time Batman the Animated Series.  The first episodes set-up the Batman’s world, his supporting characters, the mean streets of Gotham and the Bat-villain rogues gallery.  Overall, a good first season that will lead to better things in seasons two through four.

Hey there folks, today we take a gander at some of the shows and movies currently playing on HBO.  We’ll give you a few recommendations about movies you might want to check out (and others you might want to stay away from).  Mosey on inside the Full Diagnosis for more.

Hey there folks, today we take a gander at some of the shows and movies and series currently playing on Showtime.  We’ll give you a few recommendations you might want to check out (and others you might want to stay away from).  Mosey on inside the Full Diagnosis for more.

Hey there folks, today we take a gander at some of the movies currently playing on Starz and Encore.  We’ll give you a few recommendations about movies you might want to check out (and others you might want to stay away from).  Mosey on inside the Full Diagnosis for more.

While Alan’s out on a little vacation and he has left Razorfine in my control….wahhahahahaha (my evil laugh)! I’m going to sneak in a quickie about upcoming reality TV shows starting this summer. Seriously, I know that it’s reality TV, but it’s better than watching crappy reruns and it gives us something to look forward to in Fall when all of our shows, plus some new ones, return in all their new episode glory.

Here’s what you got to look forward to this summer on TV…
Denise Richards: It’s Complicated, She’s Got The Look, So You Think You Can Dance, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Circus, America’s Got Talent, I Survived A Japanese Game Show, The Next Food Network Star, HGTV Design Star and last but not least…Project Runway. Okay, maybe Project Runway isn’t the last of the summer reality TV hell, but I couldn’t possibly list all of the reality shows that one could watch all summer long. Awesome, one train wreck after another, I’ve got my hip waders on and can’t wait to meet the cast.

If your interested then click below to check out You Tube videos, a short synopsis, dates, times and channels.

Oh boy.  Here’s a glimpse of what the world of a prolonged writer’s strike would have looked like.  It’s not pretty, folks.  The Return of Jezebel James, filling a hole for missing programming, was thankfully canceled after only two weeks.  For those who missed this inglorious moment in TV history, and have a strong stomach, check out our review (and your chance to view the full Pilot episode) inside the Full Diagnosis.

New Amsterdam, much like many of these mid-season replacements, is one you can see why it never aired before the writer’s strike.  It’s certainly got something, but the premise about a guy who’s immortal for all time (see he was cursed/blessed by this Indian chick way back in 1642), until he finds true love (???), and now spends his days as a New York cop, is a bit hard to swallow.  Check out the Full Diagnosis for our review and your chance to watch the entire Pilot episode of the show.

Hey folks!  Today we take two popular television shows based on medical examiners, crime investigation, and forensic evidence, and, on a tried and true scientific method (what I think at this moment), we tell you which is the better show.

So come on into the Full Diagnosis because today it’s CSI vs. Bones

ABC’s new show Eli Stone stars Jonny Lee Miller as a lawyer with a brain aneurysm which allows him to see visions of the future.  Is he a modern day prophet or a full blown whack-a-loon?  Check out what we have to say in the Full Diagnosis.

A new Knight Rider?  Haven’t they tried this before?  Well, if first (second, third…) you don’t succeed I guess you keep trying.  Inside the Full Diagnosis you’ll be able to watch the entire TV-movie plus check out our review of the new Knight Rider which tries to make you believe, once again, a car really can talk.

The “Sarah Connor Chronicles?”  Wait, isn’t she, you know, dead?  The new FOX series resurrects (a less masculine) Ms. Connor, and puts her and her boy on the run from Terminators and cops on a weekly basis.  Continuity problems abound, but the cast seems solid enough.  After two episodes I’m not convinced enough to give the series a passing grade, but I will stick around for a few more to see where it’s planning to go.  At least it’s better than Flash Gordon (although that’s not exactly a high standard).  Check out the full review inside the Full Diagnosis.

Though not as numerous as Christmas themed programs there quite a few Thanksgiving specials and movies.  So if you’re tired of football, can’t find anything on the tube, and want something to watch in the privacy of your own home this Thanksgiving here are a few ideas.  Agree?  Disagree?  Think we missed something?  Check out our list and tell us what you think.

A retail store employee whose brain is filled with government secrets after receiving an e-mail?  Okay, once you get through the entirely ridiculous and idiotic premise, Chuck is a pretty good show.

I haven’t sat down weekly to watch a sitcom since…um, well, gee I don’t really remember (Friends Season Six maybe?).  But I have found one worth a looksee.  The Big Bang Theory isn’t great television, but the weekly half-hour nerd fest, for a sitcom, is above average fare.

Okay, it’s not The West Wing and it’s not Sports Night.  Aaron Sorkin’s third crack at television might be the least of his works, but that still makes it better than almost everything else you could find on the tube.  What Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip does deliver is a series filled with great moments, fine acting, and Sorkin’s trademark style and wit that make it a show worth not only watching but savoring as well.

There are shows that entertain.  There are shows that lead to discussion.  And there are shows that help express and define the world we live in, as well as the world of our dreams.  The West Wing, at its best, was all three.  All seven season are available in one massive Complete Series collection and so we look at the show which, in seven years, compiled two Golden Globes and 26 Emmy Awards (tied for the most ever by a television drama).

Bill Engvall stars in The Bill Engvall Show, a family comedy which begins tonight at 9:00/8:00 pm on TBS.  The show comes off a mix between Home Improvement and a severely dumbed-down version of Frasier.  Nancy Travis stars as the smart, understanding and controlling wife, Jennifer Lawrence is the hot jailbait teenager daughter who worries about clothes and wants a bellybutton ring, Graham Patrick Martin is the slacker son, and Skyler Gisondo is the weird smart younger son.  For more read the Full Diagnosis.

Though Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer marks the first time the Sentinel of the Spaceways has hit the big screen, the Surfer has made appearances on the classic Fantastic Four cartoon (and later in the 1994 version as well), as well as his own 13 episode animated series.  Here’s a look at the Sufer on the small screen.

With Nancy Drew opening on Friday I thought it would be a good time to look back at the coolest teen private eye of the new millenium…

Although not quite as good as season one, the second season of Veronica Mars has much going for it including great characters, good mysteries, a cast that includes the lovely Kristen Bell, and one of the best written female lead characters on television today (or any day).  Let’s take a look at season two of Veronica Mars on DVD…

With Nancy Drew opening on Friday I thought it would be a good time to look back at the coolest teen private eye of the new millenium…

I’ve taken on the job of championing this show for almost a year now.  The first season of Veronica Mars is out on DVD so I sat down to watch this highly entertaining television program, one of the very few things left on TV that I can still watch.  How good is Veronica Mars?  Trust me…..

With the release today of the first three made-for-TV movies starring Tom Selleck as Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone (Night Passage, Stone Cold, Death in Paradise) here’s a look back at our original television review for Night Passage...

Tom Selleck has made some nice, if quiet, choices over the last few years starring and producing some very good made for TV movies.  The latest is his return as Jesse Stone in Robert B. Parker’s Night Passage the first of Parker’s Jesse Stone series (Selleck starred 2005’s Stone Cold).

The first season of WKRP in Cincinnati hits the DVD shelves today.  Complete with featurettes and commentary, and the series funniest episode, the set also has some flaws as shows are edited as much of the original music of the show (and some scenes surrounding them) have been removed due to copyright issues.  The result is a mixed bag at a low price.  I guess that sums up how far entertainment standards have fallen in the last 30 years.

Well the new fall shows have been running for a couple months now.  It’s time to give our initial look at eight of these new programs.  Which ones are instant hits?  Which ones are horrific misfires?  Which ones are too close to call?  Well, we’re here to answer, so get your scorecard ready as we get set to play Hit or Miss.

Dexter is Showtime new crime series based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. The show features 6 Feet Under star, Michael C. Hall as Dexter, the sociopath serial killer by night and crime solving blood spatter analysis by day. How can a show be so gruesome and totally awesome at the same time? It’s great, I want more after every episode. The way Michael handles his character with extreme unease around the everyday norm, but attempts to pretend like everything is completely normal, is unbelievable, he hits the mark every time. You can find Dexter on Showtime Sunday nights at 10pm ET/PT.

After two seasons of the seven members of the Justice League tackling obstacles larger than themselves a change is made.  With the first episode of Justice League Unlimited the show’s creators opened up the ranks to the vastness of the DC Universe.  Not just seven anymore, now an army of heroes fights for justice, and sometimes against the U.S. Government.

Any TV show that starts out with 15 minutes of complete chaos, high definition f/x, death, mayhem and total mystery has my full attention. Lost started 2 years ago, with a bang and is still going strong today, with a few lapses in the story-lines and a couple of not so hot episodes along the way, the creators have certainly kept up with the challenge. Lost is seldom dull and will always leaving you want for so much more. I began the show by watching Season 1 and 2 on DVD over the summer, now I have to wait for a whole week before I get to see the next exciting episode and who or what is going to happen next. All along I keep questioning why, how and for goodness sake when.

The new fall season is now in full swing boys and girls, and we’ve got a look what you can find, where you can find it, and what to watch.  There’s a whole slew of returning shows hitting those idiot box airwaves in the coming week; the list includes Ugly Betty, Smallville, Supernatural, Saturday Night Live, Everybody Hate’s Chris, All of Us, Girlfriends, The Game, Friday Night Lights, Veronica Mars, Lost, The Nine and Freak Show you’ve got a full week indeed.  Take a look at all the shows premiering over the next week, starting tonight…

Kevin Smith Week continues here on RazorFine.  Today we’ve set aside just for the Clerks.  We’ll have reviews for Clerks II on Friday, but before we get to where we’re going it’s always a good idea to look back where we’ve been.  So let’s look back at the the film that made Kevin Smith a star and the short lived cartoon that hardly anyone saw…

Seven heroes team up to save the earth (without any side-kicks like Zan and Jana or Wendy and Marv) and protect the world from villainy.  After Batman, Superman and Batman Beyond, the creators turned their eyes to their latest project - The Justice League of America.  The first season (including the three episode pilot) is now out on DVD so let’s take a look…

Adult Swim has had its share of highs and lows but out of everything on its current lineup there is one show that stands out above the rest.  The brainchild of Seth Green and Matthew Seinreich, Robot Chicken is a bloody brilliant masterpiece of mayhem and fun.  The stop-motion animation show uses vintage toys and crafted sets for some of the funniest sketches you’ll ever see.  The entire first season is available today on DVD; let’s take a look…

Wow.  Well you knew Trey Parker and Matt Stone weren’t going to take Isaac Hayes’ leaving the show and all that negative publicity lying down, but DAMN!  The post-Hayes episodes started last night poking fun of Hayes’ departure from the show by with Chef’s brainwashing by a “fruity little club” of child molesters.  The parallel to Hayes and Scientology wasn’t subtle nor is the message Parker and Stone give by turning the character into a pedophile and then killing him in the most brutal manner possible thus ending Chef’s tenure on the show.  Kyle’s eulogy said it all “A lot of us don’t agree with the choices Chef made in the last few days (comments by Hayes about the show’s mocking of Scientology and his choice to leave the show), some of us feel hurt and confused that he seemed to turn his back on us.  But we can’t let the events of the past few weeks take away the memories of how Chef made us smile.  We shouldn’t be mad at Chef for leaving us; we should be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his brains.”  Let us know if you saw it and if you’ve got an opinion of the episode (and the Lucas themed ending).

The new boom in TV shows on DVD has finally brought us rock and roll obsessives something of historical value and absolute rock kick-ass-ness: The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave collection! Eight episodes of rock performances, interviews, and exploding cars by such masters as Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello, The Jam, Public Image Limited, The Ramones, Patti Smith, Wendy O. Williams and The Plasmatics, and Joan Jett—what more could you want your ass to be kicked by? Oh, not punk enough for you? How ‘bout Iggy Pop giving a lecture on Apollonian art? How ‘bout John Lydon singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow?” How ‘bout The Ramones counting off a song in one tempo and blasting into it in a completely different tempo? Quit your crying and watch this amazing DVD set. That is, if you even have a DVD player, you gutter punk.

A tale of tragedy and remarkable writing - that’s the life of Eugene O’Neill.  American Heritage presents a two-hour documentary film chronicling the life and career of the first great American playwright.

The Seventh Season of South Park gives us the wonders of Casa Bonita and the lame Hooters rip-off Raisins, the music of Faith + 1, and the return of the visitors.  The season also contains satires of the Metro-sexual fad, the tobacco industry, and the basis for the Mormon religion.  The boys take a trip over the rainbow to Canada, the town celebrates the 100th episode, and more celebrities hit the sleepy town including Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeves.  While not the best season there’s still plenty here to enjoy.

MacGyver is back with a Fifth Season and we’ve got the review for the DVD set all ready for ya’.  How good is it?  Is it worth picking up?  For true fans of the show the answer is yes, but for the casual observer I don’t think there’s enough here.  Read on…

Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy were either geniuses or completely out of their mind.  The co-creators put forth a show in the last half of the 60’s that was a satire that took place during WWII inside a prisoner of war camp and included POWs performing espinage under the dimwitted Nazis collective noses.  In a pre-politically correct world the show became a hit that lasted for six years.  Here’s my review of Season Three released today on DVD.

Early Review.  Fan Collective - Borg is a fan picked episode collection of the nasty half-man/half-machine collective intent on assimilating all species of life as part of their own.  The collection has some gems like the two-part “The Best of Both Worlds”  often voted the best STNG episode and the ethical delimma of “I, Borg.”  It’s also more than half filled with Voyager episodes and an Enterprise episode.  So how does the full collection measure up?  Well, depends on what you think of Voyager.  Frankly I think it’s a much weaker show than either STNG or my fav DS9 (not included in this collection) which is a problem for me as more than one half of the set is made up of Cap’n Janeway and her bland crew.  Still, for fans of the villains who haven’t picked up the season sets these shows are available on (and don’t have my distaste for the Voyager crew) it’s a cheap way to add them to your collection with this handsomely packaged set.  It will be availale on March 7.  Read on…

We’re here to let you know what’s out there for your entertainment dollar.  Every week a new batch of DVD’s gets shipped out and thrown onto the shelves.  This week we’ve got a film that made two of our Top 10 lists (yeah, I don’t know what’s wrong with Aaron either).  Also out today: the popular Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, some more TV collections, a fiftieth anniversary edition of Lady and the Tramp, and one of my worst films of 2005.  Take a peek inside for the full list.

Take two parts The Prisoner, one part The Fugitive and mix with a dash of The Twilight Zone and you know what you get?  One of the coolest shows of the 1990’s; an original and unique work and a worthy successor to The Prisoner (check out that review here), Nowhere Man tells the tale of Thomas Veil whose entire life has been stolen from him because of a single photograph making him question everyone and everything he believed was real.

I had the chance to check out the pilot for Love Monkey last night starring the intensely likeable Tom Cavanagh as a A&R Rep looking for new music artists to sign while cursing the current industry push for more pop princesses and big bags of cash.  The show balances Tom’s job with his friendship with his three guy friends (Jason Priestley, Larenz Tate, and Christopher Wiehl) and his relationship with his best friend (Judy Greer).  More than a little bit reminiscent of the musical snobbery in High Fidelity but also very entertaining as Cavanaugh et al exude charm.  The show is based off Kyle Smith’s book.  Painfully though the monkey has been scheduled on Tuesday nights against one of the only good shows left on TV ABC’s Boston Legal meaning if you want to catch it you might have to do so in the next few weeks.  Here’s hoping it lasts long enough to find a branch to call its own.

Not many people will remember The Flash, an hour long show based off the DC Comics character that only lasted one year on television.  I like the character and enjoyed the show and going back and watching the episodes on DVD I found an old friend in the hero of Central City.  There are no big names here but quite a few people you will recognize and enjoy.  A pretty good comic adaptation that stayed true to most of the comic character it spawned from.

John Ritter, Billy Bob Thornton, Markie Post, and Ed Asner make up the core of the cast for Hearts Afire a little remembered sitcom from the early 90’s.  The first two seasons are now on DVD (with the third and finale season to be released on February 7).  A funny little comedy you just might want to check out.

As shows pause for the holiday hiatus we take a look at what we’ve seen so far on the tube this year and pass judgment on the impressive and disastrous programs we’ve seen so far this year while totally ignoring anything that could be remotely referred to as “reality tv.”

In Living Color, AKA Fox’s first attempt at an SNL type show was is an interesting little slice of early 90’s history.  From the mind of Keenan Ivory Williams the show was set up to put his family to work and provide some inconsistantly funny sketches.

John Cleese considers his work on Fawlty Towers to be some of the best of his career.  Cleese co-wrote and starred as hotel owner Basil Fawlty for twelve hilarious episodes that originally aired on the BBC in the late 70’s.  The entire collection is available on DVD and for fans of Cleese or just comedy it’s a must have.

Buffy fanatics have clamored for a comprehensive box set for a while now, but the final product (released on Tuesday) shouldn’t be much of an enticement to anyone other than fans who don’t already have the show.  A whopping 40 DVD set encompassing 7 seasons, but only one disc is previously unavailable material, and the included booklet contains nothing more than an episode guide. It’s unconventional package might also deter retentive types who want all their DVD collections to line up, but I’ll give the makers recognition for making the box set carry such a small footprint, space wise.  Ultimately, this is a collection for either the most die-hard fans, or fans who don’t already own the collection individually.  At $169 (US) as the asking price at Amazon, that’s a a signifigantly cheaper way to get your Buffy on over purchasing each season on it’s own (which would come to about $210)

Greg the Bunny’s wish comes true as he gets a job on his favorite show.  Sweetknuckle Junction is a low rated children’s show that is populated by puppet and human actors.  Along for the ride are Seth Green, Eugene Levy and Sarah Silverman.  PBS was never this much fun!

Rupert Everett takes an interesting turn as the great detective Sherlock Holmes with Ian Hart tagging along as Dr. Watson.  Good performances and the right feel for the time period, but sadly the movie is slowed by a mystery that seems all too familiar as a Jack the Ripper killer haunts the silent streets of London hunting and killing young women.

There are numerous holiday specials, mostly Christmas inspired, but a small collection of really good Halloween cartoons.  Many fondly remember It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown from their childhood, but my favorite Halloween cartoon was a Disney short that was inspired by Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.  I haven’t seen this little gem in quite some time, but it remains one of my favorites.

Here are all the links to RazorFine’s first ever theme week which celebrated the the crazy worlds and ‘verses from BtVS and Angel to the soaring Friefly and Serenity all from the mad mind of Joss Whedon (seen here with the lovely and talented Amy Acker).  Hope you had as much fun as we did!  Full list of links inside the Full Diagnosis.

It’s about power.  The final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer brings the series full circle as Buffy returns to Sunnydale High School, old faces return, and the Scooby Gang gathers all their forces to deal with The First!

Angel and the crew try to control the evil law firm they’ve accepted control over without being swallowed up themselves.  Old friends and enemies return for the final season, and Angel gets turned into a puppet.  Oh yeah, Spike turns up too.

The sun is blocked out, the sky rains fire, Angelus returns, the unstoppable Beast smashes and crashes through L.A., and that’s just in the beginning.

Of course, I dig darkness and insanity in my entertainment, so Angel works well for me. Sure, there are many cringe-worthy attempts at humor throughout the show that just don’t make it (it is a Joss Whedon show, after all!) and some sickeningly gaggable lovey-dovey moments that made me feel embarrassed in the privacy of my own home, but the cool stuff definitely makes up for all of that twaddle.

The dark and self-pitying side to Angel starts to show halfway through this season. Instead of being concerned with the helpless he gets hooked on Wolfram & Hart. His obsession with Wolfram & Hart leaves the rest of the gang to fend for themselves and the helpless; Wesley, Gunn, and Cordy try to keep up with their clientele without Angel. The gang barely flying by the seat of their pants to the point of getting seriously hurt or killed, Angel steps in at the last minute to save the day and return