Ghost Whisperer - The Third Season Review

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(More customer reviews)A critic once said of the 1970s Wonder Woman TV series that there was only two good things about the show and they were both holding up star Lynda Carter's costume. Ghost Whisperer has at times been dismissed in the same way over its well-endowed star, Jennifer Love Hewitt, a wildly unfair criticism. In the third season, Ghost Whisperer reached its stride as a well-written genre show. The horror elements were increased dramatically over the first two seasons and Melinda Gordon faced some of her most terrifying threats so far.
One of the season's main plot devices of season three is the discovery that the town of Grandview was built on top of the former town that existed in the 1800's. What's more, there are numerous souls wandering about the old city and their reason for being drawn or trapped there is a mystery. Melinda finds that there is an entranceway to the old town behind one of the walls her in shop's basement. The other continuing story of the year surrounds Melinda's father who disappeared when she was just a child and is now seemingly haunting his own daughter.
Throughout the year, Melinda uncovers numerous secrets about her family, past and present, and their connection to Grandview. Her husband Jim rightly surmises that they may not have chosen the town to settle in as much as the town seemed to choose them.
Some of the more notable of the season's 18-episode season include "Unhappy Medium" as Melinda matches wits with a celebrity psychic as they both try to solve a kidnapping; in "Bad Blood" a father and his young daughter become possessed by the spirits of cheating lovers when they move into their new house; "Holiday Spirit" finds a ghost haunting a wealthy business man who is not paying enough attention to his son. What's more, the ghost is convinced that he is Santa Claus; "Horror Show" finds Melinda haunted by a ghost who uses scenes from well-known horror films to terrify her; the season wraps up with the finale "Pater Familias" as Melinda finally discovers the shocking truth about her parents.
While shortened to just 18 episodes due to the writer's strike, season three was the strongest yet for Ghost Whisperer. The show's writers made it a goal to create ghosts that were more frightening but also that had more character. Rather than standalone episodes that were about crossing a spirit into the light, we got more episodes with continuing story arcs and Melinda discovered that a lot of ghosts simply refused to cross over.
Extras:
Ghost Whisperer includes an outstanding array of extras in the five disc set:
Audio commentary is included on two episodes including the season premiere, "The Underneath"
"Welcome to the Underground" (12:30) is a featurette on the creation and design of the Grandview underworld. The producers visited a number of cities that were built atop their predecessors to develop the town's look. The writers also discuss how they intended to make season three developed around Melinda and her family. Also includes comments from Jennifer Love Hewitt and other cast members.
"Bringing the Spirits to Life" (11:30) This featurette looks at the development of season three's ghosts and how they were personalized and made more believable. We also get behind-the-scenes peeks at both the special and visual effects for the season.
"Payne's World" (7:07) is a short featurette on Jay Mohr's flippant character Professor Rick Payne. Mohr will be leaving the show to star in his own sitcom and his comedy relief will be missed.
8 webisodes of the "Other Side II) webseries are included as well as a 2:03 animated short that is designed to bridge seasons two and three.
"Interactive Mash-up" is really for kids and it allows you to select various options including characters and music to design your own spooky scene with sound and music.
"Interactive Haunted House" Here you choose from one of six windows and doors, each playing a short clip from the season. If you select them in the correct order, you'll get a special surprise at the conclusion. Don't worry, it's process of elimination so it won't take long to figure it out.
"Melinda's Haunted Diary" This is another interactive feature that takes you on a narrated reading of Melinda's diary.

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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Review

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(More customer reviews)"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" is perhaps the best movie ever made. Unlike other campy movies, there are virtually no lulls -- each scene is packed with brilliant one-liners, ludicrious characters (portrayed by equally crazy actors), fun music, and tons of hairspray. While Roger Ebert has claimed that the movie was intended to be satirical and hillarious, its dated-ness adds to the effect, inadvertently creating the funniest and most watchable movie of the entire Russ Meyer catalouge (though other gems of Meyer's include "Supervixens," "Vixen," "Up," and the delightful, "Fater Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"). Dolly Reed's often failed attempt at an American accent only adds to the fun. The reason "BVD" isn't more widley loved: it takes a person with certain sense of humor to enjoy the high level of camp this film offers. If you enjoy being tricked into thinking that a legitimately excellent film is really so bad that it's good, indulge yourself in the debauchery.

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When three female rock'n'rollers travel to Hollywood to claim an inheritance, they meet up with a kinky music promoter who turns them on to a whole new scene.At first, all seems very exciting and the naïve trio becomes submerged in his dangerous tinseltown underworld-before they discover his true motives.

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Knockouts: The Ladies of TNA Wrestling, Vol.1 (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)This was basically TNA's attempt at doing a DVD similar to the WWE Divas DVD's that they put out every year. The only difference here is that these TNA knockouts aren't out on television every other week in wet t-shirts, bra & panties, or skimpy outfits so you don't get the mentality of "why buy the DVD when I can see this for free on TV every week."
Christy Hemme, Jackie (Ms. Jackie in WWE), Traci Brooks, Gail Kim, and the ring girl So Cal Val are all profiled on here with footage from their photoshoots from the TNA website & Sole magazine. They tell their backgrounds of growing up, getting into the business, and their time & roles in TNA and a sideshow after each presentation.
Also on here is a match between Gail Kim vs. Traci Brooks that was a nice little womens wrestling match...not a bra & panties type of match you would see divas like Torrie Wilson & Candice Michelle but actual wrestling like Trish, Victoria, or Mickie James would give you. And there are also little features like Traci going to a baseball game looking for a guy. The DVD itself is around around an hour & a half.
Bottom line is just these type of Diva/Knockout DVD's are only worth watching maybe once or twice and then it loses it's value. This is good for a rental but it's a pass for anything else.

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This is the TNA DVD release every red-blooded male has been waiting for – the lovely knockouts of Total Nonstop Action! The sexy femme fatales of TNA Wrestling – Christy Hemme, Traci, Gail Kim and Jackie – are guaranteed to heat up your screen as they show off their sensual curves in and out the ring!

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