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Explore the depths of the unknown in season two of the TWIL ... Read more

Explore the depths of the unknown in season two of the TWILIGHT ZONE. Funny at times, heartbreaking at others, THE TWILIGHT ZONE was one of the most unique, creative television shows ever made. Rod Serling developed the series around the premise of a fifth dimensioon, where people experience things so bizarre they can only be from a strange, alternate reality. Serling appears at the start and finish of each episode, acting as the viewer's guide through a world of paranormal experience. Consistently compelling, moral, and thought provoking, the series inspired many remakes and contemporary spin-offs. Season two contains 29 episodes, including favorites such as "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?," and "Eye of the Beholder." Minimize

This holiday-themed compilation from Echo Bridge Entertainm ... Read more

This holiday-themed compilation from Echo Bridge Entertainment presents seven Christmas-themed television episodes from the 1950s, culled from different television sources. It includes: a 1953 episode of FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE entitled THE GIFT, starring Charles Boyer as a modern day Scrooge who experiences a change of heart when he witnesses a poor woman's charity to orphans; a 1955 episode of FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE entitled THE ANSWER, with Anthony Caruso as a cynical Hollywood writer who returns to his hometown and meets a mysterious person (David Niven) who claims to know everything about him, and backs it up by reciting an entire play the scribe has written; a 1954 episode of the CBS situation comedy MEET CORLISS ARCHER called THE CHRISTMAS STORY, which finds the yuletide holiday turning comically chaotic for Corliss (Ann Baker), her boyfriend Dexter (Bobby Ellis), and their loved ones; and a 1952 episode of the CBS police drama RACKET SQUAD entitled THE CHRISTMAS CAPER, that finds Captain John Braddock (Reed Minimize

BET On Jazz: The Jazz Channel presents legendary R&B guitar ... Read more

BET On Jazz: The Jazz Channel presents legendary R&B guitarist and singer/songwriter Bobby Womack in a live performance at Black Entertainment Television Studio in Washington, DC. This is classic Womack, gritty, soulful and raw, singing the R&B songs that have made him famous, plus a bonus interview. Songs: Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out, Harry Hippie, Daylight, I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much, That's the Way I Feel About Cha, Love Has Finally Come at Last, Woman's Got to Have It, You're Welcome to Stop on By, Change is Gonna Come, Lookin For a Love to Call My Own, If You Think You're Lonely Now, No Matter How High I Get, Across 110th Street, I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You, It's All Over Now, I Can't Understand It, Amen/This Little Light of Mine. Minimize

From the very first episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ... Read more

From the very first episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and throughout the course of its run of almost a decade the show set the standard for quality television entertainment. Picking up where the relatively disappointing film left off the show followed Buffy Sarah Michelle Gellar on her quest to rid the world of vampires demons and various other evil beings. A small band of friends were there to help her out which included the vampire convert Angel David Boreanaz vampire and ambivalent love interest Spike James Marsters popular girl Cordelia Charisma Carpenter regular guy Xander Nicholas Brendon and intellectual Willow Alyson Hannigan. This collection includes the entirety of the show allowing fans to trace the evolution of Buffy's relationships fashion sense and success at battling her true demon: her strong desire to be normal. Minimize

Three of the all-time greatest Christmas movies are collect ... Read more

Three of the all-time greatest Christmas movies are collected here in this perfect companion to the holiday season. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN, and FROSTY THE SNOWMAN make this enough entertainment for a full night of nostalgic joy. Minimize

In the Golden Age of Television, almost every night offered ... Read more

In the Golden Age of Television, almost every night offered one of the early staples of television entertainment, shows featuring cops and private detectives. Portrayed as diligent and aggressive they were also suave and worldly as they faced off against a variety of criminals, domestic and international. This collection of those groundbreaking shows brings you a wide range of styles and mod from the jazz detective Peter Gunn to the gritty drama of Highway Patrol; from the streets of LA to a world of intrigue behind the Iron Curtain. Stirred together with a tantalizing hint of sex and violence, these tales of good combating evil have a timeless appeal. The stars of these action-packed series include Broderick Crawford, Charles Bronson, David Janssen, Craig Stevens, Alan Hale, Jr., Cesar Romero, Jack Webb and many more of the fifty's most popular actors. Minimize

Three of the all-time greatest Christmas movies are collect ... Read more

Three of the all-time greatest Christmas movies are collected here in this perfect companion to the holiday season. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN and FROSTY THE SNOWMAN make this enough entertainment for a full night of nostalgic joy. Minimize

WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: In this modern update of the classic ... Read more

WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: In this modern update of the classic Steve McQueen western television series, Hauer plays Nick Randall, a former CIA man turned bounty hunter who becomes the bait in an FBI-CIA conspiracy and finds himself pursued by an international terrorist who pushes him to the limit of survival. It seems that Nick and the terrorist, Malak Al Rahim, are linked by the past, and the two embark on a deadly cat-and-mouse game that only one man can win. Of note, Hauer's character is mentioned as being the great-grandson of McQueen's character in the original series.DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR: When Gunnery Sergeant Burns (Dryer) takes a post at an American Embassy in the Middle East, he finds that he and his team are limited in their actions due to the American Government's pedantic attitude toward the host country. Inimitably, this results in tragedy, as a fanatical terrorist group attacks the compound and takes hostages. Ignoring the requests of his own government, the gung ho Burns becomes a one-man army i Minimize

This DVD captures the legendary singer-songwriter Roberta F ... Read more

This DVD captures the legendary singer-songwriter Roberta Flack live in Black Entertainment Television's Washington, D.C., studio. In the '60s and '70s, Flack's silky, Nina Simone-derived vocals and compositions beautifully blended jazz, gospel, and soul, crossed all musical boundaries, and paved the way for today's adult contemporary and quiet storm radio formats. Flack's sophisticated and earthy classics like "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Killing Me Softly with His Song," and "The Closer I Get to You" are brilliantly reborn with a sleek contemporary jazz feel. Her renditions of blues standards "Stormy Monday" and "Sweet Georgia Brown" showcase Flack's velvet embrace of the African American musical tradition, which she has refined for years. --Eugene Holley Jr. Minimize

The ultimate in modern technology! This replica of a 50" mo ... Read more

The ultimate in modern technology! This replica of a 50" model comes complete with a remote control and power cord. It is made of poly resin and has no moving or working parts. 3 1/2"W x 2 7/8"H x 1 1/4"D Minimize

Go deeper below the surface than ever before with the adven ... Read more

Go deeper below the surface than ever before with the adventures of the being who is both human and aquatic. Atlantis survivor Mark Harris (played by Patrick Duffy just before starting his lengthy run on Dallas) breathes underwater, withstands extreme depth pressures and wields superhuman strength. And those astounding abilities are showcased in this 4-Disc Collection containing All 13 Exciting Episodes. Submerge with Mark and the crew of the Foundation for Oceanic Research submarine Cetacean (including costars Belinda J. Montgomery and Alan Fudge) into a world of science-fiction wonders. Guest stars include Victor Buono (in several episodes as the villainous Mr. Schubert), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pernell Roberts, Rene Auberjonois and Pat Morita. Minimize

As issued by Pacific Entertainment this compilation present ... Read more

As issued by Pacific Entertainment this compilation presents mystery-themed material pulled from a number of different decades alternately produced for television and the cinema. Contents include: a series of big-screen Sherlock Holmes features from the 1930s and 1940s starring Arthur Wontner THE SIGN OF FOUR MURDER AT THE BASKERVILLES and Basil Rathbone THE WOMAN IN GREEN DRESSED TO KILL; the TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED television episodes THE STINKER and I'LL BE SEEING YOU and the 1974 Nick Nolte telemovie DEATH SENTENCE. The second half of the compilation places a strong emphasis on selected episodes of various mystery-themed series from the 1950s such as HIGHWAY PATROL DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT MR. AND MRS. NORTH BOSTON BLACKIE and PUBLIC DEFENDER. The set concludes with the mystery features MR. WONG: DETECTIVE 1938 MIDNIGHT MANHUNT 1935 MURDER BY TELEVISION 1935 and THE BLACK RAVEN 1943. Minimize

Western series proliferated on U.S. television during the p ... Read more

Western series proliferated on U.S. television during the postwar years, but WIDE COUNTRY was perhaps the only one set in the 1960s. It starred Earl Holliman (CRY PANIC!) as Mitch Guthrie - a world champion cowboy making a living on the rodeo circuit. Though the character achieved success, he was all too familiar with the struggles that the lifestyle presented, and therefore attempted to steer his younger brother, Andy (Andrew Prine of THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN) away from his own rodeo dreams - fearing the future that could lay in store for the young man. Episodes focused mainly on the development of the relationship between the siblings. The program featured a who's who of guest stars, including Slim Pickens, Dan Duryea, Claude Akins and Eddie Albert. This box set offers 28 episodes of the program, full and complete as they originally aired. Minimize

Wired Science, the television series that imports the DNA o ... Read more

Wired Science, the television series that imports the DNA of Wired, the science/technology magazine, into a fast-paced television series, takes us into the world of meteorite hunters, where space, commerce and art intersect; to Yellowstone National Park to harvest viruses; and underwater to find NEEMO, NASA's extreme astronaut training facility. Meet rocket-belt builders, stem cell explorers and learn about racing-fast electric cars! Minimize

The ultimate in modern technology! This replica of a 36" mo ... Read more

The ultimate in modern technology! This replica of a 36" model comes complete with a remote control and power cord. It is made of poly resin and has no moving or working parts. 2 5/8"W x 2 3/8"H 1 1/8"D Minimize

BET On Jazz: The Jazz Channel presents legendary R&B guitar ... Read more

BET On Jazz: The Jazz Channel presents legendary R&B guitarist and singer/songwriter Bobby Womack in a live performance at Black Entertainment Television Studio in Washington, DC. This is classic Womack, gritty, soulful and raw, singing the R&B songs that have made him famous, plus a bonus interview. Songs: Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out, Harry Hippie, Daylight, I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much, That's the Way I Feel About Cha, Love Has Finally Come at Last, Woman's Got to Have It, You're Welcome to Stop on By, Change is Gonna Come, Lookin For a Love to Call My Own, If You Think You're Lonely Now, No Matter How High I Get, Across 110th Street, I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You, It's All Over Now, I Can't Understand It, Amen/This Little Light of Mine. Minimize

Originally aired on Black Starz, the second part of the 3 p ... Read more

Originally aired on Black Starz, the second part of the 3 part series presents an intriguing and entertaining view of the underground Black film industry of the 20's, 30's and 40's. That's Black Entertainment: Westerns features The Bronze Buckaroo (58 min.) starring Herb Jeffries, Lucius Brooks, and Spencer WIliams Jr. This great vaudeville comedy about a talking mule fills in the gaps between a few standard shoot-em-up scenes, with bizarre and wonderful scenes in a barroom when the entire cast bursts into song. Minimize

Western series proliferated on U.S. television during the p ... Read more

Western series proliferated on U.S. television during the postwar years but WIDE COUNTRY was perhaps the only one set in the 1960s. It starred Earl Holliman CRY PANIC! as Mitch Guthrie - a world champion cowboy making a living on the rodeo circuit. Though the character achieved success he was all too familiar with the struggles that the lifestyle presented and therefore attempted to steer his younger brother Andy Andrew Prine of THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN away from his own rodeo dreams - fearing the future that could lay in store for the young man. Episodes focused mainly on the development of the relationship between the siblings. The program featured a who's who of guest stars including Slim Pickens Dan Duryea Claude Akins and Eddie Albert. This box set offers 28 episodes of the program full and complete as they originally aired. Minimize

Nearly 100 stars from television's formative years bring th ... Read more

Nearly 100 stars from television's formative years bring their stories to PBS in a revealing documentary series, PIONEERS OF TELEVISION. Featuring sitcoms, late-night, variety and game shows -- the film melds compelling new HD interviews with archival clips to offer a fresh take on television's first celebrities, with fascinating stories, never-before-seen images and timeless clips that still entertain decades later. Minimize