Jennifer Nixon
Recent Stories
ON TV CONTEST
posted: 02/06/2012 2:41 a.m. Discuss
When TV characters get the sniffles, they’ve got plenty of doctors to choose from, whether it’s the gentle prairie medicine of Doc Baker or the caustic (but always eventually right) diagnostic skills of Gregory House.
TV ON DVD: Showtime’s peek at pope, The Borgias, now on DVD
posted: 02/05/2012 3:42 a.m. Discuss
What is it? The Borgias, Season 1, nine hour-long episodes on three discs from Showtime Entertainment How much? $49.99 When? Now What’s the story? It’s the Renaissance. The Catholic Church is all-powerful. As a text-over reminds us, in this time and place, the pope can make or break kings and kingdoms. The Protestant Reformation is right around the corner, but for now, all of Christendom kneels to the pope.
ON TV CONTEST
posted: 01/30/2012 2:30 a.m. Discuss
What do Dana Scully, Alex Stone, Cliff Huxtable and Allison Cameron have in common? Aside from all being characters on hit TV shows, they’re also doctors.
TV ON DVD: Suchet’s acting top-notch in 3-disc Poirot DVD sets
posted: 01/29/2012 3:02 a.m. Discuss
What is it? Poirot, Seasons 1 and 2, each box set with 10 episodes on 3 discs from Acorn Media.
KIDEO
posted: 01/25/2012 3:33 a.m. Discuss
What: Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, one 25-minute show on one disc from Warner Home Video, $19.97. The concept: Host Andy Griffith tells the story as Frosty the Snowman (Jackie Vernon) returns for a winter of fun with a group of children. This time, the kids make a companion for him — a snow woman named Crystal (Shelley Winters). But wicked Jack Frost (Paul Frees) shows up to cause trouble.
TV ON DVD: English sleuths weed out murderers, gardens alike
posted: 01/22/2012 3:58 a.m. Discuss
What is it? Rosemary & Thyme, 22 episodes for 18.5 hours of content on seven discs from Acorn Media.
ON TV CONTEST
posted: 01/16/2012 2:44 a.m. Discuss
For the most recent On TV Contest, the judge asked: If you could spend the Christmas season with any TV family, which would it be? Why?
Volunteers provide TLC for intensive-care babies
posted: 01/15/2012 4:18 a.m. Discuss
It’s called the Wall of Hope. One wall outside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is lined with photos of smiling, healthy children. The photos are accompanied by a few details of the children’s births — 27 weeks, 30 weeks, two pounds — then a list of the children’s loves and hobbies now.
TV ON DVD: Dark, amusing Shameless strictly for tolerant adults
posted: 01/15/2012 3:48 a.m. Discuss
What is it? Shameless, Season 1, 12 hour long episodes on 3 discs from Warner Home Video.
Renovated Museum of Discovery all grown up
posted: 01/10/2012 4:17 a.m. Discuss
Sitting in a mock basement with the roar of a “tornado” seeming to shake the room itself, the thought comes to mind, “The Museum of Discovery isn’t just for kids anymore.” Actually, it never really was.
