TV.com

Dear Vidfans- In the constant excitement of shiny new movies being released, and the anticipation of those to be released in the future (Watchmen, 03/06/09, squee!) It is easy to forget that people have been making films for decades, and some of them have been really good. For instance: Browsing the video store, I came across an older film that looked interesting, a black and white flick, Victim. I mentioned it later to my mom, who thought it sounded good until I came to the part about it starring Dirk Bogarde, at which point she seemed to suffer some sort of coronary arrest. Apparently he was something of a crush of hers back when he appeared on a series called Doctor in the House. So it was decided. It is not a choice I regret. Victim is a British film circa 1961,... Read more »

Dear Vidfans! I will try to be brief. I did in fact watch the openers for Criminal Minds and CSI:New York. But I had to watch them at the times they were broadcast because my VCR was having issues. I was seriously reconsidering our relationship, but it seems to be over them now. Still, I wish I could have taped those episodes, though each of them for different reasons. CSI: New York I'd have liked to tape this one so I could watch it again and try to understand what was what was going on. My viewing was somewhat impaired by having a younger brother in the room who would not be quiet during important explanations. In my last post I said I was at a loss to find an alternate explanation for Joe's actions other than his original story i.e a kidnapped family. Apparently,... Read more »