View Full Version : Solomon's Weekly Rant (3/8/08) Discussion: Gene Simmons; Carsey-Werner DVDs; ESPN


Pavan
03-08-2008, 05:26 PM
Please read:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/03/mini-dvd-reviews-south-park.html

... then discuss.

Ireneparalegal
03-08-2008, 05:40 PM
Gene Simmons has a reality show and it is returning for another season. It is not a "new" show, it is a returning show. I love PARKING WARS too, I don't want to see it get put aside, rather, find a good spot to put all the shows that A&E offers rather than replace one show with another.

Dean Winchester
03-08-2008, 06:24 PM
you don't really know who Gene Simmons is? He was a rock god in the 70's and has continued to rake in millions and have many loyal fans ever since. I thought he was one of those aging rock stars like Ozzy or someone that everyone is familiar with even if they don't listen to his music.

snl 70s show fan
03-08-2008, 06:25 PM
the fraiser dvds from paramount have the same problem with ep guides no syniopsis on what the eps are about just a list of eps and its as annoying for me with frasier as it is for you with cosby

TVFactFan
03-08-2008, 06:38 PM
the fraiser dvds from paramount have the same problem with ep guides no syniopsis on what the eps are about just a list of eps and its as annoying for me with frasier as it is for you with cosby


Even Sony, a Company known for giving fans uncreative DVD sets always included a episode guide with airdates for all their shows.

Dean Winchester
03-08-2008, 06:48 PM
I don't like the way they got all cheap with the Cosby sets either.

The Golden Girls sets are the same way, there's an inlay panal which just lists which episodes are on each disc, but no descriptions, airdates, guest stars, etc.... If you're not a hardcore TCS or TGG fan who is so devout you know the episode on title alone, it can be a pain if you're wanting to just watch a certain episode that you remember the plot but not title.

JulieSomoski
03-09-2008, 04:17 PM
I don't like the way they got all cheap with the Cosby sets either.

The Golden Girls sets are the same way, there's an inlay panal which just lists which episodes are on each disc, but no descriptions, airdates, guest stars, etc.... If you're not a hardcore TCS or TGG fan who is so devout you know the episode on title alone, it can be a pain if you're wanting to just watch a certain episode that you remember the plot but not title.

Same goes for all the other BV sets - Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, 8 Simple Rules are all the same way. It's hard, because I can't just choose an episode to watch without an episode guide.

I agree about First Look getting extremely lazy with the Cosby sets. You couldn't get much better than season 1. A nice digipack, with each disc getting it's own panel, a huge montage of pictures from the first season, elegent cover art, and a nice booklet with episode descriptions, air dates, and show information. After that, things just kind of fell apart.

Dean Winchester
03-09-2008, 04:21 PM
it's odd how cheap BV is with their half-hour shows. The hour long sets I have of theirs (DH, Grey's, Ugly Betty, Popular, etc...) all have thorough episode guides in their booklets

JulieSomoski
03-09-2008, 04:24 PM
it's odd how cheap BV is with their half-hour shows. The hour long sets I have of theirs (DH, Grey's, Ugly Betty, Popular, etc...) all have thorough episode guides in their booklets

Yeah, especially lately since they switched to the cheap Amaray style cases. I almost hate those more than I hate the Paramount cases. You can't even see the episode names until removing all the discs, which bugs the hell out of me.

yankeesfan82
03-09-2008, 04:55 PM
Parking Wars in now on Tuesdays at 11pm Eastern on A&E. And at least for this weekend The Sunday Reruns were on 10AM-12Noon rather than 3PM-5PM.

Ireneparalegal
03-09-2008, 04:59 PM
Parking Wars in now on Tuesdays at 11pm Eastern on A&E. And at least for this weekend The Sunday Reruns were on 10AM-12Noon rather than 3PM-5PM.
Thank you for the Parking Wars information.

TVFactFan
03-09-2008, 08:48 PM
Parking Wars in now on Tuesdays at 11pm Eastern on A&E. And at least for this weekend The Sunday Reruns were on 10AM-12Noon rather than 3PM-5PM.


thanks for the info but it was mentioned in the rant that the 11pm eps are repeats

TVFactFan
03-09-2008, 08:51 PM
Thank you for the Parking Wars information.



correction, i actually forgot to include that in the rant about A&E, that the 11pm eps are repeats.

Ireneparalegal
03-09-2008, 08:53 PM
Well usually those kind of shows run through all their episodes because they sometimes air back to back. Today it was nothing but reruns in the afternoon for Parking Wars. They need a new season already. That is why they can move the time schedule for Parking Wars because they are reruns now.

TVFactFan
03-09-2008, 09:05 PM
Well usually those kind of shows run through all their episodes because they sometimes air back to back. Today it was nothing but reruns in the afternoon for Parking Wars. They need a new season already. That is why they can move the time schedule for Parking Wars because they are reruns now.


sounds like they should have aired 1 new ep a week instead of 2

Ireneparalegal
03-09-2008, 09:26 PM
sounds like they should have aired 1 new ep a week instead of 2
But if they do that, they wouldn't be able to push it aside for when Gene Simmons' show is ready to air its new season. They obviously wanted to get the PW episodes done with before it was time for Gene's show.

TVFactFan
03-09-2008, 09:28 PM
But if they do that, they wouldn't be able to push it aside for when Gene Simmons' show is ready to air its new season. They obviously wanted to get the PW episodes done with before it was time for Gene's show.



the hell with eugene simmons, whoever he is-lol

Ireneparalegal
03-09-2008, 09:30 PM
the hell with eugene simmons, whoever he is-lol
You don't know who Gene Simmons is? :lol: The one man who puts Wilt Chamberlain's record to shame abt how many women he has been with. :rofl:

An 80s Guy
03-09-2008, 10:02 PM
The Murphy Brown sets were that way too.I had to go on TV.com(TV Tome then)to decide what episode to watch.

TVFactFan
03-09-2008, 11:43 PM
You don't know who Gene Simmons is? :lol: The one man who puts Wilt Chamberlain's record to shame abt how many women he has been with. :rofl:


is he related to Rondo Simmons?

Dean Winchester
03-09-2008, 11:43 PM
you seriously don't know who Gene Simmons is? Kiss is one of the biggest bands in history

Dean Winchester
03-09-2008, 11:48 PM
here's some Gene Simmons videos with Kiss

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oESjf7xywwY
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zNeMhSEHeGw
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nwMpLHaDAq4

TVFactFan
03-09-2008, 11:49 PM
you seriously don't know who Gene Simmons is? Kiss is one of the biggest bands in history


if he didn't have a show on A&E i still wouldn't have known who he was-lol

JulieSomoski
03-11-2008, 04:57 PM
The Murphy Brown sets were that way too.I had to go on TV.com(TV Tome then)to decide what episode to watch.

No they weren't. They had a nice episode booklet with episode descriptions. It was actually one of the better sets from Warner that had a great episode guide.

TVFactFan
03-11-2008, 06:33 PM
No they weren't. They had a nice episode booklet with episode descriptions. It was actually one of the better sets from Warner that had a great episode guide.


lucky you-lol


are you going to buy the price is right and cosby show on their release date?