High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewV Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/v/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Unboxed: V on Laserdisc https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/unboxed-v-miniseries-laserdisc/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/unboxed-v-miniseries-laserdisc/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:00:10 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=100544 The Warner Archive released Kenneth Johnson’s legendary 1983 alien invasion TV miniseries V on Blu-ray this week. I have no doubt that disc will look much better than any previous home video copy. However, the simple Blu-ray keepcase definitely doesn’t hold a candle to the Laserdisc packages released back in the day. In the United...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/unboxed-v-miniseries-laserdisc/feed/ 5 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 25th, 2019 – She’s Got Electric Boots, a Mohair Suit… https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-aug-27-2019/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-aug-27-2019/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:00:45 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=100343 This week brings a truly monstrous assortment of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD discs. From tiny dancers to giant lizards, and even an all-puppet musical sex comedy if that’s what you’re into, there should be a little something for just about anybody in here. Be honest, I had you at the puppet sex musical, didn’t...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-aug-27-2019/feed/ 13 Weekend Roundtable: Alien Invasions https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-alien-invasion-movies-tv/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-alien-invasion-movies-tv/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:00:58 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=75403 Aliens are everywhere these days. No, not the immigrant type that certain blowhard political candidates want to build a wall to keep out of our country, I’m talking about extraterrestrial aliens who’ve come to take over our planet. They’re on TV this week in ‘Colony‘ and in theaters with ‘The 5th Wave‘. While neither of...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-alien-invasion-movies-tv/feed/ 22 Weekend Roundtable: TV-to-Film Adaptations https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-tv-adaptations/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-tv-adaptations/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:00:21 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=62972 Hollywood is going to continue adapting old TV shows into new movies. That much is a given, and there’s no sense in fighting against the trend. For this week’s Roundtable, we toss out some suggestions for source material yet to be mined for its feature film potential. Shannon Nutt Until ‘The Simpsons’ surpassed it several...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-tv-adaptations/feed/ 31 Blu-ray Highlights for 10/18/11 – Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-oct-18-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-oct-18-2011/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00:51 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=23641 This week sees the Blu-ray release of one of the year’s billion-dollar blockbuster hits. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. I’m more interested in the catalog titles. What grabs your attention? Here’s the weekly release list, including a few titles that debuted on Sunday and Monday: ‘Attack on Leningrad‘ (E1) ‘Baarìa‘ (Image) ‘Bad Teacher‘ (Sony) ‘Bad...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-oct-18-2011/feed/ 11 R.I.P. TV Shows of 2010 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/2010-tv-canceled-renewed/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/2010-tv-canceled-renewed/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:00:18 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=16363 With the 2010-2011 TV season now drawing to a close, the major networks have held their Upfront presentations in which they preview their fall schedules for advertisers. This is an important time for “bubble” shows (TV series with so-so ratings that may or may not be viable candidates for renewal), because this is where the...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/2010-tv-canceled-renewed/feed/ 35 Movie Madness: V vs. Bourne – Wolverine vs. Jones https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-madness-bourne-wolverine-jones/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-madness-bourne-wolverine-jones/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:00:19 +0000 Aaron Peck http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=14522 In Friday’s Movie Madness, ‘Star Wars’ fans turned out en masse to propel both Han Solo and Darth Vader into what we’re calling the Cinematic Sixteen. They ended up crushing their respective opponents, Harry Potter and Scott Pilgrim. Today’s matchups promise to be some stiff competition. First up, we have amnesiac spy Jason Bourne going...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-madness-bourne-wolverine-jones/feed/ 32 March Movie Madness: Alice vs. Leon – V vs. Holliday https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/march-movie-madness-alice-leon-holliday/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/march-movie-madness-alice-leon-holliday/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:00:42 +0000 Aaron Peck http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=13407 Monday’s Movie Madness was a blowout by two of the tournament heavyweights. First, the Terminator crushed serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Then Indiana Jones pulverized Jules Winnfield, sending him on a journey to wander the world like Kane. I thought today we could pick a couple of matchups that may end up being a bit closer....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/march-movie-madness-alice-leon-holliday/feed/ 21 ‘V’ Series Finale Recap: “Let’s Take the Bitch Down” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-mothers-day/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-mothers-day/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:00:35 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=13286 My coverage of ‘V’ here in the blog has been erratic at best. I just haven’t felt that this is a series I needed to recap every episode for. I’ve held no illusions that it’s even a good show. (It’s not.) Yet I’ve continued to watch for some reason, out of some misguided need to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-mothers-day/feed/ 4 ‘V’ 2.07 Recap: Hong Kong Phooey https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-birth-pangs/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-birth-pangs/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:00:29 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=12233 It’s been a while since I last checked in with ‘V’ here in the blog. There’s a reason for that. Frankly, I often find myself wondering why I continue to watch the show. It’s not very good. Nonetheless, I’m in a rut where I feel like, since I’ve already watched it this far, I might...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-birth-pangs/feed/ 1 ‘V’ 2.01 Recap: Red Rain Is Pouring Down, Pouring Down All Over Me https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-red-rain/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-red-rain/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:00:55 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=10340 I think pretty much everyone was surprised when ABC renewed its alien invasion series ‘V’ after the first season. After high expectations, the show proved to be a cheesy mediocrity with a lot of bad acting, lame writing, and terrible visual effects. Despite its unspectacular ratings, the network must have felt that it still had...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-red-rain/feed/ 7 Dammit, Now I May Need to Watch ‘V’ Again After All https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-jane-badler-marc-singer/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/v-jane-badler-marc-singer/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:00:43 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=9212 When ABC first announced its reboot of the ‘V’ franchise, I approached it with guarded optimism. I was a big fan of the original 1983 miniseries, though less so of the lousy 1984 sequel or the campy weekly series that followed. The concept is still pretty solid, and I hoped that a decent budget and...

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