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Fraggle Rock Is Back -- On DVD
28 October 2009 9:12 AM, PDT
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Time for some full disclosure. While I like to consider myself a reasonably well-read, serious guy, I enjoy all sorts of entertainment. I'm a Trekker. Growing up, I loved Sesame Street, the Muppets, Zoom, and The Electric Company. And though I was probably way too old at the time -- I was in college -- and shouldn't admit this, I was a huge fan of Fraggle Rock. The show, created by Muppet master Jim Henson, was actually one of HBO's earliest original series, and it was just brilliant. From the opening lyrics of the theme song -- "Dance your cares away/Worries for another day/Let the music play/Down at Fraggle Rock" -- to the creatures, and from the vibrant visuals to the charming/serious lessons taught each episode, Fraggle Rock was a treat. Stories centered on the Fraggles, a group of cave-dwelling, free-spirited humanoid creatures, and the other
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This Week In DVD: October 13th
13 October 2009 11:56 AM, PDT
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Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves working as a delivery driver for Planet Express. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs. So join us each week as he takes a look at new DVD releases and gives his highly unqualified opinion as to which titles are worth BUYing, which are better off as RENTals, and which should be AVOIDed at all costs.
Click on any of the titles below to magically head over to Amazon.com and pick up the DVD. And don't forget to check out Neil Miller's hilariously titled This Week In Blu-ray column for reviews on the latest high definition Blu-ray releases!
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Pitch: Jim Henson does Gift of the Magi...
Why Buy? I know it's only October, but this is a Christmas classic up there with the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas and
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