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  1. Gary Cliff

    Looking for specific episode of "I Love Lucy"

    It is the episode where Lucy wins the privilege of calling a baseball game for a radio station. When she arrives, she encounters a sound board with the various sound-effects buttons and switches labelled with pieces of paper. But she accidentally turns on a fan, thus blowing all the labels off...
  2. Gary Cliff

    FT: "The Matrix" Blu Ray (1st movie only)

    Shortly after the Blu Ray Trilogy came out, I found someone selling the 3 movies separately, so I grabbed the first (one of my all-time favorites!) I have now decided to get the Ultimate Collection, and so I no longer have need of this copy of "The Matrix." Here is a want list, though I may...
  3. Gary Cliff

    Twin Peaks pilot?

    I have never seen an episode of this series, but I found a second season set real cheap, so I picked it up. Of course, I want to watch the pilot and first season before watching the second season, but I can't find the pilot anywhere except in the Definitive Gold Box Edition. Is the pilot...
  4. Gary Cliff

    WTB: PORTAL from "The Orange Box" (PS3)

    Willing to pay up to $20 shipped for just the Portal disk (and the manual...or if there is only one manual for all the games, then a photocopy of the Portal section of the manual). Alternatively, I would be willing to trade a factory-sealed Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3) for Portal. If interested...
  5. Gary Cliff

    Used season sets in Seattle?

    I am in Seattle for a couple of days, and I was thinking of checking out places that sell used DVD sets. Does anyone have any suggestions of places I should visit?
  6. Gary Cliff

    Looking for the name of an offbeat British mystery series

    Awhile back, I read about a British series that involved two female protagonists solving crimes, and it was described as being something like "Olivia Benson meets Veronica Mars." Is anyone familiar with this series?
  7. Gary Cliff

    Search for a scene from one of the "Dune" miniseries

    I watched both the "Dune" and "Children of Dune" miniseries quite awhile ago, and I remember a scene involving 3 characters (I can't even remember now who they were), where one character, in response to what another character has said, spits on the ground. The other character begins to take...
  8. Gary Cliff

    Friday Night Lights - DTS version?

    I picked up a used copy of this movie on Amazon Marketplace, and when it arrived, I found that he has totally different cover art (including the DTS banner across the top). And the bonus features do not include: - Deleted Scenes - "Tim McGraw: Off the Stage" - Player Cam Action Shots - "Real...
  9. Gary Cliff

    "Desperate Housewives/Lost" rebate coupon: do sets from DDD include it?

    It appears that it is really hit & miss as to whether the coupon is included or not in the Desperate Housewives set. Has anyone received this set from DeepDiscountDVD yet, and if so, does it contain the $10 rebate coupon?
  10. Gary Cliff

    Ordered "Lost" from Best Buy, but shipment arrived with no "bonus disk"

    I realize that their website said the bonus disks were available "while supplies last", but I thought that ordering it on Aug. 21 would be early enough. Did any of you order from Best Buy after Aug. 21, and still receive the bonus disk?
  11. Gary Cliff

    Has anyone heard of "Mrs. Parker & the Vicious Circle" being released?

    I was just browsing at DVDSoon.com and saw that they had it listed for $11.98 (CAD) with a release date of July 19, 2005. I was surprised to see it because I hadn't heard anything about its being released, and I checked with a few major etailers and they don't have it listed. Does anyone have...
  12. Gary Cliff

    "Century City" - did network air episodes out of order in attempt to boost ratings?

    I have been watching this series on the "Space" network (in Canada), and I noticed some details from episode to episode that suggested the episodes are not being shown in the intended order. I checked with epguides.com and sure enough, the episode numbers and production numbers match only for...
  13. Gary Cliff

    "Witness" SE - has Peter Weir interview from original release been included?

    It's not in the list of bonus features, unless it is part of the 5-part documentary (which I doubt). Does anyone know for sure?
  14. Gary Cliff

    Panasonic DMR-ES10 DVD recorder - capacity to jump to a specific spot in a movie?

    I just bought this recorder, and while reading through the manual, I noticed that there was no mention of the capacity to jump to a specific spot in a movie (to a specific hour-minute-second). This is such a basic function that I just assumed every DVD player (and recorder) would have it. And...
  15. Gary Cliff

    Rita Rudner stand-up routines on DVD?

    I have come across some of her routines on video, but I'm not aware of any on DVD. I remember the first time I saw her on TV; her style was just so different from everyone else's! In that routine, her recurring gagline was something like "...and officer, that's why I shot my husband" but I...
  16. Gary Cliff

    Which season set of Star Trek: Voyager is this episode from?

    I recently saw an episode of Voyager that I'd never seen before (I thought I had seen them all!) It was set several centuries in the future of Voyager's time, and it involved a museum that depicted the Voyager crew as vicious renegades. Does anyone know off-hand the name of the episode and the...
  17. Gary Cliff

    Why would a DVD not work in a DVD player but does work in a DVD-ROM drive?

    I have a DVD that freezes up at a certain spot when played in my DVD player, but it plays fine through that spot in the DVD-ROM drive of my computer (in fact, I have 2 DVDs for which this is the case). There does not appear to be anything on the surface of the DVD that would cause the problem...
  18. Gary Cliff

    "Retail price" dropping after a set amount of time?

    I was doing a search for the best price on "ER - season 2" and found that most etailers were selling it for over $40, but BestPrices.com had it for under $30. And when I looked more closely, I noticed that while Amazon.com had the retail price at $59.99, BestPrices.com had the retail price at...
  19. Gary Cliff

    Memento LE - how to navigate the menus?

    I remember years ago there being a thread giving detailed instructions on how to navigate the menus, but now I can't find that thread. Is it still around? Or if it isn't, could someone please just tell me the easiest way to get the movie started? Thanks!
  20. Gary Cliff

    "Gilmore Girls" - season 1 set: looking for a TV-related pop culture reference

    For a course I am teaching, I am looking for an example of the ever-increasing practice of a character in one TV series making reference to a different TV series. I realize that "Gilmore Girls" is famous for its pop culture references, but the proportion of its pop culture references made to TV...
  21. Gary Cliff

    Law and Order - "Save $10" sticker?

    I was in Future Shop today, and noticed that all three Law and Order box sets released today have this sticker on them. But there are no details on the sticker; it simply directs you inside the box for details. Is this just a Canadian thing, or is this offer available in the U.S. as well? And...
  22. Gary Cliff

    DVD magazine for newcomer to DVD?

    My 80-year old dad has just gotten into DVD, but he's not that up on what's out there; so if he went to a rental place, he would probably only recognize a few titles out of the thousands available. So I was wondering if there is a magazine out there that comes out monthly, with reviews of new...
  23. Gary Cliff

    Are DVD releases of TV series being edited to eliminate "previously on" dialogue?

    I remember, while watching my "24 - season 1" DVD set, that there were scenes not in the original series. There was nothing significant; at the time, I thought it was just extra material to get each episode up to a minimum length. More recently, I've been wondering: if the DVD producers don't...
  24. Gary Cliff

    I'd love to see "Murder One" on DVD (the inspiration for "24"?)

    Back when "24" was being promoted, a big deal was made about how it was done in "real time": each one-hour episode covering one hour of a single day. When I heard that, I immediately thought of "Murder One". When it was on, it was also promoted as being done in "real time", but it was each...
  25. Gary Cliff

    Any good compilations of '80s music videos?

    I have been looking for something like "Best of '80s music videos" DVDs, but I haven't been able to find a single one that has half decent selection, half decent audio quality and half decent video quality. Are there actually any in existence?
  26. Gary Cliff

    Farscape - should I make a blind purchase?

    I have heard many good things about this series, but I've never seen a single episode. As far as sci-fi goes: - Star Wars: I really enjoy them (especially the original 3) - ST:TNG: I enjoy it - Voyager: I only enjoy it somewhat - DS9: I don't enjoy it at all - Andromeda: I enjoy it So...
  27. Gary Cliff

    Jesus de Montreal - Dec. 30?

    I just happened to notice that Amazon.com has this DVD listed as being available Dec. 30. I've been waiting for this one forever! Amazon doesn't give any specifications; does anyone have any information on this release?
  28. Gary Cliff

    Movie clip demonstating "determination (even to death)"?

    I am looking for a movie clip to show in a class. The clip needs to show someone who is so committed to fulfilling a task that they are willing to die trying. (If the clip had loved ones pleading with the person not to risk their life by going, that would be a bonus.) I have in mind someone...
  29. Gary Cliff

    With Tony Shalhoub winning emmy, can "Monk - season 1" be far behind?

    When Universal released the pilots of Monk, L&O-SVU, and L&O-CI all on the same day, and then released full season sets of only L&O-SVU and L&O-CI, but not Monk, I thought Monk - season 1 was dead in the water. However, now that it has won an Emmy, how can Universal NOT release the season set?
  30. Gary Cliff

    FT - Law & Order - season one

    Disks, box, and fold-out case are in excellent condition. Would consider trading.... ....STRAIGHT UP for: E.R. – season 1 Earth: Final Conflict - Destination Dark Earth: Final Conflict - Face the Horizon ....for any 2 of the following: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea SE (1954) Born on...
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