Recent content by John Madia

Is the Best of Bonanza, Vol. 1 (Artisan) oop? Amazon doesn't have it. The only place I've found it is at CD Universe: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...1&frm=lk_dvdps Here's a review of it if you're interested: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bestbonanzavol1.php Also, does...

I am interested in buying some Laurel and Hardy DVD's and was wondering what are the best ones out there.

The only laughter I heard on the epilogue for "The Sermon for Today" was from the cast; none from a laugh track (not even after "Spider bite!"). I re-checked "Black Day for Mayberry" and it seems the laugh track is missing from about the 18 minute mark onward. There's no laughter even when...

I just received my replacement discs today so the offer is legit. I only watched "Black Day for Mayberry" fully. There didn't seem to be any laugh track from around when the gold truck takes off with Barney inside until the end (which seemed a bit odd with Barney was bouncing around in the...

Any word if Paramount is going to fix the missing laugh tracks or does it have something to do with the source material rather than the transfer?

I'm pretty sure they offer DVR but my setup now doesn't have DVR. If I wanted it I'm guessing that I would have to buy the units and pay for the subscription. The cable bill now is ~$53 without DVR. With Dish Network it seems that I can get 2x DVR and around 60 channels for ~$42.

So I guess for me the plus/minuses would be this: Cable (what I have now): + No hassle of switching over + Less worry about compression + Yes network + In person customer service - No DVR - Less channels than simiraly priced Dish - Possibly worse picture quality Dish Network (with...

Won't cable switch over in the near future to all digital? You can see from my above post that my television set up isn't anything special so I was wondering if I'd have to get a converter box or something for the switch. Also, if I get a new television for my bedroom am I better off with a...

I would like to note that my television set up is nothing special; I'm not sure of the specific sizes but I probably have around a 27" upstairs, a 20" downstairs and a 15" in my bedroom. Would I even have to worry about compression issues with this setup? Football isn't a selling point for...

Thanks for the information. About the Dish DVR, can you watch a show and tape a show at the same time? Can it tape two shows at the same time? What about the switch to digital? Is the converter from digital to analog built into the receiver or will I have to get a converter? Also is...

It seems that our local cable company (Adelphia) either went bankrupt or was bought out by Comcast. Since we'll probably be changing over to Comcast pretty soon (if it hasn't happened already) I've been thinking about switching over to satellite. Which is a better choice, Dish Network or...

Going to a doctor is the best bet. I'd reccomend trying tranquillizers first. If possible, try to avoid anti-depressants (especially paxil) because they can have horrible side effects and you can become addicted to them.

Sorry for a thread hijack (feel free to skip this post) but I'll try to briefly sum up my problems with Voyager: In short, Voyager had the most potential of any Trek series but never reached it. I wish there were only ~5 season in the delta quadrent. Have the first season establish what's...

If you can afford it, cognitive-behavioral therapy seems to me the best method of treating OCD. It might be hard to find a good therapist practicing it but it's probably worth the hassle. You can read about it at: http://www.ocdonline.com/ Also, http://www.ocfoundation.org/ seems like a good...

The IMDB lists Francis of Assisi's aspect ratio as 2.35:1 but the current DVD is listed as 1.85:1. Is the current DVD the wrong aspect ratio or is the IMDB wrong? Also, how is the movie/DVD? I'm interested in seeing it but I haven't found much info on it.