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Good Acting in So-So Movie!
This was a made for television movie and I remember watching it when it aired on TV when I was 16 years old because I like Jamie Lee Curtis and the Dorothy Stratten tragedy was all over the news and in the papers. While this movie wasn't all that great and changed a lot of things and critics have put down Jamie Lee Curtis I think she was good but the movie was a little uneven and from what I had remembered hearing about the real Dorothy Stratten story on the news programs they changed so many things that it seems like the movie is only loosely based on the real story but despite that the acting by Jamie Lee Curtis and Bruce Weitz is good and he really gave a chilling performance as Dorothy Stratten's abusive, obsessive husband.

Disappointed
I've always been interested in the story of Dorothy Stratten and try to purchase as much as possible about the subject, and I feel this rendition falls far from the truth and really fits the usual made for Tv dramas that are on TV today, which usually lack accuracy and tend to fill in a lot of blanks or leave key things out. I understand the circumstances behind the making of this, and why some things were changed and I respect that but feel that if you can't keep it somewhat accurate you should at least change the name of it as well!

First Time Jamie Was Exposed?
This was one of Jamie Lee Curtis' earlier movies, and probably the first one that featured her in such revealing outfits. Jamie's white bikini scene certainly turned heads, but supporting cast member Tracy Reed donned an even more provocative swimsuit at Hugh Hefner's mansion when Dorothy (Curtis) arrived. I would have liked to see more of Mindy (Reed) in her hot bikini. ... Read more

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"I Hate You! I Hate You!"
So says Catherine to Vincent after she falls under the influence of a nefarious voodoo practitioner who has plans for her that definitely seem hazardous to her health. All of this leads to a lively rescue, and eventually, some intensely passionate eye contact between our favorite couple. "Dark Spirit" is certainly watchable enough, but it seems much less substantive than most of the episodes.

In 1998 I conducted a poll among Beauty and the Beast fans asking them to rate the 44 episodes of the first two seasons on a 1-to-10 scale. 31 fans participated. "Dark Spirit" finished 42nd out of the 44 episodes.

I placed "Dark Spirit" 36th in my own personal 1-through-44 rank-ordering of the episodes. ... Read more

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The two-hour pilot of The Next Generation holds up well after all these years and many, many subsequent episodes and four feature films. Gene Roddenberry's second go-round with Star Trek on television boldly goes where no other soul had gone, overcoming Trekker skepticism at the time about new characters and a new cast. After introducing Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the rest of the crew, the script by Roddenberry and former Star Trek story editor Dorothy Fontana plunges them into a familiar Trek confrontation with a superior power, Q (John De Lancie), in a weirdly archaic setting drawn from Earth history (in this case, the bloody kangaroo courts of Robespierre's day). Declaring mankind barbarous and unworthy of existence, Q gives Picard 24 hours to prove humans are not just a "grievously savage race." The story is punctuated with various delights, particularly first meetings between the characters (watch for Riker's houndish introduction to Dr. Crusher) and a surprise cameo from a Trek icon. There are bumps: originally shot as a 90-minute special, "Encounter" had to be padded a bit (ergo the ship separation scene) to make it two hours. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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"This is a new ship, but she's got the right name."
Star Trek made its return to the television airwaves with the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987. It was apparent from the beginning of "Encounter at Farpoint" that this new series would be more cerebral and less dependent on green-skinned slave girls and bare-chested captains. This was going to be a series that emphasized that humankind could co-exist in harmony with the technology of its creation and would only resort to violence to solve problems as a last resort.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) sets a course for Farpoint Station on his newly commissioned Enterprise-D to pick up new crew members Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Lt. Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), and Wesley Crusher (Wil Weaton). However, with Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn), and Lt. Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby) already on board, the Enterprise is intercepted by the mysterious Q (John de Lancie) who chastises Picard for humanity's inability to leave behind its more savage impulses. Picard objects to the accusation and argues that humankind, while still far from perfect, has abandoned its more destructive habits. Q decides to test this claim by subjecting the Enterprise-D to a test at Farpoint Station which will determine just how far humanity as a whole has evolved.

Being the first episode in a new series, "Encounter at Farpoint" has the usual problems typical of television pilots. The dialogue and performances are a little stiff and the nuances between characters had not yet had time to develop. Yet, "Encounter at Farpoint" is notable for expanding the Star Trek mythos considerably in just a single episode. We are introduced to a new class of ship, a new uniform design, new alien beings, the infamous holodeck, and given a history lesson on important developments that preceded the advent of Starfleet. A cameo by Admiral Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley) also provides a nostalgic link to the fondly-remembered original series. It would take some time before Star Trek: The Next Generation found its stride but "Encounter at Farpoint" did its job by establishing a solid foundation on which to build upon.

The ST:TNG pilot episode...
The U.S.S Enterprise, captained by Jean-Luc Picard, is on a routine investigative mission to Farpoint Station when they encounter an enigmatic, god-like individual known simply as Q. The omnipotent being appears to have no other intention other than to cause trouble and immediately places Picard and his senior officers on trial for the crimes of humanity...

Encounter of Farpoint is not among the best of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes - it merely serves as a necessary starting point for a TV programme that took until its third series to display the type of quality we associate it with. Characters are introduced; past relationships are established (although it does take 178 episodes, seven series, three movies and eleven years for anything to come of it in the case of Riker and Troi). This is a must-have for any fan of the series - watching "Encounter at Farpoint" and comparing it to later episodes will allow you to see just how far the characters - Picard, Riker, Troi, Dr Crusher, Data, Worf, La Forge and Yar - have evolved and how the show as a whole changed over time.

~*Jenna*~

It introduced us to so many characters and yet told a story
Had I written a review of this episode shortly after it came out, it would not have been nearly as positive as this one. In viewing it again, I am struck at how well the two "unusual" characters of Q and Data are introduced. While to outward appearances he is human, Data is an android and we are immediately made aware of that as well as some of his "failings." Simple things such as whistling and humor are beyond his capacity at this time.
The outstanding feature is the introduction of one of the best characters to ever appear in a television series, Q, the impish God. Without question, he is a god, possessing mighty powers and yet he is using them to determine the worthiness of humanity to explore the stars. After the dark, foreboding and sometimes bloody descriptions of God in much of our religious literature, it is a pleasure to see one who puns and tests us with puzzles rather than in how well we slaughter our enemies. Of secondary interest is the mention of the Ferengi, although they are described as a people who eat those who displease them.
Dr. McCoy of the original series makes an appearance as an admiral, inspecting the medical facilities of the Enterprise. He is as irascible as ever, yet he also praises the Vulcans as an honorable race, worthy of respect. Data escorts him while he is on the Enterprise, and their conversation is one of the classics in the entire Star Trek genre.
The Enterprise crew gets together and their mission is to investigate Farpoint Station, a structure constructed with unusual rapidity by a people who wish to have the Federation use it as a star base. On the way to Farpoint, they encounter Q and we are introduced to the plot device where the saucer and weapons sections can be separated. This was not extensively used in subsequent episodes, which was unfortunate. Given that families are now on starships, it is my belief that such separations would be standard practice when there is the reasonable expectation of hostilities.
Q creates a courtroom whose spectators are survivors of an atomic holocaust. Humanity is put on trial through the crew of the Enterprise and then they are let free to continue their mission. When the Enterprise arrives at Farpoint, things are not what they appear to be. When the leader of the people who built Farpoint is questioned, he professes ignorance, yet it is clear he knows what is happening. Another "ship" arrives and begins bombarding the city near Farpoint. Rather than immediately firing on the new arrival, Picard seeks information and learns that the "ship" is in fact an intelligent entity that is trying to free its' mate, which has been transformed into Farpoint. By firing energy of the proper form into Farpoint, the Enterprise heals the creature and it frees itself. Q is impressed by this and announces that humanity has passed the test.
Given that there was very little to build on, this episode effectively introduces much of what is arguably the greatest television series ever. Therefore, it can also be considered the best episode of the series.

Just what you'd expect from the first episode of a series
While 'Encounter At Farpoint' is only average at best it's important to take into consideration that it is the series opener. In many such shows most of the production staff and especially the actors tend to be concerned whether or not the show will succeed; additionally the actor's character portrayals naturally become sharper and better defined. Considering the daunting task of attempting to revive the series with an all-new cast it is completely understandable that there should be some hesitation or reservations present. The debut of this Trek serialization was penned equally by the seasoned and distinguished series veterans D.C. Fontana and the show's creator Gene Roddenberry. Reportedly the story went through several changes but basically retained the same original plot of the new Enterprise crew at the edge of known Federation explored space, find the peculiar conundrum and expose the culprits. The Farpoint scenario isn't really fleshed out well; what really works best in this episode is the inspired invention of Q, brought to vivid life by the underrated and underused John De Lancie. He became more of a scamp and a thorn in the side of Picard in later episodes, but here he is genuinely nefarious and quite ominous. His performance in his relatively few scenes is more than memorable and adds punch to the proceedings when it is lagging. There is also a natural lead-in to the future episode 'Hide And Q' that comes near the end when Q first meets Riker face-to-face.

Though the show falls flat where it is concerned with the Farpoint station, the concept of Q is well developed; an omnipotent, all-powerful being appears and tells the humans they can come this far and no farther. Incapable of battling against such a potent foe the humans strike the only bargain they can: test us. See if we've advanced beyond our primitive and savage desires; watch us and make certain we don't corrupt and defile everything and everyone we come into contact with. The challenge comes at an opportune and delicate time too as the Enterprise is beginning their new mission. Sure it's a convenient plot element but it gives the writers something to work with right out of the gate and besides future Q appearances give the viewer something to look forward to in later episodes.

Initially the main characters themselves don't really come off too successfully; with the exceptions of Jonathan Frakes as Riker and Brent Spiner as Data everyone would appear to be only a distant reflection of what they were here in the episodes immediately following. At times Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard comes off as more of a classroom instructor grading the crewmembers in some sort of a starship mockup exercise; Denise Crosby as Tasha Yar seems mousy here in comparison to the rest of the series; Michael Dorn as Worf speaks lines only so that Picard can chastise him; Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi wavers uncomfortably between strong and meek characterizations, unable to discern which quality she should be projecting; other cast members get too little screen time for us to get any real impression of them. By the show's end though we get a good feel of what to expect of them in future episodes; the addition of past histories and relationships between some of the key bridge officers is a great twist. Later the writers would make the most of these opportunities drawing us into the problems of being both a superior officer and a friend, defining the lines that can and can't be crossed.

Good Beginning To A Remarkable Sci Fi Show!
Star Trek: TNG was and is one of my favorite TV shows, I actually started watching it during it's second season and didn't get to watch the first season episodes til I got some first season videos from Columbia House and when I watched Encounter At Farpoint Parts One and Two I wasn't disapponted because it answered some questions for me such as how they were introduced to Q and who this Tasha Yar was who was mentioned in some of the second season episodes. Yes it may be said that Encounter at Farpoint isn't an excellent movie but it's not awful, not one of the few stinkers of the series long run by any means and I actually found this series pilot quite entertaining especially the scenes with Q played by John De Lancie who I think was fantastic and so was Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-luc Picard and I think all of the the actors were good, yes their acting wasn't as good as in other episodes but since as this was the pilot I think they just hadn't hit their stride yet and when the characters were more fully developed their acting improved a lot and really impressed me and though Encounter At Farpoint is not a 5 star episode I think it's worth 4 stars just for the scenes with John De Lancie and Patrick Stewart and in other first season episodes and later seasons you will get to see great acting from LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, etc. ... Read more

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The Stevenson-Rogers M*A*S*H years end on a high note
These eight episodes represent the final third of Season 3 for "M*A*S*H" and a grim reminder of the wastefulness of war. There are also several episodes that start to take the character of Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) in some new directions:

(65) "The Consultant" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Robert Klane) has Dr. Borelli (Robert Alda) showing up to operate on a soldier's leg in order to save it. However, being this close to the front again is too much for the visiting specialist to stand. Grade A-: The stunt of Alan Alda's father produces a solid episode that looks at the drinking on campus in a dramatic fashion.

(66) "House Arrest" (Writers: Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum; Aired: February 4, 1975) has Hawkeye decking Frank Burns (Larry Linville) during out of their stupid arguments and being held for court-martial. Grade B-: The idea of the entire camp (except for Hot Lips) supporting Hawkeye over Frank has some nice moments, but this show has a horrible moment when a visiting female colonel (Mary Wickes) is caught in a compromising position with Frank by Hot Lips. The colonel yells "rape" and Hawkeye quips "A movie and a rape all in one night." This was one of those offensive rape jokes during the early years on "M*A*S*H" and I am surprised no one objected before it got on the air.

(67) "Aid Station" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Simon Munter; Aired: February 11, 1975) has Hawkeye, Hot Lips (Loretta Swit) and Klinger (Jamie Farr) sent to the front to provide help at a Battalion Aid Station. Grade A: Being under fire forges new respect for one another among this odd trio. Another key step in the transformation of Hot Lips into Margaret.

(68) "Love and Marriage" (Writer: Arthur Julian; Aired: February 18, 1975) has Trapper (Wayne Rogers) and Hawkeye helping in both directions as one soldier is trying to find his pregnant wife and another needing to be stopped from marrying a prostitute as part of a scam at Rosie's Bar. Grade C+: Realistic in terms of what relations were like between the American G.I.'s and the South Korean girls, but nothing special otherwise.

(69) "Big Mac" (Writer: Laurence Marks; February 25, 1975) has the camp getting all excitted preparing for a visit from General Douglas MacArthur himself. Grade B+: The key thing here is everyone responds in character, and the climax, which offers the ultimate Klinger outfit, is a hoot.

(70) "Payday" (Writers: John Regier & Gary Markowitz; Aired: March 4, 1975) starts with Hawkeye making the mistake of telling the army he had an extra $10 in his paycheck. The army sends him a check for $3,000, which the surgeon promptly gives to Father Mulcahy for the orphans. Then the army shows up and wants the $3,000 back. Grade B-: A nice little example of how military intelligence is an oxymoron.

(71) "White Gold" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Simon Munter; Aired: March 11, 1975) has the doctors suspicious when their penicillin supplies start disappearing. Then Colonel Flagg (Edward Winter) shows up and everything becomes clear as mud. Grade B-: Flagg is always fun.

(72) "Abyssinia, Henry" (Writers: Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell; Aired: March 18, 1975) is the order of the day when Colonel Blake (McLean Stevenson) leaves the 4077th to go home. Grade A: Besides the stunning final scene in the O.R. in which the cast was given the script literally a minute before the scene was shot and where the raw emotion seen in the eyes of the cast is haunting, this episode had already reduced you to tears when Blake gives Radar a farewell hug.

The shock of Henry Blake's death and the sudden departure of Wayne Rogers from the cast, ended up being blessings in disguise for "M*A*S*H". No television show in history had as big a turnover in its cast and actually managed to get better as this series did in its fourth season. But once Frank Burns was replaced with Charles Emerson Winchester, "M*A*S*H" would become sublime. But looking back over the episodes from the first three seasons, this particular videotape is, on balance, the best of the bunch. Stevenson and Rogers went out with the show they were leaving as good as it had ever been. ... Read more

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Fill Er' Up...Duke's Style!
Tastes like Whiskey, kicks like a mule-- must be moonshine! In this classic Dukes of Hazzard, Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) has gone against his word and fired up a new a new batch of sipping whiskey. But looks can be downright decieving. What Jesse, Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) are cooking up is a substitue for fossil fuels.

The Dukes are applying the secret family recipe and distilling a kick-tail "gasoline" in order to solve the nation's energy crisis. Of course, that only brings trouble for the Dukes. A federal revenue agent (Carlene Watkins) is doing her best to catch the Duke boys breaking their word and making moonshine. And Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) figures he can collect royalties on the fuel if the Dukes are given a government-funded stay in an iron-bar hotel. With all the heat on can Jesse and the boys make it in time to win the $20000 prize money? Find out and buy this hilarious GAS of an episode!

Fill 'Er Up......Dukes Syle!
Tastes like Whiskey, kicks like a mule-- must be moonshine! In this classic Dukes of Hazzard, Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) has gone against his word and fired up a new a new batch of sipping whiskey. But looks can be downright decieving. What Jesse, Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) are cooking up is a substitue for fossil fuels.

The Dukes are applying the secret family recipe and distilling a kick-tail "gasoline" in order to solve the nation's energy crisis. Of course, that only brings trouble for the Dukes. A federal revenue agent (Carlene Watkins) is doing her best to catch the Duke boys breaking their word and making moonshine. And Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) figures he can collect royalties on the fuel if the Dukes are given a government-funded stay in an iron-bar hotel. With all the heat on can Jesse and the boys make it in time to win the $20000 prize money? Find out and buy this hilarious GAS of an episode!

High Octane
all dukes episodes are great along with high octane it will keep you on the edge of your chair

ONE OF THE FIVE GREATEST SHOWS OF TELEVISION HISTORY!
The first five episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard are about as good of television as you can get. They filmed not on a set in California but on location in Covington, GA. The plots are- dare we say it- REALISTIC AND WELL WRITTEN! The comedy is great, Rosco and Boss are actually not dumbed down to the point of absurdity, and, well, THEY ARE JUST OUTSTANDING EPISODES OF TELEVISION THAT RANK WITH ANYTHING YOU CAN NAME! Especially if you're like me and dispise "social commentary" in your television shows.

This episode is famous for several reasons. First, it is the first time that Luke ever drives the General Lee. His jump over a semi to begin the show, as well as give the General Lee its first great shot of its famous CNH-320 license plates, not only begins the episode with a bang, but is the shot used on the General Lee model kits sold in toy stores in the 1980s. This is also the first episode directed by Don McDougal, the greatest Dukes director of them all, who directed Dukes episodes throughout the show's seven year run. And, of course, this is the last episode filmed in Georgia.

This episode also features sexy character actress Carlene Watkins. Remember the blonde Alex Riger fell in love with when Latka and Simka set everyone up in "The Schlogel Episode" of Taxi? Remember the blonde after Fraiser Crane with a boyfriend in prison and a taste for intimacy in dangerous situtations in Frasier? This is her, young, BRUNETTE, and playing a REVENUER! As Cooter says- "She's a whole lot better looking than ol' Agent Roach"- so much so she even gets Enos' eyes to stray from Daisy and call JD Hogg "Boss" for the only time in the 145 episode run of the series (well- he looked at Vera too when he guest starred on that crossover episode of Alice)!

The plot is great fun- a real cat and mouse game on the moonshine theme the series was based on but later shyed away from- and for the first time it reveals the fact Boss and Uncle Jesse ran shine back in the old days. Bit parts from two actors who appeared in the historic pilot "One Armed Bandits" are included- Champ Laidler as "Old Brodie" and Ralph Pace with such a new look to him in his new character you'd never recognize him from the first episode. It's the only episode Jesse ever breaks his word in as he makes some moonshine "for his country to help solve the energy crisis"- a 1979 history lesson from pop culture if there ever was one! And the General, for one brief shot, has its original checkered-Confederate flag pattern between its rear window and trunk lid!

Remember Gasahol! Learn how we will have fuel for combustion engines even if someday we run out of oil! And buy this great episode! NOW! PULL OUT THE CREDIT CARD! LET THE KIDS GO ANOTHER WEEK WITHOUT NEW SHOES! PUT OFF THE NEW CAR AND DESTROY YOUR CREDIT RATING IF YOU MUST! IT'S THAT GOOD!

If nothing else, you'll finally "get it" after the hatchet job of cutting scenes TNN does to it!

It was a good show for Moonshine Car for motors
It showed that Moonshine really makes car motors run. ... Read more

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One of the best episodes!
This is one of the best Star Trek Next Generation episodes because in the context of Star Trek and encounters with alien species, it explores the complicated and difficult feelings which can arouse in regard to love, physical appearance and the unpredictability of one's partner. If only we had more Star Trek episodes as thought-provoking and emotionally moving as this one!

Who was that Trill I saw you with last night
Who was that Trill I saw you with last night?

In this one Bev Crusher falls for a Trill host. They make their first appearance in this episode. The host's body rejects the worm and Riker offers to serve as host to the worm entity. Other than that it's not the most action filled episode. But it does stretch the bounds of love for poor Bev. She has this thing for Riker, however it's the personality in the Trill that she loves. It's sets the tone for all the future Trills we see like Dax in Deep Space Nine.

Beauty Within
I am not a Crusher fan, nor am I a big Riker fan, and if someone had told me the concept of the episode, I would have rolled my eyes, but this is one of the most profound, beautiful things I have ever seen on TV. Odan, the symbiotic being Crusher is attracted to, is incredible--he gives the notion of "having a beautiful soul" substance. His impulse to love, and the enforced restraint in Riker's body is riveting--Jonathan Frakes displays some of his best acting ever.
One wishes the episode didn't have to end as it does--Crusher's all-too human failing can't rise to the challenge of unconditional love--but it is fitting, and inevitable, given the episodic format.
I recommend this highly to anyone.

Dr. Crusher falls in love with a Trill.
This is one of those Star Trek episodes where one of the crew falls in love with an "alien" and things do not work out. In "The Host," Dr. Crusher falls for Odan, a Federation ambassador who happens to be a Trill, although this apparently means nothing to her. Obviously this episode has great implications for the Star Trek universe down the road with Jadzia Dax being a main character on Deep Space Nine. When Odan is injured during an attack on a shuttle, Crusher discovers the symbiotic relationship between the Trill and its host and is stunned to learn that "Odan" is the parasite in the relationship. Crusher removes the Trill and puts it in stasis. When the host dies they learn it will be forty hours until a new host can arrive for Odan, which will be thirty-eight hours too late for Odan. To save the Trill's life and to allow the delicate negotiations to continue, Commander Riker volunteers to host Odan. This means that Crusher has to get used to the idea of Odan living in Riker's body.

Star Trek often tries to find interesting new ways of dressing up old ideas, and "The Host" deals with the idea that beauty is only skin deep. Enlightened people want to believe that they love the mind, the soul, the personality of someone, not their appearance, and here is a chance for Crusher to put this to the test. Once we gloss over the idea that the Chief Medical Officer of the Federation's flagship did not know what a Trill was before Odan showed up on board, this is a fascinating episode. Certainly it treats both its subject and the focal character seriously. Given Jack Crusher's tragic death, there is a certain pathos that carries over to any of Beverly's attempts to find love in the universe. This is an adult episode that provides some of Gates McFadden's best moments on the series and introduces a species that will be put to much better dramatic use in the future.

Beverly falls in love?
Dr. Crusher falls in love with an alien diplomat, who is involved in peace talks with an alien planet. But the good Doctor is crushed when she learns that her lover is actually a parasitic life form that lives off host bodies and has lived for years. The episode becomes even worse when the symbiont is planted into Riker's body to resume the peace talks, and when a suitable host comes aboard the Enterprise, the symbiont is finally placed in the body of a woman. ... Read more

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30 years later I still ache inside from this episode
When I was growing up, there were a few shows that made a big impact on me, the kind of life-altering impact that helped make me who I am today.

One such show was "Time Enough at Last," the classic Twlight Zone episode with Burgess Meredith as a voracious reader who winds up to be the last man on earth. That ending still gives me the chills.

Another show was "All That Glitters," an episode of Lost in Space that tugged a bit at my heartstrings.

Other shows, not available on any format, include The Sixth Sense starring Gary Collins as a parapsychologist. Some scenes from that show still scare the willies out of me to remember them. (I wish someone would release those episodes on VHS or, better yet, DVD!) I also loved Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

Then there was The Waltons, a show seemingly perfect for someone who's more a feeler than a thinker.

This episode of the Waltons ("Love Story") touched my heart like very few shows ever did. Or ever could. Maybe "touched" isn't the right word. Maybe ripped it out of my chest, beating and bleeding is closer to the truth. In fact, nearly 30 years after I first saw "Love Story," I can still feel the pain inside from watching John-Boy fight back the tears when Jenny Pendleton tells him she has to go away -- and that after they promised each other they'd marry and settle down together.

My gosh, does this episode hurt me emotionally. It's almost too painful to watch.

I know because I bought this video recently and watched it. Sure enough, the tears fell like rain at the end. Especially listening to John-Boy sing in that plaintive voice of his some love song accompanied by a zither.

TV never had a more emotional moment, in my opinion. And I have yet to see any medium capture what lost love and shattered dreams actually FEELS like the way this episode does.

If you like that sort of thing, this is the video to watch.

John-Boy Walton falls in love with Jenny Pendleton
"The Love Story" was the episode of "The Waltons" where Jenny Pendleton, played by Sian Barbara Allen, showed up on Walton's Mountain and forever won John-Boy Walton's heart. He discovers that young Jenny has run away from her home in Richmond and has been staying at the old Pendleton place on Walton's Mountain. Her father has recently remarried and he is too busy with his new bride to pay her much attention, and so she has returned to live on the Mountain for a while. The Waltons take Jenny into their home and she gets to see what it is like to live in the warmth of a large, loving family. Jenny's father and stepmother show up and decide to stay awhile at the old place, providing a chance for them to bond. But Jenny and John-Boy are too busy falling in love for that to happen. However, by turning her back on what she said she wanted, Jenny has tempted the Fates and they exact a high price. "Love Story" is one of the classic episodes of "The Waltons," pretty much of everyone's Top 10 list. This episode, which originally aired January 18, 1973, received Emmy nominations for Earl Hamner, Jr.'s writing and Lee Philip's direction. The character of Jenny appeared the following season in "The Thanksgiving Story" and Allen received a Golden Globe nomination for most promising actress in 1973. Of course, some time between now and then that particular award was retired. I think after Pia Zadora won it, if I am not mistaken, although I imply no causality. ... Read more

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Every Borg episode gets better and better!
"The Best Of Both Worlds" is the true inspiration of the Borg. Never-ending and teriffic action, the special effects (which you'll mostly see on part 2) and the plot gets you off your seat! You truly can't miss this one!

Crown Jewel of Next Generation. Film or tv
Unfortunately I only became a Next Generation fan around the time the series was about to go off of the air. So I can't even imagine the suspense that the truly faithful had when this episode aired with a whole summer remaining before the answer would be revealed. I was edgy just to see the next episode even though I only had to wait a day.

What I can say is that this episode is one of the best written and produced television events i've ever seen. The sets, as always, were awesome. The Borg ship is ominous and eerie. The action and surprise is palpable. And the plot is just outstanding. I don't wanna give ANY of it away but just suffice it to say that an almost perfect quandry is presented to the crew of the Enterprise.

The Borg has to be the most ominous concept perhaps ever created for television. Picture this... a big metal cube that flies through space without any apparent leader. And wherever it goes it's sole purpose is to anihilate the planets and vessels it encounters. Or it seeks to assimilate the inhabitants into its' 'collective'. Once assimilated the beings lose all sense of self and become motivated only by the desire to serve the collective. It's kinda like Night of the Living Dead in space. You can't outrun em and if you kill em more just keep comin'. Frightening.

I used to have many discussions about what the Borg was meant to represent. I always believed that the Borg was meant to represent Communism but I was intrigued by the many different interpretations that I was exposed to.

In short, you don't have to be a Next Generation fan to appreciate this single episode. It stands on its' own merit. When you watch Next Generation in general it's hard to imagine how anyone ever even liked the original series with James T. Kirk. This episode is just beyond fantastic.

Next Generation has to be one of my five favorite television series ever and this is the crown jewel of Next Generation.

One of the Great Cliffhangers of All Time
In "Q Who?" (Episode 42), Q sent the Enterprise 7,000 light-years away, where they first encounter the Picard. Ever since the conclusion of that episode, which heralded the coming of age of Star Trek: The Next Generation, we have known that the Borg were coming to destroy the Federation. After a year and a half (as reckoned by television time), the Borg finally arrive in the season finale to year three. Starfleet has been preparing, and Commander Shelby, head of the Borg Tactical Analysis Team, is on the Enterprise to tell everybody how to do things right (No one likes her). The Borg arrive and demand Picard beam over to their ship. Picard refuses and although the Enterprise escapes from the initial battle, hiding in a nebula until they can devise a new high-energy beam weapon, the Borg appear on the bridge during the next encounter and disappear with the Captain. Riker sends an away team to rescue Picard, but to their horror they discover he has been transformed into a Borg named Locutus. This cannot be good.

This episode is just a fantastic payoff to the long wait for the return of the Borg. The two-parts of "The Best of Both Worlds" is clearly the highpoint of the series, the equivalent of the Fantastic Four fighting Galactus or Buffy slaying Angel. The final scene of Part I, indeed the final WORD of this episode is the most memorable moment on the show, seared into your memory because of the long hard summer it created wondering what would happen when we got to Part 2. Truly an epic episode on the top of every Trekkers list. Note: Commander Shelby is "currently" the Executive Officer on the Excalibur in Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier series, which by definition makes her one of the more successful minor characters in the Star Trek universe.

The 2nd Best TNG episode (because part 2 is the best!)
Now how to explain the greatness of this episode without ruining the suspense for those who haven't seen it. Let's say this much - the borg are in it, which makes it good there. Now if you've seen episodes of Voyager or First Contact, these borg don't seem as rough looking or dangerous, but it's the same guys. This episode is filled with suspense and you'll love the ending. You'll want to see part 2 for sure and I'm not saying that just because it's only natural to watch a part 2. ... Read more

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The Worst of Both Episodes
While Best of Both Worlds part 1 was unquestionably one of the best episodes of TNG, I can't say the same for the 2nd part. The amount of suspense that was built nicely through the first part made the summer seem interminably long, waiting for the conclusion. What a disappointment! I believe the writer's essentially painted themselves in a corner and then couldn't come up with a follow up that would both resolve all the issues and maintain the same level of drama.
On another note regarding the same episode, this was just one of a large number of episodes that proved Riker had no business being in command of a ship. Seems like every time Will got to sit in the "big chair" he would screw it up! (Near the end of the episode, after making the very WRONG decision of not making Data his 1st officer, when all else fails, what does he want to do to the Borg? "Gee, let's ram the big square ship with the Enterprise. It probably won't make much of a dent in the cube and they will go on to Borg-ify all the humans, but it will probably make a pretty cool fireball!")

As I said, it truly gets better and better...
Part 2 of this extrordinary episode is 2x more better than Part 1. A rescue mission to free Picard (Locutus) from the hive mind turns out to be a googleplex's amount of money worth of a battle. I especially like how the action and plot are, as that's what I always like, and the way they come out of this scary adventure. Enjoy watching this one!

Resistance is futile? Come over here and say that!
In Part I of "The Best of Both Worlds," the Borg finally arrived at the Federation, kidnapped Jean-Luc Picard and turned him into a Borg named Locutus. At the end, when Locutus made known the demands of the Borg to the crew of the Enterprise, Riker had ended the episode ordering Worf to fire the weapon that would destroy the Borg cube and everyone on it. However, as the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation end the long summer of torment after one of the great cliffhangers of all time, the weapon does not work. Picard has been assimilated, and his knowledge has joined the collective. This cannot be good and indeed it is not. With the help of Locutus, the Borg annihilate the armada sent by Starfleet (one of the casualties being Benjamin Sisko's wife, as we shall find out in the pilot for Deep Space Nine). Riker comes up with a new plan: kidnap Picard and turn the tables by using his knowledge of the Borg to discover THEIR weaknesses.

Part 2 provides an excellent payoff to the fantastic ending of Part 1. We often say that stature of a hero depends on the qualities of the villain, in which case the Borg are one of the great adversaries of all time. From the perspective of humanity, the Borg are clearly everything we are not. The simple twist of fate by which Picard because one of the Borg, leaving Riker and the others to defeat their great enemy without their fearless leader, only serves to up the ante even more. This is another A+ episode and you cannot have one without the other.

The Best!
The follow up from part one does a very nice job. Riker is fantastic in dealing with the ways to rescue Picard from the Borg ship. Too bad you couldn't see the actual "battle" at Wolf 359. But you actually can if you watch the beginning of Star Trek Deep Space Nine's 1st episode. As with the 1st episode, this one's loaded with suspense. You won't want to miss a minute. ... Read more

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The First Season is Coming Out On DVD!
The Waltons is one of my favorite one hour dramatic shows from the 70s and this episode in which a young boy is dying of cancer is one of the best and saddest episodes. The boy is played by Ron Howard from The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days and I thought he did a great job. It's good that this episode is on video but I just found out that the first season of The Waltons is coming out on DVD and personally complete seasons on DVD is what I would go for!

Jason comes to terms with the death of his friend Seth
In "The Gift," Jason Walton (Jon Walmsley) has to come to terms with the fatal illness of his best friend, Seth Turner (guest star Ron Howard). Seth's dream has always been to play in the band of his father, Red Turner (Ken Swofford). While his father is off on the road, Seth and Jason go up on the mountain to find some wood to make a recorder. When Seth collapses they learn that he has leukemia and has a year to live. Surprisingly, Jason has a hard time accepting Seth's illness and refuses to talk to his friend. Seth's mother wants to protect him as long as she can to keep him alive. But when Seth's father returns, he decides the best thing he can do for his son is to make what time he has left the best possible and decides to take Seth on his next tour. Seth completes the recorder and arranges for it to be delivered to Jason, but it is Grandpa and not John-Boy who delivers the gift and opens Jason's eyes to what is going on. I admit I have a slight problem with this episode because I find it hard to believe that Jason could continue to be so insensitive after the initial shock wears off. Otherwise, this would have been a first-rate episode about how we deal with the inevitability of death that comes not as a sudden surprise, but as a slowly approaching but inevitable moment of grief and pain. Howard's performance is excellent and serves as a nice reminder that he was always a decent actor before he became a first rate director. Written by Carol Eva McKeand with a script by Ray Goldup and Jack Hanrahan, "The Gift" first aired on January 24, 1974. ... Read more

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John-Boy has vision problems after an accident
As Thanksgiving approaches John-Boy is excited because his girl friend Jenny is returning to Walton's Mountain and he has been accepted by Boatwright University to sit for their scholarship exam, which would allow him to go to college. However, after an accident at the sawmill he begins having vision problems. When he takes the exam he can barely see and is unable to finish. Only then does he go to the doctor, who discovers John-Boy needs major surgery to relieve the pressure building on his optic nerves which provides the requisite crisis to weather before it is time to sit down to the turkey dinner. Meanwhile, in what amounts to a comic subplot, Jason agrees to work for the Baldwin sisters only to discover they want his help in making a batch of the family recipe. Jason is horrified his mother will find out, but things get much worse than that when the Baldwin sisters decide to adopt him and go to make an offer to John and Olivia. The latter is not particularly thankful to find out her son is making bootleg whiskey (the ladies want to send some to President Roosevelt with his Thanksgiving present). This episode originally aired on November 15, 1973. Writer Joanne Lee won an Emmy for best script for "A Thanksgiving Story," while director Philip Leacock was nominated in his field as well. This is an excellent episode and quite representative of the strength of "The Waltons" as a domestic drama. The crisis with John-Boy is a bit contrived, but there is an earnestness to the characters and the stories that overcomes any serious objections. There are not many decent movies or television episodes you can readily associate with Thanksgiving, but "A Thanksgiving Story" would have to be on the short list.

RESPECT, CARING, LOVING.
the waltons is a wonderful movie it will teach your child good manners, respect, carring. and what youll get in return if you have good manners if you are carring(etc.). I suggest this movie too people of all ages.

Watch it!
this movie is appropriete for all ages its wonder ful movie to watch if your child has trouble with behavior. the waltons are loving, caring, respectful, and full of manners. it will show your child why you should behave that way and show them how people will act towards you in return. It's also a lesson on some history and it will show you how life ismade good and how we should behave. ... Read more

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Mature, dark and exiting in a subtle way
Episode title: Improbable Cause

Teleplay by: René Echevarria

Story by: Robert Lederman & David R. Long

Just when the third season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine appeared to be full of potential unused, it shocked by tying the continuing aspects of the season into one neat baggage by the way of a two episode long story.

"Improbable Cause" is the first one of these episodes, and noticably different from "The Die Is Cast", the latter and equally succeeded episode.

It all begins as Garak's shop is mysteriously burned to the ground by a bomb. This leads to a dark and fascinating investigation by Odo, who eventually manages to connect the explosion of Garak's shop to a much more complex scheme within the Cardassian political structure.

The episode progresses with subtle, even modest scenes, but conveys a much more dramatic substance on a deeper level. Garak has finally a meaning, and Odo's developement is been given a new direction.

It's amazing how such a short episode, with minimal dramatical twist can have so much substance and developement in it. It's dark exploration of the characters and their lives is extraordinarily incorporated to the episode, so that it's almost impossible to notice it.

The whole episode, in fact, is so subtle in it's ways of telling what it needs to say, that it takes countless of times to see it before it truly opens up.

A true masterpiece of writing.

Constable Odo investigates an attempt to blow up Garak
Garak's tailor shop is destroyed by an explosion and as Odo investigates the case becomes more and more complicated. It seems give other Cardassians were killed in similar explosions and all of them have ties to Enabran Tain, the former head of the Obsidian Order. It seems, not everybody on this side of the wormhole is waiting for the Dominion to attack. Actually, "Improbable Cause" is the first of two parts, to be continued in "The Die is Cast." As two-part episodes go, this is an above average set-up, but what makes this a great episode is that focuses on Garak and Odo, giving us several scenes featuring the two sparing as they try to figure out what is going on.

Garak and Odo!
Garak's shop is destroyed and it looks like someone is trying to kill him, Odo is called in to investigate, using his contacts on Cardassia it is revealed that a lot of Garak's former 'associates' were eliminated. Odo and Garak take a Runabout and go deep inside Cardassian space where they find evidence of Romulan involvement. It becomes apparent that Garak's death-threat is just a small piece of a bigger puzzle as a fleet of Cardassian ships decloak. It seems the Romulan's and Cardassian's are preparing an attack force but who is the target?

D.S.9. - Dialogue Show Ninefold.
DS9's 3rd season was probably its worst and yet it still managed to produce one of the best double episodes ever made. This first installment was marginally the stonger of the two with a totally faultless hour - don't expect extravagent SFX - DS9 sticks to its now famous character driven shows with unparalelled flair. It also stands the test of time, showcasing the qualities of the character of Elim Garak and revealing some of the master plan the writers had install for him. ... Read more

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"The die is cast", sequal to "Improbable Cause"
'The Die is Cast' is the second in a two part DS9 story ("Improbable Cause" is the first, and basically sets up this episode). It involves a plot by the Tal-Shiar and the Obsidian Order (kind of like the CIA for the Romulans and Cardassians) to eliminate the Dominion as a threat. Having secretly built a large fleet of warships, they embark on a mission to destroy the homeworld of the Founders, the Dominion's masters. In tow are Garak and a very unwilling Odo. Garak's old mentor wants Odo (a member of the Founder's race) interegated. Garak must decide between returning to the old life he was cast out of, and the life of his friend. Our heroes on DS9 must also decide: Do they try and stop this fleet? A successful attack may eliminate the Dominion as a long term threat, but a failed one could plunge the galaxy into bloody war. Nice tension, great scenes between Garak and Odo, a big ending, and a number of plot twists make this an excellent episode. Huge events which turn the whole 'Star Trek' universe on it's ear are what separate DS9 from the other Star Trek series. This episode is a great example of that grand-scale story telling, yet it does not lose site of Star Trek's signature character drama. Lots of fun, especially when paired with it's partner!

Odo is falling apart - again!
The great season three of Deep Space Nine is coming to a close with only a handful of episodes left, this action packed outing is worth every penny. Garak is interrogating Odo by using a Romulan device that prevents him from returning to liquid form, something that soon becomes torture as Odo's body desperately needs regeneration. In the meantime the Federation gets wind of the Romulan-Cardassian plot to enter the Gamma Quadrant and attack the Founder's homeworld, striking a deadly blow to the evil Dominion! Great battle sequences make this one an intelligent story with a classic ending...

Wow
An incredible episode with more twists and turns than you can shake a stick at. Also filled with very good acting from Andrew Robinson and Rene Auberjonois. Odo and Garak are taken aboard a Romulan Warbird and taken (with several other warbirds and Cardassian ships) into the Gamma Quadrant. With one mission: to destroy the Founder's home world. When they get there, all is not as it appears. I would recommend this episode to anyone and everyone who likes Deep Space Nine.

LESS than the first, but MORE than just your average DS9
Second-part episodes have the dubious distinction of holding the momentum set forth in the first installment. "Die" tries but just isn't as good, although the actors make a valiant effort to keep the story strong. Rene Auberjonois, Andrew Robinson, and Paul Dooley are again brilliant in their respective roles. The special effects crew gets a chance to shine when an all-out Dominion attack surprises the Cardassian-Klingon Alliance.

And the reminder that "no changeling has ever harmed another" comes from a surprising source

Intence darkness and drama
Episode title: The Die Is Cast

Written by: Ronald D. Moore

Directed by: David Livingston

"The Die Is Cast" is a direct sequel to the outstanding "Improbable Cause" and to all surprise, it manages to live up to it's prequel's standards, even if they diverse tremendously.

After the subtle and dramatic "Improbable Cause", "The Die Is Cast" offers direct escalation and powerfully and rapidly paced storstructure.

It is, in a way, as dark as it's prequel, but not at all in the way you'd expect. As "Improbable Cause" was dark in an anxiously repressed way, "The Die Is Cast" throws the pain directly onto the viewer's face.

It's also as slow to open up to the viewer as yo might expect from the earlier episode, but not because it's so subtle, but because it's so out in the open. At first it seems only to be a political action-adventure, but as you watch it more, from analytical perspective, it's one of the most thought-provoking and profound star trek episodes.

So, in the end, it was probably a good thing this two episode long story was divided into two different parts, with two very different writers, and two very different directors.

I never would have thought the infamous third season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine could produce such a masterpiece of drama and talent. ... Read more

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Season 4 of "M*A*S*H" ends with "The Interview"
A pair of tour de force episodes with Alan Alda and the entire cast are the highlights from the eight episodes ending Season 4 of "M*A*S*H" collected here on Volume 4:

Episode 17, "Dear Ma" (Written by Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzel, Aired December 23, 1975) finds it is Radar's turn to write home in the third "letter" episode from Season 4 and offers a familiar hodge podge of what is happening at the 4077th. 4 Stars.

Episode 18, "Der Tag" (Written by Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzel, Aired January 6, 1976) has Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan) ordering Hawkeye (Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) to be nice to Frank Burns (Larry Linville). That can only last so long and after putting on a toe tag that declares Frank to be "Emotionally Exhausted and Morally Bankrupt," the inebriated Major Burns ends up at a battalion aid station. Less than pleased, Potter orders the two doctors to the front to retrieve Frank. A nice example of the Swampmates going too far. 4 Stars.

Episode 19, "Hawkeye" (Written by Larry Gelbart & Simon Munter, Aired January 13, 1976) is a chance for Alan Alda to shine as a actor. Hawkeye overturns his jeep trying to avoiding hitting some children and sustains a concussion. Knowing that if he loses consciousness he might never wake up, Hawkeye babbles continuously to the mystified Korean family into whose home he has stumbled. Ambitious if not completely satisfactory and certainly something completely different. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 20, "Some 38th Parallels" (Written by John Regler & Gary Markowitz, Aired January 20, 1976) has Frank's bright idea of having the South Korean locals bid on the 4077th garbage merging with Hawkeye's disdain for Colonel T.K. Coner, who insists on losing more men sending them to retrieve the bodies of their dead. An average example of the type of episode where the doctors bump heads with gung-ho Army types. 4 Stars.

Episode 21, "The Novocaine Mutiny" (Written by Burt Prelutsky, Aired January 27, 1976) provides a "Rashomon" like look at an incident for which Frank wants Hawkeye court-martialed. The chief attraction here is Frank's idealized vision of himself as a medical deity. Even if it is only in his own mind, this is one of Frank's finest moments. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 22, "Smilin' Jack" (Written by Larry Gelbart & Simon Mutner, Aired February 3, 1976) is the nickname of Jack Mitchell, a M*A*S*H chopper pilot who has flown 839 soldiers to M*A*S*H units and is shooting for the record of 842 help by Dangerous Dan Murphy. The only problem is Smilin' Jack has diabetes and has to be grounded. On the one hand taking a look at the chopper pilots is a nice change of pace, but the ending of this one is pretty foreseeable if not forced. 4 Stars.

Episode 23, "The More I See You" (Written by Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds, Aired February 10, 1976) finds Hawkeye confronted with Carlye Breslin (Blythe Danner), who is not just any old flame but the one that dumped him in medicine school because it was clear he would always be a doctor first. A pivotal episode that pokes some major holes in the persona of Hawkeye Pierce. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 24, "The Interview" (Written by Larry Gelbart, Aired February 24, 1976) takes the simple idea of having reporter Clete Roberts interviews the staff of the 4077th. Partly scripted, mostly ad libbed, this is a riveting episode in which the most memorable comment comes from Father Mulcahy talking about surgeons warming themselves over open wounds when it is cold. This episode more than any other signals that "M*A*S*H" is now a dramedy and not a situation comedy. 5 Stars.

One of the problems with rating the "M*A*S*H" episodes on this videotape is that if "The Interview" is a 5, then nothing else here can be. But half the episodes here at only half-step below that classical black & white season finale. The show will keep getting better, but clearly Season 4 of "M*A*S*H" was the best to date. ... Read more

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This popular TV series has become a camp classic for young and old alike. It follows the adventures of Bo and Luke Duke, southern hearthrob cousins with a Robin Hood streak. The two live with their Uncle Jesse and and cousin Daisy (the character who made ... Read more

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Oz Review
Hi there, I'm in full agreement with the person from Kuwait about the Dukes being the best ever tv series!! Just like them, I want to see them all on DVD too because then they would be more enduring than on vhs... DOH RULES!!!

PAL system
hello there, i have a question: i want to order some video stuff, but in Europe we use the PAL system and not the NTSC system.

Is there a possibility to order video's from the eighties tv series like the Dukes of Hazzard, Dynasty, Dallas, etc to use in an European videorecorder?

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Tongiht on the Dukes................Dukes in Danger!
To Catch A Duke
Original Airdate: February 6, 1981
If money grew on trees, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Brooke) would plant an orchard. Instead, he harvests his foldin' money the old fashioned way: he fines everyone! Caught kissing in public? That's a major offense. Gone fishin' without your weekly license renewal? Hogg's boys will have to write you up. Sopped up your gravy with the cornbread? Well, they only reason that ain't illegal is because Boss does that himself.

In this classic episode, Hogg'sinjustice is just the sort of thing to get the Dukes all riled up and the General Lee all revved up. But when Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) ride into town to pay a fine, they run into a freewheeling adventure involving a fortune in stolen jewels. The alleged accomplices in the theft: Bo and Luke. Bo andLuke better act fast before Boss makes a law against an innocent person's name. But can Bo and Luke do it? Order it and find out.

How can you hate this?
Admit it. You watched it the first time around, and you caught the reruns on TNN before they went to all-Star Trek. This humor appeals to both the kid and the redneck in you. Enjoy!

TO ME IT IS ONE OF THE BEST TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME
I would like to see complete sets for every season of this tv show on DVD because it is not enough to have 9 episods only for any of the dukes of hazzard fans, I wont be satisfied until I see all the of THE DUKES OF HAZZARD episodes, and I think all of THE DUKES OF HAZZARD fans all over the world think the same way. ... Read more

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Major Kira is Enceinte, or, Any Womb in a Storm...
So, what do you do when two of the stars of your television show decide to get married and have a baby but their characters do not really like each other? Well, the first thing you do is set up a distraction by dragging up the old chesnut about the guy who is told by his doctor he only has a short while to live, the guy sells off his possessions, and then learns the doctor made a mistook. Well in "Body Parts" Quark gets to play this part. Told he has Dorek syndrome and a week to live, Quark sells his body parts on the Ferengi futures market. But then, when he is told he is not going to die (good news), he discovers that Brunt (remember him form "Family Business" and "Bar Association"?) now owns his body (bad news). So while this nonsense is going on, nobody will really notice when Keiko is injured and her baby has to be transplanted into Major Kira. After all, with the imminent (yawn) threat of a Dominion invasion, who would not want DS9's second-in-command carrying Chief O'Brien's baby? Enough sarcasm. There is one redeeming sequence in "Body Parts," when Quark dreams of going to the Divine Treasure of the Ferengi afterlife when he has a spirited discussion regarding the Rules of Acquisition with Gint, the first Grand Nagus. This is really a sub-standard episode and the idea of putting these two plotlines together is rather unsettling, but you have to admit this is an original method of dealing with Nana Visitor's pregnancy.

Funny!
The wonderful thing about DS9 was that it didn't always take itself too seriously. Some of the best episodes were centered around Quark (played by Armin Shimmerman). Armin isn't just an excellent actor but he has an excellent sense of comedic acting. His comedy delivery is exceptional. Even though this episode likely won't make any DS9 fan's Top-10 list it is, nevertheless, funny.

Quark is up for sale!
Quark is diagnosed with a fatal illness, in Ferengi tradition he begins selling off his body parts in advance, to his surprise his entire body is bought... by Brunt.

When Quark realises he doesn't have the disease he is forced into an interesting situation, break the contract with Brunt or die. But if he breaks the contract he will forfeit Ferengi rule and one of the Rules of Acquisition that the Ferengi Empire was founded upon!

A mediocre episode that serves to fill some air-time while the budget is saved on some big budget season finale... or so I thought. ... Read more

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Odo has to rejoin the Great Link and be tried for his crime
In a story that we knew was coming, Odo collapses and begins to lose his ability to remain solid. The only thing to do is for Odo to be returned to the Great Link. Sisko flies the Constable into Domi