Comfort food - comfort television

We all have a comfort food, something we eat that makes us feel good and makes us think everything will be right with the world.

Well, I think there is comfort Television too.

For me one of those shows is Law And Order. Just the sound of the theme song makes me feel good. I have always enjoyed the original, though now I can't watch the second half of the show becaus eol' Sam Waterson drives me nuts. He is jst to self rightous for me thanks. But the front half hour still rocks.

Law and Order SVU doesn't do much for me because the two lead people make me nuts. However, I love Richard Belzer and Ice T, a quandry...

But Criminal Intent rocks. I love the show. I love the quirkiness of Vince when he interogates people or questions them at home. And I love trhat the bad guys usually go to jail.

And I love the music....


SO, what' s you comfort Television?

Rockford Files Season Three

This is also up at the Cinema Blog, but I love this show so I'm putting it here too.

ROCKFORD FILES Season Three

<>Universal Classic Television

Season three is the season that brought home an Emmy Award for James Garner. Originally aired in 1976-1977, the things that make this show work and make it a classic hold up. Jim Rockford doesn’t want to get in fights, he doesn’t want to make waves. But he will do what ever he needs to do to solve his case. Another real asset to the show was David Chase who wrote and produced Rockford Files.

Season three also sees the cast really mesh, not unlike a good pit crew on a racing team. Everyone involved with the show has hit their stride and as a result the entire season is great. The cases Rockford takes are a bit more meaty also, dealing with corruption and really helping people who need help. Stand out episodes for me are Feeding Frenzy which sees Jin helping his fiancé’s father make an error from his past right, and Just Another Polish Wedding which features Isaac Hayes as an old prison pal. And there are a lot of great guest stars through out the season; Cleavon Little, Strother Martin, Ned Beatty, and Robert Loggia.

No special features this time out, but there is also a bonus episode from season 4 called quick Nirvana.

No doubt about it, shows like this, and especially seasons like this are the reason Television on DVD is such a good idea. This is extremely re-watchable.

Jon

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DVD- TORCHWOOD

This weekend Ruth and I watched the forst two discs of the first season of Torchwood. It's a spin off of the new Dr. Who starring Captain Jack . It's a wonderful show and and I can't wait for the third disc of this season to come out.

The premise is kind of straight forward. Torchwood is a secret outfit that deals with alien threats, they don't answer to anyone, and they are more concerned with protecting mankind than figuring out mysteries. The characters are great, especially Captain Jack, who as it turns out, can't die.
Fans of X-Files, DR. Who, Supernatural and Millenium will love this.

The down side is that it's only availble in the UK right now, so youwould need a multi region player to watch in in the US. Trust me, it's an investment you'll never regret.

Series two will start filming in Cardiff this spring and shuld start airing on BBC Two this fall.