Advantages: Funny, Hilarious, hours of entertainment.
Disadvantages: May be too expensive for some.

...I bought South Park series three on video about a month ago know and I cant stop watching it over and over. It is so funny. After the first two series I was expecting south park to become a littl "old hat" but this defintley is not the case. This new series which retails for around £40 includes 17 epsiodes including "Sexual Harrasement Panda", "Starving Marvin in space", "Chinpokamon" and "Cat Orgy". Every episode made me roll with laughter. I know South Park may not be every ones cup of tea, but anyone who has seen the original series and enjoyed the antics of the South Park crew, must watch this. The 3rd series is a definite must for any fans of Cartman out there, as this series is a serious Cartman fest. I took these videos round my friends house a week or so ago, and they wont let me have them back, it is that good!... Read review

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Advantages: Was originally an interesting social experiment
Disadvantages: Lacks originality, format now gone stale

...basis, nominations are made. This is where contestants nominate 2 people that they would like evicted from the house, and have to give reasons for their nomination. The contestants with the most nominations then go to a public vote with the least popular being evicted from the house. Each series of the UK Big Brother has changed so that the format doesn't get stale, although these have had varying success. For example, series 3 introduced live Saturday night tasks where the housemates won luxuries, series 5 introduced hard tasks and punishments. Series 8 started as an all-female house, with the first male being introduced after 3 days. The winner gets a cash prize, which was £70,000 in Series 1, and the contestants in Series 9 are currently competing to win £100,000. WHAT CHANNEL IS IT ON? Big Brother in the UK is shown on C4, E4, S4C... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Boring, cheap TV, past its best

...basis, nominations are made. This is where contestants nominate 2 people that they would like evicted from the house, and have to give reasons for their nomination. The contestants with the most nominations then go to a public vote with the least popular being evicted from the house. Each series of the UK Big Brother has changed so that the format doesn't get stale, although these have had varying success. For example, series 3 introduced live Saturday night tasks where the housemates won luxuries, series 5 introduced hard tasks and punishments. Series 8 started as an all-female house, with the first male being introduced after 3 days. The winner gets a cash prize, which was £70,000 in Series 1, and the contestants in Series 9 are currently competing to win £100,000. WHAT CHANNEL IS IT ON? Big Brother in the UK is shown on C4, E4, S4C (in... Read review

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Advantages: Funny good value for money
Disadvantages: Cheesy and not the best quality

...Unfortunatley series one is the only series ever released on dvd. I am very disappointed that I can not collect the series. I dont see the point in releasing one series only. Anyway on to the dvd. The speical features of this dvd include an interview with Lesely Joseph and interviews with the writers. Age rating: PG 173 minutes long For those of you who have never watched the programme, there are five main charactes. Tracey and Sharon who are sisters and their husbands Darryl and Chris. Tracey and Sharon are the ones you see most. Dorian is the annoying nosey neighbour who appears in every episode. The series begins with Sharon and Chris living in a council estate with condensation and broken lifts. They go to visit Tracey and Daryl at their £1m detached house in Chigwell, Essex. While the girls are in the house catching up... Read review

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Advantages: Gripping storylines, great special effects, great acting
Disadvantages: None

...House MD has been on television for 3 years now, and is an acclaimed award winning American medical drama. The show stars Hugh Laurie as the formidable Doctor Gregory House, and Hugh has won several Golden Globes for portraying his role. The other supporting cast are Jesse Spener, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Sean Leonard and Lisa Edelstein. Series 1 was a huge success and led to the commission of the shows second series, which aired in 2005. Season One introduced us to House, the story behind his cane and the personalities of the other characters, and Series 2 takes us further into the world fo Doctor House and his team as well as the medical dramas which turn up at Princeton Plainsboro Hospital. I will give a little episode summary for each of the 24 episodes of the second season. Each episode is 45 minutes in length, and has... Read review

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Advantages: Funny, original stories
Disadvantages: Could do with a few more episodes!

...My Family are back for a third series in this double dvd set which was released in 2005. For those of you who havent watched the series before, the series has six main characters. Ben (Robert Lyndsay) who plays the grumpy dad, Susan (Zoe Wanamaker) who is the perky guru chef Mother, Nick who is the dopry older son, Mikey who is the brainy geeky younger brother. Janie (Only appears in a few episodes) who is the middle airhead sister and Cousin Abi the dopey cousin who first appears in series 3. Another character in this series is Roger who is the dental assistant to Ben and is madly in love with Abi. There are 13 episodes altogether spread over the two discs of this series (I will give you a brief description of some of the episodes - not giving away too much!) : - * Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey - In this episode, Janie leaves... Read review

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Advantages: Engrossing, amazing, ingenious.
Disadvantages: Leaves you craving for more. A big series.

...Well the series so far is not complete; as many will know we wait hungrily for the 4th book “A Feast for Crows”. Many would wonder what makes Martins book so great to warrant a whole household to fight over the only copies in the house (well in my house anyway!). It is written in the most compelling detail, with characters you would love as your own friends and family and characters that are hateful, deceitful and absolutely vile that they either deserve your admiration for having that kind of ambition or your unimaginable loathing. With fantastical backdrop of Westeros, we are given the many powerful Houses (and few that aren’t) who are the players of the Game of Thrones where to lose is to lose everything. The ever gathering threat from the north of the Ice Wall and the army massing from the Lands of the Summer Sea, the land... Read review

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Advantages: massive running length, 2 series, loads of episodes
Disadvantages: n/a

...occupation,saying he is a carpenter. How long can they hold the lie? Series 1, Episode 2 Who won the war anyway - Neville's bad carpentry skills lead to him being sacked from the post as carpenter Series 1, Episode 3 The Girls they left behind -Oz accidentally ends up back in Newcastle, and is forced to confront his wife, who he abandoned Series 1, Episode 4 Suspicion - Things start to go missing in the hut, and with everyone under suspicion, they think of ways to catch the thief Series 1, Episode 5 Home thoughts from Abroad - Bomber learns his16 year olddaughter has done a runner Series 1 ,Episode 6 The Accused -Neville is accused of rape by a woman he met in the bar he was visiting. Meanwhile, Dennis' divorce is coming ever so closer. Series 1, Episode 7 Private Lives -Dennis enjoys a romantic episode with the site secretary, Dagmar... Read review

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Advantages: Very funny!
Disadvantages: Very addictive :D

...alcoholic who spends most of his time in the pub. It may sound like a terrible story, however the laid back approach of the community makes the programme very funny. In addition, as the mother has left (Monica Gallagher), the father of the family (Frank Gallagher), has been left raising their 6 children on benefits. This is the reason, he spends most of his time in the local pub called The Jockey. Luckly Franks eldest daughter Fiona, steps in and becomes the working mother they no longer have. Fiona is in her early 20's bring up 5 children. Who consist of, Philip mostly know as Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl and the youngest Liam. It is easy to see how much Fiona loves her siblings. I would say that she is longing to get out of the house and enjoy her life. However, in Series one Fiona meets Steve, at first he doesnt fit in with Gallagher family... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent storyline to the whole season
Disadvantages: None

...House returns in season three with a bang. The team are back working on medical cases that other doctors have given up on. Season three contunies with Houses's drug addiction coming to the forefront when he humilitaes a dectective who comes in for a free check up in the clinic. Dective Tritter hounds House to try to make him see the consequences of his addiction. Yet House remains stubborn as always, and is only focused on solving the case. This season builds upon the success that has been expected from seasons one and two. The acting is still first class. The plot twists leave you wanting to watch more. You cannot just put in a disc and watch one episode from you have to watch all the episodes on the disc before you stop as it keeps you on edge. The six discs come in three cases so it actually saves you space on the other two... Read review

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