Posts with tag the smurfs
Posted Aug 5th 2008 2:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free

We all know that studios go ga-ga for big screen movies based on TV shows. Even if they tank, there seems to be an unending appetite to bring a beloved (or even semi-beloved) TV show to a theater near you:
The Fugitive,
Charlie's Angels,
Transformers,
The Beverly Hillbillies,
Serenity (
Firefly),
The Simpsons,
South Park,
The Flintstones,
The Jetsons...the list is endless. Now Den of Geek has a list of
23 shows that studios are planning to bring to the big screen.
But this list is really incomplete in so many ways. We've all heard that
Magnum, P.I. might get the movie treatment, but this list only says that Matthew McConaughey might star and doesn't mention other people who have been rumored to have been attached to it in the past, including Ben Affleck and George Clooney.
Continue reading Coming to the big screen: Magnum, Wonder Woman ... and V?
Posted Feb 25th 2008 6:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Season 5
- B.L. Stryker - Season 1
- Comanche Moon - Complete Mini-Series
- Dark Shadows - The Beginning: Vol. 3
- Extras - Extra Special Series Finale
- Family Affair - Season 5
- The Fugitive - Season 1, Vol. 2
- Ghost Hunters - Season 3, Part 2
- Highlander: The Source (movie)
- Hotel Babylon - Season 1
- The Invisible Man - The Complete Collection
- The Jackie Gleason Show - The Honeymooners: Collection 2 (color)
- The Justice League - The New Frontier and New Frontier Special Editions
- Newhart - Season 1
- Punky Brewster - Season 4
- The Red Green Show - 1999: Collector's Edition
- The Smurfs - Season 1, Vol. 1
- State of Play - Complete Mini-Series
Posted Feb 11th 2008 9:01AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, Animation, Contests and Giveaways, Children

This time we've got three copies of
The Smurfs season one, volume one on DVD for three lucky, random commenters. The set is available in stores on February 26.
To enter, simply leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, February 15, simply telling us who your favorite Smurf is. As always, we'll randomly choose three winners amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating who your favorite Smurf is.
- The comment must be left before February 15, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Three winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Three winners will receive a copy of The Smurfs season one, volume one on DVD (valued at $26.99).
Click
here for complete Official Rules.
Posted Jan 29th 2008 10:02AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Animation, Children

Ever wonder where
The Smurfs came from? Was Papa Smurf the progenitor of all smurfness? Would Smurfette forever be the only the female sent by Gargamel to cause jealousy and unrest in the otherwise male community?
I certainly have. I love those little forest imps (only three apples tall) and their awesome smurfin' singing. I can hear it now.
LA LA La la la laaa... And now you probably will have it in your head for the rest of the day. Sorry about that.
If you want to learn more about
The Smurfs, check out the video after the jump. It explains how Peyo, the Belgian cartoonist, discovered the word that made him a legend and other smurfin' good facts.
Continue reading Where did Smurfs come from? - VIDEO
Posted Jan 19th 2008 8:25PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries
Allan Melvin had so many roles on so many TV shows over the years that it's hard to know where to begin, but I guess the most logical spot would be The Brady Bunch, where he played Sam The Butcher, the guy Alice dated. He was also a regular on The Phil Silvers Show, played Archie Bunker's friend Barney on All in the Family, and also played Rob's army buddy on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He appeared on dozens of other shows over the years, from the Andy Griffith Show (he always played a crook - that's him on the right in the pic) and Gomer Pyle, USMC to Kung Fu and The Banana Splits (he was Drooper).
You would probably also recognize his voice in many cartoons, including Magilla Gorilla, The Flintstones, The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour, The Smurfs, Spider-Man and Friends, Foofur, Ducktales, Talespin, and others.
He died of cancer in Los Angeles.
Posted Aug 4th 2007 2:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: TV on DVD, Video, Animation
Choke on hot blue nostalgia, Generation X.
The Smurfs, that popular animated program I and many of my friends watched religiously as children of the '80s, is finally coming out on DVD. The Smurfs: Season One, Volume One is a two-disc set including the first nineteen episodes of the first season, along with "The Smurfs Springtime Special" and "Smurfs: The Music Video." The set comes out December 4.
Continue reading The Smurfs coming to DVD - VIDEO