Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Second Season: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (2005/United States)
Length: 43 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Ellen Pompeo
Sandra Oh
Katherine Heigl
Justin Chambers
T. R. Knight

Plot:
Cristina and Burke squabble over a young boy's heart transplant, as the interns pitch in to help Alex pass his upcoming exam and Meredith reminds Izzie about the spirit of the season.


Extras:
Audio Commentary
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
A good Christmas episode. I like how they made it Cristina that gave the boy the will to live... what with her being so anti-holidays. I also liked the idea of how the doctors have to be careful of what is said while a patient is asleep and they are doing surgery (in this case brain surgery) because you do not know what will find it's way to the subconscious and effect a person in a personal way.

My Rating: 4/5

House M.D.: Season One: Damned if You Do (2004/United States)
Length: 43 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Hugh Laurie
Lisa Edelstein
Omar Epps
Robert Sean Leonard
Jennifer Morrison

Plot:
Original Air Date: 12/14/04
A nun appears in the ER with red and swollen palms, but when an allergy prescription for her goes awry, House and the crew wouldn't mind a little divine intervention in the case.

Extras:
Scene Access

My Thoughts:
This is a very good medical drama... one of my top favorites. It is a good episode. I enjoyed the storyline. While they make it obvious that it is a Christmas episode... Christmas isn't the main focus of the episode.

My Rating: 4/5

Title: Chasing Christmas: Widescreen
Year: 2005
Director: Ron Oliver
Rating: Rated PG : Some Language, Sensuality, Thematic Elements, and Violence
Length: 81 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: Spanish

Stars:
Tom Arnold
Andrea Roth
Leslie Jordan
Brittney Wilson
Robert Clarke
Jed Rees

Plot:
Christmas isn't coming early, late, or at all for the bitterly divorced Jack Cameron. This modern-day Scrooge hates Santa and any soul who loves Christmas. Jack gets a Christmas wake-up call from the Ghost of Christmas Past, who suddenly decides to take a vacation, leaving Jack in the past. Now Jack must team up with the gorgeous Ghost of Christmas Present to save the future of Christmas.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is a movie that one of my brothers rented from Netflix. So far 2 of my brothers watched it and they both enjoyed it. So between that and the fact that I always liked the story of A Christmas Carol I thought I would give it a chance despite it having Tom Arnold in it. As I never cared for him at all. Unfortunately it seems they liked it quite a bit more then I did. Sure it had a chuckle or two in it. But for the most part it was barely entertaining enough to keep my attention for the entire movie. What enjoyment I did get from this one came from the work Leslie Jordan did in it. I definitely got a kick out of seeing that little guy tossing Tom Arnold around like a sack of potatoes in the beginning of the movie. I would say this one is barely an average Christmas movie.

My Rating: 2.5/5

The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season: The Maternal Congruence (2009/United States)
Length: 22 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Portuguese: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

Stars:
Johnny Galecki
Jim Parsons
Kaley Cuoco
Simon Helberg
Kunal Nayyar

Plot:
I saw Mommy kissing...who? Christmastime brings Leonard’s mother and a number of surprises, including that smooch.

Extras:
Nonr

My Thoughts:
While I still enjoy this series very much... this Christmas episode just wasn't up to the challenge. Especially compared to the excellent season 2 Christmas episode. I mean sure... a good episode... it had a laugh or two in it for me... I have just grown to expect so much more then an average episode from this series.

My Rating: 3/5

Christmas Treats: Special DVD Collection (1962/)
Length: 218 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English


Plot:
Delicious Holiday Classics from 9 of your favorite TV Comedies.

The Beverly Hillbillies
Christmas at the Clampetts
Original Airdate: 12/25/63
Christmas brings great cheer for the Clampetts along with lots of fancy gifts from the Drysdales that has got this country clan totally mystified.

The Lucy Show
Together for Christmas
Original Airdate: 12/24/62
Lucy wants turkey; Vivian wants goose. When the Carmichaels and the Bagleys spend their first Christmas together, no one can agree on the traditions.

Petticoat Junction
Cannonball Christmas
Original Airdate: 12/24/63
Bedloe is a real Scrooge for visiting Hooterville during the holidays. He even has a court order to take control of the train, threatening to ruin Christmas.

Happy Days
Richie Branches Out
Original Airdate: 12/7/76
Richie (Ron Howard) goes to extremes to receive his Christmas wish: to meet the Wisconsin Cola poster girl.

Laverne & Shirley
O Come All Ye Bums
Original Airdate: 12/19/78
Laverne (Penny Marshal) and Shirley (Cindy Williams) raise money to save the annual Pizza Bowl Christmas Dinner for the less fortunate.

Mork & Mindy
Mork's First Christmas
Original Airdate: 12/13/78
Mork (Robin Williams) is overwhelmed by his first Christmas experience until his friends show him the true meaning of the season.

The Odd Couple
Scrooge Gets An Oscar
Original Airdate: 12/17/70
Oscar Ousts Felix, and in a nightmarish version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," sees himself as Ebenezer Madison, haunted by his past misdeeds.

Cheers
The Spy Who Came In For A Cold One
Original Airdate: 12/16/82
An Englishman visits Cheers and tells tall tales of being a World War II spy. Everyone is impressed except Diane (Shelley Long).

Love, American Style
One Segment Intitled:
Love And The Christmas Punch
Original Airdate: 12/17/72
Christmas Eve has never been this fun or sexy when this segment of "Love, American Style" takes over, with hilarious slapstick results.

Extras:
Bonus Trailers

My Thoughts:
I just finished watching this disc of classic comedies. 9 fun Christmas episodes. Though of course some were better then others. A couple of them Christmas was just the background setting for the episode. They made no big deal out of it in the storyline at all. Such as the episode of Cheers. Over-all a nice collection worth pulling out this time of the year.

My Rating: 4/5

Title: Christmas Caper
Year: 2008
Director: David Winkler
Rating: Rated PG : Brief Mild Language and Thematic Elements
Length: 88 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Shannen Doherty
Ty Olsson
Conrad Coates
Stephanie von Pfetten
Sonya Salomaa
Jano Frandsen

Plot:
Professional thief Kate Dove (Shannen Doherty) takes refuge in her hometown after a heist goes bad. Unwittingly, she is roped into a role unfamiliar to her — babysitter to her sister's kids during the Christmas holiday. Not the most nurturing or sentimental person, Kate finds herself casing the neighborhood for her next big score. Eventually the comforts of suburban life makes her realize family and friends might be better than a life of crime.

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers

My Thoughts:
This is another movie gotten from Netflix. I wanted toi check this one out mainly because I enjoyed Shannen Doherty in Charmed. I have to admit I was a little nervous about how good it would be when I read the plot for it. But after watching it I have to say I enjoyed it more then I thought I would. Maybe that is because I didn't care much for the last Christmas movie we got from Netflix (Chasing Christmas). This one is definitely a bit of a different family Christmas movie... but it works and is a nice change of pace. I would recommend giving it a chance.

My Rating: 4/5

House M.D.: Season Five: Joy to the World (2008/United States)
Length: 43 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Hugh Laurie
Lisa Edelstein
Omar Epps
Robert Sean Leonard
Jennifer Morrison

Plot:
It's not the most wonderful time of year for a bullied teenager who passes out during her school's Christmas program.


My Thoughts:
Another good Christmas episode. But not as good as the previous season. Once again Christmas is really more of the background of the episode then part of the storyline. Though not as bad as it was in some of the past Christmas episodes. They do acknowledge Christmas more then they have in some. I really enjoyed the main medical mystery storyline. Though I do think the side story of the whole "Virgin Pregnancy" thing was pushing it a bit. That is something I couldn't see believing even if a doctor told me.

My Rating: 3.5/5

Bones: Season One: The Man in the Fallout Shelter (2005/United States)
Length: 44 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
David Boreanaz
Emily Deschanel
Michaela Conlin
Eric Millegan
T J Thyne

Plot:
The team is quarantined and must remain in the lab over Christmas when the examination of a corpse trips the building's biohazard system.


Extras:
Scene Access
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is an excellent episode. Bones has a great cast that has wonderful chemistry together. I think this was a very good way to do a Christmas episode for this series. The story was well done... I really liked the hologram Christmas Tree Angela made... as well as all the gifts they made for each other. Not to mention the case they were working on... they even made it good for the season. Definitely one I would recommend.

My Rating: 4.5/5