Lilies

lilies tv

One of the reasons I’m a physical media collector is that I always have access to the DVDs/Blu-rays that I own. I’m not subject to the whims of streaming services deciding which movies/TV series I can watch.

Lilies is a good example of this. It ran for but a single season (just eight episodes) on the BBC. As far as I can tell, it is not available to stream anywhere. Yet I can watch it anytime I want because I own it on DVD.

Not that I want to very often, but I could if I wanted to right now. Anyway, you can read my review of the series here.

Evil: The Complete Series DVD Review

evil the complete series dvd

Evil is one of those shows I wouldn’t think I would like but it turns out I really love. It is basically a procedural that started out on broadcast TV. I normally avoid that sort of thing. But it was created and show-runned by Robert and Michelle King who have made a habit of taking established broadcast TV tropes and turning them into something original.

The concept – three people, a priest, a lapsed-Catholic psychologist, and an atheist scientist investigate paranormal shenanigans for the Catholic Church – is pretty standard broadcast TV stuff. But they made it really fun. This is especially true after the first season when it was dropped by CBS and became a streaming-only show. Then it gets really good and weird.

You can read my full review over at Cinema Sentries.

Tom Waits – Speakeasy TV Show (09/07/74)

Tom Waits
‘Speakeasy’ TV Show
1974-09-07

Quality : B

Lineage :
Source: FM Broadcast > unknown generation cassette
Wav > WavePad Sound Editor > Flac

Setlist :

01. Intro
02. Ol’ 55
03. The Ghosts Of Saturday Night
04. Interview

From the original uploader:

Television appearance for syndicated talk show “Speakeasy”. Hosted by Chip Monck.
Venue unknown.
This is yet another one of the rare shows that you often hear about but never find anywhere.
(courtesy of M.R. archive) ;O)
Thank you very much to my good friend Mauro Verona for sharing this gem. :o)