Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 28th, 2014
On October 9th 1986 the network television landscape did something that hadn’t been done successfully in its 40-year history. A fourth network broke on the airwaves. It was called FOX and wasn’t even going to broadcast seven days a week. Most pundits in the television industry never gave it a chance. Most of the channels were in the double-digit UHF range. This had long been considered the independent station area, and a lot of televisions didn’t pick up this band as well as the established VHF band. And for a while it looked like the network was going to disappear almost as quickly as it appeared. But by 1987, the network suddenly had two big hits on its hands.
Posted in: Site News by Gino Sassani on January 27th, 2014
Congratulations to our 12 Days Of Christmas Giveaways.
It looks like 12 lucky Upcomingdiscs fans still have one more Christmas Present left to open.
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on January 27th, 2014
Our cool friends over at Epic Pictures Group have passed along a really cool prize for three lucky Upcomingdiscs winners. We have three (3) full-sized one-sheet posters for their latest release Vikingdom. The DVD is also up for grabs in an earlier contest and a review of the film is also on the way. A heart thanks to Epic for the cool stuff. The posters will arrive in a tube. They are rolled and NOT folded. These guys thought of everything.
To win just follow these instructions.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 22nd, 2014
Steven Bochco is no stranger to innovative television. Hill Street Blues is arguably the best cop show ever made. Even his failures are praised for their innovativeness and freshness. Remember Cop Rock? NYPD Blue didn’t just push the prime time envelope. It tore the envelope to pieces and blew it away with hurricane-force winds. George Carlin made a career out of his “Seven words you can’t say on television”. Along comes NYPD Blue and Carlin just might have needed a new act.
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on January 20th, 2014
Our cool friends over at Epic Pictures Group want to make sure you start your New Year off just right. They've given us three (3) copies of Vikingdom on DVD to give away to some lucky Upcomingdiscs readers. The film stars Prison Break's Dominic Purcell as Viking mythology's King Eirick. It's a search for Odin's Horn so that the god Thor can conquer the world. It arrives on DVD Jan. 21st and here's your chance to win a copy for yourself.
To win just follow these instructions.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 15th, 2014
“It’s been a long time getting from there to here.”
Thirty-five years to be exact. Enterprise is the fourth spinoff from the original 1960’s hopeful series. The Earth is finally ready to send its first starship to explore the vast galaxy. This first starship Enterprise is smaller than the ships we’ve become used to. There are no shields or photon torpedoes. The transporter has only been cleared for inanimate objects. Not that this stands in the way of its occasional “emergency” use.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 13th, 2014
"If you were a spider, where would you be?"
Unfortunately, I happen to know the answer to that question: here at my house. When director Mike Mendez was looking for locations to shoot his SyFy-styled Big Ass Spider! he could have looked no farther than the spider-friendly environs of Tampa, Florida. In fact, he could have set up his equipment in my living room and gotten himself a Big Ass Spider, to be sure. They're called huntsmen. I call them Rambo Spiders.
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on January 5th, 2014
Back in October we began our 31 Nights Of Terror with a review of Anchor Bay's 35th Anniversary Edition of John Carpenter's Halloween on Blu-ray. We thought it fitting that we end our giveaways with the same classic title. It's the movie that launched an entire genre of film. Thanks to the great guys over at Anchor Bay, we're able to do just that. Our last Christmas contest is a copy of Halloween on Blu-ray. It's the same Anniversary Edition we reviewed in October.
To enter just follow these instructions:
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on January 4th, 2014
With most of the country getting the worst stuff that Winter can deliver, let us deliver some springtime. We've got a baseball package for 1 lucky Upcomingdiscs winner. You'll get three baseball releases: New York Mets 50 Greatest Players, Fenway Park: 100 Years As The Heart Of Red Sox Nation and Knuckleball! It's a definitive documentary on baseball's infamous pitch. It's a sure homerun for any baseball fan.
To enter just follow these instructions:
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on January 3rd, 2014
We have compiled a pretty hefty Holiday movie collection here over the last year or so. We're going to include the entire collection to one lucky winner. You get Home By Christmas with Linda Hamilton, Holiday Switch with Nicole Eggbert, His & Her Christmas with Dina Myers, Will You Merry Me with Wendie Malick, The Road To Christmas with Jennifer Grey, Recipe For A Perfect Christmas with Bobby Cannavale, Holiday Wishes with Amber Benson and 12 Christmas Wishes For My Dog with Fred Willard. The last one is Baby's favorite. She's the German Shepherd/Chow in charge of security here. She also writes our dog movie reviews.
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