Summary of "Season 2 - Crazy Cars!": I wondered how long it would be before the show had some celebrity guests. I think Tony Hawk is a reality show whore, but I mean that in a good way. He's appeared in so many TV shows; he's a cool guy. I was bummed when I saw the same bonus feature on both sets, since it's likely fans of the show will buy the first and second seasons on DVD. (read entire review)
Season 1 - Those machines are monsters! (4/19/2005)
Summary of "Season 1 - Those machines are monsters!": Another product of the Sony/Discovery Channel distribution deal, this is the first season set the companies have released together. I wasn't quite sure to expect when I sat down to watch it; the only comparison I could draw was to Pimp My Ride, an MTV show where old cars are fixed up. This is nothing like Pimp, since they're taking perfectly good cars and modifying them for evil purposes (well, not evil...for the most part). It's a wild show, and anyone interested in fixing up cars will become an instant fan of the series.
I could do with a toned-down challenge at the end (I found the announcers very annoying), but the show was pretty interesting. I like that the tasks are difficult to complete, and I liked it even more when they failed. Hey, you can't win them all. (read entire review)
This morning Sony and Discovery Channel have announced that Monster Garage - Season 3 will arrive in stores on November 1st. The 3-DVD set will run 547 minutes and cost $29.96 SRP. Here's the cover... (read entire news item)
3/01/2005
Slight delay for retail releases
Last week we passed on the announcement that Monster Garage - Season 1 and Monster Garage - Season 2 were coming to DVD on May 3rd. Now Sony's tweaked their schedule a bit, and decided to move this (and... (read entire news item)
2/21/2005
Discovery Channel & Sony send season sets to stores
As with the American Chopper story from this morning, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and The Discovery Channel have teamed up to bring some of the cable network's popular television shows to the retail... (read entire news item)
