Lost in Space LOST IN SPACE SEASON ONE (2018) (Netflix) Still Lost in Space Netflix brings back the sci-fi classic in this winning reboot by Mark Mussari “Danger, Will Robinson.” You’ll feel a certain thrill when the Robot speaks those lines in the first episode of Netflix’s new reboot of Lost in Space. It might be your childhood returning – or it might just be that you’ve found yourself in a reinvigorated version of the classic television series. And this time: no camp. Othe

Roots Roots (Lionsgate Home Video-2016) In 1976, the original Roots miniseries was a defining cultural event.  It was not the first of the miniseries – or “novels for television,” as they dubbed the form at the time.  A 1974 version of Leon Uris’ QB VII was the first miniseries to be filmed by the American networks. Irwin Shaw’s Rich Man, Poor Man was the first miniseries to really capture the imagination of the public, becoming very popular and critically acclaimed. However

Shadoe Stevens Shadoe Stevens Voice on the Air by Ronald Sklar When asked if he was indeed the world’s youngest DJ, at age 11, in Jamestown, North Dakota, Shadoe Stevens answers like a true native. “Yah,” he says, in that clipped Midwestern drawl, like a character out of the flick Fargo. The answer is true, but the “yah” is tongue-in-cheek, as Stevens’ voice has refined a bit since he was a boy. In fact, it has come along way from Jamestown without sounding the least bit wear

Joss Stone JOSS STONE SOUL SISTER by  Jay S. Jacobs You can’t help but notice the voice.  It is strong, sensuous, assured.  It soars to a crescendo or sighs to a whisper.  It flat-out belts a soulful, joyful noise that reaches for the heavens and tries to box with God.  Yet it doesn’t fall victim to the showiness of the Mariah Carey / Christina Aguilera wannabes.  This woman ain’t gonna use ten notes when one is good enough, even if she has the ability to do so.  The voice is

Erik Palladino in “ER.” Erik Palladino ER Doc Talks AIDS Awareness by Ruby Comer My locks need to be trimmed so I swing to my neighborhood salon, Shorty’s Barber Shop, because the first Wednesday of each month they donate their day’s salary to one of my favorite AIDS organizations, LA Shanti. As my hair is foiled in bleach and baked under the dryer, I feel this tap on my shoulder. It’s Erik Palladino, the actor who plays Dr. Dave Malucci on the super hit TV series, ER. This h