Mike Mettler

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Track One: Opening Doors with Ray Manzarek
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 04, 2008

Are you happy with how Eagle Vision's Classic Albums DVD of The Doors turned out? I think it's great. Somebody said to me, "Gee, you guys are still willing to talk about it." And I said, "Well, of course. We loved making the first album. We had a lot of fun." Why?

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BackTalk: Tim Kring & Jesse Alexander of Heroes
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 06, 2008

What makes the release of Heroes: Season 2 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc worth our time, attention, and dollars?

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Home Theater Heroes
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 12, 2008

When asked how he'd like to see his own role defined in our ever-escalating high-definition home-entertainment world, Masi Oka, star of NBC's hit fantasy/sci-fi series Heroes, reaches for the stars. "I'd like to be known as a visionary Blu-ray Bluetooth," he smiles.

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Rooftop of Dreams
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 29, 2008

Ah, sweet home Chicago. I remember partaking in a number of great local traditions when I used to call the Windy City my backyard: Going to Buddy Guy's Legends club for a late night of tasty blues. Seeing the Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. Taking in a Chicago Cubs game in the bleachers at Wrigley Field.

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Lisa Loeb Takes Us to Camp Vinyl
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 30, 2008

You've always been a bit of a hi-fi geek, haven't you? I have. On prom night, my boyfriend and I checked out stereo speakers at an all-night speaker sale. It was a big deal back then, a ritual - you had to get the perfect speakers, and set your room up a certain way.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 1
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 02, 2008
Warner
Movie •••½Picture •••• Sound •••• Extras •••½
Can a great TV drama have an endoskeleton
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Talkin’ DVD Politics with Tom Smothers
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 09, 2008

I find it interesting that you chose to start releasing The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on DVD (Time Life) with a collection of the best episodes from Season 3 (1968-69). That's the season we got fired from CBS. I was very, very, very reluctant to put this show out on home video.

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Back Talk: Paul Ben-Victor
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 26, 2008

Walk me through your recent HDTV buying experience. I found myself attracted to the LCD. Two of my very good friends - Dave Rodriguez, who's directed two upcoming films that I'm in, and John Barr, the director of photography on those films - they're plasma guys.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Lost in the Blu
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 07, 2008
Buena Vista
Movie ••••½Picture ••••• Sound ••••• Extras ••••½
TV's benchmark for A/V quali
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BackTalk: Jewel
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 07, 2008
I have to borrow a line from your song "Intuition" and ask: Are you still "just a simple girl in a high-tech digital world"? A little bit, yeah [chuckles].
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