October 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • Page 17 ‘The Wonder Years’ reflects growing up in the 1960s Josh Saviano and Fred Savage from the Emmy Award-winning ‘The Wonder Years.’ by Dennis Seuling “The Wonder Years: The Complete Series” (Star Vista) contains all 115 epi- sodes of the whimsical comedy series that ran from 1988 to 1993. The show is a look at growing up in 1960s suburban Amer- ica through the eyes of 12-year-old Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage). In 1968, Kevin is entering Robert F. Kennedy Junior High. Vietnam protests, Beatles music, and America’s space pro- gram dominate the era, but Kevin’s con- cerns are closer to home. His brother, Wayne (Jason Harvey), delights in tortur- ing and humiliating him. His older sister, Karen (Olivia d’Abo), is concerned with social protest. Mom and Dad (Alley Mills, Dan Luria) often seem out of step with Kevin’s world, and Dad usually comes home tired and scowling. An unseen adult Kevin (Daniel Stern) narrates. The show deals with Kevin’s relation- ships. Fitting in at school is a challenge for Kevin, who is ever hopeful that Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar) will be his girlfriend. He shares his angst with nerdy best friend Paul (Josh Saviano). During its original run, “The Wonder Years” was one of the most popular shows on TV, achieving a spot in the Nielsen Top 30 for four of its six seasons. The show won an Emmy for Best Comedy Series and, at 13, Savage became the youngest actor ever nominated as “Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series.” The set is packaged in a small metal locker, complete with colorful magnets. Within the locker are 26 DVDs contain- ing every complete episode and 23 hours of bonuses, including the 2014 Los Ange- les cast reunion, extensive interviews, and 12 new featurettes. Also included is the finale as it aired in May 1993, including a scene that was deleted from the half- hour broadcasts of the final two episodes. Additionally, there are two notebooks full of detailed information and production photos, a replica yearbook with signatures from cast members, behind-the-scenes photos, classic show memorabilia, and liner notes by Savage and series creators Neal Marlens and Carol Black. “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (20th Century Fox) opens in the distant future. Giant robots called Sentinels have been designed to seek out and destroy all Mutants. A small group of X-Men sends Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), not physically, but through his consciousness, to the 1970s to stop the events that led to the creation of the Sentinels by scientist Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage). The film revitalizes the X-Men fran- chise by focusing on younger versions of Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Mag- neto (Michael Fassbender) while display- ing the powers of Hank/Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Peter/Quicksilver (Evan Peters), and Raven/Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence). It owes a nod to the “Terminator” series for the time-travel angle and to the “Trans- formers” pictures for the design of the shape-shifting Sentinels. For sheer exhilaration, there is an amazing set piece in which Mutants are in the process of freeing Magneto. In a sequence that combines wit, special effects, extreme slow motion, and exciting action, Quicksilver turns what would have been a lethal situation into a playful romp while saving lives and liberating Magneto. This sequence represents the apex of con- temporary movie making. Though only a minute or so, it is extraordinary in terms of cleverness and execution. Bonuses on the Blu-ray edition include deleted scenes, gag reel, several making- of featurettes, and a digital copy. Options also include a single-disc DVD edition and a two-disc “Ultimate Edition” containing 3-D Blu-ray, 2-D Blu-ray, and DVD. “Gone with the Wind 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition” (Warner Home Video) commemorates the 1939 Hollywood epic. On the verge of the Civil War, rich, beautiful, self-centered Scarlett (continued on Crossword page)