Jay Baker

A five-part Do It Yourself Network miniseries, Help on the Homefront was something of a video home-improvement workshop. The series' team of professional artisans and specialists went to the aid of families in need of domestic assistance -- families pre-chosen by the production staff from a mountain of home-viewer mail. The titular "help" was provided in matters ranging from car care to landscaping, always with excellent results. Help on the Homefront first aired on September 1, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Originally scheduled for November 6, 1995, this episode didn't make its syndicated debut until November 13. Written by David Mack and John J. Ordover, the episode gets off to a hectic start when the Defiant is engaged in battle with the Jem'Hadar. When the smokes clears, the crippled Defiant is stranded on a planet with a deadly gaseous atmosphere. As they struggle for survival, the crew is forced to play a deadly cat-and-mouse game with their Jem'Hadar tormentors. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sunset Grill directed by Kevin Connor is a suspenseful, well-written and acted contemporary film noir with an idiosyncratic look at life on the wild side. Ryder Hart (Peter Weller) is a burnt-out former L.A. private detective who hears about the murder of a trafficker in illegal aliens, but who does not get involved until his wife is murdered. Investigating the murder, Ryder meets tycoon Shelgrave (Stacy Keach), who collects Mayan art, and his seductive assistant Loren (Lori Singer). The rather complicated plot includes double-crosses, possible murders of illegal aliens to sell their organs, and it culminates in a bloody shootout. Director Conner deftly ties up all the loose ends of the plot and gives them an internal consistency, as one incident leads to and explains another, creating a portrait of a complex, anti-hero, whose pain is explained but not sentimentalized. The plot is over-complicated, and the supporting cast contains more lunatics than most asylums, however Sunset Grill delivers what it promises: complex, contemporary mystery at its very best. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

Shag is a beach flick set in 1963. The years have passed, but the old Where the Boys Are formula holds firm: Four attractive young lasses head for the surf and sand of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, looking for guys. Phoebe Cates is about to be married, so her three pals seek out a final affair d'amour on her behalf before she is lost to the world forever. The cast is fascinating for its family ties: Bridget Fonda is the daughter of Peter Fonda, Page Hannah the sister of Darryl Hannah, and Tyrone Power III is the son of you-know-who. Filmed in 1988, Shag was released that year in Europe, then offered to American audiences one year later. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The valor and anguish of the Alamo is resurrected in this '80s effort that features a considerably accomplished cast. Brian Keith plays Davy Crockett and James Arness is Jim Bowie who, although at odds at times with his leader Colonel William Travis (Alec Baldwin), is able to focus upon the battle against the Mexican soldiers. Highlights of this film are the battle action scenes. ~ All Movie Guide

Seven wealthy college students are cruising off the coast of a nameless country in Central America that is going though a time of war and political upheaval. The kids have come to find adventure and to take a much- needed break from school when suddenly they are captured by soldiers and held for ransom. This action-adventure chronicles their fate when the US government refuses to pay. Soon afterward a veteran mercenary assembles another group of brave students willing to sacrifice their lives to save the captured seven. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide