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He & She was a landmark in US comedy shows - it gave the Dick van Dyke format a zanier twist, while pioneering the limited-set production techniques of such later shows as Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart and WKRP. (In fact, some of the creators of He & She moved on to those later shows.)

The setup may seem overly familiar today - a guy and his wife, their apartment, and a few quirky friends - but He & She came up with outrageous situations that were at times gut-bustingly funny, in a way that few other sitcoms have managed. He & She knew how to take a simple premise and escalate it to ever-higher levels of hilarity.

It's sad that the series seems to be caught in some kind of copyright limbo. The versions available on YouTube are excruciatingly poor quality. (I would point out to the one nay-saying reviewer that the sets were actually comparable to those in later shows, like Bob Newhart - the show looks bad now only because of the appalling video quality.)

It should be added that Richard Benjamin went on to a significant - though largely unsung - career as a director of comedy films. In particular, he directed what I personally consider to be one of the funniest films of all time, The Money Pit. I've come very close to wetting my pants watching Tom Hanks 'lose it' in the scene with the turkey. One can see a lot of He & She in this later work.

Let's hope someone finds a way to release He & She in passable quality. It's a true classic and a historical landmark that deserves to be available to future generations.

The first half of Comandante may seem both familiar and a bit slow. As others have noted, the movie initially feels like an Italian version of Das Boot. And it does spend a fair bit of time setting up the personal background of the titular submarine Commander.

But all the preparation is more than justified in the second half of the movie, which brings to life the true story of an Italian sub commander who sank a freighter, then put his own boat and crew at great risk in an effort to rescue survivors.

Of course, Comandante isn't just about that particular incident. It's really about the larger question of whether we can keep hold of our humanity even when the world tells us to abandon it. When we're told it's okay to turn a blind eye to death and suffering... because 'war.' As if the word alone was justification enough.

This is a fine film - exciting, historically detailed, visually elegant - but also uplifting and dramatically powerful. Strongly recommended.

Two ageing actors sitting in the garden gabbing about old times, about careers, about personal aspirations and about friendship. Is this the recipe for a great viewing experience? In this case, very much so - on three counts.

1. The obvious reason to watch Mind Meld is for the Star Trek anecdotes. These include some truly amazing glimpses behind the screen, into the day to day work of creating a TV show in 1960s Hollywood. The yarns are often hilarious, but they also work to deepen one's admiration for (at the time) relatively unknown actors giving their all to a show that many would see as lightweight or silly.

2. The second reason to watch Mind Meld is to learn a bit about the personal lives of two of the world's most recognizable celebrities. To see them as they see themselves, and to see life as it looks to individuals like them, who have, as Nimoy says, "made it." To hear them talk honestly about love, life, and death, and their ongoing search for meaning and fulfillment.

3. But the HUGE bonus is seeing two old friends letting down their guard in front of a camera, opening up to each other (and us) about their dreams, their ordinary human trials... and ultimately expressing their huge affection for each other.

I can't think of another documentary at once so simple, yet so moving. Even if you care nothing about Star Trek, or these particular actors, Mind Meld remains a unique snapshot of two ordinary people, looking back from middle age. Unless you're made of neutronium, you *will* experience tears of both laughter and joy - possibly at the same time.