TV Reviews
The X-Files Humbug Episode
This is the 44th episode of the popular 90s American television series “The X-Files”. It is also the 20th episode in season 2. It is quite memorable for me as this is also one of the first full episodes I remember watching in the 90s when I was a …
The Simpsons: Trilogy of Error
Today was the first time I’ve seen the Simpsons episode “Trilogy of Error” in its entirety. And, I have to admit it is one of the better episodes in the series.
I like this episode because it is essentially several stories in one; and they manage to overlap each other …
Probe: Untouched by Human Hands
I rather enjoyed Probe: Untouched by Human Hands from beginning to end. This quirky series about scientific genius Austin James (Parker Stevenson) ending up solving crimes is a little off center and thus unique enough to keep my attention. This second episode of the series starts with secretary …
Seinfeld: The Boyfriend
I’ve been watching re-runs of Seinfeld late at night (while waiting for my wife to get home from work) and have seen some classic episodes; including “The Boyfriend.”
This is one of the funnier episodes of the series because they manage to get baseball player Keith Hernandez to guest star …
Warehouse 13 season 1 episode 11 Nevermore
This episode was about the feather and a book written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was writing mostly mystical works so that was greatly incorporated here with getting to know Myka’s family and the involving of Macpherson, Artie’s old partner.
Myka’s mother calls her she thinks that Myka’s father is …
Adam 12 - Log 51
“Let’s be happy in our work, Reed.”
That’s the sub-plot them of the Log 51 episode of “Adam-12. It’s a funny episode to watch, with Reed and Malloy just having no luck getting a call that will let them earn their pay for the shift. It’s a carry …
Justice League Unlimited Season One: Divided We Fall
“Divided We Fall” is the 25th episode of Justice League Unlimited, season one, and for all intents and purposes, it is the season finale even though one more episode remains. It is a great episode and brings the year to a satisfying conclusion.
Lex Luthor and Brainiac have merged, …
The Big Bang Theory Season 1 Episode 11
This episode of The Big Boom Theory started out with a very comical game of “3d chess.” I found this to be very unique and wouldn’t have thought of it myself. I’m actually quite curious as to if it’s even a real game.
During the game, Penny comes over and …
Criminal Minds S3 E4
Criminal Minds Season 3 Episode 4-Children of the Dark
This episode is a bit different than the usual formula. The identity of the criminals is revealed at the very beginning, but there was a good reason why the writers had made that choice. The story tells of a series of …
Lost Blanket (In the Night Garden series)
My 19-month old daughter is a fan of the popular children’s TV series, In the Night Garden. We even bought some DVDs for her the other day. Then we saw the book version of the show and she instantly recognised the characters and smiled when she saw it. So …
MacGyver: The Negotiator
MacGyver: The Negotiator has Mac doing a wildlife survey for a proposed marina. Believing MacGyver’s survey will stop the project, the villainous Mr. Knapp, played aptly by the always good David Ackroyd, hires a beautiful woman to convince MacGyver to give a positive report, or kill him to …
Spongebob Squarepants Season Four - All That Glitters
While making a really large Krabby Patty one day at the Krusty Krab, Spongebob breaks his favorite spatula, completely distroying him. He is so upset because him and the spatula have many memories together, and he doesn’t know how he is going to do his job again without it. …
Boston Legal Season 2 Episode 2
The prosecution presented its witness on the black widow case. One of the witnesses presented by the prosecution was the housekeeper of the defendant. The witness testified to what she overheard about the quarrel between the defendant and her boyfriend, she quote, ” Look at the bright side. His …
Law & Order CI: Major Case
I was watching Law & Order Criminal Intent last night and have to say, even though I’m still not a huge fan of the Jeff Goldblum addition to the cast, I did like the episode “Major Case.”
The pairing of Nichols and Eames was definitely interesting though I think Goren …
Doctor Who: Season 4, Episode 8: The Unicorn and the Wasp
This is one of those archetypal Doctor Who episodes where the pair travel to some point in history, meet up with a historical figure, and then have an adventure. I can’t help but notice that they all tend to be writers. First we had Dickens, then we …
Life Beyond Trek: Leonard Nimoy featurette
This feature, Life Beyond Trek: Leonard Nimoy, is really fascinating. As the title indicates, it delves into Nimoy’s life beyond the famous Star Trek series. In his case, it doesn’t even involve acting. In this wonderful piece, the man shares with viewers his love of photography.
I’ve …
The Ray Bradbury Theater: And the Moon Be Still as Bright TV Show
From October 1990, The Ray Bradbury Theater: And the Moon Be Still as Bright guest stars David Carradine as an archaeologist named Spender who is part of an expedition to Mars. This is actually the third crew to reach the planet.
As part of the team searches the area, …
House TV Episode: Massage Therapy
Synopsis: House and his team have to diagnose a woman who is brought in with severe vomiting; something that is more difficult than expected because the patient has a tendency to lie about her past.
What I liked about this episode: The case itself was actually pretty interesting. The woman …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 15
This episode breaks the format a little in that we don’t get one narrative, rather a series of small stories that focuses on each of the main characters.
We get one for Katara and Toph that has them bonding after Katara invites her for a girls day out. The …
MacGyver
For me this television show is one of the rarities the world can cherish. I just hope the episodes had continued up to the present. The show was all about a detective named Angus MacGyver (played by Richard Dean Anderson) who works for Phoenix Foundations. …
Yo Gabba Gabba TV show on Nick Jr.
Yo Gabba Gabba is a kids Television program on Nick Jr. The main character is DJ Lance Rock. Other cast is Foofa, Toodee, Muno, Plex, and Brobee. I have four kids at home and they watch this show everyday. I like this show because it helps motivate my kids …
Laramie: The Track of the Jackal TV Show
Laramie: The Track of the Jackal from season 2 is one of my favorites because it is one that gives Jess Harper (Robert Fuller) some emotional angst. It opens by sending Slim Sherman (John Smith) on a trip while explaining that Jess is going to be the temporary …
Top Chef - Show Your Craft
The producers of Top Chef just never disappoint. The second episode of the season and they have me hooked. From time to time on the show in the past, they will have a group of persons separate and apart from the judges judge the chefs. For this episode …
Seven days season 3 episode 17 Kansas
A real science fiction happens in this episode and I really found the idea interesting. Parker is a US soldier who works on a secret government project of time travel. He travels seven days back in time when something bad for national security happens.
The scientists who created the …
Monsters Inside Me show
Monsters Inside me is a show on Animal Planet. It is about parasites that infect people and cause terrible symptoms. It is often graphic and hard to watch, as it shows worms and other things inside people’s bodies. Every episode has a different theme. Notably, the focus of the …
Las Vegas Season 3 episode 2 Fake Money and Run
I started watching this show because my friend who works at a casino recommended it too. This show is about Las Vegas casino Montecito.
In this season Montecito has a new owner; her name is Monica Mancuso so when Mike finds a fake chip Ed prefers not to tell Monica …
America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10 Episode 2
The episode start with the candidates being ushered to their new home. It was a penthouse was along the main streets of New York. The apartment was very chic and modern. It had lots of humongous portraits of past winners. Jay Manuel and Jay Alexander took the candidates …
The Andy Griffith Show: One-Punch Opie TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show: One-Punch Opie aired in December 1962 and is one of those that deals with a childhood crisis, which means that Ron Howard is at the center of all the hub bub.
The issue is a new boy in Mayberry named Steve Quincy. He’s a bit …
Sea Hunt: The Fearmakers TV Show
Airing in March 1960, Sea Hunt: The Fearmakers was the 12th episode to air in the underwater adventure series’ third season. This is another show where diver Mike Nelson, nicely acted by Lloyd Bridges, is working with the United States Coast Guard for which he’s a member of …
M*A*S*H: Divided We Stand
Season two begins with M*A*S*H: Divided We Stand, which in many ways seems to be a quick study guide to the uninitiated of this military comedy. The opening has General Clayton (Herb Voland) discussing the personnel of the 4077th. This essentially provides an overview of the …
Top Shot: Friend or Foe TV Show
Top Shot is the show that pits expert shooters against one another. The competitors are on two teams, the red team and the blue team. In the first three shows, the red team has lost the battles. The focus in this hour was on judgement, utilizing …
Reflections on Spock featurette
I really enjoyed the Reflections on Spock featurette which was done towards the end of 2003. It has some very interesting reflections by Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock. What caught my attention early on was Nimoy discussing his book, I am Not Spock and the controversy that …
Sea Hunt: The Poacher TV Show
Sea Hunt: The Poacher takes place in Silver Springs, Florida. This is actually the sight where a lot of the underwater shots for the Sea Hunt series are taken. In the show, Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) is doing a scientific survey about whether or not salt water …
CHiPs The Complete First Season DVD Set
I’m very glad I’ve added the CHiPs The Complete First Season DVD Set to my collection. The show stars Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, and Robert Pine, among others, and is about a unit of the California Highway Patrol. The shows are a hour long and are mostly …
The Office, season five: Business Ethics
“Business Ethics” is a great low key episode of season five of the Office on NBC. It features a lot of Michael and Holly, and not a lot of Pam and Jim, which is fine. There are so many great characters on this show almost any 21-minute …
Psych: He Dead
I don’t know, I like the show Psych but I’m not sure I liked this particular episode of the series.
The episode, entitled “He Dead” has Shawn and Gus being asked to find a missing airplane, which they do with the help of a map drawn up by some of …
Castle Season 4 Episode 2 (TV show)
Wow, this was a really interesting and unique episode of Castle. This is the beauty of this show, only they can make an episode like that believable, any other crime show would have looked ridiculous trying to pull off a story about a superhero who slices people right in …
Highway Patrol: Blood Money TV Show
Blood Money is the tenth episode of the fourth year of Highway Patrol, a show that starred Broderick Crawford as chief of police Dan Mathews. Also appearing regularly this final season of the series is William Boyett as Sergeant Ken Williams. He always brings personality to the …
Stargate season one, episode one, Children Of the Gods
Children of the Gods is the series orininally aired on July, 17th 1997 and takes place a year after the motion picture, starring Kurt Russell, and James Spader. The first episode, written by Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright, directed by Mario Azzopardi, Â begins with the ailien artifact called the …
The Real Ghostbusters: Season 1, Episode 28: Ghost Busted
The Ghostbusters are experiencing a financial drought. There have been lulls in business before, but this seems to be one of the more serious cases as they are buried in debt and there don’t seem to be any new clients coming in. Egon speculates that there may …
Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 18 (Animated)
Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 18 begins with Aang, Katara and Sokka finally arriving at the North Pole and being welcomed by the Northern Water Tribe after a short confrontation. Sokka falls in love with the tribe’s princess while Katara wants to learn waterbending from a master who …
Make It Or Break It: Pilot Episode
Make It or Break It? is ABC’s newest addition to its roster of family-centered shows. This one, however, centers on gymnastics, specifically on 4 girls’ of making it to Nationals and ultimately, the Olympics.
Having just finished seeing the Pilot episode, I can say upfront that this will be …
The Office, NBC
As someone who had seen the U.K. version of the hit NBC Television show ‘The Office’ I didn’t know what to expect at first when the United States decided to do their own version of this comedy. Wondering how it would play out, I tuned in to the first …
Psych TV Episode: Meat is Murder but Murder is Also Murder
I love the show Psych but, for some reason, I ended up missing most of the second season of the show (I think I was working or something). So, in my spare time, I’ve been trying to catch up on it by watching the second season on our Netflix …
M*A*S*H: Say No More
M*A*S*H: Say No More focuses on a wounded soldier at the 4077th. This brings the soldier’s father to the camp. General Addison Collins, played John Anderson, is gung-ho military. He’s everything that Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) detests, and one thing Hawkeye can’t stand is watching General …
Television Show “Glee” Season One Episodoe 19 “Dream On”
I am a big fan of glee but this episode was just mediocre to me. Neil Patrick Harris guest starred and he was great in this episode. He was really the only highlight of this episode. His acting was great and he sang a great …
Stargate SG-1: Insiders
Stargate SG-1: Insiders is the first of four shows during the season that is without Michael Shanks. As the star of the show, Shanks had learned from the former star, Richard Dean Anderson, and he’d negotiated for these weeks off so he could be home for two important …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Time Lock TV Show
From 1967, the eighth episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea’s fourth season is called Time Lock. It’s an okay episode that has some entertainment value going for it. The crux of the hour long science fiction show is that Admiral Harriman Nelson, as played …
The Simpsons: Season 16, Episode 5 - Fat Man and Little Boy
Bart’s last baby tooth is loose, and he’s ready to cash out his earnings from the Tooth Fairy. When he finds a receipt to the United Way instead of his money, Marge explains that the Tooth Fairy probably thought that since his last baby tooth came out, he …
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