In January of 1963, The Andy Griffith Show aired a show called The Loaded Goat. The funny thing to me is that because of the way the show is edited for television in reruns, I had stopped watching this episode. I never knew the outcome of the …

The fun part of Adam-12: The Adoption has nothing to do with the crime stories, but with a wager made between Pete and Jim. Jim wins the bet, so Pete takes the Reeds out for dinner. Jim was ready for it, too, not having eaten anything else. …

Every now and then, the powers that be at this incredibly wonderful wartime comedy give us a show dealing with how down and out the personnel can get. M*A*S*H: Morale Victory is one of these episodes. The troops at the 4077th are tired of the war going …

P.G.Wodehouse’s humorous novels come alive and sparkle in this TV series. Meet Wooster (Hugh Laurie), a wealthy young gentleman with a tendency to get in trouble and only make matters worse as he tries to get out of it. And meet his impeccable butler Jeeves (Stephen Fry) who always …

Extant is a new Sci-fi TV Series that premiered on CBS. As a fan of Halle Berry, I was excited to see this new TV series. It’s said to be about an astronaut who is trying to figure out how she got pregnant on a thirteen month solo space mission. …

When you watch the World’s Wildest Police Videos on Court TV, you can believe that some people really do get their drivers licenses either by mail order or out of a box of Cracker Jacks. You get to watch actual videos taken by dashboard cameras in police cruisers or …

“Power Play” is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that tells a story of three Enterprise officers, namely Data, Troi and O’Brien, having their
bodies seized and controlled by supposed spirits of a Federation vessel that crashed and was destroyed on a planet many, many years ago. The …

I finally got an opportunity to watch the show Lie to Me last night. I’ll confess, coming in on a series in the middle of it, really did create some confusion for me as to who the characters were. But, from what I can tell, the show is definitely …

The Veil: Genesis centers on an unhappy family where the father, a farmer, dies, leaving behind his widow and two grown, bickering sons. The two are virtual enemies and fight over the will and assets that remain.
Peter Miller and Lee Farr portray the two sons, with Katherine Squire …

I got home about 5:30 yesterday evening and decided to put on a re-run of That 70s Show while waiting for the Simpsons to come on. It turned out that re-run was one of the funniest episodes from any series that I have ever seen.
The episode, called Street Fighting …

I’m home early today and I’m watching an episode of Green Acres “Parity Begins at Home.”
This is one of those episodes that focuses on Mr.Douglas’ efforts to make changes in his farming community, whether or not they are right or wrong. In this case, he wants to plant his …

Technically, this is season two of the second evolution of Due South, or you could call it season four of Due South as a totality, or you could do what the DVD set does and just combine the last 13 episodes with these next few and call it the …

Jake Ryan and Miley Stewart are on the TV sitcom Hannah Montana and this is especially catered to the young teenagers and kids. I think this story is quite amazing and on some episodes if you are an avid viewer, you will come across the main character’s Miley Stewart …

My wife and I came to two realizations last night while watching Ghost Hunters. First, there are a lot of lighthouses in Florida. Second, almost every single one of them apparently is rumored to be haunted.
Last night’s episode, at Pensacola Lighthouse wasn’t as good as others done in that …

Last night’s Ghost Hunters episode was OK but not one of the greatest ones. They investigated an American Legion building in Pennsylvania (a short distance from where my wife was born).
It was one of those cases that could go either way. A lot of personal experiences that weren’t captured …

“Haunter Vs. Kadabra” is an episode of the “Pokemon” television series. It’s the third and final episode in a three episode story arc focusing on Ash’s efforts to secure his third badge. The episode title is actually pretty misleading and unfortunately gets one’s hopes up that this is will …

Everybody Loves Raymond stars Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, and Peter Boyle. Though I enjoy this series, I do not see why it has won so many awards.
It is a nice inoffensive show, but definitely not cutting edge humor. I firmly …

Merlin’s Apprentice is not a sequel to the original 1998 Hallmark production,Merlin,which also starred Sam Neil in the title role and Miranda Richardson in the supporting cast. The 1998 Merlin is one of the few film interpretations of the Authurian legend that I like,and I also have always …

Earlier this year, I was gifted with The Ray Bradbury Theater DVD set, which contains all 65 episodes of the science fiction series on 5 DVDs. I’ve just finished reviewing the episodes, so now it’s time to take a look at the DVD set itself.
There are plenty of highs …

Normally, I don’t watch late-night adult programming on HBO or the other premium movie channels we have. Maybe when I was in college or even when I was single. But, now that I’m married and have a child, it just seems immature. Besides, if I’m watching it alone instead …

Coco Chanel is a miniseries on Lifetime Network. I was curious about this movie.
I had heard of Chanel no 5 perfume, but did not realize she was also a designer.
The movie opens with Shirley Maclaine playing the aged Coco Chanel.
Her first fashion show in fifteen years. …

Knight rider is a TV show about a car that has AI and can think by itself, the car with the driver Mike help people because they work for the private agency. It is quite an interesting show that I watch quite often because it is very simple and …

The Big Brother 12th season finale definitely had its moments from beginning to end. The show included the 3rd of the three competitions to see who would be the final Head of Household, Hayden or Lane. It was one of those rounds where they were asked questions …

I thought many fans of the popular 1990s American television series “The X-Files” would have liked this episode of it since it handled more personal subjects of agent Mulder’s life. I got to know a different Mulder than the one I was used to watching in this one and …

What happened to the Simpsons who told an interesting story once a week? As the seasons go on, there have been fewer and fewer episodes where there has been any entertainment at all involved in the show. This episode is …

The 12th outing for Highway Patrol in its third year of televising was called Chain Store and was a pretty decent episode. The show starred Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Mathews, the head of the California Highway Patrol. Also starring was William Boyett in his recurring role …

Voyagers!: Worlds Apart gets its title name from the fact that the two heroes of the show get separated in time, with Phineas Bogg doing time in prison with Lawrence of Arabia while Jeffery helps Thomas Edison to get a step up with the invention of the electric light.
Naturally, …

I was really looking forward to watching this episode again. Brad Dourif is awesome and his guest appearance here was one of the first performances that introduced me to him. I was expecting him to be a total show stealer. Interestingly enough, he wasn’t quite the …

Here Come the Brides: A Man and His Magic features Jack Albertson in a flamboyant and yet endearing role of a man who claims to be able to control the weather. He puts on a big show during a rainstorm, and sure enough, the rain stops. Though …

A man’s body has been found in the subway, detectives Sam, Chris and Ray are at the crime scene with Lu. Chris unwraps a lolly pop and drops the wrapping on the dead guy which annoys Sam who is used to the fact that in 2008 the crime scene …

The Andy Griffith Show: Bringing Up Opie is the final episode of the first season of this wonder family comedy, and the focus is on the Taylor family and specifically young Opie, played so beautifully by Ron Howard. In this show, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) suddenly decides that …

I am embarrassed to admit that as an African-American I am just now seeing the mini-series Roots for the first time in my late twenties. BET recently had a marathon of it for Black History Month, and I thought it would be the perfect time for me to sit …

Synopsis: Elliott (Christopher Meloni) goes undercover at a rehab clinic for sex addicts after a serial rapist known for wearing a distinctive mask attacks the daughter of the therapist that is running the group therapy.
What I liked about the episode: I think I loved the fact that the therapist …

I found this episode of the popular 1990s American television show “The X-Files” very interesting since it covered the danger of online dating in a very twisted and scary way. This was because this episode, “2Shy” was about a serial killer who meets his victims online, and then …

Have you ever seen the series on MTV called ‘My Super Sweet 16′? if you have, then this reality show is trying to pickup from where the previous one left off, it shows how these rich, spoilt teenagers are living off their parents and not wanting to start living …

Who says India is moving forward to a digital era, many new companies have come up with some very luring offers for the digital cable service and I too was convinced into throwing away the monthly cable subscription and buying Sun direct for some better experience at cheaper price.
I …

Beast Wars - Transmutate is a story that is sad and most certainly different. I like it for a couple of reasons. For one, it offers a subliminal commentary on how that which is different is often the source of disgust and sometimes the source of feelings that desire …

Last July I started watching a show called The Strain on FX and I have to say that I am pretty impressed with the show so far. The show is a horror-action-drama series about vampires, based on a book trilogy with the same name. Both the books and the show …

From December 1993, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Mail Order Brides has Brisco (Bruce Campbell) and Lord Bowler (Julius Carry) coming upon a group of women. Brisco and Bowler are chasing the Swill Brothers again, who have stolen the women’s dowries. The women are mail order …

Bruce McGill might as well have been added to the opening credits of MacGyver in the third season. He was on the show all the time, including this entry called Rock the Cradle. This time, Jack has roped Mac into helping with Dalton Air. That doesn’t …

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 51 begins with Ed arriving in the room where Al and Riza fought Lust and they are attacked by an army of mannequins fused with Philosopher’s Stones. Meanwhile, Al has to fight both Pride and Kimblee who has come to release Pride from …

The most fascinating aspect to The Prisoner TV series for me has been the revolving door with the Number Two character. Number Two continues to change all the time, and I still don’t quite understand why that happens. Regardless, in The Prisoner: Dance of the Dead, Number …

I thought this episode of Law and Order SVU was a little bit more than interesting. It was also educational in my eyes, as before watching it, I was not aware that some psychiatrists thought that sometimes bad behaviour and qualities were genetic. Nevertheless, despite watching the episode which …

This episode of Survivor was good in some respects but bad in others.
I did not enjoy the fact the Heroes got most of the screen time this episode. But I suppose that’ s what happens when you lose.
Oh it was fun watching them lose. A tribe of …

The episode title makes it pretty obvious what the conflict of this story will be. In The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Socrates’ Sister, Iphigenia, the sister of Socrates Poole (Christian Clemenson) arrives in town to defend one of the men accused of murdering Brisco’s father, along with …

This episode should have been a letter from Hawkeye Pierce to his father, considering that Alan Alda’s real father, Robert Alda, guest stars in this episode. M*A*S*H: The Consultant has Hawkeye and Trapper John McIntyre (Wayne Rogers) in Tokyo for a seminar, which they have no intention of …

I think “Law and Order Special Victims Unit” is one of the most popular shows being aired on American cable television now. It is aired on Jamaican local television as well, but I know it is a hit television series since I have spoken to people in many different …

Highway Patrol: Cargo Hijack, a half hour police drama from the early years of television, was a show from its fourth and final season on the air, the 26th to be exact.
This episode is a story about a robbery team that doesn’t do their homework. Sheila Nolan (Cathy …

Shaq’s Big Challenge is the best inspiration I have ever seen for kids. Overweight and extremely introverted, I wish Shaq witnessed the growing rate of obesity when I was in school. Maybe I wouldn’t have had to spend my time finding the right clothes to cover up …