TV Reviews
The World Strictest Parents - TV Show - BBC 3
The Worlds Strictest Parents is a show on BBC 3. The title is not quite as harsh as it might seem. There has not been a competition to find the strictest parents, or anything like that, but the purpose of the show is to take teenagers from the U.K …
Make Me a Super Model
Ever since the success of America’s Next Top Model, several shows have gone out of their way of duplicating the show while trying to add a twist that makes it different.
Other than having male models and letting America decide who is voted off, there really isn’t much difference between …
American Idol David Cook
I am so happy that David Cook won as this year’s American Idol! He started out as the ordinary bartender accompanying his brother for the auditions then look what he’s become now. If it’s for you, it’s for you, I do believe that and David Cook is the best …
Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 2 (Animated)
Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 2 begins with Aang and Katarra exploring an abandoned Fire Nation warship. They set off a trap and Aang is banished from the village. Prince Zuuko attacks the village and Aang agrees to go with him to prevent bloodshed and stop the village …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Fogg Bound TV Show
Have Gun - Will Travel: Fogg Bound from December 1960 is more of a humorous outing for this western series which starred Richard Boone as Paladin, the gunfighter for hire. The show is based on the Jules Verne creation, “Around the World in 80 days.”
The show opens with …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 3: Return to Omashu
Omashu has been taken over by the fire nation. Katara and Sokka insist that there are other teachers who can impart the earthbending forms to them, but Aang wants to save his friend.
Azula returns and recruits two friends of hers, Mai and Ty Lee to help her in …
M*A*S*H: Dear Uncle Abdul
In M*A*S*H: Dear Uncle Abdul from season 8, it’s Corporal Max Klinger’s turn to write a letter home. As I’ve often said, I enjoy these letter home stories, but sometimes they aren’t allowed to complete themselves, and that’s the case here as well. I prefer it when …
Prep and Landing
One of the newer animated tales that airs on the networks during Christmastime is called Prep and Landing and features the voice of Dave Foley. I’m not a big fan of Foley’s per se, but I was bored so decided to see what this fairly new show was …
Stargate SG-1: The Ark of Truth
Stargate SG-1 aired on television for ten years, and it went through some major changes. As someone who prefers the first three seasons, the vintage years as I call them, I wasn’t at all fond of the final two years. Richard Dean Anderson, who played the lead …
Rescue Me show
Rescue Me with Dennis Leary.
Dennis Leary did stand up comedy, I think, as a persona of the pessimistic character that is just an ugly drunk. Doing a series full of negative speaking characters is definitely a viewer’s nightmare.
The Show starts off with …
Fireball XL5: The Day the Earth Froze
I do have a few comments and reactions about Fireball XL5: The Day the Earth Froze, which is one of 39 total black and white programs coming from the mind of puppet pioneer Gerry Anderson. One of which is that this show really has a thing for ice …
A Christmas Tree cartoon
This cartoon, A Christmas Tree, is actually a translated title of a Russian cartoon made in 1959. It actually amazed me, considering the time in which it was made. I found it to be a warm, loving film about a young boy whose father was working in …
The Ray Bradbury Theater: Tomorrow’s Child TV Show
The Ray Bradbury Theater: Tomorrow’s Child, which was one of the last episodes of this science fiction series to air back in August 1992, started out with a neat shot of a vessel speeding across the water. As we closed in, we saw that it was being driven …
American Idol
Although I do watch the show from time to time, I do not necessarily like it. The idea of the show is nice:finding this special one American singer-idol- But the question is: Is it really fair to let people decide and judge. Is it logical to let somebody who …
X-Files season one Episode: Squeeze TV show
The X-Files was a well-known TV show that ran in the 1990s. It featured actors David Coveney and Gillian Anderson as special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. These two agents were assigned to the X-Files — cases that the FBI was investigating that concerned paranormal phenomena …
The Andy Griffith Show: The Inspector TV Show
One of the final episodes of the first season, The Andy Griffith Show: The Inspector began with a classic scene of Barney playing checkers against himself. Now it’s a hoot, but haven’t we all done something like this before? I think that’s why it works so well. …
Comic Book Superheroes Unasked Documentary
Comic Superheroes Unmasked is a documentary on the History Channel about this history of comic books and superheroes. It features interviews with many influential comic book authors and illustrators.
It was a very interesting documentary. Since I enjoy reading comic books, I found the documentary to be …
Golden Girls Season Five Boxed Set
If you buy this season, prepare to be confused. The show has never been great with continuity, but this season is even worse than others. One of the most glaring problems is Rose’s boyfriend Miles. Miles appears on the show when the couple first meet, and Rose falls in …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Night of Terror TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Night of Terror, episode 4 of season 3, guest starred Henry Jones as Dr. Sprauge. The crux of the drama is when Admiral Nelson (Richard Basehart), Sprauge, and Chief Sharkey (Terry Becker) are essentially lost inside the diving bell, which had …
Diagnosis Murder: Broadcast Blues TV Show
Diagnosis Murder: Broadcast Blues shows us a part of Community General Hospital that we don’t normally see. It’s all a setup for the arrival of a dangerous patient that Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) has agreed to take on, though hospital administrator Norman Briggs (Michael Tucci) isn’t all …
The Game Season 4 TV show
The Game Season 4 aired on the BET network in January 2011. This is the fourth season in production of this show and I for one am glad that BET brought it back for another season. The Game is a sitcom about football wives and husbands. It follows a …
Battlestar Galactica
When I say how much I loved the television series “Battlestar Galactica,” I am not talking about the newer version with Edward James Olmos. I am talking about the original “Battlestar Galactica,” written by Glen Larson with Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict.
I was around 17 when …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 46
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 46 The Briggs soldiers help smuggle Winry back into her home in Risembool where she is unexpectedly reunited with Ed, who has come to get his automail serviced. He tells her that she, Pinako and Den should leave the country, but Winry tells Ed …
Models of the Runway: It’s a Sticky Situation
Wow, I have to tell you, models can be really, really catty sometimes over some extremely stupid things.
This week’s elimination saw one of the models accuse another one of cheating because she saw her use sticky tape on her outfit; which is apparently against the rules because it’s considered …
From the Earth to the Moon - Part 6: Mare Tranquilitatis
From the Earth to the Moon - Part 6: Mare Tranquilitatis focuses on Apollo 11, the famous moon landing mission with Astronauts Neil Armstrong (Tony Goldwyn), Buzz Aldrin (Bryan Cranston), and Michael Collins (Cary Elwes). It’s also my least favorite episode for some reason. Maybe it’s because …
Sea Hunt: Magnetic Mine TV Show
Sea Hunt: Magnetic Mine has its moments. This show, starring Lloyd Bridges as Mike Nelson, skin diving expert, has Nelson recruited to help out with a Japanese derelict mine which is drifting towards a California harbor. That spells danger in the worst way, and makes the show …
The Twilight Zone: Escape Clause TV Show
The Twilight Zone: Escape Clause pits man against the devil, a common theme for science fiction series like this one. It begins with Walter Bedeker (David Wayne) being treated for yet another ailment which he doesn’t really have. The man is hypochondriac who wants to live forever. …
Due South: Chinatown
I’m not sure why just about every drama on television thinks they have to do some covert Chinatown storyline. It’s always about their version of the Mob Why can’t there be a story about Chinatown that is about the culture or, better yet, just the average crime …
Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn: Series Premier TV Show
The series premier of Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn aired in September 2010. I’m not really into cooking shows unless they are of the reality type in terms of competitions, but I will admit that I liked Lucinda’s energy at the beginning of this show.
The show went …
Celebrity Ghost Stories (TV series)
I generally find some reality television series about supposed real life hauntings to be addictive. For example, I loved watching the television series “Ghost Hunters” when my time wasn’t so limited and when it would air regularly on the cable television channel Syfy. I also liked watching series such …
Fox Movie Channel
About a month ago, I decided to upgrade my Direct TV package so I could get a few extra cartoon channels for my daughter. At the time, I wasn’t overly thrilled about spending the few extra dollars each month just for a few channels. But, shortly after switching, I …
The Amazing Race: Run, Babushka, Run TV Show
Run, Babushka, Run was the latest installment of the popular reality show, The Amazing Race. The two lady doctors, Nat and Kat, were the winners of the last leg, so they are the first to leave the pit stop. The ultimate destination was St. Petersburg, Russia, but …
Gilligan’s Island - Where There’s a Will TV Show
Mr. Howell takes center stage here which is like a breath of fresh airs so to speak, since Gilligan gets to take a step back from the main character. I was pleased with Howell’s acting skills in this episode despite the fact he ran around most of the show …
Kuya
I use to watch Jerry Springer show that’s why this morning show captured my attention. The program is entitled Good Morning Kuya and the format - just the format, not the content - is somehow parallel. The first scene that I was able to see was the host, …
Dancing with the Stars - AU: Episode 5 TV Show
Unfortunately, I missed the fourth outing of Dancing with the Stars - Australia last week, so couldn’t review it. I learned from the highlights here that Jobeth was knocked off, which was a shame. That information tucked away, it was time for a new round of competition …
The Real Ghostbusters: Season 1, Episode 29: Beneath These Streets
I was going to bemoan the fact that the episode opens with the Ghostbusters suffering from slow business. After all, that was a plot point in the last episode, but luckily, it gets quickly tossed aside as the plot gets underway.
I do mean underway in one of the …
The Singing Bee Television Show
I was very tired this morning when it was time to get out of bed. And, this time around, it was not because my daughter kept me up all night.
Instead, it was because my wife and I were flipping channels last night and came across a show on CMT …
Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Soccer channel used to be Fox World Channel, but they switched their name a while back and now concenrate heavily on soccer competitions. The main attraction is English Premier League - between FSC channel and Setanta Sports channel you can see almost all the Premier League games every …
Wowowee ABS-CBN
Every ABS-CBN follower is also a fan of its noon-time game show, Wowowee. Hosted by actor, Willie Revillame, the show gives life to a boring noon. Co-hosted by few of the country’s sexiest ladies, the show became more alive and energectic.
The show runs during noon (Philippines’ time) in ABS-CBN …
M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion
In 2002, the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion aired, reuniting the majority of cast and crew members for the first time since the groundbreaking series had gone off the air. Mike Farrell did the introduction at the very beginning and then it went to a wonderful, casual discussion with …
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Corpse Sniffing Dog
The new restaurant Larry has invested in is fast approaching its grand opening, but a apparently grim discovery from Oscar, Jeff’s corpse sniffing dog means the kitchen is excavated as the police move in.
Elsewhere, Larry and the Browdy’s have made their peace and things seem even rosier for …
Fullmetal Alchemist TV show
This may seem like your standard action genre anime show, but it has a surprising depth. Edward Elric is an alchemist prodigy who paid the price for trying to bring his dead mother back to life. He lost an arm and a leg, and his brother lost …
Spongebob Squarepants:Big Pink Loser
Because of my daughter, I have seen almost every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. The one episode I�ve seen a dozen times and still find hilarious is Big Pink Loser.
This episode focuses on Patrick, (Spongebob�s Starfish friend) and how he is upset about never winning an award. And, he gets …
Sea Hunt: Asylum TV Show
In January 1960, Lloyd Bridges’ hit series, Sea Hunt, began its third season on the air with an episode entitled Asylum. My first thought was ‘oh, no - another spy show’. However, this one was very watchable. The show begins with Mike Nelson (Bridges) in Nassau …
Law & Order SVU TV Episode: Totem
Synopsis: Benson and Stabler receive help from sex therapist Cap Jackson (Jeremy Irons) when a little girl’s body is found brutally murdered and stuffed inside a suitcase and the police begin to suspect a female rapist/killer.
What I like about this episode: I know he’s a guest star and was …
Hawaii Five-0: Ho’apono TV Show
Hawaii Five-0: Ho’apono was the latest episode of this crime drama to air. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the opening, not because of the big chase scene that was part of it, but because they showed us a famous old war ship. I totally …
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