Have Gun - Will Travel: Bandit is from the fifth year of this western hit series which features Richard Boone as Paladin, the gunfighter for hire.
The opening at the hotel has Paladin wondering how a woman could become so vile. It’s a very odd beginning but I guess …

I watched Season 5 Episode 1 of Desperate Housewives on my local channel yesterday and was so entertained. This season starts with everything fast forward 5 years later and as usual, we see the wives being in desperate situations but either they do not mask it or they just …

Jack Frost was another vintage cartoon that I saw recently. Unfortunately, I wasn’t quite as enamored with it as I thought I might have been. I love all kinds of holiday films, and it wasn’t that the story wasn’t good as that it wasn’t as complete as …

John McGiver guest stars in this 1965 hour of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea called The X Factor. His character is Alexander Corby. I like McGiver, though oftentimes, his roles drive me nuts. He’s a solid actor, though, and makes just about anything worth …

CHiPs: Trick or Trick is the Halloween show and it begins great, with 13 black cats running in front of the very superstitious Frank Poncherello (Erik Estrada). For Ponch, it only gets worse, but it makes for great fun as he deals with walking under a ladder and …

I get a kick out of Star Trek: The Eye of the Beholder. The basic premise isn’t really a new one, but I like the way it was done in this 1974 animated outing. What happens is that while on a rescue mission, Kirk and his landing …

While I can kind of understand where the writers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer were going with the episode “Amends” I do think they fell a bit short of their goal and produced a somewhat weak episode.
On the surface, this is nothing more than your average Christmas special with …

Sea Hunt: The Birthday Present was another show that featured star Lloyd Bridges’ oldest son, Jeff. I did have to chuckle a little early on in the program about Jeff’s portrayal. When we first see him, he’s on a dock, crying his eyes out. That’s what …

The Jersey Shore TV show that was on MTV at first glance seemed like a pile of rubbish, at least that’s what I thought when I watched it the very first time but after the first few episodes I ended up really liking this show for some reason.
First of …

This episode tells two stories, one is a strange case and another is a continuation of a mystery.
In the first case the groom is found dead on his wedding day. He is all dressed up and ready and there is no blood at the scene. But underneath his …

At last the first part of the Chuunin Exam, what we have been anxiously awaiting to start for several episodes now, is ready to begin. So what can we expect for a ninja test? Battles? Weapon demonstrations? Nope, a standard, ten question, one hour paper test. Sounds…fun? The explanation …

Season one of MacGyver rolls on with A Prisoner of Conscience, another episode with some kind of Russian focus. I guess it was a sign of the 80’s — lots of Russian types of stories. Dana Elcar is again in the show as Pete Thornton, and …

As I mentioned before, I started watching re-runs of the show Scrubs on TV whenever I get a chance (and there’s nothing better on). One of the episodes I ended up watching Sunday was entitled “My Day at the Races.”
This one was actually pretty good. JD is turning 30 …

I had been aware of this attempt at a live action adaptation of the lesser known comic that centers around a team of all female superheroes. I finally decided that it was time to finally check it out. Considering that the show only lasted a season, my …

House on FOX is one of my favorite TV shows. I love the main character Doctor House even though he can be an insensitive jerk. He is witty and smart and leaves you wanting more. I mainly love the show because of the mystery behind each episode. There …

The episode follows the two brothers as they investigate the death of a 25 year old man who died of old age. They consult Bobby, who’s shown to be more irritable than usual.
It’s discovered that a warlock turned poker shark is gambling with years of people’s …

Damned If You Do was the third outing for the seventh season of CSI: New York, and I can’t say that I liked their choice of opening song which was a throwback to Miami Vice. It’s so strongly associated with that show that I can’t believe the music …

The View is a show hosted by four women (five when Barbara Walters is on). These four women, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, have very different opinions and views on many different subjects from raising children, to marriage woes, to political issues.
The best and most …

Stage Fright is episode 3 of the 7th and final series of Only Fools and Horses. A local club owner gets in touch with Del boy as he is stuck for an act to perform on his dear old mum’s birthday the following evening. Without Raquel’s knowledge, …

Burn Notice: Turn and Burn is episode 2 of season 2 for this Miami-based series. In a sense, this is an updated Miami Vice, not in plot, but in terms of bringing Miami to television. There is a lot of location shooting, and oftentimes, the scenery makes …

OK, for the most part, last night’s House episode “Unfaithful” was a bit better than some of the more recent episodes in the series. At least we actually had a case that was baffling and the central theme of the whole episode rather than something that takes place on …

Star Trek: The Jihad is all about trying to avoid a religious war. An artifact has been stolen, and it’s up to a select few to retrieve it and keep the theft a secret. Otherwise, the repercussions would be huge and possibly include a galactic holy war.
There …

I’ve watched every season of Dawson’s Creek and although I can’t remember how many seasons there were I’m sure it was least seven. I loved the show from beginning to end.
Why?
Firstly it’s such a well written show that shows teenagers to have a depth of understanding most people …

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 …

“Amusement Park” is an episode from the “Inspector Gadget” television series. While Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain visit the new Metro City amusement park on opening day, Chief Quimby shows up and reveals that an intelligent report indicates M.A.D. has hidden a bomb somewhere in the new amusement park …

I mentioned before how I liked that this show incorporated various mythologies into their story lines. This takes that idea and kicks it up to eleven. It centers around a horde of demons trying to steal the shears of the Fates to try and take over the world. …

The point of South Park is to put ignorant children into adult situations, knowing they would have no idea what was going on. While it has strayed from this ideal a quite a bit, it is nice to see an episode that involves many of the major characters at …

Family Values is a very strong episode in the Starhunter canon. This one has everything: a bit of action, a bit of comedy, the further exploration of the character of Dante, giving us our first glimpse of our recurring villains the Raiders, as well as bringing his …

Unfortunately, Columbo: A Case of Immunity is one of those episodes that really doesn’t appeal to me. It guest stars Hector Elizondo as a foreign embassy worker, so he has diplomatic immunity; at least, on the surface. He’s a security worker who kills the security chief and …

This episode is from early in the second season, and is where the show started hitting its stride. Of course, by hitting its stride I mean starting to run gags for shock value based on them putting respected members of society in weird situations. In this one, Peter’s very …

The season five weirdness continues with The Twilight Zone: The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross. It’s a show that focuses on a man who has the capability of exchanging characteristics with another. It’s a gift he uses for the purposes of improving his situation and to ultimately win …

Aside from Bones and NCIS, Lie to Me is another TV series that I thoroughly enjoyed when it started last January. I am happy that this was picked up by a network for a second season. Dr. Carl Lightman (Tim Roth) is the head of a group of psychologists …

M*A*S*H: Temporary Duty is a ridiculous show that is half comedy and half drama. While the drama is good, the comedy doesn’t make me laugh at all. The dialog in this part of the show was poorly written and the character of Captain Roy Dupree was over …

I’m home sick today (no, really, I’m not playing hooky or anything like that) and am watching Beverly Hillbillies re-runs on TV. One of them, “Folk Singer” is pretty darn funny.
Jethro wants to be an astronaut and plucks something like 20 chickens so he can make a set of …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Teacher is a second season entry from this half-hour western. It’s filmed in black and white, but that helps this show I think. Color is fun, but sometimes drama is better conveyed in this simplicity.
What is unique about this show is …

The team finally gets a much needed two week vacation. Gideon is going to spend some time at his cabin, Hotch is going to spend much needed family time, Reid is going to see his mother, and Morgan and Elle are going to Jamaica! JJ and Garcia end up …

In That Girl: That Script from the fifth and final season of ABC’s delightful comedy series about an aspiring actress, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) has her heart set on buying the rights to a novel and having it turned into a movie that she would star in herself. …

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 …

Critics said that this was one of the more convoluted episodes thus far and, man, they were not kidding. This episode throws a lot at you. As you’re watching it, it all seems to flow and make sense, but looking back, it was an odd and twisty …

The Defenders: Las Vegas v. Reid is the second show of this new law series that is as much comedy as it is drama. For example, in the opening tease, the first bit has the series leads, Jim Belushi and Jerry O’Connell, standing below the big, bold billboard …

Goodness, it’s another show about ventriloquists and their dummies. I just do not like these episodes of any show, and it’s a letdown to see one on a good show like The Twilight Zone. Never the less, that’s what viewers got in April 1964 with the episode …

Hellcats: The Match Game focuses on the cheerleading squad deciding to auction off dates with themselves in order to raise money to pay for their trip to the National competition. Naturally, the winners of the auction dates prove to bring some conflict and drama.
Once again, it is Ashley …

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Stagecoach would have been better with a little different mix of stagecoach passengers. Basically, Brisco is taking a prisoner to Mexico on a stagecoach on which there is a killer. The viewers learn this first, thanks to a scene with Socrates …

In 1966, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Death Ship aired. It was the 22nd show of the second season. Like always, this science fiction show starred Richard Basehart and David Hedison. It also included one of its larger guest casts in which those …

The Virginian: Woman from White Wing is the second episode of this western series. It told a bit of the Garth background in that we learn that Betsy (Roberta Shore) was adopted and wasn’t the natural daughter of Judge Henry Garth (Lee J. Cobb).
The guest star is Barry …

This episode opens up with a shirtless Richard Dean Anderson. Woman everywhere swooned. He immediately gets a hug from the woman he’s rescuing. That’s standard fare for this TV series.
The opening gambit was fun, with MacGyver and the woman geologist shooting the rapids, but it was …

Ray Bradbury writes a lot about humans becoming too caught up in technology. I’ve noticed that theme in several stories and it’s here in The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Veldt as well. This is all about relying too much on electronics and letting go of relationships and …

For the past couple of years, actor William Shatner has had a very interesting half hour series called Shatner’s Raw Nerve. It’s a great concept, and it’s not a normal talk show. It really is a one on one chat between Shatner and his guest, which in …

Star Trek: The Trouble with Tribbles is arguably the most popular episode in the history of Star Trek. The show is so entertaining and has a lot of humor within its hour. Tribbles, cute little white fur balls, are adorable. I own a couple myself.
The setup …

I recently bought the complete collection of Shakugan no Shana season one. As a devoted anime fan, it takes quite a bit to really impress me. “Impress” is not strong enough of a word to describe my reaction to Shakugan no Shana. It has instantly displaced Bleach, Naruto, Buso …