TV Reviews
Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Mario was once everywhere. I mean, Mario is still a very popular character and Nintendo’s been churning out more fantastic games starring the plucky plumber, but back in the eighties, and even into the early nineties, Mario was on everything. Much like how Pokemon was slapped onto every single …
Sharona Fleming
When Monk producers got into a financial dispute with Bitty Schram, many fans criticized their decision to part ways with character Sharona Fleming. I wasn’t one of them.
While Sharona was an OK assistant to the crime fighting detective, I just never liked her character. She was a bit too …
I Love Lucy (TV series) - The Audition (Episode)
“The Audition” is an episode of “I Love Lucy”. I learned that this episode was a remake of the originally unaired pilot episode and after having seen the pilot episode for “I Love Lucy”, I can see how similar the two episodes are. The guest star that appears in …
Untold Stories of the ER (TLC)
I had never heard of this show until I ran across it one Sunday evening. I was amazed that these ER stories were so graphic. I was also surprised by the light tone that the show seemed to have. With such weird and shocking …
Roseanne Season Three
Season three of Roseanne was a good one because it started to set up some regular stories for the series, or at least the next few years. Crystal gets pregnant with Dan’s brother, Becky meets Mark and Roseanne instantly hates him, and Dan starts his motorcycle shop. Plus Roseanne …
Chase: Paranoia TV Show
For me, Chase: Paranoia was pretty intense, though that wasn’t necessarily a positive. In some ways, this episode felt like a rerun, not of this new series, of course, but of other shows and movies I’ve seen. That doesn’t mean it was not an enjoyable watch; it …
Royal Pains
I honestly believed that the absolute last thing this world needed was another doctor show. I have honestly always found doctor shows boring due to the fact that they are entirely set within hospitals which just do not provide an aesthetically pleasing view of scenery. I can’t stand watching …
The King of Queens
I have always enjoyed The King of Queens TV show. It is one of the best TV shows ever made in my view. I think this show is very funny. Leah Remini does a great job of playing Carey in the show. She is very pretty and sexy. I …
Sea Hunt: Bionics TV Show
Sea Hunt: Bionics, from April 1961, is from the fourth season of this adventure program. What I liked is that I finally figured out something. I never saw this show until ThisTV started airing it this year, but sometimes they air Sea Hunt at another time and …
Stargate SG1: Exodus Season 4, Episode 22
“Exodus” is the beginning of the end of the season two parter. SG1 goes to meet the Tok’ra on their planet of Vorash using a Goa’uld mothership. Tanneth is surprised to see them with one, wondering how they got it. Jack tells him that it was …
Miami Vice
When I was a kid, Miami Vice was a very popular television show and I remember my parents watching it at least once a week. I never understood everything that was going on in the show but I did find it entertaining.
That’s why, when they made a movie based …
Diagnosis Murder: The Restless Remains TV Show
I love it when Diagnosis Murder begins with a fun scene, like Mark Sloan rolling in on his skates, and then going right into rounds with the medical students. This is episode nine, The Restless Remains. Things get a bit crazy though when Mark has a visit …
Full Metal Alchemist episode 1
Equivalence Exchange, the art of equivalency sought only by the alchemists of this land. Edward and Alphonse Elric are about to learn the limits to their action can not make some things equaling, ever. With the simple act, they cursed themselves forever. Committing the ultimate taboo of Alchemy, Human …
CSI Miami
CSI Miami is one of several series about crime scene investigators in different cities in the US. The one from Miami is maybe my least favourite, for a couple of reasons.
The chef of the CSI, Horatio Caine, seems a bit more theatrical than the other CSI members. The way …
Chopped Television Show
Although I will admit that I am a terrible cook, one of my favorite television stations to watch is Food Network. I love learning about the history and uses of different foods and seeing others create innovate dishes using ingredients that I have never heard of. One …
Ally Macbeal, The Video
I recently watched a video of Ally Macbeal of the series. It had three programme on it. I must say I found it disappointing. The lawyers, certainly the female ones and some male all dress like bimbos and bimbettes and are not all interested in solving …
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 …
Emerald Point N.A.S.: Episode 15 - Secrets
Emerald Point N.A.S.: Episode 15 - Secrets continues the fallout of Simon’s mission gone bad. He’s eager for something, but no one knows what. He’s moved back home, away from Celia, gets into a fight at a bar, and meets a gal named Betsy, who seems very …
The View show
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 …
Reaper
Reaper was a big disappointment to me. I had high hopes for it, but I never made it through the first episode. The premise is very interesting. Parents sell their son’s soul to the devil before he was even born and when he turns 21, it is …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Terror on Dinosaur Island TV Show
From 1965, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Terror on Dinosaur Island is the 14th show of this second year on the air. The series stars Richard Basehart as Seaview creator, Admiral Harriman Nelson, and David Hedison, who has always been my favorite performer from this program, …
Alias Smith and Jones: Alias Smith and Jones (pilot)
Alias Smith and Jones is a lighthearted western that was very much like the theatrical super film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which I also loved. In the TV show, Pete Duel is Paul Newman; that is, Hannibal Heyes is the equivalent to Butch Cassidy. That makes …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Thing from Inner Space TV Show
From November 1966, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Thing from Inner Space, which stars Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as my favorite, Captain Lee Crane, is the eighth show of the third season. The main guest star is Hugh Marlowe as Bainbridge …
Inspector Gadget (TV Show) - The Curse of the Pharaoh (Episode)
“The Curse of the Pharaoh” is an episode from the first season of the “Inspector Gadget” television series. This episode is a real pleasure to watch because the animators did a very good job drawing the corridors and rooms inside the pyramid where Inspector Gadget has been assigned to …
Wagon Train: The Kate Crawley Story
Barbara Stanwyck returns for the second time in season seven in Wagon Train: The Kate Crawley Story. The story revolves around her and wagonmaster Chris Hale’s romance, something that was hinted at in the season opener, The Molly Kincaid Story.
Stanwyck is a superb actress, and she pulls off …
That Girl: Time for Arrest
In the Time for Arrest episode from season one of the situation comedy That Girl, Don Hollinger is called to the police station when Ann Marie is arrested. He spends most of the show trying to find out why his girlfriend was arrested. Naturally, it takes Ann …
CTV 7pm News
One of the newest local television stations that came on air in Trinidad recently is called “C” They have a variety of programs, cartoons documentaries, etc. and of course they have a daily news cast which airs at 7pm each night.
As I stated before C is a new television …
The Twilight Zone: Deaths-Head Revisited TV Show
The Twilight Zone: Deaths-Head Revisited takes on the holocaust and does it in an eerie style. From the third year of this series, this show introduces us to a former German SS captain as he travels back to Dachau, the concentration camp where he was stationed, at least …
Tales of the Gold Monkey: Escape from Death Island
Apparently, when you do a show like this, you have to have a Devil’s Island type of prison. For Bring ‘Em Back Alive, it was Kampoon. For Tales of the Gold Monkey, we get to see their version in Escape from Death Island. It begins with
Jake …
Scrubs TV Episode: My First Kill
Well, that wasn’t the funniest episode of Scrubs I’ve seen since I started watching the show again, but My First Kill turned out to be an OK episode.
The main plot of this one is J. D. learns that all doctors will eventually kill a patient and, since he hasn’t …
John Doe: Low Art TV show
John Doe: Low Art is fairly entertaining on the whole to watch. The story temporarily puts aside the issue of who John Doe really is and instead focuses on his new friends and John’s ability to interact without acting like a machine.
The catalyst for the mystery element of …
Dracula 2013 TV Series Season One
Two months ago I saw the poster on this new TV series in an article on the internet about Dracula and how they have made a new TV show about the character. and I immediately became interested in it. I have always been a fan of the character of …
Stargate SG-1 - Emancipation
Episode 3 of the first season of Stargate was an episode called “Emancipation”. Now, a lot of folks don’t like this one, but I adore it. There are just some awesome moments in it that can’t be ignored.
The highlight and must-see moment of this story is early …
Prison Break Season 3
I love Prison Break any season at all. Be it the first, second or the third one, which is currently playing in my country, and left with 2 episodes left. I can’t wait for the ending. But will there be a Prison Break Season 4, I’m not …
Moral Orel (Adult Swim)
I had rented some episodes of “The Boondocks”, a cartoon that comes on Adult Swim TV on Comedy Central. In seeing the previews for “Moral Orel” I was hooked. “Moral Orel” is a claymation television show that looks for all intents and purposes like a real …
Spongebob Squarepants TV Episode: Just One Bite
Synopsis: Spongebob learns Squidward has never tried a Krabby Patty and insists that his neighbor do so. Squidward, who is opposed to this, refuses but eventually gives in; only to discover that he loves the food.
What I liked about this episode: First of all, the part where Squidward says …
Modern Family TV Show
I am a firm believer that television has gone down in quality, especially where comedy is concerned. More often than not, ratings show that the most popular shows in America are the reality shows that ridicule one celebrity or another and sitcoms are nothing more than a combination of …
Married with Children TV Episode: Peggy Sue got Work
Synopsis: When Marcy finds out Peggy wants a VCR and has to beg Al for it because he’s the one that makes the money, she ends up forcing her neighbor to get a job so she can pay for it herself.
What I liked about this episode: This actually reminds …
The 100 - TV Show (2014)
‘The 100′ is a relatively new show, having premiered earlier this year. It’s already into it’s second season and it is definitely an interesting show. The concept of the show was developed from the first book (The 100) of a series written by Kass Morgan. I watch alot of TV …
The Secret Millionaire
I think The Secret Millionaire make for interesting viewing and usually it is quite moving. The idea is that a millionaire will go undercover to a disadvantaged area, volunteer to help with some local charity or community project and live amongst the community for a while in conditions …
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Waiting Room
From season five, Have Gun - Will Travel featured a decent cast in the episode called The Waiting Room that had a fun opening. I do so love the shows that give us Paladin (Richard Boone) in his playboy attire. Actually, in this case, we get a …
Adam-12: Substation
I really love these ‘away’ episodes of Adam-12 when they fill in or substitute in areas that aren’t their normal patrol. In the case of this show, Substation, Officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed are assigned to the International Airport. It’s supposed Los Angeles International Airport. …
Yu Yu Hakusho ( animated series )
I just finished watching all one hundred and twelve episodes of the Japanese animated series Yu Yu Hakusho, and I’m happy to say that it’s at the top of my list of one of the best Japanese action animation I’ve ever watched. If you are or ever were a …
Sea Hunt: Blind Spot TV Show
The third season of the underwater adventure series Sea Hunt presented its twenty-fifth outing with a show entitled Blind Spot. The name comes from something which happens to the lead character, Mike Nelson, fairly early in the half hour.
Unfortunately, this June 1960 episode, is another one that has …
Stargate SG-1: Family
Stargate SG-1: Family is the second of the Jaffa-centered episodes. This time, Teal’c’s son has been kidnapped by Apophis, and SG-1 goes to save the day. Unfortunately, Teal’c gets a shock when he discovers his wife, Drey’auc, has dissolved their marriage and remarried, all in an attempt …
M*A*S*H: Point of View
M*A*S*H: Point of View is a really unique and interesting episode of this series. The entire story, from fade in to fade out, is told from the eyes of Private Rich. Every angle and every view is from his perspective. What an ingenious idea someone came …
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is for New Yorkers what Comcast is for people in the DC area. They seem to have a monopoly despite what other companies have to offer. I happen to like Time Warner more than some of their competitors, mostly because they have some of the best …
Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 9 (TV series)
Big Bang Theory is absolutely my most favorite comedy show. After watching this episode of Big Bang Theory I was smiling for another hour. I love the ability of the writers and the actors to take something really mundane and uneventful and turn it into a full blown, …
Voyagers!: Worlds Apart
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, …
The Twilight Zone: Mr. Dingle, the Strong TV Show
Burgess Meredith takes center stage as the timid and often laughed at Luther Dingle in The Twilight Zone: Mr. Dingle, the Strong. This puts forth the idea that Martians show up on Earth to conduct an experiment, and they pick Dingle, giving him enormous strength which allows the …
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