Normally, after iconic classic episodes, I feel like the following episode suffers from having a high bar to jump. I know, each episode should be viewed on its own, but when watching episodes in blocks like this, it’s a tad unavoidable. This episode managed to subvert that …

“The Dick Van Dyke Show” episode entitled “No Rice at My Wedding” is primarily a flashback episode that takes viewers back to a time before Rob and Laura were married but after they started going together as a couple. This is one of the very few episodes of this …

In Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Gold Fever, the youngest McFadden brother, Guthrie, gets some time to show his stuff, and it’s good stuff. Young Guthrie is played by River Phoenix, who died way too young of tragic circumstances. Here, though, in 1982, we see the promise …

I just love it when there is something great to watch on a Sunday night as the thought of having to go back to work the next day can be pretty depressing. Last Sunday I happened to catch the beginning of a new three-part series on BBC1 at …

The second season of The Fugitive began with a show entitled Man in a Chariot. It’s a powerful show that guest starred Ed Begley as a law professor with a huge chip on his shoulder, stemming from an accident that has left him in a wheelchair. Begley …

“Business Trip,” is the eighth episode of The Office on NBC. It is a great episode that finally reunites Pam and Jim in Scranton after Pam’s extended stay in New York to study art. However, the real stars of the show are Michael, Andy and Oscar who …

Though it didn’t air first, this show was the first one completed after The Cage. In essence, it was the second pilot for Star Trek. It has a very appropriate title, too — Where No Man Has Gone Before. It has some terrific guest star power, …

The television show on the cable station MSNBC called Lockup is great. The show should be watched by any teenager you may have in the house. It depicts what life in prison is like. How dangerous it is even though you might think being locked up …

We ended up catching the new Simpson’s episode last night “Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? Because we thought it would end up being a Christmas episode based on the commercials.
It wasn’t. And, it wasn’t a very good episode either.
Basically, there is a power outage and Bart (who doesn’t know …

From what I’ve read, this episode got mostly negative reviews. I’m not sure why. I mean, yeah, the opening makes it clear that the machine is responsible (though I’ll take that over teasers that don’t imply anything out of the ordinary) and it was a tad formulaic, …

Blue’s Clues is a tv show on Nick Jr. It is very engaging for young minds, and teaches many things. The characters are all brought to life in a way that reaches out to the minds of young children and captures their attention and developes their imagination. …

Full Metal Alchemist is a anime series that is one of the best shows I have seen. Don’t judge the series by its title, because when I first heard of it, I was wondering if it was good because of the title.
I have come to the conclusion that it …

The miniseries “Kingdom Hospital”, was possibly one of the most disappointing Stephen King films I have ever seen. It came across as tedious and of course, there was the lack of dark humor which I expected it to have, being that I heard that it was taken from a …

From March 1964, The Twilight Zone: The Masks is another show that I’m not that fond of. This last season of The Twilight Zone was full of sub par outings that had no real joy in watching them. This one actually isn’t as bad as the shows …

TV presenter and journalist Matthew Wright heads this morning discussion show that serves as a welcome change from the usual barrage of chat shows and property programs that dominate the morning schedules. Over the course of an hour and a half, Wright and a panel of three guests talk …

From February 1964, Susan Oliver guest stars as a siren like female in The Andy Griffith Show: Prisoner of Love. She’s actually brought in by the state police to be held in the Mayberry jail for one night. The music that is used with her character is …

Now there used to be a time when I stayed up way past what is generally perceived to be normal bed time, even for fully grown man such as myself, just to watch quality music videos well into the early hours of the next morning. Sadly though, those days …

What a change, the actors actually face a survival situation not from man but from space, something that we face everyday. And in m opinion the producer did an excellent job making this episode well thought out. There is one scene that is completely unrealistic, again the Professor uses …

The running theme to this episode of Adam-12 is officer presence and what exactly that means. It begins with the shift briefing and a discussion of officer safety. As Reed and Malloy talk about while on patrol, Malloy explains to his rookie partner that “It’s how you …

Dexter is one of my most favorite series of all time. I have been watching Dexter since it all started and have been quite fascinated with the storylines and the suspense. Dexter is on its 6th season now, and what I like about it is that it only has …

Before there was “The Cosby Show” or “House of Payne”, there was “Good Times. This Norman Lear comedy, which continues to live in syndication, was first aired during the 1970’s. It’s about the Evans, an African-American family that lives in the Chicago projects and their struggles to rise …

The synopsis for this episode filled me with dread. If there’s one concept in this show more loathed than Slimer, it’s the Junior Ghostbusters and this is the episode that plants the seed for that concept. I was all ready to hate this episode and bash on …

Well, another Ghost Hunters episode and another feeling like I wasted an hour of my life.
The Playhouse and the Firehouse seemed to have potential. But, once again, we have two investigations that turn up absolutely nothing.
The only thing that came from the Playhouse investigation is everyone finally had enough …

Stargate SG-1: It’s Good to be King is the show that I consider to be the last real team show of SG-1. It’s truly the last time we get to see SG-1 off-world, together, including Jack. It’s a regular-type mission that ends well and that has all …

Mr. Shorofsky calls it The Crazies, a time in the year when everyone goes a little nuts, and that is indeed what Fame: The Crazies. The catalyst for a big part of the insanity is Doris Schwartz (Valerie Landsburg) who gets on an honesty kick, something that becomes …

Hell Date from BET is another reality show that tries to pair couples on a date. Here is the situation…have you ever been on a date with someone that in the beginning you thought that all was going well, you meshed and you actually think that you have a …

In the early moments of the first episode of The Prisoner television series, I have eerie glimpses of Farenheit 451 and Logan’s Run. I believe this 1967 series predates both of those movies, but it’s just odd seeing some of those things that make me think of the …

Recently, NBC hosted a four-part program hosted by Nick Lachey where different amateur acapella groups performed. These groups had to essentially sing and make their own music. In other words, it had to sound like there was a band, when there really wasn’t.
The show was a variation …

From February 1988, The Ray Bradbury Theater: Skeleton focuses on a hypochondriac named Bert Harris (Eugene Levy). This is really one of those weird, out there stories that I’m not even sure how to describe. This guy is so nuts about trying to get a doctor to …

Aang and crew come to a great canyon called “the great divide”. Katara wants to marvel at the splendor while Sokka just wants to get going.
They come across two feuding tribes, both fleeing the fire nation. Both insist that they have priority when the Earthbending guide offers to …

While not as good as the episode where Homer first reveals his homophobia, the Simpsons episode “Three Gays in a Condo” is definitely cute and actually provides some suspense in Homer and Marge’s marriage.
Basically, Homer and Marge have a falling out after he learns she became very upset with …

I ended up taping the new Law & Order SVU season premiere “Trials” Tuesday night and finally got a chance to watch it yesterday afternoon. While it wasn’t a bad episode, I do think the series might be starting to decline a bit.
This episode focused on a young boy …

The Virginian: The Masquerade, a sixth season episode, was one I found to be quite delightful. It was pretty lighthearted versus the serious tone of so many of these 90 minute episodes, and it featured David Hartman, who I often enjoy in his portrayals.
Hartman guest stars as well …

Bart plays a terrible prank in church. Rev Lovejoy asks who it is, lest their souls will go to hell. Hearing this Milhouse squeals that it was Bart, and so both Bart and Milhouse are punished. Bart then argues with Milhouse that there is no such thing as a …

The Story of the Toad is the 6th episode of the first season of Upright Citizens Brigade. Many of their episodes try to cover a certain theme: for this episode, that theme was relationships. It takes place on Valentine’s Day, and we can see the UCB members …

“The Surprus” is an episode of The Office originally airing on NBC on December 4, 2008. This was a rather bland episode but it did have some subtle funny moments sprinkled throughout from a variety of characters.
Oscar was very funny in the opening explaining to Michael, “like he …

When Anise, a member of the Tok’ra, arrives at the SGC with some alien armbands, she asks that they be tested on humans. Seems that they will not work on any other physiology. Anise wants to study them and see what can happen, or so she says.
Jack …

The season premier of Criminal Minds, called The Longest Night, picks up where last season left off. I have to be honest and say that as much as I have loved this hour long drama, this show is really approaching un-watchable for me. Actually, it’s pretty much …

Once again, I came across another That 70s Show re-run I haven’t seen before, the episode called “The First Time.”
Of course, by the title, you really have no idea what is going on. As it turns out, it’s about Bob and Midge deciding to renew their wedding vows after …

In the day of Columbo on television, there were two British Patricks who were quite respected and who did a lot of TV work. They were frequently seen, and both did appearances on Columbo. The problem is that one was entertaining and the other turned me off …

Denise was in the mall together with her housekeeper. Denise was there to buy her a bedroom showcase, while checking some stuff, Tito, the son of the housekeeper was missing. Tito was being kidnapped by somebody. Denise and the housekeeper was shown the video footage in the mall. …

The seventh season of Stargate SG-1 finds viewers delighting in the return of Michael Shanks to the fold as Doctor Daniel Jackson. In fact, his signing and that of Richard Dean Anderson’s came on the same day. The return gave Shanks increased billing. While he was …

When the television show Glee first came on the air, my wife and I watched the first episode of it, weren’t overly impressed with it and didn’t ever watch it again. However, this past week, she learned they were going to do Britney Spears songs and, since she is …

This episode was definitely interesting. A bunch of bikers invade the town and make it impossible for anyone to enjoy what they’re doing. At first it seemed like it was going to get repetitive and old, with the bikers trying to make more and more noise in …

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 …

The title of the episode in this case proved to be prophetic - after two very strong episodes, the third one didn’t happen to be the charm, quite contrarily, slumped down and simply didn’t provide the high quality, high speed drama of its predecessors.
Jason’s subplot, usually boring but, at …

One thing I really like about this anthology series called The Veil is the authenticity I feel from it. I think that comes from it being a product of Hal Roach. The sets are very detailed and even remarkable. Even the costumes seem to fit the …

The Ghostbusters find themselves the unwilling subjects of a news expose. The fact that the two are apparently set on exposing the group as frauds doesn’t really help matters. I did like how they tried to remain impartial while only asking questions that painted the team in …

It wasn’t one of the best episodes on the show. The themes were quite sad, but not every interesting. The show tells two stories.
In the first story, in a house is the suburbs. The whole family is death. A woman goes to check up on her little baby before …

What’s in a Name is the original pilot for the That Girl comedy series. While some things are the same, the performers are largely different. There’s one very important change in this regard, and that concerned the character played by Ted Bessell. Most recall Bessell as …