“Bloodbath” is an Abby-centric episode. When NCIS goes to a crime scene at a motel where there is tissue and blood all over the room, they wonder where the body may be. While Abby and McGee are going over some evidence, Abby smells almonds - cyanide. …

The Andy Griffith Show: Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee, a second season show that aired in April 1962, just isn’t a favorite of mine. I’ve never liked it, even though there are a couple of good scenes that I do like. It’s just the concept with all …

Trigun Episode 25 begins with Vash recovering in a small town, distraught over the fact that he killed Legato Bluesummers, he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do and keeps asking Rem what he should do. Meanwhile, Meryl and Milly help him recover while they work digging for …

Fame: A Musical Bridge has two fairly decent plots going for it. Neither of them on their own really jumps out at me, but together they do enough to make this an okay show for me. It’s not one of my favorites, but I certainly don’t turn …

Mike realizes one day after him and Phoebe recently got married that Phoebe had not changed her name yet and he is upset about it. He finally convinces her to change her name, even though she has no idea how she can do that. Once she finally figures out …

We spent a great deal of time watching Christmas episodes of various shows last week; including the one on Emperor’s New School: A Giftmas Story.
This one actually proved to be one of the funnier ones.
Since this show takes place in a part of the world that hadn’t discovered Jesus …

The first thing I noticed about A Man Called Hawk: Choice of Chance was the opening scene with a church choir singing the song, “Elijah Rock.” I absolutely adore that song. We used to sing in choir way back in junior high school. I really haven’t …

This is the second year ABC has had the Christmas special Shrek the Halls on and the first year I got a chance to sit down and watch the entire thing.
It’s a cute special but not really anything overly impressive when compared to some of the other Christmas specials …

This is a Sci-Fi show about Frank Parker and his NSA team, they have invented a sphere that takes Frank to the past, but they use it only when something bad happens that threatens national security. In the team there’s also Dr. Olga Vukavich, a Russian scientist, and between …

Haku is dead, Zabuza all but defeated, and the Konoha ninja got a rude awakening into the truth of their world. Zabuza is an evil, heartless ninja who desires nothing more than to kill his enemies, so when his boss shows up and cancels his contract, he should still …

Hellcats: Beale St. After Dark was a pretty good next episode for this television series. I’m actually surprised at how much I’m liking this show, but the acting has been surprising and the plots have been more interesting than I had anticipated.
In this hour, law student Marti, who …

The Virginian: It Tolls for Thee is from the first season of this western series which had the unique honor of being 90-minutes in length when airing. Overall, it’s not a series I’m that crazy about, but some episodes aren’t too bad.
In It Tolls for Thee, guest star …

I have been watching Joel McHale host The Soup for years now, and I never get tired of watching him tear into reality TV stars, plastic-looking talk show hosts and other general douchebags every week! I don’t watch much reality TV, and generally try to steer clear of …

For Halloween 2010, the SyFy Network aired a six hour live broadcast (well, if you were on the east coast anyway) called Ghost Hunters Halloween Live. I tuned in for the entire marathon broadcast and below are a few of my reactions.
–The overall was too much of a …

Cowboy Bebop Episode 11 begins with the crew of the Bebop travelling through space while waiting for there to be more news on bounties. Jet finds an old fridge in the corner and then members of the crew start getting sick for some strange reason.
This episode was …

In this episode, it starts off with a girl and her parents watching the latest on an epidemic or virus that is only affecting the adults; killing them. The news anchor reports there is an evacuation for all the people under eighteen years old and the girl does not …

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 …

Aang wakes up to find himself aboard a fire nation ship. He first believes that he’s a hostage, but when he runs out onto the main deck, he is greeted by Katara and Sokka. It turns out that the Water tribe captured a fire nation vessel and …

I like the show Psych and think it is one of the better comedies on TV right now. But, last night’s episode “High Noon-ish” was a bit lame by the standards I’ve come to expect from the series.
Shawn and Gus are recruited to help the owner of an old …

As odd as this sounds, I actually enjoy Stargate SG-1: Fallout a great deal. The reason this may sound odd to folks is that this is the one time Corin Nemec returned as Jonas Quinn. In fact, the story was his idea.
The reason I like it, though, …

Steven Culp and Kelly Lynch guest starred in The Cleaner: Rebecca. This was another solid episode with a lot of drama to it which I enjoyed watching. Both Culp and Lynch are excellent performers and they bring a lot to the table. Lynch is especially riveting …

I followed this team of FBI agents dedicated to looking for missing people. Their office is in New York. It also includes stories about the personal lives of the agents. This has run for seven seasons, but there are reports that there will be no eight season.
I am …

The Twilight Zone: Eye of the Beholder is one of the best episodes of this science fiction series. It’s a poignant narration about mankind and our perceptions. It’s a wonderfully strong story, one told in the shadows for a reason. The story is a futuristic one. …

In an clash of beliefs and a clash of dreams meet reality in one definite boom. Tell me this, young star which the heavens so openly embrace in their omnipresence of existence, why must man fight among themselves and why must we hold such an doubt when an lie …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Three Bells to Perdido is the first episode of this series and it dates back to 1957. That’s a time when black and white was all that was on the TV screen and back when stereotypes existed. I mention this because this …

While Richard Lewis ails away in hospital, desperate for a kidney, Larry still won’t budge and offer up his own. But, Larry’s mind (and general Larry-ness) is altered when his private investigator finally offers him the news that he is indeed adopted.
After jetting off to meet his birth …

This children’s television series is a godsend to parents everywhere. It is a time when you can have a hot drink in peace because the children will be glued to the television. At the same time it is very educational so you do not have …

The wrap up to this P.D. James novel adaptation on television, A Taste for Death, is surprisingly intense. There was a shocking onscreen murder which is ultra rare. We often see murder victims, but we rarely see the murder itself. As a result, I think I …

In the Shout episode of the 2003 comedy series, Whoopi, Courtney Rae (Wren T. Brown) is upset because an ATM ‘ate’ some of his money. He spends much of the show dealing with something many of us can truly understand — computerized answering systems. It’s a comical …

Martha: The Martha Stewart Show from September 17, 2010 featured guests Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, and Daphne Rubin-Vega. Some were more enjoyable than others.
Much of this show was devoted to Hoffman and his movie, Jack Goes Boating. Other members of the cast, as mentioned, …

Fireball XL5: Space Vacation had me chuckling at one of the opening scenes. When we first see the aliens, I thought one was the wife of the other. These guys were long robes, though they really looked like dresses and something about the hair just made me …

Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder is a memorable outing for the famous detective mainly because of the superb cold and calculating performance of Trish Van Devere. She’s actually the traditional lady scorned, both personally and professionally, and she is out to get her revenge.
Van Devere portrays Kay …

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 …

Just when you think everything is going well, it all goes to crap and it happens on the set of “The Lost Boys 2″, thanks to Corey Haim who begins by slurring and forgetting his lines as well as causing problems for almost everybody on set. His assistant Nelle …

John Doe is a show about a man who has no memory about himself but he seems to know everything about everything else and with his broad knowledge he helps the police to solve cases. In this episode he presents himself in American most wonted show and he is …

It’s been a while since Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) has had a romance, so the producers figured that at this point in the second season, it was time to stir things up a little bit. Thus, in March 1962, they presented viewers with The Andy Griffith Show: …

I honestly believe the only reason Project Runway does team challenges is in an effort to create tension among the designers. I mean, who would have thought you could see Rami fight with anyone, especially Sweet Pea.
Last night’s challenge was definitely an interesting one though. The designers had to …

Apollo Wives aired on the BBC surprisingly and covered a reunion of Apollo astronaut wives in Arizona. I’ve watched a bunch of astronaut related programs over the years and this one was very different.
My chief criticism off the bat is that they didn’t identify who was talking as …

“The Return of Happy Spangler” is an episode of “The Dick Van Dyke Show”. This episode of the series relies on good old fashioned slapstick comedy perhaps more than any other episode of the series. The last five minutes or so of the episode are devoted purely to slapstick …

The Jetsons was an animated television series that I used to watch when I was little. It used to come sometimes in the evenings before I had access to cable television on a local television channel. I can rememebr having some amount of interest in it because it was …

The episode begins with Homer yelling at Lisa for dancing. But then himself is attracted to the dancing. He is so engrossed in the dance, that when Lisa asks him for money to buy Bart a present he gives her $110. Then on the TV an ad is shown …

The Andy Griffith Show: The Merchant of Mayberry is what I call a quiet episode simply because the story is a rather low key, sweet one with a character who is unassuming and just a real down to earth type of guy. This second season show guest stars …

The 38th episode of Sea Hunt’s third season was another one of these political intrigue shows that I really don’t like very much. I so prefer the almost non-existent ocean life shows or even the episodes focused on technological advances over these small fabricated country tales. The …

Fearful Symmetry is the rather bland fourth episode of Justice League Unlimited, season one. The episode stars Supergirl, which is normally a good thing. However, the episode is light on action and the plot is not all that interesting.
I did enjoy that the writers stuck Supergirl with …

National Geographic is famed for producing very interesting, scientifically accurate television specials. In this television special, entitled Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure, computer generated animation brings the Cretaceous Period ocean to life. Millions of years ago, the state of Kansas, and in fact, the entire Midwest, was …

Monster Episode 16 begins with Nina Fortner trying to rescue the Turkish woman calling to her for help. She leaves her room and is horrified to discover that all the men who were in the building were murdered. Meanwhile Dr. Tenma meets General Wolf who had once saved …

Television show: Masters of Horror: Chocolate
The Masters of Horror series was a series of one hour-long horror specials which originally aired on Showtime. In the episode entitled Chocolate, a young man with an unusual gift is ensnared by a dangerous woman. The main character develops the ability …

All the children get a choice between shop class and home economics and all the boys choose shop, except for Kenny (maybe to avoid getting hurt). The boys make a bet about who would win a fight between Tweek and Craig, and they try to make it happen. When …

Stargate SG-1: Entity is a decent fourth season entry for the series. Here, Sam Carter gets taken over by an entity and refuses to leave her body, that is until Jack threatens the entity. Then the entity leaves the body, and Sam is declared brain dead, kept …