James Lowe, successful British conductor, wants to draw young people into the world of the orchestra and classical music. To do so, he’ll form a band of 75 kids from the greater Manchester area and prep them for a performance at a famous hall called Bridgewater. This …

Bart is obsessed with proving Lisa wrong that the toilet water goes in clockwise direction. however Lisa says that scientifically water in northern hemisphere movies in anti-clockwise, and water in southern hemisphere moves in clockwise direction. Bart is desperate to prove Lisa wrong. He phones up Australia and talks …

Today, there are a plethora of television court shows, all because of the tremendous popularity of Court TV (now Tru TV) during the infamous O.J. Simpson trial. Of course, there had been both Divorce Court and The People’s Court that had great runs, but it’s been in the …

From 1958, The Veil: Summer Heat is the story of a man who witnesses a murder in an apartment across the way from his. Think Rear Window and you have the basic idea of what this is about, at least initially. When the police investigate, the apartment …

Laramie: The Replacement is one of my very favorite episodes of this series. It’s in the top 5, in fact. I absolutely love it. It’s the kind of the story that keeps me on the edge of my seat while also engaging my heart. The …

Bruce Campbell stars in the title role of The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., a unusual western series that is part science fiction and part comedy. Julius Carry co-stars as his sometimes partner, Lord Bowler. In this episode, Hard Rock, Brisco learns a bit more about the …

I didn’t intend on watching NBC’s new show The Sing-off. But, I took a shower last night and, when I came back in the living room, my wife had it on. So, I ended up watching one episode of it anyway.
It was an OK show but nothing special.
It was …

Wagon Train: The Cliff Grundy Story was written by Aaron Spelling and involves the wagon train scout, Flint McCullough (Robert Horton) being stranded in the desert with a couple of the travelers. Survival is very tough. Before that, though, Flint and one of the travelers named Craig, …

Medium: Talk to the Hand had a very different beginning. The opening teaser has Alison with Mr. Bill about safety. Mr. Bill was such a contemporary figure a couple of decades back. I was never that amused with him, but once you see him, it’s hard …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Calf was intriguing, mainly due to its guest star, Don Grady. Grady is best known for playing Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons. I’ve seen him on many things before but not that many that were done during My Three Sons. …

I remember when the Simpsons used to be one of the freshest and funniest shows on television. I would watch it every week and just laugh and laugh because it was funny.
And then it got older, and stopped getting quite as fresh and funny. And now I …

There are a couple of notable things to say about Have Gun - Will Travel: The Outlaw, episode 2 of season 1. Whereas in the first episode, the show ended with the familiar and catchy Paladin theme song, the situation at the end of The Outlaw was such …

InuYasha Episode has InuYasha trying to take the Sacred Jewel Shard from Kagome. He is forced to wear an enchanted necklace that makes him obey Kagome.
This was a pretty good episode and I liked it. InuYasha is a decent anime and it’s off to a good start. …

Dateline NBC recently ran a segment on how false and scandelish infomercials are. They acutally came to find out that infomercials, many of them, hire washed up acresses to “claim” that some usually partially false product has worked remarkably for them. When Dateline interviewed these actresss, they confessed …

From December 1968, The Virginian: Nora is a family show of sorts, in that series stars John McIntire (as Clay Grainger) and Jeanette Nolan (as Holly Grainger) also appear with their son, Tim McIntire, who has a minor role as an Army lieutenant. Still, they do have scenes …

The CW series Supernatural will have you sitting on the edge of your seat with the combination of mystery and the evil spirits who are trying to stop the Winchester Brothers from finding their father. It may sound far fetched, but the stories are well written and when …

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Bad Luck Betty can best be described in one word — Psycho. While the show begins innocently enough with the birthday party of Socrates Pool (Christian Clemenson), it quickly diverts to drama when Socrates is kidnapped. On the trail, Brisco, Lord …

I like cable so much better that I do regular Television. There is such a better mix of material on cable than on regular television. One series that is on television is called Myth Busters.
There is this group of men and women that gather together to break …

This episode really shows off the characters and the different personalities of all of the Friends characters. It features Ross, who recently broke up with his wife, found out that his wife is pregnant with his child. He is frustrated on how the situation was going because he just …

I had the house to myself for a bit yesterday and found myself watching an old Batman television episode; “The Bookworm Turns.”
This isn’t my favorite 1960s TV program but it is good for a few laughs and I will admit the episode was somewhat interesting. Basically, you have the …

The United States version of Undercover Boss recently aired an episode that focused on NASCAR. As a NASCAR fan, I was curious how this would work, mainly because NASCAR is more of a governing body than an employer; at least in the sense of how they portrayed it …

Synopsis: Prisoners of war at Stalag 13 during World War II are really working as undercover agents who use the camp to transport POWs out of enemy territory and conduct sabotage missions while supposedly under the control of the German airforce.
What I like about this series: I’m not going …

I haven’t seen too many recent Simpsons episodes but I had a chance to watch a couple of them (in re-runs last night).
One of those, “In the Name of the Grandfather” was kind of cool.
I love how this episode starts out. The Simpsons end up buying a hot tub …

One day Patrick falls off of a cliff and the top of his head falls off and Spongebob is left to find it, and which he does frantically. I know that you are thinking that this is stupid, but it is really funny. Well, Spongebob reattaches the top of …

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 …

Taped in Las Vegas, the problem with most episodes of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast is that they are more an NBC showcase than anything else. Initially, there were some really good ones that are what a roast should be, a person being teased by friends and co-workers. …

From the second year of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Escape from Venice was the fifth show to air. This science fiction program came from the mind of Irwin Allen, and it’s always been a favorite of mine. In this show, Captain Crane gets his …

Super Mario World - “Mama Luigi” is the last episode of this short, thirteen episode series. I have to wonder if the writers and producers were aware of this, because this episode seems awfully appropriate for a final episode. I say that because it actually tells of the story …

I like The Cassie Vance Story, one of the ninety minute color episodes that aired during the seventh season of the hit western, Wagon Train. Laraine Day was the guest star, and she was so wonderful to watch. She’s an accomplished actress that brought depth to the …

“The Moment of truth” is one of the few reality TV shows I like to watch. This show really fulfils the meaning of reality TV show. “The Moment of truth” is all about speaking the truth, and I mean to say only “truth”, in front of millions of people …

Like I mentioned in another review, I ended up watching a couple more episodes of the show Psych before bed last night. One of those episodes was a half-way funny episode entitled “Weekend Warriors.”
This one has Shawn and Gus posing as Civil War reenactors after someone appears to be …

From Season 2 of Sea Hunt, the 24th episode was Chain of Evidence. In this half hour segment of the adventure series, Lloyd Bridges’ character of deep sea diving expert Mike Nelson is in another country and ends up being sucked into that country’s political woes. It’s …

A Man Called Kane is the last episode of the second season of the 90-minute western, The Virginian. I wasn’t really crazy about, which surprised me a little. I’ve said before that growing up I didn’t like this show at all. I found The Virginian to …

Laramie is my all time favorite show. The stories were fresh and intriguing, and the stories were just top notch. This episode from the third season is called Rimrock. It actually starts out very fun and carefree with a scene that really made me smile and …

Classical Disney cartoons were always my favourite ones. I like these 2D ones much better than those 3D ones that they are making today bout Mickey Mouse and his friends. I guess a 2D cartoon brings me back in my childhood and for me a 2D cartoon is a …

Episode 2 of season 6 of Dexter ” Once Upon a Time” is another great episode of Dexter. The new season of Dexter has taken our friendly neighborhood serial killer on a different path than the previous ones. No longer stumbling around and trying to figure out the intricacies …

Stargate SG-1: Upgrades is often described as just two little words — Tok’ra Spice. As I’ve said before, with a new producer at the helm, the show was no longer the great show of exploration and character dynamics. Now it was a soap opera, and early in …

This anime is absolutely beautiful in every way. Typically I do not like the ‘techie’ type animes, and I thought Last Exile was one of them, so it took me a while to come around to watching it. However promos can be deceiving and this is a …

After it’s first season, the show Psych has gotten a bit stale. But, one of the more recent episodes “Murder…anyone…anyone…Bueller” isn’t too bad compared to many of the other newer episodes.
This one takes place at Sean and Gus’ high school reunion and Sean witnesses a classmate falling from the …

A new girl at school Alison begins to beat Lisa in every field. Whether it is education, extra-curricular activities, and so on. This makes Lisa very jealous of Alison. She does not get the post in the band, but Alison does. This makes her feel threatened. She decides to …

This show opens with more education dealing with a phrase that says someone is worth their salt. Salary comes from the word salt. This was Ec’co’s lesson to Draga that started Stargate: Infinity: Greed. We get a lot of these little words of wisdom and messages …

The new series of Spooks continues and picks up pace after the rather lacklustre first outing of this latest run.
Harry is back on form and back on the Grid and ready to guide his team through more dangerous missions to keep the country self.
In this episode, an …

The first episode of the new Volume of Heroes this episode began with everyone back to their normal lives, seemingly happy to lives as normal as possible. Matt and Daphne are living together and Matt isn’t using his ability, Peter is working as an EMT, Mohinder is driving a …

M*A*S*H: Comrades in Arms: Part 1 brings to fruition something that probably just about every viewer probably thought would happen sooner or later. It begins with the 8063rd puts out an SOS for help and Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) head there to assist. …

From May 1963, The Andy Griffith Show: The Big House is the final episode of the third season, and it’s a pretty good one. It focuses on Andy, Barney, and Gomer, and that means one thing: good comedy.
The basic story has a couple of robbers being captured by …

One of the things that is most noticeable about M*A*S*H: It Happened One Night is just how much Jamie Farr’s role on this hit comedy series has expanded. His Corporal Klinger character has really expanded, which is logical since he’s now in the opening credits. He really …

While the story of Have Gun - Will Travel: Silver Convoy does very little for me, this entry from season one has some attraction because of its guest stars, specifically two of them — Nico Minardos and Barbara Luna.
Minardos has played the jovial, playboy-like Mexican in numerous TV shows …

CHiPs: CHP-BMX has some extra added drama to it when Sergeant Getraer (Robert Pine) has a family crisis. After a bike race, his young son is hit by a car and is taken to the hospital in serious condition. What amazes me is that Getraer goes to …

Every year, I keep promising myself that I will not get sucked back into watching another season of “American Idol.” I just get way too caught up in the weekly results aspect of it. I keep telling myself that I will not ride that emotional rollercoaster again.
Then, of …