This 1962 outing of The Andy Griffith Show is far from a favorite of mine. In fact, I really don’t like it much at all. There are a few reasons for that, one of which is that I really don’t like outings where Howard McNear takes the …

Victoria Rowell gets a chance to shine in Diagnosis Murder: Reunion with Murder when her Amanda Bentley character deals with a college reunion that isn’t all that friendly.
Directed by Anson Williams of Happy Days fame, there are a couple of notable guest stars, namely Jessica Tuck as a politician …

I know that this is one of the most popular shows on TV but I really don’t like it. Just yesterday I saw that there were some reruns of this show and I started thinking to myself: ‘Why don’t I like this show?’ So I started watching the episode …

When Leverage started out its first season last year, it showed great promise. I was excited to watch because it sounded like Robin Hood to me. It also reminded me of The A-Team in the 80s which I followed diligently. Leverage revolves around a story about thieves who band …

Grey’s Anatomy is a medical drama that airs on the ABC channel on Thursday nights. I came into the show a little bit late, but I have been slowly catching up from season 1.
The show reminds me vaguely of ER. However, there are some points to …

Desperate Housewives Episode: The Tornado is so scary and in fact, this is one of the best and most awesome episodes, which makes me shudder because out there, there might be real stuff like this happening and my heart is beating so fast and I almost cry. I really …

I would say that alot of the things that happen on this show are unrealistic. Such as the woman that your husband had an affair on you with and left you for probably would not be coming in to eat dinner with you or sit at your kitchen table …

My friend has been asking me to watch the series Sherlock. This is not the movie, but the BBC series. Initially I didn’t want to see it knowing it only had 3 episodes per season, but recently I had nothing to watch so I decided to see it. Apparently …

The local television show and sometimes series “Hilla nd Gully Ride” had been going on for years on a certain local television channel on a Sunday evening before I stopped watching and never saw it air again. When I was much younger especially since I was less mature and …

Private Eye: Light and Shadows begins with a black female loan officer hiring Jack Cleary (Michael Woods) to protect her. She’s being followed and claims not to know why. The woman is Helen Burke, played strongly and capably by Lisa Wilkinson. What is funny to me …

That Girl: What’s in a Name is a re-do of the series pilot which had a somewhat different cast. In that version, aspiring actress Ann Marie’s boyfriend, Donald Hollinger, was also her agent. Her parents, Lou and Helen, were played by Harold Gould and Penny Santon. …

Synopsis: In honor of the 420 holiday (4/20 is a big holiday for people who want marijuana legalized), this episode has Brian being arrested for drugs and then forming a campaign to legalize marijuana.
What I liked about this episode: Overall, this episode honestly wasn’t anything overly special compared to …

Quincy M.E.: Hit and Run at Danny’s aired in 1977. It was the sixth episode of the second season of this highly successful drama about a medical examiner named Quincy as played by Jack Klugman. It was an excellent show I watched regularly every year that it …

The Amazing Race: They Don’t Call This the Amazing Race for Nothin’ was the beginning of the 17th season for this Emmy winning reality show where pairs go off in search of adventure in the hopes of bringing home the million dollar prize.
This season there are two couples …

Monk is a show on the USA network. It’s about a private detective that’s been put on leave from the local police department when he had a psychological break down after the death of his wife. Mr. Monk is an excellent detective and although he’s no longer part of …

“Desperate housewives” is a season series which I really loved to watch every week and can be seen (at the time of this writing) at channel E4 on Sundays at 9 pm, there is also another one every Wednesday which is a repeat. I am not really into …

The Twilight Zone: One More Pallbearer was an interesting show that wasn’t all that unique in presentation but which had a bit of a twist at the end. However, when you really think about it, the twist has been done a few times throughout the series. So, …

The Andy Griffith Show: Bringing Up Opie is the final episode of the first season of this wonder family comedy, and the focus is on the Taylor family and specifically young Opie, played so beautifully by Ron Howard. In this show, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) suddenly decides that …

Chuck is a great comedy and action show that airs on NBC on Monday nights at 8EST. Chuck revolves around the life of Chuck Bartowski. Chuck is working at a Buy More (similar to Best Buy or Circuit City), where he lives a very uneventful life. …

A Star Is Dead is the third episode of the drama Quincy, M.E. which starred Jack Klugman as the chief medical examiner for Los Angeles. We’re still learning more about the man and what makes him tick. One of the things mentioned here is how he quit …

Private Eye: Blue Hotel Part 1 is a remarkably engaging episode of this series, which is set back in the mid-to-late fifties. It stars Michael Woods as Jack Cleary, a one-time cop who is now a private eye. Working with him is Jack Betts, a young man …

There is one news reporter who really has moved on up and rightly so. This is Dan Abrahms. At one time he was on Court TV. Many times he appears on news on NBC channel 4. However his greatest show is on MSNBC called The …

“Rosie Live” was an attempt in November 2008 by NBC to revive the musical. Unfortunately, they never gave it a real chance to succeed.
The show starred Rosie O’Donnell. Now, I’m a little mixed on Rosie. I liked her in the early years of her talk show. …

The Twilight Zone: Escape Clause pits man against the devil, a common theme for science fiction series like this one. It begins with Walter Bedeker (David Wayne) being treated for yet another ailment which he doesn’t really have. The man is hypochondriac who wants to live forever. …

Miley Cyrus is perhaps one of the most amazing teenage girl whom brings her dad along to Ellen’s interview.
And this super cute and multi-talented including amazing singer gave a superb appearance on Ellen’s show. If you have watched Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus on Ellen, you would …

Masterchef’s second episode concluded the auditions where amateur cooks have one hour to prepare food to please the three judges, including Gordon Ramsey. I was again surprise at how much I enjoyed the hour of cooking and drama. As I’ve contemplated that, I believe the reason this …

I finally got home and settled in time last night to watch a re-run of the Simpsons with my kids. This had been the first time in several days I was able to do that and I was really looking forward to it. At the same time, I was …

Synopsis: Josh and his crew travel to Thailand in search of a half-human, half-plant creature that the locals claim to have seen in the jungle. The second investigation has them traveling in search of a sea monster.
What I liked about this episode: There are times when the show doesn’t …

I am a huge fan of the television series Monk. However, Friday’s episode, Mr. Monk and the Leper was a bit of a disappointment.
While the show still kept most of it’s trademark comedy, the episode seemed to lack a lot of the mystery that has kept it a top …

I watched a re-run of The Simpson’s yesterday, Brawl in the Family, and wasn’t very impressed with it.
The episode starts out with the Republican Party doing something evil and trying to destroy the environment, which leads to acid rain and, since the family is stuck indoors without TV, they …

Everyone was asleep early last night so I found myself watching another episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Into Thin Air.
I have grown to love this old show. But, this was an episode I have to admit I was not overly impressed with.
The episode is about a woman who checks …

This episode of The Carol Burnett Show featured Ken Berry and Roddy McDowall. It’s from the 11th season and apparently was one right after the beginning of the year. The monologue was pretty funny. Some guy asked her if she needed a lawyer and gave Burnett …

Well, we’ve finally come to the end, and what an end it was. There was action galore, and we finally see Aang take control of his avatar state.
Thanks to Ozai, Aang is able to unlock his chakra and that turns the tide. Where Aang spent …

I’ve got to admit, when I saw the title pop up on screen, I figured that this was going to be a stupid episode. The title alone was enough to make me facepalm and it didn’t inspire hope as far as quality was concerned. As it turns …

In this important episode of the MacGyver series, viewers meet Harry Jackson for the first time. Harry is MacGyver’s grandfather. Initially, the two are estranged, but after this, Harry shows up in many episodes over the series run. Harry is beautifully played by the talented John …

We meet another relative of Ann Marie’s in The Honeymoon Apartment episode of That Girl begins. From season, this episode opens with the arrival of Ann’s boisterous cousin, Harold Turner. Harold doesn’t come alone, though. He’s brought his brand new wife with him, too. In …

From April 1965, The Virginian: The Showdown was an intriguing episode that had good drama and some equally good acting. I’m usually not much of a fan of the shows that feature one member of the Shiloh ranch away from Wyoming, especially when its The Virginian himself, but …

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Village of Guilt, episode eight of the series, was directed by Irwin Allen, who created the series. It begins with a giant octopus surfacing in Norway, which results in a couple of deaths. Following are some of my thoughts …

Hello, I never actually expected that I would write about glee, never in my entire life actually, but this episode was astonishing. Now, let me tell you why this episode was better than all of the other ones. I know that Cory Monteith[Finn] died and that is a sad …

Desperate Housewives is a show that started with tremendous promise. Marc Cherry’s brainchild had everything that an audience could possibly want, love, sex, hilarious antics, and a good old fashioned murder mystery. Add a collection of a talented veteran actresses to boot and you have yourself a recipe for …

“The Ugliest Dog in the World” is an episode of “The Dick Van Dyke Show”. In this episode, Rob purposely picks out an extremely ugly dog from a dog pound in order to use the dog in a sketch for “The Alan Brady Show”. When plans for the episode …

This sixth season episode of Stargate SG-1 does nothing for me at all. It’s one of the reasons I just groan through most of the shows. This one is called Prophecy, and it focuses on Jonas Quinn, which may be why I just don’t like it.
The show ties …

From 1961, Sea Hunt: Mercy Ship had some interesting intrigue to it. Though the stories often include fascinating sea creatures, this episode takes a turn that puts deep sea diving expert, Mike Nelson, in the middle of a war.
Playing Nelson is Lloyd Bridges. He’s very good …

I discovered this adaptation after reading the short story for Examiner.com. A reader presented the oppurtunity to watch it after I reviewed the story itself.
This is definitely an adaptation that deserves mention as it is really good. William Hurt turns in a great performance. He deserves …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Charley Red Dog is from the third season of this half-hour western starring Richard Boone as the worldly Paladin. Once again, we begin in San Francisco where Paladin is in his finest. It’s a whole other life from when he’s dressed all …

The opening sequence for Eureka!, the new series on SciFi, unfortunately fails to do what opening credit sequences are designed to do.
The sequence consists of three parts: first, the credits themselves, which tell you the name of the show and the name of the primary cast members. Second, …

I am addicted to watching Law and Order SVU. I think mainly because I know the stories are based on actual case files in New York. It goes to show you how sick some people can be. The crew all work so well together that you …

I went out with several friends ones and they started talking about a TV show called Eureka. I thought it was just another SciFi show that wasn’t going to have a long life, but as I saw it already has 3 seasons, although 8 to 12 episode ones, and …