I haven’t seen the Simpsons episode “Brush With Greatness” for a while, but finally got to see it again tonight. It’s not quite as great as I remember it, but it still turned out to be funny.
Marge is asked to paint a portrait of Mr. Burns for an exhibit …

This was the first episode in the 8th season (1970) of BBC’s Doctor Who and the first season broadcast in color and the first episode featuring the brilliant Jon Pertwee in the role of The Doctor.
The Doctor joins the crew of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Task Force) to aid …

What not to wear is a fun show on TLC that finds a fashion diaster and helps then pick a new wardrobe that makes them look better. In most cases the people who they pick to be on this show have some absolutly absurd fashion ideas, and think that …

Ok, there aren’t many episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that truly creep me out. But, the one entitled “Ted” is an exception.
If you ever want an idea of just how well rounded of an actor John Ritter was, this is an episode you need to see. Ritter plays …

Because of Krusty the Clown’s bad money keeping habits (like spending excessively and losing money to gambling) Krusty finds himself in debt to the local Mafia. In order to make some money, Krusty opens a clown training college, Homer sees the advertisement on a billboard (he was looking at …

The Twilight Zone: Shadow Play is one of those shows I just don’t enjoy watching. It’s a difficult show because I simply feel for the situation. It’s a nightmare. More than that, main performer Dennis Weaver plays his part with such pain and conflict that it’s …

Episode 2 of the second season picks up right after the last one left off with the conversation at the diner. In addition to the “rape” revelations between the two grown men, Feldman also brings up that Haim bad-mouthed him in a couple of recent interviews. The whole back …

The Orchard aired in October 1968 and was part of The Virginian’s seventh season on television. The main reason I wanted to be sure to catch this show was that a favorite of mine, Ben Murphy, was one of the main stars. Murphy’s character was ranch hand …

I haven’t watched too many of the later That 70s Show Episodes, so it was definitely an adventure watching the episode “Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy.”
The main story line of this one is kind of cute. You have Leo having a crush on Donna; something that leads to a …

After the downer ending from the previous episode, we get a more light-hearted romp that really thrives on its comedy. The opening leads you to believe that we’re going to have a “companion lite” episode as the Doctor is seemingly booted off of the TARDIS and is unable to …

I was really looking forward to watching this episode again. Brad Dourif is awesome and his guest appearance here was one of the first performances that introduced me to him. I was expecting him to be a total show stealer. Interestingly enough, he wasn’t quite the …

In The Prisoner: Free for All, the controllers of The village want information from those they imprison. There is yet another Number Two, the fourth by this point. This one is played by Eric Portman. In a weird turn of events, there is an upcoming election …

I have a strange and most likely unhealthy fascination with this show. The scenery is definitely part of it (Hawaii is beautiful, and an interesting locale for this sort of show). But it is Dog and his family that make the show so unusual and unique.
Dog is …

After watching the premiere episodes of “All Worked Up” via TruTv; I have to say that my stomach stirred from receiving a bad case of “Operation Repo”.
Was it me or did this show stink of “Operation Repo” nonsense? First, either the respondents were horrible F rated actors or normal …

I never really watched “The Sopranos” when it was on HBO, but, since A&E has been playing all the syndicated episodes, I’ve really gotten into it. Like the Corleone family in “the Godfather”, Tony Soprano and his various henchmen both repulse and fascinate. James Gandolfini is exceptional as the …

Inappropriate Moments- I don’t usually watch all the celebrity blooper and paparazzi shows that come on VH1. But when I was flipping channels, I found this one extremely hilarious. The announcer and the participants have rounded up clips of paparazzi footage that shows the celebrities …

Like the beginning of this tale, Due South: Chicago Holiday: Part 2 has about enough dialog in it to fill a half-hour show, if that. It relies heavily on music and the visual aspect of following a matchbook all across the town. The matchbook has a list …

Alias Smith and Jones: A Fistful of Diamonds is a fun little outing for this western series starring Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Kid Curry. This one has the two outlaws who are trying to go straight so that they can earn an amnesty …

Cowboy Bebop Episode 16 has an assassin named Udai with ties to Jet escaping from prison.
This episode was very good because it gives us Jet’s origin story and it’s very well done and very well written. I enjoyed watching this episode because it was so interesting and entertaining …

It’s funny to me that my least favorite parts of From the Earth to the Moon all air close together. Part 6, Part 8, and now Part 9 are the three that are not on my favorites list. This would be my third least favorite outing, and …

I was never a fan of any Tv series but Smallville until this show came about. My ex girlfriend told me about this show a year ago and lent me the DVD of the first season of it. The show is named Dexter and I thought it was funny …

The Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker is considered one of the series most classic episodes. It’s full of mystery and intrigue, and it is definitely spellbinding. The premise has a young woman driving across the country when she keeps seeing a hitchhiker. No matter what direction she …

Cupcake Wars: Survival of the Fittest refers to an event at the Natural History Museum. This is what the four contestants are vying for, the chance to have their cupcakes used for the big party; that and the price money as well as the recognition.
In the taste round …

The draw for me in this edition of The Virginian, called Show Me a Hero, was a nice strong cast of guest stars. This was a show that was done away from Shiloh Ranch. The last couple had been ensemble episodes, and I’d enjoyed those, but now …

The Ghostbusters are recruited to take care of a swarm of Valkyries that have invaded an opera house. It’s a pretty straight forward plot, but it does make for an enjoyable episode. Having played the recent “Ghostbusters” video game, I couldn’t help but wonder if this …

This is a show that originally aired in the 90s. It was critically acclaimed at the time, but low ratings lead to its cancellation. It got a second chance to find an audience on MTV a few years later, but no additional episodes were ever created. …

“The New Boss” is the episode of The Office originally airing on NBC on March 19, 2009. This was a great episode because it actually focused on the workplace, especially a new supervisor for Michael.
Pros: I loved that the plot involved a new Vice President, Charles Miner. …

My main issue with M*A*S*H: The Birthday Girls is that I have a hard time believing that no one knows when Margaret Houlihan’s birthday is. Considering all of the various birthdays they’ve celebrated on this long running series, it’s just a little difficult to go along with the …

As far as Monk episodes go, Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever was actually one of the worse ones I’ve seen.
While the side-plot of Natalie getting a job as television’s lotto girl was somewhat interesting, the reality was the show itself was a bit cruddy because there was really no …

The fifth season of All in the Family represents a slight shift in the way stories are told: some of the season consists of multi-part stories as opposed to single, standalone stories. Now the later seasons, particularly season eight, will be made up of even more two and three …

Star Trek: And the Children Shall Lead is truly a show I’ve always remembered. I think it’s because as a kid Melvin Belli scared me to death. The famous attorney was somehow convinced to do this role where he plays this nasty being named Gorgan who …

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 …

Two and a Half Men is a family situation comedy that has been making viewers laugh since 2003. With its slightly off beat, but yet mostly normal, cast of characters who get great scripts, you almost wish they were your family. That is if you do not want …

There will never be jokes that will ever top those based on Cold War politics in the 1970s and 1980s. And, conveniently, the Mork & Mindy episode “Mork and the Immigrant” manages to take advantage of that.
There are a couple things about this episode that stand out. First, you …

“Wake the Dead” is the 11th episode of Justice League Unlimited, season one. It features a powered up version of Solomon Grundy against the Green Lantern, Superman, Hawkgirl, Dr. Fate, Aquaman, and Lynx. Typically this would be an uneven fight, but Grundy had been powered up by …

This might have been the absolutely worst episode on the show. Not only was it boring, but it was also stupid. In this episode they creators of the show are trying to show the normal everyday flow of thing as they happen in the lab and in the field. …

For the opening of IRT Deadliest Roads: Pushed to the Ledge, we saw American trucker Rick Yemm watching the little kids attending school. The action takes place in India, and these children do things differently. They are absolutely priceless when they sing, all lined up in three …

This is the show that just has never made sense to me. It’s the third season of The Andy Griffith Show, and we’ve already had four or so episodes that deal with Sheriff Andy Taylor’s relationship with Nurse Peggy McMillan. During this time, little Opie Taylor (Ron …

If you have yet to see the new Fox TV show, ‘The Moment of Truth’ you are missing out. To even think that a person could get paid for telling the truth seems crazy. But that is exactly what this show is all about.
On the …

One show that I have found rather interesting is broadcasted on the Discovery Channel, and is called Little People, Big World. Maybe it is the social worker in me, but I really do enjoy watching the show. It takes a family in which the parents are both …

I saw an old episode of Buffy today but just because I was doing something on my computer and the TV was on so I gave it a look every now and then.
I didn’t like this show when I was younger and I didn’t liek it today either. Before …

Rachael Ray is a combination of a talk show and a cooking show. It airs on NBC in the afternoon. When the show first started it used to be more of a cooking show and they would have a few guests , one of which would usually help with …

I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here is airing on NBC four nights a week. I’ve watched about two-thirds of the shows, simply because there really isn’t much on opposite it. In my first review from the first night of this series, I reported that …

The children of Springfield give a standardized test which would determine their career choice. Bart’s career would be a police officer, and Lisa’s would be a homemaker. However Lisa is not convinced by these tests, she is adamant she will become a famous blue’s player. Bart goes on a …

Monster Episode 7 begins with Dr. Tenma and Nina heading frantically back to her parents’ place, hoping to stop Johan from murdering her adoptive parents. They arrive too late and the police arrive and ask them to come to the police station for questioning.
This was a pretty …

Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 1 begins with two siblings Katarra and Sokka out on the ice, fishing. They become trapped on an iceberg. They find a boy named Aang after they see him break out of an iceberg. They discover he is the Avatar, a …

What I loved about this fourth episode of The Amazing Race’s 17th season is that it showed the teams giving back a little by helping to renovate an elementary school. Survivor started giving back years ago, so why it’s taken The Amazing Race so long to realize that …

OK, normally I object when the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer decides to have our hero fighting something other than a vampire. But, I’m able to forgive the episode Phases because it at least has her fighting a classic enemy; the werewolf.
Of course, the werewolf has a bit more …

Okay, The Ray Bradbury Theater: Punishment Without Crime is another one of those weird stories that I need to watch three or four times to really get it, but I don’t want to. Once was plenty.
Ray Bradbury is certainly a talented and gifted science fiction author, but he’s …