TV Reviews
MacGyver: Twice Stung
MacGyver: Twice Stung has some really fun moments in it. It’s also the first time the term ‘MacGyverisms’ is used. Who knew it would become a cultural norm?
This season two episode has Mac and Pete trying to get back $400,000 that was stolen from a friend and …
Psych: Earth, Wind and Wait for It
The problem with any mystery show is that they have to introduce new people every episode and one of them invariable has to be the person committing the crime they are trying to solve. Psych runs into this same problem.
In this episode there were three main guest stars, the …
The Andy Griffith Show: The Loaded Goat TV Show
In January of 1963, The Andy Griffith Show aired a show called The Loaded Goat. The funny thing to me is that because of the way the show is edited for television in reruns, I had stopped watching this episode. I never knew the outcome of the …
Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 5
Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 5 begins with Ed and Al hurrying to board a train for Central to take the State Alchemy Exam. While onboard a terrorist organization hijacks the train and their leader Bald demands that Central trade a prisoner for all the passengers on the train.
This episode was …
True Blood HBO series
So I was bored on day and decided to see what was new ondemand. I had stumbled upon a new series on HBO called True Blood about a back woods Lousianna town where vampires run rampant. I got sucked in by Anna Paquin’s character Sookie who has …
Beast Machines - The Reformatting
Beast Machines - The Reformatting is the first episode of the Beast Machines series and it is a good one! I think the writers did a superb job of conveying a sense of confusion that the viewers could share with the characters, that have no idea what is going …
The Simpson’s: Tis the Fifteenth Season
OK, it’s only September so I’m a bit curious why they decided to show a Simpson’s episode that was Christmas based already (I’m really not ready to do Christmas shopping yet). But, I will admit it was kind of a decent episode.
Homer decides to get greedy and use his …
COPS
“COPS” airs on Fox and each episode revolves around the daily experiences of police officers, as they go out on their patrols. I’m sure that, realistically-speaking, there are moments in a cop’s day that are very routine or mundane, but “COPS” focuses on the more dramatic aspects of …
True Blood
I was very excited to see True Blood when it first screen. Anna Paquin the star comes from my home country and I have been a big fan of Ryan Kwanten who plays her brother since his days on Home and Away. Also I love the old …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Matter of Honor
This second season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation - “A Matter of Honor” is an episode that is quite fun to watch, although it does have its flaws. This is the show’s second Klingon-focused episode, and like the first Klingon episode, this episode excels - at least, …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Village of Guilt TV Show
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 …
Whoopi: No Sex in the City TV Show
Whoopi Goldberg developed and starred in the NBC situation comedy series, Whoopi, that aired during the 2003-2004 season. She plays a former singer named Mavis Rae who now runs a boutique hotel and is the setting for the series. Probably 80 percent of the scenes in the …
MacGyver: Walking Dead
MacGyver: Walking Dead is definitely not a favorite of mine. In fact, I really don’t like much about it at all. In this show from season seven, a section of the neighborhood where Mac lives is called Little Haiti. The problem is that outcasts from Haiti are …
Stargate SG-1: Memento Mori
What rally angers me about this review is that I can’t give it a zero, because I’d really like to. It is just one inch away from being about as low as this show could go.
In Stargate SG-1: Memento Mori, Vala disappears and the team is frantic to …
Smallville
On one of the cable channels there is a series called Smallville. This is based on the Superman series. It takes place when Clark was young and was raised in Smallville.
You always know who Clark is because he is always wearing red whit and blue clothing. …
The X-Files: Season 2, Episode 3: Blood
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 Ray Bradbury Theater: The Screaming Woman TV Show
The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Screaming Woman opens for the second time with a introductory scene that is actually a bit of an adventure with Bradbury in the mountains holding a divining rod. Another man comes up to him, recognizing him as a sci fi writer. In …
TLC’s Reality Series Sister Wives
I had seen the commercials for the show but the thought of watching “Sister Wives” was rather off putting to me. I couldn’t imagine who in the world would agree to the lifestyle that was being talked about. That is until I stumbled upon the show one night and …
Robot Chicken TV show
Robot Chicken is a sketch comedy show on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim lineup. It’s animated, but not in the traditional moving pictures manner. It’s actually the product of stop-motion animation, making heavy use of action figures and dolls.
A lot of the humor is of the shock or …
Children’s Revolution - Upright Citizens Brigade show
Children’s Revolution is the 5th episode of the first Upright Citizens Brigade show. It was also the first episode I had seen of the show in quite some time, after a several year hiatus as it was off TV. At the beginning of the episode I had …
Bigg Boss reality show
Bigg Boss - The Indian version of UK’s famous reality show, “Big Brother”.
You know of the famous reality show of UK called “Big Brother”, right?
Fine, here is the Indian version of it, called “Bigg Boss”. Currently, the second season of Bigg Boss is being aired on the Indian …
American Idol - Performance 5/12/09
It was the top three on American Idol on May 12th. The performers each sang two songs, a pick made by the judges and a choice of their own.
Danny Gokey did awesome. He sang a very upbeat song (Dance Little Sister) and ended with a ballad. …
The Simpsons: That 90s Show
Of all the things I’ve seen Marge and Homer’s marriage have to survive in the almost two decades worth of Simpsons episodes, I never realized he almost lost her to a college professor; something that is revealed in the episode entitled “That 90s Show.”
The great thing about this episode …
Highway Patrol: Statute of Limitations TV Show
From February 1957, Highway Patrol: Statute of Limitations, starring Broderick Crawford as California Highway Patrol Chief Dan Mathews, is just a so so episode that did very little to capture my interest for more than a few seconds at a time.
The story begins by talking about speeding, which is …
The Twilight Zone: Black Leather Jackets TV Show
The Twilight Zone: Black Leather Jackets is a show that actually misleads a little bit. I always go into to this show and think it’s going to be one thing and then it turns out to be another. The Black Leather Jacket titles can really spin you …
The Twilight Zone: The Bard TV Show
From May 1963, The Twilight Zone: The Bard is not a show that I like very much. It never captures my interest or draws me into any part of the story. Usually when this episode pops up on television, I change the channel or even turn the …
The Twilight Zone: The Incredible World of Horace Ford TV Show
The Twilight Zone: The Incredible World of Horace Ford isn’t a show I particularly look for, but it’s okay. The late Pat Hingle stars as the title character of Horace Ford. He’s 38 years old, and he just wants to live a happy life. However, he’s …
Season Two: Squid Day Off
Mr. Krabs decides that he needed to take a day off because he was overworked. When Mr. Krabs is away for the day, Squidward thinks that it is a great idea if he could take the day off of work as well. He thinks that there is so many …
“Charmed” Season 1 Episode 1: Something Wicca This Way Comes
Season 1, Episode 1 of the TNT series “Charmed” called “Something Wicca This Way Comes” not only paved the way for the rest of the series but gave a great look at the three sisters before they were witches and how they are going to handle their powers now …
Fireball XL5: Invasion Earth
One of the notable things about Fireball XL5: Invasion Earth is that we actually hear an alien language being spoken. Most of the time the aliens have been speaking English. Of course, that’s standard practice for science fiction series, but that is precisely why it sticks out …
The Twilight Zone Original Series: I Shot an Arrow in the Air
The original Twilight Zone is a classic series from the 1950s, which is still entertaining today. I shot an arrow in the air is an episode from the first season. Like all twilight zone episodes, or least most twilight zone episodes, it has a surprise twist ending. In my …
Fireball XL5: XL5 to H20
One of the best parts of Fireball XL5: XL5 to H20 was a really funny scene with Professor Matt Matic. He was doing one of his experiments when everything exploded. He looks like he’s been right in the middle of it, too. Naturally, no one is hurt, …
Stargate: Infinity: The Key TV Show
Major Gus Bonner’s team of SG cadets continues their journey in Stargate: Infinity: The Key, which is the 18th outing of the animated series which lasted but a single season.
The society in this show lives in what they call the commonality. It’s more like everyone being one thought. …
TV land awards
Nick at night TV land awards is one show they certainly could do without. Not really without but rewritten instead of having the most stupid categories for classic television. Categories such as Best Braces or Best superhero are so ridiculous. These categories do not uphold the integrity of …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Quiet Night in Town Part 2 II TV Show
From season four, a rare two part episode of Have Gun - Will Travel concluded with this show, Quiet Night in Town Part II. The show didn’t have any kind of ’scenes from last week’, so hopefully, viewers remember the plot. It opens with Paladin lying on …
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Hanging of Aaron Gibbs TV Show
From November 1961, Have Gun - Will Travel: The Hanging of Aaron Gibbs was a very strong episode. It surprised me in many ways. The show guest stars black folk singer, Odetta. Now the only reason I use the descriptor ‘black’ in this review is because …
The Two Coreys
When I was a child I loved Corey Haim and Corey Feldman. They were absolutly wonderful and complimented each other very well in the movies that they played in together. So what happened. I tuned in to watch the new show the two Coreys. Not only was it extremly …
The Twilight Zone: Number 12 Looks Just Like You TV Show
In my opinion, The Twilight Zone: Number 12 Looks Just Like You is one of the few bright spots in this final season of Rod Serling’s classic science fiction series. It’s sad that so many shows from this fifth year are duds. This one, however, is not. …
Highway Patrol: Frightened Witness TV Show
From 1958, the opening episode of Highway Patrol’s final season on the air, its fourth, was called Frightened Witness. The title is a little off as it should have been Frightened Witnesses. That is because there were two scared folks, a couple named Carl and Jennifer Stone. …
Grey’s Anatomy Season 5 Episode 23 Here’s to the Future
Here’s to the Future is the first part in the two-hour finale for Season 5 of Grey’s Anatomy. And if you’re a fan of the series, you would know that season finales are usually one of the best episodes in the series.
The episode revolved around Izzie and her …
American Idol with Ellen Degeneres
Ellen Degeneres has taken Paula Abdul’s place on American Idol as a judge for season 9, and the world finally got to see her debut on February 9th. I was really looking forward to seeing her as the new judge, and she definitely didn’t disappoint. She brought …
Royal Palm Estate
“Royal Palm Estate” was a Jamaican soap opera from the nineties which used to be aired on Sunday evenings on the local channel CVM. I became a very big fan of the television series even though I was still too young to be watching those things. However, since there …
Sea Hunt: Gold Below TV Show
Sea Hunt: Gold Below begins with some underwater shots of Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) working with his new assistant, Billy Riker. The reason why Billy is so fun to watch is that he’s played by Jack Hogan. Hogan has a long history of excellent portrayals, including a …
City Homicide
I follow this Australian police drama called City Homicide which deals with the homicides that an Australian police team of investigators try to solve. The homicides are complex, and most are not set in black in white. I struggled with the accent for several episodes, but now I find …
Masterchef: Episode 1 TV Show
It was a very spontaneous decision to watch the first episode of Masterchef that was on the Fox network last night. I dislike Gordon Ramsey greatly. He’s a loudmouth, obnoxious man, at least that’s how he presents himself to be on television. I just can’t stomach …
Centennial: The Longhorns
Centennial: The Longhorns is one of the most fun section of this wonderful mini-series. It’s the only focused on the cowboy, and since I love cowboys, I loved this episode.
One of the reasons The Longhorns works so well is that it is headed up by the terrific actor, …
M*A*S*H: Guerilla My Dreams
M*A*S*H: Guerilla My Dreams is a pretty intense episode which is also somewhat controversial in how it is played out. Alan Alda, who stars as Hawkeye Pierce, directed this intense episode. The show does include another cameo from Gary Burghoff as Radar O’Reilly. Burghoff has special …
Rules of engagement show
I have watched the show “rules of engagement” a couple of different times. Overall it is an alright show. I think it could be a much better show honestly though. Some of the actors are good but some aren’t that good. I’m glad to see David Spade in a …
Columbo: Death Lends a Hand TV Show
I have to say truthfully that the absolute best scene from Columbo’s Death Lends a Hand was the very last one. There was this super conversation between Columbo and the father of the murder victim. In that talk, the police lieutenant reveals his mischievous past and his …
Cowboy Bebop episode 16
Nothing happens the way we plan it to, for if it did, it would be an extension of blasphemy as there would be no human element. As it is said, To error is to be Human, To Forgive divine. In the case of Jet Black, sometimes you will see …
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