The three-part BBC series “Tipping the Velvet” is based on Sarah Waters’s eponymous debut novel. It tells a coming-of-age story of a young lesbian in the Victorian era, and features a plethora of secondary characters as well as a far-spanning description of London society as imagined for its time. …

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Fear-Makers, the third episode of the science fiction series, begins with an experiment that goes awry, costing lives and the destruction of another sub that Admiral Nelson (Richard Basehart) had built. It’s all about how far down the subs can …

The first time I saw local talk show Susanwas a few years ago when it was advertising on TvJ. I can’t remember exatly what that episode was about either, but I know that it was not the theme of the episode that interested me as much as the thought …

In That Girl: Break a Leg, Ann Marie’s friend lands a part in a Broadway show and asks Ann to be her understudy. Sally Kellerman plays Sandy Stafford, who doesn’t quite no how to react when all kinds of calamities threaten her appearance on the stage. She …

I have a couple of episodes of Highway Patrol in my personal video collection, but I haven’t seen the series in years. Now one of the cable networks is rerunning it, and it’s a great opportunity to watch this groundbreaking series again. As many of the so-called …

This is yet another one of my favorite serial that is on discovery channel from Monday to Friday. There are two teams they tried to given a task which is basically mechanical. They also provided time limit to complete. And after completion they have a competition of the product …

As the two lovers who cast away all doubt and plunged straight into the depths of their own desire now must wonder if their decisions were the correct ones. Welcome to Eureka Seven episode 43 “The Sunshine Underground”, a tale of high pressure and strained emotions with a blood …

Ichi Rittoru no Namida or 1 Litre of Tears is a 2005 Japanese drama which was adapted from a published diary of a girl named Aya who was diagnosed with an incurable disease at the age of 15. Broadcasted on Fuji TV with 10 episodes, this stars Sawajiri Erika and …

In this episode of Smallville we get to go into the dark crevices of Lex’s mind, disturbing place that it is. Lex has found Kara and Clark wants to know her location which Lex can’t tell anybody as he is in a coma due to being shot in …

Well, that was a somewhat interesting Project Runway episode last night; What a Woman Wants.
The designers are always asked to make outfits for celebrities and various other people and rely on their models to sell their designs. So, it was an interesting twist last night when their models suddenly …

The last few House episodes have been kind of sucky considering Wilson has been AWOL from the show following his falling out with House. So, it was great to see an episode “Birthmarks” that finally brings him back.
In a way, this was a bit of a depressing episode because …

Star Trek: Albatross is an angst filled episode of this animated series from 1974. It’s a new plot idea and not one taken from the live action series. After assisting a planet by bringing them medical supplies, Kirk is stunned when the aliens take McCoy into custody, …

This was an awesome programme. The two leads had such a good chemistry together, they ended up getting married in real life. Cop shows have always been popular, from both sides of the pond, and teaming up an American cop with a British one worked like a …

The Middle is a new show on ABC this fall. At the time of this writing, there have been six episodes shown. I have seen every one so far - some multiple times - so I think I have a good enough idea to write this review so far.
The …

One of the shows that I watch periodically on A&E would have to probably Gene Simmons Family Jewels. The show features the life of the bassist from kiss along with his two kids and girlfriend Shannon Tweed. The show has a corny intro to start it off but …

A couple of years ago when we first had gotten cable television, I my parents had introduced me to an old American prank television show called “Candid Camera”. I thought that the concept of it was a bit strange since at the time I did not know that there …

The Prisoner: It’s Your Funeral is a little strange, but then most episodes of The Prisoner are strange. In this episode, Number Six’s moves are being tracked, recorded, and reported, and we get an idea of how the imprisoned ex-spy spends his time and keeps in shape.
There’s yet …

The television series “Cow and Chicken” was one of the most popular cartoons on the cable television channel Cartoon Network from the late 90s to the early 2000s. I can remember most of my friends liking it and having discussions about it even in high school. I didn’t like …

The 16th episode from January 1958 of Highway Patrol was called Slain Cabby and was pretty good overall.
In this third season outing, I think this was the first time I really saw a CHP meeting, a prolonged scene where they discuss their plans for capturing the robbers. It …

This episode of Survivor was really fun to watch. It was a special show remembering those who had competed in Survivor in the past 19 seasons and how they were doing after the show.
The parts I really enjoyed was watching new clips of Russell Hantz who is my …

You guys have watched Desperate Housewives Season 4, Episode 6..? You should, if you haven’t. It is really a good and amazing episode and this would be one of the most favorite episodes ever in this season 4.
This episode is totally about the Halloween episode, and as usual, …

From February 1961, Sea Hunt: Sperling of Lamatsue was the sixth outing for the show’s fourth year on TV. In the show, our resident diving expert, Mike Nelson as played by Lloyd Bridges, is collecting weeds for research. It’s believed that the weeds could be a …

In M*A*S*H: Mad Dogs and Servicemen, we meet Rosie for the first time. She gets a bigger part as the show continues. She’s been mentioned a time or two for having a place just outside the camp. This, though, is the first time that we see …

The season 3 premier of The Next Iron Chef was called Ingenuity because it focused on creativity in the kitchen. Both the small challenge at the beginning, called the Secret Ingredient Challenge, and the lengthier Elimination Challenge that takes up the bulk of the episode dealt with the …

The television series Sex and The City is a half hour comedy that once aired on HBO.
Firstly the series no longer screens so if you want to check it out you will have to either wait for reruns on television or check out the DVD.
I like Sex and the …

This episode of Hawthorne entitled A Mother Knows begins with Isabel insisting that her baby, Moses, who is in foster care, is sick. They say that Isabel caused a scene. Then the baby goes missing, and that’s where the center point of the drama occurs.
I really was …

Beast Wars - Law of the Jungle is an intriguing episode because it in part deals with the unintended consequences of war and how war sometimes claims the lives of the innocent. This is one of the first season’s more serious episodes and the material actually involves some light …

The TV series Friends is an absolute must watch in my opinion. This show is for anyone! It doesn’t matter how old you are even if you are young or old. My whole family loves this show too! I watch hours and hours of Friends everyday without getting …

Jason Priestley guest stars in Jeremiah: And the Ground, Sown with Salt, a show that stars Luke Perry. These two actors were quite the rage back in the days of Beverly Hills 90210, a series I never cared for. I’ve been surprised by Perry in this science …

The shows in the second season of Columbo have the teaser with clips from the show about to be seen. That wasn’t done with the first season.
The Greenhouse Jungle is another show where even some cops don’t realize that Columbo is a lieutenant. They see the old …

Sometimes, when you have a television series that has a serial plot-line, you end up with a somewhat weak episode that is primarily meant to introduce new plot points for the season.
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, “Homecoming” fits this description.
The whole Buffy versus Cordelia for homecoming queen thing …

CSI New York Season 2 Episode 13 - Risk
Yet another great episode of the show. In this episode the team must find the killers in two very different cases. In the first case, Danny sees a body on a the subway tracks while taking a ride home. The …

Now that they are engaged, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) and Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) head to St. Louis for Ann to formally meet the rest of Don’s family. Missing is his sister, Sandy, and that is unexplained and a glaring oversight in my opinion. On the good side, …

In space, fuel and food does not make itself. A fact that all of the members of the bebop have discovered. Cowboy Bebop episode seventeen is a joke. The title “Mushroom Samba” gives away how badly written the plot is, that it only saves its self with the style …

After the tragedy of Apollo One, things around NASA were a little shaky. This is shown throughout From the Earth to the Moon - Part 3: We Have Cleared the Tower when preparations are underway for the Apollo 7 mission. The mission commander was Wally Schirra, played …

Wanted: Dead or Alive: The Martin Poster could be called a star studded event. This premier episode of a new western television program starred Steve McQueen as bounty hunter, Josh Randall. Guest starring alongside McQueen were Michael Landon as Carl Martin, Nick Adams as Andy Martin, Warren …

Voyagers!: Worlds Apart gets its title name from the fact that the two heroes of the show get separated in time, with Phineas Bogg doing time in prison with Lawrence of Arabia while Jeffery helps Thomas Edison to get a step up with the invention of the electric light.
Naturally, …

the X-Files was a very successful science-fiction/horror television show that ran in the 1990s. This show featured special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigated strange happenings for the FBI — the so-called X-Files. Mulder played the die hard crusader to uncover paranormal secrets while Scully …

From season five, Have Gun - Will Travel featured a decent cast in the episode called The Waiting Room that had a fun opening. I do so love the shows that give us Paladin (Richard Boone) in his playboy attire. Actually, in this case, we get a …

There was a point of time where I got very bored this year since there were no television series going on left for me to watch. They had all taken a break and I was looking for something interesting to help me unwind and take my mind off the …

I have been watching the Simpsons for years and I have to say last night’s re-run “How the Test was Won” had to be the funniest episode I have seen of this series; or at least among the funniest.
Springfield takes part in standardized testing in an effort to get …

I got a chance to watch bits and pieces of last night’s House episode. From what I saw of it, it was a pretty interesting show.
This time around, House and his team have to figure out what is killing a high school girl before all her organs start failing. …

Watching the TV all the time, there could be hundreds of shows combined all channels and TV networks which makes it really hard to be able to decide for which one is actually the best of them all. Afterall, we all have different tastes; as for me, I would …

I was so surprised by The Virginian: The Small Parade. I was expecting a parade, as in a circus parade or something, but what I got was a parade of young, adorable orphans. What a great title and what a fun show. As a youngster, I …

This show just really grew on me. It started out that my boyfriend would always put it on. But now I’m the one whose always looking through the television to see if it is on. It is one of those shows where you think you can do your homework …

Beast Wars - The Spark is an episode that introduces a new character to the series. It is the third character to be introduced, and sadly, one that never really received a whole lot of attention before disappearing along with another of the recently introduced characters in the season …

In this episode, there is something wrong with Dr. Murdoch and Merrill is the only person who is will to find out.
The episode begins with Merrill and Dr. Murdoch in a conference about a fictional story she wrote and all of a sudden he starts hearing things and starts …

The Twilight Zone: The Chaser is an okay outing for this science fiction series. I don’t particularly love it, but I don’t dislike it, either. It’s one of the few roles I can somewhat tolerate John McIntire in. He plays a mysterious professor who sales …

I can’t help but like The Twilight Zone: From Agnes - with Love because it features the adorable Wally Cox in it. Cox plays a computer programmer named James Elwood who takes over working with a computer named Agnes.
Now there is something important to recognize when you watch …

Stargate SG-1: Insiders is the first of four shows during the season that is without Michael Shanks. As the star of the show, Shanks had learned from the former star, Richard Dean Anderson, and he’d negotiated for these weeks off so he could be home for two important …