The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Lonely One is a story about a serial killer in a small, rural town. Known as the Lonely One, the killer strikes once a month, including the morning of when this science fiction story begins. The show, a cable program, aired in …

I am watching “Are you smarter than a fifth grader” from the beginning of the season, and I have to say that it is a fun show to watch. It looks funny, when a grown up guy falls into the traps of very easy questions, which little children can …

I’ve been a fan of the sitcom Wings for years now, though I don’t think I ever watched the show when it was actually brand new. Instead I was one of the people who ended up watching it when it was shown on USA during its syndication years. Every …

“Ash Catches a Pokémon” is the third episode of the “Pokemon” television series and this episode is one that does a good job of showing off the dynamic that quickly begins to build between the Ash and Misty characters. This is the first episode where Ash and Misty actually …

The Andy Griffith Show: The Keeper of the Flame is a pure father and son outing for the series. Airing in January 1962 during the second season, the tale focuses on young Opie Taylor (Ron Howard) and is new role as the Keeper of the Flame for the …

Medium: How to Kill a Good Guy is a bit of a transitional show, which is sad really. That’s because it’s the episode where Ariel DuBois is about to head off to college. This is a huge loss, not just for the family, but for we the …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Young Gun is the ninth episode of this second season. It actually feels like a response to, or an extension of, the sixth show, The Protegé that had Peter Breck as a guest star. The circumstances are a little different, but …

I loaded the old television show Faerie Tale Theater on my Netflix Player the other day as something I could sit down and watch with my daughter. When I did that, I wasn’t really sure what to expect, especially from the first episode “Tale of the Frog Prince” because …

The Veil: The Crystal Ball takes a bit of getting used to. I felt it had the slowest start of all of the episodes of this anthology series. It also is one that feels more like a contrived soap opera than anything else. I was disappointed …

Death Note Episode 36 begins with people on TV begging Kira to make them his new spokesperson, while Light contemplates the success of his plans. Near tells them he wants to meet them at the Yellowbox warehouse. Light and Near both put their plans into motion as …

M*A*S*H: The Price has a cute first few seconds with Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) riding back into camp on his horse, Sophie, and singing a cowboy song. As a lover of the western and cowboy world, I found the entire thing to be really adorable.
A big part …

Spongebob and Patrick are enjoying a beautiful afternoon outside blowing bubbles to each other. They think it is a lot of fun, and every time that they blow a bubble to each other, they send a little message to the other person. While this is going on, …

From 1963, The Twilight Zone: The Parallel is an intriguing hour of entertainment. It’s a show I enjoy quite a bit. The story dabbles in the concept of parallel universes or alternate dimensions or alternate realities. There are fine lines that separate the differences of these, …

In the Shout episode of the 2003 comedy series, Whoopi, Courtney Rae (Wren T. Brown) is upset because an ATM ‘ate’ some of his money. He spends much of the show dealing with something many of us can truly understand — computerized answering systems. It’s a comical …

Bloodshed is not an escape on this episode of Trinity blood. Episode ten starts you off where you left off on episode nine. With all of the brutal violence on Trinity Blood, nothing can compare to this Lady Cathrina is is under house arrest without tea! …

The Twilight Zone: The Obsolete Man is a powerful episode of this series. It’s a strong show take takes place in a futuristic society where there is no deity and the definition of being useful is totally up to the totalitarian society. The use of this kind …

The sixteenth episode in the series, “The Hidden Enemy”, is a few steps up from the horrid “Trespass” which preceded it. This episode is actually a prequel to “The Clone Wars” film itself and explains why the forces on the planet of Christophsis (which happens to look a lot …

Laramie: Hour After Dawn from season one presents some real inner conflict, especially for Slim Sherman, the rancher played by John Smith. As often happens, Slim has to sub for the sheriff when the man is injured and insists on Slim doing the job. Ultimately, the hanging …

William Katt became the murder victim in Diagnosis Murder: Flashdance with Death from season one. He’s co-owner of a dance studio, and he wants to sell; his partner doesn’t. It’s a classic reason for murder.
This episode has some good talent for its day. In addition to …

Cowboy Bebop is a Japanese anime space western, about a bounty hunter named Spike Spiegel and his pilot named Jet Black. They travel through space collecting bounties in their ship the Bebop. The first episode has Spike tracking down Asimov Solensan, a man who sells a drug …

Aang and company finally reach the North pole and come across the local water tribe. They are welcomed and the waterbending master agrees to teach Aang.
Things hit a snag when Katara wants to join the lessons. Aang is fine with it, but the master refuses because he’s …

One day at the Krusty Krab Squidward and Spongebob are trying to clean up the restaurant so that they can close down for the day. Spongebob answers the ringing phone and politely tells the customer on the other line that they do not offer pizza delivery. Mr. Krabs overhears …

M*A*S*H: End Run from the fifth season of the successful Korean War comedy series is another one that I can pass on as an overall story.
Once again, the engaged Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) challenges her ex-amour Frank Burns (Larry Linville) about handling their break up. What I don’t …

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 find this show irritating because it elevates educated nerds to a level of admiration that they do not deserve. A comedy about nerds is neither original nor enticing regardless of the deceptive title. Nerds are called thusly because they do not fit into the society of …

This movie was directed by Ben Stiller and stars Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. Chip is a television obsessed cable guy who is called upon to install Steven Kovac’s Cable. Steven offers Chip a bribe to get all the pay channels for free, Chip takes him up on it …

The season, as well as Eccleston’s run as the Doctor, wraps up as the Dalek’s plan to wipe out all life on Earth. As one Dalek was a formidable threat, thousands of them are a bit beyond problematic, even Rose points this out early on.
Just as one Dalek …

Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer’s second show was on September 14, 2010, and I must say these two women need an infusion of energy and personality. They did at least welcome the viewers this time before entering into their boring interaction. Not only that, but Alexis showed …

My problem in the last few years with Dancing with the Stars is that the judges have favorites and they push for them. It’s a bit of selective visuals.
Here’s my current case in point. The last free dance performance of the night was Derek Hough and celebrity …

The “Log 12″ episode of “Adam-12″ is a very heart-wrenching episode, one I love a lot. The sentiment begins with a young girl, little Dawn Lyn, best know perhaps as “Dodie” on “My Three Sons”. She’s a small child named Charlie in this episode, left to fend …

This movie was made for the Lifetime TV Channel and was first shown in 2007. It stars acclaimed actress Anne Archer as a judge recently up for nomination to the Supreme Court. I have to admit that my primary interest in watching this movie was for her male co-star, …

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 …

I know, I know. ER is probably one of the most unrealistic shows out there, but after all of these seasons, I still can’t help but to watch it on Thursday nights. The characters are so intriguing, the themes are always original and unique, and it is …

Kekkaishi Episode 5 has Yoshimori confronting the ghost of a pastry chief who won’t pass on to the next world.
This episode was pretty good and it explained more about the world of the Kekkaishi and how they operate, and it also introduced the Night Troops an organization that is …

The Veil: Destination Nightmare, the seventh episode of this 1958 anthology series was the first one where host Boris Karloff didn’t do the introduction in front of that wonderful giant fireplace. Instead, he’s in a study, walking in front of a map. I was a little disappointed …

Well, it’s about time this series gave Jedi Master Mace Windu the spotlight that he deserves. “Liberty on Ryloth” is the final episode in the ‘Ryloth’ trilogy, following “Storm Over Ryloth” and “Innocents of Ryloth”, and it all centers around Mace Windu being a badass as he commandeers a …

Frank Parker is a NSA agent who works for a secret government project called backstep. When something bad happens he is sent back in time to try to fix thinks. In this episode Olga, Hooter and Franks are in a military base 600ft underground when a neutron bomb explodes …

Johnny Carson is the Man of the Week on this edition of The Dean Martin Comedy Hour, a special version of Dean’s variety show. It begins with a terrific zinger by Dean about Johnny’s marriages. What a great way to start out.
Doc Severinsen had a super bit …

I began watching the tv series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in it’s first season. I loved the show immediately, and have become an avid follower of the series.
My favorite thing about the series is the creativity. The cases all have such different circumstances, the writers tell the story beautifully. …

I could really sum up this show easily and just call it worth show ever! But Pokemon is a show that really did get on my nerves as a kid. I never really did get the fascination about these tiny monsters who fight each other. I think that this show …

Columbo fans everywhere were delighted when Universal released the Columbo: The Complete Second Season DVD set. This set is put together differently from the first season one, which is a bit nicer in my estimation.
There are just four DVDs required for the set, since there were fewer episodes …

Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne: Part 2 continues to show the choir master’s latest challenge which is to put together a teenage choir to perform an opera on stage. He has six weeks. I haven’t seen part 1 yet, but apparently, he screened 450 students and brought …

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 …

The Ray Bradbury Theater: Gotcha! begins innocently enough with what seems to be a standard love story. Saul Rubinek stars as John Griffiths, who goes to a masquerade party dressed up like Oliver Hardy. He then meets Alicia Hart (Kate Lynch), who happens to be dressed as …

When another one of Mayor “Diamond Joe” Quimby’s sex scandals hit the news, a media circus arrives in town. Though the smaller news outlets are distracted by Quimby’s puppy, Chloe Talbot, a big-shot news anchor who was one of Marge’s high school friends, appears on the scene to …

Cowboy Bebop Episode 17 involves the crew of the Bebop looking for food, and unfortunately Ed finds bad mushrooms for them to eat.
This was one of the most ironically funny anime episodes I have ever seen. It was so unique and different that it’s very unforgettable, and …

The first story of the second season of Highway Patrol was called The Search and aired in October 1956. It’s a pretty basic story, I’m afraid. It’s all about a murderer who is trying to avoid capture. He’s a charming sort and manages to get people …

Never Help the Devil is the 31st episode of the third season of Have Gun - Will Travel. It still amazes me how far down we’ve fallen, going from a glorious time when there were close to 40 shows in a season and now we think 13 works. …

From the Earth to the Moon - Part 12: Le Voyage Dans La Lune is the only segment not introduced by executive producer, Tom Hanks, in this HBO mini-series. Instead, the introduction is done by Blythe Danner. The reason for the switch is that this is the …

Joyful Hour is a show I ran across while surfing the dial one night, looking for something to watch. I found it on one of the religious channels that I’ve been checking out lately but haven’t really watched in the past. These channels are proving to be …