Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 47 begins with Ed, Greed, Darius and Heinkel visit Hohenheim and they learn more about the Promised Day. Ed also tells his father Trisha’s last words. They are unexpectedly reunited with Al, who is being controlled by Pride and things get really messy.
This …

I’m including the final two parts of Cover Her Face as one entry because it lost me a little in the fifth part. I drifted away from the story more. Perhaps I was just tired or maybe the story lagged, but while it had me early on, …

The great and awesome Jimmy Stewart is the Man of the Hour in The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, which was taped in Las Vegas. Right off the bat, I’ll say that the wonder of this hour is the quality of the talent there to roast Stewart. There …

HD, or High Definition is the latest evolution in the ongoing quest for more life-like reproduction of images and sound when viewing movies and television and is becoming the norm the world over.
DSTV has recently launched an HD channel, and released the HD PVR DECODER to go along …

“Committed” the is fifth episode of season eight of Smallville, which now airs on the CW at 8PM on Thursday evenings. This was a character driven episode as opposed to an episode based on an epic battle or interesting villian.
In this episode, Chloe and Jimmy have finally patched …

Friends Episode: Princess Consuela is on Phoebe wanting so bad to change her name and she does not want to be Mrs Mike but with another exotic name. Including in this episode is also the cute and kind of panic at times Rachel, having an interview with Gucci. …

As the title suggests, this episode pits our heroes against the infamous boogieman. They’re sent on the case by a pair of children who come asking to hire them in the middle of the night. While they normally charge $1500 a gig, they agree to do it …

Stargate SG-1: Between Two Fires is the final time we see the Tollan in an episode of SG-1. The team arrives on Tollana to attend a funeral and are surprised when asked to return to discuss a possible exchange of technology. This is unheard of from the …

No Ordinary Family: No Ordinary Earthquake deals with an earthquake that wasn’t and JJ Powell’s refusal to be honest with his parents about his powers.
This latter plot I’m sick of and have been for the last couple of shows. This character is turning me off because I just …

Got to hand it to Spike, he might not be able to attack the living any more but he can apparently still play mind games with the best of them.
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “The Yoko Factor” continued a long line of dull installments in the show’s fourth …

The Andy Griffith Show: Ellie for Council is another terrific program from this legendary family show. As the title indicates, it’s all about Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue) running for City Council in Mayberry. That’s something the men folk aren’t thrilled about at first. Here are a few …

From April 1967, The Virginian: The Strange Quest of Claire Bingham was the final episode of the fifth season. After an amusing opening scene with James Drury as The Virginian and a couple of odd and end scenes, including an action oriented chase of a Medicine Bow posse, …

In my first review for season three of Diagnosis Murder, I included the good and the bad of the season three changes. There were a couple of things I didn’t mention then that I saved for now, as I review the season three ender, Left-Handed Murder.
First, there were …

I really wasn’t that impressed with The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Brisco in Jalisco except for the opening scene that included Robert Fuller and Paul Brinegar as two of the tycoons who had hired Brisco County Jr. to work for their association. They are only in the …

A mental patient named Duane Barry takes hostages at his treatment center and Mulder is called in to handle the negotiations. Interestingly enough, Mulder says that he has no experience in these types of situations but, due to Barry’s circumstances, they felt he was the right person for …

The Andy Griffith Show: The Farmer Takes a Wife presents Andy and Barney with the task of helping ‘Big’ Jeff Pruitt find himself a bride, something he is anxious to do. Naturally, Jeff is pretty outlandish and finding a woman to be his wife isn’t going to be …

Another season 2 episode of Ghost Hunters and another disappointment for me.
Once again, the TAPS team is called in to investigate a house (which are always a waste of time) only, this time, we get to see Jason’s hometown in the process.
Most of the evidence is quickly debunked (the …

Stargate SG-1: Absolute Power is an excellent show, though not a personal favorite. It’s another one of the stories that deals with Abydos remnants and references to Oma DeSala, whom I strongly detest. So, while it’s good, it’s not a favorite.
That said, Michael Shanks gets to utilize those …

The big part of this sixth episode of Emerald Point N.A.S. was the court-martial trial of Lt. Glenn Matthews (Andrew Stevens). It’s all about the lies of Hilary Mallory (Sela Ward) and how far another woman will go to save Glenn. John Rubinstein, who looks like a …

The fourth episode of the six part documentary, Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut, is focused mostly on their movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The documentary program is referred to as The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode.
Now frankly, I’ve never seen this movie, mainly …

As I wrote my review of the episode Road Trip I really feel the need to write my review of episode ‘A chill day in’. These two episodes are a long way from the episodes we got used to watching in these last two seasons which are sometimes good but …

Star Trek: The Slaver Weapon is a December 1973 episode of the animated Star Trek series which featured the wonderful voices of just about the entire live action cast. This is one of the more serious shows in term of topic and tone. It all surrounds a …

Discovery Channel is one of my favorite TV channels of all time. I consider every moment of watching this channel as the greatest way to learn not only for me but for the rest of my family.
I have been finding all …

The Fugitive: Man on a String has never been a favorite episode of mine. I’m not totally sure what it is, but even as a kid watching it for a first time, or even when I watched all of The Fugitive episodes several years ago when they were …

Make It or Break It? is ABC’s newest addition to its roster of family-centered shows. This one, however, centers on gymnastics, specifically on 4 girls’ of making it to Nationals and ultimately, the Olympics.
Having just finished seeing the Pilot episode, I can say upfront that this will be …

Star Trek: By Any Other Name has the Enterprise battling aliens in human form who need transport to their new home world. It’s a long distance, and they commandeer the Enterprise to get it there. This is thanks to a nifty device that turns a human into …

And so Glee’s descent into the real world continues.
With its revolving plot lines and hit or miss ‘themes’. the once magical “Glee” has become a what was once cool, TV show. Following in the footsteps of shows like Lost, Glee seems to be a victim of its own …

This is a great show, especially for teenaged girls. It is no longer airing new episodes, as the show ended in 2007, but you can usually catch reruns on various networks, and DVD seasons are readily available at most major retailers.
The show follows a single mother named Lorelai Gilmore, …

As Zuko continues to acclimate to the group, Sokka inquires about where prisoners would be held. Zuko tries to dodge the question in an attempt to protect Sokka’s feelings, but Zuko eventually caves and says that war prisoners would likely be taken to a prison called the boiling …

Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) is searching for the killer of two women. The first, Heather Pearce, was poisoned during a training session for the nurses. The second, Jo Fallon, was poisoned in her bed. Fallon was pregnant, adding all kinds of drama to the …

Abs-CBn has a new current events program shown very late at night every Mondays. It is called Harapan, this show is hosted by Korina Sanchez and Ted Failon. I got to see one segment of the show and they are talking about the metro train project of the President …

Synopsis: Al and Peggy get in a fight over going to her cousin’s wedding (she wants to go and he doesn’t) so he decides to follow through on his threat of not coming home and stays at his co-workers bachelor pad.
What I liked about this episode: I’m still glad …

Death of the Megabeasts is an educational special about giant extinct animals that lived in Australia. It seems like a strange idea for a documentary, but the program was very well done. The research that went into the documentary was very thorough and CGI animation was used to …

The Discovery Health Channel has introduced a show called Strictly Drew that is on Thursday evenings, and offered as an On-Demand option, for those of you who obtain that service from your cable company. Anyway, I have watched the show only twice and I am now addicted. …

In 1981, Pippin: His Life and Times became the first staged Broadway show filmed for television. While Peter Pan had been recorded live, it was done at a network studio, whereas Pippin was done in the theater.
Returning to the character he portrayed when Pippin: His Life and Times …

I ended up watching another Psych episode I never saw before; From Earth to the Starbucks. It was funny at times, but I have to say it wasn’t the best episode I’ve watched.
Lassiter is feeling down in the dumps a bit and Shawn decides to work a case involving …

Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 13 begins with Ed and Al arriving at Eastern Headquarters to report to Colonel Roy Mustang their activities in Liiore and if their mission was successful. Al finds a kitten and Ed has to figure out what to do with it as his State assessment …

“The Tower of Terror” is an episode of the “Pokemon” television series. This is the second episode in a three episode story arc that’s focused on Ash claiming his third badge. In order to beat Sabrina, Ash and company travel to Lavender Town and the Pokemon Tower, where ghost …

Wagon Train: The Duncan McIvor Story isn’t a favorite of mine. In fact, it’s not one that I particularly enjoy watching. To be truthful, though I’ve seen it before, when watching the DVD again, it took me a few times to get through it. I just …

I’m a relatively new Doctor Who fan. I started midway through David Tennant’s run as the Tenth Doctor. I’ve continued on with Matt Smith playing the Eleventh Doctor.
I like most of the episodes of this season (or series as it’s called in England) but my …

The pilot for Diff’rent Strokes is called Movin’ In and focuses on a rich businessman who takes in two boys. The boys were the sons of his housekeeper, who had recently died. Before passing, she asks him to take care of her sons, and he promises her …

I love the show What Not to Wear. At first, I thought the stylists, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London were mean and too harsh. They really tell the person what they look like and what’s wrong with what they look like. They use creative language to …

Hank Patterson was the main guest star in Have Gun - Will Travel: In an Evil Time from season two of this Richard Boone western. Oddly, I don’t really have a lot to say about it. Patterson did an excellent job as an old man Paladin comes …

The new TNT medical show heartland is far from a show that gets to the heart. The star Treat Williams who always plays a murderer in shows is great playing a murderer, but when it comes to playing a doctor he is so unconvincing. You never see …

Just as it always does, the episode starts with Allison sleeping, well sort of, in this episode not only is she sleeping, but she is actually sleep walking. She stands in the middle of a busy road in her night gown, screaming at the passing cars that she needs …

Have Gun - Will Travel presented The Mark of Cain for its fifth season entry of Have Gun - Will Travel. Starring Richard Boone as Paladin, the show opens with a little girl making her plea for the gunfighter’s help. Little Anne Marie (Betsy Hale) has been …

The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Playground , which aired in June 1985, features William Shatner as the adult Charles Underhill. On the surface, he’s a loving husband and father, but beneath the surface, he is living with a demon that only he can see. One of his …

I got done with work early yesterday (family thing yesterday afternoon) and, since I had some free time before we had to leave, I ended up watching part of a Destination Truth marathon on TV. One of the episodes was from an earlier season and I hadn’t seen it …

“War of the Roses” is an episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies”. In this episode, Granny, Elly May and Jethro are determined to win the feud that they think they have with a neighboring castle. At the other castle, there’s a retired military man that’s a little to fond of …

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from this installment of the Saw series. I mean, a fourth? What were they thinking? There’s only so much you can do with this story line!
Pleasantly surprised, I found out I was wrong. This is actually my favorite of all …