Lady of the Lake was the 7th episode of the first season of Upright Citizens Brigade. It is also, to me, the weakest episode of the entire season. This is mainly due to the titular character, the Lady of the Lake: she just doesn’t work as a …

I am engrossed in the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother 2010 which, as I write, has been running for just over a week on Channel 4, with a couple more weeks to go. This is the very last one so I am trying to appreciate it before …

The first time I saw the children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba, I thought wow, a weird looking man wearing an orange wig and playing with dolls; how creepy is that. ‘ But, after giving it a chance, I have to say it isn’t a bad show.
Not that I watch …

MacGyver: The Gauntlet is another episode with lots of action in it. MacGyver is once again sent overseas, to South America, to rescue a photographer, played by Robin Curtis. She’s got the goods on a couple of bad guys, and they know it. Hence, the big …

Another legal drama debuted this year in USA Network. Fairly Legal is a story about a lawyer switching careers to become a mediator. It stars Sarah Shahi as Kate Reed, the lawyer with an epiphany. The show opens just after the death of her father who was the founding …

There’s a slight problem with That Girl: The Mailman Cometh from season two. I suspect it was filmed earlier than it aired, and the reason I believe that is because in an earlier episode from this second season, Ann Marie either received a phone call or made one …

The Andy Griffith Show: Cousin Virgil from season two just isn’t a show I’m that fond of. In fact, it’s one of a few episodes from the entire series that I will actually turn off. It just doesn’t work for me, and I simply don’t enjoy much …

Although I will admit that I am a terrible cook, one of my favorite television stations to watch is Food Network. I love learning about the history and uses of different foods and seeing others create innovate dishes using ingredients that I have never heard of. One …

I just adore Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: A House Divided for several reasons. The first is that this is one of those shows where just about every regular has their moment. It’s not easy to do that in an ensemble show like this one, but it’s …

All right, this is a pretty silly episode. The idea of a world where Texas runs America and lawyers decide who wins a case through the barrel of a gun isn’t exactly the most realistic of scenarios. However it is a bit of good fun and when …

I don’t really like this show that much. Brooke seems really sweet. But she seems a lot more vapid that I expected. The Hogan family appears to have some boundary issues that are quite apparent. Look at the four of them: a mother who …

I absolutely LOVE this show. First, I should mention that I like crime shows (real ones, not dramas) and programs that highlight investigations and forensics. This one focuses on the fact that the first 48 hours of a major investigation are usually the most critical. …

Mr. Howell takes center stage here which is like a breath of fresh airs so to speak, since Gilligan gets to take a step back from the main character. I was pleased with Howell’s acting skills in this episode despite the fact he ran around most of the show …

After so long with Jim in a different branch the show is finally reunited. Bringing everyone from the Stamford branches is great. We get to see what a first day with Michal Scott would be like, as well as watching everyone trying to explain Michal. The best line was …

Remember Friends Episode: Phoebe and Ursula Buffay? Yes, these are twins and it is quite a unique idea for the writers to cast Phoebe having an ‘evil’ twin sister which is acted out by the same Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and the dialogs are really spot-on, witty and really irritatingly …

This episode of The Defenders, known as Nevada v. Sen. Harper, was rock solid, and it is the kind of hour that I want to see. It’s not that there aren’t still annoyances, because there are, but the dramatic portions are really wonderful to watch.
The opening scene with …

I had a chance to watch a bit of TV last night and ended up watching an episode of the Simpsons; Lisa’s Date with Density.
This one has a couple story lines that are actually pretty entertaining. First, Lisa finds herself having a crush on Nelson and, while I wouldn’t …

Empire is a drama TV series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. It’s about the music industry and features characters with that from the bottom to the top life story. If you saw and liked Eminem’s 8 Mile or 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’, you’ll love this …

A Certain Justice - Part 2 was a bit slower for me than part 1 was. This story is from the P.D. James novel and uses the familiar character of Commander Adam Dalgliesh. As an American, I assume commander is a detective. That seemed to be …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Don’t Shoot the Piano Player aired in March 1962, the 25th show of the fifth season. The show was notable because it was directed by actor William Conrad.
The primary guest star was James Callahan, who quite honestly I could barely recognize at first …

“Wing Man” is all about Haim’s love life. The two Coreys discuss it over a game of pool, Haim begins blaming Feldman for all of the bad relationships he was involved in due to the fact that Feldman introduced him to those women. So to make up for it, …

A Makeover story is a show on TLC where they pick a perosn or group of people who may not have the best fasion sense, and then help them get more fasionabble through a makeover. Its a pretty interesting show to watch, recently they pick two girls who were …

I’ve seen just about every Super Bowl Half Time show over the past decade; even when didn’t watch the game. But, last night’s performance by Tom Petty was one of the most boring performances I’ve seen in a long while.
I understand how the NFL is now afraid of any …

Smallville: Absolute Justice - Part 2 continues the introduction of the Justice Society of America into the Smallville lore. This second part was directed by star Tom Welling, who frankly didn’t act all that much during this movie-like presentation. In fact, Allison Mack and Justin Hartley (as …

From season 4, episode 34 of the half hour police drama Highway Patrol was called Express Delivery. It was another outing that focused on a gem courier. I’d say this series did at least one of those per season, so they had to rely on presentation in …

Now as we race against the clock to prepare a defense for mankind, the angel Ramiel is bearing down towards Nerv HQ using an shield of some kind. Now, I would like to argue that it appears to be drill with an extended reach, but for now, I will …

That Girl: Rattle of a Single Girl is Ann Marie’s version of cold feet, a situation that fiance, Don Hollinger, succumbs to in a later story. She begins to think that they aren’t ready for marriage, so when someone suggests counseling, she insists that they go.
Of course, counseling …

Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 14 begins with the uprising in Liore where Cornelo’s followers are overpowered by the military. Meanwhile Ed and Al find Dr. Marcoh and learn about the Ishbal War and how they used Philosopher’s Stones to amplify their alchemic powers. Basque Gran arrives to arrest Marcoh …

Sabbro Grande is a Game show that is on Univision every Saturday Night at 8pm until 11pm on Univision KUNS-51 Seattle, I watch it from a pre-amp outdoor antenna from Ladysmith, BC and I don’t get a clear signal. It is Hosted by Dan Francsico and it Studios is …

Last night, I watched the made for television movie, The Haunting of Sarah. It was truly an excellent movie, that made one think……..and think.
The story begins with two sisters, twins, being born. Then, the tale whips along to 25 yrs. later, showing how one twin sister has become an …

Episode 6 in the series, “Downfall of a Droid”, spends more time with Anakin Skywalker and his apprentice Ahsoka Tano as we focus on their search for R2-D2 who became detached from their spacecraft during a fierce dogfight in space with some Separatist ships. Not only does Anakin value …

I’m so sorry that Everybody Loves Raymond is no longer in production, but fortunately, we can see it in reruns practically every day of the week. The show never fails to make me laugh.
I think what is unusual about this show is that its humor is not really …

Season two of Due South rolled on with Body Language, a show that begins with Constable Benton Fraser returning a stuffed rabbit to a woman in a taxi after seeing it fall out by accident. He ends up seeing the woman dance at an exotic nightclub, and the …

In March 1960, Sea Hunt was in the early part of its third year on television. The episode shown on this night was the ninth one and was called Jade Cavern. It begins with expert diver Mike Nelson on his boat working on an assignment when he …

I’ve only watched The Craig Ferguson Show a couple of times and tonight’s episode was a good reason why. I didn’t laugh at the so-called monologue, which included a lot of references to something that happened the night before, so anyone tuning in who hadn’t seen the show …

Perhaps it is the crazy entertaining ways of the host Alton Brown, or perhaps it’s my desire to be educated in the ways of the kitchen; but I thoroughly enjoy the show Good Eats. It airs on the Food Network a few times a day- each episode features a …

That was an interesting episode and I enjoyed it very much. Although there was something a bit strange about it. I can’t really put my finger on it, but there was something in the details of the story which was a bit bothersome. Yet, with the general themes of …

For me, there’s nothing like good, old fashioned holiday fun, and last night I had a nice dose of that with the animated classic, A Flintstone’s Christmas. I actually don’t recall seeing this before, so it felt very new to me. I love the Flintstones, of course, …

In the prior episode of That Girl, Ann and Don had planned to visit the Maries in Brewster, but Don had to work. In this episode entitled Bad Day at Marvin Gardens, the Maries come to the city to spend the weekend with the couple, starting with a …

“Look at that. One day we’ll be strangers in our own land.”
That’s actually the last line of this episode of Hawaii Five-O called, appropriately enough, Strangers in Our Own Land. It all has to do with development and protecting the land. It begins with the murder …

Cowboy Bebop Episode 15 has Jet, Faye, and Spike going after a con man named Whitney Hagas Matsumoto, a man Faye knew and we learn about her past.
This was a great episode because it gave Faye Valentine a back-story and revealed more about her, and why she has a …

Not every show, even that of a series you love a lot, not be of interest to everyone all the time. Sometimes, there are those that bore or for whatever reason just don’t lure a person in. Such is the case for me with Columbo: The Most …

I haven’t seen the Simpsons episode E Pluribus Wiggum until last night and I have to confess, it was good enough to keep me up watching it even though I was getting pretty tired out by that time.
Basically, Springfield is holding an election on a bond issue (to rebuild …

“Customer Survey” is the seventh episode of season five of The Office on NBC. This episode deals with the aftermath of Holly being reassigned and also delves into how the sales department is reviewed, based on customer reviews. This allows Dwight and Jim the chance to team up …

When impressions are done well, they can be funny and enjoyable but The Impressions Show on BBC is a little embarrassing to watch to be honest. Im never keen on watching comedy sketch shows where canned laughter is used to make people think the jokes are funny and …

It’s women’s poker night on Whoopi: Rita Plays Poker, starring Whoopi Goldberg as singer turned hotel owner, Mavis Rae. It’s a little different in having the ladies playing poker. In the beginning, though, one of the women, Diane (Leah Hocking), has to leave because she’s having contractions. …

From the second season of Thriller came this episode entitled The Incredible Doktor Markesan, featuring Bewitched’s Dick York as Fred Bancroft and Carolyn Kearney as his wife, Molly. The extra thrill about this hour long anthology episode is that host Boris Karloff appears as Doktor Konrad Markesan, which …

The 2010 America’s Got Talent finale was fairly entertaining. The final four were pretty good. There was the colorful Prince Poppycock, the everyday singer Michael Grimm, the variety act Fighting Gravity, and the young operatic star Jackie Evancho. In my mind, it was down to Grimm and …

While the Buffy the Vampire episode School Hard isn’t the best episode I’ve seen of the series, I think it ends up being one of the more important ones for anyone who intends on watching the series from beginning to end because it seems to be setting up several …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Episode in Laredo is the second episode of the third season for this western series and it’s pretty darn melancholy. It’s different in its outlook, but I found myself wondering why I was even watching it.
Basically, Paladin ends up killing Sid Kovac (Alan …