TV Reviews
Doctor Who: Season 5, Episode 8: The Hungry Earth
The Doctor and crew arrive in 2020, only to come across some mysterious phenomena. There are patches of blue grass seen around the area and the Earth itself seems to be pulling people in. No, it’s not the work of Gaia, but the work of a species …
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
I watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, yesterday on NBC.
I thought yesterdays parade was put together rather nicely. The two previous years I didn’t think it was that good, but this years was vastly improved.
As a rule my family watches this traditional parade every year.
I liked the Rockettes. …
M*A*S*H: Oh, How We Danced
M*A*S*H: Oh, How We Danced is the second episode that deals with one of B.J. Hunnicutt’s (Mike Farrell) wedding anniversaries. The good news is that it fits the continuity. In February 1980, they aired the show called Lend a Hand where the 4077th threw B.J. a party …
Friends Season Ten - The One With Princess Consuela
Mike realizes one day after him and Phoebe recently got married that Phoebe had not changed her name yet and he is upset about it. He finally convinces her to change her name, even though she has no idea how she can do that. Once she finally figures out …
So You Think You Can Dance: Top Six Perform Again TV Show
So You Think You Can Dance - Top Six Perform Again was a terrific night of TV viewing. Rather than going routine by routine, here are my thoughts on the top six.
Kent - He was just awesome. He’s been my favorite throughout the series. He’s the …
The Simpsons Season 7 Episode 3
Marge is the super lady. She is superb at being a housewife and mother. She is so good at her work, that the family is very dependent on her for everything. Seeing Marge work so hard, Homer decides to pamper her with a nice relaxing treatment. So whilst the …
Diagnosis Murder: The New Healers TV Show
This is one of those spoof like shows. Diagnosis Murder: The New Healers centers on a television show being shot at Community General Hospital where Dr. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) works. It’s bringing in some $10,000 a day, which makes Norman Briggs, the hospital administrator very …
Biography Channel
I just love this channel! Actually this is a new additional channel from our cable television service provider. At first, I thought it was a quite boring channel because I had the idea that it only shows people in the past and, what do I …
The Cleaner: Rebecca
Steven Culp and Kelly Lynch guest starred in The Cleaner: Rebecca. This was another solid episode with a lot of drama to it which I enjoyed watching. Both Culp and Lynch are excellent performers and they bring a lot to the table. Lynch is especially riveting …
Sea Hunt: Vital Error TV Show
The fourth season of Sea Hunt was just underway with this fourth episode known as Vital Error from January 1961. The show revolves around diving expert, ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson, as played by Lloyd Bridges. In this half hour, Nelson is diving with is friend, Fred Darrow.
Darrow …
America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10 Episode 5
Fatima doubled her efforts because being criticized many times for her flaws in her strut and her poses. That day, Tyra Mail reads, “you all know your ABC’s but what about the 3 C’s?”.The girls were brought to this old warehouse where Benny Ninja was there to teach the …
School’s Challenge Quiz
“School’s Challenge Quiz” is a Jamaican educational television show which has aired on Jamaican television for approximately 40 seasons now. Like the title suggests, it is a bit similar to the American television series “Jeopardy” however, in this one, a selected team from different high schools in Jamaica are …
Twilight Zone Ssn 1: Ep. Walking Distance
The Twilight Zone is a classic television series that has seen many incarnations, but the old ones are the best. The show featured a collection of tales that concerned the supernatural. Often there was a twist ending and a lesson to be learned from each of them. This …
Futurama TV Episode: My Three Suns
Hmm—¦I was on a roll there and finding episodes I loved of the series Futurama. But, so far, there have been a couple episodes that just haven’t lived up to expectations. One of these was the one entitled “My Three Suns.”
The episode did start out OK. Fry wants to …
Star Trek the Next Generation TV Episode: Hollow Pursuits
Last night, I was flipping through channels on TV and came across a Star Trek the Next Generation episode that is among my favorites from the series (at least of the ones I have actually watched); Hollow Pursuits.
I like this episode for a couple of reasons. First, it has …
Mork & Mindy: Mork goes Erk
Well, that was an episode of Mork & Mindy I haven’t seen before. Mork Goes Erk is a great episode and one I would recommend watching if you’ve never seen the show before.
The great thing about this episode is it creates the possibility of Mork and Mindy having to …
The TV show prison break
The TV show prison break was an awesome show and it is a shame that it is not on the air anymore with new episodes. The show was simple to understand and the title explains what the whole show was based on and I couldn’t believe that they …
The Fugitive: When the Bough Breaks
The Fugitive: When the Bough Breaks is a poignant episode that guest stars Diana Hyland as a woman who is traveling with her baby. Kimball comes across her when he hops a freight train. As events evolve, he discovers the baby isn’t hers after. Then he …
South Park The Complete Third Season
The television show South Park follows the lives of 4 young boys growing up in the town of South Park, Colorado. This 3 disk DVD collection features the episodes that were originally aired from April of 1999 to January of 2000. Even though all 17 episodes in …
Munsters
Classic television has done it once again with repeats of The Munsters. The show features Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis who starred in Car 54 Where are You. Pat Priest and Patrick Butchram and Yvonne Dicarlo also appear on the show. However just the characters of …
Death Note Episode 23 (Anime)
Death Note Episode 23 begins with Higuchi having a conversation with Rem after Matsuda doesn’t die after he wrote down his name while L tries to figure out who or what he’s talking to.
This episode was really good and had lots of twists and turns and surprises. I …
The Simpsons TV Episode: Blame it on Lisa
Wow, that was a funny episode of the Simpson’s last night; Blame it on Lisa.
In the episode, they end up traveling to Brazil in search of an orphan Lisa has been funding after the orphan stopped writing her. While there, they get into a bunch of hilarious adventures.
My favorite …
Laramie: Stage Stop
Laramie is my absolute favorite all time TV show. I just love it to pieces. It’s the story of a drifter, Jess Harper, who arrives at the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station near Laramie, Wyoming and finds a home there. It’s a place where he can …
Dancing with the Stars — first elimination- 3/17/09
Steve-O dropped by to explain his back injury that kept him from dancing the night before. He’s fine and wants to stick around. He also reminded everyone that Lacey Schwimmer, the pro, advised him not to do the flip that caused his injury. Lacey is known …
M*A*S*H: White Gold
The problem with M*A*S*H: White Gold is that it’s too much of a vehicle for guest star Edward Winter who returns as Colonel Flagg, the rather odd CIA agent who often ends up at the 4077th unit. I was really surprised by how much time Winter got, even …
Psyh television series
Psych is a comedy television series that comes from time to time on the American cable television channel USA. I think that it is funny sometimes because the main character, Shawn Spencer is very silly, and does a lot of deceiving people in order to accomplish his detective work. …
Friends Episode: The One Where Chandler Bargains with Rachel
If I’m not mistaken, I watched this from Season 4, and it was again classic Friends downright funny when Chandler offended his just became ex, Joanne, and he was locked with a handcuff. So he buzzed Rachel to let him go and buzzed her on the intercom. And …
Farmfoods (Store)
Farmfoods might not be a one stop supermarket, but it does offer a great deal of items that’ll substantially help you stock your freezer for a surprisingly low cost.
If you haven’t heard of or visited the store before; Farmfoods offers predominately frozen food, from deserts and ice cubes to …
Justice League Unlimited Season One: Hawk and Dove
The episode “Hawk and Dove” was one of the worst episodes of the first season of Justice League Unlimited. Even Wonder Woman cannot save this episode full of cliches and generalizations.
The plot involves an armed conflict between two sides in some South American country. You do not …
Firefly: Ariel
Ariel is perhaps the best episode of Firefly, and that is saying a lot. Joss Whedon’s characterization is in top form during this episode. He’s been hinting since the pilot that the only thing that Jayne is really loyal to is money. This episode brings that …
MASH - Season 7
The 7th Season of MASH seemed to focus a lot on the stuff the characters were missing while in Korea, ranging from them learning new medical techniques they weren’t aware of to them arranging a get-together of their families back home.
They also spend much of the season dealing with …
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues: Initiation Part 2 TV Show
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues: Initiation Part 2 concludes the pilot for this police drama and adventure series that updates and continues on the legacy that began with the original Kung Fu series in the 1970’s. In this TV show, David Carradine and Chris Potter star as a …
The Two Coreys: Episode 1.4 - Surprise Party
Is it me or is it more than a coincidence that Corey Feldman receives the poster for his new movie, “The Birthday”, on Corey Haim’s 35th birthday? Hmm… Oh wait, this is reality television, everything is like 50% planned or something, right? So yeah, in that case, it does …
Voyagers!: Destiny’s Choice
Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce star in Voyagers!: Destiny’s Choice wherein their characters of Phineas Bogg and Jeffrey Jones have to convince Franklin Delano Roosevelt to continue with his political dreams.
Much of the story in Destiny’s Choice was, of course, strength of character in the face of adversity. …
CSI Season 5 Episode 22- Weeping Willows
This is a great example of why the show is so amazing. That was fantastic episode and I enjoyed it very much. It really kept me on the edge and I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen. And because the story was so personal, you could …
Life Beyond Trek: Leonard Nimoy featurette
This feature, Life Beyond Trek: Leonard Nimoy, is really fascinating. As the title indicates, it delves into Nimoy’s life beyond the famous Star Trek series. In his case, it doesn’t even involve acting. In this wonderful piece, the man shares with viewers his love of photography.
I’ve …
M*A*S*H: Settling Debts
M*A*S*H: Settling Debts has Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) going all bonkers again. I’d honestly forgotten just how annoying that was, but seeing his constant blow ups makes me long for the peace and confusion of Colonel Henry Blake. The reason for this final season’s blowup is …
Sea Hunt: Chain of Evidence TV Show
From Season 2 of Sea Hunt, the 24th episode was Chain of Evidence. In this half hour segment of the adventure series, Lloyd Bridges’ character of deep sea diving expert Mike Nelson is in another country and ends up being sucked into that country’s political woes. It’s …
Star Trek: The Galileo Seven TV Show
Star Trek: The Galileo Seven is a good one. It’s another that deals with the issue of prejudice aimed towards Mr. Spock. It’s odd that so many would harbor ill will in his direction, but it’s constant throughout the series. The catalyst for the drama here …
M*A*S*H: The Tooth Shall Set You Free
In M*A*S*H: The Tooth Shall Set You Free, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) has a nasty toothache but refuses to see a dentist, actually denying he’s in pain at all.
While the comedy portion of the show centers on Winchester, the drama is about the latest group …
America’s Best Dance Crew
I love dance shows. And I love programs that show the dancing skills of different kinds of people. Mario Lopez and his dimples host the show. And the contestants appears to come from all walks of life. Like many different dance show competitions …
That Girl: Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye
This episode of That Girl is almost like the third pilot for the series. The first pilot had some different elements in it and wasn’t shown on network TV. The second pilot, referred to as a preview show, showed how Ann Marie met her boyfriend, Donald Hollinger. …
Smallville: Shield TV Show
Season ten is the last for Smallville and this second episode of the year, Shield, further progresses the story towards Clark Kent becoming Superman. In fact, in this outing we get the first real use of the Superman name, and it actually comes from a surprising source.
Now you’ll …
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Fate of Equinox
This was an interesting episode that wrapped up the Equinox subplot. It ties into Dr. Fate so, as one would expect, this is a pretty metaphysical episode, dealing with the lords of order and chaos as well as remaking the universe.
For only twenty minutes, this was …
The Simpsons Season 6 Episode 8
Lisa is good at everything, except one field, and that is sports. She tries her best, but cannot do well in sports at all. However Bart is very good at ice hockey. On one particular match, the entire family goes to see Bart’s game, there Apu realizes Lisa’s potential …
Pippin: His Life and Times TV Show
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 …
The Biggest Loser
I have been watching The Biggest Loser for a couple of years now and I am always amazed at the amount of hard work that people will put into losing weight once they are in the public eye. I have never understood why, when there is no money involved, …
Sea Hunt: The Meet TV Show
I love the opening to this episode of Sea Hunt which is called. Mike Nelson, our resident deep see diver, is working on a project that is less stressful than most, and he’s enjoying it. Then all of a sudden, it starts to rain money, and he’s …
Ghost Hunters: Mishler Theatre
As I mentioned before, my wife and I are watching the first season of the show Ghost Hunters on DVD and watched the second episode, Mishler Theatre, last night.
This episode really wasn’t the most interesting when it comes to paranormal phenomena. They didn’t find any evidence of anything at …
Boston Legal Season 1 Episode 8
Lori Colson was consulted by his shrink about a patient who he thinks is planning to kill his wife. The shrink secretly taped the session and let Lori see it. The shrink was bewildered with what situation he will take. He is confronted with the thought of disclosing …
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