Airing originally in January 1992, The Ray Bradbury Theater: Colonel Stonesteel and the ‘Desperate Empties’ was one of the better editions of this science fiction anthology series. This is an inspiring tale from the mind of Bradbury, a story that essentially is all about igniting imagination in youngsters.
Harold …

National Geographic specials focus on history, nature, and events around the world. A National Geographic special entitled Diamonds of War talked about the illegal diamond trade. I first became interested in blood diamonds, as they are called, after watching a movie called Blood Diamond. This movie …

Stargate SG-1: Family is the second of the Jaffa-centered episodes. This time, Teal’c’s son has been kidnapped by Apophis, and SG-1 goes to save the day. Unfortunately, Teal’c gets a shock when he discovers his wife, Drey’auc, has dissolved their marriage and remarried, all in an attempt …

Synopsis: While being forced to attend a funeral for a famous Sea Lion, Shawn begins to suspect the creature was murdered and, as a result, is asked to investigate the animal’s death.
What I liked about this episode: I think the funniest part of this episode had to be the …

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 …

I am a big fan of the whole Dragonball series, and I have all the series in DVD. Whatever, when I heard that Dragonball is coming alive, and a movie is in making, then I was very curious. When the movie released I was pretty much excited to see …

The King Of Queens stars Kevin James, Leah Remini, and Jerry Stiller. This is one of my favorite comedy shows and I eagerly look forward to each episode.
The opening comical skits are always funny and set the tone for the rest of the show. The …

Trinity Blood Episode Twenty-four: “Crown of Thorns: The Lord of Oath” is the grand final stand made by the religious, proactive, inspiring, and determined series known as Trinity Blood, has finally made it to its last stretch. All of the mysteries behind Father Abel Nightroad shall be revealed in …

Guess what happens to America’s Next Top Model contestants when they lose? They either fall back into their previous lives with a touch of notoriety—or they get cast in Dr. Scholl’s commercials like YaYa DaCosta. This young lady who irritated the bejeezus out of her housemates …

Star Trek: Journey to Babel is one of the legendary shows because it introduces us to Spock’s parents, Sarek and Amanda. Mark Lenard plays Sarek, a role he’d continue to play in the Star Trek movies as well as the spin off series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. …

Critics said that this was one of the more convoluted episodes thus far and, man, they were not kidding. This episode throws a lot at you. As you’re watching it, it all seems to flow and make sense, but looking back, it was an odd and twisty …

The Virginian: Say Goodbye to All That just did nothing for me. It’s one of the reasons why I didn’t watch this series originally. It left me cold. I really didn’t get all the nuances. Maybe I blinked and missed something important and didn’t realize …

The Twilight Zone: Long Live Walter Jameson is one of the shows I really don’t like much. A big part of that is the primary guest star, Kevin McCarthy, who is one of those boring actors in my opinion. I realize he’s done a lot, but for …

In March 1964, The Andy Griffith Show: The Shoplifters aired, and it’s a pretty hysterical half hour of entertainment. It certainly has its moments anyway.
It begins with more of Andy and Barney gossiping in their patrol car as they sit and watch the townsfolk walking by. It’s …

Out of all the medical shows featured on tv along with Marcus Welby,md, Dr. Kildare, and Ben Casey in the 70’s along came Medical Center featuring the heart throb Chad Everett. After 10 years it was finally not renewed and I was devasted. Nick at night had …

The very funny and versatile Paul Lynde guest stars in this first season episode of the comedy That Girl called These Boots Weren’t Made for Walking. Essentially, this is a topic that is very current to our modern work — working for ourselves. Ann Marie (Marlo …

Justice League - “Tabula Rasa”, Part Two builds upon what was established in the first part and allows the story to reach its full potential. The action in this episode is top-notch thanks to the fluid and detailed animation and the clever use of the city as battlefield against …

When I saw this for the first time again recently, I didn’t remember it at all. The show in question is The Twilight Zone: Dust, and I say ‘again’, because I watched The Twilight Zone religiously as a kid, and in the decades of reruns, there isn’t a …

Family Matters is a classic American TV show. This show is just awesome. It is the show introduced the character known as Urkel to the world. I loved watching this show when I was growing up as a kid. I think this is one of the funnest shows ever made. …

I like T.A.P.S., the show featuring the Ghost Hunters Jay and Grant. Those are the founders of TAPS, and they do a great job of investigating and debunking the ghost stories that they find across the country. I started watching this show a few years ago. …

Surviving Sharks is a show on the Discovery Channel in which a host does tests with sharks to determine how best to avoid being attacked or eaten by a shark when swimming or surfing. It started with tests to determine whether different types of sharks were more active feeders …

This episode marks the first rising of Apophis. While SG1 believed that Apophis was killed in the explosion on his ship, Bray’tek tells them that he and Klorel escaped via the rings, much like Daniel did.
Bray’tek tells Teal’c that Apophis has kidnapped his son, R’yac. The team …

So, after watching Shatner’s Raw Nerve for the first time when Leonard Nimoy was on, I kept the show on for another airing, this time with guest Jon Voight. There’s no question Voight is a good actor, but what is at issue is how good of a father …

I have mixed feelings about the show Big Brother. Sometimes I like the show and sometimes I can’t stand it. For those of you who do not know about Big Brother, it is a reality TV show, where 12 people go into this house and the whole nation watches …

The opening ceremonies for any Olympics is the tone setter. It’s the event that unites the world as we watch. Hopefully, we’ll learn something as we watch and with luck, we’ll gain respect and knowledge for the host nation.
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics were definitely educational. …

This Christmas special picks up right where “Last of the Time Lords” (or Time Crash if you count that short special”) left off, with the now companionless Doctor crashing into the Titanic. Well, it’s not THE Titanic, but a tourist space cruiser that just happens to resemble the …

Episode 33 of season 3 for Sea Hunt was a show called The Missing Link which aired in August 1960. For me, this presented something different that didn’t go over well with me. This concerned the character of Mike Nelson, which is always competently portrayed by actor …

One of my favorite episodes, Alias Smith and Jones: Journey from San Juan, is a show I never get bored watching. From beginning to end, I enjoy the scenes. Nothing about it tires me, not even after seeing it numerous times over the years. It’s well …

The Twilight Zone: Back There features Russell Johnson as Pete Corrigan, a gentlemen of some stature who finds himself going from April 14, 1961 to that same date in 1865. He’s just finished having a theoretical discussion about going back in time and being able to change things …

Memoir from Mr. Sulu from early 2004 was another update on one of the people who made Star Trek the legend that it is, George Takei. Takei played Sulu, the helmsman. He’s always been very pro-Sulu, advocating for his character and his advancement. I love that …

True MASH fans will remember Harry Morgan’s (who later played Col. Potter) first appearance on MASH. In the season 3 opener, he played General Steele, a general who was completely insane and tries to get Trapper and Hawkeye charged with mutiny, among other things. I absolutely love this episode.
Season …

Rachel is very happy to be home from the hospital with Emma, after having a rough few days at the hospital. Rachel sends Ross out to the store because they forgot to bring home the diapers from the hospital, and she is left with Monica and Phoebe who are …

From January 1961, The Andy Griffith Show: The Horse Trader is another show where Sheriff Andy Taylor learns a lesson from his young son, Opie, who is brilliantly portrayed by Ronnie Howard, as he was known back then. It’s more or less a tale of backing up your …

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 …

Spice and Wolf is an anime that I didn’t expect to like half as much as I did. First, a word of caution: if you’re looking for epic battles and testosterone-filled fighters, look elsewhere. Bleach is right over there, or look at Buso Renkin right next to it, and …

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 was the second serial in season eight of Doctor Who and the first to employ the 7-part format, a decision that would eventually prove to be a mistake.
When a contruction worker is killed by what appears to be a dinosaur, The doctor heads deep down into a cave …

From September 1959, Kelp Forest, a show from Sea Hunt’s second season, really didn’t do much for me, and the reason why is that there’s nothing new in this show, including the guest stars.
Here’s the thing. Actor Ted de Corsia has been in multiple episodes of Sea Hunt. …

Log 95: Purse Snatcher is the third episode from the third season of Adam-12, NBC’s hit police drama. Adam-12 is one of the shows that I refer to as Webb-TV, meaning it came from the mind of Jack Webb. It has a story to tell and it …

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 …

It’s Hollywood in 1928. Talkies are just replacing silent films and sounds of all kinds are popular. Mabel Ridgway (Pauline Collins) is upset because she’s being asked by a director to imitate a cuckoo in a film. She explains her plight to Wilmut Mulliner (John Alderton). Wilmut is …

The Ghostbusters are recruited to take care of a swarm of Valkyries that have invaded an opera house. It’s a pretty straight forward plot, but it does make for an enjoyable episode. Having played the recent “Ghostbusters” video game, I couldn’t help but wonder if this …

Criminal Minds has become my most favourite TV show ever. I have started watching it a few years ago and then quit. I think I wasn’t ready for it yet. It is a Drama / Thriller similar to many of the crime TV shows we see poping up lately. …

Stargate SG-1: Smoke & Mirrors is one of the better outings for the sixth season of SG-1. In it, Jack returns from a fishing trip to find out he’s wanted for the murder of Senator Kinsey. In fact, he was even caught on camera right after the …

The Andy Griffith Show: Gomer the House Guest is a classic episode of this great comedic television series. It always makes me laugh, no matter how many times I’ve seen it, and I have seen it more times than I can count in my lifetime.
There is one problem. …

This is the last episode of the first season of this show. I really wonder how this year will end for The Boys. They are going to New York City as Vince is starting to make —˜Queens Boulevard’ movie. Turtle and Johnny want the going away party. Vince …

It’s been awhile since some of my friends urged me to watch the really popular tv show Game of Thrones. There’s hype all over it from the internet but I never did give in to any of these. I mean, I did try to watch its first episode back …

Mary Morris plays Matilda in The Ray Bradbury Theater: There Was an Old Woman. She has a visitor who just sits there and listens as she talks and talks, telling him some story about a little girl named Emily. As I listened, I wonder if this was …

This was a definite improvement over the pilot. In this episode, they introduced all the writers, and while many of them feel like stereotypes that is the nature of new characters on TV it seems. You have to give people something to hang onto immediately and they all tend …

I just love it when there is something great to watch on a Sunday night as the thought of having to go back to work the next day can be pretty depressing. Last Sunday I happened to catch the beginning of a new three-part series on BBC1 at …