Hosted by Hunter Ellis and produced in 2006, Man, Moment, Machine: Apollo 13: Triumphant on the Dark Side of the Moon is a review of the Apollo 13 mission and how the mission commander, Jim Lovell, was an important factor in the safe return of his crew.
As someone who …

Hayden Panetierre is a very attractive 18 year old (19 yrs old now?) who is the star of NBC TV show “Heroes.” She is best known for portraying the indestructible cheerleader on the program. In fact, the motto for the show is “Save the Cheerleader; Save …

A couple of months after the second season of CHiPs ended, NBC put together a special two-hour event called The Greatest Adventures of CHiPs. I’m not sure what the intent was, if they just needed to feel a time slot and thought this was a way to do …

In this episode we see that Jack recovered fully from his previous exposure to lethal weapons. He’s a grand dad and is back with is daughter and her family. Then once again he’s dragged into the midst of a terror plot that needs to be stopped. Jack does not …

I thought I had seen all the MASH episodes that were ever made (they show it in re-runs enough) but came across one that was new to me; “Hey Look Me Over.”
This one was actually a bit interesting because you had two interesting stories going on at once. First, …

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Fatal Cargo was the 7th program of this science fiction show’s 4th year on the air. The show starred Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison, who I always loved in this role, as Captain Lee Crane.
Following are a …

This was not the Highlander we all know and love. The Duncan in this movie was dark and brooding and unsure of himself. The movie was choppy-it didn’t have a good flow. There wasn’t much information about the characters and how they all came together. It didn’t …

From August 1961, Sea Hunt: Roustabout was the 33rd show of the fourth season, and it was okay entertainment. As always, actor Lloyd Bridges played diving ace, Mike Nelson, with conviction. He’s not a perfect character, but he does have passion.
Kenneth Tobey is the primary guest star, …

I watched the Family Guy episode “Running Mates” for the first time yesterday and found myself feeling unimpressed.
I’m not sure why, but this episode, which has Peter and Lois competing against each other for school board president just didn’t seem as funny as other episodes in the series. It …

Highway Patrol: Anti-Toxin revolves around a very urgent theme. Of course, today it would be handled more expediently due to our technology, but when this show was produced, options were more limited. What happens is that a ten year old boy is in need of a rare …

Starhunter is one of my favorite television shows ever. Why I have no idea, there is no real surface reason to like it. In terms of writing, acting, special effects, etc., etc., it is all sub-par. But there is some special charm about the Starhunter universe …

The eighth episode of Emerald Point N.A.S. aired on November 14, 1983 and dealt with a lot of transitions, like Glenn moving forward after his court-martial conviction and Celia trying to decide what she wants to do with her life. Her separated hubby Jack is in turmoil, wanting …

Deal or No Deal is a game show that comes on Wednesday nights. It is like playing a lottery game because you have a chance to win a million dollars. You must choose 1 of the cases for yours then eliminated the others hoping to not get the big …

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode “Witch” is a good example as to why I feel the series should have been called Buffy the Demon slayer instead. As a fan of the show, I came to learn Buffy tended to fight more than just vampires.
The episode Witch is definitely …

Taped in Las Vegas, the problem with most episodes of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast is that they are more an NBC showcase than anything else. Initially, there were some really good ones that are what a roast should be, a person being teased by friends and co-workers. …

Happy days are here again. Robert Fuller is back, sort of. You have to pay attention because while he’s back, he’s not always back. In fact, his back isn’t his back at all. It’s his stand-in’s. Still, he’s part of this story as much …

Law and Order SVU Season 1 Episode 1- Payback
An interesting beginning to a series. Although I think it was a little bit too dramatic, it did make an impact and was interesting to watch. The only thing that really bothered me was that by trying to introduce …

Fireball XL5: Planet 46 premiered on October 28,1962 and introduced the United States audience to this British import from the mind of Gerry Anderson. It’s a science fiction series done not with actors, but with supermarionation. In other words, these are advanced puppets, and who knew they’d …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Marshall’s Boy was directed by series star, Richard Boone. It has a unique start, with Hey Boy mumbling in Chinese as he picks up a telegram for Paladin. We actually see him opening it and rejoicing over the contents. Then …

Supernatural is a television series about two brothers who travel around the US killing supernatural entities who attack humans who have no idea of what is really going in the world. That’s the basic idea of Supernatural, but the series itself is so much more.
I wasn’t really grabbed by …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Three Bells to Perdido is the first episode of this series and it dates back to 1957. That’s a time when black and white was all that was on the TV screen and back when stereotypes existed. I mention this because this …

Though Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) is eager to get away for his leave, he has to endure some interference from Mother Nature in M*A*S*H: They Call the Wind Korea. With a wind storm on the horizon, flights are being canceled and the 4077th is …

Super Mario World - “Ghosts ‘R’ Us” is an episode that prominently features one of the video game’s most memorable and challenging aspects: the ghost house. Not only does this episode feature a ghost house, but it also has a Magikoopa, a type of villain introduced in the video …

“Brother Tom” is an episode of “The Jeffersons”. In this episode, Tom starts to feel that Helen isn’t as happy as she could possibly after seeing how she enthusiastically talked and acted with a couple of black friends that she knew from high school. Tom feels that needs to …

This That Girl episode focuses on more false assumptions, which often leads to fun. In ODPDYPAHIMCAISFSS, or as this crazy word stands for, Oh Don, Poor Don, Your Pants Are Hanging In My Closet And I’m Feeling So Sad, Don Hollinger’s mother comes to town for a visit, …

Diagnosis Murder: Many Happy Returns is the first episode of season two for this medical sleuthing series which stars the wonderful Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan. Following are a few observations about this showing.
–One of the first things I noticed was Victoria Rowell’s new hair style and …

I love documentaries and I love real life stories. To be honest, I enjoy these shows more than life challenges like the fear factor that make you do certain things for the money. I hate those that present yucky things it just make my stomach churn. Browsing through the …

The Virginian: We’ve Lost a Train has a powerful cast and serves double duty, as an outing for this 90-minute program as well as for introducing some new characters. Airing in April 1965, this The Virginian outing is actually the pilot episode for the comedic western series, …

A programme that me and Lyndsey like watching on an evening is Come dine with me. There is an episode on each night of the week. Each night one of the five contestants hosts a dinner party while the other four mark them out of ten the …

It’s Halloween at the 4077th in M*A*S*H: Trick or Treatment. There’s plenty of silliness, especially surrounding George Wendt’s character of Private La Roche. It is Major Charles Emerson Winchester III’s displeasure to have to deal with a couple of these more ridiculous situations.
Andrew Dice Clay also appears in …

At first I did not understand the appeal of The Closer show. I couldn’t figure out what it was- on one hand it was a detective show, similar to law and order, on the other it was full of comedic moments and exaggerated characters. I simply did not know …

Prison Break is a TV series that is now in it�s second season. The first season, I was captured by the desire to know if Michael was going to be able to save his brother’s life and actually break out of prison. I would not miss a …

For the most part, I love America’s Dancing with the Stars, so it was with curiosity that I watched Australia’s version of it recently. This was the 10th season premier of the Oz version. Here are a few observations.
–It’s basically the same type of set, with the …

Adam-12: Log 36: Man Between is the eighteenth episode from the third season of the TV series which stars Martin Milner as Officer Pete Malloy and Kent McCord as Officer Jim Reed.
There’s a very high strung story as part of this half-hour show. Peggy Webber guest stars as a …

Beast Machines - The Reformatting is the first episode of the Beast Machines series and it is a good one! I think the writers did a superb job of conveying a sense of confusion that the viewers could share with the characters, that have no idea what is going …

Ducky is working on three cut up bodies found behind a hospital in a drum…something he and Palmer refer to as “meat puzzles” when he realizes that he knows one of the people. When Gibbs and the team investigate further, Ducky is horrified to learn that all three …

A Man Called Hawk: Poison, which originally aired on television in March 1989, focused on the drug war. Unfortunately, what it shows is that we really haven’t come far at all. In fact, we’ve gone nowhere. That’s what the program is evidence of because we’re still …

In this episode, Karl and Essie are playing catch football when he notices his sister on the monitor on a class field trip of Mansbridge Academy. Feeling guilty about not being able to say good-bye to his sister before he died, Karl concocts a plan to say good-bye and …

The second edition of Cupcake Wars began at Sea World, which was intriguing. As it turned out, the gala event that the competitors would be baking their cupcakes for was a celebration of Sumar the whale’s birthday. For me the highlight was seeing Sumar and his buddies. …

In Fireball XL5: The Last of the Zanadus, Colonel Steve Zodiac’s envious apartment is shown here. While Venus’ home is more cozy, his has an air of sophistication to it. Naturally, Venus is cooking the big meal, which is in honor of a friend who has returned …

The TV show American Idol is a crock of crap and this show should have been taken off the air a long time ago. I mean come on lets all face it the show is the same every single year except with a different winner. We all know how …

I like the show Numb3rs a lot. Some people say that it is just another police show…FBI sorry, in which good guys always get the bad guys. Well that’s not far away from the truth I admit but I still I don’t watch most of CSI and similar police …

For those of us who grew up during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s there is no more memorable sitcom than “The Cosby Show”. To me “The Cosby Show” was a big part of my childhood and a sitcom that still reigns as my favorite sitcom of all …

Star Trek: The Menagerie: Part II concludes this action. The Menagerie incorporates much of The Cage, the original pilot for this science fiction series. It was a great idea, and it fueled the desire for The Cage to be released as a show of its own. …

I have been wanting to do it for some time now but I’m finally taking the step and getting away from Charter for my television and internet needs.
The thing is, I’ve never been a fan of Charter to begin with. But, I’ve always been nervous about switching to direct …

Last night’s episode of House, “Don’t Ever Change” brought back what was always good about the series, an actual medical mystery that has his team racing against the clock to determine the illness before their patient dies.
Adding to the mystery was the fact the patient is a former record …

Well, my wife is once again spending her Thursday nights watching Project Runway on Lifetime. This started last night with the season 8 premiere of the series. And, unfortunately, I think the series is continuing to get worse and worse every year.
First of all, the contestants this year seem …

This episode is a bit controversial. In M*A*S*H: For the Good of the Outfit, the medical personnel realize that the victims of an incident in a nearby town were wounded by American devices. While Colonel Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) isn’t that thrilled to follow through, he tells …

M*A*S*H: Bombed has the 4077th being bombed by friendly fire. It makes for a lot of humor as the regulars end up in all kinds of crazy situations and have to deal with more than just the usual silliness.
One of the major things that happens is that …

After the epic and action heavy previous episode, we get a more comedy focused plot that manages to be wildly entertaining, even if the world doesn’t hang in the balance. The plot here concerns gremlins, who are wreaking havoc in an auto manufacturing plant. The team is …