The Virginian: Strangers at Sundown opens with senseless cruelty towards animals so I’m very leery of this episode from the start. Normally, I change the channel at this point, but I think it might have just been a passing plot device. Whatever the story involves, there’s a …

Beast Wars - The Trigger, Part 1 is a two part episode that continues the mysterious alien story arc that was first started in the episode, “Chain of Command”. In this episode, a strange floating island is discovered and on it, beauty as well as danger. Amidst the green …

As you would know from some of my reviews, I love movies. Tv series, sitcom, reality, you name it.
One of the series I like to watch is Ugly Betty. Note the term “like” other than “love” which I more often use to express my feelings for a …

From December 1962, the 13th show of the sixth season, Have Gun - Will Travel: Penelope was an average episode in my opinion.
This particular program opened in San Francisco with Col. Oliver Lacey as played by Lawrence Dobkin studying Paladin who is engaged in a solo game of chess.
Lacey …

I like watching The Twilight Zone: Death Ship, though it’s not a favorite. Still, with Jack Klugman and Ross Martin in the leads, it’s good stuff. It’s also another intriguing plot surrounding death that is thought provoking, though not in terms of relaying a message, but rather, …

Death Note Episode 15 begins with Light giving Misa instructions in order to throw off the Task Force trying to find Kira. She does as he asks and sends a video to the police, hoping to throw them off. And instead L deduces what Kira’s strategy is …

The 23rd episode of Highway Patrol’s third season in March 1958 was called Deaf Mute because during a robbery gone bad, a young girl who can’t hear or speak witnesses the crime. As a result, the culprits take the girl with them.
This show was apparently Lynette Winter’s first …

The topic of Max Headroom: Lessons has to do in part with censorship, including the use of profanity. Now that’s a still relevant issue that continues to be controversial in our true reality.
This half-hour program, which to me is both a comedy and a drama due its mix …

Wow, that was one of the funniest episodes of any series I have ever watched. I haven’t watched the show Everybody Loves Raymond all that much but the episode that was on “The Sneeze” was absolutely hilarious.
Basically, Raymond is at an airport and someone sneezes on him (which, in …

Well, last night was the season 1 finale of the show White Collar. Either that, or it was the fall finale, I’m not really sure. Either way, it was pretty decent.
Basically, you have Neil being framed for robbing a jewelry store and, since there is no proof he didn’t …

Max Headroom: Rakers from April 1987 starts out with some curious dramatic angst when controller Theora Jones (Amanda Pays) can’t be found, causing Edison Carter (Matt Frewer) to become concerned. While others suggest he just not worry about her and hire a new assistant, Edison refuses and tracks …

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, …

From December 1993, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Mail Order Brides has Brisco (Bruce Campbell) and Lord Bowler (Julius Carry) coming upon a group of women. Brisco and Bowler are chasing the Swill Brothers again, who have stolen the women’s dowries. The women are mail order …

Now that there’s only one episode left in the third season of Project Runway, I can honestly say I can’t wait until it is finally over.
This season has to be one of the more annoying seasons I’ve ever seen. It seems to me that fashion has taken second place …

Coming of the Tiger was from the fifth year of Have Gun - Will Travel, a western series starring Richard Boone as gunfighter for hire, Paladin. Essentially, this is a story of immigration and equality. There’s a new regime in Japan and two people are being taken …

Stargate SG-1: Demons is a sort of odd entry in the minds of some for the third season of the sci-fi series. In this episode, SG-1 find themselves on a planet that is reminiscent of Medieval Europe in their way of living and beliefs.
At issue in part is …

I finally had a chance to sit down and watch Scooby Doo Christmas with my daughter last night (it was on TV the other night but it was a school night so I taped it for her). It turned out to be a halfway decent TV special.
Basically, Scooby and …

I didn’t have high hopes for this episode. From what I’ve read, I got the impression that this was supposed to be one of the stinkers of the series. Honestly, it’s not that bad. It’s not great, to be sure, but it has a lot of …

The Family Guy spin off picks up steam in its second episode as Cleveland becomes more centred in his new life.
When new stepdaughter Roberta reveals there’s a Father/Daughter dance at her school, Cleveland offers to step in and take her to save her the disappointment of her real …

One day Spongebob Squarepants decides to open a bubble stand in his yard and sell them. Patrick thought it looked like a lot of fun so he decides to give it a try. Squidward looks out of his window and see what Spongebob and Patrick are doing. …

The Virginian: Rope of Lies is aptly named. Of course, it could just as easily be chain of fools. The short of the matter is that everything is manipulated by a beautiful lady, who manages to convince just about all the men in her life to do …

It’s an interesting thing about The Virginian: Ah Sing vs. Wyoming, which was the 7th episode to air in season six. I had wondered if there had been any real context behind the story, a case of reality by taking a real situation and sticking it into an …

From October 1990, The Ray Bradbury Theater: And the Moon Be Still as Bright guest stars David Carradine as an archaeologist named Spender who is part of an expedition to Mars. This is actually the third crew to reach the planet.
As part of the team searches the area, …

I’m not sure why Law & Order SVU feels the need to bring in guest stars rather than relying on its main cast members but last night’s episode ‘Signature’ was weak at best.
Ericka Christensen was brought in as an FBI agent hunting down a serial killer (who we later …

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 …

Tonight was the first time I saw the House episode “Informed Consent” and, while I have no idea in which season this one took place in, it reminded me of how great this show used to be before they started tampering with the cast and throwing in little side …

As much as I like the show Psych, I was commenting to my wife the other day that the characters don’t seem to spend as much time trying to pretend he’s psychic than they did in the past. So, this episode, There’s Some thing about Mira, was really refreshing.
First, …

Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 10 has Ed and Al stopping in a town called Aquroya that is slowly sinking in the water. Ed is questioned by the police because he’s an alchemist, thinking he might be connected to Psiren, a phantom thief who uses alchemy to help her rob …

National Geographic Wild is a show about animals. This particular episode of the show was about the deadliest animals and Central America. They show aired on Nat Geo Wild, a new channel recently created by National Geographic. This show is about animals that live between southern …

Well, I’m still not fully aware of what exactly the Initiative is or what they are trying to accomplish. But, at least in the episode “The I in Team” we now know that they are not going to be on friendly terms with Buffy.
At first, I thought she was …

One of the first things that you learn about the show is that Plankton, who is Mr. Krabs rival, is always out to try and steal the Krabby Patty recipe. Well, in this episode he is up to no good again and is trying everything he can in …

The collection Perfect Predators is a series of nature show specials on sharks. This was one of the editions of Shark Week, a yearly event on the Discovery Channel, which features a week of programs all about sharks. This episode, Perfect Predators, is an overview of information …

The 35th episode of Have Gun - Will Travel’s fourth season, The Cure was an intriguing episode that I got a kick out of it. From time to time over its six total years on the air, this western would include a real life character or two, perhaps …

Some sitcoms get their humor from doing the unexpected. Some get their humor because they’re so true to life. The Office is actually both.
I absolutely love The Office, partly because it’s so realistic. I mean, I’ve really worked with people like this — well, almost like this, anyway. The …

I stopped watching CSI for a long time, although I had always been an avid fan. It was just that I had not much chance to watch TV with all the writing I was doing. So I guess I felt lucky to have been able to catch this …

In M*A*S*H: No Laughing Matter, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III sees a chance to finally be transferred back to Tokyo when the colonel who sent him to the 4077th visits the camp. Robert Symonds returns as Colonel Horace Baldwin. The odd thing to me is that Baldwin …

Here Come the Brides: Loggerheads gives us some tension between the show’s three heroes. I’m referring to Jason, Joshua, and Jeremy Bolt, played respectively by Robert Brown, David Soul, and Bobby Sherman. We learn early on that Joshua has a new idea about profit sharing that he …

Homer Simpson once said it is better to watch something than do something. That piece of wisdom comes from the episode Tennis the Menace and, given the content of that episode, makes some sense.
I actually like this episode. It’s much funnier than you think it would be. Homer takes …

“The Last Chapter” is the final episode of “The Dick Van Dyke Show”. “The Dick Van Dyke Show” is easily one of my favorite sitcoms of all time, but it’s series finale, oddly enough, happens to be my least favorite of the series and I can think of many …

Before this episode, I used to wonder if rape victims truly ever forgive their rapists and found it hard to believe that some of them actually do. However, the Law and Order: Special Victims Unit episode “Limitations” shed new light on it and one of the possible negativities of …

Lately when I have been watching television I have been going to mtv more often. They have some really good shows on a lot of the time. I like most of the shows that they play. They also play them on a lot of the time. I think that …

From its seventh season on the air, The Carol Burnett Show featured Steve Lawrence and Paul Sand, along with Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner. I’ve always liked Lawrence and his wife, Eydie Gorme. I remember watching this variety series when it aired and wishing the …

The Ghostbusters find themselves the unwilling subjects of a news expose. The fact that the two are apparently set on exposing the group as frauds doesn’t really help matters. I did like how they tried to remain impartial while only asking questions that painted the team in …

If there was one series I was really looking forward to watching this summer season, to the point of remembering the premiere date weeks ahead and celebrating the show once it finally aired, it’s surely Matthew Weiner’s “Mad Men”, what I consider to be the most amazing period drama …

Fireball XL5: Spy in Space reminds me of an episode of Bullwinkle where we see the evil characters of Boris and Natasha, only here they are called Boris and Griselda. They really are a couple of nutty buffoons. Boris is always getting them into trouble, making the …

“Bloodline” is the eighth episode of the eighth season of Smallville on the CW. This episode was a little light on action but served to further the eventual arrival of Doomsday, one of Superman’s greatest villians.
Clark is sent a mysterious crystal which sends him to the Phantom Zone. …

Reality shows are becoming more and more popular now in the country. People have grown to love reality shows, including the crime and investigative shows the tv networks have offered. This show focuses mainly on servicing to filipino complaints about crimes committed, undercover investigations, and much much more.
This …

This program in the hugely popular Shark Week series on Discovery features the stories of those who were attacked by sharks and survived. It uses interviews with the lucky survivors as well as reenactments to tell their stories.
I have always been afraid of sharks, and despite the interviews …

When I was much younger and still a child, I would look forward to watching certain cartoons after coming from school in the afternoons. One of them in particular was the television series “The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest”, which I later learned was actually a spin-off of another …

“New York” aka Tiffany Pollard from VH1’s “Flavor of Love” and “I Love New York” is a vixen that everyone loves to hate. She first appeared on VH1’s Flavor of Love in a quest to find true love with rapper Flavor Flav. Unfortunately, and after a controversial …