I have to say truthfully that the absolute best scene from Columbo’s Death Lends a Hand was the very last one. There was this super conversation between Columbo and the father of the murder victim. In that talk, the police lieutenant reveals his mischievous past and his …

I like Gisele Bundchen’s accent so much. If you have the chance to catch the episode on Ellen Talk Show, featuring Gisele Bundchen, you have to not give this a miss.
Although I have read somewhere that she is a strict person and all that, I do think that she …

Junior Apprentice Episode 5 had some added fun in it when the Instinct and Revolution teams were awakened and told they would be flying to Amsterdam in the Netherlands for the new challenge. These teams are made up of 16 and 17 year old kids who all think …

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 …

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 …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Return of Roy Carter is written by Gene Roddenberry in his pre-Star Trek days. I have to give the show credit here, too, because it brought back characters regularly for follow ups; at least, that’s what has been happening in the first …

Who says India is moving forward to a digital era, many new companies have come up with some very luring offers for the digital cable service and I too was convinced into throwing away the monthly cable subscription and buying Sun direct for some better experience at cheaper price.
I …

From August 1959, the second season of this predominantly outdoor television series, Sea Hunt: Chained has expert deep sea diver Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) assisting in getting the goods on an alien smuggling ring. These bad guys would smuggle aliens over the waters, but if approached or if …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Teacher is a second season entry from this half-hour western. It’s filmed in black and white, but that helps this show I think. Color is fun, but sometimes drama is better conveyed in this simplicity.
What is unique about this show is …

TV kids programs are full of violenace these days. I watch Cartoon Network channel a lot as I am a mother of kids. There are programs such as “Code Name Kids Next Door” and the “Cramp Twins”, they teach kids bad manners and violence. Other cartton movies contain ghosts …

Wow, talk about a seriously predictable episode of Monk. Mr. Monk and the Badge could have been one of the better ones but it was one of those episodes that really is meant to provide closure to something without putting a whole lot of effort into it.
Basically, Monk finally …

CSI Season 1 Episode 1
A nice introduction to the series. Right from the start to we get to see the main characters of the story and what is it exactly that they do. Although they are easy on us and perform some kind of an introduction they also through …

The first season of Hawaii Five-O is offered in slim pack cases, with two disks in each jacket, except for the last one. That’s a total of seven disks. Now I have some concerns about these slim packs because there are some that can actually damage DVDs …

For years I have been an avid fan of the Today Show, with Matt Lauer, An Curry, Kathy Courice and Al Roker. I was saddened to see Kathy Couric leave to anchor channel 2 news. However with the new edition of Meredith Viera who I never like on the …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Twins was one of those stories where you could suspect the outcome but not really know for sure until the end. It’s a plot that could have gone many different ways. The tale begins in San Francisco at the Hotel Carlton …

The latest season of America’s Next Top Model features a new cast of hopefuls, full of the drama, fabulousity, and chaos that the show is known for. This season features a few changes and mix-ups, most noticeably the fact that the girls are taller (last season contestants …

Star Trek: Arena is another solid show that is so enjoyable to watch. I’ve always remembered this show. Okay, well, as a Trekker, I remember them all as I’ve seen them all more times than I can count. However, this one sticks in the mind more …

Rod Serling’s Night Gallery was made up of a collection of different stories, some just a few minutes long, and others more detailed. This show is made up of three entries — Death in the Family, The Merciful, and Class of ‘99, and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Death in the Family …

I had heard good things about Outrageous Fortune form my friends but I had never bothered to check it out as I didn’t really expect a lot from New Zealand televison.
However one day the mood struck me to get out the DVD and see what all the hype was …

In 2002, the Biography Channel did a very nice review of the M*A*S*H comedy series called M*A*S*H: Television’s Serious Sitcom. The smash show ran for 11 seasons on CBS. Narrated by Bill Mumy, numerous then-current interviews were done with many of the show regulars and powers that …

The Managing Director sends the new Finance Manager undercover. This is a first that I know of that Undercover Boss has not had a CEO pretend to be a new worker. They talked about the frontline staff knowing the folks who run the company. I suppose …

Season One of Weeds was a great introduction on Showtime’s cable network. The idea that a suburban housewife could engage in such illegal activities for the sake of feeding and sheltering her children seems preposterous. But the reality is that plenty of people do it everyday. …

This particular episode of “Adam-12″, “Log 92″ was one of the most dramatic and tragic shows of the series. It’s something we see everyday, how little things end up being a nightmare, how people lose control over silly issues, and how the failure to take a calming breath, …

Alex Haley’s Queen was my first exposure to any of Alex Haley’s work. The mini-series appeared on television in the early 90s, and even though Halle Berry had been a working actress prior to landing the leading role in the mini-series, I think it was her first breakout role …

Produced in 2004, the War and Remembrance: The Making of War and Remembrance featurette opens with one of the promotional ads for this lengthy mini-series which aired on ABC in 1988. From there, viewers are introduced to Dan Curtis who produced, directed, and co-wrote the mammoth war picture. …

I just love watching Nip/Tuck. I have been a loyal follower of Seasons 1 to 4 and I can just give a two thumbs up for each and every episode. From the lead actors and the supporting characters to the star-studded guests, I can truly say that the show …

I ended up taping the new Law & Order SVU season premiere “Trials” Tuesday night and finally got a chance to watch it yesterday afternoon. While it wasn’t a bad episode, I do think the series might be starting to decline a bit.
This episode focused on a young boy …

The War and Remembrance: The Making of War and Remembrance 2 featurette somewhat picks up where the first ‘making of’ piece left off. Because of the length of this epic mini-series, the DVD release came in two parts, so this second extra spoke more to what went on …

Seinfeld was always one of my favorite TV shows growing up. Even to this day I can watch this show over and over and never get bored of it. I think Seinfeld is a true comedy classic. Seinfeld has classic characters that we will remember forever like Kramer. And this …

M*A*S*H: Good-Bye Radar: Part 1 is the beginning of a two-part swan song for Gary Burghoff as Radar O’Reilly. Burghoff was the only member of the television cast who had also been in the theatrical film, so this was a big deal when he decided to leave the …

Larry Blyden is the main subject of The Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit, which is one of the first season episodes of this great TV series that I’m not very fond of. It’s just not a story that tickles my fancy. There’s nothing particularly wrong …

From 1995, A Mind to Murder is another P.D. James novel put onto film which stars Roy Marsden. Marsden has made a career out of portraying Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard. It’s unusual to see someone play the same role so many times, but I …

The running theme to this episode of Adam-12 is officer presence and what exactly that means. It begins with the shift briefing and a discussion of officer safety. As Reed and Malloy talk about while on patrol, Malloy explains to his rookie partner that “It’s how you …

Sea Hunt: Dead Man’s Cove featured Leonard Nimoy as the primary guest star. Nimoy was on the show quite a bit. In this outing, he’s a man who claims his wife died accidentally while they were skin diving. There’s about a five minute scene where he’s …

Earlier this year, I was gifted with The Ray Bradbury Theater DVD set, which contains all 65 episodes of the science fiction series on 5 DVDs. I’ve just finished reviewing the episodes, so now it’s time to take a look at the DVD set itself.
There are plenty of highs …

The only real problem with the Dancing with the Stars results show for this 200th Performance week, the 7th week of the current season, is that it had to deal with election results break ins. I strongly suspect that is why the normal hour allotment was changed to …

This episode of Have Gun —“ Will Travel, the 20th of its fifth season on the air, is done almost as a comedy, though it has several very un-funny moments, one of which is an animal attack. Those are never my favorite scenes and I was glad this …

“Mystery at the Lighthouse” is an episode of the “Pokemon” television series. In some ways, this episode is reminiscent of a previous episode, “Clefairy and the Moonstone” in that it deals with some of the mysterious of the Pokemon world. Both episodes have a certain mysterious aire to them …

I thoroughly enjoy this series as it remind of such winners as ER and Hill Street Blues. The cast of unknowns and minor experienced actors is just perfect. I enjoy these characters and weekly root for such friends as Sully, Faith, Carlos, Kim, Boscorelli, …

The Sci Fi Channel’s “Painkiller Jane” television show is based loosely on Jimmy Palmiotti’s comic book of the same name. There was a made for television movie of the same name which did lead to the TV series order, but the back story is not a contiguous piece …

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. …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk from season two is highly entertaining. It even brought on chuckles, especially when Charles Bronson is asking Richard Boone for advice on how to be romantic. There’s a great bit concerning Cyrano de Bergerac. One of …

Dexter has a really cool vibe about it. It’s sort of dark but my spirits are always up when I see it. Dexter is the story of a foster kid who has a desire to kill. he starts off killing small animals and his dad a …

Angel was a beloved character on the successful TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the sexy and mysterious vampire with a soul that stole Buffy’s heart. But, since happiness is not possible for the both of them, he has to leave. Now he has his own show and the …

Imagine if you found out your better half was dying of a terminal illness. A revelation like that is bound to do all manner of things to your mind, but you probably wouldn’t react like Jill Tyrell, the monstrous but somehow lovable lead of this terrific comedy. After finding …

One day Patrick and Spongebob are outside playing, up to no good like usual, and they come across an abandoned baby scallop, which its parents are no where to be found. Well being the concerned people that they are, they decide to take the animal in and be its …

Columbo: The Complete First Season on DVD is a really nice product for fans of this iconic detective series to own. It’s really well done. It begins with a nice box that the disk holder slides into. It keeps everything as pristine as possible.
The negative point …

This was one of my favorite episodes of the popular nineteen nineties television series “The X-Files”. This was because this one explored the whole issue of gender bending which was still fairly new in terms of having operations to convert into either a male or female in nineteen ninety …

I had been aware of this attempt at a live action adaptation of the lesser known comic that centers around a team of all female superheroes. I finally decided that it was time to finally check it out. Considering that the show only lasted a season, my …