This is a show that originally aired in the 90s. It was critically acclaimed at the time, but low ratings lead to its cancellation. It got a second chance to find an audience on MTV a few years later, but no additional episodes were ever created. …

When I was younger, I used to go to water parks all the time. I loved the ones that had a raft, as the ones without generally scared me. This is because I once came down a waterslide and landed in the bottom wading pool in the …

“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 …

The opening of Have Gun - Will Travel: Debutante, the 19th show of the sixth season, found Richard Boone’s Paladin in his finest duds at the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco. He’s attempting to romance a beautiful Armenian woman, and it’s quiet charming. What I love most …

The second season of Max Headroom began with a show called Academy. It begins with William Morgan Sheppard’s Blank Reg character being arrested and ultimately put on trial for broadcasting his signal which interferes with Network 23’s signal. That’s a big no no, but the kicker is …

Season nine of Stargate SG-1 comes to a dramatic close with an episode entitled Camelot. Naturally, it’s a cliffhanger with the conclusion being the opener of the tenth season.
The worst thing about the episode is Claudia Black’s return as Vala, standing very pregnant as she watches destruction unfold. …

It was Saira versus Tim in the finale of The Apprentice - UK, and it started off very wonky in my opinion. For one thing, just like in the American version, Sir Alan Sugar brought back the other contestants and the two finalists were allowed to choose three …

M*A*S*H: Comrades in Arms: Part 2 continues the story begun the week before when Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) finally consummated their love-hate relationship amid being shot at away from the 4077th. It’s actually a pretty believable aftermath to everything that had transpired between …

Stephen J. Cannell is the power behind the 1980 series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe. For whatever reason, he decided to make the titles extremely colorful and long, as in real long, much of the time. In this seventh episode, I think he outdid himself. The title …

The other night Lyndsey and I watched an episode of Ramsey’s Kitchen nightmares which was based around a small family run restaurant called Morgan’s in Liverpool.
The restaurant was owned by a mother and her two daughters and used to be the mother’s antique shop before being converted into a …

My friend has been asking me to watch the series Sherlock. This is not the movie, but the BBC series. Initially I didn’t want to see it knowing it only had 3 episodes per season, but recently I had nothing to watch so I decided to see it. Apparently …

This 1957 episode of Highway Patrol may be called Motorcycle B. That’s how it’s listed on the IMDB. However, the problem with a lot of shows is that they don’t include the episode title in the credits. That’s the case with Highway Patrol. There’s probably …

The drama of this thirty minute animated show, Stargate: Infinity: Big Mistake, revolves around a desert world where it rarely rains. Seattle leads Major Gus Bonner’s team in trying to help the people by finding water underground. Then they discover there is also a power source somewhere …

Airing in March 1960, Sea Hunt: The Fearmakers was the 12th episode to air in the underwater adventure series’ third season. This is another show where diver Mike Nelson, nicely acted by Lloyd Bridges, is working with the United States Coast Guard for which he’s a member of …

The beginning of the Star Trek legacy was back in 1966 with a pilot produced by Gene Roddenberry called The Cage. No one could imagine that this would be the birth of a legendary show that would last well beyond Roddenberry’s lifetime. In the mid-eighties with the …

Beast Wars - The Agenda, Part 1 is part one in a four part story. This episode features a former Decepticon turned Predicon, Ravage, being sent to capture Megatron and bring him back to Cybertron to be held accountable for his criminal actions. The Maximals had been expecting a …

Columbo: Try and Catch Me, from season six, has Peter Falk’s police lieutenant dealing with what is probably a sympathetic murderer to the viewers, and jury that will certainly be in the future.
This is one of the more entertaining murder set ups of the entire series. The game …

Touching Evil: Attachment opens very dramatically with David Creegan remembering the farewell with his kids that happened towards the end of the last episode. I really hate the direction the show opted to go in. That said, it made for a bang of an opening.
Then we transition …

This early morning, I chanced upon “Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko” television program on GMA 7 and was surprised to know this show is still running. I remember it was originally aired way back 1975 by the now Philippine National Red Cross Governor, Ms. Rosa Rosal. I used to love …

The 39th show of Highway Patrol’s second season on the air was called Rabies. I don’t like the title because I’m an animal lover, and I don’t want to see any animal hurt. It’s just something I don’t enjoy seeing. At any rate, the show opens …

An episode that is all about Cameron? You got that right, “Allison From Palmdale” dives deep into the Cameron character, the deepest that any of the episodes have gone so far with her. Her chip begins to experience some memory issues as the memories of Allison, the girl which …

The cable USA tv channel is a great channel of both new shows like the 4400 or Dead Zone. However if you are a fan of the popular Law &Order shows such as Law & Order Regular,Law & Order crimial intent, Law & Order Special Victims Unit. …

This is one of the best episodes of the series. It’s full of the wacky silver age awesomeness that this show is known for.
First you’ve got Elongated Man and Plastic Man teaming up to fight Babyface, a lame villain sure, but it’s nice to see the …

Part three of “The Jeffersons” episode, “George and Louise in a Bind” serves as the conclusion to the three part retrospective. What I like about this episode is how the writers have slowly been pushing George and Louise closer together, emotionally, to the point where George declares he won’t …

Prison Break is a show aired by Fox TV and is about a pair of brothers. The older brother Lincoln is convicted for the crime of murdering the president when he really didn’t, so he got framed. His brother Michael, is what one would call a genius. He setup …

Presented on Thanksgiving Day in the United States, Kaleidoscope on Ice was the best ice skating show I’ve watched in years. Now that may be because one of my favorite favorites, Scott Hamilton, skated for the first time in six years. Scott has survived two different cancers …

I took the time to watch the new episode of Bones last night “ A Night at the Bones Museum” and it turned out to be halfway decent.
Basically, an Egyptian mummy is discovered attached to an electric fence. After some investigating, they discover it is a somewhat famous mummy …

MacGyver: The Human Factor is one of my favorite episodes of the dramatic series, which stars Richard Dean Anderson as the inventive and creative agent. This is the first episode of the second season and added to the regular cast is Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton. Pete …

The third story arc of the anime series Katekyo Hitman Reborn is the Varia Arc. This arc is Season 2, which runs from episode 34 to episode 65, and it introduces Varia and its members, the Vongola rings, and the guardians that will protect the boss of the Vongola …

As an eager fan of the TV show Extant, I was anxiously awaiting the season two premiere. I had my calender marked and I was ready to park myself in my favorite spot in front of the screen and watch the action unfold. And boy was I met with a …

From March 1982, The Fall Guy: The Snow Job has Colt Seavers (Lee Majors) and company in Aspen for a combination work and leisure trip. The opening teaser in the Colorado resort town has some very nice night scenes of skiers lighting up the slope. I really loved …

Mercy is a new hospital drama on NBC on Wednesday nights at 8. I started watching it from the pilot, expecting a half decent medical show. I was pleasantly surprised. The characters are very appealing, the medicine is realistic, and the plotline is dynamic enough to …

This time Gilligan is not the main character but instead Mrs. Howell. And she is enchanted for the first part of the episode and then learns a life lesson by the end. I do get to see Mrs. Howell’s sweet side and her compassion and attraction to love and …

Last night was another new episode of House; one that sets up his return to being a doctor.
After getting out of the mental institution, he decides to quit because he feels being a doctor is what led to him becoming an addict. He ends up taking up cooking instead …

The simpsons is a very popular and successful TV show, a cartoon drawn in a very unique style by its creator Matt Groening. The characters are drawn in primary colours like kids doodles and are quite funny to look at. The show itself has a unique character that appeals …

The CW has given us some of the greatest TV shows for years. Recent CW favorites include Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, and 90210. The latest addition to my list of CW faves is Privileged starring Joanna Garcia, Ashley Newbrough, and Lucy Hale.
The series is about Megan Smith, a …

From 1989, A Man Called Hawk starring Avery Brooks debuted on ABC. Brooks was recreating his colorful character of Hawk from the hit series, Spenser for Hire. For some reason, Hawk has returned to his Washington D.C. and that’s where the action takes place.
To be up front, …

So far, Diagnosis Murder has done one two-part story each season and this third year is no exception. Diagnosis Murder: Murder on the Run: Part 1 aired in January 1996 with the conclusion airing one week later.
This is a good time to note another change to season three, …

Touching Evil: Grief involves yet another grizzly crime where women are killed with their hearts cut out. This show is not for the faint of heart, even when it’s at its best.
There is an early reference to Holly Creegan, David’ ex-wife. He has her hidden away in …

“Prey” is the sixth episode of season eight of Smallville. Simply stated, this was a great episode! It had action, mystery, and tension between Clark and Chloe that, for once, did not seem forced or contrived. People, even best friends, disagree with each other. Both …

Sometimes I wonder just how ridiculous television can become, and one of those times was when watching the first episode of Marriage Ref. Perhaps it’s better referred to as a preview episode, a special 30 minute edition that aired after the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Winter …

A couple of months ago I saw an advert for a new t.v show. It was Lee Nelsons Well Good Show. It was to be shown on BBC3 and my initial impressions, without even watching the show was that it looked like a complete waste of time. A man …

The Andy Griffith Show: The Bank Job aired back in the show’s third season, which was 1962-1963. The episode is a vehicle for Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife. Everyone knows how Barney is when he gets something in his mind. He gets overzealous, and that …

Another season seven story of Wagon Train was The Andrew Elliott Story, starring Dick Sargent of Bewitched fame as the title character. Interestingly, he’s only seen in flashbacks.
The focus on The Andrew Elliott Story is on Duke Shannon (Scott Miller, or Denny Miller as he is more well …

My oldest daughter has started watching Scooby Doo cartoons on a regular basis; both the newer shows and some of the first episodes from Scooby Doo Where Are You.
The other day, we sat down to watch the episode Bedlam in the Big Top. In this episode, Scooby and the …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Statue of San Sebastian is the final episode of the first season of this western series that stars Richard Boone. This was the 39th episode. Can you imagine that? 39 first run shows, and that was normal. Today, we’re …

The Andy Griffith Show: The Merchant of Mayberry is what I call a quiet episode simply because the story is a rather low key, sweet one with a character who is unassuming and just a real down to earth type of guy. This second season show guest stars …

From February 1963, Have Gun - Will Travel: Caravan is the 24th outing of this western’s sixth and final season on television. It’s a combination of action, drama, and romance, all crushed into a thirty minute format. The long and short of it is that Paladin hires …

The Virginian: It Tolls for Thee is from the first season of this western series which had the unique honor of being 90-minutes in length when airing. Overall, it’s not a series I’m that crazy about, but some episodes aren’t too bad.
In It Tolls for Thee, guest star …

I don’t normally pay much attention to Spongebob Squarepants when my daughter has it on and usually just find something else to do instead. However, she had an episode on the other day, The Card, that was pretty funny.
Basically, Spongebob wants a rare card that Patrick has found and, …