Season 6 begins with the fading out of Major Frank Burns and the fading in of Major Charles Winchester in M*A*S*H: Fade Out, Fade In. There really just wasn’t any use of the Burns character anymore.
For the entire stint of the show, Frank had been a bumbling, cowardly …

The Andy Griffith Show: Aunt Bee’s Medicine Man, from March 1963, begins with a funny bit in which no lines are spoken. It’s all Don Knotts as Barney Fife trying to spruce himself up to look like Rock Hudson. His guide is a large magazine photo of …

Royal Pains, on USA network, is the surprisingly entertaining and heartwarming story of a young doctor who - due to a political mistake - was fired from his job at a top hospital. He finds himself in the Hamptons where he sort of falls into the job of …

This season has been a real return to form. This episode was no exception. The addition of Zatanna is always a nice thing and Serinda Swan played the part quite well.
I had a few quibbles with her at first but they were taken care of …

Afro Samurai Episode 5 begins with the final battle between Afro and Justice.
This was a great ending to Afro Samurai. It had plenty of action, the swordfight was amazing and everything wrapped itself up while still leaving the possibility of a sequel open.
The voice acting …

CBS is a good channel on television. They show news and other good shows. How I met your mother, CSI, Numbers, Big brother, NCIS, Eleventh Hour, Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case, Criminal minds and other shows play on CBS. They play shows on their site as well, whenever I miss …

Wild Kingdom, from Mutual of Omaha, is a long-running nature show which is currently appearing on Animal Planet. This show features animals from around the world, and traces their stories as they struggle to survive in the wild. In the episode entitled Return of the Fire Cat, …

Sea Hunt: Underwater Drop, which aired in February 1960, was the fifth show of this adventure series’ third season on television. It’s the second show in a row that has dealt with Mike Nelson, deep sea diver and ex-Navy frogman, working with the Coast Guard. Now in …

Just a few years ago vampires were all the rage in pop culture, especially with everything related to teenagers. It all started with Stephenie Meyer’s series of books “Twilight”, which flew off the shelves, and continued to a blockbuster movie series that starred Hollywood’s hottest young elite. Soon came …

“Louise’s Setback” is an episode of “The Jeffersons”. Louise is the central character of focus in this episode. A local television show decides to do a story on the suicide hotline at the Help Center, and that means Louise is the one that will be interviewed since she is …

All the kids are assembled at The Simpsons house for a Halloween party. Marge begins to tell a story, in the dark, passing edible stuff and saying that this is a witch’s organs. Homer ruins it by eating the parts. Lisa then begins to tell a scary story about …

“All On The Line” is a reality show starring Joe Zee who is the creative director at Elle magazine. In “All On The line’ Joe Zee helps struggling fashion designers turn their businesses around with his knowledge of fashion and his contacts from various buyers for clothing boutiques or …

Top Chef: Foreign Affairs began with scenes from last week that shows again how Alex stole another contestant’s pea puree and lied about it. All fingers point to him, and now he’s on my naughty list. Of course, we haven’t seen the full proof that he took …

Boris Karloff hosted the Thriller program with this entry, The Hungry Glass, airing in 1961. It’s a mystery tale full of intrigue. It begins innocently enough with a happy couple arriving in a seaside time to move in to a nice home. What they don’t know …

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Episode 2 is the strangest episode in the entire Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex anime, in both seasons, because it does not follow any of the main characters, it is not about any of them and doesn’t enhance the plot …

That ’70s Show is a really good show. It’s also amazing that is was on the air from 1998 until 2006. This makes it a very long lasting TV show. I think the idea and concept of the TV show is great. I like how they made a show that …

I absolutely love a good zombie movie. So, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Dead Man’s Party” wins points with me simply because it reminded me a bit of Night of the Living Dead.
Of course, it didn’t win enough points for me to consider it a great episode.
First of …

Fruits Basket, released in 2011, is an absolutely adorable anime. Most anime are not appropriate for children because of adult themes. There isn’t any excessive cleavage or firearms incorporated into this anime series. I have to warn parents, however, that the heroine’s skirt does ride a bit low, there …

One of our channels had a mini Monk marathon on yesterday morning and, while our daughter was napping, I had an opportunity to watch some of it.
One of the episodes, Mr. Monk and the Naked Man, was pretty funny.
Basically, there is a murder on a clothing optional beach (which …

This episode really impresses the fact the castaways are alone and isolated. There is the world and then the castaways. The world has no idea where they are or even know about their island, uncharted. So I also feel a bit alone while watching it. The representation of the …

This is a show about FBI department that deals with crime cases. The main detective, played by Rob Morrow, has this really geniuos younger brother who really knows his way with numbers. So, this younger brother, his name is Charlie, helps the team to solve cases. he calculates …

Steve Joyce, CEO of Choice Hotels, is the executive going under cover in this first show of Undercover Boss’ second season. They’ve changed up the scenario a little bit to try to prevent people from realizing what is happening, now that this is the second year of the …

I had some concerns about the show House when I found the first episode “Broken” was going to focus solely on Hugh Laurie’s character while checked into a mental institution. But, after watching the 2-hour season premiere last night, I will say I was impressed by it.
The episode does …

The Time Machine is the eight episode of the Upright Citizens Brigade’s first season, and this is an episode that really highlights some of the best aspects of the show. Unique ideas drawn to absurdity (for example the whole “hole in the sheet” thing), hilarious sketches and all …

I never tire of this television show, season after season. In my opinion, it is the best show on television, and a welcome relief from the deluge of mindless reality television shows which assume the viewers have low intelligence and a high tolerance for monotony. Hugh Laurie’s portrayal of …

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, …

Sea Hunt: The Destroyers, episode 3 of season 4, was a little bit different from the normal show in that it centered around two ships that collided in the harbor. Unfortunately, the situation looks bad for one Navy man, which is why expert diver and one time Navy …

For the ultimate in SG-1 humor, Stargate SG-1: Urgo is the place to go. This season three episode guest starred the comedic genius of Dom Deluise in the role of Urgo. Dom Deluise has been around for decades, and he’s a very funny man. He’s done …

The 39th show of Sea Hunt’s second year was also the last of the season. It was entitled The Raft. The premise was the deep sea diver Mike Nelson as played by Lloyd Bridges went to a location off the coast of the Channel Islands to find …

After the tragedy of Apollo One, things around NASA were a little shaky. This is shown throughout From the Earth to the Moon - Part 3: We Have Cleared the Tower when preparations are underway for the Apollo 7 mission. The mission commander was Wally Schirra, played …

Bring ‘Em Back Alive: The Hostage starts out with one of those cliffhanger scenes, with Buck saving himself from being run over by a truck by clinging to the undercarriage and climbing up. This show loves to do those old movie house devices, making you think there was …

Storm Over Shiloh was the 23rd episode of the 90 minute western The Virginian in its 7th season on the air. This is one of the more ensemble stories, meaning it’s one I tend to enjoy more than others. I’m really not very fond of shows where …

My hunch is that the Cupcake Wars: Hot and Spicy ALMA Awards was an early show and perhaps even the pilot for this new TV series because there were a lot of things different from the way the show was run. In fact, even the standard bits spoken …

Chelsea Handler is one of my favorite TV personalities right now. Her late-night talk show features a usually witty and on-point monologue, followed by a panel of three comedians, and then a celebrity interview and a closing joke. The half-hour format works well for me, because I …

A couple weeks ago, I decided to do away with Charter cable television and take advantage of a special offer we had from Direct TV. I was nervous about the switch. But, I wanted to cut our monthly costs and thought this would be a great way to do …

I am here today to tell you about the greatest reality show on the air right now. That’s right, you guessed it - Big Brother 9.
Big Brother is currently in it’s 9th season and fans of the previous seasons will definitely not be disappointed with the latest installment of …

That Girl: Dark on Top of Everything Else begins with a lot of miscommunication between boyfriend and girlfriend. It starts innocently enough with a fun welcome when Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) arrives at Ann Marie’s (Marlo Thomas) apartment while she’s working on a puzzle. Their big decision …

“Showdown in Pewter City” is the fifth episode of the “Pokemon” series and it features Ash’s first gym battle as well as the introduction of Brock Slate, the gym leader of Pewter City. I like this episode a lot, and not because of the gym battle, either. The gym …

Three people are on a hiking trip. Two naval officers and the wife of one of them. During this trip, it is being taped by the officer who ends up dead at the bottom of the cliff. It is up to NCIS to figure out who …

From the first time I watched Numb3rs in AXN, I have fallen in love with this show. I remember David Krumholtz (who plays Charlie Eppes in this TV series) as the lovable love interest of Wednesday Addams (I forget his character name there), and I can see that he …

Today was the first time I’ve seen the Monk episode Mr. Monk and the Earthquake since it first was broadcast in season 1. And, I still find it entertaining.
This show, of course, has Monk being caught in an Earthquake and having to cope with everything involved with that (of …

Season 6 of Full House is without a doubt my favorite season. The show finally grew beyond its awkwardness of the previous season, while introducing new characters and focusing on some long forgotten characters like Kimmie Gibbler from next door.
The main reason I loved this season so much …

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Episode 16 has Batou going after a former boxer after some sensitive data is leaked.
This episode was good, it wasn’t one of my favorites but it had good animation and the fight scenes were nicely animated. I enjoyed this episode, but …

Hulk (2003)
Director: Ang Lee. Featuring: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas and Nick Nolte.
Bruce’s father is conducting experiments for the army, while testing the results on himself. But when his wife gets pregnant, it is no longer about his fate alone. 30 years later, Bruce is a …

Top Chef: Just Desserts: Cocktail with a Twist was a volatile hour, thanks to one of the contestants. Sometimes the chefs really do overpower the theme of the episode.
The quick fire challenge featured Elizabeth Falkner and was to create a dish that celebrates penny candy. This led to …

The weirdest thing about Stargate SG-1: Descent is that I don’t understand why Major Davis (well played recurringly by Colin Cunningham) is on the mission with SG-1 and Jacob. Apparently, he’s got some scientific reason for being on board, but the man is supposed to be the Pentagon …

Dancing with the Stars first results show began with something a bit different. We saw folks moving around backstage, some of which looked legit; still had to be staged and set up, but I liked it. I love behind the scenes things so that worked. Of …

In M*A*S*H: The M*A*S*H Olympics, Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) decides that his personnel are too out of shape and decides to institute an Olympics. This coincides with the Helsinki Olympics that were going on at the same time as the events of this episode.
The unit divides into …

The problem with M*A*S*H: White Gold is that it’s too much of a vehicle for guest star Edward Winter who returns as Colonel Flagg, the rather odd CIA agent who often ends up at the 4077th unit. I was really surprised by how much time Winter got, even …

The Ninja Warrior competition takes place in Japan, where one hundred would-be ninjas (average, everyday people, in fact) arrive at Mt. Midoriyama to compete for the title. Japanese viewers have been tuning in to these taped specials for a decade now.
Here in the United States, we have a slightly-altered …