TV Reviews
Due South: The Edge
Due South: The Edge is about a theft that occurs inside the Consulate. The problem for Benton Fraser is that he actually saw the culprit, but didn’t come away with any information other than that the man spent a lot of time outside (based on what his hands …
Jetsons TV Episode: Jane’s Driving Lesson
My daughter had on cartoons this past Saturday and was watching several re-runs of the show The Jetsons. I really wasn’t paying too much attention to what she was watching until one episode came on TV; Jane’s Driving Lesson.
OK, I know the episode is pretty sexist and relies on …
A Man Called Hawk: A Time and a Place
A Man Called Hawk: A Time and a Place is the second episode of this short-lived TV series that focuses on the character of Hawk, hip talking dude we first met on Spenser for Hire. As I’ve said before, he should have stayed in Boston. This show …
Home Improvement: This Joke’s For You
As I usually do at lunch time, I was watching an episode of the show Home Improvement. Today’s episode was entitled “This Joke’s for You” and was somewhat funny but yet had kind of a mushy plot to it.
This is the episode where Tim installs his new intercom system, …
Batman Versus Dracula
OK, just when I thought cartoons based on comic books have gone a bit too far, there is another one that pops up. Batman vs. Dracula is one of the examples of it.
The Batman character has gone through a few transformations over the years and the Cartoon Network version …
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Consequences
I have now watched the first 2 ½ seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and have never seen an episode so filled with emotion as “Consequences.”
This episode takes place right after Faith accidentally kills a person thinking he was a vampire and deals with her and Buffy’s efforts to …
Gilligan’s Island -The Producer TV Show
Here we are again graced with another famous guest actor Harold Hecuba, a TV producer, played by Phil Silvers. So of course Ginger is second main actor in this show. I didn’t like the way this Hecuba character treated the castaways, more like they are lower than him instead …
Ghost Hunters TV Episode: Spirits in the Night
Well, another Ghost Hunters episode down and even more doubts about why I bother to watch this show in the first place.
This time around, they did investigate a private home rather than a tourist trap. That was OK. I also liked the fact they added a new investigator for …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Episode 1.6: Downfall of a Droid
Episode 6 in the series, “Downfall of a Droid”, spends more time with Anakin Skywalker and his apprentice Ahsoka Tano as we focus on their search for R2-D2 who became detached from their spacecraft during a fierce dogfight in space with some Separatist ships. Not only does Anakin value …
St. Bear’s Dolls Hospital
St. Bear’s Dolls Hospital is a kid’s show and I first saw it while baby sitting for a relative. It is basically what the name states. It is a hospital for broken toys to come to and get repaired. They seem to have some toys that are regulars on …
American Idol Season 8 ( Top 3 week )
We are only waiting one more week before the finals. Almost every year since 2002, myself, the Americans and the rest of the world awaits the opening of American Idol. It starts every 2nd week January and ends on the 3rd week of May. I started being a fan …
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Mr. T TV Show
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast kept on trekking from Las Vegas, Nevada by honoring Mr. T of The A-Team. Now why would they do this? In my opinion, it’s one of the NBC self-promotion shows. The dais was full of NBC stars and not many had …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Episode 1.1: Ambush
In the opening episode of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, Jedi Master Yoda commandeers three clone troopers (Jek, Rys, and Thire) against Count Dooku’s vicious apprentice, Ventress, who has in her possession a much larger droid army. The two sides battle it out on on an important planet to …
Friends series
When we have dinner, we like to watch some of the old sitcoms. One of our favorits is the Friends series.
We have always likes the interaction of the characters, Joey the soap star who is dim witted but kind hearted. Ross the scientist, from a well …
Bad Girls Club Season 4
Bad Girls Club is a reality show that comes on the Oxygen Channel Tuesdays at 10pm. The concept of the show is to place 7 self proclaimed “bad girls” into a house for a few months to learn to change some of the qualities that make themselves “bad …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Savage Jungle TV Show
The 21st show of the year, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Savage Jungle, starred David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane. When first seen, he’s in the flying sub, looking down at miles of jungle. Meanwhile, Admiral Harriman Nelson (Richard Basehart) is aboard the submarine Seaview, …
Will and Grace
Will and Grace is a sitcom on TV. It is about a couple of gay guys and their friends. I personally dislike this show and feel that it demonstrates a lack of writing ability for the TV writers today. They seem to have run out of ideas for decent …
Super Mario World - Born To Ride
Super Mario World - “Born To Ride” is an episode that focuses primarily on Yoshi. The writers have been placing plenty of emphasis on the character, with this being his third episode of heavy focus out of a total of seven, probably because at the time, Yoshi was a …
Ghost Hunters: OK Corral
Well, after the disappointment I had from the Tombstone episode of Ghost Hunters, I have to admit I wasn’t overly thrilled about the next episode “OK Corral.” But, at least they had a bit more evidence than they did when they visited the Bird Cage theater in the …
The X-Files: Season 2, Episode 9: Firewalker
This episode is set up very much like “Ice” and “Darkness Falls”. Normally, this would be a good thing. Those were both very good episodes, and I even said that those were prime examples of how to do a one and done monster of the week episode. …
Psych: Shawn Versus the Red Phantom
Well, at least after watching the previous episode of Psych, which I didn’t feel was as good as others that I have seen from the series, I was able to watch one that was somewhat better; Shawn versus the Red Phantom.
When I saw the title, I wasn’t really sure …
Dave Ramsey Show
The Dave Ramsey show is a wonderful gift to all of us who have made bad financial decisions in our pasts, including taking out loans, using credit cards, co-signing for others, and living beyond our means. The Dave Ramsey show is on in virtually all major markets, according …
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hush
Ask any Buffy fan what his or her favourite episodes of Buffy are and you’ll undoubtedly find “Hush” cropping up a fair bit. And, it’s really no surprise why; this episode is astounding.
“Hush” just isn’t a gem in Buffy’s catalogue of episodes, but a terrific little piece of …
Highlander the Series - 103 - Road Not Taken
Third episode of the first season of „Highlander: The Series” is titled „Road not Taken”. It concentrates on a Chinese friend of Duncan’s who dedicated his life to finding a potion that would make mortals indestructible and able to survive a fight with an Immortal. Long time ago, Duncan …
Stargate SG-1: Ripple Effect
Stargate SG-1: Ripple Effect is hands down the best episode of the entire final two seasons of this series. While not perfect, it was fun, and it let us revisit with much-loved characters on the show.
In essence, SG-1 gets diverted to an alternate reality, as do numerous other …
Dancing with the Stars
Do you need a good laugh?Or just want to look at the pretty people making a fool of themselves.
I have to give it to them,it takes a lot of heart to get on national TV and know you can’t dance,yet you give it your all.I think it is a …
The Cleaner: Rebecca
Steven Culp and Kelly Lynch guest starred in The Cleaner: Rebecca. This was another solid episode with a lot of drama to it which I enjoyed watching. Both Culp and Lynch are excellent performers and they bring a lot to the table. Lynch is especially riveting …
The Andy Griffith Show: Aunt Bee’s Medicine Man TV Show
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 …
Stargate SG-1: Avatar
In the era of videogame popularity, Stargate SG-1: Avatar focuses on that theme a bit. In the story, Earth scientists have been working on using the chairs from season two’s The Gamekeeper to help with virtual training scenarios. These chairs are linked to the brain and learn …
Sports Commentary With Oral Tracey tv show
One of the shows which I hate the most on local television is a show called “Sports Commentary” which is hosted by a man named Oral Tracey. Oral Tracey can be seen in several advertisements including one for “Cal’s Tomato Ketchup” and the advertisement for Digicel’s “Jus Bus” promotion. …
M*A*S*H: Hey, Doc
M*A*S*H: Hey, Doc is best remembered for the closing segments of the show which for me is the one real reason for staying tuned to this half-hour program. Not every show can be stellar all the way through, and this one has a couple of little gaps in …
MacGyver: Final Approach
The fifth episode of MacGyver’s second season is much better than the fourth one was. MacGyver: Final Approach opens with a neat bit of Mac being killed in a plane crash. Of course, he’s in a simulator, and he’s not thrilled when Pete tells him that he …
MacGyver: Thief of Budapest
MacGyver: Thief of Budapest has that incredible opening gambit where MacGyver is rescuing a horse and ends up buckling the horse to a hook and the two go flying away beneath a helicopter. It’s a little on the unreal side and I worry about that horse. I’m …
That Girl: The Face in the Shower Room Door
That Girl: The Face in the Shower Room Door opens with Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) being stuck in her shower because the door won’t open. Coming to her rescue is the handsome Federico Gente, played by Cesare Danova. He’s apartment hunting, and Ann is supposed to show …
Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece
When I watched Friday’s episode of Monk “Mr. Monk Paints his Masterpiece,” I found myself extremely disappointed. I’m not sure if the writers are running out of material or if maybe they want other cast members to get more recognition but this episode was no where near as good …
Barefoot Contessa (Food Network TV show)
I absolutely love cooking shows. But I have to admit that this one is a favorite because the Barefoot Contessa cooks with such love and commitment. IN fact, I like the show because she often cooks meals and serves her husband and friends. He always …
Oprah Talk Show
One of my favourite television talk shows is Oprah. Oprah is on Channel 10 at 1pm in the afternoon.
One of the reasons why I like watching her shows is because Oprah the talk show host is really genuine and down to earth. I like it how she has not …
Big Brother All-Stars TV Show
I have recently started getting back into watching the television show Big Brother. The show is currently on season seven. For this season they have brought back players from the past six seasons to form an all-stars group. In the show a group of people live together in a …
Dead Like Me
I’d forgotten how much I liked this show until I saw it on the DVD racks at FutureShop. I asked for the DVDs for Christmas, and I was definitely right in remembering how good this show is/was. It’s too bad that there were only two seasons, although there is …
That 70s Show: Who Needs You
I didn’t get a chance to watch the first few minutes of the That 70s Show episode “Who Needs You.” But, from what I saw of it, I have to admit it was a pretty funny episode that I would definitely watch again.
There were three major stories going on …
The Virginian: Say Goodbye to All That
The Virginian: Say Goodbye to All That just did nothing for me. It’s one of the reasons why I didn’t watch this series originally. It left me cold. I really didn’t get all the nuances. Maybe I blinked and missed something important and didn’t realize …
Bring ‘Em Back Alive: Storm Warning
Hallejulah! Bring ‘Em Back Alive: Storm Warning is the final episode of the series. I don’t think I’ve been this glad to see the last episode on a DVD in a long, long time, but that’s how boring and ineffectual this TV series was.
In reality, Storm Warning …
The Twilight Zone: Mr. Garrity and the Graves TV Show
From May 1964, The Twilight Zone: Mr. Garrity and the Graves is another weird outing of this series. I’m afraid this once great series has taken a big nose dive with this fifth and final year worth of shows. So many are retreads and so-so works. …
Hey Arnold (tv series)
When I was a child I loved alternating between cable television channels such as Disney, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network because at the time they seemed to have some of the best after-school series and cartoons especially at one period of time. One of my favourites in particular was an …
The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Pedestrian TV Show
The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Pedestrian is an interesting show worth watching. I will restate here one of my complaints from another review and this is that I wish Bradbury, from who all of these stories emanate, gave us just a bit more of a setup from the …
CSI Season 5 Episode 4
CSI Season 5 Episode 4
It wasn’t a bad episode, yet it wasn’t very good either. Very average for the show. And I think, it was trying to send some moral lesson, but it wasn’t clear enough to do that. Also, the method in both cases was similar- the writing …
I Love Lucy TV show
The I Love Lucy TV show may be a bit old, but it is still one of the best, leaving far behind most of the modern-day shows that I can only describe as stupidity/immorality parade.
I Love Lucy is funny and tasteful. You can watch it with your children without …
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