TV Reviews
MTV Roadies
I am a big fan of “MTV Roadies” from its beginning. Many of you people who doesn’t know about this show for them I can say that it is a reality TV show, where some guys are chosen from a very horrible, frustrating interview session, and then they put …
The Simpson’s season 4
The Simpson’s continue to entertain us with another smashing season 4. It starts with Kamp Krusty, where Bart and Lisa are thrilled to go alongwith other Krusty fans, but it turns out to be a disaster. The episode was really funny, it showed that the weaklings can overpower strong …
Persons Unknown (NBC mini-series drama)
My roommate and I started watching this show when it first premiered as it seemed like it had an interesting premise. A group of random people have been drugged, kidnapped, and dropped off in an abandoned town which they can’t escape. There are cameras monitoring their every …
That Girl: That Script
In That Girl: That Script from the fifth and final season of ABC’s delightful comedy series about an aspiring actress, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) has her heart set on buying the rights to a novel and having it turned into a movie that she would star in herself. …
Stargate SG-1: Fallout
As odd as this sounds, I actually enjoy Stargate SG-1: Fallout a great deal. The reason this may sound odd to folks is that this is the one time Corin Nemec returned as Jonas Quinn. In fact, the story was his idea.
The reason I like it, though, …
Star Trek: Amok Time TV Show
Season two of Star Trek begins with a much loved episode with some classic dialog in it — Amok Time. It was a great choice for a season opener, and it’s proved to be a fan favorite for decades. The basic upshot is that Spock is going …
Brenda Song aka London Tipton
Brenda Song is a rising Disney star. She plays a big role in the popular Disney Channel series The Suit Life of Zack and Cody. Her role is a rich heiress of the Tipton. Her father owns the hotel and is a billionaire. Of course, if you dad is …
The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Long Rain TV Show
A lot of people love the rain, but would they love it if it rained every day, and not just a drizzle, but a real downpour? That’s a question to ponder as you watch the cable TV show, The Ray Bradbury Theater, and it’s sixth season episode, The …
The Simpson’s: Pranksta Rap
I watched a re-run of the Simpsons last night entitled “Pranksta Rap.” It was an OK episode but I have to admit, I have seen much, much better from this series.
Basically, Bart sneaks out to go to a rap concert. But, he’s afraid of his punishment so he ends …
Coupling: Size Matters
The second episode of Coupling was better than the first, but it still felt like old jokes. Again, the first few minutes of the episode were weak, but they got into the better part sooner and there were some laughs there.
It certainly felt more like its own show than …
The Royle Family The New Sofa (2008)
The New Sofa is an hour long, festive episode of the fantastic comedy The Royle Family, which was originally aired on Christmas Day 2008. Written by Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne, who play the gormless Dave and Denise in the series, The Royle Family is always quality viewing …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command, Part Two
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command, Part Two is one of the series’ darkest episodes and also one of the show’s best. In this episode, a captured Captain Picard is interrogated, humiliated and tortured by a member of the Cardassian military while Captain Jellico works on …
House: Dying Changes Everything
I have to say I hated it when the series House killed off Amber last season. But, I liked how they incorporated her death into the season premiere, Dying Changes Everything.
There’s nothing like seeing a popular character going through a state of mourning to really move you and seeing …
Bones: Mayhem on a Cross
Last night’s episode of Bones, “Mayhem on a Cross” was, for lack of a better word, disappointing.
Normally, the idea of finding real human remains as part of a stage prop for a heavy metal band would be kind of cool. But, somehow, I feel the show kind of ruined …
Secret Life of The American Teenager
The Secret life of the American Teenager focuses on a fifteen year old Amy who has a one night stand with a drummer at band camp and winds up pregnant.
Good concept, it’s new to bring a teen pregnancy into the spotlight and approach it with a little humour as …
Stargate SG1: Fire And Water
Jack, Sam and Teal’c return to Stargate command, wet and in shock. It appears that Daniel was killed by a blast of fire that came up out of the ground and engulfed him. Each of the team members are devastated at the loss and Dr. Frasier recommends …
John Doe: Family Man TV show
Much of the focus in John Doe: Family Man is on Detective Frank Hayes (John Marshall Jones) who is dealing with an impending divorce and custody issues. It’s that same old thing about a cop’s job interfering with family life. While I have sympathy, I also think …
Medical detectives
This is one of the most interesting serial that is Aired on discovery channel. It narrates different case studies that required technical analysis. Most of the cases are of murder. And cops often take help of the medical detective in order to get the details about murder. This show …
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Socrates’ Sister
The episode title makes it pretty obvious what the conflict of this story will be. In The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Socrates’ Sister, Iphigenia, the sister of Socrates Poole (Christian Clemenson) arrives in town to defend one of the men accused of murdering Brisco’s father, along with …
Destination Truth: King Tut’s Curse/Swamp Ape
The more I see the show Destination Truth, the more I find myself liking it. None of the episodes have lived up to the first one I watched but they are still pretty close.
Last night’s episode “King Tut’s Curse/Swamp Ape” was probably the best thing I watched last night.
The …
The Simpsons
The Simpsons has been around forever and it’s the kind of show everybody knows about.
Those of you that haven’t seen it are missing out. Why? Because it’s funny and it’s current. By current I mean that the writers keep the material fresh and relevant to what …
Roseanne Season Two
The second season of Roseanne was pretty good. There were a lot more laughs than I was expecting, especially since this season came out in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I thought it would seem really dated and hard to follow, but it actually held up a lot …
CSI New York Season 8 Episode 1
Out of all the seasons and all the episodes of CSI New York, season 8 episode 1 was the least enjoyable. Actually it was really painful and boring to watch. I think that they had a good idea, but it could have been done much better.
This year it is …
Survivor Season 20 Episode 4
This episode of Survivor gave me exactly what i wanted. More Villains air time. Now as someone who is rooting for the Villains I don’t wnat them to go to tribal council however if they do it means more screen time for them so it’s a catch …
NCIS: Hiatus Parts One And Two - Season 3, Episodes 21 and 22
NCIS ended with a bang in Season three and that was literally. While Gibbs is meeting with a supposed informant, his team waits for him on the dock. They are waiting for him when an explosion occurs on the boat.
Gibbs is lucky - he suffered some burns …
Law & Order SVU: Retro
Some episodes of Law & Order SVU really do get you thinking. This was the case on tonight’s episode “Retro.”
There are times I wonder how some doctors manage to get and keep their medical degrees. I can understand having a certain point of view when it comes to controversial …
Scrubs TV Show
Scrubs is a TV comedy about a group of hospital employee’s that is shown on NBC Thursday nights at 9 eastern time. It’s quite different than most shows about hospitals, in that it shows you the perspective of how each person sees the events of the day, as if …
Burn Notice: Turn and Burn
Burn Notice: Turn and Burn is episode 2 of season 2 for this Miami-based series. In a sense, this is an updated Miami Vice, not in plot, but in terms of bringing Miami to television. There is a lot of location shooting, and oftentimes, the scenery makes …
Candie’s “Wake Up Call” (tv commercial)
Hayden Panetierre is a very attractive 18 year old (19 yrs old now?) who is the star of NBC TV show “Heroes.” She is best known for portraying the indestructible cheerleader on the program. In fact, the motto for the show is “Save the Cheerleader; Save …
“Charmed” Season 1 Episode 2: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
The second episode of the TNT series “Charmed” of their first season entitled “I’ve got you under my skin” was not only suspenseful but very entertaining. I really enjoyed getting to know the three Hallowell sister’s even better and see how their powers are causing not only strength between …
The Real Ghostbusters: Season 1, Episode 9: Look Homeward, Ray
After two rather strong, plot driven, Straczynski scripted episodes, we take a break and get a more character driven episode. Ray gets invited back to his hometown to be the grand marshal at a parade in honor of his work.
Things seem to start off on a …
The Virginian: Vision of Blindness TV Show
From October 1968, The Virginian: Vision of Blindness was the 4th outing of this 90 minute western’s seventh season on the air. I’ve been watching a few more of these shows lately because David Hartman is now in the cast as David Sutton, one of the ranch hands …
I Love Lucy (TV series) - Lucy and Bob Hope (Episode)
“Lucy and Bob Hope” is an episode of “I Love Lucy”. Bob Hope guest stars in one of the series’ most memorable episodes, in my opinion. In this episode, Lucy thinks that Ricky hasn’t been able to get Bob Hope to appear at his club because of her disastrous …
TV Series: Hogan’s Heroes
Synopsis: Prisoners of war at Stalag 13 during World War II are really working as undercover agents who use the camp to transport POWs out of enemy territory and conduct sabotage missions while supposedly under the control of the German airforce.
What I like about this series: I’m not going …
The Lifestyle Channel
Not only is this a great channel that Foxtel Australia have, but it’s also available on timeshift so if you miss a program you can see it 2 hours later - fantastic. There are so many programs I like on this channel, the City Gardener who transforms …
LAs Vegas, The Pilot
My son introduced me to a great cable television series that I had not seen before. It was called Ls Vegas and it is a really good series. I was truly amazed that this was as good as it was.
So my son purchased the first season on DVD …
Gilligan’s Island - Ghost a Go-Go TV Show
This episode is supposed to be scary, but in the Gilligan’s Island world is more like Halloween for kids. The spooky booing of the ghost at the beginning actually helps me get into the ghostly feel of the show. Richard Kiel plays a Russian Spy dressed up as a …
The Office - The New Boss
“The New Boss” is the episode of The Office originally airing on NBC on March 19, 2009. This was a great episode because it actually focused on the workplace, especially a new supervisor for Michael.
Pros: I loved that the plot involved a new Vice President, Charles Miner. …
The Simpsons: The Wife Aquatic
I finally got to see the entire Simpsons episode The Wife Aquatic last night. And, overall, I feel I wasn’t very impressed with it.
The plot of this episode started out promising. Marge wants to go to an island that presented plenty of childhood memories. But, when they get there, …
M*A*S*H: B. J. Papa San
In M*A*S*H: B. J. Papa San, B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) latches on to a nearby Korean family whose father has taken ill. He ends up doing all kinds of things for them, including giving them supplies and fishing up their home, while cutting himself too thin, time wise. …
The Virginian: Dead-Eye Dick TV Show
Dead-Eye Dick was a fairly entertaining fifth season episode of The Virginan, and I honestly believe that one of the reasons I liked it as much as I did was that it didn’t really involve any of the new owners, the Graingers. Charles Bickford had just one scene, …
Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: Head For The Hills
Louis Theroux brings us another insight into the weird and wonderful as he immerses himself in the life of the survivalist. In the rural extremes of Idaho; he meets a variety of people; by choice set away from the rest of the world; their pantries stocked and rifles loaded; …
My Name is Earl Season 2
My Name is Earl is one of the few television shows that I watch frequently. I’ve been a fan of Jason Lee’s for years now, since back before he was in the Kevin Smith movies, and seeing him on television every week is a secret thrill. During the second …
Desperate Housewives: Mirror, Mirror
“Mirror, Mirror” is the 5th episode of the fifth season of Desperate Housewives on ABC. This was a great episode that was packed with funny moments while pushing forward the plot with Dave and filling in a lot of holes in the five-year gap from where the show left …
TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” pilot episode
Since summer is a slow time, television-wise, I tend to watch a lot of the new pilots. Sometimes this results in discovering gems, such as when I started watching “Big Love” or “Mad Men”, and sometimes it’s a waste of my time. Having seen TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” pilot …
Laramie: Edge of Evil TV Show
Alan Hale guest stars in Edge of Evil, from season four of the outstanding western TV series, Laramie. The robust Hale’s character appears jovial, but his Roger Canby persona is far from the hearty soul of the Skipper on Gilligan’s Island. However, Hale is the powerhouse of …
Have Gun - Will Travel: A Knight to Remember TV Show
Have Gun - Will Travel: A Knight to Remember from December 1961 has one of the fun openings that I really get a kick out of seeing. In the gambit, Paladin, played by Richard Boone, is fencing. He’s showing off a bit for a young lady, who …
The Cleaner: Back to One
Back to One is the eleventh episode of The Cleaner’s first season on A&E, and it’s a mixture of home life and another addiction story.
At home, Melissa tells William that she has been studying real estate and wants to get her license. He’s happy for her, though he’s …
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