The fourth episode for the 1970 television series, The Young Rebels, was called To Hang a Hero and dealt with the true story of Nathan Hale. Most everyone knows about Hale’s hanging as a spy by the British. His immortal last words were to the effect …

The synopsis for this episode filled me with dread. If there’s one concept in this show more loathed than Slimer, it’s the Junior Ghostbusters and this is the episode that plants the seed for that concept. I was all ready to hate this episode and bash on …

My youngest daughter was up extremely early this morning (probably thinking today was Christmas morning or something). So, we ended up watching early morning television. Not wanting an infomerical, I put on Happy Days and watched the episode entitled Howdy Doody.
I’m too young to remember the Howdy Doody show …

I am not someone who is easily amused or even laughs out loud daily, but a couple years ago I began watching a show called Scrubs and immediately became hooked. And this is putting it lightly. After downloading the 5 seasons that had come …

Touching Evil: Slash 30 was the first episode of this series that I really didn’t enjoy much at all, and I believe the reason why is that it is the first one that was very soap opera-ish. Where dramatic shows often go wrong is when they try to …

What do you get when you cross a Goa’uld palace, a beautiful light and an addictive substance with a bunch of humans from Earth? Lots of addicted humans whose dopemine levels escalate while on the planet but drop dangerously and fatally low when they return back to Earth.
After …

I love watching the discovery channel but I am not a fan of the show Man Vs. Wild. My husband loves the show but I think there are too many disgusting parts. For example I just watched Bear Grylls (the only character) on the show cut open a …

“Mr. Potter Takes a Rest Cure” is another episode in the charming warm and fuzzy BBC series “Wodehouse Playhouse” (see my reviews for other episodes and for the series as a whole. In this episode an American publisher, Mr. Potter (played by Alan MacNaughtan) and a rising English politician …

The problem with The Virginian, as I’ve said before, is that it bores me more often than not. I couldn’t watch it as a kid because none of the characters captured my heart or imagination. This episode, The Exiles, exemplifies those feelings. It’s a show towards …

Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 18 begins with Lust in the Central Library 1st Branch looking for Dr. Marcoh’s notes when she encounters Scar, a fight begins and meanwhile Ed and Al return to Central to learn that the Library has been burned down and must find another way to read …

When watching Have Gun - Will Travel: Three Sons, I had to chuckle. The story revolves around an old man who some want to have declared insane and put away. He lives by himself with an owl named Jasper. The part that made me laugh is …

My wife and I recently decided to try watching the old Buffy the Vampire Slayer series on DVD from start to finish; starting with the first episode “Welcome to the Hell Mouth.”
As far as first episodes of new series are concerned, this was a good one.
The story-line on this …

Why is it every time I watch a newer Simpsons episode, I feel sick looking at Lisa? Yes, she is smart. But she has the common sense of a rat. She can be so heartless, even thou she seems not to know that everything she does, seems only to …

The Lazarus Man: The Catamount is the tenth episode of the series which aired in 1996. Here’s what I still don’t get about the main character. Lazarus has flashbacks which we see. I assume we’re seeing what he remembers. Well, I’ve heard ‘Presidential guard’ and …

I love to see things behind the scenes and watch the background of favorite stories, and that’s one of the reasons I enjoy watching The Santiago Quesada Story of Wagon Train. I’ve mentioned in earlier reviews that if you pay attention, you can see that it wasn’t really …

With the success of Ice Road Truckers, it makes sense that there would be a spin off of some sort sooner or later. Apparently, now is the time. Debuting right after the season finale of Ice Road Truckers, IRT Deadliest Roads: Freefall Freeway includes my favorite, Lisa …

We’ve been watching a lot of Christmas specials on TV the past couple of days and came across one I hadn’t seen before; even though it has been out for some time.
At first, I thought A Jetson’s Christmas Carol would end up being a predictable and boring story. I …

Death Note Episode 34 begins with Aizawa becoming very suspicious of Light because whenever he meets with Kyomi Takada, they never use video surveillance, they only record the conversation. He devises a test to see whether or not they are exchanging notes during the conversation.
This episode was very …

The TV show lost was a great show when it first came up and than somewhere down the line the producers made the show just go all stupid. Seriously, the show was addictive when the first few seasons came out and was so on the edge of your seat …

M*A*S*H: Father’s Day is all about the visit of Margaret Houlihan’s father. Colonel Alvin ‘Howitzer’ Houlihan, played by Andrew Duggan, announces his visit, prompting Margaret to request that everyone be on their best behavior. She’s anxious to impress her military father.
Naturally, when the colonel arrives, Margaret can’t …

This is one of the funniest episodes of Season 3.
It opens rather ominously with Gordon (happily in prison) telling a fellow hunter Kubrick that ‘Sam Winchester must die’ and the hunter agreeing to help track Sam down.
Sam & Dead get a call to tell them that someone has broken …

When another one of Mayor “Diamond Joe” Quimby’s sex scandals hit the news, a media circus arrives in town. Though the smaller news outlets are distracted by Quimby’s puppy, Chloe Talbot, a big-shot news anchor who was one of Marge’s high school friends, appears on the scene to …

As I think I mentioned a little while ago, my daughter was watching older cartoons on TV this past weekend and I had an opportunity to watch some of them with her.
One of the ones that really stuck out in my head was an old re-run of the show …

“The Terminator Decoupling” is the episode of The Big Bang Theory originally airing on CBS on March 9, 2009. This episode was saved by great chemistry (over the telephone) between Sheldon and Penny. The rest of the episode was light on laughs.
Pros: Sheldon was featured in …

After an amazing second episode, the third instalment in the sixth season of the popular crime drama “The Closer” was perhaps nothing to write home about, but still provided some quality drama. The case concerning a custody battle, in which a cancer-ridden father engaged with a drug addict mother, …

MacGyver: Blood Brothers is the episode that explains why MacGyver doesn’t like and refuses to use guns. Recently, I read the impetus behind this story. Apparently, as a youngster, series star Richard Dean Anderson shot at a bird and killed it. He wasn’t intending for that …

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Brand of the Beast, the 14th outing of the 3rd season, brings back the concept of the werewolf. They did this in a previous show in which guest star Charles Aidman reverted into a werewolf. Now Admiral Nelson (Richard …

Chasing Mummies: Meltdown was the latest episode to air in this show which follows famed Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass as he conducts his business. Just saying everything that this man does would take an entire review. He gets around.
There is one thing that really comes out in …

I enjoy Fame: The Strike quite a bit. It’s one of the more enjoyable episodes in this first season of the series. It has good drama and some strong emotion. The big story is a teacher strike. Coming from a family of teachers, this is something …

Futurama is one of those poor shows that never really got its chance. The show was added to the Sunday night lineup on FOX, as part of its all cartoon night. It was just different enough that fans of The Simpsons and King Of The Hill could never quite …

Monster Episode 2 begins with Dr. Tenma successfully finishing the operation on Johan and Director Heinemann demoting Dr. Tenma because he didn’t play along with his politics. Dr. Tenma believes that he’s right for saving Johan and believes that they’re wrong. He wishes that they were dead.
I …

As folks who know me are aware, I’m not a big fan of Stargate Atlantis for many reasons, not the least of which is that I hold it responsible for the deterioration of quality on Stargate SG-1. Now that I’ve said that up front, here are both the …

Like I mentioned before, I took the time to watch some movies on the Lifetime Movie Network this past weekend. One of the films I ended up watching was called “Best Friends” and it turned out to be a decent movie.
The film starts out with two women who are …

I got hooked watching this TV channel the first time we got our cable installed at home. Being a food fanatic and a trying hard cook, I enjoyed watching the different segments. There is always something new to learn especially when it comes to recipe ideas, food preparation, and …

This is the second week of Days of our Lives dealing with the death of long time cast member Frances Reid. The soap opera has taken the unusual and wonderful stance of giving Reid and her much beloved family matriarch Alice Horton a wonderful send off. They …

The Veil was a short lived anthology series from 1958. I haven’t seen any of them before now, and I find it to be an intriguing broadcast. Boris Karloff hosts the show, and it begins with him doing his introduction in front of a huge fireplace, like …

This show is a reworking of a previous Twilight Zone that starred Orson Bean. While I enjoy and watch that other episode, Cavender Is Coming is actually much better. From season three, it’s Carol Burnett the show centers on. Like Bean’s earlier character, Burnett’s Agnes Grep …

When I watch these old shows I really like to see some actors that I have seen somewhere else, in past or in present. In this episode Roxann Dawson appears, she had roles n different shows back in 90’s but I think that most of us remembers her as …

As the first episode of The Beast continues, FBI agents Charles Barker and Ellis Dove find their new partnership buckling from accusation and distrust. While on the surface, the two are carrying out their latest mission, the back story about whether or not Barker is a ‘dirty’ agent …

Can a number bring thrill and suspense to television viewers? I’d like to think so and 24 has done a very good job at that.
24 is an action-drama series that has spanned seven seasons already. It stars Keifer Sutherland as the famous (or infamous) Jack Bauer as a …

Scooby Doo is a funny, family oriented cartoon that all ages can love. The Scooby Doo cartoon has been around since the 1970s, and several generations have grown up watching this crazy cartoon with a talking dog. Scooby Doo stars Scooby Doo, the brown and black spotted dog who …

When I was a kid, I would race home in the afternoon to watch the cartoon Ducktales before doing my homework. Since my daughter seems to be getting bored with a lot of the shows that are currently on TV (especially some of the cartoons) I decided I would …

Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada once again head up the action in CHiPs: Return of the Turks, a season two episode that includes guest appearances from Loyita Chapel, though her role is pretty minor, and Kaz Garas. Garas has some layers to his role. He’s Sid, an …

Season two of That Girl begins with one of my favorite episodes for the entire series. It’s called Pass the Potatoes, Ethel Merman and obviously guest stars the wonderful Ethel Merman.
First, though, it’s appropriate to mention the new opening for the show. It’s actually much more sophisticated …

Part four of John Adams, the HBO 2008 mini-series, is called Reunion. Following the end of the war, John Adams is back home once again, although not for long. This time, John eventually sends for Abigail to join him in Paris.
The scene where Abigail arrives is prolonged. …

Patrick and Spongebob are invited over to Sandy’s house one day for tea. What they do not realize is that her home is filled with air since she is a squirrel, and they will not survive without water. They try to play it off while they are having tea, …

After Peter was wiped out of existence at the end of the last season the show has been changed completely. It seems that everything else has been wiped from the existence as well: the high stakes and the action scenes, the mystery and the adventure, any kind of meaningful …

The Choir is a British import in a way as it airs on BBC America. This is a reality program that has a man named Gareth Malone putting together a choir that he hopes will be good enough to perform at the World Choir Games in Japan in …

I had a few minutes to watch TV yesterday afternoon while our pizza was cooking and ended up watching a re-run of That 70s show. The re-run was of the episode Hot Dog; the episode where Eric proposes to Donna.
This is actually a pretty good episode because I remember …

The Bucket of Truth was the first episode of the cult classic sketch comedy show, the Upright Citizens Brigade. It was also my first introduction to the series, which I happened to watch out of curiosity. I was very glad that I did: in those days I …