TV Reviews
The Wright Stuff
TV presenter and journalist Matthew Wright heads this morning discussion show that serves as a welcome change from the usual barrage of chat shows and property programs that dominate the morning schedules. Over the course of an hour and a half, Wright and a panel of three guests talk …
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe: Savage Says: “There’s No Free Lunch” TV Show
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe: Savage Says: “There’s No Free Lunch” is the second regular episode of this detective drama, which is really a comedy in drama’s guise, that stars Ben Vereen and Jeff Goldblum.
Here are a few observances about this hour of entertainment which, by the way, was both …
That Girl: ODPDYPAHIMCAISFSS
This That Girl episode focuses on more false assumptions, which often leads to fun. In ODPDYPAHIMCAISFSS, or as this crazy word stands for, Oh Don, Poor Don, Your Pants Are Hanging In My Closet And I’m Feeling So Sad, Don Hollinger’s mother comes to town for a visit, …
The Simpsons Season 8
The Simpsons Season 8 is one of the great seasons of the animated show because it contains several episodes that fans regard as classics. However it also contains episodes that are just as good, but aren’t talked about very often. Personally I love the episode where Bart is finally …
The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Tombstone TV Show
I had a really hard time getting through this episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater. The episode title is The Tombstone, which aired originally in October 1992. The half hour tale starred Shelley Duvall as Leota Bean. I’ve never been much of a fan, though …
Prison Break Season 4 Episode 1- Scylla
Prison Break Season 4 Episode 1- Scylla
The new season of Prison Break begins with this episode. This time, the members of the team, or whoever is left of it, are on their way to take down the company. Unlike the previous seasons, this one does not start with …
Adam-12: Log 56: Vice Versa
Log 56: Vice Versa is one of Adam-12’s best episodes in the entire series. The third season episode begins with the duty shift lined up for inspection. This is when Sergeant MacDonald (William Boyett) discovers that Officer Pete Malloy’s (Martin Milner) driver’s license has expired. That …
“Extreme Bathrooms” (television show)
I have this fascination with extreme living conditions—”that is, homes that are either extremely strange or extremely expensive (or both.) This program on the Travel Channel focused on the bathrooms around the world that have some kind of weird conditions. For instance, at a Japanese steak …
Frosty Returns
We watched the TV special Frosty the Snowman last night and, right after it, there was a newer special on the air called Frosty Returns.
I had never seen this holiday show before so I took the time to sit down and watch it with my two daughters (and wife).
It …
Remington Steele: Thou Shalt Not Steele TV Show
One of the reasons for watching Remington Steele: Thou Shalt Not Steele from November 1982 is that the episode guest stars Cassandra Harris, who is perhaps better know as being Mrs. Pierce Brosnan. The British actress sadly passed away years ago of cancer, but shows like this show …
The Celebrity Apprentice
Now what I liked about the Celebrity Apprentice was that we knew almost everyone who was competing. There were a few contestants I wasn’t familiar with but the presence of the other celebrities made up for it.
I think the difference between this and the regular Apprentice is that …
The Office: Customer Survey
“Customer Survey” is the seventh episode of season five of The Office on NBC. This episode deals with the aftermath of Holly being reassigned and also delves into how the sales department is reviewed, based on customer reviews. This allows Dwight and Jim the chance to team up …
Death of an Expert Witness - Part 6
Revelations and the long resolution of Death of an Expert Witness occurs in this sixth and final episode. We’ve been following the murder investigation conducted by Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden, into the death of Edwin Lorimer and, more recently, Stella ‘Star’ Mawson, who, as …
South Park - Crippled Summer
Just this title told me that it had something to do with either Timmy or Jimmy. While I like both characters, having just episodes about them have been hit and miss episodes in general. They haven’t really come up to par with …
Law & Order SVU TV Episodes: Counterfeit
Synopsis: The SVU detectives have to prove a cop is responsible for a rape/murder of a pharmaceutical lab assistant.
What I liked about this episode: I think one of the cool things about this episode is how it manages to jerk you in a number of different directions with a …
CSI New York S4 E6
CSI New York Season 4 Episode 6- Boo
This episode was a Halloween special, extra spooky just for the occasion. In this episodes a Zombie Crawls out of his grave and a man murders his family and shoots himself after the family moves in into a possessed house where …
Medium Season 4 Episode 14 - Car Trouble
Just as every morning Allison wakes up from a dream which is more than just a dream but a message from the dead. In that dream she sees how everything in this world works, from how electricity is generated to how the gas appears in her stove after being …
Psych: Speak Now or Forever hold your Piece
My all-day Psych marathon today resulted in me seeing an episode I haven’t seen before (and I thought I saw every episode of this show so far); Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece.
This was a great episode too. Shawn and Gus end up being invited to a fancy …
Bones: A Boy in a Tree
I was watching Bones yesterday afternoon and came across a good episode “A Boy in a Tree.”
The reason I liked this episode is you have a big mystery that needs to be solved. Was the son of a diplomat murdered, or did he simply kill himself by hanging himself …
Big Brother 9
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 …
M*A*S*H: The Red/White Blues
In M*A*S*H: The Red/White Blues, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) examines the base commander, Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) for his required annual examination and discovers Potter has high blood pressure. This would result in Potter being sent home early. Since the test doesn’t need to be done …
How I Met Your Mother Season One
The first season of How I Met Your Mother was so great that I’m not surprised it got picked up for a second season and then subsequent seasons later. The show follows a man named Ted and his friends as they live and work in Manhattan. The point of …
Spongebob Squarepants Season Three - Squilliam Returns
One day on Squidward’s lunch break, he comes across his old rival, Squilliam, who he still despises to this day because he always made sure to tell Squidward how rich and famous he was. Well to make himself feel better, he tells Squilliam that he is the head of …
Private Eye: Nobody Dies in Chinatown
It seems every show has to do at least one story in their Mexican suburb and another in their Chinatown segment, and they are always about corruption and murder. Private Eye didn’t even bother to separate these shows. It’s last episode was done in the barrio of …
Intelligence (TV Series 2014)
Intelligence is a new TV series I decided to watch one evening after watching one of my other favorite shows that comes on an hour before. I had nothing else better to watch and wanted to occupy my time during the nine o’ clock hour. I had …
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond stars Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, and Peter Boyle. Though I enjoy this series, I do not see why it has won so many awards.
It is a nice inoffensive show, but definitely not cutting edge humor. I firmly …
Las Vegas Season 3 episode 2 Fake Money and Run
I started watching this show because my friend who works at a casino recommended it too. This show is about Las Vegas casino Montecito.
In this season Montecito has a new owner; her name is Monica Mancuso so when Mike finds a fake chip Ed prefers not to tell Monica …
Trinity Blood episode 11
A swift kiss, from lady death herself. This is “From the Empire” with love, Trinity blood episode eleven. The first thing you need to know, this is basically a James Bond episode focused more on teamwork, than cool gadgets or suave moves. Although they had those too, don’t get …
The Virginian: Throw a Long Rope
Jack Warden, Jacqueline Scott, and Roger Mobley guest star in episode 3, season 1 known as The Virginian: Throw a Long Rope. However, before I say anything else, I want to note that this was Arnold Lessing’s final appearance as the cowboy guitarist. He was in the …
That Girl: A Tenor’s Loving Care
Carroll O’Connor guest stars in That Girl: A Tenor’s Loving Care as a blustery and arrogant tenor who Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) is supposed to interview, or at least try to interview. When Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) goes with him, Giuseppe Casanetti, the tenor, says he’ll only to …
The Golden Girls: Season 1
I laughed my butt off when I watched the first season of Golden Girls. All of the characters seemed so undeveloped at the time. I don’t mean the acting skills, but in how the actresses came to “know” their characters.
The pilot always cracks me up. Blanche, played by Rue …
Biggest Loser - December 9th 2008
I watched this episode less than 24 hours ago (I taped it) and it’s like a big blur thinking back on it. Nothing really stood out to me. It was the typical last show before the finale. The winner of the week’s competition received catered food, …
Judge Joe Brown Television Show
There are a lot of judge courtroom shows on television today. One of my least favorite is the “Judge Joe Brown” television show. As a judge, I find him to be the least entertaining, charismatic, and competent judge. Every time that I watch his show, I …
War at Home
This is a really crazy show about parents Dave and Vicky with their 3 teenage kids. There are so many shows like that but this one is particular, I think, because not only that parents are worst than children but they actually like it.
These two always make a big …
Laramie: Man from Kansas TV Show
Laramie: Man from Kansas, a second season outing of this hit western, is definitely one of my all time favorite episodes of this awesome western that stars John Smith as Slim Sherman and Robert Fuller as Jess Harper. There is so much conflict and emotion in this hour …
Space Cadet - Family Guy Season 11
Family Guy’s 11th season had so many hits and misses, that it was almost painful to see. Strangely, when I saw the title of the 9th episode, Space Cadet, I honestly thought it was going to be about Chris dressing up in a spacesuit and asking Miss Lockheart out …
That Girl: They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?
The first and most noticeable thing about That Girl: They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? is that Bernie Kopell has also gone mod, which is something I’ve commented on with season four of That Girl. As of this episode, Kopell’s Jerry Bauman has long, extended sideburns and he has …
That Girl: The Apartment
That Girl: The Apartment has some great scenes in it. Basically, Don Hollinger is going out of town so he lets his girlfriend, Ann Marie, use his apartment since hers is being sprayed for pests. It’s the perfect setup for merriment, and we get a lot of …
Emergency!: Brushfire
One of my all time favorite episodes of Emergency! is Brushfire from season one. It’s John Gage’s first brush fire, and it brings with it some neat entertainment.
My favorite sub-plot is the one concerning a young boy who breaks his arm in the fire, but he’s …
Stargate SG-1: Prometheus
Stargate SG-1: Prometheus is one of the wildcards I’ve mentioned. I kind of like this one, even with the annoying constant smiling of Jonas Quinn.
Earth’s brand new spaceship, the Prometheus, is about ready for its trial run. That’s when four hijackers make their move, successfully gaining control …
The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 10 Lisa’s First word
Marge begins to tell the story of Lisa’s First word. So the story dates back to when Marge is pregnant and expecting Lisa. Initially Bart likes the idea of having a another sibling, since he thought he could blame the baby for everything. Meanwhile Homer and Marge are hunting …
Project Runway: Season 8 Premier TV Show
I really loved the prolonged introduction of all of the contestants. The show spent several minutes having the designers meet in groups, little by little. They chatted, and we listened. They met at airports, train stations, and on ferry
boats. They met two at time and …
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 …
Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn Rustic Italian Recipes TV Show
Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn Rustic Italian Recipes began with the approachable cook talking about gay pesto, as in fun food and good pesto and pasta to eat. I so often learn from Quinn, and that continues to fascinate me. This first segment was focused on …
Ghost Hunters: Fort Ticonderoga
Well, last week’s episode of Ghost Hunters at The Rock wasn’t bad. But, this week’s episode, at Fort Ticonderoga was actually a bit of a disappointment for me.
Here they have this giant fort that has a bunch of claims coming from it and the best evidence they can catch …
Spongebob Squarepants Season Two: Graveyard Shift
Spongebob and Patrick are getting ready one day to close down the Krusty Krab when Mr. Krabs decides that they are now going to stay open all day and all night. This upsets Squidward very much because he wants to have his time to himself, and to even get …
America’s Next Top Model cycle 14, courtesy of Tyra Banks
America’s Next Top Model is one of those shows I’m pretty ashamed to admit I find myself watching, and I can’t explain why I continue to watch it, other than the fact that it’s mindless drama. Even though it’s supposed to be a reality show, watching it for …
M*A*S*H: Henry in Love
M*A*S*H: Henry in Love is an awkward show because I just don’t understand the mentality behind all the marital cheater that goes on. It makes no sense to me, but that’s because I’m pretty traditional. What occurs in M*A*S*H: Henry in Love, is that Henry Blake (McLean …
Law & Order SVU TV Episode: Mask
Synopsis: Elliott (Christopher Meloni) goes undercover at a rehab clinic for sex addicts after a serial rapist known for wearing a distinctive mask attacks the daughter of the therapist that is running the group therapy.
What I liked about the episode: I think I loved the fact that the therapist …
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