TV Reviews
John Doe: Ashes to Ashes TV show
Note: the big part of this show is revealed in this review. Some people don’t like to be spoiled, so I just want you to know in advance that I’m giving away the biggest part of the story.
John Doe: Ashes to Ashes is probably the most intense episode …
South Park: Margaritaville
This episode of South Park, entitled “Margaritaville”, is meant to be a satire on the response to the failing economy. As the world treats the economy as a living entity, the people fall do everything they can to not spend money as a means of appeasing this economy. This …
Seinfeld: The Boyfriend
I’ve been watching re-runs of Seinfeld late at night (while waiting for my wife to get home from work) and have seen some classic episodes; including “The Boyfriend.”
This is one of the funnier episodes of the series because they manage to get baseball player Keith Hernandez to guest star …
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
While not much in terms of action, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Never Kill a Boy on the First Date turned out to be a good one.
I know the message it was trying to send. Buffy can’t live the life of a normal teenager because of her secret …
I Love New York Season One (TV show)
This is like a soap opera with much better actors. The stuff New York puts them through is pretty funny and it is amusing to watch them all trash each other. I do nto expect any lasting love for her nor even really care but the show was amusing …
Law and Order SVU Season 1 Episode 19- Contact
Law and Order SVU Season 1 Episode 19- Contact
I really loved this episode. I thought it was absolutely coming in. Just because of the story that they have come up with. This is not just another crime investigation, this was absolutely interesting and unusual. I …
Spongebob Squarepants Season One: Texas
This episode is a classic as it really shows off Sandy’s character. She is not from Bikini Bottom like the other creatures in the show, she is a mammal from Texas. One day, she decided that she wanted to go home because she was getting a little lonesome for …
Supernatural Pilot
The Pilot episode of Supernatural sets the scenes for everything that will come in the show as well as laying the foundation for the mythology of the show. We are first introduced to Sam, a regular college student who loves his girlfriend Jess and plans on attending law school …
Life on Mars season 1 episode 13 Revenge the Broken Jaw
Sam has a dream in which everyone is blocked in time except him. He invites Annie for a cappuccino but she says she doesn’t know what a cappuccino is. That’s really funny isn’t it? Sam is from 2008 and he had an accident and woke up in 1973 so …
Metrocast Cable
I use Metrocast cable TV and in my opinion the service is great and I have really enjoyed it. I use the basic package but there are a lot of good channels included with the basic package. I chose the basic package because it was very cheap …
Lloyd in Space TV show
This kids’ TV show is very good. It depicts the adventures of Lloyd Nebulon and his friends. Lloyd is the son of the commander of the space station which they live on, and he also has a younger sister who is telekinetic and telepathic.
He and his friends, especially Eddie, …
The Michael Jackson Memorial - July 7, 2009
The world stopped for two hours and fifteen minutes on Tuesday, July 7 to mourn the singing legend of Michael Jackson. The services started a bit late and had a bit of a false start, perhaps, when Smokey Robinson greeted people several minutes before the Jackson family had …
Recess
Recess was a pretty good Disney cartoon that was really funny. The thing I really liked about this show, is that the characters were people instead of animals, which Disney is known for. I think that this show is very good and really used to like the plot. The …
Warehouse 13 season 1 episode 12 Macpherson
This was actually the first episode where I managed to resolve the case before the two secret agents Myka and Pete. In two previous episodes they tried to stop Macpherson, Artie’s ex partner from stealing artefacts but they didn’t manage to arrest him.
In this episode we learn why Macperson …
Sherlock BBC TV Three Part Drama Series
I just love it when there is something great to watch on a Sunday night as the thought of having to go back to work the next day can be pretty depressing. Last Sunday I happened to catch the beginning of a new three-part series on BBC1 at …
Fil Products Service Television, Inc.
This is one of the two cable service networks serving the people of Dumaguete City and even some parts of the province of Negros Oriental. Compared to the other cable company, Fil Products Service Television, Inc. is far more complete and has very appealing service programs provided to their …
The Twilight Zone: Uncle Simon TV Show
The Twilight Zone: Uncle Simon is a show that I can’t stand watching. It just feels like it doesn’t matter, like it’s a show that makes no sense. It’s just out there. There isn’t a message really; it’s just a piece of drama that has a …
Trick My Truck TV show
You may have heard of MTV’s Pimp My Ride, but have you ever seen CMT’s version: Trick My Truck? I watched this show last night on CMT and was amazed. Trick My Truck is a show where people nominate their parent or friend who drives a big rig …
Memories of M*A*S*H
Hosted by Shelley Long, Memories of M*A*S*H from 1991 is a look back at this long running dramedy; that is, a situation comedy that was as much drama as it ever was comedy. The show lasted for 11 seasons before voluntarily leaving the airwaves, so there is a …
The Vampire Diaries Season 2 Episode 1: “The Return”
When I last saw the little town of Mystic Falls Virginia last season of The Vampire Diaries, the townspeople were trying to pick up the pieces after a vampire unveiling turned sour, killing not only vampires but humans as well.
Elena Gilbert had just saved her vampire boyfriend Stefan and …
Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style
Ok, when I saw a show that starred Tim Gunn, I figured maybe there was something different on television. I was seriously wrong.
Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style, while admittedly sometimes entertaining, is nothing more than a rehashed version of every other makeover show on television.
Let me summarize ‘Well, Mrs. …
The Cable Guy
This movie was directed by Ben Stiller and stars Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. Chip is a television obsessed cable guy who is called upon to install Steven Kovac’s Cable. Steven offers Chip a bribe to get all the pay channels for free, Chip takes him up on it …
M*A*S*H: Wheelers and Dealers
M*A*S*H: Wheelers and Dealers isn’t a favorite really. One of the reasons why is that it feels like a retread. The specific segment I’m thinking of hasn’t been done specifically, the after effects of it have been.
The story rotates around B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell). He’s gotten …
Mad TV
MADtv is a hoot to watch. With the cast of people MADtv has, it’s a sure thing that the skits will be funny. My favorites skits involve Stuart and his crazy, overbearing, overprotective mom, Ms. Bunny Swan, the crazy Asian lady which you can never predict what she will …
That Girl: Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night
That Girl: Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night is essentially the first regular show after all of the introductions have been done in the first two showings. In this episode, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) is auditioning to be accepted into an acting workshop. The complication is …
The Virginian: Impasse
One of the episodes I actually enjoy from The Virginian is called Impasse. It’s a first season episode that has an amazing guest cast in my opinion. The one I’m most intrigued by is Denise Alexander.
Alexander portrays Mildred Kroeger, who is the only daughter of Eddie Albert. …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Thing from Inner Space TV Show
From November 1966, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Thing from Inner Space, which stars Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as my favorite, Captain Lee Crane, is the eighth show of the third season. The main guest star is Hugh Marlowe as Bainbridge …
Christmas specials
Christmas specials are the best to watch on a boring day and there is nothing else on to watch. So far every Christmas there is hardly any good TV shows to watch but usually there is some Christmas special on and they are always good to watch. My favorite …
Fireball XL5: Sabotage
Gerry Anderson really knew his stuff with the puppets. In Fireball XL5: Sabotage, he continued to pioneer the craft. This is one of 39 episodes that aired, Sabotage showing on American television in 1963. As so many of the half-hour black and white episodes do, there …
Justice League - Twilight, Part One
Justice League - “Twilight”, Part One is an episode that follows up on the events that played out in the series finale of Superman: The Animated Series. Although the episode only is a follow-up in the respect that this is the first time Darkseid appears since the finale, Superman …
Psych s03e10
As every other Psych episode this one starts with a past memory of Shawn and his Dad from 1987. Little Shawn and Gus were on a school trip and Shawn was determined to visit Aquaworld and ride a dolphin. Of course, Shawn dad catches them and stops them in …
Castle Season 4 Episode 2 (TV show)
Wow, this was a really interesting and unique episode of Castle. This is the beauty of this show, only they can make an episode like that believable, any other crime show would have looked ridiculous trying to pull off a story about a superhero who slices people right in …
Grey’s Anatomy Season 6 Episode 16
After watching a bunch of not so great episodes of Grey’s it was nice to see one that had a good vibe to it. Funny, light hearted and warm and this was that episode, well up until the end anyway where it got sad.
What was cool about this …
Two’s Company (pilot)
Two’s Company was an unsold pilot that starred Marlo Thomas and Ron Hussman as a married couple named Bob and Caroline. Hussman is a lawyer who in the pilot went in to ask for a raise, was denied it, and, feeling unappreciated, quit. A former model, Caroline …
Real Chance at Love (VH1 TV show)
This has to be the most ignorant show on television. First of all, I cannot believe that this show even exists. But it exists all because of Flavor Flav. If he had not had that stupid show Flavor of Love, then New York would never have …
That 70s Show TV Episode: We Will Rock You
I don’t normally like the later episodes of That 70s Show; mostly because I can’t stand Donna’s replacement boyfriend (after Topher Grace left the series). But, I do like the episode that was on last night; We Will Rock You.
Basically, there are two main stories to this one. First, …
Star Trek: The Practical Joker TV Show
There are some fun moments in Star Trek: The Practical Joker, a show from the second season of the animated series based on the original live action series. With the original actors back to voice their characters, it makes it all that much more real.
In this episode, we …
The Simpsons Season 3 Episode 9 Saturdays of Thunder
Marge feels Homer does not spend much time with Bart, and hence does not know much about his son. Bart does not seem to mind this, and neither does Homer. However one test Marge forces Homer to take. After he does take, the results are probably bad, so that …
Lie to Me the TV Series
Aside from Bones and NCIS, Lie to Me is another TV series that I thoroughly enjoyed when it started last January. I am happy that this was picked up by a network for a second season. Dr. Carl Lightman (Tim Roth) is the head of a group of psychologists …
The Simpsons: Bonfire of the Manatees
I was watching a season 17 episode of the Simpsons yesterday, Bonfire of the Manatees. And, while it was somewhat funny, I thought it was actually a bit low-brow for a show that is usually so much better.
The lead-in to the show was kind of cute. Homer blows a …
Spongebob Squarepants TV Episode: Pizza Delivery
Synopsis: Spongebob and Squidward are given the task of delivering the very first Krusty Krab Pizza to a customer. However, when Squidward lets Spongebob drive, they end up stranded in the middle of nowhere instead.
What I liked about this episode: Of all the Spongebob episodes, this one has to …
Stargate SG-1: Beast of Burden
Stargate SG-1: Beast of Burden is one of my favorite season five episodes of this series. It’s just full of good stuff.
In this episode. the Unas named Chaka is kidnapped by men from another planet. Feeling responsible, Daniel convinces his teammates and General Hammond to go on …
G. Garvin’s Cooking Show (TV One)
I really wanted to like this cooking show as I love to watch shows where people are getting down in the kitchen. I also like the fact that there is a black man on television who embraces being in the kitchen. In any case I …
Stargate SG-1: Learning Curve
Stargate SG-1: Learning Curve once again put Richard Dean Anderson’s Jack O’Neill in a bonding situation with a young child, this time an alien girl named Merrin. The saving grace is that Teal’c, too, gets to have a connection with one of the alien children, so at least …
Bones: The Dentist in the Ditch
That was a somewhat interesting episode of Bones last night, the Dentist in the Ditch.
Basically, there is a Civil War reenactment and, while a couple feuding actors start digging into a creek bed, they come across a skeleton. At first, it is believed to be the body of a …
Supernatural Season 2
Supernatural season 2 wasn’t nearly as good as the first season and it also wasn’t quite as good as some episodes in the third season, but it was still pretty good. The first season ended on a cliffhanger and the first episode picks up right where that one ended. …
Digital Max, Cox Cable Character
I guess this is my day to vent about television commercials I find detestable.
Chief among the television ads that make me personally queasy are the series of commercials featuring Digital Max, the digital character with the blue sweater and obnoxious wisecracks. This character is supposed to influence live …
Mork & Mindy: Mork and the Immigrant
There will never be jokes that will ever top those based on Cold War politics in the 1970s and 1980s. And, conveniently, the Mork & Mindy episode “Mork and the Immigrant” manages to take advantage of that.
There are a couple things about this episode that stand out. First, you …
Awkward (TV series)
In 2013 I got introduced to a series named Awkward that still airs on MTV. While I generally gravitate to more mature television series, I liked it at first because I found that there were some things I could identify with even though I’m no longer a teenager, and …
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