TV Reviews
M*A*S*H: The Best of Enemies
Season 9 begins with a dramatic tale, M*A*S*H: The Best of Enemies. Alan Alda’s Hawkeye Pierce is jovially headed for some R&R when his jeep develops a problem, enemy fire. As a result, a North Korean soldier forces the 4077th’s chief surgeon to go with him, only …
Babylon 5 Season 1, Episode 9: And the Sky Full of Stars
This episode focuses on the 24 hour blank spot in Commander Sinclair’s memory before the end of the war. It’s set off when two men manage to sneak aboard the space station and reveal that they have plans to target Commander Sinclair. I figured it was an …
Due South: Hawk and Handsaw
Due South: Hawk and Handsaw from season one of this somewhat unique drama has Royal Canadian Mountie Benton Fraser (Paul Gross) pretending to be insane and entering a mental institution where he suspects things aren’t right. It has some nice moments, like when Fraser talks about when his …
Tony Danza Talk Show Episode with Gisele Bundchen
Tony Danza is a real cool host, and with his husky voice, this episode of his talk show with Gisele Bundchen scored points with me totally. If you are a die hard fan of Gisele, or you purely love Tony Danza talk shows, you have to watch this. …
Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
Discovery Science TV-series “Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman” raises thought provoking questions about our universe. Freeman presents what is termed as the latest research about what the unuiverse really is like and our place within it. This is fine, but there is a lack of distance to the …
Judge Jeanine Pirro
Today, there are a plethora of television court shows, all because of the tremendous popularity of Court TV (now Tru TV) during the infamous O.J. Simpson trial. Of course, there had been both Divorce Court and The People’s Court that had great runs, but it’s been in the …
Friends Episode: Rachel and Her Dream
Friends Episode: Rachel and Her Dream is cool. Have you guys ever seen this episode whereby Rachel follows Joey to see him acting in the set of Days of Our Lives? Actually it starts off with Joey talking to a pineapple and Rachel sees that and starts teasing …
Private Eye: Both Sides of the Coin
From 1987, Private Eye: Both Sides of the Coin is one show of this crime adventure drama that I really couldn’t get into. The story somewhat when in my eyes and ears and right out of my head. It’s a scam plot, and they’re a dime a …
M*A*S*H: The Ringbanger
Leslie Nielsen guest stars in M*A*S*H: The Ringbanger as Colonel Buzz Brighton. He’s been wounded, though his injuries aren’t that severe. Hot Lips Houlihan (Loretta Swit) recognizes him immediately from an article in Stars and Stripes and is thoroughly impressed. As for Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and …
Seven days season 2 episode 16
Frank is a member of the project Basckstep, when something really bad happens and the national security is threatened Frank gets sent 7 days in past to try to fix things.
This episode is about Fidel Castro’s adopted son, Teo, who is a very good boxer. He has to fight …
M*A*S*H: Taking the Fifth
M*A*S*H: Taking the Fifth is somewhat of a bore in my opinion. I didn’t really like either of the two main stories that take up the thirty minutes that this show airs. One segment dealt with Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) paying off a debt to Hawkeye …
Meet The Parents - TV Show - E4
If you are a single lad, or a lad that has recently started seeing a new girl, then I have seen a t.v show that would really put me off the idea of ever being in a relationship again. Meet The Parents on E4 is where a lad can …
The Simpsons: How I spent my Strummer Vacation
Well, that was an interesting Simpson’s episode. I haven’t seen “How I spent my Strummer Vacation” before but it turned out to be pretty cool.
Homer gets caught on camera dissing his family and, just when he thinks they couldn’t be any madder at him, they surprise him (because they …
Top Chef
I too have aspirations of going to the CIA sometime in the near future…not that CIA, the Culinary Institute of America that is. But for 2 past students on the current season of the Top Chef Competition, things just didnt go down well at all. Pretty much, …
Stargate SG-1: Bounty
Stargate SG-1: Bounty gets mixed reviews, which isn’t that all surprising as season ten starts to wrap up. In this episode, Netan of the Lucian Alliance puts out a bounty on SG-1, all of whom are on downtime of some sort of another.
The oddest segment is Mitchell returning …
Adam 12 - Log 73
Martin Milner gets the lead in “Adam-12″s Log 73 episode. In it, his character of Pete Malloy is attending a local college, where the students are unhappy about many of the policies in place. Anne Helm, who has a steady body of quality work, plays one of …
The Andy Griffith Show: Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt TV Show
It’s a show about romance and misunderstandings, along with Barney’s normal over confidence. That’s what The Andy Griffith Show: Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt from May 1964 deals with. I actually love the opening scene where Barney and Thelma Lou are window shopping, essentially talking about their …
Friends - Season Six, The One After Vegas
In this episode, Ross and Rachel wake up one morning to being quite hungover, and realizing that they just got married yesterday. They cannot believe that the wedding chapel let them get married, especially when they were so drunk. They were so shocked that they didn’t know …
Monster Episode 10
Monster Episode 10 begins with Dr. Tenma investigating a murder of a prominent councilman and his wife, while there he encounters a career criminal named Otto Heckel, who wants Dr. Tenma to be his partner and operate on criminals for a price. Dr. Tenma discovers a message left …
How I Met Your Mother: Intervention
“Intervention” was a pretty funny episode of the CBS sit-com How I Met Your Mother. It actually addressed some of the issues a lot of fan are probably thinking that Ted is really rushing into things with Stella, considering she lives in New Jersey and has a young …
Boston Legal Season 1 Episode 13
Brad Chase and Lori Colson were defending Tracy Green, a client sued for faking her sexuality. The plaintiff was Stephanie Rogers, a lesbian and a public relation official in Boston. The latter maintained that the defendant and her were lovers. When the defendant gained access to her files, the …
The Girls Next Door show
How can you not love The Girls Next Door, a show based on the girls and Hugh Hefner. I love this show. It’s mind candy. My fiance thinks it’s funny that I’m female and I have to watch the show every time it’s on. I even have a season …
Columbo: Now You See Him TV Show
Columbo: Now You See Him is another Jack Cassidy appearance, and those are ones that make me groan a lot. For whatever reason, a Cassidy guest starring role means a boring show to me. He just has a smirk and a demeanor as these villains that go …
The Secret Life of… TV show
The Secret Life of… is a show that comes on the Food Network on Monday nights at 10 pm/9 central. I love this show! What it is is the host, Jim, picks a topic and then we get to learn all about it! We learn about it’s history, how …
Monster Episode 8
Monster Episode 8 begins with Kenzo finding a letter from Nina telling him to save as many people as he can and to have a good life. Kenzo goes back to being a doctor and has an expected reunion with Eva Heinemann who wants to start over in …
Legend of the Seeker
I had heard of the show Legend of the Seeker but honestly never took the time to watch it on TV. However, I did see it was available through our Netflix Instant watch and I decided to give it a try this weekend.
It wasn’t too bad.
The show is about …
Neon Genesis Evangelion episode 15
In our ludicrous world that we call home, we simply recycle the only lonely good memories we have and in exchange, we are punished for such arrogance to the highest degree. The very same standard applies itself to all humans, whether they be small or strong. This is Neon …
Adam 12 - Log 111
Anyone who is a fan of “Adam-12″ only needs one word to remember this classic and wonderful episode — Arthur!
“Log 111″ features the incredibly funny portrayal of a hippiesque woman name Jane by Luana Anders. Anders gives Jane that right combination of wacky and eccentricity to really become …
Due South: Mountie on the Bounty: Part 2
Due South: Mountie on the Bounty: Part 2 picks up where Part 1 left off. With the freighter that Fraser and fake Ray are on in jeopardy, Fraser is trying to rescue the other man. Whereas Part 1 had a little salute to Butch Cassidy and the …
The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Earthmen TV Show
It’s another story about Mars, a planet that science fiction author Ray Bradbury loves to write about. This is the second story within just a few weeks that has a Martian theme and there’s another one within a few weeks forward. From January 1992, the show and …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 46
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 46 The Briggs soldiers help smuggle Winry back into her home in Risembool where she is unexpectedly reunited with Ed, who has come to get his automail serviced. He tells her that she, Pinako and Den should leave the country, but Winry tells Ed …
24 Season 1 Episode 13
Anyone who watched the TV Series 24 is probably by now very much aware of how addictive it really is. It is probably due to the fact that the show is taking place in real time during a 24 hour period. This way, every episode is connect to the …
Monk TV show
Monk is a whodunit detective show with a comedic twist and a little light drama all bundled up as an Emmy hit. Tony Shalhoub plays the title character Adrian Monk to perfection.
Adrian Monk is a former San Francisco Police Detective who was decommissioned after his wife was …
Emergency!: Emergency! the Wedsworth-Townsend Act
Emergency!: Emergency! the Wedsworth-Townsend Act is one of my all time joys in the television world. I have loved this movie from its debut decades ago. This was the pilot movie for the Emergency! series which was a mid-season replacement. From Jack Webb’s production company, this …
Stargate SG-1: Ex Deux Machina
Stargate SG-1: Ex Deux Machina was a weird sort of season nine entry for the science fiction series. In fact, the ending is one of those things that people would ward off as being science fiction, so I guess in the end, it makes a weird sort of …
Mad Hungry with Lucina Scala Quinn: Lunch on the Go TV Show
Mad Hungry with Lucina Scala Quinn: Lunch on the Go featured pressed sandwiches, something Quinn says she likes to make for on the go activities. The half hour included a lunch that went beyond the sandwiches to include grilled veggies, like gas charged red peppers and squash.
She talked …
Diagnosis Murder: Murder Most Vial TV Show
Diagnosis Murder: Murder Most Vial from season two centers around an unhappy multi-millionaire named William Bissell who sues the hospital for malpractice. It’s a frivolous lawsuit really since the nasty tycoon admits he hasn’t been following doctor’s orders. He ultimately becomes the murder victim. By the …
The Fugitive: Ballad for a Ghost
Richard Kimball comes face to face with a woman who resembles his late wife in The Fugitive: Ballad for a Ghost. It’s a haunting tale and one that makes you feel a little melancholy. I always liked that he remembered so much of the good. Kimball …
Fireball XL5: A Day in the Life of a Space General
I just smile when I see the every day qualities that are so real in this show about the life of these space puppets. In Fireball XL5: A Day in the Life of a Space General, Lieutenant Ninety is a little overtired and ends up getting yelled at …
Neon Genesis Evangelion episode 6
Now as we race against the clock to prepare a defense for mankind, the angel Ramiel is bearing down towards Nerv HQ using an shield of some kind. Now, I would like to argue that it appears to be drill with an extended reach, but for now, I will …
Those who Hunt Elves
Every once in a while, a show comes along that just makes you tilt your head, scratch it, and go, “What the heck am I watching?” more than once. While ‘Those who Hunt Elves’ certainly fits into this category, but it’s also the kind of show that you can’t …
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 …
No Ordinary Family TV Show
I just finished watching the new science fiction dramedy called No Ordinary Family, which is appropriate because it’s not an ordinary series. Part sci fi, part drama, part comedy, and even part family hour, the show has a ways to go in really finding its identity.
We have the …
Undercovers: Xerxes TV Show
Undercovers: Xerxes continued the spying adventures of Steven and Samantha Bloom, a husband and wife team who also own a catering business. However, this is now a sideline as the two have been recruited to go on missions yet again for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Below are a few …
America’s Got Talent: Semi-Finals Results Part 2 TV Show
I really haven’t enjoyed this season of America’s Got Talent. The talent has been decent, but I’ve so often disagreed with the judges. It’s a bit disheartening to see some of the insanity that goes on with the judging. I have no problem with America’s votes …
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Reptile Boy
Sometimes lost in the science fiction element of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the ocassional message about being safe in an awkward situation. The episode Reptile Boy is one of them.
Along with the whole cult that worships snake man thing at the local university frat house, you …
I Love Lucy (TV Series) - Lucy Meets Orson Welles (Episode)
“Lucy Meets Orson Welles” is an episode of “I Love Lucy”. In this episode, Orson Welles makes a special appearance, and with his appearance, comes one of the series’ few “serious” scenes where the lines aren’t being delivered with the intention of getting laughs. This scene plays out when …
Babylon 5 Season 1, Episode 4: Born to the Purple
As negotiations begin between the Centauri and the Narn, Londo finds himself enamored by an exotic dancer with a heart of gold. He cites her appearance as “perfection”, which I’m rather torn on. You can tell, just by looking at her face that she’s pretty, but the …
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