TV Reviews
Curb Your Enthusiasm…7×02: Vehicular Fellatio
The seventh season of Curb picks up pace and marks a vast improvement on the first episode with a largely functional episode designed to oust the Black family and level the playing field for the rest of the season.
While I’ve enjoyed the Black family; it’s about time they step …
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Fatalist TV Show
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Fatalist is the opening episode of this half-hour western’s fourth season. I noticed that the theme at the beginning included Paladin speaking a line or two from the show. This was done a lot in season 2. I didn’t notice …
Doctor Who: Season 1, Episode 2: The End of the World
This episode picks up where the last left off, with Rose entering the TARDIS and joining the Doctor on his adventure. He asks her where in time she wants to go and she responds by suggesting they jump forward a century, and then 10,000 years. Oddly enough, …
BET’s The Boot
A new reality show from BET is The Boot. This show is not like those that you are used to, first two individuals whether it be two male or two females are in charge of picking from four contestants which one they deem worthy of dating. The four contestants …
Due South: Dead Men Don’t Throw Rice
Due South: Dead Men Don’t Throw Rice was a somewhat strange episode that was still oddly fascinating. In the course of working on a case and trying to find out information on the crime and wrongdoers, Canadian Constable Benton Fraser, played by Paul Gross who is also the …
Warehouse 13 season 1 episode 11 Nevermore
This episode was about the feather and a book written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was writing mostly mystical works so that was greatly incorporated here with getting to know Myka’s family and the involving of Macpherson, Artie’s old partner.
Myka’s mother calls her she thinks that Myka’s father is …
Roseanne TV show
I just recently started watching reruns of this TV show, and I find it very amusing. It is actually more interesting than many TV shows, just because not everyone in it is beautiful with perfect houses, always impeccably dressed. In fact, they are a bit messy (although clean), with …
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 …
Highway Patrol: Witness Wife TV Show
From December 1957, the 9th episode of Highway Patrol’s third season was called Witness Wife. Basically, the title comes from a woman who ends up giving potentially harmful information to the killer, unaware of who he is. In fact, she pretty much points him towards her husband’s …
Spongebob Squarepants:Big Pink Loser
Because of my daughter, I have seen almost every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. The one episode I�ve seen a dozen times and still find hilarious is Big Pink Loser.
This episode focuses on Patrick, (Spongebob�s Starfish friend) and how he is upset about never winning an award. And, he gets …
The Simpsons Season 3 Episode 11
Burns seems upset. He feels his life is just wasted. He tells Smithers that he is thinking of selling the plant. Meanwhile Homer is struggling with the coke machine. His dollar note is tattered and torn and hence is not accepted by the machine. He begins to cry and …
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Bad Eggs
I don’t know what it was about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Bad Eggs” but it really made me want to check the eggs in my refrigerator because I had the willies after watching it.
This episode once again has some sort of monster living under the high school. …
Project Runway: We Expect Fashion
I have to admit, last night’s episode of Project Runway was pretty good.
Rather than their usual challenges, the designers had to do something a bit out of the ordinary; design a fashionable outfit for a pregnant Rebecca Romijn. Having just had a baby ourselves, my wife and I could …
What a Night for a Knight
I got my daughter the first five episodes of Scooby Doo Where Are You through Netflix and the very first one, What a Night for a Knight still has to be one of the better episodes in the series.
I’ve seen this one a couple times and never realized it …
Hogan’s Heroes
Regardless of how much money networks spend trying to come up with new sitcoms to push on the average television viewer, I don’t think there will ever be a show that is as funny and classic as Hogan’s Heroes.
I’ve seen just about every episode of this show, which has …
Trigun episode 1: The $$60 Billion Dollar Man
I’ve heard nothing but good things about this series, and I finally got a chance to check it out. As is the case with most television pilots, this one is pretty basic and not all that impressive. I was impressed by the theme song, however. That …
Law & Order SVU TV Episode: Guilt
Synopsis: ADA Cabott needs testimony from a teenaged boy in order to convict the man who raped him and apparently several others. However, her case is thrown into jeopardy when the boy tries to kill himself and ends up in a coma.
What I liked about this episode: The thing …
M*A*S*H: A Smattering of Intelligence
M*A*S*H: A Smattering of Intelligence is the final episode of season two for this hit comedy series. In it, Edward Winter returns. He’d been in an episode a few weeks before this playing another character, but the one he establishes here, Colonel Samuel Flagg, is the one …
John Adams: Join or Die TV Show
John Adams was a 7-part mini-series on HBO. I don’t get that channel so had to wait for a chance to see it. I love revolutionary stories when well done, so going into this first episode, entitled Join or Die, I was hopeful it would engage me. …
Mr. Monk and the End, Part 2
We watched the Monk series finale last night and I have to say it wasn’t quite as good as I thought it would be. But, it did have a few twists that I didn’t expect so it still managed to win some points.
First, the case was way too easy …
Ghost Hunters series
Cable television is the best. There is a Sci fi channel that puts on some really interesting series. I like the original Ghost Hunters series, they have spin off of this series called Ghost Hunter International , however I beleive that the original Ghost Hunters was the …
House: Birthmarks
The last few House episodes have been kind of sucky considering Wilson has been AWOL from the show following his falling out with House. So, it was great to see an episode “Birthmarks” that finally brings him back.
In a way, this was a bit of a depressing episode because …
Code Monkeys
Code Monkeys is a light-hearted TV shown on the G4 channel that parodies video-gaming and nerd culture in general. I like the show because of its indecision as to what kind of humor it portrays. At one minute it will be making poop jokes and underarm farts, while at …
Voyagers!: The Trial of Phineas Bogg
Voyagers!: The Trial of Phineas Bogg is probably the one episode I’ve remember for decades, other than the pilot. It’s basically a clips show, a budget costing maneuver by networks and producers to keep costs down on a show because most of the action is done with clips …
M*A*S*H: An Eye for a Tooth
I have to admit I really get a kick out of M*A*S*H: An Eye for a Tooth from season seven. It’s a show that focuses on humor via some practical jokes. Unlike some other episodes which have had prankster storylines that were over-the-job and almost boring, this …
Shroud for a Nightingale - Part 1
From 1984, this P.D. James story takes place mostly within the confines of a hospital at which Stephen Courtney-Briggs is a key surgeon. At the beginning of the story, we meet Martin Dettinger (Richard Marner) as he’s being admitted to the hospital. He has a difficult time …
Beast Wars - Cutting Edge
Beast Wars - Cutting Edge is an episode that has some decent action, but other than that, does not really appeal to me. For one, I do not find Cheetor developing a crush on Blackarachnia or the tension that emerges between Silverbolt and Cheetor as a result to be …
The Fall Guy: The Silent Partner TV Show
I’m afraid that The Fall Guy: The Silent Partner just doesn’t do it for me. In fact, it turned me off the first time I saw it, back in April 1982. Aside from a boring script, I have never been able to stomach Mickey Gilley, not as …
Adam-12: Substation
I really love these ‘away’ episodes of Adam-12 when they fill in or substitute in areas that aren’t their normal patrol. In the case of this show, Substation, Officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed are assigned to the International Airport. It’s supposed Los Angeles International Airport. …
Star Trek: One of Our Planets Is Missing TV Show
Star Trek: One of Our Planets Is Missing is the third episode of the animated TV series that aired on morning television in 1973. I felt that this outing was very suspenseful. It’s amazing how easy it is to get involved in this tales and really feel …
Divorce Court Television Show
It amazes me that people are willing to go on a public show to air their dirty laundry. A divorce is hardly ever a great or friendly thing between a couple. Place them in front of a camera and let the blows commence. I get so tired of seeing …
Comcast - Programming
This review is focusing solely on the programming offered by Comcast Cable in the Northern California region and particularly in Sacramento.
Since coming to Sacramento the last time, Comcast Cable has done very little to increase its channels offered. Let me explain that originally, we had Sacramento Cable. …
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig Episode 2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Episode 2 is the strangest episode in the entire Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex anime, in both seasons, because it does not follow any of the main characters, it is not about any of them and doesn’t enhance the plot …
CSI New York S4 E4
CSI New York Season 4 Episode 4
The episode deals with two separate cases, one stranger than the other. In the first one a strange looking man is running naked through the streets until he finally collapses in the CSI offices. He is badly injured and dies shortly after. But …
Dexter
Dexter
Dexter is one of the best TV shows out there. Unfortunately some people have a problem with it. There is no doubt that the show’s topic is controversial, but some people miss the important point. This show is a typical hero story, just like Batman or Superman- the only …
Star Trek: Generations (PC)
Star Trek: Generations for the PC is a game that I did not enjoy very much. For one thing, I found this game to be very confusing. When I am beamed down to a planet or over to a planetary station, I am left to explore and the problem …
Stargate: Infinity: Greed TV Show
This show opens with more education dealing with a phrase that says someone is worth their salt. Salary comes from the word salt. This was Ec’co’s lesson to Draga that started Stargate: Infinity: Greed. We get a lot of these little words of wisdom and messages …
Without A Trace (A TV Series)
I followed this team of FBI agents dedicated to looking for missing people. Their office is in New York. It also includes stories about the personal lives of the agents. This has run for seven seasons, but there are reports that there will be no eight season.
I am …
Law and Order: CI Season 1, Episode 9
This episode of Law and Order Criminal Intent has a completely new feel to it. This is one of the first stories the show did that seemed more original, and less like a story we’ve previously seen on one of the other Law and Order franchise. The episode begins …
Kate Gosselin on Dancing With The Stars season 10
Kate Gosselin has been announced as a contestant on season 10 of Dancing With The Stars. Even though the show hasn’t even premiered yet, there’s a lot of buzz about all of the Kate haters. I personally don’t have a problem with her, because she’s a mother, …
Fireball XL5: The Day the Earth Froze
I do have a few comments and reactions about Fireball XL5: The Day the Earth Froze, which is one of 39 total black and white programs coming from the mind of puppet pioneer Gerry Anderson. One of which is that this show really has a thing for ice …
“Workaholics” Season 3 on Comedy Central
The new season of Workaholics takes the amusing basis of three single twenty-somethings living and working together to a heightened level of hilarity. The characters are up to their same antics, but the situations are more and more outrageous.
The newest season of Comedy Central’s hit show starts out with …
Friends Episode - Phoebe massages Rachel
I totally enjoyed Friends Episode - Phoebe massages Rachel. I can’t remember which season and episode, but I totally love this episode when Phoebe is totally against Rachel going for a free gift certificate for massage in one of this big, corporate company. Phoebe claims that she is …
Doctor Who: Season 2, Episode 9: The Impossible Planet
This episode was a vast, vast improvement over the last one. Where “The Idiot’s Lantern” fell flat, this one fired on all cylinders.
The Doctor and Rose find themselves on a drilling rig after the TARDIS experiences what the Doctor refers to as “indigestion”. Before they can investigate, …
Max & Ruby
There really aren�t many cartoons on television I�ll approve 100 percent for my daughter. The bulk of them are either too cheesy or feature crude humor; two things that will either make it boring for her or will make me want to monitor which episodes she watches.
The show Max …
Inside Edition TV Show
Inside Edition is like picking up an issue of The National Enquirer at the supermarket or some other tabloid. It is purely tabloid TV. Anyone who thinks they have an alien baby, has seen a flying saucer, or dog can speak Chinese will be on this show. Despite the …
Stargate SG-1: Reckoning Part 2
Stargate SG-1: Reckoning Part 2 concludes the show begun the week before though it doesn’t answer a major question about the Daniel Jackson character.
The best parts of the show are the scenes with Daniel and Replicator Sam. They are cunningly written and well portrayed. The scenes …
All in the Family The Complete Second Season
Unfortunately, the second season set of this comical and sometimes serious and dark sitcom doesn’t fare any better than the first season set in regards to the bonus features and special features. In other words, there are none. All that could be considered extra on this set are some …
Warehouse 13 season 1 episode 7 Implosion
In this episode Pete and Myka, two agents of the secret service are trying to resolve the case of a missing Japanese sward. They were in front of the room where the sward was when someone took it. They realise that someone used an implosion bomb which sucks everything …
Street Hawk: Female of the Species
Street Hawk: Female of the Species had Dennis Franz as a guest star. I’m not crazy about him, so that really didn’t do much for me. I was more intrigued by Paul Rossilli, who played a wealthy, highly public figure named Steven Cavanaugh. Think John F. …
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