TV Reviews
Neon Genesis Evangelion episode 13
Now as the moment has come for the sync tests of the Evangelion pilots, as it happens every week with Nerv, except this test is going to be a little different than what they originally expected. While this test with all of the teenage pilots naked may be one …
Project Runway: The Sky is the Limit
Well, last night’s Project Runway challenge was kind of cool. The designers had to work in teams of two to make an outfit. Their only requirement is it had to be blue and it had to fit Macy’s Inc. line.
The winner would have their outfit sold by Macy’s, which …
Blacke’s Magic: Breathing Room
Blacke’s Magic: Breathing Room is the pilot outing for this dramatic program centering around magician, Alexander Blacke. Blacke is played by the affable Hal Linden, who brings sparkle and intrigue to the role. This magician almost died after a trick went wrong, so he decides to retire, …
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Ted and Mary
After an enjoyable double date with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Larry loses his prized campers at the shoe desk and becomes infatuated with Mary. He soon enjoys a day of shopping with Mary (and her mother) to the bemusement of wife of Cheryl and friend Ted.
Later on, he …
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis who will be 71 this year is about the most charasmatic yet humble actor ever to come across the screen. His generosity goes above and beyond. He is president of the Muscular Distrophy Association and has been doing the telethon for over 25 years now …
Wagon Train: The Ben Engel Story
Happy days are here again. Robert Fuller is back, sort of. You have to pay attention because while he’s back, he’s not always back. In fact, his back isn’t his back at all. It’s his stand-in’s. Still, he’s part of this story as much …
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour: Bette Davis TV Show
Incredibly, somehow, Dean Martin convinced the acclaimed actress Bette Davis to be roasted on his TV show as the Woman of the Week. That just astounds me, but she did it, appearing on this episode ofThe Dean Martin Comedy Hour.
Oddly, I wasn’t that thrilled with Dean’s opening remarks, …
Private Practice Season 3 Episode 16
This episode was a little strange for me but still enjoyable.
After all that drama with Maya she has disappeared. Also Dell was nowhere to be seen, and I missed seeing Dell.
I don’t like the Addison and Pete relationship, I was actually quite happy when the writers decided to …
The Andy Griffith Show: Aunt Bee the Crusader TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show: Aunt Bee the Crusader gives Frances Bavier the spotlight as Aunt Bee Taylor. The show aired for the first time back in January 1964 and had Aunt Bee trying to help a local farmer from being evicted from his home.
There are some interesting things …
Sabrina the Teenager Witch Pilot
The series starts out with Sabrina finding out about her being a witch. At first, she did not believe that there was such a thing as witches, but after talking to her dad through a book she finally accepted the fact that she is a witch. Her first magic …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Lazarus TV Show
One of the shows presented during Have Gun - Will Travel’s fifth season on the air was entitled simply, Lazarus. It’s actually an appropriate title, based on what happens to the main guest character, Boise Peabody. Boise is a colorful character, played by Strother Martin.
Richard Boone, however, …
America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10 Episode 12
Three girls survived the thousands of those who auditioned. Anya, Fatima and Whitney. Tyra Mail reads, ” Here are your lines. You’ve got some extra time. So don’t make me put you on blast!” The three girls had a Cover Girl commercial shoot. Saliesha from the previous cycle …
The Simpsons Season 6 Episode 9
Homer wins two ticket to a candy trade show. He takes Marge along with him, since he wants to get back as much candy as he can. So they hire a baby sitter to take care of the kids while Homer and Marge go to the trade show. Homer …
Fireball XL5: Robert to the Rescue
Fireball XL5: Robert to the Rescue gives us something new yet again, and that’s really a neat thing about this puppet series for kids that aired back in 1962-1963. The powers that be kept doing different things, featuring characters in varying situations and whatnot. It’s variety that often …
The Prisoner: Harmony (2009) TV Show
The Prisoner: Harmony is the second of six episodes of this updated science fiction show. The one thing it definitely retains when compared to the sixties original is the strangeness of it all. The Village is still there, but it’s less bright and vibrant than the old …
The Andy Griffith Show: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV Show
The last show of The Andy Griffith Show’s fourth year on the air was actually a pilot program called Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. which featured Jim Nabors as the always lovable Gomer Pyle.
Griffith is the one who found Nabors and put him on his show originally. At that point, …
Touching Evil: Grief
Touching Evil: Grief involves yet another grizzly crime where women are killed with their hearts cut out. This show is not for the faint of heart, even when it’s at its best.
There is an early reference to Holly Creegan, David’ ex-wife. He has her hidden away in …
Supernatural TV Series - Season 1
I don’t think I would believe you if you said that you haven’t heard anything at all about Supernatural. It is definitely one of the most popular TV shows at the moment and personally, I am a big fan of the show.
The show is about two brothers - Sam …
Shark Week: Bull Sharks: The Deadliest Shark
Shark Week on Discovery is a recurring series that usually runs in August of every year. It features a number of programs on different types of sharks. This episode discusses the bull shark, which scientists say is in fact the most dangerous shark to people.
I was surprised at the …
Columbo: The Complete Fourth Season DVD set
Columbo: The Complete Fourth Season is once again different from all of the prior sets. Universal has put all four seasons on DVD, and each one has been different. Actually, it’s been a progressive downhill ride with each set. Fortunately, this set is a step up …
The Biggest Loser
I am addicted to The Biggest Loser like just about everyone else I know. I think it’s a fine game show. However, I have one criticism. I hate when they lose so big in the first week and later weeks they act so disappointed that they *only* lose like …
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 …
Masters of Horror: Dream Cruise
Dream Cruise is an episode from the second season of the Showtime series Masters Of Horror. This episode centers on an American man living in Japan by the name of Jack. Jack keeps having flashbacks and sees himself drowning, which establishes his deep rooted fear of drowning. It is …
Emergency!
Emergency! is an astounding, groundbreaking TV series that aired on NBC beginning in 1972. The show’s star was Robert Fuller. Now this is offbeat casting, but that’s how Jack Webb wanted. Webb loved to go for things that were different and having cowboy veteran performer Fuller …
Glee show
Glee is a relatively new show on FOX which previewed in May 2009 and began during the following Fall season. It is currently just past its tenth episode and is about to take its first hiatus.
Glee focuses around a star cast playing a group of kids with only one …
Remington Steele: Your Steele the One for Me TV Show
From its first of five seasons on TV, Remington Steele: Your Steele the One for Me has Remington Steele (Pierce Brosnan) wanting to learn the detective business, and this time, Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) agrees to teach him. It’s a natural progression of the series in which Steele …
The Andy Griffith Show: Mayberry Goes Bankrupt TV Show
The best and worst of small time life is shown in this second season episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Mayberry Goes Bankrupt aired in October 1961 and dealt with how the town handled the situation of Frank Myers (Andy Clyde), a nice older gentleman who lived in …
The Danny Thomas Show: Jack Benny Takes Danny’s Job TV Show
Jack Benny did a couple of appearances on The Danny Thomas Show (later known as Make Room for Daddy). This one, Jack Benny Takes Danny’s Job, was from the sixth season in 1958.
I adore the opening segment, which is an adorable scene of father and daughter playing. …
Laramie: The Pass
The threat of an Indian uprising is at the focus of Laramie: The Pass. In fact, things are so bad that Jonesy takes Andy into town for safety. Meanwhile, Jess and Slim head off to assist the military. This is about the only time the two …
Blue Planet: Seas of Life television specials
Blue Planet: Seas of Life is a five part documentary series from the BBC which aired on the Animal Planet and Discovery networks. The show was absolutely fascinating. Each segment covers a different aspect of the ocean. There is one on the polar oceans which discusses …
A-Team TV Episode: The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas
Hmm—¦.I was enjoying the A-Team re-runs I had an opportunity to watch this past weekend. But, I have to admit, the one entitled The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas was a bit much for me.
Basically, in this episode, Hannibal and the gang take on a group of mafia guys …
TIVO
If you have never owned a TIVO system that believe me this is one thing that I love more then anything in the world. The Tivo system attaches to your TV and works much like a VCR which stays at the top of your TV. Essentially, the TIVO will …
Icarly TV Show
Icarly is a TV show mainly focused towards teen girls. Carly, Sam, and Freddy are the three main characters, and they do a web show called Icarly. They web show is filled with stupid, weird, and funny stunts that they do in Carly’s apartment. She lives with her brother …
1000 Ways to Die
1000 ways to die is a television show that premiered on Spike network. It has a very unique premise. The stories on the show are about people who died in the usual ways. Each half-hour episode contains about five or six stories which are reenactments of actual deaths. Some …
Law & Order SVU TV Episode: Spectacle
Synopsis: Elliott finds himself re-opening a kidnapping cold case after the boy’s brother kidnaps a college student, holds her hostage and threatens to kill her if the child is not found.
What I liked about this episode: A lot of times, the bad guys on this show are a little …
Sex Revolution on VH-1
Sex: Revolution was a five part series airing on VH-1 that detailed the history of the sexual revolution in the United States starting in the 1950’s. I’m not exactly sure when the series first aired because I never heard of it before, but when they showed all five episodes …
Law & Order: SVU
If you’re looking for a show to watch Tuesday nights, Law & Order Special Victims Unit is it. It has to be the best of the Law & Order franchise and I make sure never to miss an episode.
In addition to being a great crime drama, the storylines in …
Stargate SG-1: Chimera
Stargate SG-1: Chimera brings about a lot of surprises for fans of the series. The first one is that Daniel suddenly owns a home. This has come out of nowhere. For seven years, he’d had an apartment and, bam, now he has a house.
The second is …
Nurse Jackie TV Show
When I first heard about the TV show nurse Jackie, I did not know what to think about it. It seems like a spin off of to show House, only this one with a female character. At first I didn’t want to watch it because it seemed a bit …
Justice League Unlimited Season One: Divided We Fall
“Divided We Fall” is the 25th episode of Justice League Unlimited, season one, and for all intents and purposes, it is the season finale even though one more episode remains. It is a great episode and brings the year to a satisfying conclusion.
Lex Luthor and Brainiac have merged, …
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: The Orb Scholar
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: The Orb Scholar begins with a recap of the Orb, first seen in the pilot episode of this series. Humorously, the magical orb is labeled as a UFO - unearthed foreign object. When last seen, the orb was floating down the …
Stargate SG1: Shades of Gray
Jack surprises his entire team when he steals technology from the Tollans. The team is on the planet to make an appeal for the Tollans to share their technological knowledge. When they refuse, Jack steals the machine that disables weapons.
General Hammond is pleased until he hears that …
Drawn Together Cartoon
Comedy Central brings together reality TV and obscene cartooons together in a wonderful mix with drawn together. I don’t quite know how long this show has been on the air, I just watched a DVD of the first season at a friends house, and fell in love.
This show is …
Sea Hunt: The Raft TV Show
The 39th show of Sea Hunt’s second year was also the last of the season. It was entitled The Raft. The premise was the deep sea diver Mike Nelson as played by Lloyd Bridges went to a location off the coast of the Channel Islands to find …
Venture Bros: Return to Malice
This episode was…interesting. 21, grief stricken over the death of his buddy, decides to get revenge on those he believes are responsible, namely, Hank and Dean.
It seems 21 has been pushing himself to new limits as he’s the most feared of the henchmen. …
Friends Episode: The One with Rachel’s Other Sister
I would have to give 10 points for this Friends Episode: The One with Rachel’s Other Sister. Hilariously funny, because Amy, Rachel’s sister, is not satisfied with Rachel’s mistrust on her taking care of Rachel’s baby Emma. Amy starts to snort beside Rachel and trying to find fault …
Criminal Minds —“ Season One —“ Episode Nine —“ Derailed
A lot of people who are considered geniuses are also crazy themselves. This is an episode about a doctor with a severe case of paranoid delusions. He thought the government had implanted something in him. The bad thing was, he was trapped on a train with people! One lady …
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