TV Reviews
FEAR FACTOR REALITY TV
I still don’t understand why eating disgusting and gut puking concoctions has anything to do with facing your fears. Eating edible food is a sane and natural exercise of every normal human being. Getting into difficult situations set in high places or underwater or in fast moving vehicles are …
Justice League Unlimited: the Doomsday Sanction
Typically “Justice League Unlimited” focused on the less famous members of the Justice league and that is good. It adds depth to the D.C. universe which isn’t in most cartoons because they need to focus on a few characters.
The second thing it does is serve as a contrast to …
CSI New York Season 3 Episode 1 - People With Money
A body of a man is discovered on the Brooklyn bridge with only the evidence that he was about to propose marriage to a woman that night (an engagement ring is found in his jacket). The case becomes unusual when they try to discover whether he was refused and …
Adam 12 - Log 174: Loan Sharks
The third season of the great police drama Adam-12 began in September 1970 with Log 174: Loan Sharks. The first thing that’s really noticeable is the new introduction. This is the one that ends with the police car rolling into a lot right towards the viewer and …
Danny Phantom
This one is for the kids and the kids at heart. An animated series about a teenager who while cleaning his father’s ghost machine is accidentally and permanently changed into a half boy half ghost entity. By that I mean that the boy named Danny Fenton can at will …
Psych: From Earth to the Starbucks
I ended up watching another Psych episode I never saw before; From Earth to the Starbucks. It was funny at times, but I have to say it wasn’t the best episode I’ve watched.
Lassiter is feeling down in the dumps a bit and Shawn decides to work a case involving …
On Demand Television
I opted to purchase On Demand Television in my home. As a result, I have wound up getting four hundred some odd television channels that I thought I would never utilize. I suppose I underestimated the the addictive nature of being spoiled enough to have such a …
M*A*S*H: The Joker Is Wild
One thing that I remember about the final season of this great series is that they mentioned in some way just about all of the early cast members, giving everyone a final nod. I always thought that was classy. In M*A*S*H: The Joker Is Wild, it’s Trapper …
Merlin’s Apprentice (Hallmark Entertainment) 2006
Merlin’s Apprentice is not a sequel to the original 1998 Hallmark production,Merlin,which also starred Sam Neil in the title role and Miranda Richardson in the supporting cast. The 1998 Merlin is one of the few film interpretations of the Authurian legend that I like,and I also have always …
Reliance DTH, Big TV
BIG TV is a DTH (Direct to Home) service from Reliance, a Anil Ambani group.
I have been using this service since three months and I must say I am very satisfied with it.
The setup comes for Rs.1490 which is the price of the settop box and with this you get …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Brother’s Keeper TV Show
Have Gun - Will Travel: Brother’s Keeper, the 33rd show from season 4 of this western program, was written by Jay Simms. I don’t often mention the writers, but I liked the way he constructed this episode. It was dramatic and somewhat whimsical at the same time. …
Macross Plus Episode 3 (Anime)
Macross Plus Episode 3 has Isamu and Guld still in a bitter fight over Myung as something begins to go wrong for her before the Sharron Apple concert.
This was an interesting episode and it was interesting to watch. It’s a good anime but it’s not the best, the …
Adam-12: Log 115: Gang War
I’ve said before that I’m really tired of drug stories on police shows. I am, and a close second to that plot line are shows that revolve around or include gang stories. While I fully understand that it’s part of our culture, every show has done one, if not …
Justice League Unlimited Season One: Panic In The Sky
“Panic In The Sky” is the 24th episode of Justice League Unlimited, season one. By this episode, the plot has really hit the breaking point, as six of the “original seven” Justice Leaguers turn themselves in to federal custody, leaving the rest of the team to fight off …
Highway Patrol: Car Theft TV Show
Car Theft is a first season episode for the classic 1950’s police drama, Highway Patrol, which starred Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Mathews, the head of the California Highway Patrol. The basic concept of this particular outing was that this car ring would go to junk yards and …
As the World Turns: September 17, 2010 TV Show
As the World Turns from September 17, 2010 was the last of the series as this decades-old soap left the airwaves for ever. The hour long program was more of a Don Hastings reflection show, a compilation of vignettes in fact, that wrap it all up forever. …
The Choir: Unsung Town: Ep 2 TV Show
The best thing about The Choir: Unsung Town is that the second episode actually had music, really good music, and that’s why it was fun to watch. Gareth Malone sang and was good, and individuals in this choir in the making were also awesome. I just thought …
Prison Break Second Season
Prison Break is a TV series that is now in it�s second season. The first season, I was captured by the desire to know if Michael was going to be able to save his brother’s life and actually break out of prison. I would not miss a …
The Virginian: The Decision TV Show
This sixth season episode of The Virginian which was called The Decision was one I enjoyed a lot. One of the reasons the March 1968 went over so well with me is that three of the guest stars are people who I feel a connection to in one …
Star Trek the Next Generation TV Episode: The Most Toys
I didn’t intend on watching another episode of Star Trek the Next Generation last night because it was getting a bit late and I had some other things that needed to be done before bed. But, I ended up watching the first few minutes of the episode The Most …
“Daredevil” series on Netflix
For years now, it seems like it is government-mandated to watch all of the Marvel films, because as much as I try, I can’t seem to keep myself out of the theater! The “Daredevil” series on Netflix, although successful, seems to not be as etched into the mainstream as …
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 …
John Doe: Low Art TV show
John Doe: Low Art is fairly entertaining on the whole to watch. The story temporarily puts aside the issue of who John Doe really is and instead focuses on his new friends and John’s ability to interact without acting like a machine.
The catalyst for the mystery element of …
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Grand Opening
The third season of Curb wraps up in style as the restaurant finally opens, Larry insults and injures a particularly harsh food critic, Cheryl gets caught in a car wash and a foul mouthed tourettes suffering French chef causes concern for the investors.
While the third season has been …
The Lazarus Man: Among the Dead
Among the Dead is episode 11 of The Lazarus Man, a western drama of sorts that aired in 1996 and starred Robert Urich in the title role. The show can be a bit confusing from time to time because of the intercutting of flashbacks or visions. There …
HGTV Showdown - Battle of the Design Stars
HGTV Showdown is an interesting interior design television show on the Home and Garden Channel that pits teams of designers against one another. Each team is comprised of two members, and they each take on the same challenge.
The challenge is also the prize. Usually, a couple has …
Spongebob: New Digs
I was watching Spongebob Squarepants with my daughter this morning and was watching an episode that was kind of funny; “New Digs.”
Basically, Spongebob freaks out because he’s one minute late for work for the first time ever and, after being “punished” by Mr. Krabs, he decides the best way …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Heritage of Anger
I can’t say that I’m fond of Have Gun - Will Travel: Heritage of Anger. The main reason this episode of the half-hour western doesn’t work for me is that it all seemed too rush and too easy. A Mexican woman left her son with a couple …
Engineering an Empire - History Channel
‘Engineering an Empire’ is a program on the History Channel that looks at historical empires, such as Rome or Greece, and their contributions to Architecture and Geometry. While at the same time relating a brief overview of the history that happens between great building projects. The show is usually …
Star Trek: The Lorelei Signal TV Show
Now here is a fun story, and I would guess that Gene Roddenberry would have loved to have produced something like this for live television. Star Trek: The Lorelei Signal, the fourth episode of the 1973 animated series, has a landing party from the Enterprise beaming down to …
Hawaii Five-O: Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember
My favorite part of Hawaii Five-O: Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember is about a third of the way in when McGarrett has a conversation with a young girl named Mioshi. McGarrett’s been investigating a murder at an educational institute and is still searching for clues. While …
Smallville: Absolute Justice - Part 2
Smallville: Absolute Justice - Part 2 continues the introduction of the Justice Society of America into the Smallville lore. This second part was directed by star Tom Welling, who frankly didn’t act all that much during this movie-like presentation. In fact, Allison Mack and Justin Hartley (as …
Devices and Desires - Part 2
Part 2 of Devices and Desires continues the murder mystery that is the center of this P.D. James based novel. As always, it’s Roy Marsden starring as the intelligent and intuitive Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. The neat part about this particular story is that Dalgliesh is actually on …
House: Tyrant
Well, I have to admit, after watching last night’s House episode “Tyrant” I was left wondering whether or not the title really pertained to this week’s patient on the show or if it was talking more about the doctors who treated him.
First of all, I have to give a …
Jekyll from BBC
Jekyll was a three part mini-series on BBC and shown on BBC America.
It is considered a “sequel” to the famous story and bring the idea to the current times.
James Nesbitt stars as Tom Jackman. He has already begun transforming into a leerying and menacing Jekyll from the beginning …
Vampire High Season 1 Episode 23
In this episode, everyone is gone for Spring Break and Merrill decides not to accompany everyone else, but stay at the school by herself.
Merrill is happy when Murdoch finally leaves and she has the school to herself, but it angered by the fact that Marty decided to stay as …
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Riverboat
This show is so good when it makes fun of itself and classic western moments. This opens up with Brisco County (Bruce Campbell) ready to showdown with some bad guys. Right in the middle of the face off, a boy rides up on a bike to deliver …
Simpsons - Elementary School Musical
As Seasons of the Simpsons go, Season 22 has been not even hit and miss episodes. They have just been disappointing episodes with very few humor points involved in them. And this episode was no different than the others. It was …
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Lady on the Wall TV Show
This third season episode of Have Gun - Will Travel revolves around a painting of a woman that hangs in the saloon/hotel of a town named Bonanza. Our hero, Paladin (Richard Boone), arrives in the town and while enjoying a drink admires the painting of a woman. …
Laramie: The Long Riders
Laramie: The Long Riders is one of my all time favorite shows from this high quality western series. It’s from season two and guest stars Dan Duryea as Luke Gregg. Robert Crawford Jr. also appears as Andy Sherman, home for a while on break from attending …
Celebrity Ghost Stories
I can’t remember what TV station this was on this past weekend, but my wife and I came across the show Celebrity Ghost Stories and found it to be one of the most entertaining ghost programs we have seen.
I have seen countless shows about so-called ghosts; the best being …
Undercover Boss: NASCAR TV Show
The United States version of Undercover Boss recently aired an episode that focused on NASCAR. As a NASCAR fan, I was curious how this would work, mainly because NASCAR is more of a governing body than an employer; at least in the sense of how they portrayed it …
The Simpsons: Jazzy and the Pussy Cats
Well, who knew Bart’s trouble making tendencies could be turned into something good? The Simpsons episode “Jazzy and the Pussycats” shows Lisa isn’t the only one in the family with the ability to be a talented musician.
This is actually a funny episode. Bart makes trouble at church and, embarassed …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Complete First Season
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Complete First Season is a fun season to sit down and watch. When I say fun, I mean that there is plenty of comedy and adventure to be enjoyed. I know that the writing isn’t all that well-crafted or deep at times …
Stargate SG-1: Meridian
Stargate SG-1: Meridian is a show that changed the course of the series, and it’s one that frankly, I don’t watch. I saw it the first time and a couple of times after, and I’ve seen scattered scenes here and there, but otherwise, I refuse to watch it …
Warehouse 13 season 1 episode 6 Burnout
Warehouse 13 is a show about two secret service agents who look for artefacts that can affect human behaviour. In each episode they solve a different case but the warehouse itself holds a mystery that will probably be solved by the end of the season, at least I hope …
Doctor Who: Season 4, Episode 3: The Fires of Pompeii
The Doctor and Donna arrive in what they think is ancient Rome, only to realize that they’re in Pompeii. Even worse, they’re on the verge of Volcano Day.
This is one of those episodes where the sum of its parts turned out to be greater than the …
Stargate SG1: The Powers That Be
This episode begins with Vala irritating Mitchell instead of Daniel. Seems she has stolen a case file and has found that a Prior has visited a planet that she knows very well. She tells Cam they have to go there and talk the people out of joining …
Family Guy
Family guy is a cartoon show. It is rated M 15+. The show is about this family, and a dog.
Peter Griffin, is the father, who is pretty lazy and bigish. He does have a good heart when he wants to. He tends to tell everyone what he thinks right …
Street Hawk: Chinatown Memories
The Street Hawk crime fighting series continues with episode 7, Chinatown Memories. My problem is that I’ve never liked TV shows that center around the Chinese version of the mob. I don’t like shows about any mob, to be honest. They are cliche and boring to …
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