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 …

I don’t know what Geico ad man came up with the idea of the talking gecko, but I can tell you, for certain, that nothing gets me to switch a channel faster than seeing another one of these insipid commercials.
Maybe it’s the thick Cockney accent of this loquacious reptile …

Every year, I keep promising myself that I will not get sucked back into watching another season of “American Idol.” I just get way too caught up in the weekly results aspect of it. I keep telling myself that I will not ride that emotional rollercoaster again.
Then, of …

Another 7-Parter in the 8th Season of Doctor Who and another wonderfully scripted episode.
Tensions between the Doctor and UNIT are growing as the Doctor is still bitter at UNIT’s apparent genocide of the Silurians in the previous serial.
Despite the great story, this did terrible in the ratings as the …

Good Eats has to be one of my favorite shows on TV. It comes on the Food Network every day at 7 pm/ 6 central with new episodes appearing every wednesday night at 10 pm/9 central. This show is hosted by Alton Brown, a cinematographer turned chef turned food …

I have become an addict of CSI. I am a mystery lover anyway and when I saw CSI from the first time I was hooked. I even have one of those digital video recording devices to tape them since they are all on past my bedtime. I am so …

Lost is a television series on every Wednesday evening at 10 pm central on CTV. It gets better and better each time I see it. The mystery involved in this story is so intriguing, it reveals a different scenario for each character every episode. Basically, the passengers of an …

The Amazing Race is one of my favourite shows. It’s a yearly series on CTV, Wednesdays at 7 pm central time. This season, teams have to travel across the world and follow the directions precisely to each task that they do. The winners at the end of the race …

Invasion is a weekly series on WXYZ at 8 pm central on Wednesday nights about a community that goes through a horrible hurricane. During this hurricane, alien beings come down into the water and take over human life. When people go into the water, the alien form that looks …

Well, the first season of this new show was remarkably short lived - only 5 episodes, including the pilot - but it seems to be off to a good start. Chronicling the lives of 7 friends, 3 couples and Brian, this show explores some of the intricacies of …

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 …

I really believe House is the best show on television today. Fox found a hit when they started airing it. I’ve never been a big fan of medical shows but this one has the right combination of drama and comedy to keep me wanting to tune in every week.
The …

Mediacorp channel 5, a singapore television channel telecasts a programme called “True Files” every sunday at 10 pm. As the name itself says, the main objective of the program is to bring to light some true incidents that happened in the city. The anchor of the program talks about …

Deal or No Deal is such a fun new game show on NBC! The first time I watched it, I was watching it with my boyfriend and his family. We turned it on and were like what is this? Within a few minutes, we were yelling at the tv …

I have been watching this channel for about an year now. As a mom I find this channel excellent for all age groups. This channel promotes healthly habits and good behaviour in kids. It also has programs related to science,adventure and travel. To list the best, they are: Booh-bah,tele-tubbies,zoom,Arthur,Buster,Caillou,Clifford.
There …

Bones is an excellent new show on Fox. It is about a forensic anthropologist who aides the FBI in solving crimes. She is able to study bones (hence her nickname) and help work backwards to figure out what happened, who the person was, and who or what killed them. …

Numbers is one of the best shows on tv right now! CBS definately scored big when they brought this one out. It starts out with a crime being committed, then the FBI coming in to solve it. One of the FBI agents, Don Eppes, has a brother, Charlie, who …

Headline Saturday is a show put on by WRAL in Raleigh NC. The show, hosted by one of the television stations anchors David Crabtree usually deals with hot political topics that are going on in North Carolina, specifically in Wake County. Mr. Crabtree along with Melanie Sill the executive …

Lost is about a plane full of passengers that land in a supposed deserted island. Soon they find out that they are not alone when several people start disappearing in the middle of the night. this is agreat show if you have time to keep up with it every …

There are many television shows out there that are geared to toddlers. My most favourite right now for my two-year old is Blue’s Clues. Blue’s Clues is partly animated and is based on a young man and his puppy.
The puppy provides clues via an animated paw print to his …

We often spend hours on the tv and end up saying that it was a complete waste of time but any LOST fan would be the first perosn to say that those 60 minutes were among the most enjoyable in the past week.That is the power of LOST.
Currently in …

Anyone who tunes in to the UPN network in the evenings has probably had the fortunate opportunity to catch the quick witted rulings of Judge Mathis. Of all the court tv shows on the air, I find that Judge Mathis is the sharpest male judge on the bench. …

For TV viewers who do not like situation comedies and all the reality TV “tripe”, I would recommend watching Charlie Rose at 10:30 on your local PBS station.
This show isn’t for everyone. If you are not well-read and don’t enjoy cerebral conversation, this show is not for you.
However, if …

I love this device. I waited for Canada to have an equivalent to TIVo and now that we do, I would never go back to normal television.
I love pausing and rewinding, recording my favourite shows and having both televisions hooked up to only one receiver (via UHF remote) is …

Anyone who is a fan of the Dave Chapelle show will more than likely LOVE “The Boondocks“. This is a cartoon by Aaron McGruder, and is shown on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim hour. The show is based off the comic strip, and centers …

The Star Trek Fan Collective: Time Travel, is a compilation of fans voting on their favorite Star Trek time travel episodes. This box set has twelve episodes on four discs. It also has a few text commentaries along with english subtitles.
This set is not nearly as impressive as …

Star Trek fans voted online for their favorite Borg episodes, and this collection is a most own for any Star Trek fan, and a welcomed addition to any Star Trek collection. There are fourteen episodes, on four discs presented in stardate order, all featuring the Borg. The fans …

I can tell that this is going to become one of my favourite TV shows. I was doubtful at first, wondering just what was the point of another hospital drama (and to tell you the truth, I’m not a big fan of hospital drama), but this one is different. …

Well I know when Deal or No Deal is on because the phone will ring about 5 minutes after it comes on. It is my Dad, He calls me and my brother and sisters to tell them they can win 10,000 to guess the case. So to appease him …

Episode date: Monday April 3, 2006 which aired on ABC. This episodes showcased two families both unlike the other. One family was a strict christian home where the wife of the home does practically everything. She cooks, cleans, washes…everything within the home. The daughter of this christian family also …

Gilmore Girls is a quirky TV show about a single mother and her daughter, the mother being Lorelai (played by Lauren Graham), and the daughter being Rory (played by Alexis Bledel). I absolutely love this show! I enjoy the clever jokes and the drama in the show. Everything that …

Everyone is talking about that gray-haired singing sensation Taylor Hicks. He’s been compared to just about every blue-eyed soul singer including Michael McDonald (of the Doobie Bros.) and even legendary Ray Charles. I am totally enamored with this young man. Yes, he’s only 29 years old, …

What is it about other people taking chances that is so fascinating? I have found myself totally addicted to DEAL OR NO DEAL, and I hardly watch any television at all!
I can take or leave American Idol, and Survivor, though I occasionally find them entertaining, but I just HAVE …

When I saw the previews for this new show, I knew instantly that I would be drawn to it. Aside from enjoying Chris Rock’s honest brand of humor, I noticed that several colorful character actors were on board for the laughs. Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews do a …

I have to admit I’ve never been the biggest Idol fan, generally only watching the early auditions to hear the interesting people that come out. This year, though, I’ve been watching it all the way through. Certainly an interesting year.
The show is good. I can’t compare …

What Not To Wear, is a TV show where friends and families nominate sombody they know, that has no style. If that sombody is chosen to go on the show, the fashion advisors (Stacy London, Clinton Kelly) will surprise the styleless person with a $5,000.00 visa credit card, …

Made is a show on MTV designed for kids who want to make a change in their life. The kids who are on made want to make themselves into something that they currently are not. I watched an episode where there was a girl who typically is o the …

Flip That House is a TLC show where people purchase houses, fix them up and then try to sell them for a sometimes huge profit. I think this is a very interesting show to watch. Its fun to see how much of a profit people can make off of …

Your mother is a very good representation of who you are. That’s the premise behind the MTV Show “Date My Mom”. On the show a boy will go out with three different girls mothers, then pick one of their daughters to date. On the date he can talk to …

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 …

M*A*S*H* is one of my husband’s favorite TV shows, he is gathering a DVD collection of all the episodes. I often watch MASH with him, and although I don’t like Captain Pierce (hate womanizers), overall, I think it is quite a decent show. Most characters are well developed, and …

60 minutes is a great investigative news show that comes on CBS. The show usually focuses on a few different news stories every night and takes a deeper look at a the story, often from a different perspective than is generally portrayed in the news. The show has interviews …

How do real witches live in the real world? Charmed is a television show with three sisters who are all sisters and are all witches. the sisters do everything that normal girls in their twenties do, go out, hang out with friends, have boyfriends. The catch is that these …

Ten Years Younger is a TV show on TLC where they pick someone who feels like they look old and make them look ten years younger. They first take the person out on the street in a glass sound proof box and ask 100 people on the street how …

Trading Spaces is a show on TLC that in vites families or individuals to trade houses for the day or several days depending on the challenge, and then decorate a room in their friends home. Each team is given a budget of $1000 and they have to redecorate …

The Apprentice is an interesting concept for a show. The show is a search for a new employee for Donald Trump. The contestants go through different competitions taht show their individual business sense and their ability to work well with others. Each week a new contestant is “fired” by …