TV Reviews
Outsourced: Pilot TV Show
Outsourced, the pilot, is a show I watched along with a bunch of other new Fall 2010 TV comedies just to see if I have misjudged the current style of comedy. You see, I prefer the classics, like The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. …
That Girl: The Seventh Time Around
This episode of That Girl called The Seventh Time Around has a couple of things I like about it, but overall is in my average category. What’s nice about it, though, is just that it’s someone going after Don instead of Ann, thereby showing that both parts of …
Adam 12 - Season 1 DVD set
The season 1 DVD set for the “Adam-12″ TV series is a disaster. Universal Studios did a lousy job, almost as if they wanted the series to fail on DVD. It’s a low quality, full of freezes set.
The two-disk set comes encased in a holder. The …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: No Way Out TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: No Way Out, show number twelve, has a teaser that bores me, and that’s not a good sign. It’s another foreign intrigue affair, which oftentimes makes me yawn. However, it picked up after the theme and opening credits. Following …
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 …
Til’ Death show
My husband and I watch Til’ Death every Thursday night at 8:00 on Fox. With so many sitcoms out there now it’s hard to come up with something original. Til’ Death is a show that any married couple can relate to wether you’ve been married for one week or …
Naruto Special: The Four Leaf Clover
This episode never aired on TV, and was never released in Japan at all, and that was probably for the best. For reasons unknown to me Viz Media decided to release this episode as a special on their first Naruto DVD release in America. At least this episode had …
Numb3rs Season 5 episode 20 The 5th man
I like the show Numb3rs a lot. Some people say that it is just another police show…FBI sorry, in which good guys always get the bad guys. Well that’s not far away from the truth I admit but I still I don’t watch most of CSI and similar police …
Intervention
On the A & E network, there is a really interesting program called “Intervention” on Monday nights. The premise of the show is to have families that have someone who has fallen prey to addiction of one sort or another, gather together and plan an intervention with the …
Spongebob Squarepants Season Two: Secret Box
One day when Squidward looks outside his window to see what was going on over at Spongebob’s house, he notices that he is getting a giant television delivered to his home. But, right after the delivery guy leaves, he sees Spongebob and Patrick throwing the television out and keeping …
The Next Iron Chef: Respect TV Show
For me, the most recent episode of The Next Iron Chef which was entitled Respect was a little lackluster for me. I’ll go so far as to call it bland. I wasn’t engaged by it or even that interested, and that is very unusual for me. …
Friends season 1 episode 6
The episode called “The One with the Butt” starts with an opera where Joey is doing a musical, and in the theater there were hardly few people. And all the friends were chatting about Joey’s play, and his performance, then Chandler met a new girl there named Aurora, and …
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Daniel’s Song TV show
It’s Roger Wilson’s turn to take the point in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Daniel’s Song. Wilson plays Daniel McFadden, the 4th of the 7 sibling brothers. He’s always singing and dancing when not working the ranch, and when he’s not doing that, he’s playing the guitar.
In …
Sea Hunt: Niko TV Show
Niko was the 17th episode from the fourth year of the underwater adventure series, Sea Hunt, which starred Lloyd Bridges as expert skin diver, Mike Nelson. The drama starts out very early in this show when Nelson and his partner, Frank Judd (played by Lane Bradford) discover two …
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Zeppo
One of the great things about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series is the other characters who help her in her battles. So, it’s refreshing to see an episode dedicated specifically to one of those characters, like the one entitled “The Zeppo.”
This one focuses on Xander and how he …
Whoopi: She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Partner TV Show
Sheryl Lee Ralph guest stars as Mavis Rae’s former singing partner, Florence, in Whoopi: She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Partner. Whoopi Goldberg developed this show for airing on NBC in 2003 and plays Mavis, the one time singer who now owns a hotel. The two are reunited …
Columbo: Negative Reaction TV Show
I adore Dick Van Dyke and believe he’s one of the most underrated performers of all time. He’s diverse — a singer, dancer, comedian, and actor, among other things. He can play charming, sweet, and vicious. He’s well rounded and agile, and he’s an intelligent fellow. …
The Virginian: Dark Corridor TV Show
The Virginian: Dark Corridor, from November 1968, is a show I watched primarily for its guest star, John Smith. Smith was in my all time favorite western, Laramie, so I tend to notice when he pops up in some of these old show.
James Drury stars as The Virginian, …
Dead Zone Season 3, Episode 4
This was one of the darker episodes of the series and considering that the show is based on a Stephen King novel, I think that’s saying a lot. The episode starts with Johnny and Bruce driving down the road and listening to the radio. A local shock jock is …
That 70s Show: Backstage Pass
I got home in time last night to watch some re-runs of That 70s Show, including one I haven’t seen before; Backstage Pass.
This one was actually a pretty funny episode; well at least part of it was.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the part involving the friends trying to …
Grey’s Anatomy S1EP2 The First Cut is the Deepest
The First Cut is the Deepest is the second episode for season 1 of Grey’s Anatomy. For this week, the gist of the story would talk about lines like the finish line at the end of the residency, the line separating personal life with work and the most important …
The League of Gentlemen - Series One
The League of Gentlemen is a strange show. Set in the fictional, northern town of Royston Vasey populated by a rabble of bizarre individuals; the show, superficially, appears a traditional enough sitcom. But it’s not.
Rather than jump between sketches, putting the same old faces through the same old …
Ghost Hunters: The Converted Church
I watched another season one episode of the show Ghost Hunters yesterday, “The Converted Church” and still feel the first season of this show is by far the weakest.
I this episode, the TAPS team decides to investigate a former church that has been turned into someone’s home. And, the …
Masquerade: Flashpoint
The guest stars in Masquerade: Flashpoint are probably the most notable things about the episode. I wasn’t that much into the plot. I really do like the idea behind this series, that of taking ordinary people and putting them into unreal spy-like situations because they have some …
Ghost Hunters: Altoona, PA
I didn’t watch Ghost Hunters at the beginning of its run about five years ago, but I have watched off and on for the last couple of years. They tend to go to a lot of old places that have reported haunts or mysterious happenings. One of …
The Lazarus Man: The Palace of Dreams
I like the voiceovers which begin these The Lazarus Man episodes. They let us know Lazarus’ state of mind and what he’s thinking at the moment. It’s a bit more than a basic who and what monologue.
This episode is called The Palace of Dreams and it is an …
Pokemon (TV Show) - The Island of Giant Pokemon (Episode)
“The Island of Giant Pokemon” is an episode of the “Pokemon” television series and the third and final episode in a three part story arc. After the group was thrown into an air by a mighty wind attack unleashed by a large, angry water Pokemon, they find themselves on …
Bones TV Episode: The Man in the Cell
Well, that was an episode I have never seen before and one I wish I would have seen sooner because it made a few later episodes of Bones a little easier to understand.
The Man in the Cell had Brennan and Booth chasing serial killer Howard Epps after he escaped …
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless has been one of my favorite TV shows for the past 15 years. There is always a new twist. The writers find a way to incorporate mayhem and mishaps through the lives a few select families. The families are all rich, but some richer …
Chuck season 2 episode 5 Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer
In 1983 Jeff was a very popular guy who won a competition in a Missile Command game playing. The host at the competition asked him what was next for Jeff and he replied that he couldn’t decide because there were so many tasty options. In 2008 after obviously have …
Doctor Who: Season 3, Episode 13: The Sound of Drums
The Doctor, Martha, and Jack manage to escape their supposed grim fate implied by the cliffhanger from the previous episode. One would think that they were trapped, but luckily, the Doctor manages to fix Jack’s time vortex manipulator to get them back to the 21st Century. It’s …
Forever (TV Show)
Forever is TV show on ABC, that I decided that I would sit down and watch. Given it had an interesting plot, of a man who works as an New York city M.E, but is actually two hundred years old, and is trying to find the secret to his …
The Soup - E! Entertainment Television
I am very into pop culture. It’s my guilty pleasure. I secretly buy the glossy magazines and I watch all kinds of entertainment news. For a long time now I’ve been watching The Soup. First off, I have to admit that I have a serious crush on Joel …
Beast Wars - Double Jeopardy
Beast Wars - Double Jeopardy is the second episode of the series to introduce a new character. In the previous episode, the Maximals received a new member, and in this episode, it is the Predicons that receive a new fighter. Unfortunately, Blackarachnia is not given much time to shine …
M*A*S*H: Margaret’s Marriage
The final show of season six is M*A*S*H: Margaret’s Marriage, and wouldn’t you know that it’s all because Major Frank Burns (Larry Linville) practically goads his ex-lover, Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) into confronting her fiance about setting a date. Ultimately, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott, played by Beeson Carroll, …
Road to Vegas - Family Guy Season 11
What would a season of Family Guy be without a Road to—¦ episode? They seem to have become part of the infrastructure of a Family Guy season over the last few years and one thing I have noticed is that they are, most of the time, some of the …
Private Eye: Nickey the Rose
Ed Marinaro had the title guest starring role in 1987’s Private Eye: Nickey the Rose. He’s a mobster type of guy from circa 1956, living high and with a high profile lady on his arm. That would be Rita Marlowe, as played by Susan Blakely. She’s a …
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 Beverly Hillbillies (TV Show) - Something for the Queen (Episode)
“Something for the Queen” is an episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies”. The episode continues the storyline established in the previous episode, “A Bundle for Britain”. This episode has the Clampetts along with Milburn Drysdale and Jane Hathaway boarding a plane for London, England. The first half of the episode …
Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone TV Show
Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone was quite an interesting show in my opinion. That’s mostly due to the fact that the topic, the style of song covered in this special program is highly dramatic and engaging. In fact, they are some of the most powerful …
Step by Step
Step by Step is a really cool show. I always laughed when I saw this show. The whole family is pretty funny. I think the stories in the show are pretty well written and I like the fact that they teach people a life lesson. I think that this movie …
Top Chef: Just Desserts TV Show
The latest show from Bravo is another version of the successful property, Top Chef. Top Chef: Just Desserts is hosted by Gail Simmons, who also judges regular on the original Top Chef competitions.
I’m going to start with what I didn’t like about this show. It took a …
That Girl: Many Happy Returns
In That Girl: Many Happy Returns, Ann Marie gets a visit from Leon Cobb, a G-man from the Internal Revenue Service, advising her that she owes a bunch of money for not paying the correct taxes in 1965, which was a few years before. As it turned out, …
The Strain TV Series on FX
Last July I started watching a show called The Strain on FX and I have to say that I am pretty impressed with the show so far. The show is a horror-action-drama series about vampires, based on a book trilogy with the same name. Both the books and the show …
M*A*S*H: Bulletin Board
M*A*S*H: Bulletin Board lets Trapper John McIntyre (Wayne Rogers) do the letter home routine. He’s writing to his daughter, Becky, about missing her birthday and regretting it. He then sets out to tell her about the 4077th. I have to think that what we saw …
Sea Hunt: The Birthday Present TV Show
Sea Hunt: The Birthday Present was another show that featured star Lloyd Bridges’ oldest son, Jeff. I did have to chuckle a little early on in the program about Jeff’s portrayal. When we first see him, he’s on a dock, crying his eyes out. That’s what …
Hawaii Five-O: King of the Hill
Yaphet Kotto guest stars and turns in a brilliant performance in Hawaii Five-O: King of the Hill. In this show, he plays a Vietnam veteran who happens along when Danny Williams (James McArthur) is playing baseball with some others. Kotto gets hit by a ball, and Williams …
Rescue Me show
Rescue Me with Dennis Leary.
Dennis Leary did stand up comedy, I think, as a persona of the pessimistic character that is just an ugly drunk. Doing a series full of negative speaking characters is definitely a viewer’s nightmare.
The Show starts off with …
Laramie: Handful of Fire TV Show
Laramie: Handful of Fire opened dramatically with Slim Sherman delivering an urgent message to an Army colonel named Barrington, which he ignores. When pressed later, the colonel, a sergeant, and a lieutenant all lie about the orders, claiming that the dispatches Slim was carrying arrived too late. …
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