You know, it’s been years since I’ve seen the actual movie It’s a Wonderful Life. But, I haven’t had any desire to watch it again because of all the shows that feel the need to do their own take on that film.
I ended up watching another one yesterday afternoon …

M*A*S*H: Captains Outrageous centers on Father Francis Mulcahy, played wonderfully with mild perfection by William Christopher. Though Mulcahy has given one-hundred percent of himself to helping out at the 4077th and with the children at the orphanage, he continues to be passed over for promotion. He’s a …

The fourth episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea’s fourth and last year on the air was called Journey with Fear. This is a space age outing, with the Seaview launching a rocket of all things. I’d forgotten all about this episode. It ends …

While Season 8 left us Family Guy fans with some great episodes, there were a few that left something to be desired, so I was really looking forward to the first episode of Season 9. I was waiting to be Wowed. …

Homer fakes his death so as to avoid a cleaning drive on Saturday. The news of his fake death reaches everyone and so all the people of the town come to visit Marge to pay their condolences. Marge is very upset that Homer wasted $600 to fake his death. …

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues: Sacred Trust is episode 4 of the first season. I loved this continuation series, a show that moved the 70’s hit Kung Fu forward a few generations. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred. Since this was so early on, they were …

The episode opens with the TARDIS in pursuit of a mysterious object that’s racing through the time stream. They follow it to Earth and soon learn that they are in 1941 London. The duo splits as Rose goes to help what looks like a frightened child.
She attempts to …

I just love The Twilight Zone: Once Upon a Time which feels like a wonderful change of pace, which seems odd to say about a science fiction series that goes all over the place in terms of style and story. However, much of this thirty-minute episode is done …

I waited a long time for the new season of NCIS Los Angeles. The last season was intentionally cut in mid story. Unexpectedly and mysteriously, Hetty resigns from her post and goes to Romania to close some unfinished business. Of course, what she did is so absurd that …

The Company Man episode of Laramie is one of my very favorites of this western series. It is full of angst and drama.
The Sherman Ranch is also a relay station for the stagecoach company. The stages stop at the ranch before arriving in Laramie (or on the …

I am a big fan of the “Fast & Furious” series. It is fully action packed, cool story, and the best thing is that it has fast cars, and I love fast cars, so for that purpose I just love to watch this movie whenever I got time. When …

MrBurns wants to see how good his workers are in case of a fire drill emergency and so decides to have a fire drill. However it takes more than 15 minutes for Homer to come out. It is really funny since the place should be evacuated in seconds, but …

Mary’s Little Lamb is a vintage cartoon from the golden age of television, back when things were so much calmer and a whole lot less violent. Lambs didn’t transform into robots; they were just there to be loved.
In this little story, it’s essentially a talent day at Mary’s …

Revelations and the long resolution of Death of an Expert Witness occurs in this sixth and final episode. We’ve been following the murder investigation conducted by Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden, into the death of Edwin Lorimer and, more recently, Stella ‘Star’ Mawson, who, as …

This episode is one of the least favorites of mine. I really can’t stand how the imposter Mr. Howell goes around trying to destroy Mr. Howell’s empire. Mr. Howell has a real challenge playing two different personalities, two different characters, one his usual caring self and the other a …

Stargate SG-1: Homecoming concludes the two-parter where Daniel Jackson returns to the series after a one-year hiatus. Oddly, his character is teamed with his so-called replacement, Jonas Quinn. There was some concern that the two might have difficulties performing together, but they didn’t.
Fans, however, had some difficulties …

I have conflicting emotions over Adam-12: The Princess and the Pig, a season four episode from this half-hour police drama, courtesy of Jack Webb. The reason for the conflict is that Officer Jim Reed (Kent McCord) ends up going undercover. It’s just another sign of how he …

Episode three of The Twilight Zone isn’t a particular favorite of mine. It’s called Mr. Denton on Doomsday and features Dan Duryea. Certainly, Duryea was one very talented man. He’s been in numerous shows that I have enjoyed greatly, but this wasn’t one of them. …

Written by Karen Hall, M*A*S*H: Picture This is just about pure comedy. There’s not really any drama to it, which is unusual since the show loves to examine more serious issues along with giving up its humor.
The opening bit has Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) wondering what to …

I watched all the seasons of So You Think You Can Dance and enjoyed every one of them. When I learned that they have a franchise in Australia, I was excited to watch their version. I was not a happy camper with So You Think You Can Dance Australia.
I …

The Twilight Zone: Execution is not an episode I enjoy all that much, and that is despite the fact that I tend to enjoy time travel stories. The setup is that a modern day scientist decides to test out his new gadget and ends up bringing an outlaw …

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Time Bomb is the second episode of the second year that this wonderful Irwin Allen science fiction series was on the air. Following are some observations about this 1965 episode:
–The opening shot in the theme is a bit different in what …

M*A*S*H: Big Mac is from season three and deals with the impending visit of General Douglas McArthur. Is the 4077th ready for a visit from the esteemed general? Well, maybe, especially if Corporal Klinger isn’t standing guard in one of his dresses.
Graham Jarvis appears as Colonel Whiteman, …

“A Night to Remember” is an episode of “The Jeffersons”. In this episode, George and Louise plan on going to a beautiful hotel to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but when Louise learns that George has neglected to mention a few things about his past, such as seeing a girl …

As the world slowly revolves on an dying axis, we can see the ultimate result of our actions take place and seed in the minds of our children who will become the root of tomorrow. As we pray our lonesome prayers to God above, we are forced to wonder …

Here Come the Brides: One Good Lie Deserves Another revolves around an old flame of Lottie Hatfield’s who wanders into Seattle and creates havoc under the guise of wanting Lottie back. The show is good and allows two excellent actors to shine and standout more than they usually …

Discovery channel is my favorite TV channel. It has got a blend of information and entertainment. I like almost all the programs that r aired on it. My favorites are globe trekker, medical detectors, and many more. Their reception is excellent and hosts are creative and adorable. Most of …

In 2009, the musical group created by American Idol’s Simon Cowell, Il Divo, performed a concert in Barcelona, Spain that featured songs from their album, The Promise, plus some other new numbers. Titled An Evening With Il Divo - Live In Barcelona, this special has been airing on …

I cannot believe that Diddy has an entire show dedicated to finding someone to be his peon. I also cannot believe that people would actually clamor for this position. For instance, a message appeared on the red phone that Diddy’s car needed washing. …

My daughter hasn’t watched Kim Possible in a while so I took the time to load some of the old TV episodes on our netflix player today. We ended up watching a couple of them from the third season; including a very funny episode, Emotion Sickness.
This one starts out …

Season 6 of Full House is without a doubt my favorite season. The show finally grew beyond its awkwardness of the previous season, while introducing new characters and focusing on some long forgotten characters like Kimmie Gibbler from next door.
The main reason I loved this season so much …

This episode of lost felt different from many others in large part because much of the original cast were not in it. We didn’t see what happened to Hurley after the last episode, or any of the other oceanic 6, instead we are with Faraday and the other scientist …

Clean Kills And Other Trophies featured Raymond Massey and included Herbert Jefferson Jr. and Tom Troupe. A big part of the story revolves around hunting, and since I’m against hunting, it’s a little disturbing. This is especially true in the opening scene which takes place in Massey’s …

Top Chef: Restaurant Wars was the latest episode for the Washington D.C. season of this reality cooking show. The 2010 cast has spent the season in the nation’s capitol as they vie for the honor of being named the latest Top Chef.
This cast is one of the more …

Stargate SG-1: Enemy Mine is another super entry from season seven. I do have a couple of quibbles, though, one of which is that all of Richard Dean Anderson’s scenes are in the first twenty minutes. They really needed one more at the end and that stands …

Highway Patrol: Resort is an episode from the first season of this half-hour drama which focuses on the California Highway Patrol, as run by Chief Dan Mathews. This may be one of the earliest TV crime shows to do a story on heroin and drug trafficking. It …

Some episodes of Law & Order SVU really do get you thinking. This was the case on tonight’s episode “Retro.”
There are times I wonder how some doctors manage to get and keep their medical degrees. I can understand having a certain point of view when it comes to controversial …

Smallville is a show on the CW network that’s been around for eight seasons and going on it’s ninth and last season. Smallville is about the early life of Clark Kent before he became Superman. It’s kind of a slow progression starting in high school and moving forward to …

I think that this is one of the grossest episodes of the popular 1990s television show “The X-Files” which I have watched. In fact, there is a huge possibility that this might actually be the nastiest I have ever watched as well, and the strangest thing about it too …

A couple of months ago I saw an advert for a new t.v show. It was Lee Nelsons Well Good Show. It was to be shown on BBC3 and my initial impressions, without even watching the show was that it looked like a complete waste of time. A man …

The Bachelor Rome is on television currently, and once again, I am sucked into watching the program. I usually try to avoid watching shows like this like the plague because once you get immersed in the storyline, and somewhat emotionally bonded with the reality show stars, it is …

As far as episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer go, “The Wish” was actually a bit corny and not one of my favorites.
This one takes place after Cordelia catching Xander kissing Willow and she ends up making a wish to a demon that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale. …

For me, one of the things that stands out about Adam-12: The Tip is that Chuck Courtney has an uncredited part as bad guy, Russell Simms. I’m not sure why he didn’t make the end theme credits, but for some reason, Adam-12 had a habit of not crediting …

I have seen the Futurama episode A Flight to Remember before. But, it had been while ago and I didn’t remember much about it. So, when I had an opportunity to watch it with my daughter yesterday evening, I did look forward to it.
This one isn’t too bad of …

The incomparable Betty Davis stars in The Virginian: The Accomplice. Davis was one of those movie stars who didn’t appear to have qualms about television. If she did, something compelled her to do these shows as she was in a bunch of TV series from the beginning …

Ancient Mysteries is a show on the History Channel. Each episode is about another event in history about which there is some controversy. The episode entitled The Quest for the Fountain of Youth tells the story of Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa, a Spanish conquistador who “discovered” …

This episode of CSI is one of the best Halloween type episodes of all time and of all shows. The episode follows the making of a horror movie, where one of the starlets mysteriously dies. The team finds that the film crew has made up security footage and done …

Watching this ninth episode of Emerald Point N.A.S. brings about a couple of emotions and observations.
First, every episode, including this one, I just amaze at Sela Ward and that sultry pout and evil glare she has. It’s really making me appreciate her more as an actress. I’ve …

Prison Break 4th season is getting better and better episode after episode. Well for those of you who are watching the 4th season will know that they are in search of Scylla, and so the hunt continues for the last card.
Well as the previous episodes planning was very complex …

M*A*S*H: Death Takes a Holiday has a few different twists as the 4077th celebrates another Christmas. By now, they’ve actually celebrated more Christmas seasons than there actually were in the actual Korean conflict.
The most dramatic story was focused on B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell), who has a wounded patient. …