There wasn’t much on TV tonight so I ended up watching a re-run of the show House that I might have seen before but really don’t remember; Guardian Angel.
This is one of those episodes where he has lost his original team and is still trying to pick a new …

I don’t know why but I just can’t seem to find an episode of Ghost Hunters I like any more.
Last night’s episode, Inn of the Dead, should have been good. They visited an inn that not only had two suicides, they had two guests go insane too.
Of course, I …

I’ve had the Alfred Hitchcock song stuck in my head for the past couple of days for no apparent reason. So, I decided it must be a sign that I should start watching Alfred Hitchcock presents again and loaded it back into my Netflix Instant Watch Queue.
The baby had …

I finally got a chance to watch the entire episode of The Simpsons called “Little Girl in the Big Ten.” This one proved to be pretty darn funny.
Lisa is enrolled in gymnastics and, because she is the same size as the college girls enrolled in class, they naturally assume …

Well, last night was the season finale of Destination Truth; Spirits of Easter Island. And, upon reflecting on it a bit, I have to say it was actually a bit of a disappointment for me.
Seeing Easter Island and all those giant heads was pretty cool. But, the investigation really …

For some reason I have always been attracted to watching the reality television series “Tool Academy” which has been airing from time to time on the American cable television channel VH1. Tool Academy 3 was the most recent one which has a more variety of couples this time, to …

I love watching Ghosthunters, and today there is a Ghosthunters marathon being aired on Syfy. Although I didn’t start watching this one from the very start, I think I was lucky enough to catch it some time after it started and see the GHI team in action capturing so …

The new TV series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a TV series that can be seen on the STARZ channel. However, a couple of the first episodes have been leaked and let me assure you, they do not disappoint. There has been a ton of blood, sex, and violence …

though the storyline is quite different from the one the book, i am still hooked on this series. my friend lent me a DVD of the series but it only contained 10 episodes so i had to watch the rest online. i love everything about it!
the actors are …

Now this has got to be the best ever television comedy series ever made, not just coming out of the United Kingdom, but ever!
I simply love the “Nick” character and reckon the entire sitcom would be a whole lot less appealing without Nick. While all the other characters are …

Since I am British and since up until this election campaign we had never before had an American style live TV debate, I was extremely interested to see how this one would play out. ITV won the battle to stage the first of what will be three debates, and …

The second season of Columbo began with Étude in Black, featuring John Cassavetes as Alex Benedict. It also starred James Olsonas Paul Rifkin, Blythe Danner as Janice Benedict, Anjanette Comer as Jennifer Welles, Myrna Loy as Lizzy Fielding, and James McEachin as Billy. I list all of …

Columbo: Blueprint for Murder begins with a heated face off between Elliot Markham and Bo Williamson. The latter is the one with the money, and Markham wants his share of it. It’s a loud run in and certainly captures the viewers’ attention right away. Forrest Tucker …

Wow — what a lineup! Guest starring on the Short Fuse episode of Columbo are Roddy McDowall as Roger Stanford, Anne Francis as Valerie Bishop, James Gregory as David L. Buckner, Ida Lupino as Doris Buckner, and William Windom as Everett Logan. This is my kind of …

Columbo: The Complete First Season on DVD is a really nice product for fans of this iconic detective series to own. It’s really well done. It begins with a nice box that the disk holder slides into. It keeps everything as pristine as possible.
The negative point …

The Columbo episode, Lady in Waiting, starred Susan Clark as the murderer. I believe she’s the first to get that honor, such as it is. Clark plays Beth Chadwick, who shoots and kills her brother. In fact, there really is an overly done seen where she …

Ross Martin guest stars as Dale Kingston, who kills his uncle for art in Columbo: Suitable for Framing. Kingston has one of those very serious art shows on television. I’d never watch it. Kingston, though, is enamored with art, and he kills more than his …

Dead Weight is another first season installment of the Columbo series, which was actually a once a month event back in those days. The show begins with the revelation that a major general’s private company won bids unfairly, thanks to the help of a corporal. When the …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Saturday Night is from the fourth year of this western series. As always, Richard Boone stars as Paladin, gunfighter for hire. This is one of the episodes where the action begins with Paladin not in San Francisco, where he lives at the …

I have to say truthfully that the absolute best scene from Columbo’s Death Lends a Hand was the very last one. There was this super conversation between Columbo and the father of the murder victim. In that talk, the police lieutenant reveals his mischievous past and his …

Dean Stockwell and Sally Field appear as a married couple in the Whisper edition of Night Gallery. This is very different type of show. It’s eerie because you don’t really know what’s going on. Stockwell, as Charlie, talks right to the camera several times. In a …

Night Gallery was Rod Serling’s follow up to The Twilight Zone. While not as good, it sometimes has some very interesting tales. At other times, the stories are just so so.
The first story, The Diary, is in the middle of the road. It stars one of …

Murder by the Book is one of the early editions of the Columbo police detective shows. I remember mostly for Martin Milner’s appearance. There’s a great directorial shot early on that shows a car, Columbo’s, driving on the road and then it focuses up to the tower …

Stalemate is another good episode of the 1970 drama, The Young Rebels, which starred a magnificent young cast which included Rick Ely, Louis Gossett Jr., and Phillippe Forquet. Hilary Thompson is also on board, playing Ely’s girlfriend on the show.
I enjoy this show because it’s a theme that, …

I really enjoyed this episode of The Young Rebels. It was called The Age of Independence and guest starred David Soul as John Marshall. At the time, Soul was most known for his role as Joshua Bolt on Here Come the Brides, which is in my top …

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 …

Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford, continued its opening season of police drama with a show entitled Radioactive. As the title indicates, it’s all about a device that contains radioactive pellets which are stolen. That’s not the worst of it, though. The thief ends up junking it …

I have to admit that I really enjoyed Highway Patrol: Desert Town because it had some real drama and the outcome was something that was difficult to predict. It’s not that we haven’t seen this kind of story before, but the action is mysterious and curious. It’s …

Here’s the deal with Columbo: Identity Crisis. Like most episodes of the police drama, I’ve seen it numerous times. It’s not a favorite, but I love Columbo, so I watch it when it pops up on TV. One of the reasons it’s not high up on …

Unfortunately, Columbo: A Case of Immunity is one of those episodes that really doesn’t appeal to me. It guest stars Hector Elizondo as a foreign embassy worker, so he has diplomatic immunity; at least, on the surface. He’s a security worker who kills the security chief and …

Army Archerd is part of the introductory scene of Columbo: Forgotten Lady, doing what he always did so well, hobnobbing with the famous. In this case it’s Grace Wheeler Willis, who announces a new film on the red carpet. Grace is played with poise by Janet Leigh.
One …

Caviar for Everything was the fourth episode of the first season of Mrs. Columbo, which was a spin off of sorts of the very popular and long lasting Columbo crime drama. Kate Mulgrew, once of Ryan’s Hope and later to be the star of Star Trek: Voyager, stars …

George Hamilton guest stars as Dr. Mark Collier in Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind. Hamilton appeared in another episode later that I prefer over this one, which is a okay, but not as good as the other one. This show is all about the power of …

Columbo: Playback, from season four, is notable to me for one of its guest stars, Oskar Werner. Werner has done some incredible things, but there is one performance that stands out to me. While I love him in Farenheit 451, it’s his portrayal as Father Telemond in …

Columbo: Troubled Waters is an okay outing from the fourth year of the Columbo series. It’s amusing to a degree in that Lieutenant Columbo (Peter Falk) and his wife are on a cruise together, but we never see the Mrs. at all. He’s talking to her a …

In the day of Columbo on television, there were two British Patricks who were quite respected and who did a lot of TV work. They were frequently seen, and both did appearances on Columbo. The problem is that one was entertaining and the other turned me off …

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. …

An Exercise in Fatality in one of the Columbo episodes I remember very well. It made a strong impression and I never tire of seeing it. Here are a few of the hits and misses for me about this show from season four.
–Robert Conrad is perfect casting …

Directed by actor Ben Gazzara, who doesn’t appear in the show at all, Columbo: A Friend in Deed has always been one of the outings of this crime drama that I just don’t like. In the first place, none of the guest stars are appealing to me, especially …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Tender Gun maybe end up being one of my favorite episodes, and that actually surprises me a little. It’s a fourth season show featuring Jeanette Nolan as Maude Smuggley. Now isn’t that a fun name? It makes me smile, even …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Fifth Man is from the second season of Richard Boone’s hit western series. The show starts in San Francisco at the Hotel Carlton with Paladin sampling whiskey as a favor for the Hotel Carlton’s bartender. It’s his evaluation of the whiskey …

Swan Song is a truly memorable episode of Columbo because it’s part musical. Well, not in the purest sense, but the main guest star is country legend, Johnny Cash. Cash plays Tommy Brown, a singer and husband of Edna Brown. Edna is played by the dynamic …

Peter Falk returns in Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem, a pretty intriguing entry from the third season of the crime drama. There’s a very recognizable and talented guest cast, too.
The show opens with Neil Cahill (Robert Walker, Jr.) talking about a new, groundbreaking theory. Only there’s a problem …

The Virginian: Portrait of a Widow guest stars Vera Miles as a widow, Maggie Menken. While visiting back east with Betsy (Roberta Shore), she meets Charles Boulanger, a charming French painter. He surprises Maggie and Betsy by returning to Medicine Bow with them.
John Gavin portrays Boulanger, who …

Highway Patrol: Father Thief is the tenth episode of the freshman season of this police drama which follows the work of Chief Dan Mathews (Broderick Crawford) and his California Highway Patrol staff. In this outing, thefts have occurred and a teenager by the name of Grant Elliot is …

Highway Patrol: Reformed Criminal stars Lee Roberts as a man transporting thousands of dollars when he has an automobile accident. This sics the California Highway Patrol on his trail. The kicker is that the man, Frank Wood, is really Frank McCauley, and he has a troubled …

The Virginian: The Payment focused chiefly on Clu Gulager and his deputy sheriff character of Emmett Ryker. In the show, Ryker is anxious about the impending arrival of an old friend, Abe Clayton as portrayed by veteran performer, Lloyd Nolan. What we come to discover is that the …

Columbo: The Complete Third Season DVD set reminds me of diminishing returns. When Universal Studios released season one, it was awesome. The artwork on the DVDs was terrific and the set up of the set was superb. There weren’t any extras, but the show was there …

Murder Is a Parlor Game is the second episode of Mrs. Columbo, a well intended but misguided attempt to capitalize on the Columbo crime drama. While Peter Falk was nowhere to be found, his car is in the opening credits and his basset hound is present in an …

One word for Columbo: Publish or Perish: yuck. I have never liked this episode of the series. Honestly, I don’t dislike Jack Cassidy, but he annoys me as a murderous villain. He did multiple episodes of Columbo over the years, and I don’t think I liked …