TV Reviews
M*A*S*H: Wheelers and Dealers
M*A*S*H: Wheelers and Dealers isn’t a favorite really. One of the reasons why is that it feels like a retread. The specific segment I’m thinking of hasn’t been done specifically, the after effects of it have been.
The story rotates around B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell). He’s gotten …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 51 (Anime)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 51 begins with Ed arriving in the room where Al and Riza fought Lust and they are attacked by an army of mannequins fused with Philosopher’s Stones. Meanwhile, Al has to fight both Pride and Kimblee who has come to release Pride from …
The Boondocks: Season 3, episode 6: Smokin with Cigarettes
My roommate is a huge fan of “The Boondocks”, while it certainly has its moments, the show is incredibly hit or miss for me. Luckily, this episode was more hit than miss.
The episode opens, introducing us to a juvenile delinquent named Lamilton Taeshawn, a young boy who has …
The Apprentice
The Apprentice is a TV show that is hosted by Donald Trump where he picks 18 people to compete in competitions to try to become his next apprentice. They started as two teams, Arrow and Kinetic. Then over thirteen weeks he fired 14 of these perspective candidates to …
Family Guy: Petergiest
This entertaining enough parody of the horror movie Poltergeist proves to be a solid episode from the forth season.
It’s a pretty affectionate spoof, with Stewie stepping into the shoes of Carol Anne and effeminate Bruce popping up in a role influenced by Zelda Rubenstein’s diminutive medium. After a …
White Collar: Threads
Well, this second episode of White Collar wasn’t too bad considering I had a few doubts after the pilot episode.
At least, in this case, which involved New York Fashion week, he actually proved why he was, at one point, a criminal mastermind and used his intelligence to help trap …
Teach - Tony Danza: Tested TV Show
Teach - Tony Danza: Tested was the second show in this documentary series in which one time boxer turned actor and dancer Tony Danza is teaching English to a class of 10th grade students at Northeast High School in Philadelphia.
I remember hearing Danza talk about this before he actually …
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Hard Rock
Bruce Campbell stars in the title role of The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., a unusual western series that is part science fiction and part comedy. Julius Carry co-stars as his sometimes partner, Lord Bowler. In this episode, Hard Rock, Brisco learns a bit more about the …
Laramie: Deadly Is the Night TV Show
Lloyd Nolan is the primary guest star in Laramie’s 3rd season show, Deadly is the Night. Once again, he faces off with Jess Harper, as played by Robert Fuller. To me, Fuller is Jess Harper. He was born for this role, and to my knowledge, it’s …
Valentine’s Day - Family Guy, Season 11
It would not be Valentine’s Day without a Family Guy episode making fun of the holiday that is more and more like a money making holiday for retailers then a meaningful event in the lives of couples. The title is Valentine’s Day in Quahog and it is the 12th …
John Doe: Shock to the System TV show
I do like the opening scene from John Doe: Shock to the System because it keeps the continuity alive of John wanting to be challenged. He doesn’t want to know everything, and like an earlier outing where he multi-tasked in a chaotic frenzy until there was something he …
The Andy Griffith Show: Up in Barney’s Room TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show: Up in Barney’s Room is a terrific edition from this masterful comedy series. It focuses on Deputy Barney Fife, as played by Don Knotts. Now there is room for the continuity of the show to be questioned.
One of the things that has been …
Friends Season One - The one with the boobies
One day Chandler decides that he is going to take a shower, but didn’t realize that Rachel was using their shower at the moment. He ends up walking in on her and seeing her breasts, which she does not appreciate very much. The guys are wondering what they …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Fires of Death TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Fires of Death is the first entry of this hit science fiction series’ fourth and final year on the air. In this season opener, the Seaview and its guest, Dr. Turner, have a tall order, to stop a volcano from erupting. …
Neon Genesis Evangelion episode 8
Now we see the introduction of two of Evangelion’s most controversial character additions. These characters at first seem to be nothing more than gag characters to be used in an easy disposable manner, which will become an much deeper base than that. Misato brings Shinji and his classmates to …
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Ledge TV Show
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Ledge was a bit different than what we normally see from this particular western series. Richard Boone stars as the man in black, Paladin, a gunfighter for hire who also has a sophisticated side. We didn’t see any of that in …
Married with Children TV Episode: Al Loses His Cherry
Synopsis: Al and Peggy get in a fight over going to her cousin’s wedding (she wants to go and he doesn’t) so he decides to follow through on his threat of not coming home and stays at his co-workers bachelor pad.
What I liked about this episode: I’m still glad …
Fox TV show series “Gang Related”
The new hit series airing on the Foxx network called “Gang Related” schedules every night on Thursdays in the United States. Already off to the 4th upcoming episode airing on Thursday, the show has already earned a high ranking among my choice of quality Television entertaining. Ofcourse that is …
The Twilight Zone: The Passersby TV Show
This 1961 outing, The Twilight Zone: The Passersby, isn’t a big favorite of mine, but it is a good show. I think the reason I’m not fond of it is because it’s somewhat dark. There isn’t really anything happy about it, and I prefer happy stories.
It’s the …
Martha: The Martha Stewart Show: 9-15-10 TV Show
The September 15th edition of Martha: The Martha Stewart Show pretty much bored me. I just am not a fan of hers and while she was a bit more relatable with her audience, she isn’t someone I enjoy watching.
One segment of the show involved designer Tory Burch, which …
Gilligain’s Islnad - Feed the Kitty TV Show
Here we go with Gilligan and his affinity towards all living things. This quality in Gilligan says a lot about his character, and his respect for life. I really like this episode even if his feelings towards the king of the beast introduce a danger element to everyone or …
Dancing with the Stars
I am awaiting the start of the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars with bated breath. I first followed this reality dance show, which features a professional ballroom dancer teaming up with a celebrity to do ballroom dancing, when I watched Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy dance the …
CSI New York S4 E4
CSI New York Season 4 Episode 4
The episode deals with two separate cases, one stranger than the other. In the first one a strange looking man is running naked through the streets until he finally collapses in the CSI offices. He is badly injured and dies shortly after. But …
Undercover Boss - UK: Crown Worldwide Group TV Show
The Managing Director sends the new Finance Manager undercover. This is a first that I know of that Undercover Boss has not had a CEO pretend to be a new worker. They talked about the frontline staff knowing the folks who run the company. I suppose …
Spicks and Specks: A Musical Quiz Show
Spicks and Specks is an Australian musical quiz show which is aired on TV every Wednesday at 8:30pm on ABC. It works that there is the host, and two team leaders. They each have two different guests each week which answers some quizzes related to music.
There are many rounds, …
The Twilight Zone: The Prime Mover TV Show
The Twilight Zone: The Prime Mover is one of those episodes that I have a like/dislike relationship with. I dislike a part of it, or perhaps I should say the early indication of where the show is headed, but then I like quite a lot how the ultimate …
Highway Patrol: Stripped Cars TV Show
From Highway Patrol’s second season in 1957, Stripped Cars gave viewers a bit of something new, and that came by the unique crime scenario.
The action in this story surrounds George Bennett, the driver of a car carrier when he’s attacked and killed. Bennett was just in the way, …
Jack Frost cartoon
Jack Frost was another vintage cartoon that I saw recently. Unfortunately, I wasn’t quite as enamored with it as I thought I might have been. I love all kinds of holiday films, and it wasn’t that the story wasn’t good as that it wasn’t as complete as …
TV Episode for Monk: Mr. Monk and the Earthquake
I was flipping channels last night waiting for my wife’s show, Project Runway, to come on. And, I ended up coming across a re-run of the show Monk; Mr. Monk and the Earthquake. Since there wasn’t anything better that I could find (despite paying for 250 channels), I ended …
Stargate SG-1: Double Jeopardy
Stargate SG-1: Double Jeopardy was Michael Shanks’ debut as a director. It was a daunting task that pretty much took care of any desires he had to direct more. Shanks likes to understand all aspects of show business, which is why he’s dabbled in writing an SG-1 …
The Office Season 3
The third season of The Office isn’t my favorite season of the show, but I think it’s pretty good and it has some truly funny scenes. I didn’t like it enough to buy it when it first came out on DVD, but I liked it enough to buy it …
30 Rock (TV Show)
I am not a huge fan of TV shows, I can’t even name five shows which I have watched and seriously enjoyed, and it’s not like I don’t give them a chance, I’ve spent my fair share of time trying to get into them. That being said, I am …
Masquerade: Spying Down to Rio
Masquerade was winding down its single-season run when the episode Spying Down to Rio aired on April 27, 1984. While I love the series, which is about an American intelligence agency making use of regular citizens to achieve their goals and accomplish a mission, this particular show …
Sea Hunt: Superman TV Show
From August 1961, Sea Hunt: Superman is a fourth season episode that focuses on just three characters. The first is the series mainstay of deep sea diver Mike Nelson as played by Lloyd Bridges. The second is Liz, played by Sue Randall. Liz is an old …
Simpsons TV Episode: You Kent Always Get What You Want
Synopsis: Homer appears on Kent Brockman’s show Smartline and, because he causes the newscaster to swear, ultimately costs him his job.
What I like about this episode: I think the best part for me at least was the way the episode spoofs the fact people get way too easily offended …
American Idol - Week 1 Results Show
The American Idol - Week 1 Results Show had some nice moments in it, along with a few things that just aren’t my style. On the latter side was a performance by Kanye West. I just don’t like the guy. He has a prima dona attitude …
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 2.12: Alpine Fields
What is the point of “filler episodes” exactly? Really, I’m wondering, because that’s exactly what “Alpine Fields” is - filler. First off, John Connor is nowhere to be seen, it’s only Derek, Sarah, and Cameron. There’s also another nameless T-888 assassin that has to be killed. Apparently, there’s a …
South Park: WTF
The point of South Park is to put ignorant children into adult situations, knowing they would have no idea what was going on. While it has strayed from this ideal a quite a bit, it is nice to see an episode that involves many of the major characters at …
Highway Patrol: Reformation TV Show
Highway Patrol: Reformation aired towards the back end of this police drama’s second season. I like the concept of this episode, though I think that some of the drama could have been enhanced to give more intrigue for the viewers.
Broderick Crawford plays the confident Chief Dan Mathews, head …
Stargate SG-1: Descent
The weirdest thing about Stargate SG-1: Descent is that I don’t understand why Major Davis (well played recurringly by Colin Cunningham) is on the mission with SG-1 and Jacob. Apparently, he’s got some scientific reason for being on board, but the man is supposed to be the Pentagon …
The Andy Griffith Show: The Manhunt TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show: The Manhunt is another solid outing for the first season of this wonderful family television series. It’s a bit of a face off between this small town of Mayberry, its sheriff and his deputy, and the bigger state police of North Carolina and the …
The Simpsons Season 2 Episode 1
Bart forgets to do his book report. His teacher tells him she is concerned about his poor academics. She reminds him of the history test next day. As usual Bart does not prepare for the test and fails the test. Marge and Homer visit Dr.Pryor, who suggests that Bart …
The Prisoner: A Change of Mind
Patrick McGoohan, who I always thought was British but is actually Australian, stars as Number Six in The Prisoner: A Change of Mind. He’s an ex-spy who, after resigning, was stolen away to a place called The Village, where he’s being held prisoner. He continues to try …
Spongebob Squarepants Season Four - Krusty Towers
Mr. Krabs has always been looking for a way to make extra money, so he decides that he is going to construct a hotel building to make more money. Squidward thinks it is a terrible idea, and he is really upset because he has to wait on the guests …
Eureka Seven episode 40
Now as the end is upon us at last, Renton and Eureka must prepare to accept their destiny as those who will change this blood scared land for years to come. This is Eureka Seven episode 40 “Cosmic Trigger”, an exciting trip that will force us to embrace what …
Death of an Expert Witness - Part 6
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 …
Whoopi: Rita Plays Poker TV Show
It’s women’s poker night on Whoopi: Rita Plays Poker, starring Whoopi Goldberg as singer turned hotel owner, Mavis Rae. It’s a little different in having the ladies playing poker. In the beginning, though, one of the women, Diane (Leah Hocking), has to leave because she’s having contractions. …
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