Part four of John Adams, the HBO 2008 mini-series, is called Reunion. Following the end of the war, John Adams is back home once again, although not for long. This time, John eventually sends for Abigail to join him in Paris.
The scene where Abigail arrives is prolonged. …

Don’t Tread on Me is the third installment of HBO’s mini-series, John Adams. It aired in 2008 and starred Paul Giamatti in the title role, with Laura Linney as Abigail Adams.
The thrust of the early part of this episode is how much John Adams ignores his family to …

Independence was episode 2 or 7 for the HBO mini-series, John Adams, which aired in March 2008. It has a grizzly beginning and that’s the type of thing I’m not fond of. Things heat up in Congress, though, was John Adams now participates in. This is …

John Adams was a 7-part mini-series on HBO. I don’t get that channel so had to wait for a chance to see it. I love revolutionary stories when well done, so going into this first episode, entitled Join or Die, I was hopeful it would engage me. …

I don’t watch this Supernatural television series, so I don’t even know the setup of the story. All I really know is that it’s a science fiction series that airs on the CW network at the moment. However, I had to watch this episode because Michael Shanks …

The Return of the Sorcerer was the third season opener of Night Gallery, and it was just plain weird. This is not a show that I would expect for a season premier or any place vital. It was controversial and just plain sick.
Normally I like Vincent Price. …

From season one, Night Gallery: They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar was the first of two segments and William Windom, Diane Baker, Bert Convy, and John Randolph in the principal roles.
After twenty-five years of competition and fighting in the plastics business, a lonely widower is having flashbacks to better …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Fatalist is the opening episode of this half-hour western’s fourth season. I noticed that the theme at the beginning included Paladin speaking a line or two from the show. This was done a lot in season 2. I didn’t notice …

John Adams: Peacefield is the seventh and final installment of this HBO mini-series that dealt with the life and times of John Adams, as played by Paul Giamatti. His wife Abigail was portrayed beautifully and painfully by Laura Linney in what I think is her best performance ever. …

The sixth of seventh episodes, Unnecessary War continues the mini-series, John Adams, which aired on HBO in April 2008. It’s a complex and involved story of a patriot who is iconic, but who was just a human being full of strength and fallacy. We see the weaker …

The mini-series John Adams continued with the fifth segment of seven total which is called Unite or Die. Presented by HBO, it’s a historical drama that spans forefather John Adams’ life from his early lawyer days in Boston to his death. In this episode, Adams has a …

CSI:Miami
PG-13
Season 1
Episode 2: Losing Face
Cast: David Caruso, Adam Rodriguez, Emily Proctor, Khandi Alexander, Rory Cochrane, Kim Delaney
**Spoiler Alert**
In the episode “Losing Face” a mad bomber is on the loose and Horatio is having trouble focusing on the evidence without being emotionally involved.
The episode begins with a man …

CSI:Miami
PG-13
Season 1
Episode 1: Golden Parachute
Cast: David Caruso, Adam Rodriguez, Emily Proctor, Khandi Alexander, Rory Cochrane, Kim Delaney
**Spoiler Alert**
In the episode “Golden Parachute”, the team are investigating a plane crash in the Everglades.
“Golden Parachute” begins with two guys on a high speed boat, and overhead is a plane descending …

CSI:Miami
PG-13
Pilot Episode: Cross Juridictions
Cast: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, David Caruso, Adam Rodriguez, Emily Proctor, Khandi Alexander, Rory Cochrane, Kim Delaney
**Spoiler Alert**
“Cross Jurisdictions” is the pilot for the series spin-off “CSI:Miami” which premiered in 2002.
In this episode, a retired …

This is not your typical television show about antiques. This show follows two American pickers who travel throughout the United States looking for discarded antiques and valuables that they sell to antique stores and collectors. Not only does the show follow the exploits of the two men …

Although I will admit that I am a terrible cook, one of my favorite television stations to watch is Food Network. I love learning about the history and uses of different foods and seeing others create innovate dishes using ingredients that I have never heard of. One …

When most people think of shows that are on the American public broadcasting station, they think of cartoons like “Arthur” and Clifford.” Most adults do not realize that there are a lot of helpful programs for them on there as well and this one is a great example. …

When General Hammond resigns after SG1 comes in hot from a mission, Jack isn’t buying the, “I’m tired of sending good people out to die,” rhetoric the General is saying. When General Hammond leave and Major General Bauer arrives and begins dismantling the team, Jack is pissed. …

It is 2010 and the Stargate now sits out in the open for the public to use. Carter is married to a Senator, Teal’c is living on Dakara, Daniel is continuing his career as a well known archeologist and Jack has retired. Only Janet is feeling left …

What do you get when you cross a Goa’uld palace, a beautiful light and an addictive substance with a bunch of humans from Earth? Lots of addicted humans whose dopemine levels escalate while on the planet but drop dangerously and fatally low when they return back to Earth.
After …

While Teal’c is on Chulak, he is captured by Hera’uer’s guards and taken to his ship. At the SGC, the Tok’ra send Jacob/Selmak a message. Jacob’s vacation with Sam is over when he hears the message. Thanks to Taneth, the Tok’ra have intercepted a message …

This is the last of the two parter episode that began with “Exodus.” Teal’c is presumed dead, SG1 and Jacob have been flung 4 million light years into another galaxy along with Apophis, Apophis is arming weapons but their shields and hyperdrive are not working, so things do …

“Exodus” is the beginning of the end of the season two parter. SG1 goes to meet the Tok’ra on their planet of Vorash using a Goa’uld mothership. Tanneth is surprised to see them with one, wondering how they got it. Jack tells him that it was …

Dr. McKenzie believes he has gotten through Teal’c’s brainwashing but Bra’tac is not fooled. He calls Teal’c on it and when Teal’c tries to run, they stop him. Bra’tac takes Teal’c’s symbiote from him and refuses to give it back to him until Teal’c has gone through …

When Chaka is grabbed by a bunch of hunters, Daniel blames himself. Seems he had been videotaping the planet and had left an energy bar for Chaka. Because Chaka went for the energy bar, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and Daniel feels …

The first thing that came to mind when I watched this episode was, “That was really weird, even for sci-fi.” Not really a good weird, either. The one good thing? Mayborne is baaaack.
When SG1 tries to depart on a mission, the Stargate shuts down during the …

When the Tok’ra and the humans from Earth decide to hold a summit in order to work out a treaty that would help them fight the Goa’uld, the Goa’uld decide to stop it. They create Zatarc’s which are people who are doing their bidding without knowing they are …

“Crossroads” is another Jaffa oriented episode of Stargate SG1. As I have said previously in other reviews, I am not a big fan of all the Jaffa storylines. Some yes, but there are others I find very boring. This is especially true when Bra’tac is not …

When Anise, a member of the Tok’ra, arrives at the SGC with some alien armbands, she asks that they be tested on humans. Seems that they will not work on any other physiology. Anise wants to study them and see what can happen, or so she says.
Jack …

“The Other Side” is definitely one of the Stargate SG1 episodes that really makes you think. It is also one that shows the big difference between Daniel’s priorities and those of the rest of the team.
When Alar, the leader of Uronda, gets in touch with the SGC and …

Jack is reading a magazine when Daniel walks in and after looking at it, takes it away from him. Seems Daniel’s mentor and professor has died. This episode revolves around Daniel going back to his old stomping grounds and meeting up with two old colleagues of his, …

When Sam bypasses a few of the protocols while dialing the stargate, they fall out of the stargate and inadvertently do damage to the planet of K’tau, which happens to be a protected planet under the Asgards.
The K’tau people believe in Freyr, a “god” who is actually an Asgard. …

SG1 is on a planet - Daniel is trying to translate a large wall while Sam is looking at something that Jack thinks might be a weapon. When Jack and Teal’c leave to study the rest of the deserted planet, Daniel goes inside to ask Sam for something. …

Daniel, Sam and Teal’c are making a run for the gate while Jaffa chase and shoot at them. Sam radios Jack and tells him that they have made it to the gate and asks him where he is. Jack tells her that Lt. Tyler has been hit …

SG1 is once again teamed with the Russians when they discover the remains of Russian cigarettes outside a temple on P2X-338. When they return to the SGC, General Hammond tells them that the Russians are coming to help them, although Jack would rather take his team and go …

This episode revolved around Cassandra, or Cassie, the young girl that Dr. Frasier adopted and the only survivor of P8X-987 from four years ago. On her 16th birthday, Cassie collapses due to what Janet thinks is a retrovirus from her planet.
Daniel finds a video of SG-7’s time on …

One of our local stations aired a re-run of the Simpsons that I have seen a few times but have never grown tired of; Sweet and Sour Marge.
This one starts out with Homer trying to set a World’s Record. When he can’t do it on his own, he convinces …

Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 10 begins with Aang, Sokka, and Katara almost being captured by the Fire Nation. They are rescued by a group of resistance fighters led by a boy named Jet. Aang and Katara take an immediate liking to Jet, but Sokka has a …

Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 9 begins when Aang, Katara and Sokka arrive in a town looking for food. Katara stumbles upon a waterbending scroll and steals it when she knows they’ll never be able to buy it.
This was a good episode, it had a good plot, …

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 50 begins with soldiers being ordered to shoot everyone except Colonel Mustang. Roy’s old squadron from Ishval arrives to help him while Olivier makes her decision in which side she’s going to take.
This episode was really exciting. The fight scenes were awesome, and …

Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 11 begins with Aang, Katara and Sokka headed toward the North Pole when they come to a large canyon. They discover that two tribes are at odds with one another and refuse to help each other. Aang tries to help them settle …

I was able to watch a couple Hogan’s Heroes episodes at lunch today, including one called “Praise the Fuehrer and Pass the Ammunition.” This episode was somewhat funny, but honestly could have been better.
The main point of this episode is Hogan and his men are hoping to switch live …

I was very tired this morning when it was time to get out of bed. And, this time around, it was not because my daughter kept me up all night.
Instead, it was because my wife and I were flipping channels last night and came across a show on CMT …

I finally got to see the That 70s Show Episode “Love Wisconsin Style.” Well, I should re-phrase that, it wasn’t as though I was waiting forever to see this particular episode. I just missed the part of the series about why Donna and Kelso flee to California for a …

About a month ago, I decided to upgrade my Direct TV package so I could get a few extra cartoon channels for my daughter. At the time, I wasn’t overly thrilled about spending the few extra dollars each month just for a few channels. But, shortly after switching, I …

Interested in the paranormal? Are you a skeptic when it comes to ghosts? Are you looking for documented proof of an afterlife? If you have not yet watched Ghost Hunters, this show is for you.
Ghost Hunters was created by two men–Grant Wilson and Jason Hawes. …

I have a couple of episodes of Highway Patrol in my personal video collection, but I haven’t seen the series in years. Now one of the cable networks is rerunning it, and it’s a great opportunity to watch this groundbreaking series again. As many of the so-called …

The one real reason for watching the Betrayal episode of Mancuso, FBI for me is to see actor Tristan Rogers, whose biggest claim to fame is playing Robert Scorpio on General Hospital. His Australian accent made him a huge hit and very difficult to forget. I was …

Margaret Avery and Stephen Elliott guest starred in the Twice Dead episode of the short-lived TV series called Snoops. In fact, it didn’t even last an entire season. I’m not surprised because I was pretty bored by the whole thing. The only unique thing about this …

I was never a big fan of L.A. Law, though with reruns, I probably have seen most if not all of the entire series, but as I turned on One Rat, One Ranger to watch it for the first time in years, my initial thought was, “Wow, what a …