Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man is the first official outing for the TV series, Columbo. I believe this actually began as a mystery movie of the week, airing once a month in rotation with other mystery movies. The series was spawned by a movie called Prescription: …

In M*A*S*H: Sticky Wicket, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) has a hard time dealing with a patient he operated on who isn’t responding. Most think he made a mistake, and he mopes around because of his own self-doubts. Actually, the most endearing part of this episode is when …

Damon Werth from Season 5’s “Corporal Punishment” returns in “Jack Knife.” Seems his friend (also from the previous episode)Heatherton has been driving a truck for a man Werth feels is to blame for Heatherton’s murder.
Werth wants to go undercover in order to help catch his friend’s …

From the second season of the terrific western, Laramie, comes Two for the Gallows, a show that is part drama and part comedy. The series stars Robert Fuller as Jess Harper and John Smith as Slim Sherman. At this point in the series, Sherman is the owner …

When I say how much I loved the television series “Battlestar Galactica,” I am not talking about the newer version with Edward James Olmos. I am talking about the original “Battlestar Galactica,” written by Glen Larson with Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict.
I was around 17 when …

From May 1964, The Twilight Zone: Mr. Garrity and the Graves is another weird outing of this series. I’m afraid this once great series has taken a big nose dive with this fifth and final year worth of shows. So many are retreads and so-so works. …

I think Jamie Oliver is a breath of fresh air. He throws the rule book out the window when it comes to cooking and he is pretty cute too.
I like the gap in his front teeth, his cheeky accent and hi little messed up boy hair… it helps that …

My cousin told me about this television show on mtv, that I should watch it. As soon as I started watching it I liked it. I like how they show the family all together. How they show how they have problems but yet stick as a family and work …

My favorite scene in Adam-12: Eyewitness from season four is a segment with a dog. It’s a cute dog and in the show, he’s a seeing eye dog. I pretty much enjoy everything about this and the way Martin Milner as Officer Pete Malloy plays with him.
This …

The Exiles was a fifth season outing from the successful western TV show called Have Gun - Will Travel. The half hour series starred Richard Boone as Paladin, the gunfighter who always wore black when on the job.
The job in this case was to travel to San Ysidro …

American idol is a reality television show where the contestants audition to be included in the competition. The audience then votes on their favourite until one is ultimately named the American Idol.
I love this show. The audition process is hilarious, while the quality of the talent may …

There’s a surprising event in this fifth installment of Devices and Desires. It’s not all that shocking, but at the same time, it turned the murder investigation upside down.
P.D. James has written numerous mysteries for his central character, Commander Adam Dalgliesh, to solve. Always well dressed and …

The first phrase that comes to my mind when I think about the pilot episode for The Defenders is ’smart move. When word first came out about this show, the word was that it was going to be a re-do of the popular lawyer series from the 60’s …

As was the case for most of these shows, the The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast honoring Ted Knight as the Man of the Hour was put on at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. What I liked about the hour was that it did include some of Knight’s …

“Orpheus 3.3″ was one of the saddest episodes of 21 Jump Street that I ever watched.
The concept of the episode is the fact that Hanson is ready to break up with is girlfriend, Amy. He tells Penhall that he hates doing that because he does not want to …

I guess this is my day to vent about television commercials I find detestable.
Chief among the television ads that make me personally queasy are the series of commercials featuring Digital Max, the digital character with the blue sweater and obnoxious wisecracks. This character is supposed to influence live …

Stargate SG-1: Arthur’s Mantle is a good episode that has some nice moments in it. While working on an experiment, Sam and Mitchell are thrust into a different phase where no one else can see or hear them. Sam theorizes that Daniel should be able to see them …

Well, it’s about time this series gave Jedi Master Mace Windu the spotlight that he deserves. “Liberty on Ryloth” is the final episode in the ‘Ryloth’ trilogy, following “Storm Over Ryloth” and “Innocents of Ryloth”, and it all centers around Mace Windu being a badass as he commandeers a …

Homer decides not to go to church on Sunday. He tells her he wants to enjoy one day at home, after working hard in the office. So Marge and the kids go to church in the blistering cold. They are freezing while sitting in the church. Whereas Homer is …

Star Trek: The Mark of Gideon is a show with another message and this time the topic is population control. We have Kirk beaming down to the planet Gideon and finding himself still aboard the Enterprise, only no one else is around; that is, until he finds …

M*A*S*H: Blood Brothers is a critically acclaimed episode from season nine of this series. Harry Morgan directed the show which guest stars Patrick Swayze as Private Gary Sturges, who shows up at the 4077th with a broken arm and a severely wounded friend. Sturges is determined to …

Episode 1 of Season 4 of Fringe has been a bit strange. While the story of Fringe is strange and complicated in general, this one was even more strange, complicated and confusing than usual. I would not say that is was a particularly good episode of Fringe. I am …

I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here is finally over with and the king of the jungle has been crowned. Some of these episodes were interesting and others were quite boring. One thing that I was happy about was that Janice Dickinson was ousted by …

MTV’s The Real World has been a successful hit among the young generation for many years now. But for those of you who don’t understand why, here’s the scoop. The show originally started out as strangers living in a house for 4 months while cameras tape their day to …

The X-Files was a well-known TV show that ran in the 1990s. It featured actors David Coveney and Gillian Anderson as special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. These two agents were assigned to the X-Files — cases that the FBI was investigating that concerned paranormal phenomena …

This particular show, Sonar Story, the tenth outing of the adventure series’ fourth season, felt very slow and dull to me. So much of it was underwater, but it wasn’t showing sea life or some natural phenomenon of the ocean; rather, it was Mike Nelson tracking down heroin …

The Virginian: The Brazen Bell brought a very interesting portrayal, courtesy of George C. Scott. Royal Dano also did his usual good job. Dano is a character actor who has done more roles than I can count. He’s in at least two shows from season 1 …

The week following a somewhat weak show, viewers of Stargate SG-1 were treated to one of the best shows of the entire series, an episode entitled Shades of Grey. In it, Jack O’Neill resigns from the Air Force after becoming frustrated by the military’s lack of taking action …

This episode really features Plankton, and you get to know his character quite well. He is the evil wannabe genius who is always out to steal the crabby patty secret formula away from the Krusty Krab. He will do anything and everything to try to get his hands on …

From January 1961, Have Gun - Will Travel presented a show called Shadow of a Man which opens by Hey Girl (Lisa Lu) interrupting Paladin’s latest date by giving him a package which contained fake diamonds and the request for him to go to a place called Patchwork Junction. …

As usual, at the end of each season, Stargate SG1 writers fudge and take the easy way out for an episode, choosing to show us clips from previous episodes. While these clip shows are good for those who are just coming into the Stargate Universe, they are a …

The name of the show, Criminal Minds had shied me away from watching it. Mostly because I thought it would be scary and I wouldn’t like it. One day at Wal-mart I was looking for something new to watch and I saw the box set and figured, what the …

When I found out a couple weeks ago there would be an episode detailing the first case Booth and Bones had together, I was ready to watch it. It finally aired last night and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed.
There were a couple things I liked about this …

Sea Hunt concluded four years on television on September 23, 1961. The half hour adventure series aired 38 episode in this year, this last one being called Round Up. In many ways, it was an appropriate ending, and I say that for a few reasons.
First, the show …

The show, Sea Hunt: Underwater Curtain from May 1959, began harmlessly enough with diving expert Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) in the ocean with a married couple, Ken and Joan, who were friends of his. The fun is cut short when a sort of alarm goes off, and shortly, …

The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Lonely One is a story about a serial killer in a small, rural town. Known as the Lonely One, the killer strikes once a month, including the morning of when this science fiction story begins. The show, a cable program, aired in …

The Circuit was a pretty dreadful movie that had its world premier on ABC Family. That alone should have told me that it wasn’t going to be very good, but considering that it revolved around auto racing I decided to sit back and watch it. As an auto racing …

Death Note Episode 6 has a woman who was F.B.I. Agent Raye Pember’s fiancé, looking for the Kira Investigation trying to give them information on Kira. Meanwhile the Japanese Police Task Force meets L in person and he gives them more clues about the identity of Kira.
This …

Adam-12: The Dinosaur concerns a veteran police officer who has returned to the force after being away for quite a while. Unfortunately, a lot has changed and the question becomes can this man still do his job.
Martin Milner plays Officer Pete Malloy and Kent McCord plays Officer Jim …

This is just another great episode on season one of Spongebob Squarepants. In this episode, Plankton is trying to be friends with Spongebob just so that he can get the Krabby Patty recipe from him. Spongebob truly thinks that Plankton wants to be friends and Spongbob gets …

This review is about a show that is near and dear to my heart. I don’t often get “hooked” on a tv show, much less feel the need to watch the episodes over and over. In fact, more often than not, I turn the channel to a …

When I saw this week’s episode of Destination Truth had Josh Gates hunting for the Yeti, I wasn’t expecting a whole lot. After all, if he would have found something, you know it would have made the news by now.
But, it turned out to be a good investigation that …

Starz is one of the premium movies that you can get. I used to have all of the movie channels and then I did away with them. When I used to have them all of them were really good. Now none of them are as good as they used …

Together: The Hendrick Motorsports Story is a wonderful tribute to NASCAR team owner, Rick Hendrick, who is celebrating his 25th year in the sport. Hendrick has a team of winners, including the four-time champion who put him on the map, Jeff Gordon. It hasn’t been a world …

Did you guys watch Ugly Betty Season Finale? Well, I did on my local TV channel and it was a good one. Usually, due to time constraints, I sometimes have to skip watching Ugly Betty, without a choice. But I made it a point to watch the …

If you are a single lad, or a lad that has recently started seeing a new girl, then I have seen a t.v show that would really put me off the idea of ever being in a relationship again. Meet The Parents on E4 is where a lad can …

Last night was the first time I actually took some time to watch the show Ghost Hunters International with my wife. Overall, it wasn’t a terrible program. But, I’m not sure if it was as good as I expected it to be.
I’ve watched the American version of the show …

One of my parents’ favourite television shows in the seventies, was a show called “Soul Train”. I heard them talking about the show from time to time over the years, but never actually got a chance to view it for myself until one Saturday years ago, when a certain …

NCIS is a series about crime scene investigators working for the Navy. Unlike many of the other similar shows, the comic element is quite strong in NCIS.
The good: I really like the comedy. The setting is far-fetched, there is for example only one person in the lab and …

Third episode of the first season of „Highlander: The Series” is titled „Road not Taken”. It concentrates on a Chinese friend of Duncan’s who dedicated his life to finding a potion that would make mortals indestructible and able to survive a fight with an Immortal. Long time ago, Duncan …