Star in the Night from way back in 1945 is a really simple, modern day simile of the Nativity. It’s set out in the middle of a little town and opens with three cowboys on horseback, riding along with Christmas presents. They see a bright star shining …

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Eleven Days to Zero gets it name from the fact that the nuclear submarine Seaview has just eleven days to stop a deathly disaster facing the planet. Following are some of my thoughts on the show:
–I love the magic of the …

The Twilight Zone: Twenty Two should have been done in October. It would have made a wonderful Halloween edition for this science fiction series. It’s done a super job of scaring me from the moment it first aired. It has that freaky, spooky feeling to it, …

I almost turned this episode off half-way through. I was just sick with the thought of Brian selling himself out like he did in this episode. He has always been so strong, so passionate about his views, and his integrity. Suddenly, he’s …

I laughed my butt off when I watched the first season of Golden Girls. All of the characters seemed so undeveloped at the time. I don’t mean the acting skills, but in how the actresses came to “know” their characters.
The pilot always cracks me up. Blanche, played by Rue …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Twins was one of those stories where you could suspect the outcome but not really know for sure until the end. It’s a plot that could have gone many different ways. The tale begins in San Francisco at the Hotel Carlton …

Last night, I watched the made for television movie, The Haunting of Sarah. It was truly an excellent movie, that made one think……..and think.
The story begins with two sisters, twins, being born. Then, the tale whips along to 25 yrs. later, showing how one twin sister has become an …

In an romantic comedy monologue, we are exposed to what at first seems like an series of superficial stories, only to have us make the shocking assertion that more truth lies within these superficial stories then we are willing to admit to the general public. This is the superficial …

Jean managed to survive the swan dive into the sun, but the Phoenix still inhabits her body. The X-Men have been trying to figure out a way to help her, but nothing seems to work.
Cyclops is stressed out so Gambit takes him out to a club where we …

Synopsis: Cuddy’s mom falls ill and Cuddy insists that House figure out what is killing her even though her mom refuses to let him diagnose her.
What I liked about this episode: I have gone on record before saying I hate this whole relationship thing between House and Cuddy and, …

The opening teaser in CHiPs: Cry Wolf is memorable and funny, not for the actual plot, but because they show stock footage of Station 51 from Emergency! responding. Then when we get to the scene and it’s a different engine and squad and it’s now numbered ‘519′. …

The biggest part of Black Gold’s 4th episode from season three was on new driller Ben’s first day on the job. The question was rather or not he could control the unruly bunch of crew and get them to do their jobs.
What is funny about that to me …

The sensational blend of voices known as Celtic Woman has offered up a new concert for the masses on PBS and it’s a good one. Celtic Woman: Songs, From the Heart is enchanting. I’ve watched it four times in three days: that’s how much I like it.
Taped …

M*A*S*H: Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler is a bit of an off-kilter episode for me. It’s never been one that I enjoyed all that much. Alan Fudge guest stars as Captain Chandler, an injured soldier who believes he’s Christ. Most of what happens stems from this plot …

Well, the Special Victims Unit Episode “Persona” was a bit depressing last night, but really gets you thinking.
Basically, this was an episode about spousal rape and abuse and how the laws have changed recently. The show starts out with an abusive husband raping his wife (which leads to a …

This episode focuses on the triad. Orpheus discovers that the outrider, the same man who stole his wife, is able to travel between worlds and resolves to attempt to do the same.
We see the return of the master, who tries to give Orpheus some advice while …

When it comes to cable television there are more choices today than ever before. It wasn’t too long ago that 40 channels were considered a massive volume of channels to have access. Today, there are several thousands of channels that cater to virtual any taste. One of the more …

I really can’t say all that much for M*A*S*H: Cementing Relationships, which to me is just an okay episode. There are two main plots going on. One deals with the 4077th’s quest to get a new floor for the operating room. Apparently, patients are getting infections …

Stargate SG-1 aired on television for ten years, and it went through some major changes. As someone who prefers the first three seasons, the vintage years as I call them, I wasn’t at all fond of the final two years. Richard Dean Anderson, who played the lead …

In this important episode of the MacGyver series, viewers meet Harry Jackson for the first time. Harry is MacGyver’s grandfather. Initially, the two are estranged, but after this, Harry shows up in many episodes over the series run. Harry is beautifully played by the talented John …

In celebration of their one-hundredth episode, the powers that be at Stargate SG-1 produced a show that was a tribute to the people who put the show together, week after week. There are a host of cameos by the crew and background people who work on the show. …

M*A*S*H: Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde is one of those shows that I want to like, but because I love animals I have a hard time really enjoying it. This is even though it all turns out okay. It’s just the thought that perturbs me.
The comedy portion …

My daughter had on cartoons this past Saturday and was watching several re-runs of the show The Jetsons. I really wasn’t paying too much attention to what she was watching until one episode came on TV; Jane’s Driving Lesson.
OK, I know the episode is pretty sexist and relies on …

“The Dick Van Dyke Show” episode “I Do Not Choose to Run” is part one of a two part story, which concludes with, “The Making of a Councilman”. In this episode, Rob is asked to run for the position of councilman on the New Rochelle City Council. Much of …

The Twilight Zone: Come Wander with Me feels like it’s this science fiction series answer to the folk singing of Peter, Paul, and Mary. It guest stars Gary Crosby as a folk singer who ends up in an obscure place in the backwoods. He hears the hum …

This is a series that I am really glad to have picked up on. I am currently watching season 2 of Dexter because season one enticed me to keep it on my Netflix DVD queue. The show introduces you to its main character: Dexter Morgan. He is …

My wife and I watched the season finale of Ghost Hunters Academy last night, Final Exam. It was an OK episode because I think it ended explaining more about the series than the rest of the episodes did.
For one, we learned that, instead of going home, the class members that …

Hey, you should be proud of me. A new television series came on TV and, not only did I watch it, I actually got to see the first episode of it (that rarely happens).
But, after watching The Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family, I really find …

Well what can I say about the TV show Scrubs. I have to say that this is one of the worst TV shows I have seen in my life. I don’t know if it is because I hate hospitals or because of the bad acting but I hate it. The …

Finally the forty-five minute mark in the first part of the Chuunin Exam is reached and it is time for the tenth question, but before he gives it out the instructor decides to tell the remaining candidates a story. He takes off his head band and hat to reveal …

Stargate sg-1 started in the year 1997 and was produced by Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright. The cast of the show are Major General Jack O’neill, Dr Daniel Jackson, Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter, Teal’c, Lieutenant General George Hammond and more recently Jonas Quinn. These people travel through a massive …

In M*A*S*H: The Red/White Blues, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) examines the base commander, Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) for his required annual examination and discovers Potter has high blood pressure. This would result in Potter being sent home early. Since the test doesn’t need to be done …

I had intended on watching the newest Ghost Hunters International episode last night but, since there was a new Law & Order SVU on at the same time, I gave in to my wife’s wishes and watched that with her instead. Fortunately, the episode, entitled Pop, wasn’t too bad.
Basically, …

I watched a re-run of the Simpsons last night entitled “Pranksta Rap.” It was an OK episode but I have to admit, I have seen much, much better from this series.
Basically, Bart sneaks out to go to a rap concert. But, he’s afraid of his punishment so he ends …

I was curious and tuned into Oprah yesterday when the topic, and it is a long one, was ‘The 82-Pound Actress: Ellen’s Wife Portia de Rossi & the Secret That Nearly Killed Her’. Why they did a title that was that long, I don’t know. It’s almost …

Normally, I like pretty much everything my daughter is exposed to on Nick. However, their addition of the show Back at the Barnyard is an insult to parents everywhere.
There is nothing worthwhile about that show. The jokes are 100 times cruder than some “adult” cartoons on television and I …

Always bucking the system and putting their patient’s first, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and Trapper John McIntyre (Wayne Rogers) treat a North Korean, much to the consternation of Frank Burns (Larry Linville) in M*A*S*H: Germ Warfare. In fact, Frank complains to Colonel Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson), who tells …

Amongst small-screen Televisions, the 23-inch Vizio VM230XVT Razor is really a standout because of its good display quality and astonishing features. This Television uses a good edge-lit brought backlight for display quality that’s not within the same category as big-screen powerhouses, however that’s really, very great for a TV …

Why does everybody seem to die around Jessica Fletcher? This question plagued my childhood when watching Murder She Wrote, every Sunday before the dreaded school day Monday reared its ugly head, was tradition.Surely, someone would notice, be it the first Sheriff played by Tom Bosely or his replacement. …

Just hearing this title had me curious. I mean, what is the Jersey Thing? The only explanation that the episode had about what a Jersey Thing is, is just the mean and annoying excuses that people from New Jersey use when …

It’s amazing how many of the opening scenes to The Andy Griffith Show are classic moments, vintage scenes that are among the show’s very best. In fact, I’ll take it to a broader scope and say they are among the finest comedy that TV has to offer. …

Oh how I wish MacGyver: Dalton, Jack of Spies had just never been done. When we last saw Jack Dalton, he was flying away to his heroic death. Mac had that warm look of friendship on his face as he watched. Now, though, Jack is back, …

When a couple of teenagers go into the bedroom of a sorority house to make out, they have their moment ruined by discovering a decapitated body of a young woman hanging from the ceiling. The next day the head is discovered by a dog in the park. Some time …

The new restaurant Larry has invested in is fast approaching its grand opening, but a apparently grim discovery from Oscar, Jeff’s corpse sniffing dog means the kitchen is excavated as the police move in.
Elsewhere, Larry and the Browdy’s have made their peace and things seem even rosier for …

It is Halloween time, and like every “Treehouse of Horror” episode, there are 3 small episodes packed into one episode. The first is about the evil Monkey Paw. Inspite of the warning that it is evil, Homer buys it, because it can grant 3 wishes. The first wish is …

Alias Smith and Jones: Stagecoach Seven is one of my favorite episodes for this hit ABC western series. One of the reasons for that is that Randolph Mantooth (Johnny Gage on Emergency!) guest stars as Dan Loomis. Actually, the cast is really very good in this show …

A missile strikes Pentagon and Parker is sent back 7 days in past in order to try to change what happened. A girl who is really good in playing videogames was contacted by a videogame developer to test his games. What she doesn’t know is that she isn’t playing …

Nevada vs. Rodgers was the latest hour of the new decent drama and disappointing comedy show, The Defenders. The good part for me is that they more or less left the comedy behind this week, and that was delightful. I’ve said from the beginning that this version …

When I first came across the Bones episode “Death in the Saddle” I figured it would involve a murder of some sort of horse enthusiast. Boy, was I surprised when it was an episode about a sexual fetish.
Now, I’m far from being a prude when it comes to sex, …

After the heavy, serious tone of the Cthulu episode, we get a more lighthearted adventure. It may not be as epic as the last episode, but it is certainly enjoyable in its own right. In fact, the humor is actually quite welcome.
This episode takes the team to …