Part 3 of Devices and Desires, a six-part series based on the P.D. James novel, has the standout line of the first three parts, and probably of the entire story. Spoken by Caroline Amplett to the very naive Jonathan when she says, “You say you love me but …

Part 2 of Devices and Desires continues the murder mystery that is the center of this P.D. James based novel. As always, it’s Roy Marsden starring as the intelligent and intuitive Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. The neat part about this particular story is that Dalgliesh is actually on …

Devices and Desires is from 1991, and it looks like it was shot on tape instead of film. There’s a very different look to the visual. There is some location shooting that looks very nice and pleasing to watch. In fact, it’s the outdoor, ocean side …

From 1995, A Mind to Murder is another P.D. James novel put onto film which stars Roy Marsden. Marsden has made a career out of portraying Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard. It’s unusual to see someone play the same role so many times, but I …

As I begin my review for The Black Tower - Part 3, I should point out that this serialized version of this P.D. James murder mystery aired in multiple parts originally, each of which was about 50 minutes. However, I’m watching these off the DVD set, which has …

The Black Tower - Part 2 continued to hold my interest fully, which is the first of the Dalgliesh murder mysteries to have that effect. Based on the P.D. James novel, this television version of the book stars Roy Marsden as Inspector Adam Dalgliesh and Pauline Collins as …

Keeping in mind that I’ve been given several of these DVDs about the adventures and cases of Commander Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, I’m watching them in no logical sense of order. It’s like going back and forth in time. As a result, the first thing …

The That Girl - Season Five DVD set is a nice conclusion to the series. With it, each and every That Girl episode has been placed on DVD and available for fans to view anytime they wish. As a fan, I like that. I plan on …

While I love the That Girl series and am so glad that someone gifted me with it recently, I was disappointed in the That Girl - Season Four DVD set. Obviously, my let down wasn’t because of the episodes, which I was thrilled to see again for the …

Jeremiah: Things Left Unsaid: Part 2 is the season-ending episode for Jeremiah, a surprisingly good science fiction series that starred Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Neither of these two are favorites of mine, and when I began watching the DVD set that a friend gave me, I was …

The first season of Jeremiah heads to its conclusion with a two part episode in which the action begins with Jeremiah (Luke Perry) realizing that someone ripped out a page from Simon’s journal. Simon is the person who told him about Thunder Mountain, and he and partner, Kurdy …

Markus Alexander (Peter Stebbings) has come a long way in this first season of Jeremiah. From being happy in his seclusion at Thunder Mountain to this episode, A Means to an End, when he’s finally open to bringing in others from the outside to try and secure a …

Jeremiah: Out of the Ashes was an interesting episode with a couple of different focuses. Much like the previous story, Moon in Gemini, the heroes are split up more than they are together, which I believe is a shame. Buddy shows work best when the chemistry between …

Buddy shows, that is shows that focus chiefly on two friends working together, are at their best when they focus on the buddies together. Sadly, and usually due to ego and agents, shows ultimately happen that split the team up. One goes one way, and the other goes …

To be totally honest, I was mostly bored and disappointed throughout Jeremiah: Ring of Truth. It was a very odd show, full mushroom hallucinations, a drag queen brothel, and a circus. I really wasn’t interested in any of it until the last ten or fifteen minutes. …

In Jeremiah: Tripwire, Thunder Mountain personnel head to Danbury to try and set up an alliance and check out a nuclear silo located there. This all relates back to Valhalla Sector and sudden activity in military facilities across the country, beginning in the Virginia area.
I wasn’t all that …

Is there a little Jeremiah out there in the world? That’s something that Jeremiah: Mother of Invention tackles when the title character meets up with an old flame, Michelle, who just happens to have a cute little boy that resembles Jeremiah and fits the age track. The …

For me, Jeremiah: The Touch felt like a Stargate SG-1 reunion. I realize that shows filmed in Vancouver tend to use the same actors, but sometimes it just reeks of a certain cast. The Touch featured a number of performers who had been on SG-1 and every …

Jeremiah: Thieves’ Honor brings back Kim Hawthorne as Theo. Theo was an integral part of the movie that began the series. She’s a sassy, in your face leader of a community. She’s full of fight, and she doesn’t take prisoners. Hawthorne nailed this part in …

Jeremiah: Journeys End in Lovers Meeting was a little different in theme, and I rather enjoyed it because it dealt with belief. Belief isn’t tangible; it’s deep inside, part of the heart and soul. If you believe, you understand, and those who don’t believe always seek proof.
Kurdy …

Jeremiah: Red Kiss aired in April, but it probably should have been a Halloween episode with all its emphasis on potential vampires.
In this episode, Jeremiah (Luke Perry) and Kurdy (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) come across an encampment where children are being kidnapped. Though the people are skeptical of the two …

Coming off the heels of the wonderful City of Roses episode, Firewall continues to add excellence in entertainment for the Jeremiah science fiction series. One of the good things about this series, which Luke Perry both stars in and acts as the executive producer of, is that we …

“I am alone. Somebody come get me.” This is the phrase that defines this show, and it’s a powerful one.
In my opinion, Jeremiah: City of Roses has been the best show of the series thus far, and in it, Malcolm-Jamal Warner really shines. When we first …

The Twilight Zone was a famous show that ran for many years in the 1950s. It was unique in that it had no recurring cast, except for Rod Serling, the narrator. Each episode was self-contained, and each one told the story of a person in extraordinary, usually supernatural, circumstances.
“Where …

The final show of That Girl has always been a disappointment to me. Series star Marlo Thomas refused to do a wedding show. She’s always been a feminist and she felt it was wrong to give the impression that her character of Ann Marie gets married and …

This episode of That Girl actually had me chuckling and thinking about a little TV movie called Gidget Gets Married. I’ve never associated the Ann Marie character with Gidget Lawrence before but it just popped into my head that this was going to be what Ann and Don …

As the series winds down, That Girl gave us one last typical episode in the name of Two for the Money. In the story, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) is on a modeling assignment at the racetrack. We get to see her doing all kinds of poses and …

The wedding between Ann and Don is getting closer with the advent of Don’s stag party. We actually never get to see the wedding, and the shows after this just mention the upcoming nuptials. As always, Marlo Thomas and Ted Bessell are just superb in their portrayals.
In …

That Girl: That King from season 5, the last season of this ABC series, had some funny moments in it. One of the things I enjoyed was seeing star Marlo Thomas dressed up in a beautiful gown and adorned in diamonds. She really looked like a princess. …

That Girl: Chef’s Night Out has some very nice comedic moments to it, and it’s a story that they hadn’t done before. After her parents leave on a trip, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) and Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) drop by the family restaurant to make sure everything is …

You just have to feel for Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) in That Girl: That Shoplifter. She’s so innocent and naive sometimes. Of course, back in 1971 when this ABC hit comedy aired, things weren’t as jaded as they are today.
While working as a specials announcer at a …

That Girl: The Russians Are Staying from the fifth season of this pure comedy series is the last one of the series that leaves me a little vacant. I found the plot about a Russian comedian named Nicholai (Bob Dishy) to be too stereotypical and it simply wasn’t …

From season 5, That Girl: A Limited Engagement just may be the most dramatic show from the entire five years. It’s also quite probably the best episode from the entire run as well. While there are laughs, the show isn’t full of them. They’re there as …

The plot of That Girl: Those Friars really doesn’t matter. What does matter is the joy of seeing Danny Thomas guest starring on his daughter’s highly successful TV series. He’d done a cameo on an earlier episode that was just delightful, but this part was a little …

In That Girl: That Script from the fifth and final season of ABC’s delightful comedy series about an aspiring actress, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) has her heart set on buying the rights to a novel and having it turned into a movie that she would star in herself. …

While Joe Flynn, most famous on television for portrayal Captain Binghamton on McHale’s Navy, is a fine actor, his performance in That Girl: An Uncle Herbert for All Seasons left me a little flat. I doubt that it was totally Flynn’s fault. It was the character that …

There’s an odd thing that I noticed in That Girl: That Senorita. It’s the fifth season and while things began to ease up in the fourth season, in this one things are definitely looser in tone and style. It’s a sign of the times in which That …

That Girl: Super Reporter concerns Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) winning the Humanitarian Award for Writing. Naturally, his fiance, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas), is proud as punch, but then her day turns to confusion when Don’s friends, spurred on by Jerry Bauman (Bernie Kopell), pull a little prank on …

That Girl: Stop the Presses, I Want to Get Off is an enjoyable entry for this outstanding comedy program. Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) shoots a fashion design for a publication. Just as an aside, I couldn’t help but notice the modern look of her outfit. She …

That Girl: That Girl’s Daddy from season 5 is an interesting story in a way. It’s one that also has a continuity error. At the beginning of the show, Lou Marie (Lew Parker) is trying to get inside Ann Marie’s (Marlo Thomas) apartment when a policeman stops …

One of the funnier and delightful episodes of the final season, That Girl: That Cake has Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) as Miss Everything, filming a spot about baking a dessert to be presented that evening to the New York State governor. It’s a comical shoot, with Woodrow Parfrey …

That Girl: There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis Part 2 gets a bit spicier and more fun than Part 1 was the week before. Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) and Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) are in St. Louis for two reasons. Ann is appearing …

Now that they are engaged, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) and Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) head to St. Louis for Ann to formally meet the rest of Don’s family. Missing is his sister, Sandy, and that is unexplained and a glaring oversight in my opinion. On the good side, …

That Girl: Rattle of a Single Girl is Ann Marie’s version of cold feet, a situation that fiance, Don Hollinger, succumbs to in a later story. She begins to think that they aren’t ready for marriage, so when someone suggests counseling, she insists that they go.
Of course, counseling …

In That Girl: No Man Is a Manhattan Island, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) appears on a game show where her success depends on knowing her neighbors. I actually had a problem with how this introductory scene went because we’ve seen Ann with a lot of her neighbors, and …

The plot surrounding That Girl: I Ain’t Got Nobody is that Ann’s picture is inexplicably in a major girlie magazine, creating chaos for everyone who knows her and interfering with her attempt to be cast on a children’s show with a character called Captain Gooney (Kenneth Mars).
A positive thing …

That Girl: Don and Sandy and Harry and Snoopy introduces Don’s sister, Sandy, played by Cloris Leachman. That surprised me. I hadn’t thought of Cloris as being the Hollinger type. She was quite bubbly here, playing a widow who had found a new romance with an …

That Girl: Counter Proposal is the first episode of the fifth and final season of this wonderful ABC comedy starring Marlo Thomas as aspiring actress Ann Marie and Ted Bessell as writer Don Hollinger. This is the pivotal episode that fans had been waiting for. It’s the …

That Girl: All’s Well That Ends is the final show of the fourth season, and it’s all about Ann Marie’s (Marlo Thomas) birthday. It’s fun to watch this show because it’s the end of ‘we have an understanding’ shows for Ann Marie and Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell). …

The Cosby Show is timeless. Even though this show most likely came out before I was even born, I still enjoy watching it. Bill Cosby is funny but in a very classy way. He adds a certain elegance to the show. I appreciate the fact that Bill plays the …