Stargate SG-1: The Fourth Horseman Part 2 concludes the big middle of the season two-parter. At the end of Part 1, the character of Gerak enters the Council Chambers of the Jaffa. He’s their new leader, and he’s also now a Prior for the Ori.
Here’s my problem. …

Stargate SG-1: The Fourth Horseman Part 1 has a lot of drama in it, some of which I liked and some of which I didn’t. The highlights, on both sides, include:
–We start off with more basketball playing. It’s just another sign that Daniel isn’t the Daniel of …

Stargate SG-1: Prototype is, on the surface, a fairly decent show for the ninth season of this series. It has drama and surprise. My problem is more with characterization and the direction it takes one character.
First things first, in Stargate SG-1: Prototype, the team discovers what turns …

Confessions of a Teen Idol - Episode 8 is the final episode of this experimental concept where former teen idols were brought together on their quest to reclaim their fame.
The show is really more of a ‘goodbye’ episode. The guys talk alot about how close they’ve become and …

Stargate SG-1: Babylon may actually be one of the few episodes where Ben Browder really pulled his own as Mitchell on this series. I somewhat enjoyed Mitchell’s interaction with a new race called the Sodan. There was a chance for Mitchell to do stuff on his own, …

Sam returns to the SGC in Stargate SG-1: Beachhead. She’s been at Area 51, but finally comes to help out with the latest crisis, by special request of General Landry. The only bad part about this is the vagueness of certain aspects of her private life, which …

Stargate SG-1: The Powers That Be continues the forced journey into Vala land, a place I really don’t want to go. The only good thing is that she’s dressed in BDUs, thereby finally covering the part of her body that she so unmercifully thrusts upon viewers way too …

Stargate SG-1: The Ties That Bind continues the foolishness of season nine with the bracelets that link Daniel and Vala together. They actually end up going all over the galaxy to try and find the secret of the bracelets. It’s like a huge scavenger hunt, in which …

Stargate SG-1: Origin is really the third part of the Avalon 1 and 2 opening episodes of the ninth season, but for some reason they used a different name.
I’ll say upfront that the only thing I really like about this show is at the end because Richard Dean Anderson …

Stargate SG-1: Avalon Part 2 is the second episode of season nine, a season I’d just as soon forget, with a handful of exceptions.
Mainly, this episode continues the ridiculous plot of Daniel and Vala being linked because of these bracelets that she found. Neither can stay too far …

Stargate SG-1: Avalon Part 1 is just a sad beginning of the end for this TV favorite. The last two seasons are just not the SG-1 that I love. The introduction of Vala to the cast for the first several episodes is just atrocious, and the shifting …

The hit CBS television show 48 Hours has a new spin, and I’ll say up front that I like it. One of the things I’ve disliked about old episodes of 48 Hours is the drama brought about by the story teller, or reporter. It was like propaganda, …

The era ends here for Stargate SG-1. It’s the end of the season, the end of a dreaded story arc, and it’s the final appearance of Richard Dean Anderson as a regular. It’s also the end of this reality, which I’ll explain at the end.
Stargate SG-1: Moebius …

Stargate SG-1: Moebius Part 1 continues the arc that I’m not fond of, even though, as I’ve said, there are some good moments. Basically, SG-1 goes back in time to get a ZPM and messes things up.
Here’s the good and bad of this particular show:
–Another recurring character is …

Season eight of Stargate SG-1 continues its downward spiral with an episode called Threads. Now, it’s important to note that there are two versions of this episode. One is a special that aired in a ninety minute format, while the other is the edited down show that airs …

Stargate SG-1: Reckoning Part 2 concludes the show begun the week before though it doesn’t answer a major question about the Daniel Jackson character.
The best parts of the show are the scenes with Daniel and Replicator Sam. They are cunningly written and well portrayed. The scenes …

Stargate SG-1: Reckoning Part 1 is another one of those shows that I have a lot of conflicting feelings about. In fact, that’s the case with all of the remaining season eight episodes. It’s a storyline that I don’t believe in and didn’t enjoy, although there are …

Essentially, Stargate SG-1: Citizen Joe is the annual clips show. This time it revolves around a lot of non-SGC personnel. It opens with a barber named Joe Spencer showing up at Jack’s home and threatening him with a gun. It’s a funny bit on the surface. …

Stargate SG-1: Full Alert is about midway through the eight season of this science fiction series, and it’s a pretty good one.
One of the best scenes is early on when Jack and the team discuss the crisis of the moment. Jack gives Teal’c his assignment, and he leaves. …

The latest episode of The Beast, entitled Hothead, had some moments, but it’s suffering a bit from the odd, over-acting of Travis Fimmel, who plays Ellis Dove, the partner of Charles Barker, portrayed by series star Patrick Swayze. There’s just something about Fimmel’s look — it’s a smirk …

I’ve only watched The Craig Ferguson Show a couple of times and tonight’s episode was a good reason why. I didn’t laugh at the so-called monologue, which included a lot of references to something that happened the night before, so anyone tuning in who hadn’t seen the show …

Stargate SG-1: It’s Good to be King is the show that I consider to be the last real team show of SG-1. It’s truly the last time we get to see SG-1 off-world, together, including Jack. It’s a regular-type mission that ends well and that has all …

Stargate SG-1: Prometheus Unbound from season eight is a show I have some conflicts about. On its own, it’s not bad, though there are issues, but when applied to SG-1 as a whole, I hate it because it’s the show that brought the character of Vala to the …

We see them every year at Easter time — chocolate bunnies, some stuffed and some not. Many companies make them, one of which is Palmer. The Palmer Hollow Milk Chocolate Rabbit looks adorable. It’s in a pretty box that is alluringly printed with colorful rabbits to …

HGTV Showdown is an interesting interior design television show on the Home and Garden Channel that pits teams of designers against one another. Each team is comprised of two members, and they each take on the same challenge.
The challenge is also the prize. Usually, a couple has …

Confessions of a Teen Idol - Episode 7 doesn’t disappoint. It continues the shrewd progression of former teen stars on their quest for a comeback. Some are still fighting the ‘new’ Hollywood, but others are truly embracing what they need to do to succeed.
Billy Hufsey, of Fame …

From an excellent episode to a not-so-excellent episode. This is the case as season eight of Stargate SG-1 continued, airing a show called Gemini. Now, there are some unique things about this show, but it’s all too predictable and, once again, everyone lets Sam off the hook. …

Stargate SG-1: Endgame has some fun moments in it for me and makes for a nice season eight episode of this long-running TV series. Among my favorite scenes:
–the opening, where the two technicians working the graveyard shift talk; it’s just so normal and weird at the same time; …

Stargate SG-1: Sacrifices features the return of Jolene Blalock as Ishta, but the fun story is Teal’c’s reaction to his son’s engagement. He’s not quite ready to let go apparently. Neil Denis returns as the son. He’s played the role from the beginning, so we’ve literally watched …

One of the fun things about Stargate SG-1: Covenant is that it guest stars Charles Shaughnessy as Alec Colson, a wealthy businessman who is a believer in the public knowing the truth, and while he may not fully know the truth, he knows it’s out there. I love …

Stargate SG-1: Affinity is a decent entry into the eighth season of this long-time television show. After all these years, Teal’c is finally allowed to get an apartment outside the base, but his constant involvement in community situations, particularly involving crimes, is a cause of concern for Washington.
There’s …

In the era of videogame popularity, Stargate SG-1: Avatar focuses on that theme a bit. In the story, Earth scientists have been working on using the chairs from season two’s The Gamekeeper to help with virtual training scenarios. These chairs are linked to the brain and learn …

This unusual episode shows what can happen when Earth sticks their collective noses into another world’s business, something Jack points out to Daniel at one point. Every time they go through the Gate, they impact the world they’re traveling to. This show, Icon, is really the first …

I’ve often felt that the powers that be at SG-1 started season eight with a few good shows and decided to use all of them, even if the timing didn’t necessarily make sense. This episode, Zero Hour, seems like it should have been the starter once Jack was …

Stargate SG-1: Lockdown is one of the best episodes of season eight; in fact, of all of the latter seasons of the show. It’s full of good stuff.
In this story, Anubis has made his way to Earth and ends up taking over different people’s bodies. The problem …

Stargate SG-1: New Order Part 2 makes the big transition official, but not until Jack has been unfrozen and the System Lords sent on their way.
The fun part of this episode is when Thor beams Daniel up to his ship, The Daniel Jackson. I adore that! Daniel …

The eight season of Stargate SG-1 brings about a couple of changes, the most notable of which is that Don S. Davis is no longer on the show as General Hammond. What’s more, we don’t even get a goodbye scene, just a mention that he’s accepted a new …

I gotta say from the start that I’m still not sure where the title comes from. Maybe I’ll get it from a second showing. Regardless, The Beast: Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo was an interesting show. It had many elements that I liked and a couple that I …

Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice is always full of the unexpected. In this second edition of the celebrity-studded game, my favorite is Scott Hamilton. However, from the moment I heard he was going to do the show I was certain he’d be eaten alive. He’s a good …

CSI without the Gil Grissom character just isn’t CSI, but the show is still plugging along. It’s not that it’s bad, it just lacks the zip and zest that Grissom injected into the action. Still, the March 5, 2009 episode called “Turn, Turn, Turn” was intriguing and …

The season finale of Burn Notice was an episode called Lesser Evil, which guest starred Michael Shanks, famous as Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1. This was Shanks fourth appearance on the USA hit drama, and he was awesome. It was the conclusion of an arc that was extremely …

Let me say this upfront and let me be perfectly clear. I watched this episode on the internet and then when it aired on television. I will never, ever watch it again, unless it is to make an edited copy, but I just don’t even see me …

Dominion is the second to the last episode of Stargate SG-1 and frankly, it bored me stiff. I don’t like the Ori, don’t care about Adria, don’t like Ba’al, and am just extremely frustrated by Daniel not being Daniel, not to mention all the times he’s been put …

Stargate SG-1: Family Ties is not really my style. It opens with Sam and Vala returning from a shopping trip, the two all decked out and drawing attention as they walk down the corridors of the SGC. I guess they wanted to show these two are friends. …

I have very deep problems with Stargate SG-1: Talion, and this time, Vala isn’t the reason. For years, we’ve seen Teal’c be on the edge. His ‘Jaffa revenge thing’ has put the team at risk, especially Jack. I’ve never liked that. SG-1 is said to …

Okay, I admit it. For some odd reason, I actually do like this tenth season entry for Stargate SG-1, even with Vala there. “Bad Guys” is really the only one I can think of that I can make that statement with. Of course, Vala is with …

Stargate SG-1: Bounty gets mixed reviews, which isn’t that all surprising as season ten starts to wrap up. In this episode, Netan of the Lucian Alliance puts out a bounty on SG-1, all of whom are on downtime of some sort of another.
The oddest segment is Mitchell returning …

Stargate SG-1: The Shroud is a wonderful episode, thanks to the return of Richard Dean Anderson as General Jack O’Neill. It’s not just Jack’s presence, but his friendship with Daniel that makes the show a great one.
Daniel is discovered on a planet as a Prior. He’s beamed …

This episode of Stargate SG-1 called The Road Not Taken is Sam-intensive as it takes her to an alternate reality. This is the final episode without Michael Shanks. Ben Browder is a minor player here as Mitchell, as is Claudia Black as Vala. David Hewlett guest …

Stargate SG-1: Line in the Sand bugged me in some ways, but then again, that is the norm for season ten episodes. This is the third episode without Michael Shanks. In the show, no one knows what has happened to Daniel for sure. Is he alive …