TV Reviews
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Thing from Inner Space TV Show
From November 1966, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Thing from Inner Space, which stars Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as my favorite, Captain Lee Crane, is the eighth show of the third season. The main guest star is Hugh Marlowe as Bainbridge …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Deadly Waters TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Deadly Waters, episode 7 of year 3, guest starred Don Gordon as Stan Kowalski. This show proves that if you can stick it out long enough, being a recurring character can get you your own story. Del Monroe has played …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Day of Evil TV Show
From October 1966, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Day of Evil was the sixth episode of this series’ third year on the air. As always, the show starred Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Hold onto to your clocks, readers, we’re playing with time again. …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Terrible Toys TV Show
From season three, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Terrible Toys was the fifth episode of this series which stars Richard Basehart and David Hedison. One of the guest stars is Francis X. Bushman who plays the mysterious Old Man in the fog. His bit …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Night of Terror TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Night of Terror, episode 4 of season 3, guest starred Henry Jones as Dr. Sprauge. The crux of the drama is when Admiral Nelson (Richard Basehart), Sprauge, and Chief Sharkey (Terry Becker) are essentially lost inside the diving bell, which had …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Day the World Ended TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Day the World Ended, the third show of the third season, aired in October 1966. Skip Homeier is featured in this outing as Senator Dennis, who is being brought aboard the Seaview via the flying sub.
Below are some thoughts about …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Werewolf TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Werewolf, the second show of the third season, begins a little like last week’s show, in that we begin by seeing a scientist working on a project outside of the Seaview. Last week it was Arthur Hill diving on the ocean …
Chasing Mummies: Lost TV Show
Lost is the third episode of the History Channel’s controversial documentary series, Chasing Mummies. This show purports to follow archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass as he works in Egypt. A camera crew follows him around day and night, and it’s not always a pleasant situation.
The problem with Chasing …
So You Think You Can Dance: Top Six Perform Again TV Show
So You Think You Can Dance - Top Six Perform Again was a terrific night of TV viewing. Rather than going routine by routine, here are my thoughts on the top six.
Kent - He was just awesome. He’s been my favorite throughout the series. He’s the …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Memories of Monica TV Show
Off the bat, let me say that I really don’t like these early season six shows that don’t open with a San Francisco teaser. Instead, they are getting right to the action. We miss the fun side of Paladin, that other part of him that is fancier: …
In Performance at the White House: Paul McCartney TV Show
In Performance at the White House: Paul McCartney aired on PBS and it surrounded Sir Paul McCartney being awarded The Gershwin Prize for Lifetime Achievement in song writing for popular music. It’s a prestigious award and an honor McCartney takes quite seriously. Following are some observations about …
Orchestra United: Episode 1 TV Show
James Lowe, successful British conductor, wants to draw young people into the world of the orchestra and classical music. To do so, he’ll form a band of 75 kids from the greater Manchester area and prep them for a performance at a famous hall called Bridgewater. This …
Sea Hunt: Underwater Drop TV Show
Sea Hunt: Underwater Drop, which aired in February 1960, was the fifth show of this adventure series’ third season on television. It’s the second show in a row that has dealt with Mike Nelson, deep sea diver and ex-Navy frogman, working with the Coast Guard. Now in …
Highway Patrol: Mistaken Identity TV Show
The fifth show of season three, Highway Patrol: Mistaken Identity which stars Broderick Crawford, was a watchable entry that pretty much held my interest. Sometimes I almost was distracted, but the story kept me enticed for the most part, even though there were holes here and there in …
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Cure TV Show
The 35th episode of Have Gun - Will Travel’s fourth season, The Cure was an intriguing episode that I got a kick out of it. From time to time over its six total years on the air, this western would include a real life character or two, perhaps …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 11: The Desert
Aang and company are trapped in the desert with very little water and their primary means of transportation has been stolen. Aang is none too happy about the fact that Toph let Appa get stolen. Even when she brings up the fact that she kept the library …
Steve Wilkos Show
If I wanted to cheer for a bully, I’d visit a street corner on skid row and watch bad boys beat up on helpless derelicts, at least I could feel that they were “conflicted” jerks.
I don’t know if I’m more pissed at the dysfunctional guests or Steve Wilkos …
Psych TV Episode: Not So Close Encounters
My wife didn’t stay up to watch it, but I managed to see the latest episode of Psych last night; Not So Close Encounters. And, so far, I think it is the best one I have seen this season.
Basically, we learn early on that Shawn and Gus are obsessed …
TV Show: 24 Hour Restaurant Battle
My wife and I had some free time before our regular shows came on last night and ended up once again trying to clear something off our DVR. What we ended up watching was a show called 24 Hour Restaurant Battle.
I wasn’t really sure what to think of this …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 10: The Library
Man, this show is good. The group comes across a professor who is looking for an ancient library filled with centuries worth of knowledge. Sokka convinces them to join him, thinking that they can learn about the fire nation to begin forming a strategy.
This episode is quite …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 9: Bitter Work
Toph starts to begin training Aang in the art of Earthbending. Whereas, Aang caught on to waterbending fairly quickly, he actually has a bit of trouble with getting Earth to move.
Between Toph’s drill sergeant approach and the fact that Earth is air’s natural opposite, Aang starts to doubt …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 8: The Chase
This episode returns to our heroes, who are still traveling. After a long day, the group sets down to set up camp for the night. Katara tries to get Toph to chip in, but she chooses not to, saying that she took care of herself and is, …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 7: Zuko Alone
As the title would suggest, this episode features only Zuko. Aang and his crew don’t appear at all, even Uncle Iroh only appears in the “previously on” segment.
Zuko wanders the country side, essentially minding his own business. While stopping for supplies he witnesses a young boy throwing …
House TV Episode: Baggage
Well, I thought the show House was finally starting to get things back on track a bit with the episode The Choice. But, then I watched the one called Baggage last night and realized it still hasn’t learned.
I used to watch this show religiously because I loved the medical …
House TV Episode: The Choice
My wife and I got a bit bored with the series House earlier this year and elected to simply record the episodes on our DVR rather than finding time to watch them on Monday nights. And, they ended up sitting there for quite some time.
We, however, did finally get …
Happy Days TV Episode: Who Gives a Hootenanny
My wife was hogging the computer this morning so, rather than being able to place an update on Facebook, I was on the couch watching early morning re-runs while having breakfast. One of the episodes was a Happy Days re-run called Who Gives a Hootenanny.
This is a later episode …
That 70s Show TV Episode: Surprise, Surprise
I missed the first couple minutes of the That 70s Show episode entitled Surprise, Surprise. But, even with missing the first part of it, I saw enough to know this was a pretty funny episode.
Basically, there are two main stories in this episode. First, Kelso ends up sleeping with …
Family Guy TV Episode: Death Lives
I finally got a chance to sit down and watch the Family Guy episode Death Lives in its entirety the other night. When I started watching it, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from it because I had seen bits and pieces and it didn’t look as funny …
The Boondocks Adult Cartoon
The Boondocks is an adult cartoon that is often showed on adult swim. It is about an African American family that involves 2 young boys that stay with their grandfather. These boys are very bad and get into all sorts of trouble. I like watching this show because it …
The Tyra Banks Show
I watch the Tyra Banks show on a daily basis. I absolutely love watching talk shows and have been watching talk shows since I was little. I have always had interest in them because I was so intrigued by it and it has been always entertaining to me. I …
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
I love to watch the television show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The show stars Will Smith and it is absolutely hilarious. This show came out in the early 90s and I have been watching it since way back then. I use to watch it all the time …
The Closer 6.1 “Make Over”
Over the last couple of years, I’ve watched The Closer somewhat irregularly, whenever I would accidentally catch it on TV. I’ve seen some better and worse episodes, and I’ve overall enjoyed the focus of the show, away from the forensic stuff and on the honest-to-goodness old school detective work …
USA’s “Covert Affairs” pilot episode
The summer definitely leaves me with too much free time on my hands: this results in checking out TV show I certainly would pass over otherwise, including the new USA offering, spy action drama and romance show, entitled “Covert Affairs”. The title plays on the importance of the sex …
True Blood 3.5 “Trouble”
The fifth episode of True Blood’s third season, “Trouble”, unfortunately proved to me once again that this season lacks the steam of the previous season. This might be due to the large number of subplots; despite the recent merging of some of them, namely the overly creepy Franklin being …
Fresh Prince TV Episode: Love Hurts
I tuned into channel 24 out of Milwaukee yesterday afternoon expecting to see a re-run of That 70s show. In fact, that’s what was showing on the guide part of the screen (and online). Instead, however, was a re-run of the show Fresh Prince.
I didn’t really mind this too …
The Simpsons TV Episode: The Old Man and Lisa
I got home early enough to watch a re-run of the Simpsons on TV. The one that was showing was one I have seen before and still think is one of my favorites; The Old Man and Lisa.
Basically, Mr. Burns discovers he has been making a number of bad …
The Challenge: Fresh Meat II
Fresh Meat II is a spin off tv show from a previous show called the Challenge. In the show a group of 13 girls and guys live together and compete for a chance to win $300 000. Each time there is a challenge, the winner chooses someone to go …
Monk TV Episode: Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy
I had Friday off from work because we didn’t have a baby sitter. And, because my youngest didn’t let me do much else, I found myself watching some Monk re-runs on TV (one of the channels happened to have a marathon on Friday).
Even though most of the episodes were …
TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” pilot episode
Since summer is a slow time, television-wise, I tend to watch a lot of the new pilots. Sometimes this results in discovering gems, such as when I started watching “Big Love” or “Mad Men”, and sometimes it’s a waste of my time. Having seen TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” pilot …
Thriller: The Incredible Doktor Markesan TV Show
From the second season of Thriller came this episode entitled The Incredible Doktor Markesan, featuring Bewitched’s Dick York as Fred Bancroft and Carolyn Kearney as his wife, Molly. The extra thrill about this hour long anthology episode is that host Boris Karloff appears as Doktor Konrad Markesan, which …
Thriller: Cousin Tundifer TV Show
From the second season of Thriller comes a little episode called Cousin Tundifer with Edward Andrews playing Miles Tundifer. This is somewhat of an eerie comedy, murder with a humorous twist. It’s a tale that brings the past to the present, from time to time, that is.
Here …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Taylor’s Woman TV Show
Have Gun - Will Travel: Taylor’s Woman, the second show of the sixth and final year of this TV western series which stars Richard Boone as Paladin, began with a scene in San Francisco. Paladin’s latest female conquest is left to her own devices when a man and …
So You Think You Can Dance - Top Six Perform TV Show
This was So You Think You Can Dance’s 150th episode according to host Cat Deeley. That’s great, but her dress wasn’t. Talk about tacky — yuck. On the plus side, the show had a special fourth guest judge, Kenny Ortega. That was fun. What …
Hawthorne: The Match TV Show
Hawthorne: The Match was a very intriguing and sometimes difficult show to watch because the subject matter was emotional and just tugged at your heartstrings. The big issue centered around the need to find a kidney match for two little girls, twins, who both had the need. …
Top Chef: Washington D.C.: Cold War TV Show
This latest season of Top Chef has been taking place in the nation’s capitol, Washington D.C. In this show, the quick fire challenge has the contestants cooking with some very exotic, unappealing foods, like Emu eggs, frog legs, and duck testicles. It’s just not appealing. Fifteen …
The Choir: Episode 3 TV Show
This is the third outing of The Choir, the show in which a classically trained musician, Gareth Malone, has taken average students from an England school called Northolt and developed a choir out of them. This show begins at the start of the summer term, just after the …
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