TV Reviews
DC Cupcakes: Greek Festival TV Show
DC Cupcakes: Greek Festival is the third episode of a new series on The Learning Channel, a channel I’d pretty much stopped watching considering their insistence on stuffing the Gosselins down America’s throat. However, I’m liking this show. Here are some highlights from my point of view.
–Sophie …
Glee: TV Show
As many of you may know by now, Fox has a new TV show, called Glee. The first premiere was in 2009, after an American Idol episode.
I didn’t start watching Glee until a friend recommended it to me. Since we have different tastes, I was a little skeptic …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 6: The Blind Bandit
Aang’s eager to find a master to teach him earthbending. They come across a competition that is said to feature the best earthbenders in the world. The group decides that this is a prime chance to find a teacher.
It all plays out as an affectionate parody of …
Psych TV Episode: Feet Don’t Kill Me Now
I was a bit disappointed by the season premiere of Psych last week so I was glad when this week’s episode “Feet Don’t Kill Me Now” helped to make up for it.
While not the best episode from the series, this one was still pretty good; offering a decent mystery …
South Park: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe
Ahh, the first episode of South Park. For some reason it is so hilarious to watch cut paper in a stop motion episode. This episode received controversy for Cartman’s jokes, the “dildo” scene and Kyle kicking his little brother. However, a bunch of my friends and I actually stayed …
Nip Tuck Tv Series
This has been and still is my favorite television series, it features Dylan Walsh as Sean McNamara and Julian McMahon as Christian Troy as partners in the McNamara/Troy business with is plastic surgeon center, they have been best buddies ever since although they have different views in life, …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 5: Avatar Day
Aang and crew are attacked by a group of fire nation troops and forced to flee. The worst part is that Sokka’s boomerang gets left behind.
They come upon a festival that they believe is celebrating the avatar, after all, they call it “avatar day”. It …
JVC 42″ 1080p LCD TV
This is the best TV my family has ever had! All of my friends are jealous! The 1080p picture is absolutely amazing. It also automatically adjusts the resolution to whatever signal is being showed on the screen. So our 480p cable looks good too. Then it switches to 1080p …
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2, Episode 4: The Swamp
Aang starts to bring Appa down as they’re flying over a swamp without realizing it. When Sokka brings it to his attention, he said he felt the swamp calling to him. The group discusses going in, but everyone else has a bad feeling about it, so they …
Samsung PN50C430 50 inch 720p Plasma HDTV
In the company that I work for right now, there was a recent drawing for all the employees in a celebration-ceremony. Expecting that my luck, like always, wouldn’t get me drawn; I went for the free food and drinks. So when I heard my name that I had selected …
Operation Repo Tv Show
I love to watch reality television shows and one of them is Operation Repo. It is a reality show that follows a family that goes out as repo people to repossessed cars from people who have not paid their car payments. This show is very interesting and entertaining and …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Hot Line TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Hot Line, show nine of this hit science fiction program, deals with a Russian rocket that goes astray and is headed for splashdown near San Francisco. The Seaview is ordered by the White House to assist the Russians to find the …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Village of Guilt TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Village of Guilt, episode eight of the series, was directed by Irwin Allen, who created the series. It begins with a giant octopus surfacing in Norway, which results in a couple of deaths. Following are some of my thoughts …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Magnus Beam TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Magnus Beam is the 11th outing of the first year of this very intriguing science fiction show that revolves around the nuclear submarine, Seaview, and its crew, headed by Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane, as played by Richard Basehart and David …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Submarine Sunk Here TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Submarine Sunk Here, the tenth program of the first year, was spellbinding for its first quarter. I sat transfixed on the screen. The action was intense and dramatic. In fact, I’ll go so far to say it was gripping.
The …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Blizzard Makers TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Blizzard Makers is the 13th episode from year one of this outstanding program. It opens with a new style, using newspapers to communicate what’s been happening, which is a lot of unusual weather, like blizzards in Florida. I do …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: No Way Out TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: No Way Out, show number twelve, has a teaser that bores me, and that’s not a good sign. It’s another foreign intrigue affair, which oftentimes makes me yawn. However, it picked up after the theme and opening credits. Following …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Last Battle TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Last Battle, episode 17, began with Admiral Nelson (Richard Basehart) being on board a commercial airplane bound for Washington. The scene was both amusing and frustrating. For example, I chuckled at the old stewardess outfit that was so typical of …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Hail to the Chief TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Hail to the Chief, the 16th show, has the Commander-in-Chief suffering from a serious fall right before he’s suppose to attend a huge NATO event. This means the Seaview has to help get him where he needs to be while ensuring …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Long Live the King TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Long Live the King, show fifteen, starred Richard Basehart Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane, with guest stars that included Carroll O’Connor as Old John, Michael Pate as the colonel, Sara Shane as the countess, and Michael Petit as …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Mutiny TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Mutiny, episode 18 of season one, gives us something a little different at the beginning. Admiral Nelson, played by series star Richard Basehart, is checking out a new submarine, the Neptune. Naturally, things go mysteriously awry on the vessel.
Following are …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Doomsday TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Doomsday, the 19th outing of this series, brings back Ford Rainey as the President of the United States. It’s a serious scene with just him. After the theme, everything turns frivolous as the Seaview crosses the equator and proceeds to …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Human Computer TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Human Computer was the 23rd show of the program which starred Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and my favorite of the show, David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane. The main guest star is Simon Scott, who plays Mister Reston. …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Buccaneer TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Buccaneer is the 22nd show of this successful 1960’s TV series. It begins with a distraction at the secret sub harbor where the Seaview is docked in Santa Barbara. Of course, it’s not a secret to everyone, as is proved …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Indestructible Man TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Indestructible Man, show twenty-one of this first year, was directed by Felix Feist. I mention him because his shows always seem to have an extra zest about them. I’m not sure I can even describe it, but the shows …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Invaders TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Invaders is the 20th show of this fun television series from the mid-sixties which stars Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane. Robert Duvall (using just one ‘L’ in his name back then) was the primary …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Jonah and the Whale
The first episode of the second season of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was a show entitled Jonah and the Whale, and it brings with it some big changes as well as some subtle alterations. First, the show began airing in color. What a difference …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Traitor TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Traitor from April 1965 was the 32nd show of the series and the last of the first year on the air. The show starred Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane. This series has always …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Condemned TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Condemned, show 31, brings viewers yet another monster to deal with. This one is a little different from the others because it really isn’t a fish or a giant whale. It’s sea life, but it’s definitely a monster type …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Enemies TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Enemies, episode 29, starts out with a very dramatic teaser featuring a submarine called the Angler. It starts out innocently enough with an order for a course being given by Richardson (Tom Skerritt). Sub captain Williams (Robert Sampson) objects, …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Creature TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Creature is the 28th show of the series. This science fiction show has always been a favorite of mine, and it’s really been fun to go back and watch them again in order to write these reviews. Of course, …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Exile TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Exile is the 27th entry of this intriguing series which stars Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane who serve aboard the Seaview, a nuclear submarine. After two mad scientist shows, we’re back …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Amphibians TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Amphibians, episode 26 from March 1965, guest stars Skip Homeier as Dr. Jenkins, Curt Conway as Dr. Winslow, and Zale Parry as Angie. Now the only reason I know Zale is from watching Sea Hunt, which is currently airing on ThisTV. …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Cradle of the Deep TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Cradle of the Deep is the 25th episode from the first season of this Richard Basehart and David Hedison TV series. Guest star John Anderson played Dr. Janus, a scientist who wanted to gather precious elements from the ocean’s bottom to …
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Saboteur TV Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Saboteur, show 24 of this science fiction program, is one of duplicity. The first thing we see are several electrical arcs, but it’s not from weather or some machine malfunction; rather, we see Captain Lee Crane (David Hedison) being brainwashed. …
Masters of Horror: Sounds Like — TV show
Masters of Horror was a series of one-hour long independent horror movies, each one directed by a different person. The episode Sounds Like seems to be a modern retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous story The Telltale Heart. Larry is a married man who recently lost his …
X-Files season one Episode: Squeeze TV show
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 …
The Steve Wilkos Show
I love to watch television talk shows at times and one of them is the Steve Wilkos show. Every since watching him on the Jerry show I have been a fan of his. Since he has started his own show I have been watching it all the time. It …
The Jerry Springer Show
I use to watch the Jerry Springer a lot when I was younger but over the years it seemed to have fade away. It use to be very entertaining and use to be very excited every time it would come on. The guess seem to have real problems and …
Highway Patrol: Fake Cop TV Show
Highway Patrol: Fake Cop is a second season episode of this highly regarded police drama from the year 1957. The show revolves around a trio of robbers who have a rather unique way of committing robberies, and that is by creating a situation whereby right after the crime, …
Sea Hunt: Chained TV Show
From August 1959, the second season of this predominantly outdoor television series, Sea Hunt: Chained has expert deep sea diver Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) assisting in getting the goods on an alien smuggling ring. These bad guys would smuggle aliens over the waters, but if approached or if …
Have Gun - Will Travel: Fandango TV Show
I just love the title of this fourth season episode of Have Gun - Will Travel. It’s called Fandango, which in this case means tomfoolery. It intrigued me from the start.
Leonid Kinskey has a bit part as Yevgeny. He was playing chess with Paladin in San …
Sea Hunt: The Defector TV Show
The 16th episode of the fourth season of the underwater series Sea Hunt was called The Defector, and it’s actually one of the spy type ones I like. Normally, the mission and espionage type of outings aren’t my favorites, and there are way too many of them on …
Thriller: The Closed Cabinet TV Show
Thriller: The Closed Cabinet was a good hour of viewing. I haven’t seen these Thriller episodes until recently, and now I’ve seen several, most of which have been nice to view. Hopefully, I’ll be able to see more of them. Boris Karloff has a knack for …
Sea Hunt: Oil Island TV Show
Oil Island is the 36th show of Sea Hunt’s second season on the air. Starring Lloyd Bridges as Mike Nelson, expert deep sea diver, this outing begins with a little celebration of the oil rig. These days that’s a bit questionable. The story doesn’t really have …
Highway Patrol: Narcotics TV Show
This review will cover the episode called Narcotics, from the police drama, Highway Patrol. It was the 36th outing of the second season. If only they made that many shows today. Back in the day, seasons were long.
First of all, it was really neat to have …
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