To the sounds of Talking Heads, Joel [Kelly Blatz] endures the final leg of his journey to independence – college, that is – in the family station wagon as his dad [Brad Garrett] attempts to impart some fractured wisdom; Eli [Matt Bush] practices his dance moves – in his underwear – to an embarrassing finale; […]
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Burn Notice Returns With More Than One Bang!
Despite having what is sometimes referred to as a blue sky filter, the USA Network has a number of programs that really stretch that description. Foremost amongst them is Burn Notice [Thursday, 10/9C]. The series returns this week with Eyes Open, an episode that picks up with Michael Westen [Jeffrey Donovan] in far less than […]
Psych – Despereaux Returns To Plague Shawn and Gus!
Pierre Despereaux [Cary Elwes] may be the most intelligent, erudite, suave and elegant criminal that Shawn [James Roday] and Gus [Dule´ Hill] have ever put behind bars. His return makes for an enjoyable mid-season premiere of Psych [USA Network, Wednesdays, 10/9C].
Stargate Universe: Secrets Revealed For The Greater Good!
With the leadership role aboard Destiny seemingly settles, this week’s episode of Stargate Universe [Syfy, Tuesdays, 9/8C] – The Greater Good – finds Colonel Young [Justin Louis] and Dr. Rush [Robert Carlyle] working together to figure out if there’s something of value to be salvaged from a battered vessel they find drifting in space – […]
New Episodes of Burn Notice are Back with a Bang
When last we left our friends at Burn Notice, Michael Westen was unconscious, bloody with multiple gunshot wounds and lying on the pavement in front of a burning SUV. Today we start things up right where we left off…well three days later, in a hospital room, Michael beat up from his extensive injuries but ready […]
Ambitious TCM Documentary Series Moguls & Movie Stars is Fascinating!
Tonight, TCM presents the first of seven one-hour episodes of its ambitious history of filmmaking in America, Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood [Mondays, 8/7C]. Featuring previously unseen footage [a Frenchwoman directing a sound-sync film twenty-two years before The Jazz Singer!] and interviews with both noted film historians and Hollywood luminaries, the series […]
Zombies Aren’t Smart – The Walking Dead Is!
A police car pulls into what seems to be an encampment of some sort and a man in uniform gets out, holding a gas can. He walks through the encampment until he spots a young girl [from behind]. When he calls to her, she turns to face him – and he sees that she is […]
Red: Werewolf Hunter – Surprisingly Earnest B-Movie With Series Potential!
Most of Syfy’s Saturday night original movies are fun in that cheesy, ‘50s sci-fi/horror, B-movie kind of way. Some are brilliantly campy and others are just plain awful. This Saturday’s Red: Werewolf Hunter [9/8C] is one of their best. Part of the reason is that the writing is smarter; part of it is that it […]
Syfy’s Hollywood Treasure Auction Series Focused on Hollywood Memorabilia!
May be if Antiques Roadshow actually auctioned stuff off like Syfy’s new reality series, Hollywood Treasure [Wednesdays, 10/9C], I’d watch it. That’s part of the unexpected charm of HT – not only do we get to see the folks at Joe Maddalena’s Profiles in History track down such cool collectible items as a Jupiter II […]
SyFy’s New Series Hunts Hollywood Treasure
Jeanie’s bottle. We all wanted one at some point in time. All the girls wanted to be that pretty genie with the magical powers, and all the boys dreamed of having a hot genie like Barbara Eden to command. For those growing up with I Dream of Jeanie, or who watched the syndicated show many […]
Nikita – a Terrific New Twist on an Old Story
I am always dubious of remakes, especially when an original was successful in its own right. After all, how can there ever be a MIAMI VICE without the original Crockett and Tubbs? Or a KNIGHT RIDER without the campy fun of the original Kitt and Michael Knight? Or a BIONIC WOMAN without the heart of […]