While all the broadcast networks fall all over themselves to produce the same type of shows in three over used genres – Procedurals, Hospital and Cops, I have to turn to the Cable Networks to get some variety. ABC Family has an interesting new show called Pretty Little Liars which is basically a rip off […]
Category: TV Reviews
Glee Finale Makes Michelle Cry like a Baby!
I went to New York last week for a White Collar set visit so I missed out on reviewing Glee’s amazing finale last week. I’ll admit it, I cried like a baby during most of the episode. I felt like Sue (Jane Lynch) was ridiculing me when she made a crack about Will’s penchant for […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Unholy Cause — Loved it!
To borrow a copyrighted but well-recognized phrase, ‘two thumbs way up!’ for The Unholy Cause by Joe Schreiber, the latest novel to be based on The CW’s hit series Supernatural. Tie-in novels face certain challenges just by their nature. After all, an author might be playing in his own sandbox but he is playing with […]
Trauma – Rooting for the Underdog
I am not ashamed to admit that I have a soft spot for underdogs. Especially ones that are actually entertaining and exhibit adequate promise. NBC’s Trauma, which revolves around a team of first responders and paramedics based in San Francisco, is one of those underdogs currently deserving of attention. After a three-month absence (it would […]
Trauma Returns to NBC
With little fanfare and even less promotion, Trauma is set to return to the schedule on NBC starting Monday, March 8. Especially now that the late-night fiasco has played itself out and five more slots traditionally meant for hard-hitting, mature-content dramas open up in the ten o’clock hour. With five hours to fill, NBC is […]
A Closer Look at CW Early Renewals
Much to the relief of anxious fans who have been waiting nervously to hear the fate of their beloved shows, The CW has spared them a few extra gray hairs in the coming months by announcing early pickups for five of their series. Returning to the schedule for the Fall 2010 season are four dramas: […]
TELEVISION: Syfy’s Annihilation Earth Is Explosive!
Annihilation Earth [tonight, 9/8C] harkens back to the allegorical science fiction B-movies of the ‘50s with its technology may doom us all stance. When one of the three supercolliders in the world is sabotaged, it destroyed the French city of Orleans and the surrounding area resulting in the deaths of thirty million people. The result […]
“Trauma” Soars as an Entertaining Ride
Watching the first five minutes of TRAUMA, there were moments I may have actually forgotten to breathe! What seemed to start out as a typical let’s-get-to-know-the-characters scenario quickly evolved into an action-packed, adrenaline-rush roof rescue complete with terrific special effects. While most medically-oriented shows take place inside the hospital and revolve around events and what […]
TELEVISION: Eureka – There’s a New Sheriff in Town!
At he conclusion of Eureka’s [Syfy, Fridays, 9/8C] mid-season finale, Sheriff Jack Carter [Colin Ferguson] had saved the day but, because he disobeyed a direct order from Department of Defense honcho General Mansfield [Barclay Hope]. Welcome Back Carter [oh, c’mon! We all knew he’d get his job back – the question was always how he’d […]
TELEVISION: The Goode Family – Safe as Milk – Pasteurized, Bacteria-Free, Boring Old Milk!
ABC’s new animated series, The Goode Family [Wednesdays, 9/8C], is the series from Mike Judge of King of the Hill fame. If it was a tenth as funny as that series, The Goode Family might be worth checking out. Instead, this comedy about the Goode family – vegan, non-confrontational, recycling, hybrid-driving – bends over backwards […]
TELEVISION: Law & Order: Criminal Intent – Jeff Goldblum Makes an Instant Impression!
When Teeter, a talented musician, is found murdered after a night out with his friends [to take in a spelling bee!] – in a neighborhood composed of several different ethnicities, Captain Danny Ross [Eric Bogosian] assigns Detective Megan Wheeler [Julianne Nichols] to the case, along with her new partner, Detective Zach Nichols [Jeff Goldblum]. As […]