Last summer I decided it was time for me to upgrade my 4-year-old 55-Inch Vizio TV. There was nothing wrong with it, but I got it into my head that I really wanted a 4K UHD television. The problem is how do you shop for a television when the content you are purchasing the television […]
Tag: Television Reviews
Orphan Black: Family Is Family Is Family!
The third season of Orphan Black is taking shape in some unique ways – not the least of which is the way it’s circling back to the Proletheans. As teased with her brief appearance in last week’s episode, Gracie Johansson is back – and her honeymoon with Mark turns out to be something else as […]
Fringe Takes #19 To Even Greater Extremes Of The Odd And Deeply Disturbing!
The year is 2036 and the Observers have taken over – but there is a resistance. That’s the basic setup for Fringe’s [Fox, Fridays, 10/9C] annual ‘out there’ episode [remember the previous animated, or musical 19th episodes], Letters of Transit [check out the cast teasing the episode above, and follow the jump to my review].
Magic Blooms Over Miami In Magic City Premiere!
After the sex, violence and political intrigue of Ancient Rome in Starz’ Spartacus series, it seems odd, yet somehow appropriate to find the same ingredients put to more nuanced use in the network’s Magic City [Fridays, 10/9C] – a series about hotelier Ike Evans and his family and their efforts to bring the magic with […]
The Finder Returns With Some Cool Beats – Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson Guest Stars!
The Finder returns tonight [Fox, 8/7C] with Life After Death, an episode about stolen lost tracks by a promising rapper who was murdered before that promise could be fulfilled.
Awake Is This Season’s Best New Show!
It seems that all the major networks saved their best shows for mid-season. In the case of NBC, they were holding back the season’s best new series, Awake [Thursdays, 10/9C] – a startlingly intelligent show about a police detective who is living two lives – in two worlds – simultaneously.
Cab Calloway: Sketches – American Masters Looks At The Man Behind Minnie The Moocher!
Cab Calloway enjoyed new fame in 1980 with the release of The Blues Brothers, directed by John Landis. By which time, he had largely been forgotten. In Cab Calloway: Sketches [PBS, American Masters, 10/9C], Landis is but one of many who reflect on Calloway and his music style charged a generation and influenced many more. […]
Spartacus Returns with a Vengeance on Starz! Michelle’s Review!
Touch Is Fresh And Ambitious And Entertaining!
Tim Kring’s new series, Touch, marks Kiefer Sutherland’s return to primetime television. In it, he plays Martin Bohm, single parent to Jake – a remarkable ten-year old boy who has been misdiagnosed as autistic, but is something… more.