There doesn’t appear to be a short supply of TV series being adapted for the big screen. After perusing Variety‘s list of projects in development, it’s easy to conclude the small screen is having a powerful influence on its big brother. Not all of these adaptations will will make it beyond the brainstorming stage, but […]
Last night’s episode of Rescue Me got off to a rough start. Mainly due to the opening scene appearance of Teddy. All ten of you that have been reading my weekly reviews are fully aware of my dislike for the Teddy character. So, when he and his wife Ellie (Patti D’Arbanville) drove up to the […]
Yup … it was me. Last week got me excited about some life on planet Rusty, but this episode of Greek threw him right back, deeper even, into the quicksand of Jordan land. Oreo, forgive me, but she will be the death of a great man-child. Rusty’s sinking fast, and not just because he can’t […]
What were the odds that Army Wives would improve by the second episode of season three? If you had slim to none in the pool, you’re awash in whatever medium you used for your wager. The threads of each wife’s various storyline needed to be picked up and run with, resulting in another hour of […]
After a successful premiere for season five, The Closer returned with a second episode that featured much of the same. We had another outstanding guest star, an officer from a different unit that could pose future problems for Brenda and the team, and a few more hints at just what the heck is going on […]
(Season 1, Episodes 12-16) Sneaky bastards! Apparently there are 24 episodes in the first season of The X-Files, meaning my plan of two three-episode installments was completely pointless. You see kids, 4 goes into 24 evenly. It pays to pay attention in school! And maybe a little bit to what you’re doing as well. So […]
(Episode 4 – “Checkmate” & Episode 5 – “The Chimes of Big Ben”) I have to admit that, going into “Checkmate,” I wasn’t digging this show. I loathed to hear the awful “music” again, and … well, that’s about it. The music really is that bad. Fortunately I seem to have gotten somewhat used to […]