TV-Reviewed

Editor's Note: This review was written during the season's initial run. Keep this in mind when reading the following review. After taking a break from the fallout of John’s death for the past couple of episodes, the writers snap right back into familiar psychological space in this installment. Since the series doesn’t like to leave plot elements by the wayside, the previous episode is not ignored. Dean is now present in local and federal crime databases, and that makes the ... Read More

Editor's Note: This review was written during the season's initial run. Keep this in mind when reading the following review. After a long run of episodes devoted to the series mythology and the exploration of the grief process for the Brothers Winchester, this installment is a bit more self-contained. Even so, one of the key elements of the episode is a nice nod to previous continuity. The Brothers Winchester have been running around the country for well over a year ... Read More

When a much beloved franchise like the Terminator series comes to television, many naysayers would come to dislike the concept right at the get-go without even giving it a chance. To many people, no Arnold equals no interest. I feel pity for those dissenters, because from what I saw in the pilot, the producers not only know the limitations of the story per the films, they know to rearrange the deck chairs so that they move forward with a long-term episodic format. The ... Read More

This has been a difficult week for fans of Stargate Atlantis.  Despite all the various conspiracy theories, it appears that it was business as usual.  The show is getting older and more expensive, and the ratings (still the measure of success for most network endeavors) have been low.  With the show on the cusp of traditional syndication, it’s cheaper for a network to commission the studio for a new series than foot the bill for a beloved but barely successful show. For some ... Read More

The newest Bigfoot episode aired with interesting timing. There was a story from Georgia about men who claim to have found a Bigfoot body. They did a press conference and sent samples of DNA to a lab. But I learned the other day that after the body had been sold, it was realized that it was another hoax. The story seemed great, but it's too bad people are still behaving in this irresponsible manner. Anyway, the episode put a ... Read More

It’s good to see everyone doing something on this episode of Weeds; it didn’t feel like we had any floaters on the episode (looking at you Doug). Things happened in this episode, but there were some components that didn’t necessarily work in this episode. Silas’s relationship with Lisa, the cheese lady continues to go on a quick pace. Since Lisa and Silas barely know each other, it’s funny watching Lisa’s face as she gets to know him, like finding out that he’s a ... Read More

When I initially saw the first minute or so of this episode, I thought it was a repeat of the squid episode from the first season, but I eventually realized this one was about giant octopuses. Do such creatures really exist? As it turns out, yes, but it depends on how you define the word giant. There's already a species called the North Pacific Giant Octopus, which is a large cephalopod located in the Pacific Northwest, near Oregon and Washington. ... Read More

Lately, Michael has been getting slammed from all directions, and this week is no different. Between family issues, trying to learn what Carla's gang is up to, and friends getting him into things he'd rather not be involved in: like stopping ocean-going thieves (arggh, pirates!) who specifically target medicine supply shipments. Or, being introduced to psycho-eccentric arms dealers who think he's their latest partner. I'm sure Mike was thinking, "thanks Fi" on that one! Speaking of Fiona...she's found herself a new man, though we ... Read More

The episode title for this week's episode was taken straight out of the movie There Will Be Blood, a twisted thriller about greed, family, greed, oil, and did I mention greed? It was rather fitting to have an episode about oil have the name that it did. Whoever is responsible for naming each episode does a good job. I know episode titles don't get mentioned much in reviews, but PSYCH has some pretty creative episode names. One of the reasons ... Read More

The plot idea of Adrian Monk falling in love with another woman has been tried already, so I was hoping for something new and exciting this go-round. I had a difficult time trying to muster up some enthusiasm for this episode. I'm not opposed to the idea of Adrian moving on, but it just doesn't seem to be happening. He's stuck thinking about Trudy, so in my mind, there's no chance for him to fall for the woman. It wasn't that long ... Read More