TV-Reviewed

The Super Bowl has proven to be a unique television event for sports fans. It garners the worldwide attention of hundreds of millions of people. With that kind of viewership, advertisers with deep pockets have used the annual game as a way to promote their brand and put a smile on our face. This year, the advertisers had to pay a cool $3 million for a 30-second ad and here's my top five ads from this year's advertisement bowl. No. ... Read More

It's been a long time since I saw a halftime show I enjoyed. To be honest, I find college marching bands are able to perform a better show than the "professionals." As for what went on in Super Bowl XLV, it was yet another mediocre show. It proved once again that the NFL would save a lot of time and money if they didn't even bother with one. They're utterly unable to put together a good show. With this ... Read More

I've only mentioned American Chopper one other time on this blog and it had to do with the turmoil in the family. Tonight's entry is strictly to do with the special Discovery aired tonight called "A Crew Divided." I stopped watching after about fifteen minutes because of the ridiculousness. I'm glad they actually acknowledged the show is produced... and I don't mean that in a good way. American Chopper hasn't felt naturally put together in a long time. Early on in ... Read More

I'm often cautious when it comes to remakes. It doesn't matter what the source material is. If it's been done already, there's rarely a need to re-do it. In the case of Nikita, I had never seen the movies and previous TV series that the show draws its inspiration from. So I was able to come into the show with a fairly open mind and was able to give it a fair chance. Nikita proved to be ... Read More

Over the last year or so, the Discovery network (Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, etc) has introduced a new way or repurposing old episodes. In addition to the traditional airing of repeat episodes, the network has taken up the practice of re-airing the same old episodes with small notes popping up on the lower third of the screen, like the old VH-1 series, Pop-Up Video. To date the network hasn't made these notes all that interesting. They're random nuggets of information ... Read More

One of my guilty pleasures for a long time was American Chopper. The reality series focused on the Teutul family and their motorcycle business was a favorite for a long time... until Discovery decided to move the show to TLC and my viewership dropped significantly. Honestly at the time there wasn't anything else on TLC, so why watch it there? Discovery had all the shows I liked at the time. The move to TLC was in 2007 or 2008 and ... Read More

When the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons played their preseason game last night, FOX viewers were treated to the 'ultimate' experience. Until now, all field shots were framed in 4x3 and not 16x9 widescreen. This is presumably because the number of people with high-definition televisions was quite low. Now that the adoption rate of high-def televisions has increased quite a bit, FOX made the bold move to improve the viewing experience and I like what they did. It's not ... Read More

I don't do many general opinion pieces anymore, but today just happened to be the day for two of them. After watching a few of these so-called "new" episodes of MythBusters, I've just about had it with Discovery Channel's marketing tactics. In case you haven't seen these, the series is off for the summer, but Discovery has decided to take old episodes, add occasional pop-ups with relevant information, and call them new episodes. I have a problem with the last bit. ... Read More

It isn't every day one of my favorite people is featured in a new series. Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, is one of the most famous archaeologists thanks to his books and several documentaries focused on Egypt's fascinating history. It didn't come to much surprise that he would eventually get his own TV series, but I never would have guessed it would turn out so poorly done. The first episode started out with ... Read More

If you're anything like me, Dexter is must-watch viewing at some point in time. I haven't been a subscriber to Showtime in years, which is why I look forward to the opportunity to snag the new Blu-rays each year. The quality is impeccable. It's almost like you're right there in the police station sometimes. Showtime is in an interesting position this year. Head to head against HBO, Showtime seems to be losing some ground. It has held a ... Read More