Television Reviews


Send in the Clones—a review of Eleventh Hour's "Resurrection"
Opinion > Television Reviews
This may be an interesting new take on some aging themes, but the characters will keep me coming back... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Three Rings for the Elves?—a review of Sanctuary's "Fata Morgana"
Opinion > Television Reviews
There are a lot of problems with the show, and they're disappointing because Sanctuary could be so much better... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Send in the Clowns—a review of Pushing Daisies' "Circus, Circus"
Opinion > Television Reviews
When your best feature is surrealism, setting an episode in a surreal world is probably not a great idea... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

"I Am Become Death", or at least, leaden—a review of Heroes's chapter four
Opinion > Television Reviews
Too many confusing, or poorly plotted, futuristic storylines may be doing harm to the series...

Review of Supernatural's "In the Beginning"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A trip to the past might have been show-stopping tedium, but the rich characterizations it elicits are more than worth the time... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Nerd Love—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The Seduction"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Chuck is really hitting his stride as the nerd starts to grow, the secret agent starts to learn, and the showrunners wise up... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Martyrs—a review of Terminator: TSCC's "Goodbye to All That"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Finally, this is what the Terminator is supposed to be like! But waiting until the fifth episode of the season may have been too long... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Doctor Doolittle, I Presume?—a review of Sanctuary's "Sanctuary for All"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The dark and plodding may be a result of this "premiere" having been originally webcast, but the premise is interesting enough to see if the tv-original episodes in the pipe are better... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

A review of Merlin's "The Mark of Nimueh"
Opinion > Television Reviews
We're seeing some improvement in the show, but there are major script difficulties that will have to be corrected if Merlin is to live... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Threeplay—a review of the first three episodes of Heroes seasons three
Opinion > Television Reviews
Heroes launches its third season with tight, action-packed television that harkens back to the lauded first season, breaking with the plodding second... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Bee-yootiful—a review of Pushing Daisies's "Bzzzzzzz!"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Pushing Daisies is just as intricately and visually stimulating as ever, a wonderful departure from standard tv fare these days, but viewership... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Boundaries—a review of Fringe's "The Arrival"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The weird science seems more of a prop for the relationship stories, but in this case, that's a good thing. This episode gives us high hopes for the series... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Liar, Liar—a review of Terminator: TSCC's "Allison from Palmdale"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A great main story with some of those headache-inducing time travel paradoxes, but weak B-lines, and what are the network execs thinking? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Nerd Love—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The First Date"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A great start to a new season, as we get new depth in just about every character on the screen. If they can keep this up, the show's going to be a hit... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

A review of Merlin's "Valiant"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Plot seems a little thin on the ground in this, the second episode. Also, two mentors may soon lead to trouble for poor Merlin... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Review of Supernatural's "Are you there, God? It's me… Dean Winchester"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Crises of faith, the rescue from Hell is questioned, the seal is broken, and Armageddon's coming a lot faster than anyone thought... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Non Prophet—a review of Fringe's "The Ghost Network"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The show is leavening the dark, brooding mysteries with just the right amount of humor and little snippets of character development... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Hard Lessons—a review of Terminator: TSCC's "The Mousetrap"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Terminator makes a roaring come-back with a killer ep; let's hope the audience notices... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

BBC One's new Merlin may be a little too new
Opinion > Television Reviews
The modern take on the Arthurian legend looks good, but may be a little too modern to keep the appeal... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

No Explanation Necessary—a review of Fringe's "The Same Old Story"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Viewers are more savvy, and more up-to-date on current science, than the writers of the show wish to believe. That may be a big problem if they don't start doing some research... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Review of Fringe's pilot episode
Opinion > Television Reviews
The first episode of J.J. Abrams' new series was engrossing and tempting. We'll be back for more... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Bride of Frankenstein—a review of Terminator: TSCC's "Samson & Delilah"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Marginalizing a good character, changing the emotional focus to a knock-off, and forgetting their roots: the series premiere does not bode well... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Appassionato—a review of Moonlight's "Sonata"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A good, fitting end to a series that could have been so much more... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Family Values—a review of Moonlight's "What's Left Behind"
Opinion > Television Reviews
After waking up to what they could be doing, the writers seem to be backsliding into ruining a good thing. But sometimes a good actor can power through... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Re-Vamp—a review of Moonlight's "Click"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Everything's better in post-strike Moonlight—the relationships, the dialogue, the mood... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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