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    Sunday 04 May 2008

  • Review: Nat Geo's 'Inside a Cult': Would you drink the kool-aid?

    Review: Nat Geos Inside a Cult: Would you drink the kool-aid?
    Nat Geo's producers have given us unprecedented access that provides an intimate and accurate portrayal of life in the Strong City Cult as members worship the self-proclaimed Messiah and his worlds-end proclamation.

  • Monday 07 April 2008

  • Review: 'Three Sheets' third season more spirited for MOJO

    Review: Three Sheets third season more spirited for MOJO
    Comedian Zane Lamprey is the host of MOJO HD's celebrated international pub crawl and fan-favorite Three Sheets. 

  • Saturday 29 March 2008

  • Review: 'Tracey Ullman's State of the Union'

    Review: Tracey Ullmans State of the Union
    Tracey Ullman's new series on Showtime is a stage for what the new U.S. citizen does best:  Lampoon and satirize the bloated egos of the percolating celebrity and “persons of interest” world. 

  • Sunday 23 March 2008

  • Review: 'The Tudors' season two continues the rich Tudor tapestry

    Review: The Tudors season two continues the rich Tudor tapestry
    Season two of “The Tudors” exceeds the first with more compelling storylines and building court drama. 

  • Wednesday 12 March 2008

  • Review: 'Jericho' is back and better than ever!

    Review: Jericho is back and better than ever!
    Jericho is back and better than ever!

  • Review: Nat Geo's 'Who Knew? with Marshall Brain' a cool field trip

    National Geographic Channel has snapped Marshall Brain up for a new series, "Who Knew? with Marshall Brain."

  • Saturday 08 March 2008

  • Review: History’s “Ax Men” pine for Green Gold

    Review: History’s “Ax Men” pine for Green Gold
    Capitalizing on the success of the reality TV  breakout hit and adrenalin rush, “Ice Road Truckers,” History now debuts another blue-collar, man-versus-nature series, “Ax Men” on Sunday, March 9 at 10:00 PM.

  • Thursday 14 February 2008

  • Review and Interview: 'I'll Try Anything Once' on Treasure HD a no miss

    Review and Interview: Ill Try Anything Once on Treasure HD a no miss
    Fish out of water scenarios can be cleverly rendered or stultifying and predictable.  In the right hands, taking an unlikely subject out of their familiar and placing them in wholly unusual and foreign situations can be an exhilarating adventure, like the fantastic travel, culture and cuisine show, “No Reservations” hosted by American chef,  Anthony Bourdain.

  • Wednesday 06 February 2008

  • The Whitest Kids U Know - Boys gone wild

    The Whitest Kids U Know - Boys gone wild
    Set to the lilting strains of an innocuous “doot-ti-di-doo, doot ti-di doo” opening soundtrack, you are psychologically lulled into a receptive state of expecting a family-friendly after-school special.

  • Tuesday 05 February 2008

  • Review: 'Lipstick Jungle' on NBC

    Review: Lipstick Jungle on NBC
    NBC's "Lipstick Jungle" harkens a bit of "Sex and the City," "Ugly Betty," "Dirty Sexy Money," and "Cashmere Mafia," in an ode to the affluent denizens of New York awash in fashion, female bonding and private school maneuverings.

  • Tuesday 22 January 2008

  • Review: “Head Case” on Starz

    Review: “Head Case” on Starz
    Starz Original series have presented the perfect antidote to the lugubrious, self-absorbed psycho dramas like HBO’s “Tell Me You Love Me and “In Treatment” – all which make me want to jump out a window after watching.

  • Monday 21 January 2008

  • Review: 'Hollywood Residential' on Starz

    Review: Hollywood Residential on Starz
    Cheryl Hines, known mostly as Larry David’s patient tv wife from “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has collaborated as an executive producer with writer/ producers Andy Bobrow and Adam Paul, and come up Aces with a scathingly funny comedy about Hollywood egos running amok on the set of an innocuous little home improvement show. 

  • Friday 18 January 2008

  • Review: ‘Life After People’ on The History Channel

    Review: ‘Life After People’ on The History Channel
    What would our planet look like without us?

  • Tuesday 15 January 2008

  • Review: Does ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ have a future?

    Review: Does ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ have a future?
    Last night Fox premiered the much anticipated ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’.  As a huge Sci-Fi fan, who couldn’t get enough of the original ‘Terminator’ movies, and a huge television fan, whose Tivo hasn’t recorded anything since the writer’s strike; I was exceedingly excited about this show.

  • Saturday 05 January 2008

  • Review: The L Word, season 5 brings sexy back

    Review: The L Word, season 5 brings sexy back
    The L Word's coming back on Sunday, 9pm on Showtime.

  • Monday 31 December 2007

  • Review: Nat Geo's Brady Barr and the hungry, hungry Hippos

    Review: Nat Geos Brady Barr and the hungry, hungry Hippos
    On Sunday, January 20, at 9:00 PM ET/PT, NGC's Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: Undercover Hippo journeys into the heart of Zambia in an attempt to infiltrate the largest population of wild hippos on earth.

  • Sunday 30 December 2007

  • Review: Nat Geo's 'Dogtown' a no miss, no kill oasis for dog lovers

    Review: Nat Geos Dogtown a no miss, no kill oasis for dog lovers
    The latest documentary from National Geographic, "Dogtown", takes you inside a magnificent facility in Utah funded by animal benefactors so that no dog is denied even the costliest medical treatment, while they are psychologically reprogrammed and physically groomed in hopes of being adopted to a loving home.

  • Saturday 15 December 2007

  • Review: 'Flood' on ION

    Review: Flood on ION
    If you fondly remember producer Irwin Allen’s flair for dramatizing all sorts of climactic and natural catastrophes, titles that included “The Towering Inferno” “Fire!” and “Flood!”,  this latest mini series produced by Justin Bodle will entertain you despite the hugely improbable scenarios the actors find themselves trapped in.

  • Saturday 08 December 2007

  • Review: Tom Brokaw's '1968' on History Channel

    Review: Tom Brokaws 1968 on History Channel
    The documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw titled "1968" will affect people differently, based on their age and political leanings. 

  • Wednesday 05 December 2007

  • Review: ‘Holiday in Handcuffs,’ absurdly serendipitous Stockholm syndrome

    Review: ‘Holiday in Handcuffs,’ absurdly serendipitous Stockholm syndrome
    Melissa Joan Hart, Markie Post and June Lockhart star in “Holiday In Handcuffs”, during the ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas celebration.

  • Sunday 11 November 2007

  • Review: “Darkon” nerds of action revel in weekend glory

    Review: “Darkon” nerds of action revel in weekend glory
    Don’t take offense to the phrase “nerds of action,” as it is meant with the kindest intention.

  • Friday 26 October 2007

  • Review: FX's 'Nip/Tuck' dazzles with Lady Cha Cha parts and new digs

    Review: FXs Nip/Tuck dazzles with Lady Cha Cha parts and new digs
    To the strains of “The Best is Yet to Come,” the dazzling work of the art department on FX’s hit series, “Nip/Tuck” debuts in the opening shots of the show that dares to lay bare the human ego in its fragile state, and the need for superficial self-improvement, whether warranted or not.

  • Thursday 25 October 2007

  • Review: Starz 'Bloodsucking Cinema' celebrates the sexy Beast

    Review: Starz Bloodsucking Cinema celebrates the sexy Beast
    Starz is kicking off their fourth annual "Fear Fest" with a new documentary entitled, "Bloodsucking Cinema,"  Friday, October 26th at 8:00 pm.

  • Sunday 21 October 2007

  • Review: MOJO's 'Test Drive ' auto erotica for test drivers

    Review: MOJOs Test Drive  auto erotica for test drivers
    MOJO is taking to the roads with "Test Drive," a new six-part, high definition series, which will premiere on November 1 at 9:30pm ET/PT.

  • Friday 19 October 2007

  • Review: IFC presents 'Does Your Soul Have A Cold?'

    Review: IFC presents Does Your Soul Have A Cold?
    Mike Mills' striking film, "Does Your Soul Have A Cold" is a fascinating glimpse of modern Tokyo and its younger inhabitants; it is a study of depression and how it is treated in modern Japan.

  • Sunday 14 October 2007

  • Review: Sci Fi's 'Headless Horseman” a Halloween chiller

    Review: Sci Fis Headless Horseman” a Halloween chiller
    The Sci Fi Channel has brought the chill and the thrill back to Saturday night, family friendly scary fare that harkens the days of Saturday night Chiller Theater or Tales from the Crypt (a PG-13 version).

  • Review: MOJO’s “Dr. Danger” a wanderlust adrenaline fix

    Review: MOJO’s “Dr. Danger” a wanderlust adrenaline fix
    MOJO is the High Def channel marketed to upscale men, but don’t let that fool you; many of their shows are interesting for both sexes, and are well-conceived with crack production crews and compelling hosts.

  • Friday 12 October 2007

  • Review: ‘Heroes’: Don’t watch while operating heavy machinery

    Review: ‘Heroes’: Don’t watch while operating heavy machinery
    Now that season 2 of ‘Heroes’ is four episodes deep, I think it’s safe to say there haven’t been any significant changes since last season.

  • Tuesday 02 October 2007

  • Review: ‘The Office’ Returns From Its Vacation

    Review: ‘The Office’ Returns From Its Vacation
    ‘The Office’ returned to NBC last Thursday night with a special one-hour episode. 9.7 million people tuned in to the season four premiere, matching the series’ all time high in ratings amongst adults 18 to 49.

  • Friday 28 September 2007

  • Review: ‘Dexter’ Returns With A Vengeance

    Review: ‘Dexter’ Returns With A Vengeance
    This Sunday, fans of the hit show ‘Dexter’ will be tuning in to Showtime for the premiere of it’s much anticipated second season.

  • Thursday 27 September 2007

  • Review: Stargate: Atlantis season four brings old friends back, some new ones too

    Review: Stargate: Atlantis season four brings old friends back, some new ones too
    Fans of Stargate: Atlantis are in for a great night Friday, as the cast that navigates the Pegasus Galaxy and beyond. 

  • Review: 'Brotherhood' is Showtime's crown jewel

    Review: Brotherhood is Showtimes crown jewel
    “Brotherhood” is Blake Master’s intense east coast family drama returning to Showtime on Sunday at 10 ET/PT for a second season.  The show is a delicious, big Irish boiled dinner set in Providence, Rhode Island.

  • Monday 24 September 2007

  • Review: This Friday a Marvelous Night for “Moonlight”

    Review: This Friday a Marvelous Night for “Moonlight”
    “Is it possible to have a guardian vampire?”

  • Saturday 08 September 2007

  • Review: 'Tell Me You Love Me', on second thought don't

    Review: Tell Me You Love Me, on second thought dont
    "Tell Me You Love Me" (8 p.m. Sunday, HBO) is frighteningly depressing for a show with loads of sex, in fact, it makes Showtime’s “Californication” look like an after school special with regards to the bits and bobs we get to see.

  • Tuesday 04 September 2007

  • The Reilly Report: Bionic Woman and Sarah Connor Chronicles

    The Reilly Report: Bionic Woman and Sarah Connor Chronicles
    “Sisters are doing it for themselves.” 

  • Monday 27 August 2007

  • Review: 'The Business' on IFC

    Review: The Business on IFC
    IFC's "The Business" follows the team at Vic's Flicks - a dodgy "Girls Gone Wild" roduction type company that catches an unexpected break and morphs into a respectable indie film company.

  • Wednesday 22 August 2007

  • Review: Sci Fi's 'Mega Snake' a slithery Saturday night chiller

    Review: Sci Fis Mega Snake a slithery Saturday night chiller
    The Sci Fi Channel has brought the chill and the thrill back to Saturday night, family friendly scary fare that harkens the days of Saturday night Chiller Theater or Tales from the Crypt (a PG-13 version).

  • Sunday 19 August 2007

  • Review: 'Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman' Major funny

    Review: Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Major funny
    The “Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman” is the excellent IFC original series back for its second season featuring “Angel of compromise” Laura Kightlinger as Jackie Woodman, a transplanted southerner to Los Angeles writer on the edge of everything, almost.

  • Friday 17 August 2007

  • NGC video preview, 'Road to War: Iraq, August 27

    NGC video preview, Road to War: Iraq, August 27
    Amost six years after speechwriter David Frum coined the phrase “axis of evil” used by President Bush in his State of the Union address in January of 2002, and more than four years after Saddam Hussein was toppled — those inside the chain of decisions that led us to war are now speaking out.  How did we arrive at the brink of war?  What were the key influences?  And ultimately, who is al Qaeda today?

  • Spike makes its bones with 'The Kill Point'

    Spike makes its bones with The Kill Point
    Spike TV, not usually known for riveting drama, has a white hot series “The Kill Point,”  a surprise summer hit which I caught up watching back episodes at the Spike website. The miniseries is homage to the great hostage genre classics like "Dog Day Afternoon."

  • Sunday 12 August 2007

  • Review: Showtime’s “Californication” a sweet deal with the devil

    Review: Showtime’s “Californication” a sweet deal with the devil
    The pilot of Showtime’s “Californication” features a slightly broken writer, Hank Moody, played by David Duchovny, as he tries to cobble his personal and professional life back together after his bestselling literary tome is sold and reborn as a Hollywood block buster starring “Tom” and “Katie.”

  • Review: “Weeds” a Majestic “U-Turn” into corporate Church culture

    Review: “Weeds” a Majestic “U-Turn” into corporate Church culture
    Who says August is a TV wasteland?  The series “Weeds” inspired me to order up Showtime, especially after HBO’s precipitous decline after cancellations of “Rome,” “Deadwood” and “The Sopranos.”

  • Saturday 04 August 2007

  • Review: NGC goes to the dogs,“Dog Whisperer” and “Explorer”

    Review: NGC goes to the dogs,“Dog Whisperer” and “Explorer”
    The National Geographic Channel has a long-standing series, "Explorer," that never fails to deliver well-produced and informative episodes taking you on a ride around the world. 

  • Review: ‘Flash Gordon,’ rift alerts, “Faliens” and a benevolent leader

    Review: ‘Flash Gordon,’ rift alerts, “Faliens” and a benevolent leader
    There is something for everyone on the Sci Fi Channel, where the network has taken a leap of faith on newest offering, "Flash Gordon." 

  • Wednesday 01 August 2007

  • Review: 'The Two Coreys': Lost Boys, still

    Review: The Two Coreys: Lost Boys, still
    A&E has re-teamed the chemistry of actors Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, who had a nice run about 20 years ago in films such as "Stand By Me" (Feldman) and together in the stylishly shot 1987 Joel Schumacher tribute to Jason Patric's stunning beauty in "The Lost Boys" that also paid homage to Kiefer Suherland's feral hotness, too.

  • Saturday 28 July 2007

  • The Reilly report: 'Cavemen' a clinker

    The Reilly report: Cavemen a clinker
    “Cavemen” is about as awful a show as I've seen in a long, long time. 

  • Friday 20 July 2007

  • The Reilly report: ABC's 'Pushing Daisies' not a stiff

    The Reilly report: ABCs Pushing Daisies not a stiff
    Over the next few weeks I’ll be talking about many of the pilot episodes for some of upcoming season’s highly anticipated shows.  First up: “Pushing Daisies.”

  • Review: FX’s “Damages” a gripping thriller

    Review: FX’s “Damages” a gripping thriller
    High stakes litigator Patty Hewes is the quintessential WASP, she loves her dog, a snort of bourbon and is no fan of public displays of affection.  She also plays her team of supplicant lawyers like a Stradivarius.

  • Wednesday 18 July 2007

  • Review: “Human Weapon” Muay Thai: Fast, Accurate and Powerful

    Review: “Human Weapon” Muay Thai: Fast, Accurate and Powerful
    The History Channel is offering a fascinating array of programming this summer and fall, with the compelling “Ice Road Truckers” becoming a break out hit for them, and now a ring-side seat into the testosterone-filled world of hand-to-hand combat in numerous styles that are as unique as each culture and country they represent.

  • Saturday 14 July 2007

  • Review: USA's 'Burn Notice' another feather in NBCU's cable cap

    Review: USAs Burn Notice another feather in NBCUs cable cap
    Despite the flat performance of mothership NBC, the kissing cousins at NBCU cable that include USA Networks, Sci Fi Channel and Bravo have been shining like a beacon.

  • Saturday 23 June 2007

  • Review: A&E “Street Thief,” a Chicago yarn that reels you in

    Review: A&E “Street Thief,” a Chicago yarn that reels you in
    "Ocean’s Eleven" was a glamorous dramatization of experienced burglars planning the next big score.   "Street Thief" main man, Kaspar Carr, is a non Hollywood version of Clooney’s Danny Ocean character.  

  • Saturday 16 June 2007

  • Review: History Channel’s 'Ice Road Truckers': Life on thin ice

    Review: History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers: Life on thin ice
    In the spirit of the deep sea fishermen chronicles of “The Deadliest Catch” who flirt with death and maiming in the Bering Sea, The History channel debuts remarkable stories from six truckers driving 18-wheelers on Canada’s ice roads leading to bling conglomerate De Beers’ new diamond mines in the Arctic circle,  this Sunday, June 17th at 10 pm/ 9c.

  • Friday 15 June 2007

  • Review: 'Meadowlands' a suspenseful, sexy noir for Showtime

    Review: Meadowlands a suspenseful, sexy noir for Showtime
    Meadowlands" (9/10 p.m. Sunday premiere, Showtime) reveals little at the onset, a slow, suspense-filled noir adult soap that harkens a slight tinge of the old series “Dark Shadows,” with production values a thousand times better. 

  • Tuesday 12 June 2007

  • Review: Sundance's 'Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Kids' a must see tonight

    Review: Sundances Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Kids a must see tonight
    "The Green," Sundance Channel's new 13 week eco-friendly block of programming presented by Robert Redford. Sundance Channel will be premiering "Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Kids" at 9:00pm and the documentary "The Refugees of the Blue Planet" (U.S. Television Premiere) at 9:30pm tonight, June 12th.

  • Friday 08 June 2007

  • Review: MOJO's 'I Bet You' a wager to place

    Review: MOJOs I Bet You a wager to place
    MOJO has a new show for the degenerate gamblers of the world who are proud of their vice, and make no bones about it.  “I Bet You” is a half-hour filthy lucre tinged buddy show.

  • Review: 'The Show' on MOJO a home run

    Review: The Show on MOJO a home run
    MOJO features "The Show," a six-part Baseball Documentary that debuted May 30th, and features the struggles of the minor league baseballers as they play the numbers game to win a coveted “25” spot in the majors.

  • Monday 28 May 2007

  • Review: MOJO's 'Three Sheets' a spirited adventure

    Review: MOJOs Three Sheets a spirited adventure
    Can you say “I’m buying” in 12 languages?

  • Sunday 27 May 2007

  • Review: MOJO's 'King of Miami' an absurd South Beach satire

    Review: MOJOs King of Miami an absurd South Beach satire
    If "Borat" had a mid-west American doppelgänger, all roads would point to comedian Dave Hill.

  • Review: USA Network's 'The Starter Wife' a keeper

    Review: USA Networks The Starter Wife a keeper
    Good news for fans of Gigi Levangie Grazer and her 2005 novel, “The Starter Wife” published by Simon and Schuster.  Her fictional tome was mandatory beach summer reading, the story dished over a recently tossed away Hollywood wife: protagonist, Molly, (Gracie Pollock in the book) who rudely discovers that unceremoniously she has become what her peers bitingly refer to as “The Starter Wife.”

  • Monday 07 May 2007

  • Review: MTV's 'Dropout Chronicles' brings home the hard truths

    Review: MTVs Dropout Chronicles brings home the hard truths
    MTV Networks is using their broad media reach and influence for good, by producing a show that brings home the harsh truths and opens up the eyes of kids in jeopardy of throwing their lives away on foolish and devastating choices. 

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