Archive for the ‘TV’ Category

Cap Wrap: Season 1, EP.5 “There Is Another Sky”

Cap Wrap: Season 1, EP.5 “There Is Another Sky”
There is no other way to put it, this is one of Caprica’s best episodes yet. The plot is at once action driven and emotional, providing a subtle look into our own online culture and an exposition of great acting. Plot Summary (Spoilers Follow) : Joseph remains depressed after the attack and has stopped...
September 2nd, 2010 | Featured, Reviews, Sci-Fi, TV, TV Shows | Read More

‘Pawn Stars’ Review

‘Pawn Stars’ Review
Groucho Marx once said that he found television very educating because every time someone turned on the set, he would go in the other room and read a book. His words proved especially prophetic when reality television became widespread in the early 2000’s. Appealing to the lowest common denominator,...
July 12th, 2010 | Featured, Reality, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Futurama: Season 6

Futurama: Season 6
Good news everyone! After being taken off the air in 2003, the classic sci-fiction comedy Futurama is back and better than ever. Die hard fans of the show and new comers who missed its original run are in for a treat this summer. Clever, irreverent and wickedly funny, the new season promises to boldly...
July 10th, 2010 | Animation, Comedy, Featured, Reviews, Sci-Fi, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side

Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side
Something, Something, Something Dark Side, the newest incarnation of Family Guy’s Star Wars parodies, is a pleasant surprise after a particularly unpleasant season. Seth MacFarlane has done what George Lucas did with Episode III and barely managed to salvage his series. Put bluntly, Family Guy is...
May 29th, 2010 | Animation, Comedy, Featured, Reviews, Sci-Fi, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Caprica review: Season 1, Episode 2, “Rebirth”

Caprica review: Season 1, Episode 2, “Rebirth”
After the tremendous pilot introduced us to the world of Caprica, one could say that the bar was set unreasonably high. Every show has its good and bad moments.Nevertheless, while the show remains fun and watchable, “Rebirth” felt like a letdown, mainly because it is the first time the show has...
March 3rd, 2010 | Featured, Sci-Fi, TV Shows | Read More

‘Caprica’ Pilot Review

‘Caprica’ Pilot Review
Viewers were stunned back in 2003 when Ronald Moore and David Eick’s “Battlestar Galactica” exploded on to Syfy. Taking their concept from the admittedly campy 1978 series created by Glen Larson, Moore and Eick put together an epic sci-fi saga. That series left audiences with one phrase in...
February 28th, 2010 | Featured, Reviews, Sci-Fi, TV, TV Shows | Read More

The Ricky Gervais Show, Ep. 1 Review

The Ricky Gervais Show, Ep. 1 Review
Ricky Gervais’ new show is all about his comedy podcast that enjoyed an enormous following. Sitting down with his good friend and colleague Stephen Merchant and the absent-minded Karl Pilkington, they basically talk about nothing. The show has a unorganized format because Gervais and Merchant...
February 22nd, 2010 | Animation, Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

NBC’s Olympic Coverage Fails to Meet the Gold Standard

NBC’s Olympic Coverage Fails to Meet the Gold Standard
The opening ceremonies of an Olympics are usually a good indicator of the two weeks that follow them. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the wizardry and precision of the Opening Ceremonies was matched by the record-breaking performances of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics, on the...
February 22nd, 2010 | Featured, Sports, TV | Read More

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Season One Review

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Season One Review
Its basically a love story in reverse. The viewer already knows that Ted ends up happy and with two kids, but they don’t know who he marries. Speaking to his kids, future Ted (Bob Saget) explains the long, arduous journey of how he met their mother. Years before, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) is a twenty-something...
February 18th, 2010 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Community: ‘Communication Studies’ Review

Community: ‘Communication Studies’ Review
Drunk calls. If you are a college student, you have most likely been the recipient or instigator of a call to a person of the opposite sex in an inebriated state. People will say their true feelings bluntly, however, there is an understanding that these things won’t be remembered in the morning. Unfortunately,...
February 14th, 2010 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More
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