Television Reviews

The Newsroom – The Genoa Tip

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“There’s a difference between reporting a story and advocating for a cop killer.”

The Newsroom - The Genoa Tip

As Jim (John Gallagher Jr.) continues his slog on the road with Romney campaign several news stories, and lots of Maggie (Alison Pill) craziness, hit the News Night studios. First, ACN leans that U.S. Military drones were used to target and kill American born Islamic terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki which leads to MacKenzie (Emily Mortimer) pressuring Will (Jeff Daniels) to take a hard look at the White House’s terrorism policies. Will also has to fend off Don (Thomas Sadoski), whose nine-year obsession with the conviction of Troy Davis boils over on the eve of the Supreme Court hearing arguments to stay his execution for the murder of a police officer.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Parasitica

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Parasitica

After returning from a battle with a mutated giant parasitic wasp in a secret Kraang lab, the Turtles become concerned with Leonardo‘s (Jason Biggs) increasingly bizarre behavior and obsession with the wasp’s egg which he insists on carrying back to the lair after being stung by the mother. When both of his other brothers fallen under the sway of the unborn wasp as well, it falls on Michelangelo (Greg Cipes) to finish Donatello‘s (Rob Paulsen) anti-toxin and save all three of his brothers before the wasp hatches.

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Beware the Batman – Secrets

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Beware the Batman - Secrets

Both Batman (Anthony Ruivivar) and Lt. Gordon (Kurtwood Smith) separately investigate the arrival of the dangerous Magpie (Grey DeLisle) to Gotham which both link to a secret experiment of Blackgate prisoners. Gordon interviews Lunkhead, a former prisoner with somewhat limited knowledge of the experiments, while Batman’s investigations take him to he closed down Miskatonic Psychiatric Hospital where he’s taken prisoner by the mentally-unbalanced super-villain.

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Continuum – Second Degree

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Continuum - Second Degree

While the Julian Randol (Richard Harmon) trial turns into a three-ring circus which both Sonya (Lexa Doig) and Travis (Roger R. Cross) are manipulating from the shadows, Kiera (Rachel Nichols) enlists the help of Agent Gardiner (Nicholas Lea) to track down who stole the remains of her old partner (Karin Konoval) from her grave along with the bodies of two members of Liber8 from the police morgue. When Alec’s mother (Janet Kidder) perjures herself to try and protect Julian, Alec must decide whether to lie to protect his mother and help a murderer go free or tell the truth and risk being the cause of his mother being sent to jail.

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Lois & Clark – The Man of Steel Bars

  • Title: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – The Man of Steel Bars
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Lois & Clark - The Man of Steel Bars

With a new Superman in now in theaters every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. What if Superman (Dean Cain) was the cause of Global Warming? “The Man of Steel Bars” presents an interesting dilemma when the city of Metropolis is hit with a record November heat wave while those in surrounding cities are plowing snow and fighting frostbite. What sets Metropolis apart? Only the daily super-feats performed by the Man of Steel.

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