Television Reviews

The Contractual Obligation Implementation

  • Title: The Big Bang Theory – The Contractual Obligation Implementation
  • tv.com: link

The Contractual Obligation Implementation

Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Sheldon (Jim Parsons), and Howard (Simon Helberg) return to Howard’s middle school in a talk designed to interest young girls into going into the field of science. Surprising no one other than the scientists themselves, their presentation doesn’t go as planned as one could argue the three do damage than good to the girls’ view of science.

The Contractual Obligation Implementation Read More »

Doctor Who – Blink

  • Title: Doctor Who – Blink
  • tv.com: link

“Don’t blink. Blink and you’re dead. They are fast, faster than you can believe. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away. And don’t blink. Good Luck.”

Doctor Who - Blink

With this being the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who you can expect to see reviews of old episodes of the series pop up on the site from time to time. Ask anyone to list their favorite Doctor Who episodes from the new series (2005-present) and you can be sure “Blink” will show up at or near the top every single time. Not only did the episode win multiple awards, but in a poll by Doctor Who Magazine it was chosen as the second best episode of Doctor Who ever made.

Doctor Who – Blink Read More »

Community – Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations

  • Title: Community – Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations
  • tv.com: link

Community - Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations

As Britta (Gillian Jacobs) helps Jeff (Joel McHale) spend Thanksgiving with his estranged father (James Brolin) and the half-brother (Adam DeVine) he’s never met, Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) invites the rest of the Study Group to have Thanksgiving dinner with her family. Trapped in a situation that makes their own family dinners look inviting by comparison, Abed (Danny Pudi) narrates his friends’ plan to survive the ideal and escape in a way designed not to hurt Shirley’s feelings.

Community – Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations Read More »

Psych – Juliet Takes a Luvvah

  • Title: Psych – Psych – Juliet Takes a Luvvah
  • tv.com: link

Psych - Juliet Takes a Luvvah

Shawn (James Roday) becomes jealous when Juliet (Maggie Lawson) goes undercover on an online dating site trying to find a serial killer who has a thing for late twentysomething blondes and Gus (Dulé Hill) begins spending all his free time with his new girlfriend Rachael (Parminder Nagra), also found on the dating site, rather than his psychic best friend. Feeling a little lost and taking advice from his mother (Cybill Shepherd) a little too far, Shawn decides to move in with his father (Corbin Bernsen) to help in his recovery after getting shot by one of oldest living friends.

Psych – Juliet Takes a Luvvah Read More »

The Lying Game – The Grave Truth

  • Title: The Lying Game – The Grave Truth
  • tv.com: link

The Lying Game - The Grave Truth

Picking up right where the last episode left off, Ted (Andy Buckley) has a heart-to-heart with Emma (Alexandra Chando), who he believes is Sutton, at Derek’s grave admitting that he and Rebecca (Charisma Carpenter) are her birth parents. He also admits to meeting and talking with Theresa (Yara Martinez) the night she disappeared but swears he wasn’t involved in her disappearance. Ted turns himself in the next morning to an irate Dan (Tyler Christopher) who is stopped from ripping Ted’s head off only by the timely arrival of Alec (Adrian Pasdar) who shifts Dan’s suspicions to Rebecca while still skirting the issue of the twins’ secret.

The Lying Game – The Grave Truth Read More »