TV Reviews

TV Review: Burn Notice Season 2 Premiere

Shortly into the “Burn Notice” Season 2 premiere episode, Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) is caught enjoying a cup of java in the apartment of the show’s hero, Michael Weston (Jeffrey Donovan), to which Sam comments (something to the effect of), “I didn’t expect to see you back so soon.” I share Sam’s confused reaction to [...]

July 12th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read More

John Adams (2008) TV Mini-Series Review

Historians have, for two centuries, portrayed the men who signed America’s Declaration of Independence as proud figures standing alone in their greatness and grand ideals. Many of the documentaries about history spend a great deal of time on the momentous events that defined the course of history but few accurately depict the lives that [...]

June 9th, 2008 | Jodie Bass | 3 comments | Read More

The Andromeda Strain (2008) TV Mini-Series Review

Science-fiction movies have a few rules they generally must adhere to in order to be considered “science” fiction. First, they must revolve around a science, whether that’s physics, astronomy, biology, quantuum mechanics, geology or any of a multitude of fields of study. Really good science fiction includes more than one of the sciences. [...]

May 28th, 2008 | Jodie Bass | 0 comments | Read More

TV Review: Life Pilot (2007)

“Life”, and its male lead Damian Lewis, are goddamn fantastic, which probably translates into the show having a very short shelf life on network TV. Shows this good just don’t last, which speaks more to the crappy taste of the American TV public than to the cast and crew of “Life.” Then again, Charlie Crews [...]

September 27th, 2007 | Nix | 9 comments | Read More

TV Review: K-Ville Pilot

For a moment there, I considered writing a longer review for FOX’s new crime/buddy cop show K-Ville, but after seeing the pilot, and finding it lacking, I’ve decided to take the lazy route. Which is unfortunate, because from everything I’ve seen of the show before actually seeing the show, I had high expectations. Alas, like [...]

September 18th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

TV Review: Prison Break Season 3 Premiere

Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is back in the joint, but big bro Linc (Dominic Purcell) is not, and it’s up to Linc to find a way to break Michael out. Or maybe not. It appears that Michael being held at the notorious Panamanian prison Sona was no accident, and that certain parties wish him to [...]

September 18th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

The Kill Point: Episode 1-2 (2007) TV Review

One thing I’ve come to learn from Spike TV is to expect the unexpected. I’m not a regular viewer of any current programs running on their schedule at the moment, but some of you may recall the recent “Blade” spin-off based on the seemingly popular New Line franchise. To be perfectly honest, I have not [...]

August 10th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

TV Review: Bionic Woman (2007) Pilot

If you think about it, adapting “The Bionic Woman” to contemporary times makes sense. (Curiously, the new version is simply called “Bionic Woman”, minus the “The”.) Who actually remembers the bionic woman? Everyone remembers the bionic man, of course, but the woman? It’s hard to even recall the actress who played her in the old [...]

August 1st, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Firefly: Unaired Pilot (2003) TV Review

In the very narrow world of rabid fanboys, Joss Whedon’s name gets uttered with the same reverence as Bruce Campbell (of the “Evil Dead” movies). Having been responsible for two of the more influential “teen geek” shows in recent years (”Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”), Whedon tried to bring the same geek irreverence to [...]

April 29th, 2005 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars (2004) Mini-Series TV Review

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It’s back. “Farscape” resurfaces after a year’s absence, ushered back to life by fan outrage that was so loud The Powers That Be at the Sci-Fi Channel (which owns the show) saw fit to grant the makers of the series 4 hours (plus commercials) to tie up all loose ends and finally send the [...]

October 17th, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Generation X (1996) Movie Review

Long before the X-Men made a splash on the big screen, Marvel Comics tried things on a smaller scale with a television film based on a spin-off of the X titles. They made a very wise decision, and the result signals the beginning of Marvel’s rise as a theatrical force to be reckoned with. Breezy [...]

October 2nd, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 comments | Read More

King Solomon’s Mines (2004) Mini-Series TV Review

So sue me, but I didn’t know “King Solomon’s Mines” was a TV mini-series before watching it. Had I known, and considering my general aversion to TV mini-series (what, I gotta wait multiple nights to see how it all ends?), I wouldn’t have bothered. As it stands, “Solomon” could have been better. For instance, take [...]

September 20th, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More