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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...
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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...
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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...
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Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars (2004) Mini-Series TV Review
Part One: 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...
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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...
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Justice League of America: Pilot (1997) TV Review
After the disaster that was “Batman and Robin”, DC Comics tried to regain face with a live-action television pilot of their popular super team, the Justice League of America. Unfortunately, the finished product only...
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Ultraviolet: Mini-series (1998) TV Review
Episode 1 (of 6): “Habeas Corpus” (July 26, 2004) Although I’ve heard some very good things about the British vampire show “Ultraviolet”, I couldn’t help but be a little skeptical. After all, the British...
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Stargate: Atlantis, Pilot (2004) TV Review
Wondering if you should bother with “Stargate: Atlantis” when you’ve never even seen a single episode of its predecessor, “Stargate: SG-1″? Here’s the quick answer: the first 30 minutes or so of the “Atlantis’”...
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Band of Brothers (2001) Mini-series TV Review
The HBO original mini-series “Band of Brothers” is the kind of filmmaking enterprise that makes the word “epic” seem inadequate. The series (smartly) takes a myopic view of the war, focusing on a small...
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Battlestar Galactica (2003) Mini-Series TV Review
Part One: I’ve seen some episodes of the old “Battlestar Galactica” TV show, which appeared about 25 years ago and went off the air after only a yearlong run, but I was never really...
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24: Season 3, Pilot (2003) TV Review
Jack Bauer is having the longest day of his life — again. Tis time around the brother of an incarcerated Mexican drug lord has threatened to unleash a deadly virus on the populace of...
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24: Season 3 – Premiere (2003) TV Review
Jack Bauer is having the longest day of his life — again. This time around the brother of an incarcerated Mexican drug lord has threatened to unleash a deadly virus on the populace of...
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10-8: Officers on Duty: Pilot (2003) TV Review
Cop shows. I swear Hollywood can’t get enough of them. As soon as one cop show fails (and the vast majority of them invariably does), there are 10 more to jump in and give...
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Threat Matrix: Pilot (2003) TV Review
More “CSI” than “The Agency”, the new ABC show “Threat Matrix” is based on an actual document of the same name that details all threats against America in any given day. The show revolves...
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Jake 2.0: Pilot (2003) TV Review
Think of it as “The Six Million Dollar Gen-X’er”. The premise is simple: Jake Foley (Christopher Gorham) works for the National Security Agency as a tech support guy, but he dreams of being a...
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Helen of Troy (2003) Mini-Series TV Review
As if channeling the oracle Cassandra, screenwriter Ronnie Kern (who I suspect is a woman, but I could be wrong) must have known he/she was in for some backlash by people who spent their...
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Attila (2001) Mini-Series TV Review
After Attila the Hun has raided her village, slaughtered her people, and made her into a slave, a young woman name N’Kara falls madly in love with him, and vice versa. Your guess is...
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Peacemakers: Pilot (2003) TV Review
With the mammoth (and I think unexpected) success of TV Tech Cop show “C.S.I.” and its 20 other imitators spread across the 4 networks, it was inevitable that some clever writer would pitch this...
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Spooks aka MI-5: Pilot (2002) TV Review
The British should probably reconsider making too many movies and TV shows about their intelligence agencies. After all, look at what’s happened to the Americans. After 30-plus years of Hollywood dragging the reputation of...
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Dead Like Me: Pilot (2003) TV Review
People say that when you’re about to die you can feel Death’s icy fingers on the back of your neck. According to the new Showtime comedy/drama “Dead Like Me”, it’s not actually Death himself...
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