Archive for the ‘Reviews of TV shows’ Category
The Prisoner (season 1)
{3.5/5} “I will not make any deals with you. I’ve resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered. My life is my own.” After a man resigns from his job, he’s drugged and whisked off to a town that’s called “the Village” where he finds himself a prisoner. The people in […]
Law & Order: SVU (seasons 1 – 14)
{5/5} “In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.” Olivia and her teammates are police officers in New York City. They work specifically […]
Modern Family (season 4)
{5/5} “If life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like ‘Whaaat?’” Haley is off to college, and Lily starts kindergarten. Gloria has her baby, while Cam and Mitch attempt to adopt a second child. Cam gets a new job, and Jay teaches Phil to golf. Phil and Claire’s Valentines’ Day ends with […]
The Big C (season 4)
{5/5} “I just want to feel like me for as long as I can.” Cathy is going through chemo, which is making her feel horrible in itself. She wants to play “The Entertainer” on the piano and tells Paul he should get remarried after she dies. Paul is giving seminars and writing a book. Andrea […]
The Big Bang Theory (season 6)
{5/5} “I was thinking of writing a book called ‘A Brief History of the Time I Made Stephen Hawking Cry Like a Little Girl.’” Howard has some trouble with the other astronauts on the Space Station, Sheldon hires an assistant, Penny takes a college class, and Sheldon and Howard fight over a parking spot. Sheldon […]
New Girl (season 2)
{4.5/5} “If a happening happened and you didn’t know that it happened, did it happen?” Jess loses her teaching job, and Cece gets engaged. Winston and Jess decide to get a bathtub installed in the apartment, and Nick thinks that one person in Jess’s writing class is really a killer. Nick and Schmidt celebrate being roommates for 10 […]
Castle (season 5)
{5/5} “There’s only two things to do at the docks, kill someone or go fishing. It’s a little late to go fishing, isn’t it?” Castle and Beckett are finally together, but will it last? And can they keep it a secret from Captain Gates? Beckett finally discovers who’s responsible for her mother’s murder. Following the clues […]
Once Upon a Time (season 2)
{4.5/5} “You ever wonder if this constant pursuit for revenge is the reason we’ve no one who cares for us?” Magic is brought to Storybrooke — and everyone remembers their past as characters from the enchanted forest. But people still can’t leave town — if they do, they’ll lose their memory. Then the one person who’s capable of […]
Glee (season 4)
{4.5/5} “Citizens of McKinley, the power has been restored. Congratulations to all of us for refusing to resort to idol worship and rampant cannibalism.” Blake Jenner, winner of The Glee Project, joins the cast. His character, Ryder, is a football player who doesn’t think he can sing — Finn convinces him otherwise. Marley (Melissa Benoist) […]
Parks and Recreation (season 5)
{5/5} “Just hit a fire hydrant, but I survived. #Unbreakable #WhatsMrGlassUpToTheseDays #WhyNoSequel?” Leslie finds that the other city councillors are somewhat difficult to work with. Ben, on the other hand, is doing really well with his job in Washington DC. Tom comes up with another idea for a new business and tries to find investors. […]