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• Review #2369: Rescue Me 7.6: “344″

  

  Contributor: Edmund B.When ‘Rescue Me’ returned this season, it appeared the TV tribute to Jimmy was going to provide the framework for a re-examination of... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2368: Burn Notice 5.9: “Eye for an Eye”

  

  Have I mentioned how much I loathe the simplistic penchant for labeling our major corporate industries as evil? Not that I’m going to defend every corporation,... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #77: Across the Syfyverse

  The Critical Myth Crew is joined by guest website reviewer J.M. to cover the latest Syfy summer content. Recorded 16 Aug 2011.Topics include: Eureka (spoilers... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2367: Ghost Hunters International 3.6: “Imprisoned Souls”

  This episode definitely highlights the difference in tone, though I can’t help but think that the editing was designed to maximize the creepy. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2366: Alphas 1.6: “Bill and Gary’s Excellent Adventure”

  

  Contributor: J.M.The follow-up to the disappointing episode “Never Let Me Go” is another standalone bottle show, but one that shows that the writers noticed... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2365: Eureka 4.16: “Of Mites and Men”

  

  Contributor: Gregg Wright It was disappointing to hear how far along the filming for season 5 of “Eureka” was when the cancellation was announced. Now that... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2364: Warehouse 13 3.6: “Don’t Hate the Player”

  

  I have the feeling this episode is going to be a “love it or hate it” proposition. That’s usually the case whenever a show does something that radically breaks... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2363: Breaking Bad 4.5: “Shotgun”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Written by Thomas Schnauz Directed by Michelle MacLarenTwo scenes stand out to me in this terrific episode of “Breaking Bad”. They both... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2362: True Blood 4.8: “Spellbound”

  

  Given how the previous episode ended, it was a given that the various subplots were going to start heating up. Whether or not they would intersect in any... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2361: Haven 2.5: “Roots”

  

  “Haven” has come to that oft-desired point where the episodic elements blend naturally with the serialized elements, with both sides of the narrative coin... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #76: End of an Era

  The Critical Myth Crew continues to deal with those really weird audio issues, while discussing the oddness around Syfy’s cancellation of Eureka, Edmund and... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2360: Torchwood: Miracle Day: Part 6: “The Middle Men”

  

  Contributor: Gregg WrightThis episode has a more promising opening than most recent ones, but unfortunately this translates into an episode that’s not... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 TV & VIDEO

• Review #2359: Rescue Me 7.5: “Head”

  

  Contributor: Edmund B.After some excellent work setting up the season arcs, ‘Rescue Me’ weighed in with an episode that was superficially satisfying, but... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2358: Alphas 1.5: “Never Let Me Go”

  

  Contributor: J.M.The first standalone episode of the season for “Alphas” was a hit and miss affair. While the opening twenty minutes of “Never Let Me Go” were... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2357: Burn Notice 5.8: “Hard Out”

  

  I found myself oddly disinterested in this episode. It’s not that it was terrible or anything; it was just fairly stock and trade ‘Burn Notice”. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2356: Covert Affairs 2.10: “World Leader Pretend”

  

  The summer mid-season finale probably wouldn’t seem so soon if the first few episodes of the season had been more consistent and enjoyable. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2355: Falling Skies 1.10: “Eight Hours”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Written by Mark Verheiden Directed by Greg BeemanOne of the best episodes of television I have ever seen about a military organization... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2354: Ghost Hunters International 3.5: “Murders and Mysteries”

  

  I would say that the investigation in New Zealand put things in a lot more perspective. It’s very easy for those of us in the United States and other parts of... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #75: We Will Be Victorious

  The Critical Myth Crew endures some audio issues, but still manages to cover some discussion on Falling Skies (spoilers through 1.8), Outcasts (spoilers... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2353: White Collar 3.10: “Countdown”

  

  Contributor: Gregg WrightIn general, procedurals have a tendency to become predictable. And though “White Collar” has fought this tendency better than most, it’... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO