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• Review #2425: Classic Doctor Who: “Spearhead From Space”

  

  Written by Robert Holmes Directed by Derek Martinus This serial is all about firsts: the first story for the Third Doctor, the first story with Liz Shaw as a... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2424: Being Human (US) 1.11: “Going Dutch”

  

  Before addressing the episode itself, I just have to mention that I happen to work for a Dutch company. So this ongoing plot thread with the elder vampires bein... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2423: No Ordinary Family 1.19: “No Ordinary Future”

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer Directed by Milan Cheylov I intentionally kept the end result of the last episode — which is... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2422: Merlin 3.11: “The Sorcerer’s Shadow”

  

  Contributor: Gregg Wright This episode could have easily been extremely average. The whole thing still feels a bit unnecessary and something of a retread of wha... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2421: Fringe 3.18: “Bloodlines”

  

  This installment seems to find the right balance, because while the mystery is maintained throughout, it all comes together in the end. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2420: Being Human (UK) 3.6: “Daddy Ghoul”

  

  After the previous episode, I had high hopes that the pace of the third series would accelerate, now that Herrick has come to throw a spanner in the works at th... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2419: Sucker Punch (2011)

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya Directed by Zack Snyder Count me disappointed, blind-sided, and wondering if I should have asked... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2418: Justified 2.7: “Save My Love”

  

  Contributor: Gregg Wright As much as I dislike Winona, her actions did result in one the most suspenseful episodes of the season thus far. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #40: Stowaway in a Blue Dress

  John, Edmund, Gary, and Bronzethumb return to the regularly scheduled programs as the spring hiatus period continues. Recorded on 22 Mar 2011. Covering: Fringe... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2417: Classic Doctor Who: “The War Games”

  

  Written by Terrence Hicks and Malcolm Hulke Directed by David Maloney One of the common complaints about Classic Who, especially early in the going, is how ofte... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2416: Ghost Hunters 7.5: “Hotel Hauntings Unleashed”

  

  So far this season, most of the “innovations” have been a spin on some element of a competitor’s television series: the tricked-out van, the shoulder cams. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2415: The Good Wife 2.18: “Ham Sandwich”

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by Keith Eisner Directed by Griffin Dunne I find it interesting that the writers have kept Kalinda in the background for so much o... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2414: No Ordinary Family 1.18: “No Ordinary Animal”

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by Zack Estrin and Jon Harmon Feldman Directed by Greg Beeman I couldn’t get into this episode at the start, probably due to many... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2413: Chuck 4.19: “Chuck Vs. The Muuurder”

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by Alex Katsnelson and Kristin Newman Directed by Allan Kroeker Finally, the story gets moving towards its destination at the end... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2412: Stargate Universe 2.12: “Alliances”

  

  Contributor: Gregg Wright I don’t know why, but the writers of “Stargate Universe” are still having trouble living up to the standard set by the first season. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2411: The Event 1.14: “A Message Back”

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by David Goodman and Nick Wauters Directed by Norberto Barba At this point, it is pretty well known that “The Event” is unlikely t... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2410: Being Human (US) 1.10: “Dog Eat Dog”

  

  It’s hard to believe that this first season of the American version of “Being Human” is almost over. Ironically, it should come to an end within a week or so... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2409: Being Human (UK) 3.5: “The Longest Day”

  

  The first half of the third series felt like it was dragging. Until the previous episode, “The Pack”, it felt like the story wasn’t going anywhere. And there wa... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2408: Fringe 3.17: “Stowaway”

  

  I get the feeling that this episode is going to be ridiculously divisive. Some people are going to laud it as a perfect example of long-term planning, while... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #2407: Merlin 2.10: “Queen of Hearts”

  

  Contributor: Gregg Wright It seems obvious now, but at first I didn’t get why Morgana seemed so supportive of Gwen’s interest in Arthur. And that was after... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO