TV Reviews8/23/13Aug 23 2013SaveTV Reviews8/23/13TV ReviewsGhost SharkSimon Abrams35The problem with Ghost Shark is that it isn't significantly better than Sharknado. While SyFy Channel previously…
TV Reviews6/8/13Jun 8 2013SaveTV Reviews6/8/13TV ReviewsSinbad & Primeval: New WorldSimon Abrams57Sinbad debuts tonight on Syfy at 9 p.m. Eastern. Primeval: New World debuts tonight on Syfy at 10 p.m. Eastern.
TV Reviews4/20/13Apr 20 2013SaveTV Reviews4/20/13TV ReviewsMary And MarthaSimon Abrams26Mary And Martha debuts tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern on HBO.
TV Reviews11/25/12Nov 25 2012SaveTV Reviews11/25/12TV ReviewsThe Cleveland Show - "Turkey Pot Die"Simon Abrams58In theory, there’s nothing wrong with the surreal conceptual jokes in “Turkey Pot Die.” Like Seth MacFarlane’s two…
TV Reviews3/3/12Mar 3 2012SaveTV Reviews3/3/12TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: The MovieSimon Abrams43“The final party begins.” –Vincent Volaju-
TV Reviews2/25/12Feb 25 2012SaveTV Reviews2/25/12TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “The Real Folk Blues (Part One)”/“The Real Folk Blues (Part Two)”Simon Abrams57When viewed in tandem, the two parts of “The Real Folk Blues” give devoted viewers an immensely satisfying sense of…
TV Reviews2/18/12Feb 18 2012SaveTV Reviews2/18/12TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Hard Luck Woman”Simon Abrams58“Hard Luck Woman” is a bit of a letdown after three consistently solid weeks of Cowboy Bebop episodes. It’s a…
TV Reviews2/11/12Feb 11 2012SaveTV Reviews2/11/12TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Brain Scratch”Simon Abrams31In “Brain Scratch,” writer Keiko Nobumoto delivers a thoughtful episode that’s expressly about the mystery of the…
TV Reviews2/4/12Feb 4 2012SaveTV Reviews2/4/12TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Cowboy Funk”Simon Abrams31As I was rewatching “Cowboy Funk,” a line from Justified’s pilot struck me. Raylan Givens, a guy that is shown to…
TV Reviews1/14/12Jan 14 2012SaveTV Reviews1/14/12TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Boogie Woogie Feng Shui”Simon Abrams30It’d be unfair to compare this week’s episode of Cowboy Bebop to last week’s excellent installment. It’s unfortunate…
TV Reviews1/13/12Jan 13 2012SaveTV Reviews1/13/12C-TV ReviewsThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret: “Todd And His Valet Arrive In Leeds And What They Saw There”Simon Abrams75In tonight’s episode of The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret, show writers Shaun Pye, David Cross and…
TV Reviews1/7/12Jan 7 2012SaveTV Reviews1/7/12TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Pierrot Le Fou”Simon Abrams44For months now, I’ve read commenters grumbling in anticipation of this week’s episode. I didn’t immediately remember…
TV Reviews1/6/12Jan 6 2012SaveTV Reviews1/6/12CTV ReviewsThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret: “Todd’s Terrible Day Ends And His Next Terrible Day Begins”Simon Abrams86Over the course of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret’s first season, co-creators David Cross and…
TV Reviews12/29/11Dec 29 2011SaveTV Reviews12/29/11B+TV ReviewsBeavis And Butt-Head: “Whorehouse”/“Going Down”Simon Abrams99Tonight’s season finale of Beavis and Butthead, the conclusion to the show’s first full season in 14 years, is a…
TV Reviews12/29/11Dec 29 2011SaveTV Reviews12/29/11TV ReviewsBrad Meltzer's DecodedSimon Abrams151The goal of Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, a hokey conspiracy theory investigation show where supposedly serious-minded…
TV Reviews12/17/11Dec 17 2011SaveTV Reviews12/17/11TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Wild Horses”Simon Abrams26In almost every Cowboy Bebop episode where Spike gets the final word, the moral of the story is something like this:…
TV Reviews12/16/11Dec 16 2011SaveTV Reviews12/16/11TV ReviewsThe Life And Times Of Tim: “The Model From Newark”/“Tim’s Hair Looks Amazing”Simon Abrams48Tonight’s season premiere of The Life and Times of Tim features a lot of that certain something that makes the show…
TV Reviews12/10/11Dec 10 2011SaveTV Reviews12/10/11TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Speak Like A Child”Simon Abrams42“Speak Like A Child” is a time capsule, an episode that immediately dates itself by alluding to Beta and VHS tapes…
TV Reviews12/6/11Dec 6 2011SaveTV Reviews12/6/11C+TV ReviewsCovert Affairs: “Letter Never Sent”Simon Abrams27Tonight’s Covert Affairs is sporadically helmed with enough finesse that director Allan Kroekker frequently makes up…
TV Reviews12/3/11Dec 3 2011SaveTV Reviews12/3/11TV ReviewsCowboy Bebop: “Mushroom Samba”Simon Abrams50[Note: this was originally written last weekend… then I found out that TV Club Classic was taking a week off. Damn…