TV Shows

The Venture Bros: Season 1

John • August 30th, 2008 • 2 Stars, The Venture Bros

Lately I’ve been watching only comedy tv shows, and this is one more. Luckily it is short, so it shouldn’t take me too long to watch the rest.
This seems the perfect series for a comic geek like myself. This animated series has a lot of comics references, as well as other pop culture references. It [...]



Mad About You: Season 4

John • August 10th, 2008 • 3 Stars, Allan Heinberg, Mad About You, Smallville

This season started with a great episode where Jamie and Paul finally confront the issue they’ve been avoiding so far: babies. First we get the possibility of a pregnancy, then they have a nice talk and decide to have kids.
That’s the thread going throughout the season, but overall this was a season of changes. Jamie [...]



Babylon 5 Comics

John • July 4th, 2008 • Babylon 5, Series

I am a huge Babylon 5 fan, I’ve watched the whole series and movies, including the recent DVD. However I hadn’t read the novels or comics, with the exception of the short stories. That’s changing though, so here are the B5 comics.
During the first 2 years of the show, DC Comics published an ongoing comic [...]



Futurama: Season 2

John • July 2nd, 2008 • 3 Stars, Futurama

The second season of Futurama was slightly longer than the first, but it was just as enjoyable. I can’t believe they can come up with so many funny and interesting stories, while at the same time utilizing the characters and even developing them sometimes.
We’re also starting to see recurring characters that pop up every once [...]



Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 Part 1

John • June 14th, 2008 • 3 Stars, Battlestar Galactica

After a disappointing 3rd season, this was supposed to be the last season of BSG, however the writer’s strike shook things up, and we ended up with only half of this final season. Luckily the quality of these 10 episodes was better than last season’s.
It’s clear now that the writers have worked out the end [...]



Lost: Season 4

John • May 30th, 2008 • 4 Stars, Lost

After last season’s shocking finale, I must say I had high expectations for this season. Luckily they were met.
SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4!!
The main story of this season was the appearance of the freighter and the reason they were on the island. Many new guests appeared, but the main new characters were Charlotte, Daniel and Miles. [...]



Mad About You: Season 3

John • May 29th, 2008 • 3 Stars, Mad About You

Another fun season for MAY, with plenty of humor and more digging in Paul and Jamie’s past. In this season we see more of Paul’s parents, in particular the episode about their sports store, which matured Ira’s character in subsequent episodes. We also see a crazy Thanks Giving dinner with both families, that really made [...]



How I met your mother: Season 3

John • May 20th, 2008 • 3 Stars, How I Met Your Mother

This season has really suffered the most due to the writer’s strike. At least for me. I still looked forward to watching new episodes when they were available, but the scheduling really diluted the fun.
I can’t even remember what happened in the first part of the season, I think Lily and Marshall tried to buy [...]



House: Season 4

John • May 20th, 2008 • 3 Stars, House

This fourth season of House managed to shake things up and change the status quo. I am glad about this change, because I must admit it was starting to get too repetitive.
So House is without assistants at the end of last season, and in this season he hires a bunch of candidates and plays a [...]



Gossip Girl: Season 1

John • May 20th, 2008 • 2 Stars, Gossip Girl

The O.C. was a big hit for my wife, and I also liked parts of it. So it was natural for us to watch the new Gossip Girl from the same creator.
There are a lot of parallels between these two shows. The class differences between rich kids and the middle class kids. The mega events [...]