Category Archives: Review

Review: NBC’s ‘Grimm’ Pilot

Last week, I reviewed the new ABC fairytale show Once Upon A Time. NBC’s direct competitor, Grimm, aired it’s pilot over the weekend to decent ratings. I waited to write this review until I had given the show as second … Continue reading

Review: ABC’s New ‘Once Upon A Time’

Even though I saw the Once Upon A Time pilot at NYCC just last week, I tuned in to ABC on Sunday to give it a second watch, because I was so intrigued by the concept. I’ve recently started reading … Continue reading

Review: ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2 Premiere

Spoiler warning! Contains season 2 premiere and print comic (issues 1-12) plot details. Last October I, like many, was completely captivated by The Walking Dead when it premiered on AMC. When the first season ended after a mere 6 episodes, I was desperate … Continue reading

Anatomy of a ‘Grey’ Musical

Many shows have been successful in integrating a musical episode into a season as a fun way to change things up without really detracting from the plot or changing character motivations. Unfortunately Grey’s Anatomy is not one of those shows. … Continue reading

‘Outsourced’ Imports Strong Comedy

Last week, as I was perusing the weekly ratings reports of my favorite shows, I came across some very surprising news. Amongst the new fall shows, NBC’s comedy Outsourced was incredibly successful. I was very skeptical about the show since it … Continue reading

V’s New Velocity

As I mentioned previously this week, one of my NYCC highlights was attending the V panel and screening. I’d always watched TV and internet coverage of panels and screenings from other cons and wanted to go to them. They provide … Continue reading

From Hero to Zero

Another new show made it onto my radar recently, but I was hesitant to watch it based purely on its concept. No Ordinary Family was marketed as being a fun, lighter Heroes-esque show. I loved Heroes for the first 2 … Continue reading

CSI: Results Edition

Thank you to everyone who voted in my poll last Friday! There was no clear winner for the options I gave, but a number of people contributed their own responses. The clear favorite was CSI, which I actually had intented … Continue reading

A “Family” Mystery

Family Guy is one of those shows that’s pretty consistently funny and that I really take for granted. I watch reruns every so often and am usually good about watching new episodes, but it’s not one of those shows I … Continue reading

Something Borrowed & Something Blue

Shonda Rhimes is the mind behind two big hit shows on ABC: Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. Both of these shows had emotionally charged season finales that involved prominent character deaths. Grey’s was a bit more traumatic beacause it involved … Continue reading