Lost: Cabin Fever
Lost gives us an old-fashioned straight flashback this week, but it leaves a little to be desired, as the secret origins of John Locke retread some familiar territory. Meanwhile, things on the freighter get really ugly really fast.
Posted on: May 9th, 2008
The Simpsons: Any Given Sundance
The Simpsons go to a film festival in Sundance. Wait, didn’t they used to have one in Springfield, with that Critic guy?
Posted on: May 6th, 2008
Smallville: Apocalypse
Smallville gets the “What if?” treatment in this imagining of a world without Clark Kent. Lana and Chloe are happy, which is a plus, but the apocalypse is imminent, which is bad.
Posted on: May 5th, 2008
Lost: Something Nice Back Home
The first Jack flash-forward of the season features Four members of the Oceanic Six, and post-rescue life proves to be harder than they hoped.
Posted on: May 2nd, 2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is another modern comedy classic, It’s billed as the “ultimate romantic disaster movie,” but does Jason Segel’s opus live up to the hype? In a word: yes
Posted on: May 1st, 2008
The Simpsons: Apocalypse Cow
Over the years, the Simpsons have had more than their share of animals, from Stampy the elephant to Spiderpig, who, coincidentally, makes a cameo appearance in this episode. This week, Bart raised and grew attached to a cow.
Posted on: April 28th, 2008
Lost: The Shape of Things to Come
Ben gets his first flash-forward, and the nature of his battle with Widmore becomes much clearer, and more disturbing. This episode features plenty of carnage and great new questions about what is happening on the Island.
Posted on: April 25th, 2008
Smallville: Sleeper
Smallville follows up one of its strongest and darkest episodes in years with an hour of Jimmy playing a secret agent man. Clark and Lex make cameo appearances.
Posted on: April 25th, 2008
South Park: Super Fun Time
The first half of South Park’s lackluster twelfth season ends on a strong note, as Mr. Garrison’s class is held hostage by robbers while Cartman and Butters sneak off to a nearby arcade. Hilarity ensues.
Posted on: April 24th, 2008
Smallville: Descent
Wow. This was, hands down, one of the best episodes of Smallville in recent memory. Descent was a perfectly appropriate title, as Lex became totally, fully, and completely evil in this episode, no redemption and no return
Posted on: April 18th, 2008
South Park: Over Logging
Another week, another lackluster South Park. Man, this is killing me. I have long argued that South Park is one of the most consistently funny shows on the air, but this season has seen a drastic decline in the number of laughs.
Posted on: April 17th, 2008
South Park: Eek! a Penis
For a show that prides itself on staying current, last night’s episode was full of pretty dated references. Which might not have been such a big deal, if the show was able to mine those old movies/news stories for good jokes.
Posted on: April 10th, 2008
South Park: Canada on Strike
There is absolutely no subtlety involved in this episode, from the initials of the World Canadian Bureau mysteriously being WGA, to the Canadians demanding more money from the internet.
Posted on: April 3rd, 2008
The Simpsons: Smoke on the Daughter
Smoke on the Daughter began for me as many Simpsons episodes of late have, with me wondering aloud, “Hey, haven’t they done this before?” Marge pining for the things she never got a chance to do and Lisa discovering a new talent.
Posted on: March 31st, 2008
Smallville: Veritas
One thing that has frustrated me with Smallville over the years is that the show tends to leave a lot of loose ends dangling. Instead, this story arc seems designed to resolve some long unanswered questions.
Posted on: March 28th, 2008
South Park: Major Boobage
Finally! After griping and complaining about South Park not being at the top of its game this season, the show strikes back with its third episode. This week, the kids are told about all kinds of easy ways for them to get high.
Posted on: March 27th, 2008
Jericho’s Gone, And I’m OK With It
A good show with an amazing concept, most shows like 24 have our heroes trying to prevent a terrorist attack, Jericho began with one, and focused (mainly) on the aftermath, as told through the eyes of a small Kansas town.
Posted on: March 26th, 2008
South Park: Britney’s New Look
The lampooning of our culture’s obsession with celebrities, and Britney Spears in particular, is certainly fertile ground for South Park. This part of the show is also handled very well, and the jokes made here were very funny.
Posted on: March 20th, 2008
South Park: Tonsil Trouble
This is dangerous territory for the show here, and they know it. Playing for laughs, a young boy who has accidentally contracted a deadly disease would be totally off-limits for 99% of TV shows out there, which makes it prime fodder for South Park.
Posted on: March 14th, 2008
