By Stu Robinson, Tonight brings the Season 2 premiere of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0. To borrow the slogan from another classic TV show: Same bat time; same bat channel. Once again, it will go up against the ABC hit Castle.Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Assessing the First Season
By Stu Robinson, A few weeks ago, I posted a recap of Hawaii Five-0‘s season finale. Now that I’ve had a few weeks to reflect on it, here are my big-picture thoughts on the show’s plot and character developments. TheRead more…
Supernatural: Oh.My.God.
Ever notice how Supernatural has the uncanny ability to give us characters that we love, only to ruthlessly kill them? Sometimes after only one or two appearances? Yeah, thanks a lot, Kripke! Also, Metallicar gets crunched once again. Oh Noes!!!Read more…
Wo Fat Springs Trap in ‘HF0’ Season Finale
By Stu Robinson, I’ve had some time to digest the Season One finale of Hawaii Five-0, the new CBS hit that pretty much lived up to its preseason hype. Summing up the 24 episodes requires more than one blog post,Read more…
Supernatural: Oh Castiel…
I am generally not amused by a show suddenly adding an episode that is hampered by narration, but it’s Castiel, who is the sweetest little angel on earth, so I’ll let it slide, because that voice could melt.. well… stuff.Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Careens Toward Season Finale
By Stu Robinson, Because I’m a week behind, I’m going to rush through Episode 23 of CBS’s new Hawaii Five-0 so that I can start deconstructing the series’ shocking season finale. Here goes: Acting on a tip from CIA analystRead more…
Kono and the Lab Tech, Sittin’ in a Tree
By Stu Robinson, Another week of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0, another set of daddy issues. In Episode 22, a famous fashion photographer (played by Rick Springfield) is burned alive in his trailer at a shoot. He had just proposed toRead more…
FOX Takes Down ‘Human Target’
By Stu Robinson, FOX has canceled the action drama Human Target after two seasons. The show featured square-jawed Mark Valley – brilliant in Keen Eddie, an earlier victim of FOX’s chopping block – as an assassin reformed by his own conscience. UsingRead more…
U.S. Gives Stamp of Approval to Danno’s Mom
The U.S. Postal Service recently issued a stamp honoring actress Helen Hayes (1900-93). Hayes was the mother of actor James MacArthur, who played Danno on the original Hawaii Five-0. MacArthur died last fall, just weeks after CBS’s new Hawaii Five-0Read more…
Fringe: Blowing minds since … always
I didn’t really expect Fringe to become my No. 1 show. The first season finale, however, put it there, and with the end of Lost and Battlestar Galactica, it’s been cemented at the top. (Supernatural and Doctor Who are extremelyRead more…