I’m not sure where to start. The past couple of days have been heady, smile-inducing craziness for those of us who love our television. Of course, it has been the long heralded death knell for some people’s favorite shows, andRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Treading Water in Season 3
Seven episodes into Season 3, it’s fair to ask whether CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 has lost its way. Since the action-packed season premiere, most of the episodes have been self-contained, with plots that have ranged from procedural to cartoonish. Meanwhile: The showRead more…
Caan Tiki: Dad, Son Meet in Hawaii
By Stu Robinson, Season 2, Episode 18 of CBS’s Hawaii Five-0 took its obsession with fatherhood to a whole new level. In a long-anticipated bit of stunt casting, the show’s producers reeled in James Caan (Brian’s Song, The Godfather, NBC’sRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Variations on a Theme
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’: Beware the iPhone
By Stu Robinson, I’ve observed that episodes of CBS’s new Hawaii Five-O come in two varieties: those devoted to revealing the back stories of Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and the three other main characters; and those that simply serve upRead more…
Heroes: The end is nigh?
I rarely root for a series I once loved to end, but an exception could certainly be made for Heroes. Looks like I could easily get my wish, as Airlock Alpha (once syfy.com, before the SciFi Channel became SyFy) reportsRead more…
Damages – It sucked me right back in …
We never got around to watching Damages this year when it was actually on the air, but we dutifully recorded it to catch up with some time. There, an entire season sat, taunting us. I remembered that last year, withRead more…
The state of science fiction on TV
As it is with every year, a whole bunch of science fiction-y shows were canceled at the end of the season, but I have to give it to the networks for trying a bunch of new ones next year. ItRead more…
Ratings: Worst. Season. Ever.
OK, I guess the TV seasons before most people had televisions were worse, but this season was for the birds, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The four major networks (that’d be CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox – sorry CW) lostRead more…
NBC brings us a new post-apocalyptic drama: Day One
Just got the news that NBC Universal is going to have a show that should be very cool in the fall (still no word on Chuck, though Heroes got renewed): Day One. Here’s the official description: From executive producer/writer JesseRead more…