Posts with tag early look
Posted Sep 30th 2007 11:30AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Early Looks, Episode Reviews

I'm trying to decide on my feelings about Aliens in America, the new comedy premiering Monday at 8:30 on the The CW. When I first reviewed the show back in June as part of a preview of The CW's new shows, I said that it actually had some potential However, after reviewing the re-shot pilot and the episode following it, I'm not too sure anymore. Oh, as a coming-of-age comedy about a boy just trying to make it through high school it has its moments. But, there are just some elements to the show that leave me uneasy. More about that uneasiness later in the review. For now, let me talk about the premise of the show, which you can see after the jump.
Continue reading Aliens in America -- An early look
Posted Sep 26th 2007 11:05AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Moonlight

Okay, here are the similarities between Mick St. John, the vampire private detective of the new CBS drama Moonlight, and Angel, the vampire private detective of Angel: both are vampires (which I said already), both live in Los Angeles, both need blood to survive, both drive classic convertibles (which, being unable to use during the day, boggles my mind), both have long coats that flap in the wind while they stand on rooftops, and they are both fighting for the innocent person.
Here are the differences: the show that Angel was in was so much better than the show that Mick St. John is in. That, and Mick sleeps in a freezer instead of a bed.
Continue reading Moonlight -- An early look
Posted Sep 20th 2007 5:43PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Bones, Early Looks, Episode Reviews

I know, I know, all of you Boneheads (and I mean that in the most affectionate way) want some answers after last season's finale. Did Jack and Angela stay together? Did Zack really go to Iraq? Is Bones' father still in jail? What did Bones mean when she said 'What do we do now?' while standing at the altar with Booth? Did Buffy leave Sunnydale to pursue Angel in Washington D.C.?
To answer your questions: Yes. Yes. Yes. I have no idea. Whoops, wrong show.
Welcome to season three of Bones!
Continue reading Bones season three -- An early look
Posted Sep 1st 2006 4:13PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, NBC, OpEd, Heroes, Early Looks

OK, so this isn't really a very early review, since the pilot episode
appears on iTunes today, but since
Heroes officially premieres on NBC on September 25, this works.
We caught an early look at this show
back in June, but since we were told the copy was "not for review," I left my initial impressions pretty light. But now I guess the gloves come
Continue reading Heroes -- an early look