TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.9
This weeks episode of Boardwalk Empire was entitled "Battle of the Century." This was of course referring to the fight between heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and his french challenger Georges Carpentier which took place in New Jersey on July 2nd 1921. This would be the only battle that took place during the episode and we didn't even get to see →
TV Without Commercials Review: 24/7 Cotto Margarito
Sadly, the sport of boxing has completely fallen off the map to the casual sports fan. Despite the rich history, and the one time popularity of star boxers, boxing just doesn't have the same caliber of audience it once had. This audience I speak of obviously is the American audience. Boxing is still very popular globally, and especially in the →
Good Ole Fashion Television Review: Terra Nova 1.8
Terra Nova has developed into a surprisingly good show. I must admit, I was extremely skeptical when this series first premiered and it got off to a very slow start. The last several episodes have been fantastic and this weeks episode entitled "Proof" was no different. There were essentially three separate story lines running through this episode. There was Maddy Shannon who was →
TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.8
After watching last nights episode of Boardwalk Empire I was left with the feeling that the show would finally become a one protagonist series as opposed to the two protagonists, who have been fighting for supremacy over one another for as long as this show has been on the air. Nucky's reign has come to an end. The legal pressure he is under as →
TV Review: The Walking Dead 2.5: Chupacabra
Daryl gets an episode almost all to himself and goes through hell, somehow making it out on the other side. Sophia is still missing and the group as a whole can now make a search of the surrounding area, but no one gets really anywhere. Shane and Rick show us how strong their friendship can be and how long it has →
ESPN Films Review: Roll Tide/War Eagle
I would like to consider myself to be a sports fan. I grew up in a baseball town (that just won it's 11th World Series Championship I might add) and played ice hockey for basically my whole life so those are my two sports. If it wasn't for fantasy football I would have zero interest in football all together. So →
TV Review: The New Girl 1.5: Cece Crashes
The New Girl is fast and furiously funny again this week with almost no down beats. Our story is split into two camps here as Cece invades the apartment to get away from her face tattooed, diabetic, DJ and newly ex-boyfriend. Half our story is Winston and Schmidt trying to "close it" with Cece and awkward hilarity ensues. From Winston stumbling →
Good Ole Fashion Television: Terra Nova 1.7
This weeks episode of Terra Nova is entitled Nightfall and is an obvious reference to the entire Terra Nova village losing power. This lose of power comes from a meteor that discharges an EMP as it breaks into the earths atmosphere. I believe most of us are familiar with EMP's and how they work thanks to Goldeneye and The Matrix →
TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.7
Last nights episode of Boardwalk Empire was even more crazy than the week before, which is something I never thought would be possible. Jimmy now has the power that he has been seeking and it appears that he is in position to lead his group of young gangsters. They all have one thing in common, they have one person standing →
ESPN Films Review: Ungaurded
The story of Chris Herren is a modern day tragedy. Chris grew up in Fall River Massachusetts and was a all star basketball player in high school. He and his friends played hard, and then went out and played even harder. Partying was a big part of life for Chris and his friends growing up and as long as they →
Good Ole Fashion Television Review: Terra Nova 1.6
Finally we got the episode we've all been waiting for. Jim Shannon got a chance to use his true skills as a detective for the first time so far this season and Fox billed this as such. Tonight's episode was entitled "Bylaw" and there has been a murder, and the weapon a dinosaur. Yep, you read that correctly someone used a freaking →
TV Review: The Walking Dead 2.3: Save The Last One
The Walking Dead continues its upward movement of constantly improving as the season progresses, with this episode centering around Shane's character for the most part. To put it simply, he sees some shit and flirts with the dark side to save Carl's life. We last left our group in the same places they have been most of the season, divided either →
TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.6
Somehow this show manages to change things up every single week. Just when you think things are starting to move in one direction something happens that shift the momentum entirely. The females in this series took the main stage in this episode, at least in my opinion. Margaret Schroeder revealed more of her human side, something she keeps very hidden. →
ESPN Films Review: The Real Rocky
Tonights documentary The Real Rocky by Jeff Feuerzeig was the story of former heavy weight boxer, Chuck Wepner. Wepner has lived most of his life as a traveling liquor salesman and continues to earn his living through that trade to this day. Boxing was never Chuck's main priority in life but it was something he was good at. He had →
TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.5
This weeks Boardwalk Empire was outstanding. Nucky seems to be in the clear after playing golf with the attorney general but there are no guarantee's. Jimmy and Gillian appear to be working on their own now, the Commodore didn't even manage to make an appearance in this episode, which is understandable considering the shape he is in. Eli, Jimmy and Gillian continue to →
TV Review: The Walking Dead 2.2: Bloodletting
The Walking Dead's second episode of its sophomore season is a step up from the premiere and is setting up quite the confrontation next week. We last left the gang with Carl getting accidentally shot by a mystery hunter and we smash cut to Rick carrying his lifeless son through a field, heading for the farmhouse of the shooter. Well, the opening →
ESPN Films Review: Charismatic
This week ESPN film series aired Charismatic by Steven Michaels. Charismatic was the name of the horse who made a run for the triple crown in 1999. While the story being told in this documentary is called Charismatic, it is just as much a story about the horse as it is the story of the jockey who rode it, Chris →
TV Review: The Walking Dead 2.1: What Lies Ahead
The Walking Dead has returned for season 2 and the results are just fine and hopefully setting the show in the right direction. Our survivors are on the road again and, after an atrociously ADR'd catch up from Rick on an Atlanta rooftop; they are leaving the city life for a military base quite a ways from their temporary home. Along →
Good Ole Fashion Television Review: Terra Nova 1.4
So first off I have to say that I missed last weeks episode (episode three) of Terra Nova last week thanks to the ALCS. I have to work Monday nights so I record each episode on my DVR but thanks to the ALCS going to extra innings last Monday, all I recorded was the last two innings of the game →
TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.4
Last night Boardwalk Empire was an episode full of firsts. It was the first time we heard someone call the Commodore by his real name, Lewis. It was the first time we saw Gillian and the Commodore be somewhat intimate with one another which then led to seeing the Commodore suffer his first stroke. We also got to see the →
ESPN Films Review: The Dotted Line
This week ESPN Films gave us The Dotted Line by Morgan Spurlock. The Dotted Line is a documentary that gives us a glimpse into the life of sports agents. Morgan Spurlock is the man most famous for being the guy who ate nothing but McDonalds for 30 days in his documentary Super Size Me. His documentary was definitely a cultural →
TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.3
Last nights episode of Boardwalk Empire was easily the best episode of the season so far. Every single thread of story line that seemed to be skipped from episode one and two was picked right back up in episode three. Nucky is running out of options, and reaches to the White House to lend support and keep him out of →
TV Ramblings – The Secret Circle “Heather” @cinemablend
This week's episode of The Secret Circle gets us a few steps closer to some real answers to the "accident" that occurred 16 years ago with the inclusion of Heather in tonight's episode. She was a friend of Cassie's mother, but for some reason her mother did something to Heather that makes it a little more challenging for the circle →
TV Review: New Girl – 103
New Girl has delivered it's best episode yet while continuing to grow, putting past relationships in the rearview mirror for our two leads, by getting our characters into more positive spaces for them to move forward. Plot wise there was very little here this week. Nick is the only character with a real narrative purpose and that is for him to →
