Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1, Episode 12 Directed by: Joss WhedonStarring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan Rating: FOUR out of FIVE Mr. Pointy’s Season one of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a dream. A midseason gamble. A…
Adam 12: Season 1, Episode 2 Directed by: Phil RawlinsStarring: Martin Milner | Kent McCord Rating: FOUR out of FIVE rookie cops “Looks like they’re going to be okay…” The way Malloy and Reed look at each other gets me…
Directed by: Dennis DonnellyStarring: Cameron Mitchell | Wesley Eure | Kelly Nichols Rating: TWO out of FIVE nail guns “Bit by bit… he carved a nightmare.“ It opens with a toolbox. A man in black leather gloves. Heavy breathing. A…
Survivor: Season 45, Episode 1 Host: Jeff Probst Rating: THREE out of FIVE flint strikes The biggest twist of Survivor 45 wasn’t an idol hidden in plain sight or a tribe swap gone rogue, it was time itself. For the…
The Facts of Life: Season 2, Episode 16 Directed by: Asaad KeladaStarring: Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Geri Jewell Rating: THREE out of FIVE nervous chuckles When Geri Jewell cracks a self-deprecating joke about her cerebral palsy, the audience…
The Simpsons: Season 4, Episode 1 Directed by: Mark KirklandStarring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright Rating: FIVE out of FIVE Krusty brand vitamins How could you, Krusty? I’d never lend my name to an inferior product. At its core,…
Lost in Space: Season 1, Episode 7 Directed by: Paul StanleyStarring: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Angela Cartwright, Bill Mumy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE disembodied voices I’m just an echo, that’s all. They left Earth, but the gender…
The Andy Griffith Show: Season 4, Episode 18 Directed by: Earl BellamyStarring: Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Susan Oliver Rating: FOUR out of FIVE loosened collars I don’t know much about these things. What should I call you? Sergeant? Lieutenant? One…
The Twilight Zone: Season 2, Episode 10 Directed by: John RichStarring: Jean Carson, Fred Clark, Adam Williams, Marcel Hillaire Rating: FOUR out of FIVE stolen futures “Object known as a camera, vintage uncertain, origin unknown.” Jean Carson popped up across…
Last year, I got stranded in St. Pete Beach during a hurricane. Technically, it might’ve been a tropical storm, but hurricane sounds sexier, so let’s go with that. I was trying to move my rental car to higher ground, forgetting,…