Blogcritics Category: Video: Television

DVD Review: Midsomer Murders, Set Twelve

Vyrdolak — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:05:48 EDT

"This is the country...and in the country, anything goes." DCI Tom Barnaby, Midsomer Murders
The British mystery series Midsomer Murders debuted in 1997 and enjoys global success. Aired on ITV in Britain and on cable networks such as A&E and The History Channel in the United States, Midsomer Murders is highly popular in Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa, Russia, and the Ukraine as well as Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada....

DVD Review: Intelligence - Season Two

Bill Sherman — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:34:41 EDT

Acorn Media releases the concluding episodes of this ambitious Canadian crime series.
When we last left Jimmy Reardon (Ian Tracey), at the end of the first season of Intelligence, the Vancouver drug boss and family man was in a bit of a pickle. Standing in the middle of a Seattle roadhouse with a disabled gun, surrounded by American DEA agents, his wife and daughter taken into custody, our anti-hero was definitely not in a happy...

TV Review: Prison Break's "Versus" Collapses Under Its Schizophrenic Tone

Sharmila — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:55:56 EDT

With a schizophrenic tone and a corny plot development, "Versus" shows that Prison Break is turning weak in its storytelling.
Prison Break’s 18th episode, “Versus”, sadly collapsed under its trite, clichéd, and tired plot. Its schizophrenic tone suggests that the writers were throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, into the last few episodes before the series wraps up for good, without realizing that this level of weak storytelling makes...

Presented By:

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:55:56 EDT

NewsFlash: Matt Lauer sits Down with Captain Richard Phillips

Josh Lasser — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:50:40 EDT

NBC's The Today Show has managed to land another big interview, this time with the captain of the Maersk Alabama.
NBC’s The Today Show has managed to land another big, exclusive interview -- this week Matt Lauer will sit down the captain of the Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips. The interview, having already taped, is scheduled to air this Tuesday, April 28.The interview marks the first time that Captain Phillips has sat down with the press since his...

TV Review: Chasing A Dream

Marta Hoelscher — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:12:22 EDT

A family drama that's a nice alternative to network television.
The Hallmark Channel is known for its inspiring original family dramas, and Chasing a Dream is no exception. The premiere airs Saturday, April 25 (9pm/8c) and makes for a great Saturday family night at the movies.This is the inspiring story of high school football star Cam Stiles (Andrew Lawrence), who loses his best friend John Van Horn (Jake...

DVD Review: She Fell Among Thieves

Jordan Richardson — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:09:32 EDT

The home video debut of a BBC classic.
With lots of ominous violin and a tremendous turn from Eileen Atkins as the villainous Vanity Fair, She Fell Among Thieves is a riveting and fun little mystery.A BBC classic, this thriller aired as the first episode of PBS’s brilliant Mystery! series in 1980. Along with Atkins, She Fell Among Thieves features Malcolm McDowell and Michael...

Salma Hayek Returns to 30 Rock!

Josh Lasser — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:23:12 EDT

Happy days are here again!
Being that you're a dedicated, devoted, virtually obsessed fan of this column and that you not only read it on a regular basis, but pass it along to all of your friends (something for which I thank you greatly), I know that you know what I'm going to talk about today. Okay, you know that I know that you know what I'm going to talk...

Presented By:

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:23:12 EDT

Thoughts So Far On G.I. Joe: Resolute

Mark Buckingham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:34:37 EDT

A classic series is reborn...and it actually works.
When I first heard there was a new G.I. Joe series in the works -- not to mention the live-action movie -- I was understandably concerned, especially after the dearth of fan service in the live-action Transformers flick a couple years back. These two series were the axes around which my childhood revolved, and from the ridiculous reinventions of...

PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of April 26

Josh Lasser — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:11:12 EDT

More Hitchhiker's! We're aboard our ship and we're there with our paranoid android. What's next? Read on.
The main ride portion of our Hitchhiker's attraction has begun. There we are, sitting comfortably in a spaceship, Marvin the depressed android at our side. So, first things first, how did we get aboard this spaceship, the Heart of Gold? As I said last time, it's not impossible; it's just highly improbable. Thank goodness the Heart...

Poll: House, M.D. — Is "Huddy" Inevitable?

Barbara Barnett — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:29:52 EDT

Think "Huddy" is going to happen? Vote in this Blogcritics poll!
As you all know, Dr. Gregory House (the inimitable Hugh Laurie) and Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) have been pursuing and sniffing each other out for nearly two seasons (or longer, if you count the years since the pilot). They are clearly into each other, and even Chase (Jesse Spencer) is asking about the relationship (he asked Cuddy in last...