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The Fall (2013)
Gillian was awful
Something sure happened between season one and season three. The FALL of the ratings for one. Season one was intriguing enough, season two was watchable, but season three was just horrible. Gillian Anderson's voice and fake stoic look on her face were such a turn off. I'm not remotely from Northern Ireland and I could tell Gillian's accent wasn't even remotely authentic. Then the plot just got more absurd as time went on. The criminals all running free on the streets, entering any locked building or hospital they wanted. Even when they were IN jail they were wearing make up, jewelry and tight fitting sexy outfits. Wearing a long sleeve shirt while one has an IV in his arm was just ridiculous.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
Horribly written!
I'm sorry, I realize hundreds of people have reviewed Mockingjay Part 1, but I had to add my two cents. This is just a horrible movie. It's so cliche and corny its sickening. Basically a war is being fought across thousands of miles and yet the results are instantaneous. The attack force leaves to fight 2000 miles away, and they arrive within minutes. Radio broadcasts, sabotage, bombings, attacks etc... seem to happen 5 seconds after being deployed. It's a very predictable plot, with too much fake love and Pollyanna to even be considered believeable. I found myself rooting for President Snow and his government.
Disappeared: The Bradley Sisters (2023)
Talk about fake...
There is no way on Earth a family could lose two little girls, "claim" to have a copy of the voicemail that one of the little girls left them on the day they disappeared, and not turn it over to the police or Feds. It's a ridiculouse premise.
To claim the voicemail still exists but the voicemail is password/code protected and they don't want to lose or delete it, is just insane.
It's been 22 years! You won't let a technician from the FBI or Apple, Yahoo mail etc... try an attempt to retrieve? There might be some background noise, voices etc... (if it even exists) that the feds can pick up.
It's a silly waste of time to watch this show. The aunt who says she has the voicemail should be arrested for sheer stupidity if nothing else.
Pardon the Interruption (2001)
Wilbon can't see the forest
Mike Wilbon has somehow turned this show into his own personal rant fest. I have to wonder if they taught this in journalism school?
Was it okay to just ignore facts about teams, coaches, or athletes and put your own personal slant on things?
I love how it can be Ted William's birthday and they are celebrating how great he was, and Wilbon just has to mention Willie Mayes, or they're talking about how great Tom Brady was and Wilbon has to mention how great and athletic Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson is. Tony can't praise anyone without Wilbon mention someone from his own crowd. Bill Belichick can't be mentioned as being great coach, without Mike Tomlin's long tenure being praised. It's getting old ESPN. Stephan A. Does it too.
The Pat McAfee Show (2017)
It started off decent
This was a good show when it first aired on ESPN in 2023. It was funny, topical, and entertaining. I'm not sure exactly what changed but it's hard to watch not. One thing I've noticed is, they'll jump from topic to topic so quickly, I wonder what they're talking about. They can be talking about NFL training camp and in the next sentence they're talking about the French Open tennis tournament.
The thing that made me stop watching though, was whenever a certain topic comes up, they entire cast will sing a song, or start barking like dogs or something silly. That isn't even the problem so much, but they just keep on doing it. They'll sing for 2 or 3 minutes, or bark, then go back to talking and then start barking again. It's just silly, it's not worth the time to listen or watch serious sports talk.
But it's still better than the Jalen Rose, Max Kellerman, Elle Duncan, and Mina Kimes type shows. Those were even worse.
Brats (2024)
Now we wait for the sequel
How can you even have a show about the Brat Pack and not have Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Judd Nelson? Also, why is Timothy Hutton on this show, or John Cryer? I think this show missed its mark. If it wasn't for the moniker Brat Pack, nobody would even be watching this show. How ironic is that? I also believe that at least half of the people featured in this show wouldn't even be relevant whatsoever today if they weren't considered a part of the Brat Pack.
If someone called them Rats would they be offended? What about a name about a bunch of spoiled college kids.. the Frat Pack, would they be whining about this as well?
Put Molly, Judd and Anthony in the the sequel.
Deadliest Catch (2005)
It's Obviously Scripted
I've watched this show off and on for several years. Yes I know it's scripted. The most recent example was when two female crabbers were going at it and arguing back and forth while on the Seabrooke.
One of the girls becomes injured. The injured girl's father is the captain of the Seabrooke, but he doesn't stop driving the boat. Instead he sends his injured daughter's enemy down to check on her.
So now we are going to see drama, or two girls overcoming their differences and it's all lovey dovey by the end of the episode.
It's so fake and scripted I must say I'm watching less and less. It's sad they can't even make up better scenarios.
Also, two boats racing to the pot dock and one boat cutting in front of another, then the first boat just parks the boat and everyone goes into town, blocking the dock. All choregographed. That would never happen.
Star Trek: Voyager: Tuvix (1996)
I like Tudix better.
This was a great episode and somewhat controversial with the outcome. I enjoyed it and it really made one think. It was much like when Kirk was split into two beings in The Enemy Within, in the original Star Trek series. I wondered why they didn't call the spliced being Tudix though. You started off with two male beings plus the DNA from the orchids on the planet so I think that sounds better and would be more appropriate. I think Kess would have warmed up to Lieutenant Tudix more if this had happened. I liked the ending though, it turned out nice in the end (in my opinion) One of the better season two episodes.
CSI: Vegas (2021)
I'm surprised it was cancelled.
I've read dozens of reviews on CSI Vegas and there is so much positivity and accolades that I can't believe it was cancelled. I personally didn't care for the show and only watched about seven episodes, but I thought others liked it. I personally thought it should have been cancelled after Grissom and Sidle left. The show really went downhill from there. I couldn't stand the political correctness and more focus on the secondary characters and not on the plot and storylines. It's a shame the CSI franchise is probably finished. Unless they go back to their roots, I don't think a show like this will survive.
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
This show is what's wrong with the world.
This show is so fake and scripted it's sick. Every time I turn it on Drew is either crying about something that isn't even affecting her, or she's happy go (fake) lucky in some Polly Anna universe. I can't believe the world watches and promotes shows like this. The fake smiles and over joyous cheers from Drew in EVERY show is just nauseating. How can people actually watch this show on a regular basis and believe that it's real? I'll give Drew this, she's a great actress to pull of the facade she puts on. It's really sad that the television world has come to this. I'd rather eat some bad fish. That's my opinion.
Medical Center: The Fourth Sex: Part 1 (1975)
I was twelve when I saw this.
In 1975 I was twelve years old. I had my own TV in my bedroom and I secretly watched this episode. I remember it being very good and somewhat "taboo" for that time. I was intrigued by the plot and subject matter of this episode. As far as a kid in 1975 goes, this was something that I had never heard of. Sex change operations? Men becoming women? I remember sitting so close to my black and white television set so I could quickly change the channel in case my parents walked in my room and caught me watching such a thing. This was one of the very first shows that I can remember having the parental supervision warning before the show started. It was all a big deal back then.
Sins of the South (2024)
That narrator has to go.
It's not a bad show. Well done and directed, good storyline and the facts are well presented. But.. that narrator has to go. Her southern twang is just a bit much. It doesn't even sound natural, it sounds put on and over exaggerated. Plus the fact that the story in episode one season one, is an old crime story that anyone who's watched Dateline or other Oxygen crime shows, has seen this particular story before. It's just presented with a southern feel and sound to it. It won't hold up well in the reruns, much like Southern Gothic didn't last very long. I'll continue to watch but the narration is horrible.
The Six Million Dollar Man: Dark Side of the Moon: Part 1 (1977)
Worst Episode of the Series
I've debated on this for many years, but overall The Dark Side of the Moon has to be the worst episode of The Six Million Dollar Man. Season five's "Dead Ringer" and "the Lost Island" come in pretty close though. Most of the fifth season contains the worst episodes. The Dark Side of the Moon contains some of the most ridiculous writing of the series. Earth has access to 1000 asteroids and can freely travel freely to them. NASA can be fooled and not even know where their only spacecraft is. A lunar module with a 25 foot ceiling, Space helmets that look like they came from Toys R Us. Plus they just happen to have a 50 steel rod with them to incapacitate Steve's bionics, just to name a few. The show as pretty solid for a 70's sci-fi show until the 5th season and this particular episode.
Survivor: A New Era (2021)
The flight attendant is an actor.
The flight attendant (Ricard) is an actor. He has a fake last name, and pretty much a fake persona. He also has a resume of movie listings on this very site. I can't believe CBS can't bring on some regular people and just play the game. They have to have an agenda. This is the guy who instigated the no more "Come on down Guys" phrase, after everyone else was okay with it. I won't watch again.
First Take (2017)
No Max Kellerman?
Are you kidding me ESPN? You're handing over the entire show to S. A. S? Kellerman was the only reason I watched this show. Now you're bringing on Michael Irving as a guest host? Two screaming, babbling and ranting morons, no thanks, I'm want to hear unbiased news and reporting, not this direction you've let your network go.
Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (2020)
Cornelia Maria in Kona
The show is neat, and I watch it. I do think that it would've been cheaper to simply follow the CM to the fishing mountains, than building that contraption to haul the smaller boats on the CM. The CM could've easily carried enough fuel for the smaller boats, compared to the $2000 dollars they spent on lumber, tires, straps etc... Plus all the time it took to load and unload the smaller boat twice. It almost seemed staged just to make the episode more dramatic. Anyway, it's a good show.
Family Feud: Episode #22.25 (2020)
That dude Alex
The guy Alex looks like a cross between Gomez and Uncle Fester from the Addams Family.
This Is the End (2013)
I watched this at home and got up and left.
This was just horrible. I kept thinking with this cast I'd eventually laugh. I gave it almost a full hour and had to shut it off. Not only was it not funny, it wasn't even a decent plot. Just plain stupid.
Buried (2010)
Decent enough movie...
This movie is okay to watch, but it's definitely not 87 percent out of 100 as it shows on some sites. That's why I watched it, I'd give it a 6 out of 10 in this review, and only one star here only because of all the fake 10 star reviews. As far as the plot goes... they really drag things out. Between the Zippo always burning, the pencil and then finding the glow sticks and other things about halfway through the movie all seemed a bit ridiculous.
The Biggest Loser: Episode #6.12 (2008)
I remember Heba
I remember this season and episode, it was pretty good, however,Heba gave me the heebie jeebies every time she was on the screen.
American Monster (2016)
It's hard to watch...
I have watched a few episodes and it just drags on and on. Get to the point! I just watched one episode and it was 28 minutes in, before they even talked about a crime being committed. The first half was just introducing the members of the family. Lots of fast forwarding on this one.
Far and Away (1992)
Dear Ron Howard,
I've seen better episodes of Happy Days than this movie. Season TEN episodes. (Which were horrible) But enough about Happy Days. This movie sucked, I watched and watched and it just got worse (and funnier) at the same time. I realize this isn't much of a critique of the movie, but then again, it wasn't much of a movie.
Dateline: The Story of Somebody (2021)
Horrible episode
This particular episode is just a political rant about the police in Chicago. All negative comments. NBC doesn't address the fact that the cops in Chicago are dealing with an epidemic of crime. They can't possibly follow up and solve every shooting and murder, when they are occurring at the rate of dozens per week. This wasn't a true Dateline episode, but just another one of NBC's biased views that they are famous for in their news department.
Robin Hood (2010)
Worst Robin Hood movie ever made.
This movie was so bad, I waited eleven years to even watch it. I heard and read the reviews in 2010 and waited until I was completely bored to watch it. Now I am even more bored. It's just plain bad. Very poor directing. It had potential with the cast, but something went terribly wrong with the direction and writing. I'd rather watch the Men in Tights version than this. Or maybe even Pauly Shore's Biodome.
Le cinquième élément (1997)
Thanks Chris Tucker...
You saved me about an hour of watching this movie. For the first time in my life I shut off a movie because of a character in the movie. The movie itself was pretty bad, but Tucker's horrible performance was the nail in the coffin for me. In fact, I'll rarely watch Tucker in anything theses days. I even like Jar Jar Binks better than Chris' character.. and I hate Jar Jar Binks.