http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/ TV Reviews en-us Copyright 2010 - TheFish.com Salem Web Network - RSS Generator rss@TheFish.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:15:08 GMT Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:15:08 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/ http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/ http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/thefish2/sys/gr/RSS_250x43.jpg 43 250 http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11635316/ <i>The Good Guys</i> aims to bring back the appeal of the buddy film by forcing the pairing of two opposite types, a by-the-book suit and a crude, womanizing specimen of the 1980s, preserved in an amber of booze and attitude. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:03:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11635316/ Alex Wainer <i>The Good Guys</i> aims to bring back the appeal of the buddy film by forcing the pairing of two opposite types, a by-the-book suit and a crude, womanizing specimen of the 1980s, preserved in an amber of booze and attitude. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11631103/ Tue, 04 May 2010 05:01:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11631103/ Laura MacCorkle http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11628029/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:28:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11628029/ Alex Wainer http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11627941/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:27:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11627941/ Gary D. Robinson http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11627509/ Do people really change? According to television, usually not. When the title character of a popular series puts himself into a sanitarium for chronic drug addiction and the psychological problems underlying it, we may actually be rooting for him to change, but we wonder what it will do to his “entertainment value.” That’s the big risk the producers of <i>House, M.D.</i> took last year. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11627509/ Alex Wainer Do people really change? According to television, usually not. When the title character of a popular series puts himself into a sanitarium for chronic drug addiction and the psychological problems underlying it, we may actually be rooting for him to change, but we wonder what it will do to his “entertainment value.” That’s the big risk the producers of <i>House, M.D.</i> took last year. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11625085/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:52:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11625085/ Alex Wainer http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11623682/ It's a great time to be a cute blood sucking teenage boy, or a girl who loves one. What’s with this trend and why do vampires keep rising again in popular culture? Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:46:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11623682/ Alex Wainer It's a great time to be a cute blood sucking teenage boy, or a girl who loves one. What’s with this trend and why do vampires keep rising again in popular culture? http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11623283/ Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:25:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11623283/ Gary D. Robinson http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11617197/ AMC’s <i>The Prisoner</i> promised rich production values and an interesting themes. Instead we got only confusion. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:07:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11617197/ Alex Wainer AMC’s <i>The Prisoner</i> promised rich production values and an interesting themes. Instead we got only confusion. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11616422/ With the long running Law & Order franchise, three CSIs, Criminal Minds, Bones and the top-rated NCIS, it seems that audiences love TV criminal investigations. And seeing as how most of these series start as spin-offs of another series, CBS was eager to exploit its biggest rating success by cloning it. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:33:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11616422/ Alex Wainer With the long running Law & Order franchise, three CSIs, Criminal Minds, Bones and the top-rated NCIS, it seems that audiences love TV criminal investigations. And seeing as how most of these series start as spin-offs of another series, CBS was eager to exploit its biggest rating success by cloning it. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11610113/ <i>Everybody Loves Raymond</i>'s Patricia Heaton is back to television comedy again playing another frazzled wife and mom in ABC’s <i>The Middle</i>. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:38:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11610113/ Alex Wainer <i>Everybody Loves Raymond</i>'s Patricia Heaton is back to television comedy again playing another frazzled wife and mom in ABC’s <i>The Middle</i>. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11609513/ Is the future a line we can’t see or a line yet to be drawn? ABC's fun new mystery-drama <i>Flash Forward</i> seeks to answer this question. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:13:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11609513/ Gary D. Robinson Is the future a line we can’t see or a line yet to be drawn? ABC's fun new mystery-drama <i>Flash Forward</i> seeks to answer this question. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11609202/ Every few years, the situation comedy is declared dead or dying, a genre that has worn itself out through lack of new ideas or audience fatigue. Will NBC's "Community" breathe new life into this downtrodden genre? Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:32:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11609202/ Alex Wainer Every few years, the situation comedy is declared dead or dying, a genre that has worn itself out through lack of new ideas or audience fatigue. Will NBC's "Community" breathe new life into this downtrodden genre? http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11609026/ That <i>The Simpsons</i> have managed to last so long at such a high level of cultural relevance is a testament to the brilliance of the writing and constancy of the vocal talents. You don’t get the ratings to remain on television since the 80s without having some level of popularity among several demographics. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:01:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11609026/ Shawn McEvoy That <i>The Simpsons</i> have managed to last so long at such a high level of cultural relevance is a testament to the brilliance of the writing and constancy of the vocal talents. You don’t get the ratings to remain on television since the 80s without having some level of popularity among several demographics. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11608992/ Regardless of what you think about Smallville, after eight seasons and 173 episodes, you must agree, this Clark Kent has staying power. Never has the hero flown so long on television. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:03:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11608992/ Gary Robinson Regardless of what you think about Smallville, after eight seasons and 173 episodes, you must agree, this Clark Kent has staying power. Never has the hero flown so long on television. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11608945/ In economic hard times, any entertainment that comes to your home looks like a better bargain than the cost of going to movie theaters. As the fall season of new and returning shows rolls out, let’s examine the sometimes surprising reasons we get offered the shows we do and why. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:21:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11608945/ Alex Wainer In economic hard times, any entertainment that comes to your home looks like a better bargain than the cost of going to movie theaters. As the fall season of new and returning shows rolls out, let’s examine the sometimes surprising reasons we get offered the shows we do and why. http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11607325/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11607325/ Jeffrey Huston http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11602007/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11602007/ Rebecca Cusey http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11599639/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:31:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11599639/ Rebecca Cusey http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11582129/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/tv/reviews/11582129/ Laura MacCorkle