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Pushing Daisies Season 2, Episode 10: Television ReviewI can happily say that this was one of my favorite episodes of the season. -
Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 13Sometimes the conclusion is just as disappointing as the rest of the journey.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 18The net result is that it will seem, to many, like a waste of potential.
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 27If anything, this episode seemed to be focused as much on the new team dynamic as the location itself. That's not necessarily a bad thing. -
Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 14Nearly everything was a stunning reminder that the writers for Prison Break haven't lost their mojo yet.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 12A lot is still up in the air, and the writers still need to bring all of this to a meaningful conclusion.
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Television Review: Pushing Daisies Season 2, Episode 8Hopefully, the rest of this final run will be equally enjoyable.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 10If they continue to pull the pieces together and build on their strengths, as they did in this episode, then it will have been worth the wait.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 11"At the mid-point of the season, the characters continue to undermine their mission with their personal hangups and lack of confidence. -
Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 11A large majority of the plot twists feel rushed, half-baked, and completely out of nowhere.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 16The writers could certainly have done worse.
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Television Review: Pushing Daisies Season 2, Episode 7I suppose that's part of my problem with the current state of "Pushing Daisies"; the things that brought me to the table are the very things that will be left hanging.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 10Sometimes, when a show gives you what you think it should deliver, it feels predictable. Other times, it feels like patience well rewarded.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 10A lot can be forgiven if the rest of this volume's arc can deliver on its promises.
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 10There are a lot of questions still to be answered and there are a lot of ways that this can still go wrong (and for some, it already has), but I, for one, can't wait to see where all of this leads. -
Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 10I think the fans who left the show at the end of the seventh season will end up wishing they had stayed. -
Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 25I can only hope that this is the beginning of a trend, and not a singular exercise in managing viewer expectations.
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Television Review: Pushing Daisies Season 2, Episode 6This episode was a magical episode that was less about magic and more about personal emotional issues.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 11Most of this episode is elaborate set-up for the real action in the next episode, but it still manages to pay off a number of ongoing plot threads in the same instance.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 8All of which makes this episode feel like the calm before the storm, despite the fact that it was hardly a moment of quiet reflection.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 9After the events of the previous episode, one would expect things to settle a bit in this installment. And for the most part, that's true.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 9As it turns out, Kring does understand some of the problems with how the story has evolved; his responses just don't quite make the grade. -
Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 15It's getting harder and harder to tell stand-alone stories with genuine surprises.
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 9In essence, this episode sums up everything that has been hinted since the beginning of the season, reinforcing several plot points while expounding on a few others.
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Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 9Chloe's current crisis, and Clark's resolution of it, set the stage for some serious repercussions.
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 24I wish the show (and TAPS) were still operating as they were in those first several investigations.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 7The surprising thing about this episode of “Fringe†was not the story. It's how much I realized that I had missed the show.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 10This season of “Prison Break†just keeps marching along, and against all expectations, I'm still enjoying the hell out of it.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 8The unique format of the episode took a rather straightforward story and gave it some artistic flare.
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Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 8The most surprising post-strike revival continues with this episode of “Smallvilleâ€.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 14This episode demonstrates why Michael is such a potent adversary.
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 8I admit, this episode leaves me a bit concerned.
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 23The theme of this episode, I suppose, was “questionable evidenceâ€.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 9So far, the season has managed to exceed expectations, and with a few more episodes like this, it could hit the hiatus on a high note.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 7As good as the season has been, it would be even better if the impending confrontation shocked the characters back into action.
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 7What more could we ask for from an episode of “Supernatural�
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 22Much like the railway station in Buffalo not so long ago, this is one of those locations that seems overwhelming.
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Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 6But I also think this season has made the case, so far, that the new regime could find a way to save the series.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 13I think it would have been a lot more interesting if they were left with a little more doubt in the rightness of their actions.
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 6Airing another episode with comedic overtones may have been a minor mistake.
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 21Smaller locations allow for more thorough coverage.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 8Against all odds, "Prison Break" has found redemption in its fourth and potentially final season.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 6So far, "Fringe" is getting the job done.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 6Fans of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles†should be very happy right now.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 6There are some great ideas and good stories here, but I don't think these writers are still capable of making them work.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 12I doubt many fans will point to this as one of the best episodes of the season.
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Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 5I think it's safe to say that this is not the best episode of the eighth season.
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Television Review: Pushing Daisies Season 2, Episode 3Why aren't more viewers picking up this habit?
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 5As “special episodes†go, this is one of the better attempts in recent memory.
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 20This episode demonstrated how necessary it is to manage client needs.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 5This was probably the most conventional episode of the series to date.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 5Either I'm lowering my expectations for "Heroes" this season, or this was a relatively strong episode.
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Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 4There's a distinct effort to push the series out of its rut and into the direction it should have gone seasons ago.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 11There was simply too much to cover in a single episode.
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Television Review: Pushing Daisies Season 2, Episode 2There's enough material in the can to justify keeping the show around for a little while longer, but if the ratings continue to fall, how long can the network remain patient?
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 4The action in the episode is all about the “monster of the weekâ€, but the subtext is all about Sam and his current path.
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 19I can honestly say that this visit to Oak Alley Planation met my expectations.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 7Somehow, the hunt for Scylla continues to be easier than anything Michael Scofield and the Escape Squad have ever done, yet the writers continue to make it damned entertaining!
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 5This show is far better than the ratings would otherwise indicate.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 4“Heroes†staves off the public impression of stringing the audience along with a regular stream of revelation, plenty of action, and a wealth of plot threads.
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Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 3We have another winner for this surprising eighth season.
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 3It was everything I could ever ask of an episode of “Supernatural†and more.
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Television Review: Pushing Daisies Season 2, Episode 1It just may be that the magical qualities of the first season will be harder to rekindle than I had suspected.
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Television Review: Ghost Hunters Season 4, Episode 18This episode was representative of all the recent fourth season episodes, in which the K-II Meter plays a constant role at the center of Jason and Grant's investigative process.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 6The writers pulled off an interesting change of pace in this episode.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 4This episode was a bit more obscure than the previous installments, and I'm not sure that it will be well-received.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 4Hopefully, despite the falling ratings, the series will last long enough for the season and cast to gel more completely.
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Heroes Falls Through the Logic GapCombined with the inability to focus on its main cast instead of constantly introducing new players, the logical gaps are keeping this series from meeting its early potential.
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Smallville Recovers with an Explosive EpisodeIf the season premiere was hobbled by the need to cover too much and explain away some of the cast changes, then this episode was the course correction the season desperately needed.
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Stargate Atlantis Makes "First Contact"I'm not sure that announcing the cancellation so early in the season was a good idea.
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Supernatural: Guilt Can Be HauntingI have to give the writers credit once again for sticking with their guns.
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Ghost Hunters: Speaking with the Dead?Investigating a location this size definitely sounds like fun, but it raises a number of complications.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 3A few episodes into the first season, the writers are beginning to settle into the characters and the voice of the series as a whole.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 5I'm beginning to wonder if the writers mapped the current arc out for 13 episodes rather than the usual 22.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 2This episode was a modest improvement on the premiere, and I can only hope that trend continues.
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Television Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 1So far, this season premiere shows promise, but the writers are relying on a ton of questionable plot contrivances.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 3So far, the second season is struggling to live up to the first.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 9This is a story that has been told a thousand times before, so for some, familiarity will breed contempt.
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Television Review: Smallville Season 8, Episode 1It's rarely a good sign when four writers tackle a script.
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Television Review: Supernatural Season 4, Episode 1"Supernatural" has been one of the most consistently entertaining genre series on the air in recent years.
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Television Review: Fringe Season 1, Episode 2The producers had a relatively important challenge to overcome in this episode. The good news is that this episode made me forget about the quality control concerns.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 2This episode shifts back to the premise that works best: chronicling the chess game between the emerging resistance and the SkyNet assets.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 4Some kind of endgame is in the works, and I have the feeling it won't be pretty.
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Television Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 8If there's one seldom-spoken truth about Team Atlantis, it's that they repeatedly underestimate their enemies.
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New Jersey Paranormal Resource Group (NJPRG) AnnouncedTruly scientific investigations of claims of paranormal activity have been desired for years, but many organization fall short of the task or fail to cover a wide enough region. For the state of New Jersey, that organization has finally arrived.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 3If the season can progress with the same level of urgency, my modest expectations could be exceeded.
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Television Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2, Episode 1The second season had to begin with an episode that would resolve the first season cliffhanger and affirm the mission statement of the series.
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Television Review: Prison Break Season 4, Episode 1A review of the fourth season premiere of the FOX television show "Prison Break."