Episode grade: B The relationship between Steve and his father Stan has always been a bit of a wild card in this show’s run. Unlike with Hayley, there’s not really any underlying animosity between them. In fact, in the first … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E04 “N.S.A. (No Snoops Allowed)”
Artist Spotlight courtesy of GAC Subtitle: ‘She’s More Than Just Sad Puppies’ These days, it’s nearly impossible to bring up Sarah McLachlan without thinking of those tear-jerking ASPCA commercials with footage of abused and neglected animals. But even a decade … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Sarah McLachlan
Season 3 Directed by Derek Martinus Written by William Emms Welcome to Season 3 of Doctor Who Classic and we’ve come a long way. ¾ of the original cast is gone and despite being only two seasons in, we are … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S03E01 “Galaxy 4”
Episode grade: B+ There’s a trope in family comedy that’s practically universal and one that few shows have managed to resist: even more than the fat, stupid father, even more than the annoying and/or crazy harpy mother… it’s the buzzkill … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E03 “Hayley Smith, Seal Team Six”
Season 2 Directed by Douglas Camfield Written by Dennis Spooner When Season 2 started, we had four leads in The Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara but with the season coming to a close, only The Doctor remains with Vicki and … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E09 “The Time Meddler”
Season 2 Directed by Richard Martin Written by Terry Nation After all the teasing in “The Space Museum” and of course that great cliffhanger, The Daleks return this time after only being gone for the better part of 5 serials … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E08 “The Chase”
Episode grade: A- The trials and tribulations of teenage sexuality have been explored and exploited a million times in a million different TV shows, and yet it’s a vein that never really runs dry. And no character on TV has … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E02 “The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith”
Season 2 Directed by Mervyn Pinfield Written by Glyn Jones I’ve given Doctor Who a lot of crap for its very similar and frequently awkward openings before, but this week just shows how much better they can do. The typical … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E07 “The Space Museum”
Season 2 Directed by Douglas Camfield Written by David Whitaker Of the first two incarnations of The Doctor (the only two Doctors who have missing episodes). Season 2 of Doctor Who is easily the most complete (and shortest) with 37 … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E06 “The Crusade”
Episode grade: C+ Howdy, friends! Well, it’s been nearly half a year since we’ve had a new American Dad! episode, and the A.V. Club has long since abandoned giving it the kind of treatment a lot of us think it … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E01 “Roots”
Season 2 Directed by Richard Martin Written by Bill Strutton After a couple serial of The Doctor and his companions voluntarily exploring, we are back to the old TARDIS is trapped and so the serial happens because they are unable … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E05 “The Web Planet”
Season 2 Directed by Christopher Barry Written by Dennis Spooner After last week’s transitional serial, it’s time to settle back into the typical format and the first historical of the new season. Maybe typical format isn’t the right term though … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E04 “The Romans”
Season 2 Directed by Christopher Barry Written by David Whitaker “The Dalek Invasion of Earth” saw the biggest change to the series when it saw the departure of an original companion and granddaughter of the lead at that. After plans … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E03 “The Rescue”
Season 2 Directed by Richard Martin Written by Terry Nation Like “Planet of the Giants”, this was filmed as part of the first season, and can very well be considered the end of that season. It is the last episode … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E02 “The Dalek Invasion of Earth”
Season 2 Directed by Mervyn Pinfield (1,2), Douglas Camfield (3) Written by Louis Marks Welcome to Season 2 of Doctor Who with a look at a serial so dull they had to reedit the last two episodes into one in … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S02E01 “Planet of Giants”
Season 1 Directed by Henric Hirsch Written by Dennis Spooner The serial starts off with The Doctor angrily intending to drop off Ian and Barbara before once again failing miserably (this time landing in Paris during the Reign of Terror … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E08 “The Reign of Terror”
Season 1 Directed by Mervyn Pinfield (Episodes 1-4), Frank Cox (Episodes 5-6) Written by Peter R. Newman When you produce 42 episode in a year, it is very difficult to maintain quality throughout especially when there is no real formula … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E07 “The Sensorites”
[Anime name] ([Japanese name]) [brief description of the genre, year, number of episodes, basis of adaptation (if applicable), original creator, director, and any major staff that are important to the review.] Synopsis [Brief synopsis of the show. Try not to … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Template
Season 1 Directed by John Crockett Written by John Lucarotti Six serials in and we are starting to get into a pattern of alternating historicals with sci-fi episode a trend which would continue through the end of the year. Unlike … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E06 “The Aztecs”
Season 1 Directed by John Gorrie Written by Terry Nation After an experiment in missing episodes and historicals, we are back to the realm of the extant and the sci-fi. We also return to a more episodic structure after last … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E05 “The Keys of Marinus”
Season 1 Directed by Waris Hussein (Episodes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), John Crockett (Episode 4) Written by John Lucarotti We have finally come to the point, though very temporarily, where we have broken from the AV Club Classic … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E04 “Marco Polo”
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