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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The High in the Low”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 04/22/2014
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in BONES - Season 9 - "The High in the Low" | ©2014 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Michael Grant Terry, P.J. Boudousque, Larry Sullivan, Roshawn Franklin, Elizabeth Ann Bennett Writer: Keith Foglesong, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Anne Renton Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: April 7, 2014 When BONES tackles an issue, it tends to wear its heart on its sleeve, but in the case of “The High in the Low,” it turns into an extended public service announcement on behalf of legalizing medical marijuana. Its arguments are all perfectly sound […]Read On »


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TV Review: FARGO – Season 1 – “The Crocodile’s Dilemma” – Series Premiere

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 04/21/2014
FARGO key art | ©2014 FX

Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman Writer: Noah Hawley, series created by Noah Hawley, based on the feature film FARGO written by Joel & Ethan Coen Director: Adam Bernstein Network: FX, Tuesdays @ 10 PM Original Airdate: April 15, 2014 The 1996 feature film FARGO, a deadpan dark comedy about a bumbling Minnesota businessman and a crime gone terribly wrong, won Oscars for Frances McDormand’s lead performance as a hard to flap small-town sheriff investigating the crime and for the original screenplay by writers/directors Joel and Ethan Coen. FX’s new limited series FARGO, adapted for TV […]Read On »


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TV Review: GAME OF THRONES – Season 4 – “The Lion and the Rose”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 04/16/2014
Alfie Allen, Iwan Rheon in GAME OF THRONES - Season 4 - "The Lion and the Rose" | ©2014 HBO/Helen Sloan

Stars: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Emilia Clarke, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Kristian Nairn, Thomas Sangster, Ellie Kendrick, Diana Rigg, Stephen Dillane, Carice Van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Jack Gleeson, Charles Dance, Rory McCann, Sibel Kekilli, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Conleth Hill, Julian Glover, Rose Leslie, Jerome Flynn, Ian McElhinnie, Daniel Portman, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jacob Anderson, Hannah Murray, Peter Vaughan, Kristofer Hivju, Pedro Pascal, Indira Varma, Michiel Huisman, Dominic Carter, Anton Lesser, Tony Way, Michael McElhatton, Iwan Rheon, Noah Taylor, Tara Fitzgerald, Kerry Ingram Writer: George R.R. Martin, series created […]Read On »


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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The Turn in the Urn”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF
Brennan (Emily Deschanel, L) and Booth (David Boreanaz, R) in BONES - Season 9 - "The Turn in the Urn" | ©2014 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Luke Kleintank, Tiffany Hines, John Sloan, Joanna Pacula, Christine Ann Burson, Anjali Bhimani Writer: Pat Charles, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Tim Southam Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: March 31, 2014 BONES is in its ninth season, and by now, most of its episodes tend to focus on the characters, with the case of the week functioning as back story and sounding board for whatever is going on with the people. However, “The Turn […]Read On »


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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 4 – “There Goes the Neighborhood 3” – Series Finale

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 04/15/2014
Sam Huntington as Josh Levison, Sam Witwer as Aidan Waite, Kristen Hager as Nora Sergeant in BEING HUMAN - Season 4 | ©2014 Syfy/Pana Pantazidis

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, Helen Colliander, Sergio DeZio Writer: Anna Fricke, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Stefan Pleczynski Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: April 7, 2014 When the U.S./Syfy Channel version of BEING HUMAN premiered in 2011 with “There Goes the Neighborhood 1 & 2,” it seemed almost a photocopy of its U.K./BBC predecessor – a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost are roommates. Additionally, the U.S. version seemed to have less humor and more self-pity and sulking among its […]Read On »


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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 4 – “House Hunting”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 04/08/2014
Kyle Schmid as Henry in BEING HUMAN "House Hunting" | © 2014 Philippe Bosse/Syfy

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, Connor Price, Helen Colliander, Natalie Brown, Alison Louder, Deanna Russo, Kyle Schmid, Mary Catherine Harvey Writer: Lisa Randolph, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Jeff Renfroe Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: March 31, 2014 As BEING HUMAN ramps up to its series finale, we learn something in “House Hunting” that is startling, but makes total sense – the house isn’t haunted, it’s freaking evil. That’s right: Ramona (Helen Colliander) isn’t really the ghost of a murdered little […]Read On »


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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 4 – “Ramona the Pest”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 04/06/2014
Sam Huntington as Josh Levison in BEING HUMAN "Ramona the Pest" | © 2014 Philippe Bosse/Syfy

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, James A. Woods, Tim Rozon, Kalinka Petrie, Connor Price, Helen Colliander, Joseph Antaki Writer: Chris Dingess, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Jeff Renfroe Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: March 24, 2014 The mystery of the girl that Sally (Meaghan Rath) saw being sacrificed back in the ‘70s is addressed in the BEING HUMAN episode “Ramona thePest,” and it’s more complicated than we thought. It turns out there’s a walled-up room in the roommates’ home. It contains […]Read On »


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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 9 – “Mother’s Little Helper”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 03/28/2014
Marilyn Norry as Mother Superior in SUPERNATURAL "Mother's Little Helper" | © 2014 Cate Cameron/The CW

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Mark A. Sheppard, Gil McKinney, Alaina Huffman, Jenny O’Hara Writer: Adam Glass, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Misha Collins Network: The CW, Tuesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: March 25, 2014 Misha Collins, known to SUPERNATURAL viewers as the angel Castiel, makes his TV directing debut with the episode “Mother’s Little Helper.” He does a good job, with some nice stylistic flourishes – shadows that appear before their owners enter frame, etc. – and gets strong work from series regulars Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester) and Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester). Even though the clues suggest […]Read On »


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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The Carrot in the Kudzu”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF
David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 9 - "The Carrot in the Kudzu" | ©2014 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Ryan O’Neal, Eugene Byrd, Kellee Stewart, Jonathan Chase, Noah Wisberg, David Dtarzyk, Elizabeth Ann Roberts, Scott Mosenson Writers: Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Rob Hardy Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: March 24, 2014 BONES shows its playful side with “The Carrot in the Kudzu,” which has very mild horror effects – the kudzu keeps going through growth spurts in the lab, unnerving everyone – along with kiddie costume comedy, […]Read On »


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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 9 – “Blade Runners”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 03/25/2014
Jared Padelecki in SUPERNATURAL - Season 9 - "Blade Runners" | ©2014 The CW/Katie Yu | ©2014 The CW/Katie Yu

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Mark A. Sheppard, Kavan Smith, Rebecca Marshall, Nicole “Snooki’ Polizzi Writers: Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Serge Ladouceur Network: The CW, Tuesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: March 18, 2014 With “Blade Runners,” SUPERNATURAL moves the season arc forward, resolves a mini-arc, has a great guest star and no visible sulking. As the characters would say, it’s a win-win. King of Hell Crowley(Mark A. Sheppard) has developed an addiction to human blood, largely thanks to the actions of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) while he was their […]Read On »


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