The Closer

Opinion: Cougar Town, The Closer, House, Castle

source: A Briefing With Michael

05.30 Cougar Town 06.00 The Closer 07.00 House 08.00 Castle Cougar Town. Episode 3. "Don't Do Me Like That" 10th date jitters. The Closer. Season 5, Episode 9. "Identity Theft" Brenda suspects that a murderer's confession is false, and she finds herself playing 'mother' for the first time. Sosie Bacon joins the cast and makes a great first impression as a 'daughter' for Brenda. I immediately liked the character and feel that this will be good for the show. House. Season 6, Episode 4. "Instant Karma" Rich guy, with sick kid. Castle. Season 2, Episode 4. "Fool Me Once" Con man. More, please!! Highlight? Castle (a blast) Yet Another TV Review Podcast Yet Another TV Review Book Yet Another Film Review Blog Follow Me on Twitter One Year Ago

Published Fri, Oct 23

Opinion: Cougar Town, The Closer, House, Arrested Development, Castle

source: A Briefing With Michael

Cougar Town. Episode 2. "Into the Great Wide Open" The Closer. Season 5, Episode 8. "Elysian Fields" Cold case. Tom Skerritt guests as an ex-cop breaking rules to try and solve an old case that haunts him. Brenda must repeatedly cross swords with him, however (thanks to flashbacks to an episode from last season) we can see that Brenda is, herself, haunted by an unresolved case from her past. It's a nice contrast and the script (by Michael Alaimo) doesn't beat it to death. It's there. We can see it. But it has no other bearing on the story. House. Season 6, Episode 3. "The Tyrant" House returns to work. Arrested Development. Season 3, Episode 7. "Prison Break-In" Castle. Season 2, Episode 3. "Inventing the Girl" Model.

Published Wed, Oct 7

Opinion: Cougar Town, The Closer, House, Castle

source: A Briefing With Michael

05.00 Cougar Town 05.30 The Closer 01.00 House 02.00 Castle The Closer. Season 5, Episode 7. "Strike Three" Brenda and Raydor clash while investigating cop deaths involving the shooting of a civillian. The final conversation between Raydor and Brenda is worth the price of admission. House. Season 6, Episode 2. "Epic Fail" Foreman takes charge, and must deal with a patient constantly posting his symptoms on the Internet. And we did. He did. I yawned. Castle. Season 2, Episode 2. "The Double Down" Castle makes a bet with two other detectives, as to who can solves their respective case first. Highlight? The Closer (Mary McDonnell) Yet Another TV Review Podcast Yet Another TV Review Book Yet Another Film Review Blog Follow Me on Twitter One Year Ago

Published Sat, Oct 3

Opinion: Accidentally On Purpose, The Closer, House, Castle

source: A Briefing With Michael

06.00 Accidentally On Purpose 06.30 The Closer 09.00 House 11.00 Castle Accidentally On Purpose. Episode 1. "Pilot" Billie gets pregnant from a one-night stand. Almost. The Closer. Season 5, Episode 6. "Tapped Out" Fake cop. House. Season 6, Episode 1. "Broken" Castle. Season 2, Episode 1. "Deep in Death" Highlight? The final scene was superb. I've watched it more than once. When they do stuff like that, I feel that the writers have a wonderful handle on these characters and are intent on delivering a realistic and mature couple. Highlight? House (Hugh Laurie and Andre Braugher) Yet Another TV Review Podcast Yet Another TV Review Book Yet Another Film Review Blog Follow Me on Twitter One Year Ago

Published Fri, Oct 2

Opinion: Flashpoint, The Closer, The Incredible Hulk

source: A Briefing With Michael

06.00 Flashpoint 07.00 The Closer 11.30 The Incredible Hulk Flashpoint. Episode 19. "Remote Control" Bank robbery; wife taken hostage. How do they do it? The Closer. Season 5, Episode 5. "Half Load" Good guy shot in a bad neighbourhood. The ending is a tad over the top (saved somewhat by Flynn's sour demeanor) but this is yet anther strong episode. And a good episode for Sanchez who does some mighty clever detective work to kickstart the investigation. I like the way the show uses it's large cast and (in this episode) brings back some recurring/previous characters and makes good use of them, too. The Incredible Hulk. Episode 10. "Life and Death" by James Parriott of Defying Gravity.

Published Sat, Sep 26

Opinion: Arrested Development, The Incredible Hulk, The Closer, NewsRadio

source: A Briefing With Michael

05.00 Arrested Development 08.00 The Incredible Hulk 09.00 The Closer 01.00 NewsRadio Arrested Development. Season 2, Episode 18. "Righteous Brothers" The Closer. Season 5, Episode 4. "Walking Back the Cat" Fritz asks Brenda to do him a small favour. Quietly. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. A side-splittingly hilarious episode of The Closer where all of the comedy is driven by the characters. The chemistry between Brenda and Fritz drives much of the laughter, the chemistry between Provenza and, well, everybody else, drives the rest... NewsRadio. Season 3, Episode 13. "Led Zeppelin Boxed Set" Matthew inadvertently hits Bill, and becomes... King Of The Office.

Published Sat, Sep 19

Opinion: Better Off Ted, The Closer, Flashpoint, The Incredible Hulk

source: A Briefing With Michael

05.00 Better Off Ted 05.30 The Closer 06.30 Flashpoint 01.00 The Incredible Hulk The Closer. Season 5, Episode 3. "Red Tape" Did Gabriel shoot an unarmed kid? The Closer takes one of the most often-used storylines of TV cop shows and turns it into pure gold. While the mechanics of the case were a bit basic and a bit lame, the character aspects of the story were simply superb. The complex relationship between Brenda and Gabriel got a major going over in this one and it was a joy to watch. Flashpoint. Episode 18. "The Perfect Family" Kidnapped baby. Consistently remarkable television. The Incredible Hulk. Episode 8. "The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas"

Published Fri, Sep 11

PTR Reveals the Best Episode of the Season!

source: Pass The Remote

Well, we have made it through the summer-long countdown, which means that it is time to reveal the #1 Best Episode of the Season. For the final time, here's a look at the rules for this year's winners. LillyKat and I ended up with 33 incredible episodes that demonstrate the diversity and quali...

Published Sun, Sep 6