666 Park Avenue
2012-2013; 1 season; 13 episodes
Manhattan real estate is hell. With the expense and the lack of space and the co-op boards. Ugh. But at least it's not, you know, actual Hell. Yeah, like literally Hell. With the fire and the blood and the brimstone. And, sure, Vanessa Williams is like a really hot Satanist, but... still, evil. Starring Terry O'Quinn, Rachael Taylor and Dave Annable.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Pilot B
1.2 Murmurations C
1.3 The Dead Don't Stay Dead B-
1.4 Hero Complex C
1.5 A Crowd of Demons C+
1.6 Diabolic B+
1.7 Downward Spiral B-
1.8 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? C+
1.9 Hypnos B
1.10 The Comfort of Death B
1.11 Sins of the Fathers C
1.12 The Elysian Fields C
1.13 Lazarus C+
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2000; 1 season; 13 episodes
A sophisticated supernatural drama, The Others is one of my favorite 'canceled-ahead-of-its-time' shows, centering on a collection of eccentric mediums drawn together by fate and together solving ghostly mysteries each week. Somebody wonderful has uploaded the series to YouTube, so check 'em out. NBC initially ran the show out of order, and I'm reviewing in the order the show intended. Meaning continuity actually exists this time around! Starring Julianne Nicholson, Gabriel Macht and Bill Cobbs.
1.2 Luciferous A
1.3 Eyes B
1.4 1112 C+
1.5 Unnamed C
1.6 Souls on Board B+
1.7 The Ones That Lie in Wait A
1.8 Don't Dream It's Over B+
1.9 Mora B-
1.10 Theta B+
1.11 Till Then B-
1.12 $4.95 a Minute A
1.13 Life Is for the Living A
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Ringer
2011-2012; 1 season; 22 episodes
Presumably to make up for the fact that she's been M.I.A. for the last couple of years, the star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer returns to television playing twin sisters: one rich and glamorous, the other troubled and vulnerable. Events conspire that lead one twin to inhabit the life of the other, creating a parade of fake-outs and muddled plot twists along the way. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ioan Gruffudd and Kristoffer Polaha.
1.1 Pilot B-
1.2 She's Ruining Everything B-
1.3 If You Ever Want a French Lesson... B+
1.4 It's Gonna Kill Me, But I'll Do It B
1.5 A Whole New Kind of Bitch B+
1.6 The Poor Kids Do It Everyday C+
1.7 Oh Gawd, There's Two of Them? C
1.8 Maybe We Can Get a Dog Instead? C+
1.9 Shut Up and Eat Your Bologna C+
1.10 That's What You Get for Trying to Kill Me B
1.11 It Just Got Normal C
1.12 What Are You Doing Here, Ho-Bag? B-
1.13 It's Easy to Cry, When This Much Cash Is Involved C
1.14 Whores Don't Make That Much B
1.15 P.S. You're an Idiot D
1.16 You're Way Too Pretty to Go to Jail C+
1.17 What We Have Is Worth the Pain C+
1.18 That Woman's Never Been a Victim Her Entire Life B
1.19 Let's Kill Bridget C-
1.20 If You're Just an Evil Bitch Then Get Over It C-
1.21 It's Called Improvising, Bitch! A
1.22 I'm the Good Twin C
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2010; 1 season; 13 episodes
A show that should have been great, could have been great... but wasn't great at all. Undercovers was a short-lived espionage drama from the J.J. Abrams wheelhouse that struggled to match its Alias pedigree and stumbled around in tired standalone stories week after week. I guess beautiful lead actors doesn't instantly translate into TV gold. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Boris Kodjoe and Gerald McRaney.
1.2 Instructions B
1.3 Devices B-
1.4 Jailbreak C+
1.5 Not Without My Daughter D
1.6 Xerxes B-
1.7 Assassin C+
1.8 Crashed C-
1.9 A Night to Forget C
1.10 Funny Money C+
1.11 The Key to It All B-
1.12 Dark Cover C-
1.13 The Reason C+
Manhattan real estate is hell. With the expense and the lack of space and the co-op boards. Ugh. But at least it's not, you know, actual Hell. Yeah, like literally Hell. With the fire and the blood and the brimstone. And, sure, Vanessa Williams is like a really hot Satanist, but... still, evil. Starring Terry O'Quinn, Rachael Taylor and Dave Annable.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Pilot B
1.3 The Dead Don't Stay Dead B-
1.4 Hero Complex C
1.5 A Crowd of Demons C+
1.6 Diabolic B+
1.7 Downward Spiral B-
1.8 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? C+
1.9 Hypnos B
1.10 The Comfort of Death B
1.11 Sins of the Fathers C
1.12 The Elysian Fields C
1.13 Lazarus C+
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Birds of Prey
2002-2003; 1 season; 13 episodes
An ill-conceived adaptation of the cult DC comic, Birds of Prey cribbed some of the worst elements of more successful shows, creating a messy and ultimately uneventful action series. There was a little bit of intrigue and ideas that seemed promising, but the show was canceled before they were fully realized. Starring Ashley Scott, Dina Meyer and Rachel Skarsten.
1.2 Slick C-
1.3 Prey for the Hunter C-
1.4 Three Birds and a Baby D
1.5 Sins of the Mother C
1.6 Primal Scream C-
1.7 Split C
1.8 Lady Shiva B-
1.9 Nature of the Beast B
1.10 Gladiatrix C-
1.11 Reunion C
1.12 Feat of Clay B-
1.13 Devil's Eyes C
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Dirty Sexy Money
2007-2009; 2 seasons; 23 episodes
It had the greatest title of a TV show ever, but it never completely became the salacious, glitzy melodrama it should have been. Don't get me wrong, Dirty Sexy Money was still an entertaining night-time soap with a universally wonderful cast, but lacked that certain something that could have made it a hit. Starring Peter Krause, Donald Sutherland and Natalie Zea.
1.2 The Lions B+
1.3 The Italian Banker B+
1.4 The Chiavennesca B
1.5 The Bridge B+
1.6 The Game C+
1.7 The Wedding C+
1.8 The Country House C+
1.9 The Watch B+
1.10 The Nutcracker B+
Season Two
2.1 The Birthday Present B
2.2 The Family Lawyer B+
2.3 The Star Witness A-
2.4 The Silence B+
2.5 The Verdict B+
2.6 The Injured Party A-
2.7 The Facts D
2.8 The Summer House D+
2.9 The Plan C+
2.10 The Organ Donor C
2.11 The Convertible B-
2.12 The Unexpected Arrival C
2.13 The Bad Guy D
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2012; 1 season; 8 episodes
Sam Hunter is Our Lady of Perpetual Poutiness, knocking down terrorists and criminals with one contrived thrust of her lips. Okay, because this show takes itself way too seriously, she's actually an operative for a private intelligence agency, who was set up and shot by someone presumably on her own team, and now carries around a chip on her shoulder the size of Mars. Oh, and she lost a baby during the shooting, too. It's all about the emotional baggage, people. Starring Melissa George, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Stephen Dillane.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Mort B-
1.2 LB C+
1.3 Hourglass B
1.4 Kismet B-
1.5 Ambassadors B
1.6 Polyhedrus D+
1.7 Khyber D
1.8 Snow Maiden D
An ill-conceived adaptation of the cult DC comic, Birds of Prey cribbed some of the worst elements of more successful shows, creating a messy and ultimately uneventful action series. There was a little bit of intrigue and ideas that seemed promising, but the show was canceled before they were fully realized. Starring Ashley Scott, Dina Meyer and Rachel Skarsten.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Pilot C1.2 Slick C-
1.3 Prey for the Hunter C-
1.4 Three Birds and a Baby D
1.5 Sins of the Mother C
1.6 Primal Scream C-
1.7 Split C
1.8 Lady Shiva B-
1.9 Nature of the Beast B
1.10 Gladiatrix C-
1.11 Reunion C
1.12 Feat of Clay B-
1.13 Devil's Eyes C
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Dirty Sexy Money
It had the greatest title of a TV show ever, but it never completely became the salacious, glitzy melodrama it should have been. Don't get me wrong, Dirty Sexy Money was still an entertaining night-time soap with a universally wonderful cast, but lacked that certain something that could have made it a hit. Starring Peter Krause, Donald Sutherland and Natalie Zea.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Pilot B+1.2 The Lions B+
1.3 The Italian Banker B+
1.4 The Chiavennesca B
1.5 The Bridge B+
1.6 The Game C+
1.7 The Wedding C+
1.8 The Country House C+
1.9 The Watch B+
1.10 The Nutcracker B+
Season Two
2.1 The Birthday Present B
2.2 The Family Lawyer B+
2.3 The Star Witness A-
2.4 The Silence B+
2.5 The Verdict B+
2.6 The Injured Party A-
2.7 The Facts D
2.8 The Summer House D+
2.9 The Plan C+
2.10 The Organ Donor C
2.11 The Convertible B-
2.12 The Unexpected Arrival C
2.13 The Bad Guy D
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Hunted
Sam Hunter is Our Lady of Perpetual Poutiness, knocking down terrorists and criminals with one contrived thrust of her lips. Okay, because this show takes itself way too seriously, she's actually an operative for a private intelligence agency, who was set up and shot by someone presumably on her own team, and now carries around a chip on her shoulder the size of Mars. Oh, and she lost a baby during the shooting, too. It's all about the emotional baggage, people. Starring Melissa George, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Stephen Dillane.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Mort B-
1.2 LB C+
1.3 Hourglass B
1.4 Kismet B-
1.5 Ambassadors B
1.6 Polyhedrus D+
1.7 Khyber D
1.8 Snow Maiden D
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The Others
A sophisticated supernatural drama, The Others is one of my favorite 'canceled-ahead-of-its-time' shows, centering on a collection of eccentric mediums drawn together by fate and together solving ghostly mysteries each week. Somebody wonderful has uploaded the series to YouTube, so check 'em out. NBC initially ran the show out of order, and I'm reviewing in the order the show intended. Meaning continuity actually exists this time around! Starring Julianne Nicholson, Gabriel Macht and Bill Cobbs.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Pilot B+1.2 Luciferous A
1.3 Eyes B
1.4 1112 C+
1.5 Unnamed C
1.6 Souls on Board B+
1.7 The Ones That Lie in Wait A
1.8 Don't Dream It's Over B+
1.9 Mora B-
1.10 Theta B+
1.11 Till Then B-
1.12 $4.95 a Minute A
1.13 Life Is for the Living A
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Ringer
Presumably to make up for the fact that she's been M.I.A. for the last couple of years, the star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer returns to television playing twin sisters: one rich and glamorous, the other troubled and vulnerable. Events conspire that lead one twin to inhabit the life of the other, creating a parade of fake-outs and muddled plot twists along the way. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ioan Gruffudd and Kristoffer Polaha.
Reviews
Season One1.1 Pilot B-
1.2 She's Ruining Everything B-
1.3 If You Ever Want a French Lesson... B+
1.4 It's Gonna Kill Me, But I'll Do It B
1.5 A Whole New Kind of Bitch B+
1.6 The Poor Kids Do It Everyday C+
1.7 Oh Gawd, There's Two of Them? C
1.8 Maybe We Can Get a Dog Instead? C+
1.9 Shut Up and Eat Your Bologna C+
1.10 That's What You Get for Trying to Kill Me B
1.11 It Just Got Normal C
1.12 What Are You Doing Here, Ho-Bag? B-
1.13 It's Easy to Cry, When This Much Cash Is Involved C
1.14 Whores Don't Make That Much B
1.15 P.S. You're an Idiot D
1.16 You're Way Too Pretty to Go to Jail C+
1.17 What We Have Is Worth the Pain C+
1.18 That Woman's Never Been a Victim Her Entire Life B
1.19 Let's Kill Bridget C-
1.20 If You're Just an Evil Bitch Then Get Over It C-
1.21 It's Called Improvising, Bitch! A
1.22 I'm the Good Twin C
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Undercovers
A show that should have been great, could have been great... but wasn't great at all. Undercovers was a short-lived espionage drama from the J.J. Abrams wheelhouse that struggled to match its Alias pedigree and stumbled around in tired standalone stories week after week. I guess beautiful lead actors doesn't instantly translate into TV gold. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Boris Kodjoe and Gerald McRaney.
Reviews
Season One
1.1 Pilot B+1.2 Instructions B
1.3 Devices B-
1.4 Jailbreak C+
1.5 Not Without My Daughter D
1.6 Xerxes B-
1.7 Assassin C+
1.8 Crashed C-
1.9 A Night to Forget C
1.10 Funny Money C+
1.11 The Key to It All B-
1.12 Dark Cover C-
1.13 The Reason C+
