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5 Minute TV Review: King & Maxwell(0)

June 11, 2013

Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are ex-Secret Service agents working as private investigators in the Washington, D.C.. They both had some trouble in their former jobs (King’s protectee was assassinated, Maxwell’s was kidnapped) but they’re determined to make a go of this new career. In order to be cute Michelle (Rebecca Romijn) is the brawn ...

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Vegas: Past Lives – Don’t Know What You Got ‘Til it’s Gone

Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone. . . Mia was getting ready to sing that song after she was caught in a harrowing hostage situation with Jack on last week’s Vegas. (Old photo because CBS didn’t post a SINGLE photo of Jack and Mia from ...

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Vegas ‘Scoundrels’ Review: Forget Attention, Dixon Needs Affection

In “Little Fish,” Ralph told a young prostitute that when you’re feeling lost and alone, it’s easy to mistake attention for affection. I think that’s why Dixon Lamb is always getting himself into trouble. All he’s ever wanted was his father’s affection but what he gets is his father’s attention when he does things like ...

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Vegas Season 1: Hollywood Ending Review

This week on Vegas set the stage for several plotlines that will take us through to the finale. As usual, the episode was divided into three parts; the sheriff, the mob and Dixon. Let’s start with the mob. Savino made a new friend this week – the lovely Lena Cavallo (Melinda Clarke), formerly known as ...

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Deep South Paranormal: I Feel a Frisson Comin’ On

Remember on The Dukes of Hazzard, how Waylon Jennings would interrupt the proceedings every now and then to tell us about the pickle those Duke boys were about to get themselves into? Syfy’s newest ghost hunting show Deep South Paranormal is like that but with spirits. I don’t know how they did it, but somehow, ...

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Vegas: ‘Little Fish’ Review

Vegas is back with six new episodes and a new time slot – Friday at 9:00 on CBS. (I heard a rumor that some of you didn’t watch. Don’t let that happen again next week or you’ll have Mia to answer to!) Oh yes, Mia was the one who surprised me this week with a ...

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5 More Ghost Hunting Shows Out to Make You a Believer

Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, Paranormal State, Most Haunted and Ghost Lab — these are the shows that made my Top 5 List of Ghost Hunting Shows on TV.  Since I wrote that original list, even more ghost hunting shows have come and gone, some worthy of your attention, some. . . not so much. But ...

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The CW’s Cult Pays Homage to Fandom in Their Own Freaky, Deeky Way

“Well, hey, these things just break right off!” Standing alone like that, the phrase isn’t very dramatic or intimidating, but tucked inside of The CW’s latest creep-show, it makes the hair on your arms stand up. Cult premiered last night and I have a huge bag of mixed feelings about the show which I’ll try ...

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Looking for My TV Reviews? Check Unreality TV

Looking for my delightful insight on today’s top TV shows? You’ll find them over at UnrealityTV.com. Here’s what I posted last week: The Vampire Diaries Season 4: ‘Catch Me if You Can’ Review (Spoilers) Arrow, Season 1: ‘Trust but Verify’ Review (Spoilers) Supernatural Season 8: ‘LARP and the Real Girl’ Review White Collar Season 4: ...

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Rizzoli and Isles: ‘Class Action Satisfaction’ Review

It’s all in the family on the winter season opener of Rizzoli and Isles.  When we last left the ladies, Maura was recovering from a near death experience at the hands of her serial killer boyfriend. Jane solved the mystery in time to save Maura, then went home to find Lydia’s baby on her doorstep. ...

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Kitchen Nightmares: Humiliation Served Daily

Each week on Kitchen Nightmares, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay attempts to help a failing restaurant return to profitability. But in spite of the fact that these owners have asked for help and they clearly know he’s coming, they always turn on him as if they’ve been ambushed when he tells them what they’re doing wrong. ...

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Controversial Collectibles: Syfy’s Deals from the Darkside

American Pickers, Collection Intervention, Hollywood Treasures – collecting shows have slowly overtaken cupcake shows as the top trend in reality TV. But Syfy is about to take a big chance with a truly unusual collectibles series that combines the allure of Toy Hunter with the creepiness of Haunted Collector. Deals from the Darkside follows gruesome ...