Category: Featured
-
Warehouse 13, “Time Will Tell”
Sorry for the delay of this recap, again I have to blame it on my summer job hours. Meh. After watching all of Warehouse 13‘s first season in just two days and then writing a sizable piece on said marathon, I was totally psyched for the season two premiere, “Time Will Tell.” Like I mentioned…
-
TV Surveillance Last Minute Emmy Nomination Picks
The title to this post is somewhat misleading because I’ve actually had my “official” Emmy picks finished for a few days, aside from a few of the minor categories I wrapped up yesterday. However, thanks to my summer excursion into manual labor, this is the first time I’ve had a real good chunk of time…
-
Two days, 12 episodes — Entering Warehouse 13’s first season
Syfy’s biggest hit since changing its name — still can’t get over that — is Warehouse 13. The second season of the series begins Tuesday, July 6 and all the promos the various NBCU networks and channels have been running reminded me that I never watched the series last summer — even though I wanted…
-
Friday Night Lights, “The Lights of Carroll Park”
Despite its ability to tell stories that are extremely personal and full of emotion, sometimes Friday Night Lights makes me cringe just a little when it gets into racially charged tales. Let me be clear: I’m totally happy that the series expanded the universe of Dillon, Texas in season four so that it can tell…
-
Burn Notice, “Neighborhood Watch”
I will say this about Burn Notice‘s start to season four: It totally makes me realize how scattershot and sometimes below mediocre season three was. I’m not sure if this opening string of efforts is better than the height of season two, but it’s been a much more satisfying and entertaining ride this summer.
-
TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 4 — Reflections on Carell’s departure from The Office
In episode four of the TV Surveillance Podcast, Cory Barker and Adam Lukach discuss the news that Steve Carell will be leaving The Office after season seven.
-
Lie to Me, “React to Contact”
I imagine that there were some new people tuning into Lie to Me last night thanks to guest appearances from geek friendly performers Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse) and Alona Tal (Veronica Mars, Supernatural). It’s actually too bad that those new folks were presented with the weakest Lie to Me effort since its summer return.
-
True Blood, “It Hurts Me, Too”
I was actually able to watch True Blood live tonight, but I’m not sure that made me feel any differently about the episode. “It Hurts Me, Too” was just as busy, just as ridiculous and sometimes just as boring as the first two efforts. I wish I felt better about the first three episodes, but…
-
TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Outstanding Drama Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Outstanding Drama Series! This is it folks. After two weeks, the Dream Emmy Ballot is finally…
-
Burn Notice, “Breach of Faith”
This week’s episode of Burn Notice is being compared to season two’s “Bad Breaks” because of the hostage situation premise and although “Breach of Faith” might not be quite as good as that effort, it’s still a damn fine hour of television.
-
TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Lead Actor in a Drama Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Lead Actor in a Drama Series! Two things before we get going: First, I’m only choosing…
-
The List: Ranking the episodes of The Office — Tier 3 [Episodes 69-47]
![The List: Ranking the episodes of The Office — Tier 3 [Episodes 69-47]](https://corybarker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/office_logo1.jpg?w=620)
I’ve been re-watching The Office on DVD this summer in hopes of reminding me how good the series once was. I’ve accomplished that completely, but with TVS in mind, I’m always thinking about how I transfer what I’m watching into some sort of post or feature or whatever else. If you follow me on Twitter —…
-
True Blood, “Beautifully Broken”
I’ve decided that holding True Blood to a standard of “great television” isn’t worth my frustrations. I’m convinced that Alan Ball and co. don’t really want the series to be something like that and I guess that’s fine. So while I still had a load of problems with “Beautifully Broken” that I’ll point out, I’m…
-
The List: Ranking the episodes of The Office — Tier 4 [Episodes 92-70]
I’ve been re-watching The Office on DVD this summer in hopes of reminding me how good the series once was. I’ve accomplished that completely, but with TVS in mind, I’m always thinking about how I transfer what I’m watching into some sort of post or feature or whatever else. If you follow me on Twitter —…
-
TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series! Two things before we get going: First, I’m only choosing…
CB, PhD 