Television

“Supernatural” – Sharp Teeth (9.12) episode review

January 30, 2014

So, in unfathomably weird news, TVline.com has reported that this week's episode of Supernatural got its highest ratings since 2010, beating last week's numbers that did the same. The site pointed out that th...

“The Blacklist” – The Cyprus Agency (1.13) episode review

Georgeanne Oliver

January 29, 2014

The Blacklist stuck with tradition this week by producing a gut-wrenching and disturbing episode, but perhaps taking things a bit too far. Let me explain. I don't mean that it's more unbearably upsetting than...

“Sherlock” – The Sign of Three (3×02) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 27, 2014

This week’s newest episode of Sherlock "The Sign of Three" is a play on an original Holmes story entitled "The Sign of the Four." In the original story, one of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's longer pieces, thi...

“Supernatural” – First Born (9.11) episode review

Georgeanne Oliver

January 23, 2014

Based on the promo, the thing I was most excited to see in this week's Supernatural episode was the Dean-Crowley relationship. However, that is hardly the most interesting part of this week’s episode, “First ...

“New Girl”- Birthday (3.13) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 23, 2014

It’s Jessica Day’s birthday in this week’s episode of New Girl and Nick has a fantastic surprise in store for her. Jess, however, has a bad history of birthday celebrations, not because there’s ever been a...

“Sherlock” – The Empty Hearse (3×01) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 20, 2014

After a two year wait coming off of the cliff hanger in the wonderful episode “The Reichenbach Fall,” the Sherlock team had a lot weighing on them in terms of expectations. With enthusiastic fans hyping up th...

“Supernatural” – Road Trip (9.10) episode review

Georgeanne Oliver

January 19, 2014

Supernatural returned after the holiday hiatus with an episode titled “Road Trip.”Let’s talk about that for a minute. This is a season nine episode of a show about two brothers who go on road trips. For most ...

Mourning Two Stars

Ellie Williams

January 17, 2014

This week, we lost both the actor Russell Johnson and Playboy Playmate Cassandra Lynn. Johnson, 89, was best known for his role as “The Professor” on the television show “Gilligan’s Island.” The show, which...

“New Girl” – Basketball (3.12) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 15, 2014

I enjoy New Girl for a number of reasons. I’ve long enjoyed Zooey Deschanel, I think the cast and their chemistry is fantastic, Nick Miller is a hilariously unique leading man character, the writing is smart,...

“Almost Human” – You Are Here (1.08) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 15, 2014

I shouldn’t have to aggressively take notes in order to review and recap a television show. Sure, I jot down interesting bits, big plot points or plot twists, things I think I’ll need to remember—that’s norma...

“The Blacklist” – The Good Samaritan Killer (1.11) episode review

Georgeanne Oliver

January 14, 2014

The Blacklist returned last night with a bang: a very bloody, very disturbing bang, with a lot of questionable decisions and a really gross bleeding eye. Seriously, I’m never going to recover from that. To re...

“Elementary” – All in the Family (2.13) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 12, 2014

There’s been an issue with the show that’s begun to nag at me after each episode, a problem that I’ve chosen to ignore in favor of celebrating the characterization of Sherlock Holmes and the building relation...

“New Girl” – Clavado En Un Bar (3.11) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 8, 2014

Who would have thought we’d have an episode that portrayed Nick Miller as the one character who’s fully content in his career? Not this girl, but boy am I happy they did. As a welcome back episode this wee...

“Almost Human” – Simon Says (1.07) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 8, 2014

A lot can be said about the magnitude of Michael Ealy’s charm—it may be what is single handedly keeping this show together. I say this due to the perfect utilization of his character in this week’s episode “S...

“Girls” – Females Only (3.01) and Truth or Dare (3.02) reviews

Georgeanne Oliver

January 7, 2014

Last night I had the privilege of previewing the first two episodes of the third season of Girls at HBO’s “Girls Night Out” in Boston. I am pleased to report that the episodes, which premiere back to back on Ja...

“Elementary” – The Diabolical Kind (2×12) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 3, 2014

In any tellings, retellings or adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes character, Moriarty will always be showcased as counterpart to the Holmes character: whether it be an alter ego, a different side of the same ...

Blast’s Best TV Series of 2013

Christopher Peck

December 28, 2013

It's been a CRAZY good year for television. There was the bittersweet goodbye to Breaking Bad, Netflix kicked off its original programming with some certifiable critical and ratings hits, and across cable and n...

“Doctor Who” – The Time of the Doctor Christmas Special review

Ally Johnson

December 27, 2013

I’m having quite a difficult time writing this review. I have a lot of opinions on it, I have a multitude of complaints and vitriol I would love to throw in showrunner Steven Moffat’s face, but beyond that I ...

“Almost Human”- Arrhythmia (1.06) episode review

Ally Johnson

December 17, 2013

Well that was a massive improvement for the series, color me surprised. This show has been in a rough patch considering the network's inability to handle this show. They’ve been airing episodes out of order a...

“Elementary” – Internal Audit (2.11) episode review

Ally Johnson

December 13, 2013

Elementary this week begins with a hedge fund manager being shot and killed and it’s up to Joan and Sherlock to discover who it was. The trick Sherlock discovers is that the man in question—Donald—had been...