Oct 052014
 
The Countdown: TV’s Five Best Villains

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another week’s edition of Channel Chaser! Since I seem to enjoy doing list articles a lot, I decided to just make said articles a recurring segment called “The Countdown.” And for today’s topic, I’d like to thank the staff of Dorkly.com for providing me with an interesting topic for reflection: the best bad guys [Read more…]

Sep 262014
 
Good News, Everyone! A Review of Futurama

Welcome back to Channel Chaser! So once again it’s time for a retro TV review, and this week I’ll be taking you on a jaunt into the far future with the FOX cartoon Futurama, a show that is very near and dear to my heart. Futurama began innocently enough in 1999 as a companion project to the hit primetime series [Read more…]

Sep 192014
 
The Five Most Influential Shows in TV History

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Channel Chaser! For today’s topic, I’m going to take you through a very short list of what I believe to be the most important shows in the history of television. I should preface this by saying that when I define a show as “important,” I don’t necessarily mean that I like [Read more…]

Sep 122014
 
A Space Odyssey: The Giant Stargate Series Review, Part 2

Welcome back to Channel Chaser, and the second part of my review of the long-running sci-fi franchise Stargate. Two weeks ago, we addressed the show that started it all, Stargate SG-1. Today, we’ll be moving on to the later spin-offs inspired by the success of SG-1, brining new cast members in the Stargate family and sometimes even crossing over between [Read more…]

Sep 052014
 
Shows to Watch For: Fall 2014 Edition

Welcome back once again to Channel Chaser! I’ve been looking over the lineup of new shows for this fall, and man, is there some exciting stuff coming up. Everything from cop dramas to comic book adaptations, fantasy adventures and sitcoms is getting a makeover this year, and with some pretty great actors as well. So this week, I thought I’d [Read more…]

Aug 292014
 
A Space Odyssey: The Giant Stargate Series Review, Part 1

Hello again everyone, and welcome to another edition of Channel Chaser! For today’s review, I decided to focus on one of my favorite franchises of all time: the sci-fi spectacular known as Stargate. Spanning seventeen seasons of TV between three different spin-offs from 1997 until 2011, Stargate has become one of the longest-running science fiction shows of all time. I [Read more…]

Aug 222014
 
Disney and Star Wars: “Forcing” the Issue?

Welcome back to Channel Chaser! Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years, you’re probably already aware that the massive entertainment conglomerate Disney has acquired for its own one of the most popular fictional franchises ever: Star Wars. Now, let me just preface this little argument by saying that I’m as open to trying new things [Read more…]

Aug 142014
 
Robin Hood: Shooting for Fun, Not Accuracy

Hello again everyone, and welcome to this week’s installment of Channel Chaser! I’ve got another review for you today, this one coming to you once again hot off the presses of BBC Television–or it would be, if it hadn’t been cancelled as of 2009. But no matter: let’s get right to it and dive into the wild world of Robin [Read more…]

Aug 072014
 
TV Stereotypes: How Much Is Too Much?

Welcome back to Channel Chaser! Recently I’ve been watching a new show called The Last Ship, an apocalyptic drama series on TNT that airs opposite Fallings Skies–a show you’ve already heard me talk about in this column, and not in a good way. While I’m sorry to report that The Last Ship is not a great show either, and in [Read more…]

Aug 012014
 
Black Adder: A Comedy That Spans Generations

Welcome back once again to Channel Chaser! I’m always on the lookout for a good comedy show, especially one where the characters involved are developed as well as in your typical drama. Unfortunately, this kind of quality is usually hard to come by nowadays because comedies tend to focus on the humor at the expense of the characters, simply using [Read more…]