Posted by Cory Barker on August 31, 2011 · 4 Comments
This summer, I made my way through the first season of Nikita, a series I liked in the early part of last season but one I ultimately lost touch with because I was already watching 71 other things at the same time. Thursday nights are tough, you all know this. Generally speaking, I very much … Read more
Filed under Columns, Featured, Nikita, The Vampire Diaries · Tagged with 24, Aaron Standford, ABC, Adam Brody, Alaric Saltzman, Alex Udinov, Ben McKenzie, Birkhoff, Black boxes, Bonnie Bennett, Candice Accola, Caroline Forbes, Columns, Cory Barker, Damon Salvatore, Division, Elena Gilbert, Elijah, FOX, Heroes, Ian Somerhalder, Jack Bauer, Jeremy Gilbert, Joseph Morgan, Katerina Graham, Katherine Pierce, Klaus, LOST, Lyndsy Fonseca, Maggie Q, Matt Davis, Melinda Clarke, Michael (Nikita), Michael Trevino, Narrative, NBC, Nikita, Nikita Season 1, Nikita Season 2, Nina Dobrev, Noah Bean, Oversight, Owen Elliot, Pacing, Paul Wesley, Percy (Nikita), Ryan Atwood, Ryan Fletcher, Seth Cohen, Shane West, Spies, Stefan Salvatore, Steven R. McQueen, Storytelling, The CW, The O.C., The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, The Vampire Diaries Season 1, The Vampire Diaries Season 2, The Vampire Diaries Season 3, True Blood, Tyler Lockwood, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Xander Berkley, Zach Roering
Posted by Cory Barker on August 31, 2011 · 6 Comments
Test Pilot #22: Northern Exposure Debut date: July 12, 1990 Series legacy: One of the most critically acclaimed and beloved dramedies of all-time It’s time for a new theme in the site’s most popular ongoing feature, Test Pilot. The primary reason I started this feature almost a year ago was so that I could have … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on August 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
There are loads of great critics writing Breaking Bad reviews every Sunday night/Monday morning. Because of skill and scheduling, I’m not going to be able to stand alongside those reviews. Instead, I hope to write something about Breaking Bad each Tuesday when I have more time and perhaps you are ready for a new day’s … Read more
Filed under BREAKING BAD, Episode Reviews, Featured · Tagged with Aaron Paul, AMC, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad Season 4, Bryan Cranston, Cartel, Cory Barker, Dean Norris, Giancarlo Esposito, Gus Fring, Hank Schrader, Jesse Pinkman, Jonathan Banks, Marie Schrader, Meth, Mike, New Mexico, Problem Dog, Reviews, Saul Goodman, Skyler White, The Cousins, Tuco, Tuesdays with Walt, Vince Gilligan, Walter Junior, Walter White
Posted by Cory Barker on August 26, 2011 · 4 Comments
If you’re a regular reader of TV Surveillance, you know I love a good list. Or a mediocre list. Or even a horrible list. The point is, I have a lust for lists. This fall, I’d like to provide you folks with more lists than ever and hopefully that will result in a weekly or … Read more
Filed under Featured, Lists · Tagged with ABC, AMC, Angel, Arrested Development, Best television seasons, Best TV seasons, Breaking Bad, Buffy, Community, Cory Barker, Dan Harmon, David Simon, Deadwood, FOX, Freaks and Geeks, Friday Night Lights, HBO, Justified, Lists, LOST, Mad Men, NBC, Parks and Recreation, Party Down, Seinfeld, Television, The Office, The Shield, The Sopranos, The Wire, Twin Peaks, Vince Gilligan
Posted by Cory Barker on August 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
After nearly a month, my fairly substantial hiatus here at TVS is over. I am happy to be back providing content for you folks on a regular basis. In my time off, I’ve missed all sorts of television, both viewing- and writing-wise. To combat that, I’ll be whipping up a number of random posts with … Read more
Filed under Burn Notice, Episode Reviews, Suits · Tagged with Bruce Campbell, Burn Notice, Burn Notice Season 5, Coby Bell, Cory Barker, Donna, Fairly Legal, Fiona Glenanne, Formula, Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Harvey Specter, Jeffrey Donovan, Jesse Porter, Jessica Peterson, Louis Litt, Meghan Markle, Michael Westen, Mike Ross, Mythology, Necessary Roughness, Ongoing arcs, Patrick J. Adams, Psych, Rachel Zane, Reviews, Rick Hoffman, Royal Pains, Sam Axe, Sarah Rafferty, Suits, Suits Season 1, USA Network, Vanessa Ray
Posted by Cory Barker on August 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The accused: Chuck, “Chuck Versus the Mask” The crime: Delaying the eventual union of the series’ primary romantic couple even further by pairing them off with new characters, subsequently creating a fan panic/outrage Television’s failures are supposed to be obvious. From the overhyped non-starters that flop from the very beginning (hello, FlashForward, Lone Star) to the much-discussed … Read more
Filed under #TVFail, CHUCK, Featured · Tagged with #TVFail, Active fans, Captain Awesome, Chris Fedak, Chuck, Chuck Bartowski, Chuck Season 3, Chuck Season 4, Chuck Season 5, Cory Barker, Devon Woodcomb, Ellie Bartowski-Woodcomb, Fan campaigns, Fandom, Features, Josh Schwartz, Joshua Gomez, Moonlighting, Morgan Grimes, NBC, Sarah Walker, Subway, The Intersect, Unresolved sexual tension, UST, Will they or won't they, Yvonne Strahovski, Zachary Levi
Posted by Cory Barker on August 23, 2011 · 2 Comments
After nearly a month, my fairly substantial hiatus here at TVS is over. I am happy to be back providing content for you folks on a regular basis. In my time off, I’ve missed all sorts of television, both viewing- and writing-wise. To combat that, I’ll be whipping up a number of random posts with … Read more
Filed under Entourage, Episode Reviews, TRUE BLOOD · Tagged with Adrian Grenier, Alcide Herveaux, Alexander Skarsgard, Andy Bellefleur, Anna Paquin, Ari Gold, Arlene Fowler, Bill Compton, Billy Walsh, Carrie Preston, Cory Barker, Dana Gordon, Debra Ann Woll, Doug Ellin, Emmy Awards, Emmys, Entourage, Entourage Final Season, Entourage movie, Entourage Season 8, Episode Reviews, Eric Murphy, Eric Northman, Fairies, Fiona Shaw, HBO, Jason Stackhouse, Jeremy Piven, Jerry Ferrara, Jessica Hamby, Jesus Velasquez, Joe Manganiello, Johnny Drama, Kevin Alejandro, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Lafayette Reynolds, Modern Family, Mrs. Ari, Nelsan Ellis, Reviews, Rutina Wesley, Sam Merlotte, Sam Trammell, Scott Caan, Sloan McQuewick, Sookie Stackhouse, Stephen Moyer, Tara Thorton, Terry Bellefleur, Todd Lowe, True Blood, True Blood Season 1, True Blood Season 4, Turtle, Vampires, Vincent Chase, Werewolves, Witches
Posted by Cory Barker on August 23, 2011 · 2 Comments
After nearly a month, my fairly substantial hiatus here at TVS is over. I am happy to be back providing content for you folks on a regular basis. In my time off, I’ve missed all sorts of television, both viewing- and writing-wise. To combat that, I’ll be whipping up a number of random posts with … Read more
Filed under 24, Arrested Development, Columns, Featured, Friday Night Lights, Party Down, SMALLVILLE, Veronica Mars · Tagged with 2011, 24, 24 movie, Arrested Development, Arrested Development movie, Back to the Future, Columns, Cory Barker, Deadwood, Deadwood movie, Doc and Marty's relationship, Doc Brown, Entourage, Entourage movie, Fans, Firefly, Friday Night Lights, Friday Night Lights movie, Fringe, Internet, Internet Culture, Jack Bauer, Marty McFly, Media, Party Down, Party Down movie, Rome, Rome movie, Serenity, Sex and The City, Sex and the City 3 movie, Smallville, Smallville movie, The Event, The Hills, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games movie, TV show movies, Twilight, Twilight movie, Veronica Mars, Veronica Mars movie
Posted by Cory Barker on August 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
After nearly a month, my fairly substantial hiatus here at TVS is over. I am happy to be back providing content for you folks on a regular basis. In my time off, I’ve missed all sorts of television, both viewing- and writing-wise. To combat that, I’ll be whipping up a number of random posts with … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Warehouse 13, Alphas · Tagged with Aaron Ashmore, Allison Scagliotti, Alphas, Alphas season 1, Artie Nielsen, Azita Ghanizada, Being Human, Bill Harken, Branding, Cameron Hicks, Chloe Sullivan, Claudia Donovan, Cory Barker, David Strathairn, Dr. Lee Rosen, Eddie McClintock, Eureka, Gary Bell, H.G. Wells, Haven, Joanne Kelly, Laura Mennell, Malik Yoba, Myka Bering, Nina Theroux, Pete Lattimer, Rachel Pirzard, Ratings, Reviews, Ryan Cartwright, Steve Jinks, Syfy, Veronica Mars, Warehouse 13, Warehouse 13 Season 3, Warren Christie
Posted by Cory Barker on August 22, 2011 · 2 Comments
After nearly a month, my fairly substantial hiatus here at TVS is over. I am happy to be back providing content for you folks on a regular basis. In my time off, I’ve missed all sorts of television, both viewing- and writing-wise. To combat that, I’ll be whipping up a number of random posts with … Read more
Filed under BREAKING BAD, Episode Reviews, Featured · Tagged with Aaron Paul, AMC, Anna Gunn, Badger, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad Season 4, Cornered, Cory Barker, David Costabile, Dean Norris, Drug cartel, Gale Boetticher, Giancarlo Esposito, Gus Fring, Hank Schrader, Heisenberg, Jesse Pinkman, Jonathan Banks, Los Pollos Locos, Marie Schrader, Meth, Mike, Multiple episode reviews, New Mexico, Reviews, RJ Mitte, Saul Goodman, Skyler White, Vince Gilligan, Walter White, Walter White Jr.
