My Favorite 110 TV Episodes: Star Trek: TNG Edition

The Best of Both Worlds (1990)
The Borg kidnap Picard and transform him into a weapon. Riker is forced to adapt to defeat his mentor.

The Drumhead (1991)
An admiral launches a McCarthy-style witch hunt takes place aboard the Enterprise.

Redemption (1991)
Worf restores his family honor during the Klingon Civil War.

Unification (1991)
Spock meets Data and Picard on Romulus. 'nuf said.

The Inner Light (1992)
Picard lives another man's life courtesy an alien probe.

Chain of Command (1992)
Picard is captured and tortured by the Cardassians.

Starship Mine (1993)
Picard goes Rambo.

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes: Married With Children

Married With Children
It's a Bundyful Life (1989)

Sam Kinison shows Al what life would be like without him.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642304/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes: Star Trek: Enterprise edition

Regeneration (2003)
Borg surivors from the 24th century awaken in the 22nd. The frightening aspects of the Borg reemerge after they had been defanged.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572230/

Borderland/Cold Station 12/The Augments (2004)

Genetically enhanced "augments" run amok and fill in some gaps left from the Original Series. The final episode of the three-parter serves as part of an origin story for Data. Brent Spiner (Data from TNG) guest stars/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572179/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572193/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572248/

Demons/Terra Prime (2005)

The Enterprise deals with a Xenophobic terrorist organization. Peter Weller is in top form as the villain.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572200/
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Terra_Prime_%28episode%29

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes: Charlie Brown edition

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965): This was downright subversive and is doubly subversive today. First off, Charles Schultz refused to use a laugh track and employed child actors. However, what made A Charlie Brown Christmas so subversive in 1965 was its anti-commercial message. Fifty years later, its Christian themes have only increased the specials subversive nature.

Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Spanish Inquisition (1970): Seemingly unrelated sketches are tied together by Spanish inquisitors appearing out of the blue.

John Adams (2008): Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney star in an adaptation of David McCullough's masterful biography of the second president.

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes: Star Trek Edition part 2

Voyager:
 
Future's End (1996)

A 29th Century starship crashes to Earth in the 1960s igniting the computer revolution. Voyager is tossed back to 1996.

Scorpion (1997)

Voyager encounters the Borg and a new species.

DS9

In the Pale Moonlight (1998)

Sisko conspires with Garak to bring the Romulans into the Dominion War.

My Favorite 110 TV Episodes: Rome Edition

Caesarion (2005)

Caesar frees Cleopatra after Pullo impregnates her.

The Spoils (2005)

Brutus decides to kill Caesar, Vorenus enters polite society, and Pullo descends into the Roman underworld.

Kalends of February (2005)

Caesar promotes Vorenus, but is assassinated nonetheless. Vorenus discovers a dark secret. Pullo attains happiness.

Philippi (2007)

Antony and Octavian defeat Cassius and Brutus.

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes: X-Files Edition

Beyond the Sea (1994)

Mulder and Scully reverse their roles as Scully seeks help from a pyschic on death row.

Darkness Falls (1994)

Mulder and Scully are attacked by ancient insects in an old growth forest.

The Erlenmeyer Flask (1994)

Scully finds an alien fetus and trades it for Mulder. Deep Throat is murdered.

Duane Barry/Ascension (1994)

Scully is abducted.

Die Hand Die Verletzt (1995)

Mulder and Scully meet Satan.

Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose (1995)

Peter Boyle guest stars as a man that can see how people die. He helps Mulder and Scully capture a serial killer and then commits suicide.

Anasazi/The Blessing Way/Paper Clip (1995)

Mulder travels to the Navajo Reservation, discovers alien bodies, and is almost killed. He recovers, but Scully's sister dies. Meanwhile, Mulder discovers his own sister's fate.

Jose Chung's From Outer Space (1996)

Author Jose Chung tries to get the truth after a UFO encounter and gets several different stories about the event.

Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man (1996)

The Smoking Man's past is revealed...or at least some of it.

Triangle (1998)

Mulder gets trapped in the Bermuda Triangle.

Two Fathers/One Son (1999)

The Syndicate is destroyed by alien rebels.

My 110 favorite TV episodes: Battlestar edition

Battlstar Galactica miniseries (2003)

A re-imaged remake of the original 1978 cheese series. The Cylons return after 40 years to launch a genocidal war. Only a handful of survivors remain...

Battlestar Galactica: 33 (2004)

The most intense episode in the history of television!

Battlestar Galactica: Blood on the Scales (2009)

A rebellion occurs on Galactica. In the end, the mutineers are executed. The executions demonstrated a clear shift in the characters. Humanity could ill afford to lose members at this point, but executions occurred nonetheless.

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes: Addendum

I missed a couple of Episodes in compiling my initial list. Other Magnum episodes are on the October 24, 2015 post. 

Magnum PI: Black and White (1982)

Higgins past comes back to haunt him in a story about PTSD.

Magnum PI: Flashback (1982)

Magnum dreams he is in 1936 and solves a case he's working on in 1982.  Loved the attention to detail in this episode.

My Favorite 110 TV episodes of all time: Star Trek edition

Balance of Terror (1966)

The Romulans return for the first time in a century. Based on Run Silent, Run Deep, Gene Roddenberry takes submarine combat into space.

Space Seed (1967)

Khaaaan!

Erand of Mercy (1967)

Klingons invade a peaceful world. Kirk and Spock are stranded.

The City on the Edge of Forever (1967)

McCoy accidentally drugs himself, goes back in time, and allows the Nazis to take over the world. Kirk and Spock go back to repair the damage.

Amok Time (1967)

Spock must mate or die.

Journey to Babel (1967)

The Orions try to disrupt a peace conference, Sarek needs a transfusion, and Kirk survives an assassination attempt.

Friday's Child (1967)

The Klingons and Federation clash on a planet filled with dilithium.

The Trouble with Tribbles (1967)

Klingons poison grain to discredit the Federation, but they are caught in the act by Tribbles.

A Piece of the Action (1968)

Gangsters in space.

All Our Yesterdays (1969)

We learn how ancient Vulcans behaved...and Kirk ends up accused of witchcraft.

My 110 favorite TV episodes: MASH edition

Pilot (1972)

Frank is turned into a mummy.

5 O'Clock Charlie (1973)

A North Korean pilot tries to bomb the camp the same time everyday.

Tuttle (1973)

Hawkeye invents a surgeon and a legend is born.

Carry on Hawkeye (1973)

A flu epidemic strikes the camp and Hawkeye is the last man standing.

The Incubator (1973)

If you want to know what it's like to deal with government red tape, watch this episode.

Abyssinia Henry (1975)

Henry Blake leaves the 4077th. TV history is made.

A Night At Rosies (1979)

The whole camp moves into Rosie's Bar.

Dreams (1980)

Everyone suffers nightmares.

My 110 favorite TV episodes part 4: Seinfeld edition

Seinfeld: The Parking Garage (1991)
The gang can't find their parking spot in a garage.

Seinfeld: The Boyfriend (1992)
Keith Hernandez dates Elaine and becomes part of the gang.

Seinfeld: The Limo (1992)
George hijacks a limo and is mistaken for a Nazi.

Seinfeld: The Puffy Shirt (1993)
Jerry agrees to wear a ridiculous shirt on The Tonight Show.

Seinfeld: The Fire (1994)
George freaks out at a kids party.

Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi (1995)
No Soup for you!

Seinfeld: The Nap (1997)
George sets up a bed under his desk. The alarm clock leads to a bomb scare.

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes part 3

Kolchak The Night Stalker: The Ripper (1974)

Kolchak discovers Jack the Ripper is alive in 1974.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0621544/

Kolchak The Night Stalker: The Devil's Platform (1974)

Kolchak covers a politician (Tom Skerritt) that sold his soul to the devil.

Magnum P.I.: Do You See the Sunrise? (1982)

Magnum encounters a brutal Russian colonel from his Vietnam days. It leads to a classic ending.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0639640/


Magnum P.I.: Home From the Sea (1983)

Magnum is lost at sea.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0639661/

My 110 favorite TV Episodes part 2

Buffy the Vampire Slayer edition.

Pashion (1998): Angel turns to the Dark Side with a shocking murder.

http://www.tv.com/shows/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/passion-29/


Graduation Day (1999): A spectacular season finale. Who didn't want to blow up their high school?

http://www.tv.com/shows/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/graduation-day-1-55/

Hush (1999): An episode with very little dialogue and very scary bad guys. One of the most terrifying TV episodes ever.

http://www.tv.com/shows/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/hush-66/

Chosen (2003):  The Buffy Series finale...in the end, Buffy is not alone

http://www.tv.com/shows/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/chosen-232720/

My 110 favorite TV Episodes part 1

110 of my most favorite episodes in TV history. Here is the reveal on the first 4.

1. Vikings: The Lord's Prayer (2014):

Ragnar wacks King Horik.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/02/vikings-the-lords-prayer-review



2. Sherlock: Hound of the Baskervilles (2012)
The greatest Holmes story modernized.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942613/fullcredits



3. Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014)

Sherlock wacks Charles Augustus Magnussen.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/12/sherlock-his-last-vow-review



4. Agents of Shield: Turn, Turn, Turn (2014)

A tie in with Captain America: Winter Soldier. The episode where Shield took off. Garrett and Ward are Hydra?

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/marvels-agents-of-shield-turn-turn-turn-review

Tim McCarver timeline

Born: October 16, 1941

1959: Signed with St Louis Cardinals

Debut: September 10, 1959 (Cardinals)

1959-62: Spent time between minors and majors

1964: Hit GW home run in 1964 World Series Game 5

1964: Cards win World Series

1966: Scored winning run in All Star Game

1967: Cards win World Series

1968: Cards win Pennant

1968: Caught Bob Gibson's 17 strikeout game in the World Series

1969: Traded to Phillies

1971: Caught Rick Wise's no-hitter

1972: Traded to Expos

1972: Caught Bill Stoneman's 2nd no hitter

1974: Purchased by Red Sox

1975: Signed by Phillies (Became Steve Carlton's personal catcher)

1976: Hit grand slam single when he passed Gary Maddox on the bases

1976-78: Phillies win NL East

1978: Began broadcasting career

1980: Returned to play in his fourth decade

1980-2: Phillies broadcaster

1983-98: Mets broadcaster

1984: Caused minor controversy in NLCS

1985-2013: Main color commentator on network games

1992: Deion Sanders dumped water over McCarver for the broadcaster's criticisms

1999-2001: Yankees broadcaster

2000-present: Tim McCarver Show

2002: Giants broadcaster

2009: Released Jazz album

2012: Elected to Hall of Fame

2013: Retired from Fox Sports

2014: Cardinals part time broadcaster


Accomplishments:
Broadcaster wing Baseball HOF

Called 24 World Series

2x World Champion

2x All Star

.271

97 HR

645 RBI

590 Runs

1501 Hits

548 walks-422 strikeouts

.725 OPS

Led league in triples (13): 1966

Sci Fi History: Bewitched (1964)

Bewitched was a sitcom featuring an all-powerful witch that wished to live life as a suburban housewife. For whatever reason, her husband did not want her to use her powers. The show was an allegory for the women’s rights movement. Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) had the power, but her Darrin (her husband) wished to suppress that power. In the end, Sam had to use her power to get the couple out of a number of situations. Her powers were expressed when she wiggled her nose. This symbolized female empowerment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRZitnndpoY

Top 10 I Love Lucy Episodes

The following is my list of the best I Love Lucy episodes. They are not in any order.

Job Switching (1952): Lucy and Ethel work on a conveyer belt at a chocolate factory. All they have to do is wrap candy in paper and place it on the belt. The conveyer is sped up and the pair can’t keep up. This episode remains relevant today. Who hasn’t been on a job that has been too difficult to keep up?

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=job+switching+i+love+lucy

Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952):
Lucy gets drunk. ‘nuf said.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=lucy+does+a+commercial+i+love+lucy

Lucy Meets Harpo Marx (1955):
Lucy dresses up as Harpo and then meets the real thing. The two do the classic mirror skit brilliantly.

Lucy Goes to the Hospital (1953): The gang plan to take Lucy to the hospital for the baby’s birth. Everything goes well until the real moment arrives and then it’s absolute panic. One of the funniest episodes I have ever seen. While waiting for the baby, Ricky gets ready for his nightclub gig by dressing up in a voodoo outfit. When the baby arrives, Ricky races to see the baby dressed like a voodoo doctor.

Lucy and Superman (1957):
Lucy dresses up as Superman and ends up on a ledge. In the end George Reeves (TV’s Superman) comes to save her.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=lucy+and+superman

Lucy is Enceinte (1952):
Lucy tells Ricky she’s pregnant. The show had to be careful in how to handle this because it was a taboo subject in the 1950s. In fact, the word “Enciente” is French for pregnant. She makes several attempts to notify Ricky, but he’s always too busy. In the end, she tells him at the club and he’s thrilled.

LA at Last (1955):
The gang go to LA and Lucy decides to visit the Brown Derby. She meets William Holden at the restaurant and accidently pies him in the face.
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=la%20at%20last%20i%20love%20lucy&tnr=21&vid=1068114510268&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fvideos%2Fthumbnail.aspx%3Fq%3D1068114510268%26id%3D7a2376f7cdca814f5777568e12b2217e%26bid%3DNcaLXJCSAyxI7g%26bn%3DThumb%26url%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fvids.myspace.com%252findex.cfm%253ffuseaction%253dvids.individual%2526videoid%253d26407726&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvids.myspace.com%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dvids.individual%26amp%3Bvideoid%3D26407726&sigr=12hp5in6a&newfp=1&tit=i+love+lucy+LA+at+last+part-2

The Freezer (1952):
Lucy turns into a human popsicle.

Lucy’s Italian Movie (1956):
Another road trip! This time to Rome where Lucy gets to smash grapes.

Lucy Does the Tango (1957):
Lucy hides some eggs on her person only to get roped into tangoing with Ricky.



http://www.examiner.com/american-history-in-national/desi-arnaz-forgotten-pioneer

History Shorts: Domestication of the Horse (2000 B.C.)

Sometime around 2000 B.C., mankind domesticated the horse. The animal became the primary beast of burden for humans lending its labor for transportation, war, and agriculture. It took about 4000 years before machines finally replaced the horse. Despite modern cars, tractors, and other machines, some communities still rely on the animal for survival.

This clip plays on the relationship between humans and the horse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGZwmelwnBU

The Greatest TV Episodes #1-10

1. MASH: Abyssinia Henry (1975): “Lieutenant Colonel... Henry Blake's plane... was shot down... over the Sea of Japan. It spun in. There were no survivors."


2. Newhart: The Last Newhart (1990): The ending is now legendary. Bob wakes up next to Suzanne Pleshette and mentions his dream about being a Vermont innkeeper.

3. Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Spanish Inquisition (1970): Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! The inquisition ran amok appearing seven times throughout the episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprjmoSMJ-o

4. I Love Lucy: Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952): Lucy is recruited to do a commercial for Vitameatavegamin. It’s a health elixir filled with 23% alcohol. After several takes, Lucy becomes Homer Simpson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m1Nubw8XJw

5. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965): Charlie Brown searches for the meaning Christmas in the midst of modern commercialism. In the meantime, Snoopy wins money, money, money.

6. The Bob Newhart Show: Over the River and Through the Woods (1975): What happens when the guys are left alone on Thanksgiving? Lots of drinking!! A drunk Bob is a must see and you can’t cook a turkey at 5000 degrees. Somehow, it ends up in the dishwasher as opposed to the stove. In the end, it’s time for Moo Goo Gai Pan!

7. Cheers: Thanksgiving Orphans (1986): No one has Thanksgiving plans except Diane (which involves a Pilgrim costume). Carla invites the gang to dinner and disaster follows. Vera even shows!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgZjqa4RrLE

8. Seinfeld: The Boyfriend (1992): Keith Hernandez joins the gang. The episode contains the infamous magic loogey scene in which Newman and Kramer are spat on by a second spitter (Roger McDowell).

9. I Love Lucy: Job Switching (The Candy Factory): (1952): Anyone that has ever worked can relate to Lucy and Ethel’s predicament.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q

10. The Civil War (1990): For five nights in 1990, people watched PBS! No one knows for sure if anyone has watched PBS since.