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Spartacus: Blood and Sand: Balance (2012)
Not the best but still good
After a flawless first season (and another of the spin off being just as good) this one has been enjoyable enough still keeping me engaged, but dang how quickly it went from characters I love to hate (Batiatus) to those I just plain hate (Ashur). I was more than ready to see him die in the season 1 finale, now I have to constantly watch him rape a woman? THIS is y'all's favorite character??? And the ones I did like are not even themselves anymore (Spartacus and Naevia), granted I've gotten use to the new Spartacus. Gannicus has grown stale with his repeated trying to make up to Oenomaus when he slept multiple times with the poor man's wife. Who watching is hoping for redemption from this? No one cares bro move on with your life. The only relationship here I'm remotely interested to see more of is the incredibly hot Agron and his little twink. Not nearly enough scenes between the two, no doubt one or both will be killed off soon though.
This episode was decent but rather tame compared to the rest. I know these last two will be action packed and like I said the show is keeping me watching... I just hope I get all the satisfaction from plots that have been frustrating, purposely or otherwise.
The Virginian: Long Ride to Wind River (1966)
Enjoyable
I use IMDb alot so I have to constantly remind myself not to let the reviews or ratings deter you from watching something. Really it's all from one's own perspective. If I based my opinion on the only 2 reviews here then I wouldn't have bothered to watch this enjoyable episode.
There were alot of tense moments and well acted scenes throughout to keep you engaged as The Virginian journeys on his own (without the other regular cast) to clear a friend wrongly convicted of murder.
This show does have bad episodes and it also has bad acting occasionally but I do not think this is the case. The only thing I had a problem with, or rather thought was cringe, was the guy playing The Virginian's friend who tried way too hard and obviously to imitate John Wayne.
Other than that and handsome John Cassavetes' face having to be covered with a beard, I have no complaints and see Long Ride to Wind River on par in quality with your usual The Virginian outing.
Cannon: The Avenger (1974)
Dumb kid
Not a completely bad episode but it is hard to watch when the characters are as dumb as bricks. This Del kid does not have one working braincell... running away from home to be with a drug addict, going out in public to score for said drug addict. They must've gotten together before she got hooked because why else would you shack up with a junky when you yourself are not one?
Cannon is hired by the parents to find him but he has a cop friend trailing him when he goes to buy the drugs. Things go wrong and the cop ends up dead. It is assumed by police, witnesses and the dead cop's brother (who's out to avenge which turns into its own mini subplot) that genius Del is the killer. He got away but not before dropping the drugs he just purchased at the scene of the crime, defeating the whole purpose and making the case against him more believable.
Del then sets up to meet again with the pusher, lol WHAT? The last time you saw him kill a man during a buy, so either he is being pursued after in which you should not want to go near him again or he thinks YOU set him up and in that case why in the world would you believe this man trusts you now? With dumb luck he manages to escape. *face palm*
Later when he finally goes home, not to reunite but to steal and get money because the gf still needs her fix, he learns that he is the one wanted for the murder. He doesn't seem concerned in the least bit that he's a wanted man, only angry that his parents believe he did it. What are they supposed to think loser? Still after he learns this he is out in public hitchhiking in the wide open. I think that scene was added just to further show how stupid he is.
The end wraps up nicely though and the acting is on par by everyone. Cannon does his thing per usual. Del should've went to jail just for being an idiot, I did not sympathize with him at all.
Bonanza: Justice (1967)
Loser Gets Sympathy?
Now maybe I'm heartless or maybe I just don't feel for killers but the Horace character wasn't sympathetic to me in the least bit, even before that it was more pathetic than anything. I don't get what others are seeing. This socially inept weirdo chokes the living daylights out the poor girl and people are like "awww but he was so lonely" ...as if that's an excuse to kill and not take the hint that you're not wanted. Also, he actively and consciously LIED about killing her the entire episode. I can see if he did it then confessed but he KNEW what he did was wrong and continued to lie about it. Oh wait but he was soooo lonely and sooo scared let's give him a great big hug.
Little Joe is better than me. I understand he can be hot headed at times but here he needs a medal for controlling himself by not going beyond the law to get a confession and standing firm when nobody believed sweet innocent Horace could kill.
All that's not to say Bridges didn't play the part extremely well. I mean he really made me hate the guy and obviously had others sympathize with him even after murder, so that says a lot about his performance.
Cheyenne: Incident at Dawson Flats (1961)
Fire The Sheriff!!
Yikes! And the award for worst sheriff who isn't corrupt goes to...
Not only does multiple people have to tell him that a wanted poster is fake (something he should be an expert on), he is willing to let a man get hung in favor of capturing the man on the fake wanted poster for supposedly the reward money. This guy is trash!! Also at the end he was about to allow a gunfight to happen, yea I guess a fair fight is legal but still. If his badge was taken away by the conclusion I would've gave a 10 rating.
Now I only seen a handful of Cheyenne episodes so I don't know how often it is that Bodie comes across worthless lawman like this one. I admit I watched this particular show just to see Hampton Fancher who plays Jasper. He is one of the actors from that era I have a crush on and want to watch everything he was in during the time lol he had a knack for playing these kinda crazy characters, usually somebody's rotten son looking for trouble, but still I find him very handsome and nice to look at.
This was a decent entry nonetheless, I have to watch more episodes because the few I've seen are always entertaining. I will say though only Cheyenne can get shot at so many times and not flinch even once.
Gunsmoke: Colorado Sheriff (1961)
Bye bye half hour
Someone already mentioned this but did one reviewer really say they hoped Chester got paid a lot for doing the chores??? He literally poured water on the floor then left it there to go eat. That coupled with being a complete idiot playing with Doc's stethoscope (Doc would have his head messing with his tools) while the prisoner gets away I hope he got paid in dust, and not the kind in gold. Old calm cool Matt is perfectly fine with it, obviously he had nothing better to do so once again Chester's blunders are never looked at as a bad thing.
Anyway, this is a decent entertaining episode with a nice twist(?) in the end that always makes it that much better. Also a farewell to the half hour format, no more quick and straight to the point plots. From here on out we get to go deep into the lives of the characters of the week. Eveything will be more fleshed out. Matt becomes more seasoned imo as far as knowing how to read people and handle situations. There's pros and cons to both sides but I admit going forward I will miss the swift feel of the 30 minute episodes.
Though I'm kinda curious to know how a half hour show would play out with say Festus or Quint... or even in color!
Gunsmoke: Tall Trapper (1961)
No accountability for incompetence
I'm sorry but I am getting kinda tired of Chester's incompetence being portrayed as this round about thing that ultimately saves the day. 2 episodes back to back where his lack of brain function unintentionally works out in the end. Sitting in an open cell with your back turned to a man while just discussing how guilty you believe his is LOL this is a joke.
What's annoying is the characters and stories themselves seem to NEVER hold Chester accountable for his dimwit ways. Gunsmoke is known for its realistic sense of the Old West and the people in it but this is the most unbelievable aspect of it all! Matt never gets mad when he screws up big time and the writing makes his blunders seems like an asset. Now in reality if someone was that dumb they'd constantly get yelled at and not given so much responsibility as Chester does.
Most of the time I try to overlook it because I love watching and don't want to become obsessed with hating Chester but c'mon something's gotta give. What next? Is he gonna accidentally kill a man by not paying attention somehow then it turns out he's some big outlaw who's wanted all over? Let's continue rewarding the idiot for being an idiot smh.
Wagon Train: The Cole Crawford Story (1962)
Nice entry + overall commentary
Wagon Train story about newlyweds, husband played by James Dury (that I haven't really seen in many versatile roles but still I like him), who has troubles when the wife's ex lover that she ran out on comes to get back what's his. The ex is conveniently the son of a rancher who's vast land the train is currently traveling across, making things easy for him and complicated for the couple and Chris Hale as the story goes on. A fairly entertaining episode with drama and nice acting from the cast, now I will give my lingering thoughts.
The rancher's son, does he have anything better to do? Any responsibilities? His father gave this speech in the beginning about not being weak and taking over the ranch one day yet he has all this free time to follow along the train and antagonize the couple. I always think that these outlaws and bad guys must have been incredibly bored to just go around doing the things they do. Picking with others, stirring up trouble clearly having too much free time on their hands. They needed television badly. This one in particular is spoiled by the father and encouraged to take whatever he wants, human beings included. Go find a hobby losers and leave folk be! (Sorry I hate bullies).
Another constant thought of mines, so many times you hear the people on the wagon train being referred to as "decent folk" but every episode you only see the majority being bigots, judgmental, unable to think independently, and extremely closed minded to anyone who isn't exactly like them. Now those aren't necessarily the traits I would assign to decent people.
Sure this show and others like it are great entertainment but living in today's world you can't help finding offense to certain things that were commonplace back then, not longing for those days as I see some do.
Gunsmoke: Who Lives by the Sword (1957)
A man who fights with his hands is a coward?
It's interesting seeing some of the troupes they supposedly had back in the Old West, like fighting with your gun being more honorable than fighting with your fists. But then again, only the gunmen seemed to carry that philosophy. Probably because they couldn't fight with their hands so the actual "cowards" of that period could easily thrive by power of the gun... all they had to do was be quick at the draw.
Anyway, that's what happens here when a gunmen eager to get his name known is in The Long Branch looking for trouble which leads to a sad scene where 2 nice young well liked siblings end up dead. After that Matt literally beats the courage out of him! I mean we don't get the pleasure of seeing but it affects the jerk in ways he never saw coming.
The episode is more psychological than most and through that the bad guy really get what's coming to him the rest of the story. Solid entry.
M*A*S*H: George (1974)
Poor Wayne Rogers
....he could never do a scene without having to be permanently attached to Alda's heels. Honestly Trapper doesn't even seem like the type to be that deeply concerned about half the issues they come across, only because Hawkeye is and he has to follow behind every single thing he does. Not saying Trapper's not a good person he just has a more chill laidback vibe to him.
This episode focuses on the fact that there is a homosexual soldier that's brought in the infirmary with bruises but not from fighting the enemy. He confides in almighty Hawkeye telling him where the injuries come from and why he needs to get back to his unit. He ends the convo asking Hawkeye not to tell anyone and literally the next scene he's discussing it with Trapper. Oh but it's ok tho because telling Trapper is basically like telling himself, I mean that's what a shadow is right?
Frank somehow finds out about the guy and being the villain of the show of course he's against it, running his mouth to Trapper and Hawkeye. I don't get why Frank even goes to them to gossip or tries to be friends with them when clearly they don't like nor respect him, that's the most pathetic thing about Frank besides his bigotry. Anyway, he goes full force to try and get the guy a dishonorable discharge while Hawkeye and Shadow try to stop him with their usual antics.
This is my first watch of MASH so everything is new to me and even though my review is kinda negative in tone I did enjoy the episode. Trying to help a gay character was a nice thing to do and the subject matter socially advanced for the time. It just sucks episode after episode having to watch your favorite character play sidekick literally ALL THE TIME when you see he is capable of more. I really wish they would've gave Trapper more plots where he could shine. As the show goes on you see more and more why Wayne Rogers decides to leave.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
What happened to episodic?
It's a shame to me that writers can't seem to do a show that's COMPLETELY episodic anymore with self contained stories and characters each episode yet still have a main cast. It's a lost art that was done so well back in the 1960s. Classics like Gunsmoke, Wagon Train and Star Trek TOS did it perfectly! Nowadays shows can't help but to have every episode connecting, characters plagued by what happened last week/season and everything feeling like 1 big story instead of a hundred little ones to keep things different and fresh as television was intended to be.
I had huge hopes that Strange New Worlds would bring that back after such a great first season because well that was the initial selling point of the series, but they hopped into serialized storytelling as fast as they could... almost like they couldn't help it, like they trapped themselves. Well a lost art as I said.
Guess I should just stick to the oldies instead of getting excited only to be let down. It's funny because TOS isn't even my favorite Trek. I adore the 90s era but lately I'm drawn to the classics because you don't have to keep up with storylines and can skip around not missing anything important. I've grown tired of small seasons and same overlapping drama.
Eh maybe I'll double back to this show later on sometime but for now I will stick to rewatching season 1 which I rate a 10. SNW started off with a great tone, interesting plots, episodic for the most part, likeable characters, strong connections to the franchise, nostalgic and just what I was looking for at the time. I was so excited! Season 2 completely ruined it for me and I didn't even make it halfway thru a 10 episode season.
Instead of trying to outdo themselves they should've just matched the energy of that first season and not "take things up a notch" as there was no need to. Too bad they didn't like what they were doing enough to stick with it instead of making an entirely different show in season 2.
M*A*S*H: Kim (1973)
Trapper is his own person???
Ok mind you I just started this series so my perspective is a bit new and not sat in nostalgia or the intended time period. I do enjoy watching though or else I wouldn't of made it to season 2, but there are some elements that rub me the wrong way and sorry if they seep through in my review.
Personally I like the few in between episodes where Trapper has his own mind and isn't playing second fiddle to the most childish man on the base whose moral code varies from person to person. Trapper seems better than that yet he is always following behind in Hawkeye's antics. Though their banter is usually funny, this was a nice break.
Here Trapper becomes fond of a little Korean boy who is brought in as his patient for minor injuries. When he finds out his parents are most likely dead Trapper wants to adopt the boy so he writes his wife a letter about it. Well maybe he is all childish like his bff if he thinks sending a random third child with his wife is a good idea when she probably already has her hands full with no father around to help, or it's possible she likes being a single parent. Either way it's intended as a nice gesture while he's away kissing other girls.
Also, them chewing Henry out for putting the kid in an orphanage like what else is he to do?! These are supposed to be fully grown men, DOCTORS, yet Hawkeye and Trapper have no sense of reality sometimes. I get needing someone to blame but the person who gives you the most slack all the time, really? Don't they take enough out on Frank? The writers try to make Frank a jerk here and there to justify how they treat him but it just makes them look like d*cks, especially Hawkeye.
All in all it was an ok episode with some heartfelt moments. The scenes of all the characters spending time with the kid were cute, well not the one where he was about to blow up.
Gunsmoke: Brush at Elkader (1956)
Just let me get my Chester frustration out ok
It's actually insane how useless Chester is! While watching these early entries in the show you can't help but to think why in the world does Matt keep him around? Most of the time he's literally just there to complain and make obvious comments, wow. A sidekick is at least supposed to come in handy and provide some kind of aid to where the lead is lacking. Matt has to do ALL the work.
For instance, in this episode when they were trying to send the telegraph off to get a description of Lou Shippen. A clever number 2 would've been able to think quick on their feet and do something like pretend to know how to read Morse code or whatever to get the guy to cooperate. Chester just goes "uh derrr what about the telegraph mR. DiLloN?" Come on!!!! Thank god Matt does something similar later on.
Also, this Lou Shippen is a back shooter as we learn in the opening scene but the whole time in Elkader instead of attempting to watch Matt's back or blind spots he just stares idiotically at Matt or where/whoever he's looking at. When they were at the bar in Elkader Matt asks did he catch something, a signal I believe to notice which person is Lou... "uh derr no mR. DiLloN I don't know where to look unless you tell me."
SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THIS MAN A CLUE!
And I get it, I see how Chester can be a lovable character. He does grow on you sometimes with his simple minded comments and banter with the main cast, but for me it's frustrating because for the most part he seems to be no help whatsoever to Matt when investigating and pursuing outlaws.
Mannix: Who Killed Me? (1969)
More of my observations than a review...
This episode uses some footage that was also used in a season 1 episode "License to Kill: Limit Three People". The only reason I noticed this is because I watched both episodes back to back which is a crazy coincidence. I'm watching the series in order on Prime Video but sometimes I randomly skip ahead which is what I did today. It seems like they use stock footage not alot but a fair amount of times in this show so I guess the odds aren't that astronomical.
In the opening scene they used the exact same footage of the plane flying in the air with blacked out windows (in the season 1 ep they were black bc of a test flight of some sort). But in this one you can see through the windows in close up and interior shots so you notice a difference. Also, a short shot of the men sitting in that little control booth during takeoff is from the other episode too. I felt like I was experiencing deja vu but actually seeing the same thing that I just did 40 mins earlier!
It's also interesting bc there are multiple parallels from both episodes that I recognized. Like the plots having something to do with trying to push a partner or head person out of a business by murder. Another weird one is Mannix gets kissed by the wife in both. Here he kisses the mistress too! I wonder how his client would feel about that? Mannix was telling him everything else but not that lol. At least the women thought he was dead, Mannix you dog.
Ok this one isn't a parallel just something that kinda irked me. When Mannix and the mistress go to the parking lot to retrieve the maps from her car why in the world in Mannix like escorting her by the arms as if he was forcing her or something? I see that happen ALOT in older stuff (especially westerns) men grabbing or guiding a woman by putting his hands on her. I'm a guy and still that feels so inappropriate to me... is that supposed to be some chivalrous back in the day thing? Apparently a woman is so dumb and ditzy that she needs to be steered to her own car by a man even when he doesn't know which car it is! It's weird to see but I guess it's one of those things that are a product of it's time, so you have to accept if you're gonna watch things from that era.
Mannix: Blind Mirror (1970)
Mannix WHYYYY do you do this?
I enjoyed this episode as I usually do with this show and it's always good to see Robert Lansing but there was one scene that really bothered me.
It's when Mannix went to George's office and someone took a shot at him with the lights off and knocked George out. The shooter is never seen onscreen but it's suggested that they ran out the side door and that's what Mannix believes. Now what bothers me is that for the rest of the entire scene Mannix is completely turned away with his back facing that door not looking back ONCE. Sure he took a quick peep out at first but that doesn't mean the shooter couldn't come back. At least close the door, sheesh! I kept feeling like he was gonna get shot in the back lol
It reminded me of a couple episodes ago the same thing happened. Mannix was attacked and shot at in his office and after they fought the shooter ran out the front door with the gun. Mannix then rushes to the phone with his back once again to the door never even thinking to turn around just to check and make sure, as if when the shooter leaves the room that's the end of it... no chance of them returning, no more danger whatsoever. What if they were running away to hide behind a corner to continue shooting at him? It's so annoying because that's unrealistic and basically not taking the gun threat seriously.
I didn't have a problem with the ending like the other reviewers. I liked that it wasn't who I thought it was, although I am getting kinda tired of love sick middle aged men... blah. I guess I don't have that much experience in passion to sympathize with killing for love (or losing it).
Oh one last thing, I wonder how many times the actress had to fall off that cliff?
Gunsmoke: Sarah (1972)
Response to nj-889
"One man riding in alone to fight five outlaws makes no sense" ...of course not unless the man is Matt Dillion :)
I always find it interesting how we as viewers can interpret certain aspects of the story differently. Sometimes it completely change which decisions the characters make seem logical and what doesn't.
For example, what user nj-889 said about Poppy's gang letting Sarah ride out to warn Matt being unrealistic actually made perfect sense from my perspective. Being a lawman Poppy fully intended on Matt to come back whether he knew he was found out or not (which is why he bet Sonny the $5 and was so relaxed about it) so he wasn't really risking anything by letting her go right? By that point Deering and his boys had already rode out and obviously no Dakota meaning the robbery was a bust. There was no reason to kill Sarah. She said herself they knew she wouldn't go to any other law, and Matt couldn't either as he had nothing to charge against them and probably figured the only way was to shoot it out. Plus whatever they did to Sarah still they were rather fond of her so I don't think they'd wanna kill her if it wasn't absolutely necessary.
Well anyway that's my theory I could be wrong tho and the other reviewer could be right. I just wanted to give a different angle because I notice alot of times a user (including me) will rate low or take points off and when you read their reasoning it's usually from things the person missed in the story or misinterpreted, not flaws in writing.
The Twilight Zone: The Invaders (1961)
Silent but annoying???
I don't usually like to rate low but this episode is so highly rated and I just don't get why at all. First off there's no dialogue which makes the whole thing rather boring. The episode relies mostly on sounds and visuals. When there isn't complete silence the character is making these weird annoying noises, like really weird and really annoying. I thought she was supposed to be a deaf mute at first until she finally let out a proper scream (hope no one thought I was watching like alien p*rn or something). And the ending twist I saw coming a mile away. Now I hate when ppl say that because I like to ride the episode out and let things happen as they go along, but this one just wasn't intriguing or surprising to me one bit. Well to each it's own I guess.
Gunsmoke: Comanches Is Soft (1964)
Womp womp
...and I thought Chester centered episodes were bad. No real plot, no tension, just an hour of fake TV fighting that I absolutely hate! They're always noticeably choreographed and unbelievable (especially back then), I can take em in small doses with a quick eye roll but here it was just excessive and unnecessary. Idk maybe it would've worked better as a B plot, the break from an actually story.
Ok when did reviews start having a certain character requirement? There's no need to repeat the plot summary after so many others have already done it.
Hmm, I guess I can talk about how Quint tried throwing all the blame on Festus for breaking his equipment when he was the one who threw him into it... ok minimum character limit met bye bye.
Adam-12: The Princess and the Pig (1972)
Hot cop can't act
Just started watching Adam-12 recently on Freevee, 4 seasons in and it's a pretty decent 70's cop show that I enjoy. My only complaint is the guy who plays Reed he has no personality whatsoever.
His inability to emote was kinda funny... even cute at first, but that wears off after awhile becoming just annoying because he doesn't seem to get any better as the show goes on. Welp with pretty privilege, white privilege all working at full force who needs to improve at your job I guess? The guy playing Pete does all the work and heavy lifting acting wise, he's great.
Here in this episode Reed goes undercover, basically playing the same monotone character but in street clothes. Even when he got kidnapped a couple episodes back there was no change in demeanor, nothing! Lucky for him he's still nice to look at so he isn't completely useless. Reminds me of Thad from Gunsmoke... just a pretty face and that's about it.
The Orville: Midnight Blue (2022)
Season 3 Hit or Miss
The episodes this season have either been really really good or really really bad and this one is the later... and to make matters worse it's a hour and thirty minutes long so it just drags on unnecessarily. I don't mind the social commentary, satire or whatever but ever single episode is excessive. Have something to say yes but make it subtle and not lose the fun in doing so. The season is called New Horizons but we keep revisiting the same plots to drive a political point (I'm LGBTQ btw). I'm not giving a rating because it's clear alot of effort was put into this show and I do enjoy it for the most part but it's just hit or miss for me.
Also, people saying this is better than Star Trek clearly haven't seen Strange New Worlds. Hell even Lower Decks is funnier.
Gunsmoke: The Hanging (1966)
Low ratings based on poor observations
All 3 current reviews on this episode has flaws to them due to misinformation which kinda frustrated me when I came to read them after viewing the episode.
-LukeCoolHand
So yea the noose wasn't around the guy's neck when he was testing it, like not at all... he was holding on to it with the end of the loop in front of him. Idk maybe this reviewer has the DVD'S and was watching an alternate version of the scene. Or maybe they're so use to the black and white episodes that the color is messing with their eyes.
-kf9494
Only one random person wanted to kill in revenge and he was quickly dealt with, the rest of the gang were all torn between the exact same dilemma... not fighting for different causes.
-wdavidreynolds
"Even though their fate is pretty much a forgone conclusion" errr don't all the episodes end with Matt getting the bad guys? So what makes this one so different and anti climatic?
Hmm I will agree that there were alot of characters in this one, but it wasn't that hard to follow if you are paying attention throughout this enjoyable episode.
Gunsmoke: The Quest for Asa Janin (1963)
Just a funny observation
I love how Matt draws a gun on 3 guys that are giving him trouble at the bar in Texas, they leave out then he goes to sit down at a table with his back turned completely away from the door lol as if they didn't just threaten him... with good ol plot armor who needs to be cautious. I know it was probably done for filming purposes, angles or whatever but I find stuff like that kinda funny. Just like when there's a shootout scene and they're inside being shot at from people outside, yet the character stands smack dab in the view of the window to say their lines.
The Virginian: The Executioners (1962)
Hugh O'Brian turned me off from this one
It might just be me and I'm perfectly fine being in the minority here but Hugh O'Brian really ruins this episode for me. I wanted to like it and I wanted to finish but I found myself cringing every time he was on screen (which is alot), so much that I couldn't even get into the plot. Idk if it's his mannerisms, the way he talks, or all of it that bothered me. I agree with Judge Garth he just irritates me. I'm glad this is a one off character or I'd never watch another episode of The Virginian.
Adam-12: Log 123: Courtroom (1969)
Reed Takes the Stand
Don't usually write reviews but just watched this episode and wanted to see how well I could articulate my thoughts lol. Well I enjoyed it but I have to admit I found myself actually rooting for the bad guy, his rights were clearly violated by Reed who was doing good police work but didn't really know his laws.
The episode starts at the beginning of Malloy and Reed's shift, they have warrants to serve. They get to their first serve and call for backup (which I thought was weird for a simple traffic violation but w/e), so anyway they knock on the door and as soon as the guy sees them he pushes the door close and jets off. Malloy and Reed get past the door and catches him in the living room. They handcuff him and take him out after telling him why, now here's where Reed makes his mistake. He goes back in the house to go through the back to secure and tell the backup officers they're in the clear (now I see why they were called), in doing so he finds pounds of drugs in the kitchen.
Because of this we get a nice look at our blue boys in the courtroom, something we haven't seen yet. Malloy basically predicts the outcome but a rookie Reed is hopeful that it was a good bust and the case will stick. Once Reed takes the stand he is cross examined by the defense and it becomes evident that he violated the search and seize law, ultimately causing a dismissal. The cops, the DA, and the defense attorney all agree the system is flawed.
A well put together episode that shows the process of when a cop has to testify in a simple case.
The Bob Newhart Show: The Article (1975)
Hilarious!
I really enjoyed watching this episode. Fast paced, cleverly written, and the laughs just kept coming.
Bob's sister Ellen is writing an article about the doctors on Bob's office floor which leads to them all fighting to be portrayed in the best light, and they all have their individual quirks.
I always love an ensemble cast and all the actors involved brought something to the table, even the secretary filling in for an out on vacation Carol... even though she was missed.