Rate the last TV episode you watched
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tobyrclark — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 12:34 AM)
Home and Away, episode #6361. A two-hander between Ricky and Brax which was surprisingly effective considering how little I cared about them as a couple last time they were both regulars. 10/10, once I'm able to vote.
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Thor-Delta — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 02:09 AM)
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952)
Rick's Raise (1965)
7/10. Pleasant, but a little dull. It did have some funny moments, and the ending is cute. Strange to think the episode is turning 51 years old in a few days.
It's also strange to think that the Wally character was considered "fat". They didn't know what people would look like 51 years later!
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Thor-Delta — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 04:20 AM)
It's not a TV episode, but I just listed to a radio game show from 29 April 1947. It is an episode of "Winner Take All". I give it 7/10, Entertaining but repetitive.
It was so popular that they turned it into a TV series several times:
Winner Take All (1948)
,
Winner Take All (1951)
and
Winner Take All (1952)
. The same producers, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, later produced TV series including "I've Got a Secret", "What's My Line?", "To Tell the Truth", "The Price is Right" and "The Match Game".
This was also the first game show to feature the "first contestant to buzz in" concept, and the first to use the "returning champion" concept. So while it is a radio series, it also had a great influence on television game shows.
This page discusses one of the TV adaptations, and has a copy of the radio episode:
http://www.game-show-utopia.net/winnertakeall.htm
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yashdecenty — 10 years ago(February 18, 2016 05:40 PM)
Just saw the Season 5 Episode 14 "Self Defence" of Suits.
Definitely a 10/10!
This will be one of my all time favorites episodes of Suits, full of twists and turns, everybody was in a state of fear and had a lot to loose. They were simply phenomenal and brilliantly timed. I was hooked to my seats for the 42 minutes straight. Performances by the actors, grade A!
It was shocking to see Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen getting rattled and seeing her coming first on the stand was again quite unexpected. -
tobyrclark — 10 years ago(February 22, 2016 11:59 PM)
Neighbours episode #7307. One annoying subplot, two others that went in really frustrating directions. Nevertheless, I appreciated the continuity references to Max's own history of mental illness and Steph's resolution to keep fighting for her rights. Overall, 7/10.
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Thor-Delta — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 05:39 AM)
Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (1971)
Episode #2.1 (1972)
7.5/10.
This series ran for two series. The production company wiped the tapes, and only two episodes survive (additionally, although the show was produced on colour video-tape, the existing two episodes exist as B&W telerecordings).
This episode is amusing, entertaining, but not great.
IMDb's cast listing is incomplete: six characters (four main and two guest) appear, but IMDb only credits two of them. I cannot be bothered to fix this.
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Thor-Delta — 10 years ago(February 29, 2016 07:42 AM)
What's My Line? (1950)
Episode dated 7 September 1958 (1958)
8/10
Viewed on YouTube via the channel "What's My Line?" (aka WhatsMyLineCBS)
This was a game show where a panel of celebrities tried to determine, through "yes and no" questions, the occupation of the contestant. Each time the contestant gives a "no" answer, they win $5, and if they give ten "no" answers they get $50 and win the game. Later, the panel is blindfolded, and the panel tries to guess who the mystery guest is (usually a film or TV star, sometimes a singer or musician, occasionally a sports figure, and very rarely a politician)
Interesting aspects about this episode:- The mystery guest, Eva Marie Saint, is still alive and is still reasonably famous
- The main sponsor is Kellogg's and there is a brief ad for them at the start, remarkably most of the cereals shown are still around
- The late Tony Randall does not participate in the mystery guest round as he recognised the voice of the mystery guest since they were friends, and as such he disqualifies himself
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Thor-Delta — 10 years ago(March 23, 2016 07:47 AM)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
One Forty-Two (1956)
7.5/10. Almost nothing happens in this episode of the dramatic anthology series. Yet it is one of those episodes where waiting for something to happen is what makes it entertaining. Has anyone else seen a TV episode like that?
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