I'd counter that and say that Irwin Allen's shows were worse…….

"Hollyoaks" is probably the most American like soap on British tv at the moment. It's filled with young attractive people and is quite high on the glam factor when compared to "Corrie" and "EE"……

I'm incline to give that distinction to Irwin Allen…….

Before we jump up and down on the corpse of Aaron Spelling, television has A LOT more freedom to do things nowadays than Spelling was given thirty years ago. Before cable, we only had network televison which was (and let's face it still is) restricted by what content and subject matter it can explore.

British soaps are based on ordinary folks from ordinary working class backgrounds. "Coronation Street" & "Eastenders" are popular because of this. They reflected the lives of everyday folks.

Whilst it's true that the people on these shows are not given a script, it fair to say that the producers ensure that the cast are put in situations where tempers start to flare up (ie: putting two people who don't like each other and throw them into a social setting together) and BOOM watch the fireworks go off…….

As talented as Jon Pertwee and Caroline John are, there isn't a great deal of chemistry between them. Part of this is reflected in the fact that the two weren't all that close in real life and producer Barry Letts picked up on this hence why Liz Shaw doesn't come back the following season.

I think the general consenus nowadays is that sitcoms don't go into this kind of storytelling anymore because by and large it's not something that can be effectively conveyed with any real depth. Sitcoms are suppose to be amusing. When they try and venture into territory about kiddie fiddlers, it's obvious that this…

"Intervention" is a rare gem amongst a wasteland of reality television. It focused on deeply troubled people struggling with various different forms of substance abuse and the effect it's had on those closest to them.

I agree with Ben Folds Fan. I too was a big fan of Scott Bakula from his days on Quantum Leap and never quite understood how he came off as being so boring on Star Trek Enterprise. His performances weren't bad, but they weren't that particularly memorable either.

Doctor
1. Crusher
2. Bashir
3. The Doctor/Pulaski
4. McCoy
5. Phlox

The sequence where the guys sing "Danny Boy" was both funny and just a touch melancholy. It felt right and suited the moment to a tee.

Providing depth to comedy is what the writers have done this season on "TBBT" and it's worked well. Instead of just relying solely on nerd related jokes, they're realised that if you dig into the character's respective backgrounds and moreover what makes them tick, there is material that can be used to enhance the…

Some actors build their careers in theater, others in film and television. For those who fall into the latter category to start offering up opinions like an expert on what they think the stage is all about is downright hilarious. It not only makes you looks arrogant and uninformed, but in desperate need of a reality…

Where the writers of DS9 succeeded with Jake was by making him just a typical teenage boy whose prone to make mistakes and lapses in judgement from time to time. Wesley however came off as down right saintly and so smart and well balanced that the belivability factor was thrown right out of the window.

Out of all the cast members, Nana Visitor is clearly having the most fun playing her mirror counterpart and boy does she make the most of it. Intendent Kira is sexy, playful, sly and utterly dangerous. Mix in a dose of soap opera villianess for good measure and BOOM! you've got yourself one memorable character!… :)

Very true. When you factor in the cost of producing a daytime drama (hiring of writers, producers, actors, production staff etc), building sets, wardrobe, hair and makeup, it's certainly cheaper for networks to turn to other forms of programming that are easier to manage in terms of overall finance. Courtroom and talk…

At the start of the 1970's, there were nearly TWENTY soaps on the daytime programming schedule spread across the three major networks at that time (CBS, NBC & ABC). Fast forward to 2013 and there are now only four.

What "The Best of Both Worlds" was to TNG, "The Way of the Warrior" is to DS9. Both stories elevated the two shows to a new level and allowed viewers to judge both programs on their own merits as oppose to comparing them to past incarnations.

What "The Best of Both Worlds" was to TNG, "The Way of the Warrior" is to DS9. Both stories elevated the two shows to a new level and allowed viewers to judge both programs on their own merits as oppose to comparing them to past incarnations.