Comments by Steve Marsi

1. NCIS Round Table: "Damned If You Do"

   5/17/2013 2:34 PM
   
   I see ... somehow I didn't pick up on that!

2. NCIS Sneak Peek: Thai Food and Beer?

   4/9/2013 2:48 PM
   
   Apologies for Shmiel misspelling ...

3. Revenge Review: Sympathy For the Devil

   10/15/2012 11:43 AM
   
   My guess was that the plane did in fact crash, as seen on the news at the end of Season 1, and that Victoria simply walked off before takeoff, while Lydia did in fact die. How Victoria left without raising suspicions among the other passengers, or whether she knew it was going to crash, who knows, but that was my interpretation (obviously, this being Revenge, you can never be 100 percent sure).
   
   As for Emily and Nolan, I agree their relationship might be the best thing about the show. However I always viewed it as more of a friendship, or even brother-sister relationship, rather than a romantic one, therefore he's not in the poll above. But make no mistake, Nolan rules.

4. NCIS Review: Are You Ready to Rock!?

   10/10/2012 11:09 AM
   
   Thanks to all who ID'd Rene Auberjonois ... I could not figure that out and it was killing me. He was on Boston Legal too if I recall.

5. Revenge Review: Looks Like the B!tch is Back ...

   10/8/2012 11:36 AM
   
   A note about ratings - it's an imperfect system and subject to interpretation. I look at it as a fan of this particular show, not in comparison to other shows, with 5 being the best possible episode of that show, and saving that for ones that are truly OMG worthy (or O-EM-G, if you will, in this case). I love Revenge and enjoyed this week, as I said above. But I know based on last season that it will up the ante in the coming weeks as some of these new storylines develop and become even more engrossing. Thanks for reading and for your comments!

6. NCIS: Los Angeles Season Premiere Review: Fortune Favors the Brave

   9/26/2012 4:23 PM
   
   @Amy - I had the same thought, but she unquestionably said brave. I'd never heard it used in that saying before.

7. Bones Review: You Slept Under a Bridge?

   9/25/2012 7:05 AM
   
   Appreciate the corrections on those quotes everyone ...

8. Bones Season Premiere Review: Hope, Pain and Grief

   9/18/2012 10:46 AM
   
   @ Nisan -
   
   I have not actually seen any more of this season. The comments I made regarding future episodes are part my own predictions and part based on interviews I've read (and conducted, at this year's Comic-Con) that I thought might paint the season premiere in an interesting light, relative to the season's broader narrative. Nothing has been spoiled, however, because I truly don't know what happens next!

9. NCIS Season Premiere Spoilers: 10 Things to Watch For!

   9/11/2012 8:12 PM
   
   A few comments re: spoilers ... we apologize if anyone felt this gave away too much. We specifically posted them below the photo with a warning beforehand, and tried not to reveal anything too significant. That said, we'll keep this in mind going forward and try to keep things a little more sparse/vague.
   
   Just the same, having seen the episode, we tried to post these teasers without divulging anything that would take away from viewers' experience, and we're confident we did that. There are countless quotes, moments, plot details and scenes that are not revealed here and that must be seen to be appreciated.

10. NCIS Season Premiere Spoilers: 10 Things to Watch For!

    9/11/2012 1:49 PM
    
    Yes. I'd love to write more but I don't want Gibbs hunting me down.

11. Tournament of TV Fanatic: Vote For Your Favorite CW Star!

    6/26/2012 5:02 PM
    
    The matchups are determined to space out the perceived favorites, but your votes alone will determine the results! So do so, early and often!

12. The Vampire Diaries Review: Forwood and Backward

    4/20/2012 6:35 AM
    
    (Tangent: she was sure annoying, wasn't she? First, it's been made clear that ghosts in general do not work on this show. Second, we've been watching for almost three seasons now, thank you. We really didn't need Rose to spell out for Jeremy/us exactly why Elena is so torn and exactly what each brother does for us. Less obvious exposition, please, TVD. Have some faith in the viewers' intelligence here.)
    
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    Seriously Rose. Did you read that from the Episode 1.01 synopsis? Not sure we got the gist ... maybe next time write Jer a pro-con list.

13. Gossip Girl Video Contest: Create the Best Tribute to Chair!

    2/2/2012 6:43 AM
    
    We're not pro-anything. Some of our staff members have opinions as expressed in Round Table discussions, but our reviews and show coverage are unbiased.
    
    We also did this same contest for Dair first, as noted above, with over 50 submissions (and won by this fan) last fall:
    
    http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/12/gossip-girl-dair-video-contest-winner-revealed/

14. Gossip Girl Video Contest: Create the Best Tribute to Chair!

    2/1/2012 4:34 PM
    
    Clarification: We're not excluding Serenate. That's a possibility too, as long as these are popular. We just used Derena above as an example.

15. The Vampire Diaries Review: Always and Forever?

    11/4/2011 6:56 AM
    
    What kind of older brother won't share the cookies? Talk about dick-ish.

16. NCIS Review: Can Diane Be All Bad?

    11/2/2011 3:02 PM
    
    @ Ted - $2 million is a ton. What I meant was that it didn't seem like so much that one would try to hide it, or that it would change her opinion of him, as he's already a professional earning good wages. If it was their nest egg, like he said, that would make sense, but why hide it?

17. Who is TV's Sexiest Female Sidekick?

    10/31/2011 2:42 PM
    
    How is Bon-Bon even on this list. Who comes up with these polls.

18. Gossip Girl Video Contest: Create the Best Tribute to Dair!

    10/26/2011 7:36 PM
    
    It goes without saying, but if you've already made a Dair video that's your own, that may also be submitted.
    
    And, just to repeat, there will be identical contests for other couples on the show if fan response is strong.

19. Gossip Girl Video Contest: Create the Best Tribute to Dair!

    10/26/2011 4:45 PM
    
    @ Leile - Blouis is a possibility along with others. It will depend on the success and number of entries received for the first several contests!
    
    TO ALL - Spread the word to any talented video-makers you know who might not know about this site and this contest!

20. Gossip Girl Round Table: "The Jewel of Denial"

    10/12/2011 8:53 AM
    
    Readers:
    
    1. Sorry again about my error regarding Blair reading the letter. Don't know if it was my TV station or if I just missed it trying to get my review up fast for you guys, but it's my fault, and thank you all for pointing out the mistake.
    
    2. Regarding the NY Magazine reality index, we made a decision to stop posting it because we felt it was unfair to them (would be like them posting our Round Table).
    
    3. Thanks, as always, for reading and for your comments!

21. Gossip Girl Round Table: "The Jewel of Denial"

    10/11/2011 5:26 PM
    
    The TV must have cut away or I must have blinked and missed that. Thanks for pointing it out. The second half of that question remains a mystery however!

22. NCIS Review: DiNozzo Digging Deeper

    9/28/2011 3:24 PM
    
    @Sue Ann - thanks for pointing out Palmer's rule #1, that was great!

23. TV Fanatic Awards: Best Actress in a Comedy

    6/24/2011 2:07 PM
    
    Write in vote: Aubrey Plaza (Parks & Recreation)

24. The Vampire Diaries Review: The Sacrifice, the Aftermath and the Redemption of John Gilbert

    5/6/2011 10:39 AM
    
    @CrAZychicke - thank you for catching that mistake. I mixed up my Salvatores at that moment, and have fixed it in the review!
    
    @everyone else - thank you for your comments, theories and insight!

25. NCIS Review: Baltimore's Finest

    5/4/2011 12:27 PM
    
    Thanks Belinda for answering my timeline question and for the great catch of the Chris Pacci scene!