The Best Episodes Directed By Keith Samples
Every TV Episode Directed by Keith Samples Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Keith Samples Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Keith Samples is "Blind Date", rated 9/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by Thania St. John". "Blind Date" aired on 2/9/2000 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "You Gotta Go There to Come Back".
9.0/10 2 votes#1 - Blind Date
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2000
Maria enters Liz in a blind date contest; Max and Kyle commiserate about their shared feelings for Liz; Michael and Isabel send a signal to the fourth alien.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Thania St. John
8.5/10 4 votes#2 - You Gotta Go There to Come Back
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/2004
After Whitey cancels basketball practice, Brooke convinces Lucas to let loose and takes him out for a wild night out on the town. Meanwhile, Deb instructs Dan to take Nathan away for a father-son weekend to try and rebuild their relationship, but things don't go exactly as she had hoped.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Mike Kelley
8.5/10 1 votes#3 - Truth Will Out
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/1999
A woman comes looking for Falsone, knowing that he solved a real old case, wants him to look into a case for her from 1972. Her parents told her that she was responsible for her younger brother's death. Despite being three years old at the time, the woman has doubts about her parents' story. So Falsone and Stivers reopen this case, which was closed by Gee when he was a new detective. The reopening of the case makes Gee think that he may not have been totally focused on the case at the time. Their investigation reveals the woman's mother used her as a scapegoat for the mother's crime. Bayliss and Ballard's case involves a body that was shot, but the victim was already dead from a drug overdose. The male sergeant at the scene piques Bayliss's interest, so they get together for drinks. Their relationship doesn't develop, because word is spreading about Bayliss being the owner of the ""In Plain Site"" web site. Bayliss begins feeling pressure about his being different and considers celibacy.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Anya Epstein
8.0/10 1 votes#4 - Save As...John Doe
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/2003
A woman, Paulette, picks up a locked case and has it stolen, then comes to John for help. Moretti, a dead scientist, developed chips to augment the human brain and left them to her. John accepts, believing chip-augmented brain processes may be connected to him. The trail leads to Moretti's house and a dead man — the thief, then to a on-line escort service where it turns out Paulette works. John figures out Paulette has the key on her charm bracelet and opens the case — it has a motherboard set up like a map of the city, and John and Paulette track the location to an abandoned basement being used as a lab with comatose accident victims being used as subjects in the chip experiments. Then they figure out the case contents have bar codes but when John scans them for info a hacker starts blowing up city sites through the electrical and water system and demands the case be given to him. John takes the case and tracks the hacker back to a nearby mall — it's Moretti's assistant Johansen...
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 7 votes#5 - The Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/2003
It's Thanksgiving time in ‘the O.C.' It's time for family reunions, and Ryan gets called home by his family. Is it because of the holiday, or is it for a favor? Marissa decides to go along for the ride, but ends up going down Ryan's bad-memory lane instead. Seth plays the player role, but not very well.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Josh Schwartz
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#6 - A Family Affair
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/1990
Paul is cheating on his wife and when the woman he's having an affair with starts forcing her way into his life, he breaks off the relationship with her. Paul trying to patch things up with his son who's two year absence was triggered by the earlier events. This turns deadly because of his choices.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: David Braff
- 7.0/10 2 votes
#7 - Streets of St. John's
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2012
Sergeant Jake Doyle is assigned to protect a mob informant but when a mysterious group of men impede him, Jake finds the tables turned - himself the target of a manhunt.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Allan Hawco
- 7.0/10 2 votes
#8 - Under Pressure
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/2012
The Doyles struggle to prove Mal's innocence when he's accused of murder, but end up digging a deeper hole; Kathleen gets some brotherly help with the George situation; Tinny discovers the identity of her father.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Allan Hawco
6.9/10 9 votes#9 - Fur
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2010
A series of fatal animal attacks lead Audrey and Nathan to investigate a local woman who supports animal rights. However, they soon discover that while she may not be Troubled, the person responsible is... and Chief Wournos is the next target.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Jim Dunn
- 6.5/10 2 votes
#10 - Live Wire
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2012
When Des's dad is kidnapped after being released from jail, the Doyles must band together and save Jody Redmond before it's too late; Mal is distracted when he gets bad news about his old partner; Kathleen angers Tinny when she chooses an issue from the past over a case from the present.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 5 votes#11 - A Word to the Wise
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2000
An investigation into Goergen's death starts and Mobay's anxious when the investigator targets him first. Tensions begin to rise as Querns turns a seemingly deaf ear and blind eye to the blatant violations committed by black inmates. An inmate transfer works in Adebisi's favor. Arif challenges Querns's authority. Ginzburg's poor health forces him to request an early execution and Sister Pete convinces Glynn to make it happen. Glynn's press conference announcement forces his daughter to make a major decision. Beecher's daughter arrives alive and Keller confesses to Mukada.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Tom Fontana
6.3/10 6 votes#12 - Legs
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/1999
With a new day breaking, Officer Howell makes a gruesome discovery. Dr. Nathan takes action against medical official Garvey. Ricardo and Hughes have a brief confrontation that results in a reprimand. Said's attorney brings good news and a special delivery. Richie Hanlon explains to Shirley Bellinger why he's on death row. New prisoner Stanislofsky joins the fold. Each group in Oz prepares their boxer for upcoming matches. Hill returns from testifying against Coyle, and the jury's still out as to whether or not that was the smartest move. Said solicits assistance from Nappa, Schillinger and Guerra. Nappa turns over control to Pancamo after discovering he has a debilitating illness.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Tom Fontana
6.1/10 7 votes#13 - Losing Your Appeal
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/1998
Augustus Hill's court appeal is denied, despite the efforts of Said, who has better luck getting Poet's poems published. Meanwhile, O'Reily survives his lumpectomy, and now focuses his attention on Dr. Nathan. Trying to cut a deal after killing an Aryan inmate, Richie Hanlon is forced instead to admit to a murder he didn't commit. Schibetta offers Alvarez a piece of his drug biz in exchange for killing Adebisi. Beecher is forced to meet with the judge who sentenced him; it appears she has a guilty conscience. Beecher's new roommate, Chris Keller, seems to hate Aryans as much as Beecher but appearances can be misleading.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Tom Fontana
- 5.0/10 3 votes
#14 - Head Over Wheels
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2012
Jake and Mal investigate a hit-and-run and encounter a slippery criminal couple; Rose has a run-in with familiar ghosts from her past; Des discovers that Tinny's trip to London didn't go as expected. Guest star: Shannon Tweed
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: N/A