Vampires? I’m sorry Vampires? Come on, man. I’ll let you have your meteor freaks and your metahumans, and yes I know vampires exist in the DC Universe, but this just feels a little silly. And then you make them the sorority that Lana (Kristin Kreuk) is thinking about pledging. Oh boy. Thirst first aired on…
Star Trek: #16 Homecoming (1985)
Mike W. Barr wrapped up his eight-issue Mirror Universe saga in the July 1985 issue of DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series. He wrote Homecoming, while Tom Sutton delivered pencils and Ricardo Villagran delivered inks. So how does he tie it all up? Let’s find out… Stardate: none listed We are given an opening splash…
Hoppers (2026) – Daniel Chong
This is my kind of Pixar movie. As much as I love a good Toy Story, I find that Pixar does it best when it explores new territory, and Hoppers definitely does that. We are introduced to Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda), who, thanks to her Grandmother’s (Karen Huie) love and attention, has learned the importance…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Valley of Darkness, and Fragged
Bradley Thompson and David Weddle delivered Valley of Darkness which first aired on 22 July, 2005. Things remain severely frakked. After the screw-up with the FTL last episode, there’s a Cylon virus in Galactica’s system that needs to be removed, but there are also Centurions aboard. Adama (Edward James Olmos) remains in a coma, leaving…
Band of Brothers (2001) – Carentan, and Replacements
The third episode of the iconic Band of Brothers mini-series, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, Carentan, first aired on 16 September, 2001. It was written by E. Max Frye who used historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s non-fiction book about the 101st, Band of Brothers, to bring it to life. Once again, the episode is…
Blockade Billy (2010) – Stephen King
Somehow I missed this one, so when I came across the fun little harcover (love that cover art) in a local used book store, I snapped it up. It contains the (too) short novella Blockade Billy and a short story called Morality. Morality was interesting it sees the disintegration of a couple’s relationship over a…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Kobol’s Last Gleaming: Part 2, and Scattered
The conclusion of the first season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica first aired on 1 April, 2005. It was written by showrunner Ronald D. Moore from a story by David Eick. Adama (Edward James Olmos) is furious with Roslin (Mary McDonnell) for convincing Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) to take the Cylon Raider and fly it back…
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2005) – Adam McKay
Will Ferrell is just inspired when it comes to comedy. When you surround him with other comedic talents, what comes out has to be gold, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is comedic gold. Check out this cast: Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, Fred Willard, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and there are appearances by Kathryn…
The Mummy (2026) – Lee Cronin
I wanted to like Cronin’s Mummy movie. I really did, as I really dug his Evil Dead Rise. What he delivers with this take on The Mummy is disappointing if taken as a Mummy movie. If it had simply been rebranded and made a spin-off within the new Evil Dead franchise, it would have worked….
Smallville (2005) – Hidden, and Aqua
Kelly Souders and Brian Petersen pen Hidden, which first debuted on 13 October, 2005. Clark (Tom Welling) is still without his powers, so what good will he be, when a computer whiz, Gabriel (Johnny Lewis) decides to program a missile to take out Smallville and all its meteor freaks. Things are complicated by the fact…
The Mind Reels 