Smart Fell on Alabama aired on 31 October, 1969. It was written by Lloyd Turner and Gordon Mitchell. Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) finds himself working and training some convicts so that they can break into a mansion, and help him steal a codebook to keep it out of a KAOS agent’s, Colonel Kyle K. Kirby…
Dungeon Crawler Carl (2020) – Matt Dinniman
I thought it would be funny. I had no idea it would be as funny as it. I laughed. A lot, and I knew going in that this was the first book in a series, so I wasn’t worried when it got to the ending and not everything had resolved itself. Carl is a bit…
Taken (2002) – Beyond the Sky
I’m writing this in May long before Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day comes out. I love when Spielberg plays in the science fiction genre, and I am very excited to see what happens in his new film. But I also realized it had been forever since I watched the Leslie Bohem created miniseries that he executive…
Child’s Play 3 (1991) – Jack Bender
The third film in the Child’s Play franchise followed very quickly on the heels of the second film, something screenwriter Don Mancini wasn’t happy about. He’d barely finished writing two when he had to dive into creating the third. And he says the third film is his least favourite because of it. The narrative leaps…
National Lampoon’s: Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) – Gene Quintano
I hadn’t watched this one since it came out, and I don’t remember loving it. That was over twenty years ago, and I watched it anew. And man, I loved it. It’s so funny. The sight gags are great, the cameos are hilarious, and the cast is perfect. Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson lead…
Smallville (2004) – Jinx, and Spell
Jinx was written by Mark D. Warshaw and debuted on 3 November, 2004. It introduces another name from the Superman legacy, meet Smallville’s version of Mxyzptlk (Trent Ford). He’s got a way to manipulate things and there are dangerous outcomes because of it, including someone getting hurt by Clark (Tom Welling) during a football game…
Star Trek: #7 Pon Farr (1984)
Mike W. Barr continues his run as writer for DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series. With Pon Farr he introduces a two-parter about Saavik. It features pencils by Eduardo Barreto, inks by Ricardo Villagran, and a pretty cool-looking cover by Dan Day and Dick Giordano. It was on spinners for August 1984. Stardate: 8180.1 The…
Child’s Play 2 (1990) – John Lafia
I must have seen Child’s Play 2 early in the 90s, one of my free rentals when I was working at a video store. But I hadn’t watched it since. But feeling a itch that needed a scratch I decided to dig into the franchise. Child’s Play 2 sees poor Andy (Alex Vincent) put in…
Firefly (2002) – Objects in Space
This is it, the final episode of the series. Which is frustrating, because you can see the potential in each and every one of these episodes. It was written and directed by Joss Whedon. It aired on 13 December, 2002. River’s (Summer Glau) issues seem to be escalating, and someone has found her. A bounty…
Get Smart (1969) – Valerie of the Dolls, Widow Often Annie, and The Treasure of C. Errol Madre
Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) enrolls in an expectant father’s class, not only to get some necessary knowledge, but also to stop KAOS latest plan – using dolls to smuggle out a formula. Written by Les Colodny and Ed Haas, this episode first aired on 10 October, 1969. To foil the plan, Smart and the Chief…
The Mind Reels 