I do enjoy the films of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. I like the way they play with time, horror and ideas. And this time, they also throw themselves into the mix, taking on roles in their own film. Written and shot during the COVID lockdown the pair cooked up a fun tale that once…
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – William Kotzwinkle
So, I’ve been jonesing to re-read the 1985 paperback, E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet. I’ve had it since it came out, and have only read it once. I remember one scene in it, but that’s all I can recall. Since it and the original adaptation of the Melissa Matheson screenplay were written by…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – You Can’t Go Home Again, and Litmus
Last time, we left Starbuck (Katee Sackoff) coming down for a crash landing on a barren moon. In You Can’t Go Home Again, written by Carla Robinson, and first airing on 4 February, 2005, the story picks right up from there. Starbuck is struggling to survive and find a way off planet and back to…
The Stand (1994) – The Betrayal
After a night off, Th Stand miniseries resumed on 11 May, 1994. Mick Garris directed, and Stephen King wrote the teleplay from his huge novel. All the pieces are on the field, and now things begin to move and shift, and of course, with a title like The Betrayal, we know something bad will happen…
The Stand (1994) – The Dreams
The second instalment of the Mick Garris/Stephen King miniseries adaptation of King’s epic yarn of good and evil, The Stand, first aired on 9 May, 1994. Honestly, I remember it airing, but what I really remember was how it did gangbusters when they released the mini-series to home video. People who had missed it (or…
Smallville (2005) – Forever, and Commencement
Some people just don’t want to let high school go. And Smallville High school photographer, Brendan Nash (Steven Grayhm) is one of those, he also seems to have the powers to make that happen in Forever. First airing on 11 May, 2005 this episode was written by Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson. Chloe (Allison Mack)…
Star Trek: #13 Masquerade (1985)
Msquerade is part five of the New Frontiers storyline written by Mike W. Barr. The series continues to feature Tom Sutton on pencils, and Ricardo Villagran on inks. The pair also collaborated on the cover, which could be found on spinner racks until April 1985. Stardate: 8220.3 Kirk and his crew, using the Excelsior’s transwarp…
The Stand (1994) – The Plague
Horror icons Stephen King and Mick Garris paired up to bring King’s colossal tale of good and evil set against a backdrop of a world ravaged by a superflu to the small screen in a television mini-series event. Airing over four nights, the six-hour tale worked to be as faithful to the source material as…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Bastille Day, and Act of Contrition
The Galactica has found water on a nearby ice planet. Now they have to get it to the fleet. The idea of using the prisoners aboard the Astral Queen is floated, and problems ensue in Bastille Day. Written by Toni Graphia this episode was first broadcast on 21 January, 2005. The episode features some of…
Get Smart (1970) – Hello, Columbus, Goodbye, America, Do I Hear a Vaults?, and I Am Curiously Yellow
This is it, the last trio of episodes of Don Adams’ Get Smart. Will we get some kind of series round up, or will it just end? Let’s find out. The first episode this week is Hello, Columbus, Goodbye, America. Written by Pat McCormick, this episode was first broadcast on 1 May, 1970. Gino Columbus…
The Mind Reels 