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…
Star Trek: #15 The Beginning of the End (1985)
The Human Adventure continued in issue 15 of DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek title. On spinners until June of ’85, the story continued the Mirror Universe saga, which was written by Mike W. Barr, and featured pencils by Tom Sutton and inks by Ricardo Villagran. This is part seven of eight of the Mirror Universe…
Serpico (1973) – Sidney Lumet
Al Pacino stars as Frank Serpico, an honest cop who wanted to serve the city of New York when everyone around him was corrupt. Directed by Sidney Lumet, this film launced Pacino into superstardom, and showcased his fantastic ability to bring his characters to life. In this case, he did so despite some truly horrible…
Batttlestar Galactica (2005) – Colonial Day, and Kobol’s Last Gleaming: Part 1
Colonial Day was first broadcast on 18 March, 2005. It was written by Carla Robinson. With Colonial Day approaching, Roslin (Mary McDonnell) announces a formation of a new Quorum of the Twelve. Each of the colonies of man will have a representative on this ruling board. Things are thrown for a loop, however, when Tom…
The Mind Reels 