Season three of Get Smart got underway on 16 September, 1967. It was written by Phil Leslie and Keith Fowler. The impersonator division of KAOS is going to cause Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and CONTROL a lot of problems as they infiltrate the spy agency. There are doubles running around everywhere, and who can be…
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Strange Pictures (2022) – Uketsu
I think the cover of this book is a little misleading, it calls itself a mystery horror sensation. And while there are elements of mystery to it, it’s not what I would call traditional horror in any sense. It does have some cool ideas and I like how they are presented. A quick, short read,…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Search and Rescue, and The Seed
The fifth and final season of Stargate: Atlantis got underway on 11 July, 2008. Written by Martin Gero the story finds Atlantis engineers working to free Ronon (Jason Momoa), Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), McKay (David Hewlett) and Lorne (Kavan Smith) from the building collpse that gave us the ending of the previous season. But Michael (Connor…
Star Trek: The Choice (1975)
September of 1975 saw issue of 33 of Gold Key’s Star Trek comic hit the shelves. This one featured a story by Allan Moniz which had potential but then got a little disappointing. It featured art by Alberto Giolitti and a cover by George Wilson. The splash page refers to multiverses and the story intro…
My Old Ass (2024) – Megan Park
Aubrey Plaza makes a few welcome appearances in this well-crafted coming-of-age tale that wonders what you would ask your older self if you were able. And would you make different choices because of the answers. Written and directed by Megan Park, this movie beautifully Canadian, shot up on Lake Muskoka, and making a number of…
Merv (2025) – Jessica Swale
Rom-coms can work. They can be wonderfully entertaining, or too cheesy. They can delight, and we know going in how things are going to work out, we just like to see how things fall into place. Sometimes that can elevate the genre, sometimes they just muddle about. Merv muddles about. It’s fairly basic, though it…
Smallville (2003) – Rush, and Prodigal
A rave in the caves causes problems for Pete (Sam Jones III) and Chloe (Allison Mack) in Rush. First airing on 4 February, 2003, this episode was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. The pair are infected with a parasite that makes them adrenaline junkies, and that is not only going to cause problems…
Rising Sun (1993) – Philip Kaufman
Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes headline Philip Kaufman’s Rising Sun, an adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel, which was adapted to the big screen by Crichton, Kaufman, and Michael Backes. The technology, which seemed a little whiz-bang at the time is common place now, but, it still highlights its danger. When an escort is murdered…
Stargate: Continuum (2008) – Martin Wood
I do love checking in with SG-1. On the timeline of shows this comes in right after the season five opener of Atlantis, which I watch next week. It also raises some interesting character stuff, because as good as she is, Carter (Amanda Tapping) isn’t as strong a presence and leader in this as she…
Get Smart (1967) – A Man Called Smart: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
KAOS is up to such a dastardly plan, it had to be turned into a three-parter to finish off the second season of Get Smart! A Man Called Smart is a trilogy of episodes, the first one aired on 8 April, 1967 and was written by Leonard Stern. It was originally designed to be a…
The Mind Reels 