Moya is on the run, the leviathan runs with Zhaan (Virginia Hey) and Pilot (voiced by Lani John Tupu) in a hope of drawing off Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) by making him believe Crichton (Ben Browder) is on board. But John Crichton is planet-side, after yet another emotional conflict and battering with Aeryn (Claudia Black), who…
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Hooper (1978) – Hal Needham
Coming off of Smokey and the Bandit, Hal Needham, Burt Reynolds and Sally Field paired up again for Hooper, a love letter to the stuntmen (and women) of Hollywood – who still aren’t recognized for their contributions with an Academy Award. Reynolds is Hooper an aging stuntman who pals around with Cully (James Best) and…
Stargate SG-1 (2002) – Meridian, and Revelations
The episode opens with a stunning revelation, Daniel (Michael Shanks) has been exposed to a lethal dose of radiation! Meridian was written by Robert C. Cooper and first aired on 10 May, 2002. The penultimate episode of Season Five sets up Shanks’ departure from the series. He was having creative differences with the show over…
Northern Exposure (1993) – Love’s Labour Mislaid, and Northern Lights
Love seems to be not quite in the air, but definitely troubling a number of residents of Cicely in Love’s Labour Mislaid. Written by Jeff Melvoin, it first debuted on 22 February, 1993. Maggie (Janine Turner) seems to have no memory of having carnal relations with Joel (Rob Morrow) despite the fact that they stood…
Forever and a Day (2018) – Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz delivers another fast-paced 007 spy thriller with some material written by the series creator Ian Fleming. Set just before the events of the novel, Casino Royale, the story follows James Bond as he gets his two assigned kills to get his Double-O number, and throws him into a case that helps shape the…
Stargate SG-1 (2002) – Menace, and The Sentinel
SG-1 discovers an deactivated android, Reese (Danielle Nicolet) on a planet whose civilization has been destroyed. She may have the key to it, if Daniel (Michael Shanks) and Carter (Amanda Tapping) can only find a way to get answers from her. On the planet, O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and Teal’c (Christopher Judge) may already have…
Clue (1985) – Jonathan Lynn
This one is for my friend Lindsay. It’s been forever since I saw Clue. I’m pretty sure I brought it home one weekend on videotape. I know I enjoyed it, but watching it now, you realize this one is really something special. With a trio of different endings, the film guaranteed that it would be…
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) – Wes Ball
I love the Planet of the Apes franchise, including the Tim Burton iteration. And I’ve enjoyed them all, to be clear, I don’t remember much of the animated series from when I was a kid, or the brief live-action series, but I know the rest of franchise. I was initially unsure about the Dawn/Rise/War trilogy…
Farscape (2000) – Out of Their Minds, and My Three Crichtons
Moya comes across a ship that was attacked by Talyn, and seemingly run by Skeksis! In revenge they fire on Moya, byt they are able to get their shields up in time… but it triggers the old sci-fi trope of a body switch! Buckle up for Out of Their Minds! Written by Michael Cassutt (with…
Hamburger Hill (1987) – John Irvin
It’s been a while since I watched Hamburger Hill. In my teens, a lot of film and television were finally beginning to explore and talk about Vietnam and its effects on the servicemen who were in-country. I was reading books. I remember, vividly reading Robert Mason’s Chickenhawk, as well as the first time I saw…
The Mind Reels 