It’s October 12, my birthday, if you hadn’t circled it on your calendar, and TIFF Bell Lightbox will be my birthday starbase today apparently. First up, at 6:30 this evening is the first of the fantastic sounding Trek Talks programs, this evening’s topic, An Astronaut’s Voyage to the Final Frontier. Presented by Lt. Col. Jeremy…
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Superman: The Animated Series (1996) – The Way of All Flesh, Stolen Memories and The Main Man: Part I
John Corben (Malcolm McDowell) returns as the cyborg Metallo to menace Superman (Tim Daly) in The Way of All Flesh, which had an original airdate of 28 September, 1996. Corben breaks out of a prison after an attack, while Supes easily handles the rest of the escapees, John eludes our hero. He meets up with Luthor (Clancy Brown),…
Rear Window (1954) – Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart and the stunning Grace Kelly star in the next recommended title from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book as I continue my time with Hitchcock’s thrillers. Voyeurism leads to problems as laid up photographer (is there a more voyeuristic career) L.B. Jefferies (Stewart) believes one of his neighbours, he can…
Black Moon Rising (1986) – Harley Cokeliss
My time with John Carpenter continues as I delve further into the Sci-Fi Chronicles book. This time around it’s an action thriller that Carpenter penned and sees Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton and Robert Vaughn caught up in the action. Jones is Quint, a professional thief, who is hired by the FBI to gather evidence…
Doctor Who (Colin Baker) – Timelash
Two planets become involved in the plans of the villainous Borad (Robert Ashby) in the Doctor’s (Baker) latest adventure. Penned by Glen McCoy this two parter aired from 9 to 16 March, 1985, and saw the Doctor and Peri (Nicola Bryant) working with a famous author, a fun little reveal that doesn’t happen until the…
The Mind Reels Ole Timey Theatre presents Superman
Here it is folks, if you missed the original airing of this episode, here it is our very first ever, radio play. Sue and I had been tossing around the idea of a script read for awhile, when we hit on the idea of old radio programs, and Sue dug up a very old Superman…
Rebecca (1940) – Alfred Hitchcock
I dive into another classic Hitchcock film that I am sad to day I had never seen until now as the recommendations from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book continue. This one walked away with two Oscars, Best Picture and Best Cinematography, and stands up beautifully. The story sees Joan Fontaine starring…
We’re 5 Years Old Today!!
I just wanted to take a quick moment to recognize that this is the 5th anniversary of The Mind Reels (!). We started small, and didn’t start doing daily posts until January or February of our first year. Since then, every single day there has been a post, where we share thoughts, memories, and review…
Quantum Leap (1990) -Maybe Baby and Sea Bride
Sam (Soctt Bakula) is a kidnapper? This week out time traveller is on the run in Maybe Baby. Penned by Paul and Julie Brown, who also portrays Sam’s travelling companion, and stripper, Bunny, in this episode that aired 4 April 1990. It’s 11 March, 1963, and Sam as Buster, the bouncer from Bunny’s bar, and…
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) – The Man Trap and Charlie X
Captain’s Log: Stardate 1513.1 I was going to wait until I finished one of the other shows that I am watching for the blog before I dove into Star Trek, but the 50th Anniversary beginning in September, and the DK Canada book, The Star Trek Book on the The Book Shelf this week drove me…
