There are some interesting things afoot in this week’s viewing of the classic Battlestar Galactica. In the first episode, Baltar’s Escape, which aired 11 March, 1979 and was written by Bellisario, the series shows once again that, yes, there is a bit of continuity at play, as references are made back to the Beings of…
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The Rockford Files (1974) Profit and Loss Parts 1 & 2
Private Eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) is hip deep in it this time with this two-parter written by Cannell, based on a story by Roy Huggins. Airing during the holiday season of 1974, part one on December 20, and the conclusion on December 27, the story sees Jim drawn into a world of corporate…
Battlestar Galactica (1979) – Greetings From Earth
In this two-hour special presentation Glen Larson’s writing hints that the fleet may be closer to earth, but things may not be as they seem in this episode that aired 25 February, 1979! The cylons have begun to fall behind, the fleet has grown safer, but Earth is still just a distant hope, until Starbuck…
The Rockford Files (1974) – Caledonia – It’s Worth a Fortune!
This week, Jim Rockford (James Garner) becomes a bit of a treasure hunter in this episode written by Juanita Bartlett from a story by Roy Huggins. The phone gag is a doctor who leaves a message for Jim about the fact that he’s got broken bones in his hand, and is wondering if he…
Battlestar Galactica (1979) – The Man With Nine Lives & Murder On The Rising Star
After last week’s installment of War of the Gods, these two episodes come across as a little lackluster, but there are lots of little moments, and characters in both that I was very happy to see. Both stories heavily focus on my favorite character though, Starbuck (Dirk Benedict), so that’s good! The first episode, The…
The Rockford Files (1974) – In Pursuit of Carol Thorne & The Dexter Crisis
Private eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) finds himself in more trouble with this week’s installment that sees two episodes from November 1974! In the first episode In Pursuit of Carol Thorne, which aired November 8, and was written by Cannell off of a story by Roy Huggins, Jim is brought on to find a…
Battlestar Galactica (1979) – War of the Gods Parts 1 & 2
Trouble comes to the fleet in two forms in this two-part episode written by series creator Glen A. Larson in the form of mysterious white orbs and some spectral looking beings, and the deceptive Count Iblis (Patrick Macnee). This of all the series so far, has the most religious overtones with mentions of good and…
The Rockford Files (1974) – The Big Ripoff & Find Me If You Can
This time around private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) has a couple of interesting cases… First up, we have The Big Ripoff, with an airdate of 25th October, 1974, written by Robert Hamner from a story by Roy Huggins, that sees Rockford trying to find a man who supposedly died in a plane crash, but may…
Battlestar Galactica (1978) – Fire In Space
This week, the Galactica is troubled as it does its bit for 70s disaster films. Originally aired December 17, 1978 this episode has a teleplay by Jim Carlson and Terrence McDonnell based on a story by Micheal Sloan, with that many names in it you might expect something stronger, but this one is pretty much…
The Rockford Files (1974) – This Case Is Closed (Part 1 & 2)
Private eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) finds himself in trouble in this two-parter with a teleplay by Cannell based on a story by Roy Huggins. Originally aired as a two-hour presentation on October 18, 1974, the episode was subsequently broken up into two parts for subsequent broadcasts. The phone gag this time around featured…
The Mind Reels 