Hitting comic spinners until May 1985 was the sixth chapter in DC comics’ ongoing Star Trek mirror universe saga. Once again, it was written by Mike W. Barr and featured pencils by Tom Sutton and inks by Ricardo Villagran. And if the cover is anything to go by, it looks like both Spocks and Konom…
The Stand (1994) – The Stand
12 May, 1994, brought us the fourth episode, and the conclusion of the Mick Garris-directed adaptation of Stephen King’s gigantic book, The Stand. The story is moving to its conclusion as the pieces of good and evil are finally arrayed for the last battle. Harold (Corin Nemec) is cast aside by Randall Flagg (Jamey Sheridan),…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Six Degrees of Separation, and Flesh and Bone
Six Degrees of Separation was written by Michael Angeli and was first broadcast on 18 February, 2005. After Baltar (James Callis) mocks the faith of Six (Tricia Helfer) and her fellow Cylons, he discovers he’s really stepped in it, when another Six shows up, a physical version, as opposed to the one in her head….
Something in the Dirt (2022) – Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
I do enjoy the films of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. I like the way they play with time, horror and ideas. And this time, they also throw themselves into the mix, taking on roles in their own film. Written and shot during the COVID lockdown the pair cooked up a fun tale that once…
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – William Kotzwinkle
So, I’ve been jonesing to re-read the 1985 paperback, E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet. I’ve had it since it came out, and have only read it once. I remember one scene in it, but that’s all I can recall. Since it and the original adaptation of the Melissa Matheson screenplay were written by…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – You Can’t Go Home Again, and Litmus
Last time, we left Starbuck (Katee Sackoff) coming down for a crash landing on a barren moon. In You Can’t Go Home Again, written by Carla Robinson, and first airing on 4 February, 2005, the story picks right up from there. Starbuck is struggling to survive and find a way off planet and back to…
The Stand (1994) – The Betrayal
After a night off, Th Stand miniseries resumed on 11 May, 1994. Mick Garris directed, and Stephen King wrote the teleplay from his huge novel. All the pieces are on the field, and now things begin to move and shift, and of course, with a title like The Betrayal, we know something bad will happen…
The Stand (1994) – The Dreams
The second instalment of the Mick Garris/Stephen King miniseries adaptation of King’s epic yarn of good and evil, The Stand, first aired on 9 May, 1994. Honestly, I remember it airing, but what I really remember was how it did gangbusters when they released the mini-series to home video. People who had missed it (or…
Smallville (2005) – Forever, and Commencement
Some people just don’t want to let high school go. And Smallville High school photographer, Brendan Nash (Steven Grayhm) is one of those, he also seems to have the powers to make that happen in Forever. First airing on 11 May, 2005 this episode was written by Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson. Chloe (Allison Mack)…
Star Trek: #13 Masquerade (1985)
Msquerade is part five of the New Frontiers storyline written by Mike W. Barr. The series continues to feature Tom Sutton on pencils, and Ricardo Villagran on inks. The pair also collaborated on the cover, which could be found on spinner racks until April 1985. Stardate: 8220.3 Kirk and his crew, using the Excelsior’s transwarp…
The Mind Reels 