Sue and I returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre today to continue our exploration of fandoms and all things geekery. There were plenty of great moments, cosplayers and merchandise to tickle your geek needs. There were a number of fun panels today, Catherine Tate, Bill Shatner, Bob Gale and Mary Steenburgen but we started…
Farscape (2003) – We’re So Screwed: Part 3 – La Bomba, and Bad Timing
This is it, the final two episodes of the series. And for those of you who weren’t there, all we had were these two episodes. We didn’t know there was a wrap up mini-series coming. We just had everything that happened in these two episodes. So brace yourselves. The third part of We’re So Screwed…
Toronto Fan Expo 2025 – Day 2
I have to say, today’s venture into Fan Expo was a good one. After too long apart, I was reunited with my creative partner, Sue Lawley-Maynard. Can you believe we hadn’t seen each other in person since before covid? There was a point that if one of us was around then the other was probably…
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) – Robert Mulligan
The moment I finished Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, I knew it was tome to check out the cinematic version, another hole in my viewing category. Gregory Peck headlines as Atticus, a role that garnered him an Academy Award. The film garnered two more wins, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Set/Art Dec. It received…
Toronto Fan Expo 2025 – Day 1
It’s that time of year, when things start to get very busy very quickly. In a couple of weeks, it will be time for time, a few weeks after that, vacation, but this weekend… This weekend it’s time to get my geek on and celebrate all the fandoms as Toronto’s Fan Expo gets underway. I…
Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – The Hive, and Epiphany
The story picks up right where we left off, months ago. The Hive first aired on 6 January, 2006 and was written by Carl Binder. Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), Teyla (Rachel Luttrell), Ronon (Jason Momoa) and Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) and his Lost Boys are still being held on the Wraith hiveship. Things are complicated with…
Northern Exposure (1995) – Let’s Dance, and Tranquility Base
Let’s Dance is the penultimate episode of Northern Exposure. It’s almost over, so they must be wrapping up character and narrative arcs. After a fashion, anyway. Written by Sam Egan, this episode was first broadcast on 19 July, 1995. It gets underway with Cal (Simon Templeman), you remember the violinist with mental issues?, who has…
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) – Harper Lee
Countless people read To Kill a Mockingbird in high school, or couldn’t read it because people fought to get it banned. In high school, for me, it was all about Le Petit Prince and The Catcher in the Rye. I’ve had a huge hole in my literary field. But I was finally glad to fill…
Stargate SG-1 (2006) – The Fourth Horseman: Part 2, and Collateral Damage
The ninth season continued on 6 January, 2006, leaving us with the Gerak (Louis Gossett Jr.) cliffhanger, revealing himself as a Prior for four months. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, things resume from where we left them… The plague continues sweeping the SGC and North America that threatens to become a global pandemic…
Monday Musings – A Marvel Comics Super Special
Having recently talked about my love of the movie tie-in novelization, I feel I would be remiss if I didn’t dive into the equally enjoyable Marvel Super Specials that often adapted those same movies, and brought them to life panel by panel – sometimes with stellar art, sometimes not, but always worth collecting. I remember…
The Mind Reels 