Captain’s log: 9 February, 2152 Supposedly on their way to Risa, the pleasure planet, the Enterprise gets a different mission that keeps shore leave a couple of episodes away. Written by Alan Cross from a story by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, and Chris Black, this episode first aired on 8 May, 2002. Archer (Scott Bakula)…
Forces of Nature (1999) – Bronwen Hughes
Ten Bad Dates With De Niro brings me another title from the list of films that it’s painful to like. In this case the Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck romantic comedy, Forces of Nature. This list doesn’t have to worry about me liking it. It wasn’t so great. Despite that, it’s got a helluva cast, alongside…
Killer Ape (1953) – Spencer Gordon Bennet
I knew that they all can’t be winners, but this one was scrape off the bottom of your shoe bad. Killer Ape with one time Tarzan, Johnny Weismuller as Jungle Jim is the next film in DK Canada’s always enjoyable Monsters in the Movies book. This entry, in the chapter on monstrous apes, was just…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Friends and Enemies, The Box, and Crisis On Naboo
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Brent V. Friedman continues the undercover Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) story that started last week. This episode, Friends and Enemies, debuted on 27 January, 2012. Obi-Wan as Rako Hardeen is on the run with criminal mastermind, Moralo Eval (Stephen Stanton) and Cad Bane (Corey Burton). The…
Bad Boys II (2003) – Micheal Bay
I dig into another title in Ten Bad Dates With De Niro, this time from a list of films it’s painful to admit you like. I’ve reviewed others on the list before, but hadn’t had a chance to watch Bad Boys II in forever. It’s exactly as I remember it. Maximum Bayhem, but with some…
Star Trek: Enterprise (2002) – Detained, and Vox Sola
Captain’s log: date unknown Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong pen the teleplay for this episode from a story by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It first aired on 24 April, 2002 and featured Dean Stockwell, Scott Bakula’s co-star in Quantum Leap in his only Trek appearance. Archer (Bakula) and Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) are captured by…
Moonlighting (1989) – Perfetc, and When Girls Collide
This week brings us the penultimate instalment of my Moonlighting exploration. It all wraps up, somehow, next week. But first let’s get through these two episodes. Up first is Perfetc. Written by James Kramer, Chris Ruppenthal and Jerry Stahl from a story by Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn it debuted on 9 April, 1989. David…
Star Trek: The Cry of the Onlies (1989) – Judy Klass
These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise… I dug into another Trek novel this week, and for the most part I enjoyed it, or at least the way it tied into The Original Series. Set during the original five year mission, this novel serves as a bit of a sequel to the episodes Miri,…
The Light Fantastic (1986) – Terry Pratchett
I ventured back to Discworld this week, as I dove into the second tale written by Terry Pratchett. This one picks up moments after the ending of the book and sees our somewhat hero, the questionable wizard, Rincewind, plunging over the edge of the world, which in case you weren’t aware, is a disc on…
Star Trek: Enterprise (2002) – Acquisition, and Oasis
Captain’s log: date unknown Long before their culture popped up in the 24th century, and apparently giving the 23rd century a complete miss, at least as far as the United Federation of Planets was concerned, the Ferengi showed up in 2151, and attempt to loot the Enterprise. Written by Maria and Andre Jacquemetton from a…
The Mind Reels 