Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and 99 (Barbara Feldon) have to dabble with the paranormal for information in The Spirit is Willing. First airing on 14 October, 1967, this episode was written by Arne Sultan. A seance needs to be conducted to get information from a dead informer. Wackiness ensues. Ann Ferris (Ina Balin) meets with…
Rogue Protocol (2018) – Martha Wells
The third novella in the Murderbot Diaries is as entertaining as its predecessor. It combines science fiction, a wonderful sense of humor, and action beats as we join Murderbot on his continued journey of self-discovery, which seems to constantly deliver him into trouble. And Rogue Protocol is no exception. Seeking more information about the corporation…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Ghost in the Machine, and The Shrine
Carl Binder penned Ghost in the Machine which first debuted on 15 August, 2008. Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his team are returning from a mission (flying monkeys ) when something happens to their puddle-jumper as they attempt to pass through the gate. Tumbling away into space, they find out what happened. Something is affecting their…
Star Trek: The Psychocrystals (1975)
Issue 34 of Star Trek from Gold Key Comics was ready for fans in October 1975. It was once again written by Arnold Drake. It featured art by Alberto Giolitti and George Wilson continued to churn out wonderful cover paintings. The issue’s splash page shows Kirk and Scotty in an underground chamber. They and the…
Heads of State (2025) – Ilya Naishuller
The thing that I found the hardest to believe in the action-comedy Heads of State, is the idea that the U.S. President could be compassionate, universally liked and form complete and coherent sentences. But I guess that says more about the reality of the world we live in than the film itself. Heads of State,…
Klute (1971) – Alan J. Pakula
I tuned in for Donald Sutherland, and stayed for the fantastic performance by Jane Fonda. So good in fact, that she took home the Best Actress Oscar. It’s a stunning turn, and she’s so good in it. Sutherland plays the titular Klute. John Klute, a detective. He’s trying to rundown lead on a friend who…
Smallville (2003) – Fever, and Rosetta
Martha (Annette O’Toole), in an effort to hide the ship key, falls ill after breathing in toxic meteor spores. And that’s just the beginning of trouble in Fever. Written by Matthew Okumura, this episode was first broadcast on 18 February, 2003. Things go badly, and get complicated when the Disease Control Agency wants to conduct…
KPop Demon Hunters (2025) – Chris Appelhans, and Maggie Kang
Okay, I’ll openly admit that it took me a while to get to this one. Sometimes you just have to be in the right mood for something, and this one’s time had finally come. Sony, when it wants to, can deliver really solid animated films, I’m looking at you Spidey, and now, the KPop Demon…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Broken Ties, and The Daedalus Variations
Broken Ties is a Ronon (Jason Momoa) story that was written by Joseph Mallozzi an Paul Mullie an first aired on 25 July, 2008. He’s captured by his old friend, Tyre (Mark Dacascos), who last time he appeared we learned is a devout Wraith worshipper now. He’s hands Ronon over to the Wraith who work…
Get Smart (1967) – The Spy Who Met Himself, Viva Smart, and Witness for the Persecution
Season three of Get Smart got underway on 16 September, 1967. It was written by Phil Leslie and Keith Fowler. The impersonator division of KAOS is going to cause Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and CONTROL a lot of problems as they infiltrate the spy agency. There are doubles running around everywhere, and who can be…
The Mind Reels 