Joel (Rob Morrow) is still trying to adapt to Cicely. One of the locals has paid his fee with a goat, and when he tries to return it, she offers to adopt him into the tribe. At Marilyn’s (Elaine Miles) urging he agrees, and things go badly from there. Our Tribe was written by David…
Later (2021) – Stephen King
I have raved countless times about how much I love Stephen King novels. I love when I hit up one I have never read, though they are becoming fewer in number. Happily, Later was one that I hadn’t dug into yet and it absolutely delighted me. Later introduces us to Jamie Conklin, a young boy…
Stargate SG-1 (1999) – Deadman Switch, and Demons
SG-1 finds themselves captured by a bounty hunter, Aris Boch (Sam J. Jones!) in Deadman Switch. Written by Robert C. Cooper, this episode was first broadcast on 6 August, 1999. It seems O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping), Teal’c (Christopher Judge) and Daniel (Michael Shanks) have a price on their heads from causing so…
Gorky Park (1983) – Michael Apted
I remember seeing the book cover for Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith everywhere in the early 80s. I suppose had I wanted to I could have read it then. My parents were pretty liberal with letting me read whatever I wanted, and I had just started delving into mysteries, I read a couple of…
Poltergeist III (1988) – Gary Sherman
With only Heather O’Rourke and Zelda Rubinstein the only returning cast members from the previous installments, that should be a bit of an indicator of how far the series has already fallen. On the flip side, the series has added Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen, as well as Lara Flynn Boyle in her feature film…
Farscape (1999) – Exodus From Genesis, and Throne for a Loss
Brian Henson directs the third episode (despite the fact that it aired second) which was written by Ro Hume. It first debuted on 26 March, 1999. Watching the episodes in the right order allows this one to make a little more sense. Crichton (Ben Browder) is still confused about everything in this end of the…
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) – Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus (Martin Lawrence) return for a fourth time in Bad Boys: Ride or Die,. While I like the franchise, and I like the characters and the way the series has expanded, this one felt a little slower and not exactly top heavy but not as engaging as it should have been….
Stargate SG-1 (1999) – Learning Curve, and Point of View
SG-1 is conducting overtures and studies with a peaceful planet whose children are highly intelligent. Legacy was written by Heather E. Ash this episode first debuted on 22 July, 1999. Teal’c (Christopher Judge) is paired with a young boy, Tomin (Lachlan Murdoch) to teach the society about the Goa’uld, while young Merrin (Britt Irvin) returns…
Northern Exposure (1991/1992) – Seoul Mates, and Dateline: Cicely
Northern Exposure’s Christmas Episode walked away with the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in A Drama Series. Written by Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov,this episode first debuted on 16 December, 1991. Lots is going on in Cicely, Joel (Rob Morrow) gets his first Christmas Tree and learns that the Raven is important…
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Call to Darkness (1989) – Michael Jan Friedman
We’re still early into The Next Generation novel series, this is only the ninth in the series. Set in the second season, while the third season was just getting underway on television, the book had to be written while the second season was in production. And that means not everything was going to work as…
The Mind Reels 