It’s back to boldly going with this week’s book shelf, as I venture into the Web of the Romulans, a 1983 novel, which is surprisingly solid, but for one little annoying sub-plot. Set during the original series, and taking place between the episodes, Tomorrow is Yesterday, and Space Seed, Murdock creates a bit of…
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Star Trek: Black Fire (1983) – Sonni Cooper
It’s time for more non-canon journeys with the stalwart crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise this week as I dove into the next Star Trek novel in the Pocket Books collection. Set after, or towards the end of, the original five year mission, but before the events of the first film, this one literally starts…
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) – John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and George Miller
Four great directors give their own interpretations of four classic stories from Rod Serling’s fantastic television series in this big screen adaptation that is the next stop on the Sci-Fi Chronicles. Sure there is that shadow cast over the film with the death of Vic Morrow and two child actors in a helicopter crash,…
The A-Team (1983) – Steel and The White Ballot
The A-Team gets into all manner of trouble in this week’s double episode… First up is Steel, written by Frank Lupo, with an original airdate of 29 November, 1983, our boys find themselves hired by Randy Stern (Mary-Margaret Humes), when her uncle, Mickey (Norman Alden) encounters problems in his construction job. The team agrees to…
The A-Team (1983) – There’s Always a Catch and Water, Water Everywhere
Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas E. Szollosi penned the first episode up this week, There’s Always a Catch, which had an original airdate of 15 November, 1983. When B.A. (Mr. T) is injured, stepping on a nail, the rest of the team, as they attempt to elude Decker (Lance LeGault), who only seems to…
The A-Team (1983) – The Only Church in Town and Bad Time On The Border
Face’s (Dirk Benedict) love life, and why he is the way he is comes to light this week, in The Only Church in Town. The episode was written by Babs Greyhosky and originally aired 11 October, 1983. When an ex-girlfriend, Leslie (Markie Post) reaches out to Face for help, he drops everything, including a…
The A-Team (1983) – The Beast From the Belly of a Boeing and A Nice Place to Visit
And just like that, we reach the end of season 1 with these two episodes. First up is The Beast From the Belly of a Boeing. This one was written by Patrick Hasburgh, and aired 3 May, 1983. A group of terrorists, led by Jackson (Andrew Robinson) and whose men include Xander Berkeley and…
The A-Team (1983) – One More Time and Till Death Do Us Part
One More Time, written by Frank Lupo and Patrick Hasburgh from a story by Babs Greyhosky, with an airdate of 12 April 1983, sees Colonel Lynch (William Lucking) finally catching up with Hannibal (George Peppard), Face (Dirk Benedict) and B.A. (Mr. T) on the set of Hannibal’s latest acting gig. After a motorbike chase,…
The A-Team (1983) – Holiday in the Hills and West Coast Turnaround
The A-Team bounces from one coast to the other again this week… First up is Holiday in the Hills, written by Babs Greyhosky, with an airdate of 22 March, 1983. Hannibal (George Peppard), Face (Dirk Benedict), Murdock (Dwight Schultz) and B.A. (Mr. T) are finishing up a mission in Guatemala, and are flying out…
The A-Team (1983) – The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas and The Out-of-Towners
The boys find trouble in Vegas and New York this week! Up first, The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas, which was written by Frank Lupo and aired on 1 March, 1983. The A-Team is approached by two college students, Sue Beth (Michelle Avonne) and Darlene (Katherine Moffat) who want to hire them to rescue their…
