Season 22 gets underway this week with the Doctor (Baker) confronting one of his age-old nemesis, the Cybermen. It also features a bit of a revamp in the way it was broadcast, eschewing the 25 minute episode, and instead going with a 45 minute episode, this story was composed of two parts, running from…
Tag: 1986
Howard the Duck (1986) – Willard Huyck
A long time before Marvel Entertainment got their act together to bring us one superhero extravaganza after another, George Lucas (the next stop on the journey through the Sci-Fi Chronicles book), served as executive producer on Willard Huyck’s terrible adaptation of Howard the Duck from the comic series. There are a couple of upsides…
Magnum, p.i. (1986) – Little Girl Who and Paper War
It’s back to Hawaii! And Thomas (Tom Selleck) is in for a bit of an emotional ride this week. First up is Little Girl Who. This one was penned by Deborah Pratt and had an original airdate of 5 November, 1986. Emotions and memories are brought to the fore, when Michelle (Marta DuBois), Magnum’s ex-wife,…
Magnum, p.i. (1986) – A.A.P.I. & Death and Taxes
Luther Gillis (Eugene Roche) is back in Hawaii for the first episode this week, A.A.P.I. This one aired on 22 October, 1986 and was penned by Reuben Leder. It seems Thomas (Tom Selleck) is being honored with the Local PI of the Year Award. Unfortunately, the presenter, Jean Claude Fornier (Paul Verdier) dies, and…
Magnum, p.i. (1986) – One Picture is Worth & Straight and Narrow
Thomas (Tom Selleck) comes to the aid of a deaf painter, Linda Andrews (Stephanie Dunnam) in the first episode this week. One Picture is Worth originally aired 8 October, 1986, and was written by James L. Novack. Linda is a witness to a bank robbery that saw four people killed, but when the murderer, Jack…
Magnum, p.i. (1986) – All Thieves on Deck and This Island Isn’t Big Enough
It’s crime on a cruise ship in All Thieves On Deck! This episode aired 30 January, 1986 and was penned by Reuben Leder. When Higgins (John Hillerman) is busy with other things, including poor Apollo the dog who was shot when someone broke into the estate, he offers Magnum (Tom Selleck), T.C. (Roger E….
Magnum, p.i. (1985/1986) – Rapture and I Never Wanted To Go To France, Anyway
Thomas (Tom Selleck) has an eerie encounter in the first episode this week. Rapture was written by Bruce Cervi and originally aired on 12 December, 1985. While SCUBA diving with T.C. (Roger E. Mosley), Magnum catches sight of the impossible. 80 feet down, he encounters a young boy, swimming without diving gear, and beckoning…
King Kong Lives (1986) – John Guillermin
My time with Kong hasn’t drawn to a close yet! The Sci-Fi Chronicles book takes me now to 1986, and Guillermin went back to the well 10 years after his previous Kong flick to follow-up on what happened, and this one just doesn’t work at all… Picking up from the ending of the previous film, and…
The Delta Force (1986) – Menahem Golan
Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin take on cardboard cut out bad guys led by Robert Forrester and terrorists in this 80s action flick. It’s one of those ones that you don’t realize how bad it actually is, until you watch it. And let’s get this out if the way, whether they have or not,…
Doctor Who (William Hartnell) – The Tenth Planet
Hartnell’s swan song as the Doctor introduces another recurring menace to his universe, the Cybermen! Written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis, this four-part story aired from 8 October to 29 October 1966. The Doctor with Polly (Anneke Wills) and Ben (Michael Craze) in tow, land the TARDIS in Antarctica in the year 1986….
The Mind Reels 